From the show "A Little Night Music", originally broadcast August 19 1981.
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@wentworthcaniac8 жыл бұрын
A lot of you are missing the point that this performance was after Richard left Linda and their three kids for a younger woman. Somehow, she went through with the tour then retired from performing. The thing that makes this video so compelling is the unmistakable pain in Linda's voice.
@jefflanaghan63274 жыл бұрын
I have never heard a bad performance of this song, but this particular one is probably the most poignant and heartbreaking.
@laburgy5 жыл бұрын
Linda Thompson has such a physical beauty, perfect cheek bones. She looks like a pre-raphaelite painting in this video. The music is wonderful.
@nicolausultanum298 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs ever written.
@selewachm10 жыл бұрын
This is one of the songs I want played at my funeral/party.
@michaelhenwood40469 жыл бұрын
Michael Selewach Yes,me too.
@mikespark6511 жыл бұрын
I think this song, along with A Heart Needs a Home are two of the most beautiful love songs written in the 20th century. Thanks.
@andrewzeiler34458 жыл бұрын
Truly authentic b/c this was when they were touring and had already broken up I believe. No acting required. This old house was truly falling about their ears.
@klausrain1112 жыл бұрын
Wow, Linda's so beautiful with a beautiful voice. Never heard this song before today, looked up the lyrics to make it even more special.
@ariadnegunn717711 жыл бұрын
hauntingly beautiful, fragile and tender, i need you at the dimming of the day, thank you linda
@gordondarker68355 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful woman and what a voice
@micksoiseth26528 жыл бұрын
This song is a real gem. One of the true great songs.
@samandjennysambrook4 жыл бұрын
Thank god for music,especially music like this.sheer poetry.
@paulbradshaw3034 жыл бұрын
Wow so much emotion, Linda is living every word
@brrrenna11 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, profoundly beautiful.
@scottweeks63795 жыл бұрын
No words to describe how beautiful.....But sorrowful this is.....I played this many times some years ago after I lost someone I deeply loved but it fell apart. I understand the pain in this song very well......I haven't been the same since that lose.....
@Handlebar100011 жыл бұрын
The greatest love song ever written, imho...
@elizabethkendrick812410 жыл бұрын
This song sends chills.... It's so good....
@dily4410 жыл бұрын
Heard this many times growing up in Ireland, such beautiful memories
@billcbren9 жыл бұрын
Many covers of this song but for me the original is the best.
9 жыл бұрын
Very nice this one!!! HAPPY (68th) BIRTHDAY, LINDA!!! (born 23 August 1947)
@ladymorgaine769 жыл бұрын
I first listened to David Gilmour's version and then i just had to find the original version! What a lovely song this is!
@morgaffi10 жыл бұрын
Wow, I can't imagine what she's thinking at about <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="110">1:50</a> given the state of their relationship at the time. Talk about beauty coming from such a personal song...
@nrith11 жыл бұрын
never thought i would ever enjoy a song with a banjo playing (!) ...but behold...this song is pure perfection
@rayjay900910 жыл бұрын
It was written by Richard Thompson. It is perfect.
@jeffstevens426210 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful song, it makes me blub every time I hear it. This is what a true genius like Richard is capable of doing. God love him.
@RomyArena10 жыл бұрын
The best version of this song.
@eliescomin185210 жыл бұрын
I saw Richard Thompson one time in North Hampton at the Iron Horse. He was awesome
@mrsterripurcell10 жыл бұрын
Now that is a memory I saw them do it live all those years and it still sounds magical thank you
@IlGattonero138 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and heartbreaking.
@ivyedan71838 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful example of music
@danielreina254810 жыл бұрын
Chills every fucking time I hear this ... thank you
@RoyDunn9 жыл бұрын
Some of the very best few minutes on KZbin.
@debbiedunn37799 жыл бұрын
+Roy Dunn ....yes. :-) ....his solo version is also very ,very good ..but I do love the way Linda sings it.....they were so good together .....
@JoUnrau8 жыл бұрын
I so love his beautiful music & have 2 of his albums.
@Otispuss214 жыл бұрын
There's no justice. A clip like this with only 1100 views? This classic gets 5 stars. Thank you for posting.
@cirkuspromoter82669 жыл бұрын
Couple more versions on youtube that are well worth a listen: 5 Blind Boys of Alabama (from the Beat The Retreat RT tribute album) bring out the spirituality that was never far below the surface in most Thompson songs of that era And there's a terrific live version from Tom Jones posted in February this year.
@GK6string8 жыл бұрын
I learned this song to play for Dottie after hearing Bonnie's version! Never got to sing it with her...
@vza42310 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful.
@HarrisKeith9 жыл бұрын
such a sweet and honest song
@rukeyser11 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. Imprinted as I am on the studio release, I was aware of Linda straightening the tune out a bit and keeping her range closer to the ground, as well as an almost frightening pause before some lines... There is real heartbreak here, almost conversational in its despair - the words were sorrowful a decade before, and she always inhabits her text, syllable by syllable...but this is breathtaking.
@franklee793911 жыл бұрын
That this was wrote this in my life time...hope & inspiration
@OutsideNila11 жыл бұрын
Beautifully said.
@sfkjn231110 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful!
@ianwalkerdownland11 жыл бұрын
wonderfull version,like quite a few,all are so good.Must be a tribute to the song itself.
@dannyboyle70685 жыл бұрын
Great couple,songstress,guitar maestro.nuff said.
@nanny99999911 жыл бұрын
Amazing...........
@steffyeisenhardt415111 жыл бұрын
Amazing song, amazing singers....thank you so much for posting it.
@randymillage841511 жыл бұрын
Awesome deep down
@carolmburton71739 жыл бұрын
Wow! I love your song, Richard! Thank you so much for writing it, and singing the harmony with others. I've been listening to other singers sing your song. I loved Mary Black singing it. I liked Alison Krauss, but thought it was too slow. Yes, Bonnie Raitt sang it a little loud, but in her style - same with Emmy Lou Harris. The harmony is great!
@normanrobillard27374 жыл бұрын
some times i feel God is reaching out to us when listening to this song.
@anitaross62588 жыл бұрын
Oh my...Awesome
@valverdista11 жыл бұрын
Superb.
@eugenemorice33537 жыл бұрын
Absolutely superb ! Can I also recommend a version of this song from Clive Gregson's old band " Any Trouble"? Nothing compared the drama and compelling nature of this version mind
@mscrunchy6811 жыл бұрын
I just love this and keep coming back to it. Thankyou so very much for this delightful post - how could anyone ever find something negative to say about it?
@bovarybelle11 жыл бұрын
I totally agree.
@Wizard.raven.11 жыл бұрын
Like if you first listen the David Gilmour version and you come to listen the original version
@ColoradoCaddis10 жыл бұрын
Dimming of the Day - Richard Thompson
@rickduntz11 жыл бұрын
is true. sorry to say. Is called, trolls. Thank you for this, I love music.
@franklee793911 жыл бұрын
Wow
@RobHollanderMusic5 жыл бұрын
Love the song, Richard and Linda, and agree with all comments below, but banjo is simply not right for this splendid song.
@samgifford26398 жыл бұрын
Richard on banjo.
@ahz12311 жыл бұрын
It is interesting to compare this song to the covers.
@thewordofgord8 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Colin; any more from this great show?
@jerryjeff10010 жыл бұрын
man, that's hard to comment on.
@oscotto19 жыл бұрын
as the arguments rage about the "best" version, i have now listened to five. Its not a competition. However I dont think Gilmour has the range or subtlety of voice. Raitts version is too loud and strident for a tender song about hurt and a fractured heart (why didnt he say something?).Which leaves the other three, Mary Black ,Alison Krauss and Linda Thompson- they are all beautifully poignant in different ways. I wonder which one Richard Thompson prefers,after all its his song.
@bigfolkie54188 жыл бұрын
+ian scott nothing worse than a fking critic
@mickbozo8 жыл бұрын
+ian scott I fully agree with you.
@phredVI11 жыл бұрын
Can music get any better ?
@sssswhiner8 жыл бұрын
I'd like to submit this cover as one of the best...
@mgazda998 жыл бұрын
+John Gordon This is not a cover version. This song was written by Richard Thompson and originally sung by his then wife Linda on their 1975 album Pour Down Like Silver.
@snackleforkofemir11 жыл бұрын
Wonderful music, wonderful song, but what a dreadful piece of filming! Who was playing the banjo? Who was playing the squeezebox? Was there a band? Who was in the band? Would one lousy wide shot have killed yer?! Will play again and again, but won't watch!