MIKE OLDFIELD'S HOLY TRINITY | Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn | with ROB REED

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[@paulwally9007]

I like the other two albums, but Ommadawn is the true work of genius. I really don't think there's another album quite like it on the planet. Most of Oldfield's early stuff is brilliant but Ommadawn stands out as something ordinary mortals just can't achieve.

[@volt9903]

There is no word's to describe this masterpiece.

[@bertbecker7532]

Let’s not forget the amazing Viv Stanshall introductions of each instrument!

[@ganazby]

The best bit, really.

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

And remember the release of the remix with John Cleese and with all the advantages of digital tools the production team managed to have Cleese say "mandolins" twice, the second being way way down in the mix ... how did that mistake get past anyone? 🤣

[@mikeg.4211]

Oldfield is so underrated and underappreciated it's criminal.

[@coosoorlog]

correct but at least he was very popular for a time during his life. the popularity was very overwhelming and caused him to seek sanctuary in the countryside but he also learned to deal with it. his work was lauded by many critics and he was in a great position to pursue his art in any way he felt appropriate.

[@mikeg.4211]

@@coosoorlog You know it is genius because he wrote Tubular Bells when he was only 19; Mary Shelly write Frankenstein at 19; and Einstein published his theory of relativity at age 19! 🤔

[@davewaterford281]

Fabulous chat with Rob Reed, I really love Magenta. I do like Mike Oldfield as well. That style of music needs to be kept.

[@RobertSvilpaMusic]

I loved Five Miles Out, Crises, TB2, Songs of Distant Earth

[@PhilsGuitar]

When I was very little, my mom used to put the tape we had of Tubular Bells on every time we went in the car. It might be one of the first pieces of music I was ever exposed to and possibly one of my earliest memories! I'm still fond of it

[@MidnightCarp]

As a Mike Oldfield fan, I so enjoyed this conversation. I listened to Tubular Bells 40 years ago, in the time of monthly record clubs and not having much money, so you just listened to the record you got to justify its cost. It took me about 20 listens to get it, and that was the best thing to happen to my years. The end of side one of Ommadawn is my pure joy listen that I almost keep away from it as I don’t want to lose it.

[@jackiedavies182]

Hergest Ridge is my favourite. Possibly because it's where half of my family comes , and I live about 15 miles from it. For me it's his most affecting and emotional album.

[@henrydebruijn2259]

His fourth studio album 'Incantations' a double album is his best with steller guitarparts and beautifull vocals of Maddy Prior from Steeleye Span, four long side epics.

[@VeganFlatEarth]

Tubular Bells II is Mike Oldfield's finest hour (literally...). Incantations is superb, of course, but tends to drone on for a long time. I would rate his top 10 albums thus: 10. Islands 9. Hergest Ridge 8. Ommadawn 7. Amarok 6. Five Miles Out 5. Return to Ommadawn 4. The Songs of Distant Earth 3. Music of the Spheres 2. Tubular Bells III 1. Tubular Bells II

[@zootallures6470]

Agree on Incantations.

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

Incantations is fabulous with the live performance on Exposed surpassing the studio album!

[@briandillon8041]

My sister, Sally also sings on there with Maddie. I was unaware of this album until this video. It started listening to it on Spotify. I’m afraid I’m gonna have to order the deluxe cd reissue.

[@zootallures6470]

@@briandillon8041 Your sister sings on a _Mike Oldfield_ album and you were unaware of it for 46 years?

[@LorraineHinchliffe-vg5cb]

Mike Oldfield may not have liked playing live.... but he only went and did the Opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. Great guitarist and low key genius. I love the guitar parts at the start of Tubular Bells.

[@lazarossamaras4427]

At last someone talking about Mike Oldfield! One of the greats! Ommadawn is just a masterpiece. I also like his 'pop' period. The Sanctuary albums are superb. A breath of fresh air. Great work from Rob. Magenta are also top notch.

[@ianhart1584]

Taurus ll from Five Miles Out is one of my all time favourite pieces of music. Wonderful.

[@deefsound]

Discovery is my favourite Oldfield album…except for Ommadawn. The guitar solo in the song Discovery is simply stunning.

[@DrOz-007]

Love the songs on Discovery. I like the Lake instrumental, but the songs are Oldfield's best. And yes, that guitar solo in particular is powerful stuff. So fricking heavy.

[@pattardn]

Mike Oldfield is one of my three favourite artists/bands. The others are Kate Bush and Jethro Tull. Their music doesn't sound difficult, but when you pick an instrument and try to squeeze out the emotion therein, you'll understand it is spiritual mechanics that drives the engine. They mean every note they play, and endow it with something out of this world, very few can. BTW, Mr. Reed is doing a wonderful job; his output is sublime. Thank you Mr. Edwards.

[@JeffCooper10538]

Ommadawn is my favourite but TB is such an iconic and ground breaking record. Perfection!

[@spoteach]

Finally a prog channel that pays tribute to the artist Pete Pardo deliberately avoids to talk about on his über-channel. Thank you Bob and Andy for some interesting insights. Curious to hear Andy's comments after listening to the holy trilogy. I'm also very fond of some sections on Incantations (1978) and a fan of Crises (1983) and Discovery (1984), his two 80's albums that perfectly matched the era. I agree with the statement that Mike became his own enemy. For example: Amarok (1990) was a genius effort but he ruined it in the end with the now dated Tatcher imitation. I believe Songs of Distant Earth (1994) was his last great work. After the disappointing Voyager (1996) I lost interest.

[@rolfjamne8922]

Pierre Moerlen , Benoit Moerlen and Hansford Rowe played in Oldfields live band.

[@DrakusRecords]

Most of my influences were established when I was a kid. That's when I got into Focus, The Beatles, Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Renaissance, Jethro Tull, Frank Zappa, Gentle Giant and I'm probably leaving a few off my list but it was most of the major prog bands. But I didn't really discover Mike Oldfield until I was in my late 30s. I was aware of the Exorcist music and knew he did the soundtrack for it, but didn't listen to the full album or any of his other records until I decided one day to download Tubular Bells and listen to the whole thing. It left a deep impression on me, and that's saying something. Being exposed to such great prog bands at such a very young age makes it difficult for anything else to blow your socks off and adults are much less impressionable than kids. But Mike Oldfield's music really impressed me as an adult so much that for awhile he was all I listened to. I've listed to the holy trinity dozens of time and never tire of them. I haven't done that for any other band or artist since becoming an adult. And for a long time I thought it was just because music is so much easier to come by now. When I was a kid all I had was my cd collection and I got to know those albums intimately, especially the first few that I bought since it was all I had to listen to. I thought those days of listening to the same albums over and over again were done ... Until I heard Mike Oldfield.

[@dogmatronic]

Amarok is a crazy album a follow up to Ommadawn. Both albums had ideas from The Sallyangie album Children of the Sun.

[@DrOz-007]

Amarok by itself deserves a video!

[@brucefournier2391]

I was fortunate to see Mike Oldfield on what I believe was his only U.S. multi-city tour in 1982 at the Park West in Chicago. It is a considerably intimate venue. We were at the bar, pre-show, and I realized percussionist Morris Pert was sharing space standing a foot or two away from us. That was an unexpected thrill in and of itself.

[@briandillon8041]

When BrandX reformed without percussion for a while. I realized how wonderful and important contributions of Morris Peart word to those early albums. Percussion genius.

[@brucefournier2391]

@@briandillon8041 Yes, great color accents and weave to the groove.

[@MattCarter67]

First four albums are sublime.

[@user-fo8qj4gz5w]

5 miles out,Crises,Songs of distant earth all great albums!!!

[@SteveArmour-mz3fp]

Songs of distant earth is brilliant and dont forget the albumn Guitars !

[@NigelSmith66]

Excellent show guys - well done. However, I agree with those on here who say "Incantations" should have been included as part of a "holy quartet". Even though it was released 3 years after "Ommadawn", to me it feels like part four of sections of a musical encyclopaedia. As a double album on vinyl, it is only about 72 minutes long, which is not that much longer than the 49 minutes of "Tubular Bells". I love these first 4 albums and would rank them: 4. Hergest Ridge 3. Incantations 2. Tubular Bells 1. Ommadawn The other Mike Oldfield albums I own are "QE2", "Crises", "The Songs Of Distant Earth" and "Return To Ommadawn". These are also very good. On "QE2", Philip Charles David Collins drums on a couple of tracks. And "Moonlight Shadow" proved that Mike could write great pop songs too. Maggie Riley's vocals are of course sublime.

[@nickcooper1260]

Hergest Ridge is pronounced 'Hargest'.It is in Herefordshire and was important as the place that Alfred Watkins developed his leyline theory of 4 or more connecting points in a straight line.

[@jdmresearch]

Reeds pronounces it correctly then.

[@Dave.Weiss.]

God yes!- Looking forward to this one. Oldfield is shockingly overlooked, I think. Personally I overdosed on Tubular Bells, but the influence is undeniable. Of all his work, I think Amarok remains a firm favourite.

[@jonnyduk3968]

Really enjoyed this episode. Made me think of my friend Jeremy who was a massive Oldfield fan. Jeremy passed far too early in his 20s. Watching this episode prompted me to listen to Incantations for the first time in what must be almost 40 years. I can see what you are getting at with the spiritual aspect and the english aesthetic.

[@jdmresearch]

I've Rob Reeds' Tubular Bells rendition. It's great.

[@kenlyon8285]

In addition to Rob Reed's Sanctuary trilogy, do check out his wonderful Oldfield homage, The Ringmaster, pts 1 & 2 ❤

[@louix6733]

In the summer of 1987 I was sitting on the Promontory Point in Hyde Park, Chicago, looking out at Lake Michigan and listening to a tape recording I’d made of Hearts of Space, a late-night ambient music program. And this track came on: mostly acoustic guitar, and maybe mandolin, with tinkling, ringing percussion. Moderate tempo, lyrical, melodic, with fast runs up the fretboard and sharp pull-offs on the way down. I’ve been able to hear it in my head ever since. And it conjured up this imaginary scene of a wooden sailing vessel slowly approaching the Point after a long voyage; it was weirdly and memorably transporting. And I swear the host eventually identified it as a Mike Oldfield piece, but the tape is long gone and I’ve never been able to find the track. I would know it at once if I heard it, and was sure I’d find it once the whole digital thing happened, but I’ve listened through all the albums with no luck. Hergest Ridge is the closest thing, but that’s not it. I even searched a Hearts of Space archive and remembered two other artists on the program: Constance Demby and Stomu Yamashta. (The host had kind of a mushy lisp, and sounded funny saying those names.) But it wasn’t anywhere on the site. I can’t imagine there will ever be another place to vent about this (!), so thanks.

[@paulwally9007]

My three favourite albums of all time (not in any particular order): Ommadawn, China (Vangelis). Equinox (Jarre).

[@antitheist2000]

Listened to China yesterday (about the 1000th time 😂) brilliant album !!

[@paulwally9007]

@@antitheist2000 Last year I went to where Nemo studios used to be (not far from Marble arch). But there's no plaque to commemorate it, which is a serious shame.

[@descarville7680]

If i remember the great John Peel played TBells all the way through on his late night radio show which drew peoples attention to the album

[@martinhsl68hw]

I love these three albums so much - they go straight to my soul, and Ommadawn is the best. I love Incantations too - it's Mike Oldfield meets Steve Reich. Exposed is one of the best live albums ever

[@clust11]

My favorites Tubular Bell 2, Amorok, songs from the distant earth and Light+Shade

[@s.k.angyal3768]

I don't know how many times I listened to Ommadawn over decades, lost count. Still listening🎶

[@JeffCooper10538]

Brilliant video. More Rob please. You guys make a great duo. #ProgSootyAndSweep 👍

[@docpangasinan]

Did you ever talk about Robert Wyatt's album "Rock Bottom"? Mike Oldfield was one of the musicians, that's why it come to my mind. A very special album. "Sea Song" is one of my all time favorites. And the album - come on, it's very progressive, isn't it.

[@Roamingthecotswolds]

Brilliant video. These are Mike's greatest albums and Rob is himself an amazing musician and you should listen to his Sanctuary albums. The area around Hergest Ridge is a very magical place and well worth a visit.

[@kennethnash6809]

Yes , those three , Incantations & QE2 are my favorites .

[@kenlyon8285]

On my first holiday to the UK, I hiked Hergest Ridge,& Solsbury Hill and picnic'd at the Sand pit @ Horsell Commons,outside Woking, where HG Well's Martians first landed. Howz that fer Prog?

[@lemming9984]

Some friends and I hiked up Solsbury Hill about 6 am on a wonderful summer morning. We were on our way to the first WOMAD Festival in Somerset in 1982. WOMAD featured Gabriel, Fripp, Hammill and a few other rock acts among the world music. A great weekend!

[@ghostlight1]

Many thanks for a great discussion about Mile Oldfield! I’ve been a huge fan of his since the 80s and apart from a couple of dodgy albums, I’ve loved everything he’s ever done. Like many, I love the Holy Trinity albums but his later work, especially Crises, Discovery and Five Miles out, is the soundtrack to my formative years. TB3 is one of my favourite updates to the original, and Songs of Distant Earth, Music of the Spheres and Return to Ommadawn are albums I could not live without. It would be great to have a couple more long form albums from Mike, but let’s be grateful that we have 20+ masterful works from this amazing musician. In the meantime, I’ll be sure to check out Rob’s stuff too!

[@MartinCrossin]

Lovely interview. 🎶

[@MrPaultheguitar]

This is brilliant Love Mike Oldfield it's all good

[@thermionic1234567]

I’ll add “Crises…”

[@arnaudb.7669]

Asturias is an amazing japanese band with a lot of Mike Oldfield overtones.

[@leethomas2155]

Very insightful video. Mike Oldfield is criminally underrated and needs more recognition. I personally like all his albums as there's so much variety on all of them. I wouldn't say he's made a bad record, obviously l think some are a lot weaker than others but I enjoy them all. With Mike sadly retiring it's great that people like Robert are making that style of music and working with veterans like Tom and Les is great. It really feels like they're carrying the torch forward. Rob's Sanctuary / Ringmaster albums are superb as is his electronic one 'Cursus 123 430'. His many other bands and projects are all great too, I've been catching up and I've just about every single back catalogue album of them all. If you're not very knowledgeable on Mike Oldfield Andy, do yourself a favour and dive into his back catalogue, plenty of great stuff there. Great video. See you in a few weeks at Hergest Ridge Robert... Looking forward to this next convention.

[@jdmresearch]

Great video. I’ve played these albums ad eternum either while working or paying them my full attention. Anyway, my favorite one is Hergest Ridge. It’s just very unique.

[@stewarttiley9683]

Incantations part three; five miles out Taurus two; Crises (Simon Phillips incredible drumming!) Discovery and so much more!!! Tubular Bells Two is the superior “Bells” piece imo! Ethnicolor 1-JMJ- Greatest Prog piece ever written!!!

[@bbchronicles736]

Great discussion. Love Mike Oldfield. Tubular Bells was a life-changing album for me, unlike anything I’d ever heard before, and followed Mike throughout his career. Great to hear Rob talk about Oldfield. But when are we going to get a new album from Magenta? (I also love Magenta and Rob’s other stuff)

[@tigermothproductions]

new Magenta in the works

[@daicullinane7746]

My favourite of the three is Hergest Ridge. More reflective and explores the musical themes thoroughly, after the kitchen sink approach of Bells. However, objectively Ommadawn is the best.

[@thenewathens]

Songs of the distant earth was my first introduction to Mike Oldfield. Still a favorite album for me - especially for long car rides.

[@madfinger69]

Should be noted that he had all three masterpieces in the can at roughly the age of 22 years of age. Astounding. So mature and nuanced and masterfully conceived and executed. Spectacular, and the most important thing Richard Branson ever bankrolled. Plus there was some kind of cosmic alignment happening in 1971 72 73. Look at the incredible albums by Yes, Genesis, ELP. Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd etc. etc. etc. during this period. The Muse was abundant and generous in her glory

[@PIPEHEAD]

According to the dates on Wikipedia, Andy Fraser was nearly 18 in the summer of 1970 when his composition from the third Free album narrowly missed the number one slot ( i.e. number 2 ). Of course, I'll be pleased to listen to any M Oldfield masterpiece you care to name that blows All Right Now out of the water ............................

[@madfinger69]

@@PIPEHEAD nice digging

[@misterwillguitar]

I love Mike Oldfield - what great insights!

[@JeffCooper10538]

Also … two of my favourite musicians talk about 3 of my favourite albums. This will be fun. 👍

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

That's nice Jeff...who is the best out of me and Rob?...It's me isn't it...

[@JeffCooper10538]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer 😂😂😂😂 …. Depends who’s asking. Isn’t it? 😁

[@JeffCooper10538]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer I’ll tot up how many albums by each of you that I’ve got and let you know the score. Like in the football.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

That will be Reed then.....

[@JeffCooper10538]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer he’s just pipped you. 😘

[@coosoorlog]

I love all of these works but Ommadawn is absolutely my favourite. My brother got the record and I listened to it one day (if I recall right he recommended it to me) and had really no idea what it was other than that it was amazing and the best thing I had ever heard. It really sounded like a miracle. I didn't know music like that was possible. Not just the sound, harmonies, melodies, I'm thinking of the whole structure, how it's all connected and grows gradually with patience. I had heard some parts Tubular Bells but it took a while before I connected them and then of course I sought it out and then Hergest Ridge and all the others (Incantations is also in the same ballpark). Was a bit disappointed with Amarok - not my thing, though there's some awesome stuff there as well.

[@RobertSvilpaMusic]

Family Man made Mike a lot of money when Hall & Oates release their version of it

[@trippknotic]

Great Interview, I’ll be checking out Rob’s work. I know nothing about Magenta so looking forward to hear some.

[@kenlyon8285]

While you're at it, don't forget his 'Cyan' albums which feature wunderkind Pete Jones.❤

[@aindriubradleymarshall6226]

Saw Mike at a free gig with David Bedford & a choir, just prior to the release of "Incantations." Utterly unique guitarist and the first four albums are epic.

[@phillarsson8253]

There's no limit to what Mike Oldfield was capable of in sense of composing and in that point of view I've always garded him as being on the same level as Zappa.

[@magicruss1]

Good stuff,as usual

[@RobertSvilpaMusic]

Amarok is brilliant, a thumb up the nose to Branson and Virgin

[@lalalepus]

lol……I love that Geoff Love version very funky indeed. I adore Ommadawn

[@markallan4335]

Would recommend Amarok, as a sort of Tubular Bells II, though it takes a few listens to untangle

[@dogmatronic]

Jon Anderson and Mike Oldfield great track!

[@paulcollins5586]

Tubular bells 2 is the best for melodies and production.

[@kenlyon8285]

@@paulcollins5586 when I've finally pegged it, I want to have a half- dozen bagpipes and drums playing 'Tatoo' at my funeral to see me off.

[@paulcollins5586]

@@kenlyon8285 Great.

[@TheFoxtrotDuke]

I like TB III as well ... very different but intriguing.

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

Love love love the first 3 albums! I've been an Oldfield since TB but I can never understand why he insists on remixing or re-recording it so many times! Geezuz, Mike, just LEAVE IT ALONE!! Aside from the first 3 Amarok, Tubular Bells II and Crisis are my next favorites! It's interesting that here in the States Oldfield was never in the Progressive Rock category...to find his albums in record stores you had to go to the New Age category... The re-recording of TB is a disaster especially with the fly in the ointment of John Cleese's "mandolins!" twice! The second is way way down in the mix but once you've heard it you can never unhear it! 🤣 39:16 ... there was another guy in the late '90's or early 2,000's who put out an album (or two) that was very very Oldfield-ish and I'm wracking my brain trying to remember his name, iirc he was from the Netherlands (I think). The album(s) were sort of Oldfieldy music to listen to while we all waited for another Oldfield release. I got through an online Oldfield trading group and I know I have it archived on a dvd "somewhere" .... 🤔 1:04:47 ... yes, Steve Howe, the Gatekeeper (or rather the Cryptkeeper 🤣)

[@geoffccrow2333]

HAVE YOU LISTED YOUR TOP 5 SINGING BASS PLAYERS?:)

[@snowfiresunwind]

An idea for another video - does Tubular Bells stand the test of time? Personally I don't think so but accept I may be in the minority - Ommadawn does though.

[@geowynleda4641]

20 albums? I have 34 of them.

[@peterdavies5358]

Have you hears Matt Berry's stuff? You'll know him as an actor, The IT Crowd, Toast of London and What we do in the shadows but he's a brilliant musician too and Mike Oldfield is certainly one of his influences.

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

Yes, my mate plays drums on some of that stuff

[@peterdavies5358]

@@AndyEdwardsDrummer I was virtually certain you'd know it well.

[@steffenbrix]

To me Mike Oldfield is all about: Discovery Tubular Bells II 5 Miles Out

[@stuartraybould2574]

Incantation is the best, why miss that out. He made a big change after that but Incantations belongs with these.

[@paulcollins5586]

Engel 2002 spanish artist on Musea label did a great oldfield style album.

[@eximusic]

I heard Oldfield on the Exorcist soundtrack.

[@SD9xcp311x]

Great video of about one of my favs! I love the first few minutes of TB but then it gets too disJointed and inconsistent especially with the instrument introductions.. to me it fragments the music in a way HR, Om. and Incantations do not.. They flow together so much more organically. I love the way the African drumming comes in with that haunting female chanting! I'm as American as Chicago but MO brings me into a lively atmosphere of a pastoral english countryside of my imagination!.

[@adude9882]

Hey Andy, off topic, but do you have a view on the whole Brian May/badgers imbroglio? If he is ultimately shown to be wrong about our stripey friends will affect his standing as a guitar hero? Should we keep Rock and agricultural issues separate? Might this be the start of a new trend with Jimmy Page weighing in on behalf of the red squirrel or Eric Clapton taking up the cause of bumble bees?

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I will look into it...Brian May? Badgers? sounds like an Andy Edwards video

[@rothwellaudio]

Why shouldn't musicians be able to campaign on issues they're passionate about?

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

They should!

[@artboy57]

I thought I heard in a documentary that Friedkin's son had the album. Friedkin was having trouble deciding on the music for his film, heard the album and said "that's it!" Maybe I'm misremembering.

[@SmartCookie2022]

No, Friedkin described it as an A&R manager for Warner Bros going through boxes of potential demo music until he struck upon Tubular Bells. As soon as Friedkin heard it he knew it was the one. This as before the album had been released.

[@artboy57]

@@SmartCookie2022 I stand corrected. Thanks for that info.

[@matereo]

Andy! Do you like Tera Melos?

[@michaelbenz8092]

Rob's enthusiasm and clarity convinces me to start buying some Mike Oldfield. All I have now is Return to Ommadawn.

[@calummcgregor3662]

Return to Ommadawn is my "go to" album ... it is just superb .... .. side 1 of TB 1, lots of TB 2 (was at premiere at Edinburgh Castle), Crises, ... and many other tracks are stellar ... CMcG, Aberdeen, Scotland

[@papalaz4444244]

I agree with this except I have Incantations in the list. For me it's those first 4.

[@loucontino4804]

I saw The Exorcist in 1974 at 14 years old. Big Mistake. That movie ruined me forever from appreciating Tubular Bells.

[@markbertenshaw3977]

Is this "Champs Boys" record what you were talking about: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5a3cmuberCKhcksi=H4Y9FzxCDqSlTktg . Thanks! I loved it!

[@benjamingoldstein6298]

All great. But ommadawn is king

[@neil.l.gregory]

Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn and Amarok are the best for me. Return to Ommadawn and music of the spheres also very good. I don't get the love for his 90's new age Ibiza chillout musak albums. Including tubular bells II and III and grossly overrated songs of distant earth.

[@rothwellaudio]

Tubular Bells is a great album, but there's no jazz in it.

[@kirkgray6949]

Not Andy again…hope he s not wearing that goofy hat!

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

On this channel I am featured quite a bit

[@Carboggg]

Hugely talented guy but he did absolutely murder Abba's beautiful Arrival with his dreadful cover of that track.

[@deefsound]

Hard disagree.

[@VeganFlatEarth]

It's a brilliant and excellent cover, in fact it is an improvement on the original, which was already good.

[@Carboggg]

@@VeganFlatEarth Sometimes less is more and that definitely applies to the two versions of this track. I love the originals simple use of instrumentation and the way the music and voices gently flow and build as the track progresses. Imho, Mike's version is clunky with too much going on. But as always, each to their own and I'm always interested in talented artists doing their own versions of other talented artists songs.