Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes (with Sandy Denny)

[@petertelford8019]

I am having to read your words through teary eyes. A stunning presentation of a beautiful song John, thank you.

[@JohnOConnell]

Thank you so much. I plan to more - so many great songs have wonderful stories behind them.

[@lanabanana68]

yes,she was utterly sublime.

[@dehoedisc7247]

A really fine visual presentation from beginning to end, thanks for your marvelous creation, as who knows where the time goes.

[@honeychurchgipsy6]

Peter Telford - me too - I'm still bleary eyed as I write this. RT did an acoustic version of Who Knows Where the Time Goes at Brighton last year and it brought tears to my eyes then.

[@jkennan]

honeychurchgipsy6 Had the same effect on me when he did it in Liverpool.

[@richardcoughlin8931]

Sandy Denny died at age 31. So much done in a few years. So much more she could have done. Who knew where her time would go.

[@lyndaframe2088]

❤age 31 my dad also died. I'm now 71. Just thought that although I was 4 then, he is with me still ❤

[@BenZaniline]

A tragic loss - she had so much more to give...

[@elizabethlarson4267]

:(

[@DianeBarslow]

A life well spent as a poet

[@helenlesley4561]

I always thought she was one of the best singers ever. First l heard was the album Lief and Leige. Where does the time go? We will never know. A blink and it's all gone!!

[@christinedennett9710]

at 73 and having lost too many people in 2023 I admired and loved this favourite song is poignant for me.

[@Jade-ms2ys]

So sorry for your losses. Thanks for sharing here.

[@brianmctague5723]

Hi Christinedennett, well, I'm 73 also, and I too have lost people dear to me, in more ways than one, and this piece of music, even though I love it, just brings tears to my eyes, in a way that nothing else can, and it makes you realise that life is a lot shorter than you think, and you just don't have time to bring back the people that you've lost, because of the stupid choices that you've made 😔 Who knows where the time goes.....

[@timtwotone3561]

I’m 68, who knows?

[@bakedbean37]

@@timtwotone3561 "who knows?" Keep yer pecker up Tim. It's soixante-neuf next you old lucky devil. 🙂

[@stevecrowley1128]

right there with you

[@JackthornLife]

If your not moved by this song your soul is dead.

[@ahzroc]

I have Stage 4 colon cancer. Now is not the time for a sad song. Now is the time to live. But this is so great. Like everyone else, I can remember the first time I heard this song, in the Summer of 1969, I was 12 and can never forget it. Now I just look at the cover of the album and it breaks me...Who knows where the time goes? 54 years ago really doesn't seem like so long ... She found a pathway to every human's heart

[@CQ-369]

I hope you're doing well. I was just wandering down the street I walked at 16, on the way to school, listening to FP, Sandy's beautiful voice. I'm 67, my mom died last year and most of my old friends are gone. Thinking I would like this played at my funeral, before I saw other's saying the same. Who knows where the time goes? Take care.

[@davidharris4062]

Take care, my best friend loved Fairport Convention, SandyDenny was his favourite singer

[@proslipbrakelubrication1922]

Sending some magic to you

[@charlesmoore6208]

Same here I was 12years young in 1969...I still listen to it....❤

[@MikeMcDaniels-w1u]

If you are still there, look into DCA. Dichloroacetic acid. Just add it to what ever they are giving you. I wouldn't tell them; because they will probably say no. But who are they to tell you anything at this point? I think it saved my life. My tumors are GONE.

[@proslipbrakelubrication1922]

Played at Mums funeral....discovered this masterpiece waking in the night on the radio....

[@erichairgrove4012]

One beautiful summer night in 1991, I had a job doing some investigative engineering on the San Diego Bay Bridge. We were working on a barge. Judy Collins was performing about a quarter mile north of us, in Embarcadaro Park. I can remember this song floating out across the warm water of the bay. It washed over me like the breath of God, and it was the most beautiful thing I have ever heard.

[@cdeford2]

Judy Collins made it the title track on one of her albums. That's how good it is.

[@MarciRaney-tt8ev]

Thank you for sharing that. What a lovely, evocative picture you paint. Sometimes life is so unexpectedly sublime.

[@mattjones222]

Poetry!

[@chilli_bean_23]

Wow! What a fabulous and precious memory to have. I can just imagine what that was like.

[@talexa08]

Judy Collins is incomparable IMHO.

[@MichaelPhillips-hg1ty]

if only the young generation had a clue - sublime -

[@charliejim11]

I'm 25 and I love Fairport Convention !!

[@adamdorey4208]

I agree. Get them listening to a pure singer. No auto tune, plays instruments. A voice from heaven. Still being listened to after all these years. Can't say the same of these new Entitled, dear diary life is so unfair or I identify as an Aardvark! 🤔 Pure music, beautiful lyrics. Bless Sandy.

[@ninololadze2447]

I am 18 and love this music

[@johnnykawakid]

FACT.

[@bradisaacson4656]

Count me as one of the old timers who marked poignant times in my life with certain songs and artists. My musical journey began in 1962 with songs of Surfing USA, then the Beatles and on to folk and psychodelia. But songs like this one just filled my soul back then as it still does to this day. RIP Sandy Denny. You are missed.🙏

[@dannytattooflash]

Never heard this song until tonight. I'm 64 years young. What beautiful times the 60's and 70's were. Thank you 🙏

[@NorryJones-kg1se]

Better than Elvis Presley!!!!

[@larsfillmore4765]

Better late than never

[@kwakkers68]

@@NorryJones-kg1se That's not hard ;-)

[@kwakkers68]

Culturally, yes. The West's bloody imperialist wars - then as now, utterly repugnant.

[@MrPaulDewdney]

...same 🙏

[@karenapana6306]

I've been listening to Sandy Denny sing this song since I was in my early 20ties and now in my middle 70ties and it has even more meaning beauty and power. Sandy was delivering messages that she was receiving .. so grateful that we can still hear her voice and send her our gratitude and love.

[@philipesler-di1wc]

I'm coming next 80te but still feel my my were dint the time go

[@lisbethshore6659]

I agree; in my 70’s now, but this makes me feel younger and so nostalgic

[@derrickhambleton3874]

Me too, 77 and counting!

[@the_mickit]

@@derrickhambleton3874 72 and crying her loss.

[@vitesse_arnhem]

"20ties" lol

[@Tonetwisters]

One of the greatest vocal recordings ever made ... there should be at least a billion clicks on this thing. People just don't know what they are missing ...

[@TreVader1378]

Aye I know, and who's got a billion clicks, Butt-stain Boober.

[@susankent2005]

Beautiful song, always loved Sandy Denny singing this. .The best version by far.

[@raymondpierotti8414]

@@susankent2005 It should be it is the original album version.

[@talis61]

Her airiness, tone and vibrato really are unique - kinda draws you in. I wished I'd listened to my college friend back in the 70s who said she was remarkable and 50yrs later here I am dammit

[@padgedunbar9400]

For me, Sandy Denny was the finest singer in the folk/folk rock genre. Something about her voice, I can't describe it, utterly sublime. This, for me, is the best version of this song. Richard Thompson in particular is superb. He's playing lead guitar virtually the whole way through the song, but it's so subtle. Absolutely brilliant. One of the all-time greatest songs ever written.

[@francistobin7263]

As a student Fairport convention were playing in Liverpool university . I asked Sandy to play it , it was probably I n the set but she gave a beautiful smile when she said yes

[@BigYouDog]

The older I get, the deeper it cuts. Wonderful.

[@DREADNOUGHT1979]

63yo. First I have ever heard this song. Simply amazing. This song really resonates with me as I look back at my life and wonder how did it all go by so fast.

[@MairyHinge]

It goes in a flash! I hope it went well.

[@DREADNOUGHT1979]

@@MairyHinge Mostly good, some bad, but mostly good. Hope you have had a good life so far too.

[@MairyHinge]

@@DREADNOUGHT1979 About the same as you. At least we grew up in a fun era......Not much fun for the kids today.

[@DREADNOUGHT1979]

@@MairyHinge Yup, being a little kid in the 60"s was great, being a teen in the 70"s was a lot of fun. Did so many fun things, camping, hiking, skiing, lots of good fun, not glued to a cell phone or video game all day like a lot of kids.

[@mildandbitter]

Unbelievably Sandy was only 19 years old when she wrote this. It improves with age, both the age of the song and even more the age of the listener. I first heard it when she sang with The Strawbs back in 1968, and now I am 71 the song resonates all the more.

[@andrewknapp703]

This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

[@MI-sm5ge]

it ain't all that....

[@paulgibby6932]

despite the sour puss, I agree with you.

[@clairehelmsley6608]

When you know where to look, there are many most beautiful songs ever written. But yes, this is one.

[@eugeneclasby518]

He said “0ne of” and he’s not wrong.

[@mickymantle3233]

I used to be a roadie for her band 'fotheringey' along with Bob & the 'Noz'. Magical unrepeatable times down in the farmhouse in Birdham, Sussex ! Indeed, where does it all go ! RIP Sandy.

[@justsayinme2u]

A contender for the most beautiful vocal and folk song of all.

[@AlistairMulhearn]

One of the greatest songs ever written and sung.

[@garytorresani8846]

Sandy Denny was a gift to us all.

[@guneetlehl8098]

WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES I got goosebumps listening to Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention. And then the tears started rolling. As I realised that a whole generation of mine had gone Never to return . Except in my grieving head. Day before yesterday, my mother’s last bhua died. We cremated her exactly in the same spot where we’d cremated my mum last October. Mum and she were like sisters ... ( Mum being the eldest of her father’s children, and her Bhua being the youngest of her father’s sisters, they had just about six seven years age difference between them ) Back then , the families were large and different generations quite intermingled in their age groups. I remember my dad ( who was the youngest born in his family)... he’d tell me his mother was pregnant and carrying him when his eldest sister was being wed. And there were so few of us left standing out there at the cremation. There was me, my this mum’s bhua’s only surviving son( his other brother had died ten odd years back in an accident), there was my other mum’s bhua’s surviving daughter( her brother, the one who was the closest to me had died also about ten years back)... A Neice of my mum’s bhua ( from my bhua’s husbands side ) was there... My mum’s sister, my massi ( who was also very close to this bhua of my mum) , she couldn’t make it because she was not well... she and I that night would talk for hours on the phone remembering this last bhua of my mum and hers... we were all that was left of that glorious generation of my grandparents and their huge joint families ( brothers sisters children grandchildren, cousins aunts , nephews nieces ... laughter, anger, fights, and above all so much love for each other ) and as I write this, my dad sleeps next to me on the bed, he’s 96... and he doesn’t remember much ... and I’m 59 years, and I look back at this glorious family of mine ... and I remember just yesterday we were all together...this great family of love and laughter and stories of their past and more stories of their present, their hopes and their dreams and their achievements and their values and their hurts ... all now just memories in my head ... And now here I am , with my dad, just the two of us left... I wonder how long all these memories shall remain in my head where then as I age they too shall fade away ... And then I will not even be able to say Who knows where the time goes... Because by then I would have forgotten everything...and it will be then that all these people who still live in my head , would have finally gone away with the passing time PS: incidentally even Sandy Denny, she too died too young, just 31, back in the 1970s, in 1978. Around the same time when my sister too had died, in 1976. Photos: Too many to write about. Those who know them will know them. And shall laugh and cry with them . ( incidentally, the first photo is mum with her bhua who just died. And the Second photo is mum with her and her other older bhua, who died probably six years back...and the third photo is my this mum’s bhua with her husband and her two sons, the elder one was the one who lit her pyre And yes, as Sandy Denny sang, while my mums bhua pyre burned and turned to ashes and dust the birds were singing and the canopy of trees were green and swaying in the breeze and the hot day turned to cool as the monsoon clouds rolled in and made everything so gentle and so at peace.. Do listen to that song I’ve linked in my comments and you’ll feel what I felt

[@christopherneilan2181]

me too!

[@jayesha22]

Thank you for pouring your heart out here, Guneet ji. Sandy's voice is truly so beautiful and helps us feel really big kinds of grief, not just for people who are gone but an entire time that won't come back.

[@rickmartin6817]

She was simply beautiful, inside and out. And she left a ghost of that beauty behind for us in her music.

[@richardbilger2334]

❤

[@DirkjeA]

Oh, that is such a beautiful way to say it..... that brings me to tears

[@travelfreak2]

Yes,but she also had an alcohol addiction - indirectly it costed her her health, and later her life….

[@richardbilger2334]

@@travelfreak2 Is it really necessary to point her frailties ? A lot of accomplished artists have

[@richardbilger2334]

Sorry, getting used to this phone. I just don’t understand why that sort of thing has to be said,particularly about someone deceased who has no chance to defend themselves…

[@albertleffler962]

this is a hidden jewel fro my youth that didn't get the attention it deserved.

[@proghead122]

Timeless tune, Sandy is (IMHO)the best singer this country has ever produced!

[@gdub999tub.]

Incredible guitar playing by Richard Thompson.

[@paullevine1813]

Sandy had the voice of an angel & with Richard Thompson & those great players during her time with Fairport were pure magic. She is missed . A very fine presentation here to one of earths best singers & musicians.

[@paulgibby6932]

Yes, I put her in the beautiful voice category with Joan Baez, Eva Cassidy, Astrud Gilberto (though different: pure with no vibrato)

[@CommonSense_Guy]

Heard this song for the first time when I was in rehab (alcohol) and it changed my perspective on life and it’s meaning and purpose. I’m 39. Not young nor old. But this song is special to me. Y’all have a great day.

[@MrLive2win]

It is 2023 and this is the very first time I have listened to this song. I must say it captures the heart and commands one to listen much more than just hear. A sad masterpiece of notes and the human voice. Wonderful.

[@MrDallman]

I wish I knew folks….but I’m glad I’m old enough now to have been young enough back then…A musical deliverance never to be repeated. God bless Sandy.

[@michaelsolomons1456]

I feel quite silly but I don’t care I’ve tears in my eyes, such a beautiful song from such a beautiful voice I’m nearly 75 not been to fit lately but certainly don’t want to go. You’ve such a beautiful voice Sandy. lost to the world to young far to young I hope you all find the truth someday soon Mike Sol’s

[@MelliaBoomBot]

I used to listen to FC a lot 30 odd years ago and this song wasn;t paid attention to much...now in my mid 50's it hits much MUCH harder.

[@taffyjones281]

After nearly 50 years of loving this song, it still sends shivers down my spine and tears to my eyes.

[@mkfloyd9131]

Amen to that...

[@caroltaylor3414]

Totally agree! Haunting!

[@johnpritchard9753]

Me too

[@artlewellan2294]

Who knows where the time goes? All the birds are leaving. How can they know it's time to go? Sad deserted shore, all your friends are leaving. Who knows where the time goes?

[@zorkwork3841]

What a voice...so pure and with such feeling...will always love you and your music Sandy.

[@soidog5]

I love this song - as much for Richard Thompson's guitar work as Sandy's vocals - it is a true classic.

[@grahampovey8073]

'I have no fear of time....'.....beautiful.

[@John48Crocker]

I saw her live as a student in 1968 and instantly fell in love. Such a shame she was taken away at such a young age. She had the lovliest voice ever.

[@ragpicker006]

I saw her live the first time in July 1968 at Sheffield University Union Ball. Been a fan ever since. Marvellous singer, great song, amazing band.

[@kerryg100]

Tripped across this today thank God I grew up in the 60/70 I will never forget hearing this for the first time it blew my mind Greetings from Dublin Ireland brothers and sisters

[@wife97]

For decades I only knew Judy Collins's lovely version; songwriter Sandy Denny's version is now my favorite. It's the best!

[@jackwalker1822]

Also check out the live version performed by Nina Simone.

[@wife97]

@@jackwalker1822 Sorry, it doesn't work for me.

[@GoldenStreetMusic]

One of the best songs ever written, it never fails to bring tears to my eyes. And this is certainly the ultimate and definitive performance by Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson and the other members of Fairport.

[@carolspark3436]

What a beautiful Voice! And the lyrics mean more to me now than 50 years ago.

[@gdub999tub.]

Yes, where did that 50 years go?

[@stevendaniel7555]

What I love about this song: First, it's a song about time. That in itself is appealing to me. Second, the singer (Sandy Denny) repeats that she has no thought about time, that she isn't leaving, that she doesn't fear time. At the same time, the song itself is so slow and lumbering...as though the song ITSELF doesn't care about time. I absolutely love it.

[@colinfield981]

Her original name for this was ‘the song of time’

[@elizabethgillen8718]

Still gives me goose bumps. Haunting melancholy.

[@rickmartin6817]

Melancholy is dripping from every note. How'd she do that?

[@pentangle4444]

Sandy was "the Lady" which is written on her headstone at Putney Valle Cemetery. Sad, that Sandy's parents both died after the death of poor Sandy in 1978 and her brother in 1980.

[@danarzechula3769]

Listen to Rufus wainwright and Brandi Carlisle version

[@mattiewilcox8463]

Rest in Peace Sandy. Your voice so beautiful ... A timeless song Who knows where the time goes !!!! Magic. !!

[@arneemilbredland2339]

Sandy Denny and Richard Thompson made the ultimate version of this song. Emotions and feelings all through.

[@gerryfinegan]

John wherever Sandy thought the time goes. I think we all feel that this her most beautiful ballad will forever remain timeless!

[@richardbrucemusic]

Richard Thompson's guitar work on this recording is brilliant!

[@paullavan3097]

This is to my mind the greatest song ever written or sung. Blessed, glorious Sandy, always in my heart.

[@gulfgypsy]

We've spent a lifetime together, my love, my life, my breath...... Through the joys and tears, fears and triumphs and countless millions of moments in between, that make up a life. For so many years the love of my life, the one who holds my heart in theirs has fought against the odds and beaten them, when doctors could offer at best, only tempered optimism. I poured myself, my dreams, hopes, energy, faith, my breath, into to them, refusing to let anything come between us --- Our life together. Now, together as always, we've begun the journey towards what lays just beyond this mortal plane........ Tears and sadness are not welcome on our journey, there's room only for my love and I and the precious time we have *now*. At the back of my heart, when the night is still or when I watch as he sleeps, there's a grieving. Because while he may come and go between the here and now and the shadowed halls of old memories, my heart is *here*. And now I can truly understand the deeper the love, the deeper the grieving when you're too aware of where this journey will lead us. There is also a sense of something more ............ Gratitude. Grace.That we are deeply blessed to have found each other, to know without doubt or hesitation that always, always have this life, this love, that is complete and unconditional. *And I am not alone while my love is near me* *I know it will be so until it's time to go* *So come the storms of winter and then* *The birds in spring again* *I have no fear of time* *For who knows how my love grows?* *And who knows where the time goes?*

[@billparry3591]

Nia the Gulf Gypsy d

[@nickoshana2246]

It still is as painful as it is Beautiful.......

[@petern58]

Brings the adventure and happiness of the 1960's back. Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention brought London to life then and made us all believe we were part of an awakening of the human family to the power and timelessness of love. Soooooo philosophical . I feel young again every time I hear it. Thanks

[@johnkochen7264]

Sandy Denny has one of the most tragic stories there are. Touched by an angel but destroyed by the devil out of spite we should have so much beauty in our midst. I am only grateful she left her songs for us to enjoy and remember her by.

[@Bren-ms3ml]

to everyone listening to this beautiful song..peace and love . ..❤

[@Jackmack365]

I don't believe Sandy Denny knew just how amazing she was! This is such a beautiful heart and soul song, with such meaningful lyrics.

[@stephaneherringtoniowritin9180]

Have you read the book No More Sad Refrains. Interesting insight into an amazing talent. Dave Swarbrick made a insight into her when I met him a few years back. Obvious there was love there, because when I mentioned Sandy's name his eyes lit up,and you could see the memories come back to him. No they are reunited,and I hope they are in peace,and singing in unison as in the past... Who Knows Where The Time Goes...❤❤❤❤❤

[@Jackmack365]

Steph Herringtonio h - Hi there, no I haven't read the book but I will look out for it, thanks for that. I saw Dave Swarbrick play a few times, what a lovely chap. All those amazing wonderful musicians- singers are on that other plain now, still singing I'm sure. Have a lovely day.

[@stephaneherringtoniowritin9180]

@@Jackmack365 Thanks for such a lovely reply! ☮☮☮☮ Take care,S

[@Jackmack365]

Steph Herringtonio h - you're very welcome.

[@stephaneherringtoniowritin9180]

@@Jackmack365 Have you only got the one pussy cat? I have a hooligan as well! Now winter is going to be coming,he is eating more!(Or is that just Mr. Monkey?(My cat!)💜🎸☮

[@UKMike2009]

This was my sister's favourite band and this track was chosen by her to be played at her own funeral when she succombed to cancer - it will always have a very personal resonance to me.

[@lindarhodes368]

So sorry for you your loss. Your sister must have been a very discerning lass. What a warm and very spiritual piece of music to be remembered by.

[@judithsillem2784]

respectful wishes and heartfelt stmpathy

[@stephenslater7489]

😢

[@MsDormy]

Oh my goodness Mike, I am tearful reading your comment. How incredibly poignant, making one's journey to the next life, to this wonderful song. Bless you and your family.

[@Jackmack365]

I am so sorry for your loss, your sister had impeccable taste in music. I hope you find comfort when listening to this.

[@julianvickery8341]

A timeless classic. Best listened to on a cold winter's evening beside a log fire with the sun setting and a bottle of red wine close at hand.

[@williamhallett327]

I'm a classical music nut but this is just the most beautiful song I know. We played it at my mother's wake in her memory - no idea if she knew it but it seemed so appropriate

[@docscott123]

Always will be one of my top 10 all-time favourite songs and recordings.

[@vintagebrew1057]

Beautiful song sung by blessed Sandy. RIP.

[@ACERAMGAD]

Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving But how can they know it's time for them to go? Before the winter fire, I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes? Sad, deserted shore, your fickle friends are leaving Ah, but then you know it's time for them to go But I will still be here, I have no thought of leaving I do not count the time For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes? And I am not alone while my love is near me I know it will be so until it's time to go So come the storms of winter and then The birds in spring again I have no fear of time For who knows how my love grows? And who knows where the time goes?

[@TheJayzendo]

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[@jowalsh9613]

Simply Beautiful 💗

[@johnnybsteelriff]

Magnificent....this song should have been a massive hit....Sandy's voice is ace as is Thommo's restrained guitar....

[@MrRetepyesmar]

I was 17 and 18 when first saw her with FC at Hull City Hall and then with the Strawbs. Couldn't believe a single voice could generate so much wholesomeness. I always felt good after hearing her gigs.

[@BrianWMay]

After all these years it's still a stunning recording that seems as fresh as the day they recorded it. Magnificent.

[@grahamb9584]

Sandy had had beautiful voice and what a fantastic song it is

[@ACOUSTIC_4LOVE]

I have had this C/D in my truck for almost a year. I always put it on this song. Actually listen to This Group often. One of the greatest from the Era. Musicians play so tasteful and melodic.

[@JosSliv]

After all these years I still miss her. The beauty of this song can't be duplicated, the beauty of her voice can't be replaced.

[@charlesveg]

One of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard in my life.

[@harmoniabalanza]

Well, you better listen to her other stuff. At length, uninterrupted.

[@lanabanana68]

indeed,it is going to be my funeral song.

[@jmdurant2000]

After 50 years it still goes directly to my soul.

[@eddierutherford4186]

So achingly beautiful, like The Lady herself. Happy Birthday, Sandy. Miss you, love.

[@randypotter7379]

Sandy Denny was one of the alltime bests. I still listen to her every week. She died way too early. I miss you, Sandy.

[@Theexcellorator64]

When I was much younger I was driving and heard Tamlin on the radio. I was a rocker, you know, Free, Bad Company, Frankie Miller and so on but Sandy's voice and the delivery of the band hooked me to such an extent that amongst my funeral songs will be Farewell, Farewell. God Bless Sandy and I look forward to hearing you in heaven.

[@Thadmotor1044]

I saw Fairport Convention as they opened for Jethro Tull , Stand Up tour at the Santa Monica Civic . What a great show . Sandy Denny was wonderful and Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull blew the roof off the place .

[@gulfgypsy]

Sandy's voice is some pure, so natural and without artifice. All she needed was a stage and alone or with Fairport Convention, and there was magic. I've listened to this song when I've had to let go of someone I love. Be they human or one of the many incredible dogs who have so far shared my life over the decades. Though they've crossed from this mortal world, they are forever within my heart. This song reminds me that none of us might know where the time goes, but if we're lucky, we can each learn to savor every day, every hour, we have with those we love. Namaste

[@promerops]

Clearly, you are an old and beautiful soul. Thank you for sharing, as inspired by this blessed song, your thoughts and feelings.

[@jamesedwards2237]

Nia the Gulf Gypsy I have requested to family and friends, to play this at my funeral.

[@michaelwertzy9808]

I'm not very "fond" of people as I've met and dealt with too many untrustworthy sorts. I have never known an animal, especially dogs, that I couldn't trust. There is no such thing as a bad dog! Way too many domesticated "animals" are mistreated and abused by us "humans", who claim to love their pets. ASPCA

[@mkfloyd9131]

Dogs are the most fantastic creatures and I have loved several but it breaks my heart that their years seem far too brief...

[@teresaharris2534]

This will be my farewell to the world and to the one who I loved endlessly and who broke my heart many many years ago ]

[@bonniedrouillard3963]

I was lucky enough to have heard Fairport way back and then to see Richard Thompson during an out door concert in the pouring rain at the Edmonton Folk Festival. not a soul moved.

[@kerryg100]

Still deadly after all the years Sandy Denny was my introduction to real music... Greetings from Dublin Ireland brothers and sisters. ..

[@Jonepk]

This is so beautiful, perfect singing by Sandy, but also wonderful guitar by Richard, bass by Ashley and drumming by Martin. They were such a group.

[@sridharchiruvolu3852]

Im indian and I was born in 1977 a year before denny's death. I listened this song only three years back , since then I'm listening it regularly. Such a soulful song. It is the gift she has given to this world. Love your song Denny.

[@paulbaxendale4788]

I want this played at my funeral. Beautiful lyrics, wonderful melody, flawless guitar from Saint Richard Thompson. Just perfection.

[@mapatterson22]

Hey me too. I'ts sublime

[@chriswhitworth7793]

Me too! Its in my will

[@bobwaller1649]

A time when alternative FM stations brought you great music instead of a computerized formula playlist. WMMR in Philly brought me into a world I cherish foreverMusic truly is a time machine.

[@artfernandez7127]

This is one of those timeless songs sung by a purely compassionate singer bearing her soul in a way that compels the listener to do the same. The musicians here are all on this same page and level of top shelf skill and talent yet offering their humble restraint that quiets the very soul and lifts the spirit to those eternal heights! 💖 Loved this song and this version when I first heard it as a Hippie in the 60s and love it still having just turned 70! 😎

[@martinholmes100]

Me too......... me too.

[@davebould8619]

I'm kind of a hard bitten guy, not easily given to emotion.... but will some kind soul please play this at my funeral. It is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

[@manfredwilliams9762]

I am ashamed to say that I only recently became aware of this song. I have been listening to music since I was about six years old, and I can honestly say that in 55 years, I have heard nothing to compare with the magnificence of this. She really must have been blessed by God to write such a work of art. The understated guitar just adds to its beauty.

[@MrDaiseymay]

GOD EH? WHERE THE FUCK WAS HE WHEN SHE WAS ILL ?

[@stacyblue1980]

welcome to her crowd. Bless.

[@manfredwilliams9762]

@@MrDaiseymay She fell down the fucking stairs, you twat.

[@freakypete8421]

@@manfredwilliams9762 what ? god pushed her down the stairs ?

[@tonydwight8015]

..yeas, sadly in my home county of Cornwall, in a cottage in Mullion. As a big fan of Sandy and Fairport, I was devastated.. :-(

[@George_D777]

Thanks for giving a brief history behind this amazing musician. Like so many others, IMHO she & Fairport Convention never got the recognition they deserved. Just the same, her star rose very high indeed, even if it was obscured and out of view for the mainstream. She was truly in a league of her own with a moving, compelling, outstanding voice. Sandy Denny singing at the peak of her powers stirs & moves the listener in a way few, if any, other vocalist ever could. She sang with Led Zeppelin on Battle of Evermore, on their 4th album. That acoustic song is & remains a masterpiece, that couldn't have been without Sandy Denny. She left this world all too soon. RIP Sandy, you'll not be forgotten.

[@kevinmcauley8467]

As a young boy growing up in London and treating all of London as our playground, we found ourselves in regents park one summers evening possible 77 / 78 anyway Fairport Convention where holding a gig deep in the park, we heard the beautiful sounds first than scrambled under some scrubs to find ourselves in the audience, I loved those summers as a young boy, you never knew what you would stumble across, Done the same at 18 in NYC as Simon and Garfunkle where playing in Central Park ....

[@cjgreen3836]

Sandy's voice was that of an angel. I remember, back in the day, my mate saying to me "Can you imagine waking up to that beautiful voice each morning." RIP Rick :)

[@gab4moi]

Sandy Denny will be remembered as one of the greatest singers of all time... you, son, will still just be a sad old troll...

[@lindadote]

Gab4moi .......the previous commenter said nothing wrong, he/she complimented Sandy’s lovely voice.

[@georgerigberg4335]

Considering her issues with alcohol, first thing in the morning might not be as sweet as your friend imagined. (But I love you, Sandy!)

[@bighands69]

Sandy had mental illness which meant she would not have been a princess. She had mood swings with ups and downs. Sad that any person would have that but that was her case.

[@semaj1802]

When Sandy sings the word "winter" I well up every time.😢 Absolutely majestic.

[@roymiles4467]

What a fantastic song, sung by the perfect female vocalist; brings back many memories of evenings spent in folk clubs across the midlands with a bostin bunch of friends during the eighties and early nineties...

[@PaulMann8666]

A very beautiful voice.

[@BradHollowniczky]

If I had to choose only one artist to listen to for the rest of my life it would be Sandy Denny. No one else comes close.

[@ronmortimer252]

Time doesn't go anywhere, it simply transitions into eternity. You want to be on the right side of the believer's fence come that day. If this song came out in '69 I would have been 20. I haven't heard it for decades but knew it well back then. Sandy's voice reminds me of Joni Mitchell's - rare and lovely. Oh well, bring on the future; it too will slide under the bridge and we'll meet again on the other side - hopefully in glory. Cheers from Aus guys.

[@arvstephenson1107]

Achingly beautiful. Thank you Sandy Denny.

[@TheMitcher]

I'm 28 and hearing this music for the first time after the version with the Strawbs played on the radio. So much heart and depth and a blissful melody belying the contemplative lyrics. I am not surprised to read that she was compared to Joni Mitchell in her time... Amazing!!

[@skelm4978]

Sandy went too early, too soon and too young. But her legacy will stay here. I always sing this song in winter on the deserted beach, watching the birds.....timeless. Thank you John

[@rogerthompson1622]

"Liege & Lief" - one of the first LP's I ever bought and which, more than fifty years later, I still have and never tire of hearing.

[@seamusoflatcap]

One of the finest female vocalists I've ever heard. I'm not much a folk music fan but her voice was sublime.

[@prithvijitdutta]

Utterly.....achingly timeless!!!

[@pianovello5118]

Bellissima voce di Sandy Danny!!! ❤

[@mesechabe]

Sono d'accordo!

[@johngurvan8279]

Beautiful. ❤❤

[@Caiuser]

It's impossible for me to listen to this without being deeply moved by the beautiful lyrics and angelic dinging and music. Thank you Sandy Denny RIP

[@karimpaulrifaat3443]

Listing 🦉

[@weehubbyable]

I agree