Fairport Convention (Sandy Denny) - Knockin' on Heaven's Door

[@ronaldstrange8981]

Thank you Sandy. Still remembered with love and greatly appreciated for your talent. England, January, 2024.

[@rodjones9138]

I concur

[@ronaldstrange8981]

@@rodjones9138 Thank you Sir. Appreciated.

[@waynedowling6593]

I only discovered sandys music around 5 years ago, she's now my favourite singer of all time! Wish I could have seen her live ❤

[@stuboyd1194]

21 April 2023, 45 years since she died. RIP beautiful singer.

[@AndyH66LA]

As a young un I enjoyed this beautiful song without really putting too much thought into it. Older now and helping the love of my life battle her second stage 3 cancer fight. Puts things into perspective, and makes a grown man cry

[@TheHomelandProjectForum]

Some songs require life's experience before they can be appreciated; this is surely one of those. Tears of understanding can cast shadows in the shape of a smile, perhaps; so the years are teaching me, like it or not. May I wish you good fortune.

[@lisaforte1575]

❤️❤️❤️

[@AlisonJacobson77Ching]

💖💕🤗

[@Jel-gi5lt]

God bless you man

[@tommangialino3758]

😢😢😢 you just hang on to her brother and be glad of the times you had together, until there is no time left, and tell her she'll be as close as your heart, until you meet again!🥀

[@gilangfrans642]

Dear sandy, you dont have to knock the door. You already living in heaven. May you Rest In Peace

[@sveinunghordvik2924]

Amen!!

[@a.d.marshall2748]

She had a salvation testimony?

[@desallen2174]

I'm not a believer, so I'll just say hey ho I'll drink to that.

[@teddanyluk4602]

taken from this world of ours tooo soon…was starting to sprout her “wings” to the world! Rest In Peace..”beautiful one”……♥️♥️♥️😥😊

[@jorgeramirezcamarena4904]

And Heaven must be happier with Sandy. Greetings Gillan. ✌️

[@neilgordon8145]

The greatest of female vocalists accompanied by one of the most underrated guitarists, Jerry Donahue.

[@petereade954]

Ah, the wonderful genius of guitar maestro Jerry Donahue, tragically suffering a terrible stroke some years ago. Just watch him playing with Fairport Convention and then Fotheringay. What a talent

[@troygaspard6732]

Jerry Donahue was not only Sandy's guitarist, but also Joan Armatrading's. I am saddened to read about his stroke.

[@rodjones9138]

I concur, the late Sandy Denny and Joni Mitchell my all time favourite female singer song writers

[@pareshmokani]

Thanks to KZbin,I managed to time travel from India, thousands of miles away. I often listen to Sandy Denny and yes, I read about Jerry too. He was classic. Sad.. Sandy left the world before her time.

[@juliocampos2617]

Totally agree. The voice of Sandy transforms this great song in another beautiful thing. And I loved Jerry Donahue, in Fotheringay.

[@greghobbs1728]

Who could possibly give this a thumbs down ?? Her voice goes straight to the marrow of my bones & they want to harmonize.

[@mccellen]

I agree...

[@sanderslongdrive]

She is beautiful because we are aware of the ugly. Apreciate the stark contrast.

[@aneildavis]

People with zero appreciation of music.

[@dhblan8591]

RIP Sandy Denny! I was fortunate to see her with Fairport Convention at Sanders Theater, Cambridge in the early seventies. At the time she was ill and had to leave the stage during the performance. She had such an expressive voice and her song Who Knows Where The Time Goes is a classic.

[@robertd8351]

I know her from afar in time. I was a young adult when she passed away but never forgot her, how could I. Whenever I hear hear sing I am in between utmost joy and sadness. Tears in my eyes.

[@thomashermann2785]

It’s such a cruel twist of fate that we lose the very best so young. Sandy Denny, Eva Cassidy, Janis Joplin, Kate Wolf. What a beautiful melancholy rendition of Dylan’s classic

[@alanadair7169]

You have named all my favourite female artists yep it sure is a cruel blow

[@WeeWyllie]

How tastes differ! I wouldn't dream of putting Sandy Denny and Janis Joplin in the same sentence, except as a study in extremes! One had a voice in a million, and the other's best use of a microphone was as a prop on which she could lean to croak convincingly enough to have the woeful result mistaken for passion - which it so often was!

[@alanadair7169]

@@WeeWyllie so you don't like Sandy

[@anthonydent5798]

My God. The others you name have done very well to be mentioned the same breath as Sandy.

[@mikereiss4216]

Eva Cassidy is someone I heard of only because of the internet. Add Judee Sill to that list of died too young who I only know because of the internet. For male singers add Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith and countless others to the list.

[@liftlockcitygal]

The best version of this song. What a talent. Gone too soon. I love listening to her music. Bless you Sandy. You are missed.

[@liftlockcitygal]

@Robert Lopez The story of Sandy Denny is a sad one. I am a big fan of Fairport Convention.

[@sanderslongdrive]

She was innocent of her true brilliance, and craved the applause of a nearby heart. This prophetic performance is arguably her masterpiece, and she introduced voice tones not heard from her anywhere else.

[@2visiondigital]

First Love. My intuition makes me think she never knew how adored her talent was. Bitter sweet it came after she shed this mortal coil. A true super star unrecognized in life.

[@AraCod]

The Lady had one of the best voices in living memory. Composer. Piano,, 12 string and more. RIP Sandy Denny✨🌹

[@samtgodfrey]

I will be brave and say: After the nightclub acoustics, recording and production of same. The wax, vinyl, tape, magnetic fluff, and however else brought into the future. Now it gets digitized, analogized, and CD, DVD, chipped & dipped, and sent to live in the clouds, I still hear the unmistakable, beautiful, amazing voice of Sandy Denny. Her sound is permanent!

[@blairmalmer2607]

Sandy' voice is magical and if you close your eyes and really listen.....her spirit is here and all around us. She was too good for this world. God has a front row seat for her performances. I'm jealous and wish she was still here with us. I'm sure she's looking down and smiling. We miss you Sandy......there is no one better than you. God Bless!

[@japsley6172]

Blair Malmer yes, this is a great recording.

[@roberthampton6438]

Amen.

[@chriscoles8579]

Definitely the best female singer ..ever!,,

[@billbaggins1688]

I love Sandy too. She was thankfully an atheist.

[@sanderslongdrive]

'...thankfully an atheist' ???????????????????????????? 'She was too good for this world.' That's a profound statement which I've spent a while thinking about. I will keep my thoughts private as metaphysics are perhaps not easy discussion matter within a forum. 'I wish that she was still here with us.' She is, can be, will be if you open your heart, pour out love, and truly listen. Trust in what you hear.

[@kingrobert1st]

The pic of Sandy playing a 12 string made my day. I hope Heaven let you in. R.I.P. Sandy Denny.

[@rogerproctor2494]

Glad so many of you ,and so recently ,, are still getting high on this . One of the highlights of my career were the concerts we did at the Sydney Opera House

[@TikaPants]

@Roger Proctor Thank you for the music! 💓

[@pentangle4444]

it is hard to explain to people how one voice has impacted me for decades.. and one of my greatest contributions was converting a handful of college classmates to grasping the greatness of Sandy .. I played her about 30 percent of my college radio show! I got to see her perform twice in the US and her words and music remain as part of my core essence .. the fact that you were involved in her music and production and staging has me in awe ..

[@docnflossie7351]

Roger Proctor thanks 😊

[@jojoheartspaypay]

*STILL GREAT* 2020

[@annakimborahpa]

It must have been a great responsibility for you to monitor these concerts and be on the alert for any performing irregularities.

[@jamesrinehart8889]

My father in law just passed. Turned on YT and this showed up first.

[@newarkman2663]

If that ain't a sign, I don't know what is. Never got into her. But not too long ago I found out she sang with Robert Plant on the song The Battle of Evermore. Interesting stuff. Thank you for sharing James

[@CaptainScreech]

What a beautiful lady! What a wonderful singer! What a gifted musician! This is the kind of talent we dearly miss when the artist is no longer with us.

[@ThefightingCelt]

I'm a Dylan fanatic and even the great man himself holds this version by Sandy in the highest esteem . My favourite non Dylan version of this famous song by some way .

[@Rock-Tramp]

Could you give a link to where Dylan said this?

[@mwj5368]

Hi ThefightingCelt! You answered the question I was musing as I listened to Sandy's great rendition, thanks! I know Bob also liked the Byrds a lot too.

[@mccellen]

Heavenly voice...brings me to tears...

[@actionvn]

I didn't know her until tonight. She's got an amazing voice. This is the best version I've heard.

[@beefoneeto]

Yes the best female singer of her generation.

[@antoniodias4718]

without a doubt!!!!!!!!!

[@grahampaice5696]

Of all time !

[@keithbate9405]

And the primary influence on maybe the best from the next generation = Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs)

[@dougoverhoff7568]

She was unbelievable.

[@419Koof]

@@keithbate9405 love Nat evn Aileen Wuornos likd her

[@brucesoehngen852]

I met her in the hallway of a gymnasium at Livingston College in NJ in 1973 during FCs US tour. On break she asked me where the lue was with a giggle. Cute as a button. Fell for her right then and there but she had to go. Never saw her perform again but have lots of her music. I’ll always remember that moment in time.

[@chanchan5349]

“Who knows where the time goes” is a favorite of mine that Sandy wrote while only a teenager. She gives me goosebumps still.

[@wolfspirit1968]

I have listened to Fairport Convention and their later incarnation Steeleye span for 30+ YEARS many people dont know that Sandy Denney was the female vocals of the Led Zeppelin song Battle of evermore only learned this myself about 2 years ago

[@Redsince66]

Sadly she knocked too early on that door herself. What an amazing voice.....beautiful.

[@hairy56]

Saw her at the Fishmongers Arms in Wood Green. She asked me for change for the phone box. I couldn't speak ............ I loved this woman. A great vocalist.

[@helenlennard1745]

Saw Pink floyd there may have seen fairport, those few years ago

[@helenlennard1745]

Saw fairport a lot at the Country Club Belsize Park and Free

[@folkme3042]

Lucky bugger!

[@MelliaBoomBot]

"change for the phone box." gosh remember them days....

[@keithbate9405]

"the past is a foreign country they do things differently there"

[@philipbutterworth4164]

I haven't heard Sandy's version of this for decades...who knows where the time goes? Just love it, sorry Bob, this is THE rendition of your famous song.

[@mercemercedesperez9136]

Michael Steele también tiene una vos hermosa deben escucharla ella formaba parte de las Bangles

[@hassanaftab629]

This is without a word of doubt, the best version of this tremendously beautiful song

[@AntonioEscohotadoEspinosa]

You are totally right. Denny is supremely inspired. The world sounds through her.

[@caughtintimewarp]

Thanks to KZbin and the upload. Otherwise I would not know of Sandy's rendition. So good.

[@merlinmediagroup]

@@AntonioEscohotadoEspinosa She was a master at taking Dylan's songs and creating very unique and powerful interpretations, matched only by Nina Simone in her skill in my opinion. Edit: Actually, Bettye Lavette and Mavis Staples also posses that ability.

[@georgemcdonald4738]

Listen to Antony and the Johnsons version.

[@merlinmediagroup]

@@georgemcdonald4738 Antony's version is beautiful but for me nothing tops Denny.

[@laurastanton7773]

Play this at my funeral. She is beyond words.

[@mathrodite]

Of all the countless covers, this live one is one of a kind. She infuses it with raw emotional energy and the premonition of death. She completely gets the power of this song even though it was new. When she sings "bury my guns down in the ground" she does something to it that Dylan would do later, but she did it before him. That's influence.

[@FACUP73]

Can't believe I'm hearing this for the first time... Thank God this was recorded. Best version of a Dylan song ever...

[@ria1636]

First time I'm hearing Sandy sing this and I agree with you. :)

[@chriscoles8579]

Always remember her playing and singing this to me in the car….she was brilliant…yet I just never realised it at the time

[@michaelh5416]

At age 72 how could I have not been given the pleasure of hearing Sandy Denny

[@namcat53]

Where the heck had you been?

[@michaelh5416]

@@namcat53 listening to hard rock and roll, like led zeppelin

[@gwynnielsen5081]

Sandy performed covers as well as her own music. She was a unique talent who felt every word she sang. Now she's not knocking; she's there.

[@namcat53]

I'm glad to have been on this Earth with Sandy.

[@lenciciocityscapeart4954]

She was so unique and gifted. She stands the test of time. Would have been wonderful to see where she would have been over the years. An artist who would change and evolved. That's the feeling I get listening to her. Wish more people in the US knew about her.

[@keithbradley5243]

I play in a band in the NE of England (Hexham) and we have always used this song to warm up. Always been our first song. We have evolved over the years, different intros, harmonies, me changing to organ instead of guitar, harmonica solos and guitar solos from our other guitarist and we sound pretty good but one thing could never, ever be as good at is Sandy's vocals. What an amazing voice. Love you Sandy Denny.

[@lajole9501]

The magical voice of the great Sandy Denny covering a song by the enigma that is Bob Dylan. It does not get much better.

[@BBQDad463]

Thank you for this video. What a voice! What a talent! What a sorrowful loss!

[@thorsagersrt3720]

I think this is the best version of this song that I have heard.

[@ceejay1794]

Ace-Maker e me too. Done with the vague emptiness of emotion that I loved her for. She was given a mind-blowing gift of interpretation that few stylists have.

[@PHAEDRIDER]

you arent mistaken

[@carloseugeniocarlos4287]

What a angelical voice. Rest in peace Sandy Denny (1947-1978)

[@tedcroaker]

Superb, many thanks for posting. Surely Sandy was the Janis Joplin of the folk world; one of the most soulful singers to grace this world.

[@susannegionet4355]

Voice of an angel. Always loved her.

[@rayrichards7081]

probably the best female vocalist of all time. too bad she's gone in my lifetime.

[@kerry1754]

So beautiful, no other words

[@MageGus]

She was an angel!!, she is missed so much

[@GuyCabliaro]

What can you say? There's one big soul being expressed through that voice.

[@billkupersmith2645]

The best Knockin' on Heaven's Door cover you ever heard.

[@2468pebble]

And she did other great Dylan covers, but this is stunning

[@selewachm]

Way better that GNR.

[@redrover3259]

I was in L.A. at that era AND went to the Troubador a few times. Missed this as I just was unaware. Mattacks shines on these recordings.

[@suecooke7863]

Mattocks is one of the best.

[@23theseeker50]

THE VERY BEST LADY SINGER EVER WE MISS HER SO MUCH BLESS YOU SANDY DENNY AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING LOVE YOU FOREVER MORE.

[@kennyguitarallen5662]

loved it.sandy voice of an angel

[@timmoore707]

rest in peace sandy. i'm crying right now listening to this.

[@charlesveg]

And the picture at 2:46 just brings the tears all the harder. This is absolutely stunning.

[@twlttznr]

This is the best version. It sets the standard for all others

[@karenbaxley3010]

ageless & timeless 💗 how blessed we are that she graced us with her presence 🙏 so blessed!!

[@mikeloukides8354]

Don't know how I missed this cover... I like the Dylan version, and most of the other covers. But Sandy blows them all away. Best female vocalist of the 70s, certainly, probably ever.

[@andrewgrossman9899]

What a great band, what a beautiful voice.

[@SpiritintheSky.]

How very moving. What a sad loss to have lost her. RIP. Gone but forever remembered.

[@martha8791]

This is simple perfection. Captures a real mood and feeling. In my opinion the best cover made of this song and not matched by any artist or singer in over 40 years.

[@misstreebird]

Am I the only one with chill bumps listening to this?

[@keithkeller4156]

No; this gets me every-time.

[@Zimium]

Guns and Roses should lay twelve dozens on her grave.

[@bobcummings154]

Every time

[@ShunyamNiketana]

No.

[@nivengreenhalf2330]

floods of tears..

[@Baat23-o8q]

And my thanks to Sandy, and to you Ronald.. So many people listen to Sandy's music and her beautiful voice and just don't acknowledge the sites that allow us to do that. Sandy will live on forever.

[@troygaspard6732]

Simply one of the best versions of this Dylan classic.

[@kitschiguy]

My favourite version of this song - wonderful! Sandy was amazing!

[@magicwandfour]

the greatest singer ever-every genre,any generation.nuff said......

[@livingwithclimatechange8195]

Whoa!! Thanks to whoever unearthed this! Sandy remains one of the greatest singers ever recorded.

[@americanpatriot9865]

Bob Dylan did a real good job with this song too. Sandy had such a good vibe and aura about her. So sad she passed so young!

[@mesjahynes7881]

What a fantastic guitar accompaniment brilliant

[@steve1962]

Sandy Denny could sing the ingredients off a baked bean tin and it would sound amazing.......such feeling and emotion in her voice........amazing.

[@toshbrice]

I agree, having seen Sandy solo in Cambridge around this time (and of course Bob Dylan did amaze by reading the labels of canned beans in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid)!

[@mvl6827]

Doesn’t sound very promising for this song...

[@suepep8673]

I sw them too at the Troub.,times they would play weeks there. We would go play on Santa Monica Beach,eat at Barneys.So kind all of them. Sandy had a great brother too.David Denny.❤

[@peterrobin1881]

What a wonderful rendition of the Dylan classic ..............There will never be another Sandy Denny! .........So sad to think that in just over 4 years after she sang that great performance she literally was "Knocking On Heaven's Door'"

[@huskyfaninmass1042]

Did they let her in?

[@peterrobin1881]

@@huskyfaninmass1042 Well of course! Who wouldnt!

[@azamobilly]

How haven't I heard this before? Goosebumps.

[@jimrebr]

I loved Sandy Denny so much. It’s not true that she wasn’t known in the USA, I knew who she was when I was 14-15, and always loved her, my bff Nancy had Fairport Convention albums in 1970 on & we listened to her all the time. She never got the fame she so richly deserved. ❤️❤️❤️

[@sanderslongdrive]

Really nice to set us straight. Good to know. I suspect that Sandy would have loved fame, but not for the obvious suspected reasons. I can say that, at the time, she was hurt that more income was made by her off one of her songs, by an artist doing a cover version, than she earned off it herself! I don't need to supply detail.

[@jimrebr]

I know, Judy Collins made WHO Knows Where The Time Goes, famous, but I will always prefer Sandy Denny’s version so much more.

[@petdoe8938]

Beautiful what can you say just beautiful

[@matru1959]

A reason why i love music

[@glennhfriedman4571]

wonderful song by a classic singer ..

[@royodell8648]

sorry but not getting high but just enjoying the brilliant singing of a great natural composers song,simple ,easy and relaxed,and natural,thank you Sandy,and Bob

[@beefoneeto]

Lucky to have seen her with Fairport.

[@patb5266]

Lucky you!:)

[@folkme3042]

I'm green with envy. I've seen Fairport a few times since Sandy's passing but I'd cut my left bollock off to have seen her with them.

[@markcarson9023]

Lucky you!

[@folkme3042]

@Stacey Michaels That might have been a very slight exaggeration Lol.

[@charliebrockett428]

Sensational version by Sandy !

[@nigelbourne23]

Sandy was a beautiful woman inside and out. I was always jealous of Trevor. She lent a quality to anything she ever sang, whoever wrote it; The "ooh oohs" are spine tingling. I can feel her little hand in mine when I listen to this.

[@sanderslongdrive]

Your last sentence made me cry. Are you insured?

[@sgtpepper2469]

Big fan for years, never knew she sang this! Love to Sandy

[@marklee1376]

Me too.. so amazing voice🔥

[@jmangel786]

This is a breathtaking voice and a lovely song.

[@rodsreel]

Imagine if Sandy had of sung it along with Bob!! This is a singer singing for the sake of the song, great vocal, great feel, amazing phrasing. Cheers for the upload.

[@stewartmcmanus3991]

What a brilliant version of a great song, not heard this before.

[@deancarter9210]

How can someone with such a staggering level of talent not be a household name? Too good for this world...

[@KimTebrok]

RIP, amazing Sandy Denny. Your music lives on & many of us still get emotional & are moved by your music💕

[@alexandervoog9396]

I lived thev70's but DAMNED Sandy ... you really HAVED knocked on heavens door.

[@Arkady231]

Sandy's haunting voice transports you to another place from her opening notes.

[@AndrewStuartBrown]

I love this beautifully accomplished artist for what she really was: not a sex toy, not mere fantasy fodder, but a young woman who felt inside herself, early on that pull of the people, that near-torment of compassion that for some reason makes one want to cast one's soul into that Joycean river of music. And she found, or was drawn to just the right people -- drawn themselves to sing the old songs, the ancient songs and even the music of that that strange phenomenon from Duluth, Minnesota, who is wired to two or three points in that river of music and has just kept swimming from muse to bemused muse. We all have to die. That's nothing. The big sleep. I don't mourn the loss of Sandy Denny. I exalt the place she eternally holds in the great river. Bob will be there too, someday. And so will you and I. And I'll be so effing happy to see the end of this utter trash of a word program that maliciously mispels all correctly spelled word out of pure Zuckerbergian malice. "Stopped" (their version of "spelled.") words, and don't catch any of your real mistakes. It can go straight to hell along with all the androids who built it. Zuckerberg, beauty, sincerity, integrity, have all escaped you.. You'll spend eternity in hell with all your minions, Listening to Wayne Newton singing Danka Shoen and not one of them, cast into the fires of Hell's lowest circle, will remember how to spelled the name of the diabolical tune any better the I do.

[@SISSYPUSS]

That was swell "Zukerbergian malice" indeed! 😂

[@mwj5368]

Wow Andrew!! "to cast one's soul into that Joycean river of music", "that strange phenomenon from Duluth, Minnesota, who is wired to two or three points in that river of music and has just kept swimming from muse to bemused muse."!! You are a powerful writer!! I read the Iliad to prepare me for Ulysses and it didn't ha!! I read "Portrait of an Artist", and "The Dubliners", but now he was way over my head. I have the 1946 copy of Ulysses that has a warning it wasn't allowed in the USA! I read that Hemingway used to smuggle copies of it into the USA!

[@CDSarahMillward]

Superb interpretation, the best.

[@mahammadahmedlvu2]

Sandy! Girl you really hit the jackpot .........something in the way you used to sings!! Gifted aren’t you? Surely.

[@mamaneelie]

Sandy was remembered last night by some great musicians at #allwightnow a great celebration of the first brilliant Isle of Wight Festivals. Superb voice ✌️

[@miramayte365]

what a voice sandy and this song is amazing dylan is great too

[@samandjennysambrook]

You either have it or you don't! No inbetweens..this girl was and still is amazing . So sad she left us all too soon .💕🎵

[@torfrida6663]

Loved Sandy since started. Come back to this time and time again.. incomparable.

[@victorvegas7267]

Sandy Denny and her spiritual voice literally alow us to knock on the doors iof heaven itself. She continues to light my way after discovering her in the early 80....

[@linegundersen8251]

Best version ! First time i ve heard it ! Creeping into my heart !

[@timcharlton6485]

Sandy was just incredible, I wouldn't compare Dylans' songwriting to the wording on a bean can, but it's true that she could sing anything and make it magic.

[@123thof]

You've just labeled yourself an idiot.

[@haroldlove3466]

Sandy certainly was one of the greats. No flies on Dylan.

[@michaelmalone462]

You obviously know sweet fuck all about Dylan.

[@haroldlove3466]

@@michaelmalone462 Zzzzzzzz

[@michaelmalone462]

@@haroldlove3466 Tossee

[@huhwhat5657]

WOW! Blown away by Sandy's rendition. Very POWERFUL.

[@TheHiggybabe]

A brilliant cover of this song, Sandy Denny RIP a classic in my opinion.

[@michaelwilcox6090]

Oh wow what a treat this early morning, I can see I'm going to have to follow this girl up and get some of her stuff. The most beautiful and unusual voice I've heard in quite a while.

[@gordontweddle8538]

excellent version brings you out in goosebumps when listening to it. Sandy is really missed what a voice.

[@georgemcelroy3058]

WOW! I just ordered several of her recordings, can't wait til they arrive. Such a tragic loss to the world that she passed so young.