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

[@mauritsvw]

Interestingly, Eva Cassidy also covered this song, and also died in her thirties.

[@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!!

[@alisdairmclean8605]

And to answer your question this comment was made in the 2 January 2025.

[@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.

[@proslipbrakelubrication1922]

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

[@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.

[@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 🙏

[@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.

[@nickoshana2246]

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

[@grahampovey8073]

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

[@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.🙏

[@alisdairmclean8605]

Spot on!

[@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.

[@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.

[@MSYNGWIE12]

On New Year's Eve, 2024 as the world wags on with wars, homelessness, corrupt politicians etc may all who love this song ponder and be blessed and light 1 candle...Let's hope for a better 2025. Namaste from Canada

[@debbiebullock-y2q]

Couldn't agree more happy new year let's hope it's better than the last amazing song as well

[@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

[@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.

[@BigYouDog]

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

[@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

[@albertleffler962]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@bhaj4588]

I'm in my 70's and this is the first time I have heard of Sandy Denny or Fairport Convention. I feel as though a giant chunk of musical experience was missing in my life, and I never knew it. I have loved this song for decades but had only ever heard it sung by Judy Collins and I just assumed she wrote it. Just proves there are still wonderful discoveries to be made even at my old age.

[@garytorresani8846]

Sandy Denny was a gift to us all.

[@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.

[@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.

[@Bren-ms3ml]

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

[@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.

[@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

[@AlistairMulhearn]

One of the greatest songs ever written and sung.

[@TheIsreal0312]

Sandy Denny had such a beautiful voice. She was the only guest to ever sing or play on a Led Zepplin album

[@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

[@justsayinme2u]

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

[@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…

[@KevinIsler-m1d]

I am an antique singer/songwriter in America. Sandy Denny's voice melts my soul! RIP

[@gdub999tub.]

Incredible guitar playing by Richard Thompson.

[@RossDear-zm4nj]

What a great era for British folk music so many truly great artists and Sandy was at the very top . What a haunting voice such pureness and clarity . Dreamlike, never to be forgotten.

[@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.

[@garymensurati1631]

Beautiful Sandy 💕

[@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.

[@mickparker3726]

Sandy is amazing. Richard’s guitar is beautiful.

[@proghead122]

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

[@geoffreycarson2311]

A Truly UNDERRAATED ENGLISH GENIUS FOLK ROCK BAND !!!😁Im 67 and God I WAS 60 5mins ago 😳😳😳😳😣😔WERE DOES IT Go INDEED God Bless The Good People 😁KEEP Rockin on an ENGLISHMAN g

[@deborahrobertson8606]

There is only one lady...Sandy Denny.

[@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)

[@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.

[@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?

[@jackwezesa1081]

Still stops me in my tracks to this day.

[@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

[@RaymondHyster]

Beautiful voice and song, and that tasty guitar by Richard Thompson.

[@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.

[@PaulMann8666]

A very beautiful voice.

[@richardbrucemusic]

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

[@soidog5]

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

[@zorkwork3841]

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

[@JohnBoyle-er2kk]

This song is so beautil your vocals are. Perfect ❤

[@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

[@Kristy-k5z]

What a beautiful voice . The great die young.

[@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.

[@dalegriffin6768]

I was addicted to Heroin for yrs, and I remember Fairport Convention pulled me through my deepest darkest depression, and i thank them so much for that...

[@mattiewilcox8463]

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

[@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.

[@williamlydon5777]

I so loved this song when I was a teenager, always looking out the window in class or looking up into the sky out walking or delivering my news papers. Who would have known I would spend 28 years in the US Air Force.

[@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.

[@jackwezesa1081]

Judy Collins 's version lacks the chord subtlety.

[@wife97]

@@jackwezesa1081 Thanks, I could not identify the difference (I'm musically impaired). Just know Sandy's is so much better.

[@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

[@msmaggyl]

This is a song for the ages sung by an angel.

[@flowersofthefield340]

✅️✅️✅️

[@mkfloyd9131]

I must add that this version hits you right in the tear ducts...

[@mesechabe]

what a great response!

[@johnpritchard9753]

Absolutely

[@vintagebrew1057]

Beautiful song sung by blessed Sandy. RIP.

[@TomFynn]

First came across this song in the movie "The Dancer Upstairs" where it is sung by Nina Simone.

[@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

[@noahjuanjuneau9598]

I’m not going to listen to this… bcoz I don’t want to bust out sobbing big wet tears for all the memories and all the friends I’ll never see again… I DID however click the Like Button and I’d click it a thousand times more… but I don’t want to go crying over this sweet memory. Who knows where the time goes?

[@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?

[@terrydelahunt842]

Is there a better song ever written than this? Its as good as anything I've ever heard.

[@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.

[@geoffreycarson2311]

WHAT A Voice !!!WHAT A GUITAR PLAYER !!!JUST SEBLIME 😁😁😁😁g

[@tonypaulprince]

Not just Sandy, but the guitar accompaniment by Richard Thompson is also beautiful

[@ebbiebbinghaus7450]

50 years ago, thank you Sandy !

[@sderoski1]

Vocal and musical styles are due for a revival, authentic singing and playing of instruments, a backlash against the machines taking over pop music, AI is entertaining only for so long...

[@johngurvan8279]

Beautiful. ❤❤

[@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.

[@sandrahumphries618]

What a superb voice. So easy, no straining to reach the notes. Such a sad loss.

[@grahamb9584]

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

[@trummy200]

Caught her in a concert in about 73? - just blew me away, what a voice.

[@angeladryden8259]

Too young to die, what a brilliant Lady.

[@dougoverhoff7568]

The Angels needed a lead singer.

[@liegebricking]

And Richard Thompsons marvellous guitar.

[@suino1433]

God bless Sandy Denny - and all of us.

[@pianovello5118]

Bellissima voce di Sandy Danny!!! ❤

[@mesechabe]

Sono d'accordo!

[@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 💗

[@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.

[@davidsneddon2242]

Timeless, the ultimate voice of an angel.

[@stramash100]

RIP Sandy , you left us 40 years ago... but I have no sense of time....

[@stephenbrand5779]

Painfully beautiful. A true classic.

[@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.

[@arneemilbredland2339]

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

[@sarath9100]

I just love this song. Vocals, lyrics, melody & that mesmerising lead guitar in the background. I oredered the CD just for this one song.

[@BrianWMay]

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

[@bennyjazzful]

WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From a mad keen 75yo Aussie fan.

[@brianwhittle9885]

some say the most beautiful song ever. I can't disagree.

[@kayharker712]

Also "living next door to Alice" by Smokie is said by some to be the pinnacle of music composition.

[@robertlepper5460]

@@kayharker712 We all have our guilty pleasures Sir

[@sandrat6058]

I would have to say some are absolutely right! It's magical.

[@xyz2121]

There are more beautiful songs and singers with more beautiful voices voices. Joan Baez or Alison Krauss for instance.

[@clancykobane9102]

check out Judee Sill first.

[@liegebricking]

This will never come again .magic. Sandy and Richard

[@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.

[@GJP1169]

Simply beautiful that's all I can say .

[@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’