Reckless Jane; Beverley Martyn & Nick Drake

[@andynpoet]

I can hear Nick Drake all over this. It's lovely.

[@guyperry4010]

Fascinating and great to hear Beverly singing this. Very moving. Great strings. A major find. The album got great reviews in the music press.

[@Folkerman66]

Great Keith Morris photos!

[@LadyRoss20th]

Ayer fue un día un poco complicado. De pronto supe sobre está canción y su historia. La escuché y solté el llanto. La siento como un regalo de Nick y Beverley para el mundo. Para que todo se vea menos oscuro.

[@jaybee2402]

Oh man she was a beauty!!

[@champchas]

Great song and great pictures

[@noddyholder79]

sublime .. makes me weep

[@terryhale5151]

I hear bowie in it hiwever i believe it to be one of the most soothing songs i have ever heard sheer genius . It remins me of so many women the ones that were living life

[@pier67]

Love it! And amazing job on the video.

[@robertbinney-p6p]

Important to read Beverley's autobiography as well as hear John's testament.

[@bassbymichele]

Beautiful!!! 🙁

[@martyc7703]

Really? 🤔😬

[@srdjanjapanmusic5817]

Reckless Jane, things will never be the same Reckless Jane is going to take the blame Full of fun and fancy-free That was reckless Jane to me Reckless Jane, see her running down the lane Reckless Jane, who is going to take the blame? Gone to meet another love Sleeping under stars above Reckless Jane, who is going to take the blame Reckless Jane, see her smiling through the pane Walked embarrassed by the Seine As the occupation came Had six kids by different dads Two sweet girls and four fine lads Reckless Jane, she would do it all again Reckless Jane, things will never be the same Reckless Jane, reckless Jane Reckless Jane, reckless Jane......................................Another diamond song from N. Drake...

[@danicaridwen]

"Reckless Jane, see her smiling through the (pane/pain?) *Walked in Paris* by the Seine..." Great job, thanks! Just the things I pointed above, pane or pain? I'm not sure which. And I'm pretty sure it's "Walked in Paris", since the Seine is there...

[@bekpetal3773]

I think it is walked in Paris by the Seine.

[@bekpetal3773]

pain or pane?

[@ericcharlesboardman4889]

Nick is gone, but Beverley is very much alive and---as you can see----recording again.

[@ChrissHill-im7kj]

Beautiful song. I have Hazy Jane on a compilation by Nick Drake. She could have been somebody too. The talent was there..Love the strings. Typical Nick Drake stylings for sure..

[@pamjarvis4805]

i adore,

[@DropoutSound]

the guy, in the B&N film pictures, with Beverley is John Martin, the former Beverley's husband. Not Nick.

[@ricklanders5645]

I believe Nick dated Linda Thompson, later wife of Richard Thompson and mother of Teddy Thompson.....yes, that's John Martyn with Beverly.

[@pamjarvis4805]

@@ricklanders5645 and an a hole he was J.M

[@ricklanders5645]

@@pamjarvis4805 So, I've heard....!

[@ricklanders5645]

I recently recorded, "Open Up" (Song for Nick Drake) at ricklanders.com...free listens....Lee Underwood (Tim Buckley) was highly complimentary.....

[@leonaltmark2852]

@@ricklanders5645 Are you sure about Nick and Linda. I was hoping to find pic of Nick and a woman without luck. It would be romantic if they had a thing going. I don’t like all the innuendo that Nick was gay, theory from thin air. He was a melancholy introvert and somewhat of a loner. Beautiful in appearance, in soul, most importantly a immense talent. Nick’s music will live forever.

[@JoeChrisMorris]

Was this ever recorded by Nick? Does Beverly still have the tape that Nick willed her

[@paulemery7353]

Did Nick write it? Is he performing on this actual recording ?

[@lusinevoskanyan2836]

please .. can anyone write lyrics? I would be very grateful:)

[@DieSchlumpfmutze]

Reckless Jane, things will never be the same Reckless Jane is going to take the blame Full of fun and fancy-free That was reckless Jane to me Reckless Jane, see her running down the lane Reckless Jane, who is going to take the blame? Gone to meet another love Sleeping under stars above Reckless Jane, who is going to take the blame Reckless Jane, see her smiling through the pane Walked embarrassed by the Seine As the occupation came Had six kids by different dads Two sweet girls and four fine lads Reckless Jane, she would do it all again Reckless Jane, things will never be the same Reckless Jane, reckless Jane Reckless Jane, reckless Jane

[@lusine423]

DieSchlumpfmutze thank you very much, you're very very kind ::******************

[@piersbradburn8208]

+DieSchlumpfmutze 2:19 "Walked in Paris by the Seine" (possibly)

[@srdjanjapanmusic5817]

@@piersbradburn8208 ..:) impeccable song..

[@dutchtraveller5966]

I can hear where this is comming from. I don't know the story about Beverly and Nick writing this song.. but I can hear Nick Drake all over it. I think Nick sort of rewrote this and put it out as Hazy Jane, later. Sad that Beverly never really had it in her to be a singer. It is allright, has some Marianne Faithfull vibes to it, but te rest of the record isn't that good, really. They recently (re)issued her unissued 66/67 album, featuring John Paul Jones, JImmy Page, John Renbourn.. its nice and has quality but her voice is something different, it always have been somewhere inbetween a 1977 Marianne Faithfull and early Patti Smith, like she has no real sense of tone. None the less, the songs are beautiful. It sounds worse than I meant it to sound.

[@billpap382]

This is a song Beverley and Nick had written during Nick's visits to Martyn's house (about 1972). John was on tour then and Nick was the only person allowed to visit Beverley as John was always so jealous. John loved Nick and treated him like a younger brother. As for Beverley she had it actually to be a very good singer/songwriter. Stormbringer! was actually hers as John was supposed to be her guitarist then.

[@bekpetal3773]

the song arose from a bit of fun one day when she and Nick were thinking of all the things that they could rhyme with Jane. Nick's version would have been beautifully done, and the strings in this song are exquisite.

[@edwardmulholland7912]

“Stormbringer” and “Road to ruin” are great albums, and I prefer Beverly’s songs to John Martyn’s on those records. An argument could be made that John Martyn ruined Beverly’s career.