Caravan - Golf Girl (1971)

Caravan are an English band from the Canterbury area, founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair, Pye Hastings and Richard Coughlan in 1968. The band have never achieved the great commercial success that was widely predicted for them at the beginning of their career, but are nevertheless considered a key part of the Canterbury scene, blending psychedelic rock, jazz and classical influences to create a distinctive progressive rock sound.
The band were originally based in Whitstable, Kent, near Canterbury, but moved to London when briefly signed to Verve Records. After being dropped by Verve, the band signed to Decca Records, where they released their most critically acclaimed album, In the Land of Grey and Pink in 1971. Dave Sinclair left after the album's release and the group split up the following year. Hastings and Coughlan added new members, notably viola player Geoffrey Richardson, continuing on before splitting in 1978.
The band reformed several times in the following decades, and Caravan still remain active as a live band in the 21st century, despite Coughlan's death in December 2013.

[@martynwilkes4902]

In 1972 my girlfriend and I drove to Cadaques in Spain listening to this on a tape,we married,she died 4 years ago.This song makes me cry with memories. We loved this band.😢😢

[@stickymoan]

Sorry for your loss... What a lovely drive to Spain that must have been. Hang on to those precious memories.

[@maxcollisions138]

So Sorry to hear that

[@maxcollisions138]

So Sad

[@maxcollisions138]

I am now crying

[@cookaboorra]

Think you had perhaps the best time one could have....

[@bindon4]

One of the greatest underated bands of all time. Love Caravan.

[@bindon4]

David Sincalair's keyboard solos are legendary

[@FrankyLecostaud]

Me too. In the land of grey and pink is one of my favorite album.

[@Warp75]

Bare minimums

[@PeterPete]

Guess you haven't left the campsite 🤣🤣🤣

[@goggihanseat9503]

Yeah best unrated Band. Have the Waterloo Lily as Missprint

[@twohamburgers]

I can't really listen to this song without crying anymore. It's one of my favorite songs of my entire life, but it reminds me to much of a world that is no longer able to exist, especially when it comes to artistry and music.

[@dannymalboeuf1692]

I understand.

[@nestoraliena1296]

Tienes toda la razon Hermano!

[@michaelmusic2133]

That’s how time works.

[@doddeddo]

That world still has a lot of people that believe in it

[@bombsite69]

Amen brother.

[@robertochiang8057]

I absolutely love Richard's voice.

[@thommysusanne-uo5st]

Me too. He did absolute great music. Do you know " Somewhere in France " und Sinclairs Caravan of dreams " Absolute masterpieces. Best music I have ever heared

[@zacharydetrick7428]

Richard is hands down my favorite singer ever...glad others feel the same way. Love Fitter Stoke Has A Bath and Mumps.

[@awaken77]

me too. "crooner" of prog

[@written12]

@@awaken77crooner of prog. Wonderful way of putting it.

[@mckdogdrums3543]

I put this song on at work and my work mates laughed at me. I love this song and it will never not sound like a beautiful song.

[@stephenread9375]

You have great taste unlike your workmates!

[@RC-Flight]

@@stephenread9375 Your workmates are a bunch of Wankers!

[@malcolmmitchell6529]

They are phillistines

[@KennyRigby-pd1vv]

Once heard never forgotten

[@massimomarchesin8708]

Sono pienamente d'accordo i suoi compagni di lavoro, NON sanno cosa vuol dire ascoltare, apprezzare della GRANDE MUSICA!!!!!!! Capace adorano i MANESKIN!!!!!!! O anche di PEGGIO, rappers,trappers poppettino commerciale etc!!!!!!!!! I CARAVAN appartengono ai GRANDI gruppi dei 60/70 che hanno FATTO la storia della musica moderna quella con la M maiuscola e NON solo ROCK!!!!!!!

[@hudentdw2]

Richard Sinclair has been an all-around great bass player and vocalist I love his work with Hatfield and the North

[@vano758]

I discovered for myself "Hatfield and the North" two months ago!!!...... What a wow. -- Richard Sinclair is such a great singer!.... Absolutely cool. Hello from Ukraine ;-)

[@hudentdw2]

@@vano758 Listen to the Rotters' Club album where Dave Stewart(not the same as Eurythmics) also plays awesome keyboards. peace from Los Angeles

[@vano758]

@@hudentdw2 , thanks! This album is a real treasure. "The Yes / No Interlude" is absolute insanity. Just the way i love it.

[@hudentdw2]

@@vano758 the whole Rotters' album is pretty good, try National Health from the same canterbury scene prog music you may like what they do.

[@vano758]

@@hudentdw2: It was very nice of you to recommend me that i hear "National Health". Good indeed! Thank you so much.

[@davekershaw3695]

Brilliant song and equally brilliant vocals. The whole album is a masterpiece but Winter Wine is probably my favourite track.

[@worthblackwelder3751]

Winter wine best of all time

[@jamesdanton4731]

The drummer Richard Coughlan was my cousin (his mother was my father's sister) sadly I never got to meet him.

[@brithaelfic8975]

Why?

[@090nj2]

*Richard Sinclair is truly one of the Godfathers of the Canterbury Scene*

[@RodM.Peters]

Them germans at Beat Club really knew where to look for quality acts! This is one of those superb bands that will remain a favourite till my dying day.

[@ofenblase3713]

They were all there. Our Prog Heroes.

[@primalcomedy]

I heard this on the radio a couple years ago and searched for for a while until I found it tonight

[@juliusbatman136]

no!

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

@@juliusbatman136 yes

[@iainneville7137]

They also looked after their archive. Some of the best 60's / early 70's remaining film of these classic cult bands is to be found here at Beat Club. Thanks chaps..

[@63mckenzie]

I remember hearing this on the radio one morning getting ready for school. Whistled it for years before I found out who actually sang it!

[@ksjoyjespeace]

Was it a Single ?!

[@juliusbatman136]

no one cares!

[@thommysusanne-uo5st]

Yes, together with Love to Love you

[@marcosfloydzzz]

The best band from the canterbury scene.

[@blaumausfrau]

Absolutely

[@mustafazion1737]

Pro tip : watch movies on flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching a lot of movies during the lockdown.

[@joseelisha7753]

@Mustafa Zion yea, have been using Flixzone for since november myself =)

[@rockonthestone4907]

Caravan's great but i wouldn't go that far

[@kevindupre422]

Soft Machine enters chat.

[@arno-luyendijk4798]

I have played and discovered more and more albums of Caravan since a few months ago....but for the best performance of Golf Girl, I keep coming back to this one.

[@misterjones2u]

Happy days, better times, what a wonderful band!

[@alexeyvlasov8790]

Great song, so British:)

[@argumentchannel]

most of my life i have heard of Caravan. Never listened to it until now. love it

[@jeremythornton433]

Great! Love the changed lyrics too! "Started raining H bombs"! Yup. It was the 70's.

[@NOWtheband]

The singer has Such a 70's face!

[@written12]

What a great observation, and what an apt way of putting it.

[@NOWtheband]

@@written12 - Ha ha, thanks! ;-)

[@amyh3873]

It's that 70s hair. Hair can heavily influence the way the face looks

[@NOWtheband]

@@amyh3873 - I understand but for me, it's his face. :-)

[@LaMarcGasoldridge]

He looks like Steve Howe and Tom Schultz combined

[@kenetto7659]

Superb! I challenge anyone to get into 'In the land of grey and pink' album and to say that it isn't awesome.

[@darrenmcphillips4706]

Absolutely stunning track

[@marisaelenenadiejamusiccom3974]

Their album with the pillars is a masterpiece that I have played millions of times...my car stereo is now brainwashed and happily so..

[@awaken77]

1:27 Dave Sinclair's unique way of using Hammong organ, he processed audio output from organ through guitar wah-wah and fuzz effects. Which allowed him to create guitaristic sound from keyboard. On "Nine feet underground" suite, solo sections played on the Hammond organ, although it might sound like electric guitar

[@theIneffableTale]

Thanks for pointing this out. Phenomenal sound.

[@DanielEscobar-sl7fq]

Caravan's all time favorite , Golf girl , the love tune with a naif lyrics , so simple so beauty !

[@chriscox8282]

Didn't expect to find this. Took me right back to my teens, sitting cross-legged on the floor upstairs at The Foundry in Canterbury in front of Richard's bass drum, feeling every thump in my chest. Later got to know him in the 1990s when he was the Landlord at the Castle pub in Ashford and I used to play there regularly with the Traf Blues Band. Lovely fella - and lovely music.

[@TheBundleofkent]

great story! lucky bugger

[@juliusbatman136]

Keep to yourself!

[@chriscox8282]

@@juliusbatman136 Excuse me?

[@juliusbatman136]

@@chriscox8282 you heard me!

[@chriscox8282]

@@juliusbatman136 Who are you and what is your problem?

[@tonyanderton3521]

I was lucky enough to see Caravan live in '75. The best album is For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night. In the Land of Grey and Pink is also great. Had their own very melodic sound and I love it when they go on long instrumental sections.

[@user-bl6kx5ev7x]

Love this although I was 12 at the time!! I like eccentric music

[@thommysusanne-uo5st]

Such a nice Song, and Richard Sinclair with his voice like an Angel. Love it so

[@luizvidalgomes5914]

Maravilha! O que é bom sempre será descoberto. Grande!!! Mesmo que lobos uivem, a Caravan passará através do tempo na história do rock progressivo

[@philmorgan4316]

Lovely song full of summer and love and bounce.

[@FrankhJordan]

"In the land of grey and pink"used to be the 'it' album among the cool guys in our class. Caravan ranked on top of the in-bands, together with Pink Floyd, Genesis, Wishbone Ash, King Crimson and other Progrock-Heroes. The difference was obvious - Caravan were cool AND easy. I still love that music and even more than fifty years later, it doesn't embarass me to click on what's available of Caravan in the Internet 😊

[@Evan55914]

Getting into prog for the first time. Love this song/performance. Looking forward to more listening sessions with Caravan on my list.

[@underwoodvoice9077]

You're in for a real treat if Caravan is new to you. I'd suggest listening to the albums in chronological order, up through Cunning Stunts. My personal favorites are If I Could Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All Over You, In the Land of Grey and Pink, and For Girls Who Grow Plump In the Night.

[@Evan55914]

@@underwoodvoice9077 i will take your advice and play them in order. Thank you!

[@N0rmad]

Better sound quality than other versions that had been on youtube before. Awesome.

[@alangscott]

Takes me back to the days of listening to the "In the Land of the Grey and Pink", lying on the floor behind my dad's chair from where I could reach the turntable with the stereo headphones on. I can see they're touring the UK in 2022 ! happy days....

[@awaken77]

I love Richard's soulful voice. He also sang in Camel Rain Dances tour '77

[@bottimax]

"Breathless" tour too

[@patricksweeney2725]

A saw the band live on a private (!) gig about 5 years ago. It was the 60eth Birthday of my old friend from University. The location was the "Freischütz" in Schwerte / Germany. A traditional destination for day trippers with a beautiful ballroom. The music did not suit to the invited guests. But: I will never forget the moment when the band played "golf girl" - the song my friend and I have listened to so often during our university times - my friend sitting in front of the stage in his wheel chair (he is in a wheel chair for many decades - rheumatic arthritis). We were the only ones so close to the stage, the rest sat at their tables doing small talk. I had my hands on his shoulders and we drifted back to the past. Beautiful moment. We - my son and me - were supposed to sit at one table with the band before the it gig but unfortunately we were too late due to other duties of mine. Missed chance.... 😔

[@davidfreja7162]

I found In The Land Of Grey and Pink in a bag at a bus stop in the 1970’s I think I was 19 I still listen to it now and again and I’m transported to a beautiful place.

[@FreddySpow]

excellent quality video for one of my favorite titles of all time, the albums "golf girl" and "waterloo lily" rocked my adolescence and I have never stopped listening to them since... TIMELESS!

[@sandiponcedeleon7139]

Musician and composition are inseparable. But it still makes fans cry.

[@patricialacerda9300]

I'd like to know what the 'thumbs down' people have to say about disliking this song. My name is Pat and I once lived in a golf club. This was MY song 😁💕

[@patricialacerda9300]

therealnews It's ours 😊

[@annoyingbstard9407]

Patricia Lacerda is it ok if I listen to it occasionally?

[@patricialacerda9300]

Annoying B'stard Of course,, and for 3pence you can have a cup of tea 🍵 😁

[@MrMjp58]

Fantastic comment.

[@donaldscott6147]

It’s pretty clunky. Not much here to get excited about for me, but to each his or her own.

[@TheCoreyLight]

Long live Caravan!!

[@unfurl222]

Muito bom ❤️ Richard Sinclair é brabo demais!

[@luiszarauz]

Caravan, what a great band.

[@Pablo668]

This is a very underrated song.

[@patkelly8309]

@Pablo668 I don't think its underrated. Lots and lots of people love it.

[@Gino565]

@@patkelly8309 I think their point is it should be more well known.

[@marcjacobs5988]

Classic pop song. Nice version. Thanks a bunch for the upload....

[@MirlitronOne]

Still a fantastic live band - catch them if you can.

[@goggihanseat9503]

Greetings from Bremen, last year was Caravan in Meisenfrei a little Concert Hall. Very very good Show. Caravan is the Band of my life

[@childwallred]

We listened to these as teenagers in Liverpool,loved them and were a great part of our musical education!

[@elbravovierde8010]

Beat Club have tons of great performances and this one is no different!

[@davidwallis8298]

Favourite on Radio Caroline in the 70's!

[@michelangeloiansito4173]

This is great!

[@arthurfranco649]

The best Canterbury scene group ever!!

[@jorghantke6494]

What for a wonderful Song!

[@stonemonk549]

This is the most gold song ever

[@zorbanongreco]

Love the changed lyric !😂 Love this band. Love music. 🐂💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨

[@BlackWhirlies]

It is many years since I heard the phrase 'H - Bomb'!! But yes, very funny.

[@BlackWhirlies]

@Pete Jones 2' 53 'It started raining H-Bombs' (instead of golf balls).This was at the height of the fear of H Bombs, before AIDS, SARS and Covid were invented.

[@karinannamaria2514]

I love Caravan

[@alainpierrel4986]

J'embarque toujours dans cette Caravan. 🌹🎶🎼🎵🤗🎵🎼🎶🌹🕉☮😉

[@studioxviralclips4261]

From Jamaica

[@marcm9999]

I enjoy all of the Beat-Club videos posted!

[@MrMjp58]

On my one and only visit to Canterbury around 10 years ago, I searched (in vain) for a Golf Girl. The nearest I saw was a studenty type selling ice creams - from a bike. I bought one (it cost more than thruppence), but never found out whether she was called Pat…

[@daniellitcherb6465]

don´t know why exactly,,, but i just love this song

[@RedPillMode]

nice! thank you for this.

[@richardstone3473]

New Day Festival Kent. Off to see them on Saturday 19th Aug 2023. Decades of listening finally seeing them!

[@thommysusanne-uo5st]

But Caravan doesn't exist anymore. Only Pay Hastings is a founding member. The Band lost the voice and the creative head Richard Sinclair a lang time ago

[@nomis777]

beautiful song

[@TVCOISA]

Nunca ouvi falar da banda, mas já estou curtindo! :)

[@angelagoodwin3846]

Beautiful 💕

[@JAMRacingTeam1]

Saw Caravan with Lindisfarne , Slade and Status Quo in Sydney Australia (Randwick Race course..outdoor concert) 1973 My first concert ..I was 14

[@doktoruzo]

always a fabulous sound from the Beat Club. Man, they had some super sound engineers at Radio Bremen and ARD

[@stettan1]

My first reaction was "it sounds so good so it must be playback". Then I remembered the trumpet on the record.

[@doktoruzo]

@@stettan1 .lol, yes. this is a great version, beautiful sound mix as per usual from Beat Club

[@joaquinlezcano2372]

@@stettan1 also the organ. Definitely different than the studio

[@josepaulinogarciaperez7955]

Gracias. Un saludo. ❤️❤️👍👍❤️❤️

[@brucybabyy7355]

im reading " a new day yesterday " very comprehensive on the canterbury scene.

[@blindlemon9]

Ron Petersen . I started reading it last week. So far, it is dense with information and illuminating anecdotes.

[@kakofatus]

I love it so much

[@xavierduraffourg499]

Love this song, but my favorite of in the Land of grey and pink is Winter Wine. Deep poetry and subtile pop jazzy progressive music. The mood of the Canterbury school has something in common with preraphaelistic esthetic and grace .The spirit of old and beautiful England, its landscapes, its tradition and pageantry leaded by a bande which had been so humble and underrated. Saw them in the midi 70's in Lyon. Cunning stunts!

[@wdscandlyn]

stoned out and fun,amazing!

[@mccypr]

Thanks! ✌️🎻🙂😎

[@DesmoDreams]

Wow! I never knew there was a video for Golf Girl!

[@janet_bristow]

remarkable isn't it?

[@joelzniber1411]

This song remembrement me so many souvenirs 😅

[@Marc-lq2qf]

Excellent. Original. Belle sonorité de ce fameux groupe anglais, de l'école de Canterbury, tout comme Soft Machine et même Pink Floyd. Caravan a été moins apprécié que ces derniers, mais a joué malgré tout une musique élaborée, originale et fort plaisante, tout comme Soft Machine dans leur second album surtout.

[@Chris-SS]

One of the best bands around 🤗

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love it!!

[@RyleeStrange]

a lot of people give Caravan shit for this. cos it's a bubbly summery love song, not a prog/canterbury epic. but i think it's a brilliant opener for LoPaG

[@laikapupkino1767]

But if Syd Barret was singing it they'd think it was genius (i'm not denigrating Syd here...)

[@annoyingbstard9407]

Rylee Strange It was actually their stab at surrealistic music - with the usual folk-rock slant. I think it worked.

[@julyccg117]

you obviously seem like you don't know what the canterbury scene is about... and it's not about pedantic long songs...

[@julyccg117]

@@laikapupkino1767 Syd Barrett could be an excellent canterbury musician. Unfortunately, his ex band mates never understood his ideas.

[@markofsaltburn]

July m92 Nonsense. They loved his ideas and did everything they possibly could to stop him leaving. One he was gone they even put his songs on every compilation to make sure he was financially secure.

[@user-gq5sq9rc6z]

Ay love caravane

[@garydreyer7478]

Supergroup!

[@Glantoniain]

Beat Club also had Winter Wine from this same session but it's no longer available, which is a great shame.

[@klaus7715]

Um arraso musical

[@jimgleeson98]

I was fortunate enough to be working at "Fagin's Blues Club" when they were gigging in 70ish. London Canning Town East End!

[@jimgleeson98]

@@JazzDrummer1946 about it. Good advice too. It was ok if you knew "THE SCORE"! SLAINTE MATE!

[@michelelaraia7358]

👍🤓🇮🇹👆☝️✊🤳😎🖖🌞🖐️✌️👌🎇🎆💫🤞👏🤝

[@michelelaraia7358]

Trani,Puglia/Apulia, Nord Barese,southern Italy.

[@TheRockerxx69]

Saw them live in London ....1975, great great band.

[@michelelaraia7358]

@@jimgleeson98 idem

[@marceloramos4386]

Eu aqui em dezenbro de 2022 ouvindo de novo esta obra prima.........muito bom.....amo esta banda

[@andrewkeeling9935]

Great!

[@dongilham1892]

Wonderful :)

[@nikolaosmosxakis3395]

very good all................................

[@marceloaraujo8728]

Eternos momentos movidos a rock; ah, os inesquecíveis anos 70.

[@lefkytheshin]

Standing on a golf course, dressed in PVC? That's gotta be one stiff outfit. Seriously, great track from a great band.

[@knuteboy3778]

Just discovered these guys. I'm really enjoying it. Musically, It's nothing technically amazing, but the music has lots of charm and quirky personality. When they explore more extended instrumental sections, it kind of reminds me of a more harmonically adventurous version of the band Traffic.

[@Metal.Gyn.1969]

awesome

[@goggihanseat9503]

Caravan is the Band of my life. Love the Band. Frage:hab die Waterloo Lily als Missprint. Kann jemand von euch vielleicht mir Auskunft geben?

[@mightyV444]

"Caravan are an *English* band"?! I could've sworn to hear a German accent in his vocals! x-)) Anyway, I'm liking what I hear :-) Reminds me a bit of Kevin Ayers.

[@MrHistorian123]

All the members of Caravan were part of the original Canterbury scene band (The Wilde Flowers) at some time and Kevin Ayers was also in it, so there's no surprise there's a similarity.

[@uwelucas8190]

Before the name was Xhol Caravan of Wiesbaden (Germany) I mean.

[@mnbv990]

three old pence for a cup of tea! Four quid in London now!

[@DavidJHowe00]

Thought I'd never heard this ... but then it started and I realised that Neil (from THE YOUNG ONES) covered it on his HEAVY CONCEPT ALBUM!!! LOL

[@matthewclark9652]

The lead singer reminds me of singer bassist Scott McCarl of The Raspberries (of 1974 "Starting Over") & his 2000 "Play On" CD!! Eric Carmen RIP

[@patkelly8309]

Brings back a certain taste in my mouth

[@tinchogs594]

Me vuela la cabeza este tema ✌

[@carlossperandiovirgilio5530]

Todo el álbum "In the land of the Grey and Pink" es una joya, te lo recomiendo. Y, en una onda bastante similar, el segundo álbum de Hatfield and the North, "The Rothers' Club".

[@tinchogs594]

@@carlossperandiovirgilio5530 me gusta más esta versión que la de estudio

[@seanwelch71]

Caravan are the closest thing Britain had to the Dead.

[@TheAureusPress]

great