Nick Drake Black Eyed Dog - Take very rare .

[@darkforest33]

Jesus wakes every morning and rings Nick up and has him stroll down for tea and a little morning concert for the angels. They just sit there smiling, nodding, transfixed. Jesus shakes his head in disbelief and they just laugh together til 9 or 10am. Great way to your day.

[@andygregory6570]

A timeless spiritual poet and musician.....If only you could have know that you were higher than any star then now and forever RIP

[@rosie94204]

Absolutely agree

[@saoirseblue5353]

A beautiful shinning star.❤

When he died I was still a teenager. I am very greatful KZbin exists. That is where I found this gem in the new millenium. One in a a million. Wish he had known that. His star is still shining, in this universe.

[@whitetigress7448]

I think he knows.

[@Schodboyblves]

he was 26 dude

[@truefunksoul8638]

@@Schodboyblves "When he died I was still a teenager."

[@gillesserrigny6324]

​@@truefunksoul8638When he died, he was stiil a very young man.

[@bottlebrushmedia]

I've been listening to this tune for almost forty years and I never get tired of listening to it. It's like it's become an anthem to my soul. They will play this at my funeral I think. It's just that special and always will be.

[@jonathanlivingstone3545]

Timeless.. I keep that black eye dog at bay every day...

[@anneroy4560]

It was Mr Churchill who named it the black dog ... fine fellow ...

[@RabidSnot]

I love this song however dark and painful as it may be, I have a Black Eyed Dog.. She's my ol ball and chain that keeps me coming and going.. things to do today, let dog out, let dog in, let dog out, and then let her in, repeat last three steps. Nick You were only here for such a short time, but your music will go on forever. Thank You for your passion, Music. R.I.P .

[@firestonebooks7733]

Nick had to record the guitar and vocals separately on his last few tracks. I think the guitar is so good that it works as a standalone piece without the dark and haunting vocals.

[@willybones3890]

It did not know that this existed. I like it either way.

[@swrose66marchangel]

Blessed Be Nick...I am well today because of you....

[@Citizenfitz1]

swrose66marchangel How so?

[@MultiTuttut]

I imagine because she's clean and not dead from an overdose.

[@J.OKRoadrunner]

This song is haunting perfection. Listening to his fingers on the strings….Thanks for posting

[@claud1961]

I am glad but a little surprised that others think the same thing I do about the 'black-eyed dog." I have worked Mental Health over 16 years and some afflicted with severe depression said they sometimes felt that it was like a beast of some sort that took shape in the corners of dark rooms. When I first heard this song a few years ago that is what I remembered, and I often wonder if that had any had anything to do with the lyrics.

[@markquigley5709]

It is a masterpiece that no guitarist should ever perform to others but must engage in it's infinite possibilities only to themself.

[@TrevorBarre]

Pretentious, moi?

[@kevanbrown7620]

An amazing artist who poured his soul into his music. He only made 3 albums during his too short time here, but what beautiful music he left us with. R.I.P Nick Drake

[@futuropasado]

He was a rare genius... One of the most delicate artist ever.

[@maja1746-n8z]

Jackson C.Frank as well. Beautifull music they made❤.

[@TheZoneWalker]

Nick if only you would of know how much your music is not only loved but helped so many(my self included) people and is continuing to do so. 🌻

[@timj9418]

These seems to be a guitar track for "Black Eyed Dog" at a time when reportedly Nick could no longer manage to record the vocal and guitar parts simultaneously, as he had done so perfectly in the past. Thanks for sharing.

[@andreat.2809]

Hi Nick, if only you could know how much you helped me .. One day, despite everything I hope as late as possible, I hope I can tell you directly. For me, believing in a life form beyond death means having the hope of meeting people like you.

[@Anything4adollar]

how?

[@sharpdad33]

Still haunting. Will echo for a lifetime in all of us. Thank you Nick for seeing the layers beneath the cracks. I

[@larryayres4592]

Another very early/rare recording. It is clear from this that that the first few notes of every verse line are played as guitar harmonics. I never noticed this on the final, released recordings. Superb.

[@ClaireLamb353]

Love this man God rest him

[@danielhollingworth1090]

I love him too and I always will, he is my friend

[@carlosecheverria4995]

original (?) recording from those last 4 sessions joe boyd talked about in that documentary...when nick couldnt even sing and play guitar at the same time. that's the condition he was in. the utter sadness that this brings me is remarkable. i never knew they guy and have only heard his music and testimonies from those who had known him, yet I feel so strongly. that says something...something that can't be said. not with words at least. love

[@Ratelzwatel]

I guess this is the instrumental take to which the voice was added afterwards.

[@henkn2]

Ratelzwatel No, there are some minor differences compared to that one

[@henkn2]

By the way, if he could play like this I can hardly believe his condition was as dreadful as often is mentioned. But I surely think he wasn't able to concentrate on playing and singing at the same time

[@johnarundell7951]

+henkn2 he could play no doubt he was extremely gifted but his condition in his last 2 or 3 years was very, very bad. A tribute book to him with help from his sister Gabrielle was released recently which contains diary entries from his father from March '72 until the end in November '74. He was almost completely dysfunctional and worse than I ever thought. It's absolutely heartbreaking :/ he was only 23, yet to turn 24, with three failed masterpieces under his belt when the diary begins, and he was obviously going downhill for a long time before that. It is called 'Remembered For A While' from 2014, highly recommended.

[@cyanneenjoey]

this is fAKE

[@elainekerslake6865]

I read an interview with Brad Pitt a few years ago and he talked about Nick. Said Jenifer Aniston played Nick to him. She loved his work. Strange but pleasing that an obscure artist from the past still reaches music lovers worldwide especially now through KZbin.

[@joelear2320]

Sublime and beautiful.

[@dreamwell2020]

Chilling, even without the words.

[@sanctuarysharon6413]

First came across Nick Drake reading the Phil Rickman Merrily Watkins books...then this track in the film Practical Magic. Beautiful 💜

[@andreawagner7352]

You're beautiful Nick I hope u know .....from wherever u are !!

[@GreasyFlight]

ask not who you are...ask how you will be remembered

[@jimrobertson6283]

nick's music has helped many I'm sure,I for one.thankyou nick

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

GGDGGB...in case you were wondering about the tuning.

[@gillesserrigny6324]

👌Often guitarists play this song in GGDGBD. To have the best resonance, your open tuning is perfect.

[@poeta067]

Love you nick forever!!

[@igorsanmartin7654]

43 years in a day like this Nick has passed away! Forever missed Nick, "Never gonna know you now but I gonna love you anyhow"

[@JaneDoe-zc2zn]

Love this instrumental! Thanks for the upload!

[@monkeytail1968]

Your soul lives on and on.

[@maximuskhan2100]

One of my favs from him but I love them all of course. This one is particularly other worldly tho.

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

one of those rare songs that you know people will play in 500 yrs

[@sergiofalchi6818]

....thank you for all this everlasting gems...

[@jasminamarkovic5889]

Timeless Beauty !

[@calderarecords]

Nick was SO far of his time that most people haven't cottoned onto what he was going through every day of his life. He felt that the way we segregate & operate society didn't suit him at all. And there seemed to be no alternative for those who deliberately wavered where avarice was concerned. He said once that he was "a slave to my music or free to do nothing". This demonstrates his disdain for the economy & how frustrated he felt; requiring a life of subservience or charity in order to justify his existence, because his music wasn't good enough for the world. Even though it was enough for him. Today, there is an alternative. The *Venus Project* , which would have suited Nick's caring but vulnerable nature. No money, free education, travel, healthcare, housing, food, energy, etc. No politics, war, belief, poverty, punishment, prisons, etc. Which is still way ahead of its time tbh. Nick described the problems we face & that a caring, selfless, sensitive & talented individual is not welcome in today's society. He.. like we all... felt that everything felt wrong. He's not wrong.

[@Oh_I_Will]

I didn't feel like it was all wrong...what are you basing those last two lines on...

[@ahhouizowie]

what a musical genius

[@ajsmith5295]

I enjoyed that unusual version

[@seekeroftruthful]

Every day

[@cyngibson950]

Poetic.

[@seswas1]

Perfect

[@benpowers8697]

Wonder if U2 ever listened to this,"Where the streets have no name "Anyone! !!

[@scrutz]

Buttermilk Waltz by the Black Crowes

[@melindalee7112]

Layers on an acoustic guitar. Noice!!

[@Yahziboy]

No vocals on this version but I love the playing.

[@psychedelicpiper999]

He was unable to sing and play at the same time at that point, so the music and vocals were recorded separately.

[@dnjxx4845]

Archie Merwin ii

[@Jammer98825]

Sad but True..

[@psychedelicpiper999]

Oh wow, this really is an alternate take. I can hear the differences in playing. Strange I was unaware this existed. Also, there aren't any vocals, because this is from the 1974 sessions where he was unable to play and sing at the same time.

[@garybyng8020]

Love this version? Is it from a bootleg? Or Family Tree?

[@circlesinthenight3141]

I want to make music Like this

[@Prettymapleleaf]

circles in the night you can. Don’t not. Only do. Dig so deep and pull it out of yourself. You have it in you.

[@manupi17]

🙏😔😓💗

[@technodemic6258]

Yes, Pam - she often stood in for Dorothy Squires.

[@tomsmith5185]

Dig with a black eye

[@sonjaglisovic3968]

Heath...

[@pyewackett5]

He was beyond reach by the time this photo was taken

[@linalmeemow]

Where did this come from? Outtake from the Pink Moon sessions? I'd love to know how it got out into the world...

[@leo0635]

it's so hard not to kill urself when u hear that guitar, gently sweeping through your soul :)

[@mrbeekachoo]

Pure spirt

[@chrisnewman7281]

Nothing on the Internet is rare

[@Anything4adollar]

Nick's bootleg recordings have been around for many years....

[@Oh_I_Will]

@@Anything4adollar exactly

[@tuffgonggbUNCTION]

SOULJAH ROCKER, JAHBLESS MARANATHA KYMRY

[@roteirovirtual]

TKS

[@markgreen7378]

I Still Haven't Found what I'm looking for? U2.

[@paramedmick4823]

where are the words

[@philtait2861]

Nick had what idiot doctors call psychosis. The decent doctors call it, now, Distress. He was a total gentleman and gentle to a tee. It's time we woke up to the fact that mental illness does not exist in the manner doctors and media think of it. Start a Nick revolution and speak out FOR distressed people, because it just might be someone as special as Nick Drake. Nick Drake's songs are about God mostly. You can say he is a genius or a crackpot. I know where I stand on this. He always had God in mind, even in his love songs.

[@brandonbogdan2021]

2:09

[@Hilde1922]

still wish he didn't feel he had to. (so wish he hadn't, and don't want to romanticise what he did, nor diminish him)

[@aksapay]

Это же Ступа!

[@ironcereal3092]

SO RARE... It's on youtube... I'm I the only one who found Nick Drake pre technology?

[@Nina5144]

My mum had his records when we were young.

[@pyewackett5]

I bought my first album when things were far from comfortable . It was heaven in a wild flower . Then I ordered the newly released vinyl collection 'fruit tree ' : D

[@Anything4adollar]

acting all self indulgent isn't what Nick was all about. You were NOT the only one....

[@MSYNGWIE12]

Hi Renee, sorry about not putting the accent on your 1st name- I think I have a French keyboard- maybe it's on my laptop and I am NOT an "under 20" either... Yesterday I got some disconcerting news at my physician's - I see a G.P. for therapy too as I had to charge a psychiatrist with sex abuse- not relative to Nick, except to say, he'd be on my side and wouldn't have slugged the sicko but Nick DID know all about the BLUES- THAT KIND? Maybe you aren't one of his fans who is prone to melancholy- I came home from my doctors with an "evil, low down, gargoyle kind of mental monster sitting atop a mound of self- destructive thoughts and so I turned to Nick- I adore him, I did from the 1st glimpse of his handsome face, those lips! ( Leonard Cohen is, next to my partner, MY MAN, but Nick was suddenly on my mind, earlier, at the doc's Rod Stewart "popped" in, You Wear it Well- I felt SO old when I saw the release date! Great song that has held up too- I love music and no, I DON'T hear voices- thankfully- I have had friends who committed suicide because they did- Nick's Black Eyed Dog, also beautifully and powerfully covered by sweet, Lisa Hannigan- I am sorry for bending your ear, nobody else is up and I am lonely and terrified- thus Nick. I still can't figure out why, with say, Donovan, soft voice, pithy songs, great melodies- he "makes" it, Nick doesn't- WHY? There were so many incredible, including The Incredible Stringband! unique, game changing, as it were, band then- American folk, Pete Seeger, Joan Baez, Dylan, John Prine, The Byrds, even, I could go on and on...Thanks for reading- please don't refer to me as "stupid, or rambling or nonsensical " I am not well, physically or mentally, like Nick I have/had a small drug problem- I graduated from University with near all A's- too many, snide, under 25 year olds who think they know everything and their ignorance of even basic grammar is so appalling- and then they have the nerve to correct or tell me off when it is THEIR mistake- sorry to bend your ear- I won't bother you again- I saw you too are older, wiser, kinder and if you love Nick- you are welcome in our home if you ever in this neck of the Canadian woods! Any of your ideas as to why Nick didn't get the recognition he desired would be appreciated. This take on Black Eyed Dog is a gem- I too love You Tube for fans who own massive collections and share them- Bless Nick Drake and Eliot Smith- he "made it" I guess but "demons" personal "failings" in his mind as in Nick's- hello to a nice person who won't critique my grammar etc! Got a fav Nick song ? I love Cello Song for the melody and Hazy Jane - but there's no song I DONT love. Namaste Holly "Hazy Jane" Golightly

[@powell272167]

I wonder what happened to his pen...

[@koukouvania]

i think S W A N S covered this somewhere

[@vannigio27]

Ma voi come riuscite a convivere con il vostro cane nero?

[@geebud1880]

so basic - it'sa duel, I gather now. (do also click on Lisa Hannigan;s rendering !!!!!

[@extrastype]

Nick Drake is ALIVE and well. Living in California. Married with 3 children. He has a wind farm and grows onions. His suicide was a stunt so he could retire from music and drugs. Music wasn't working for him in 72 so he started a new life in the USA. Living off grid with no Internet (lucky man) he also breeds dogs (beagles) and has a fish farm (rainbow trout) he is talking to Harvey goldsmith about a concert at the Albert hall in the spring of 2019. We hold our breath. Heartbreaking if it doesn't happen for his 100s of fans.

[@mushfiquemahi9429]

TRUTH & LIES how did you come to know that? Seeing him live will be like...wow! I mean I wholeheartedly hope what you're saying is true!

[@truefunksoul8638]

Sick fuck.

[@Pastorius23]

I don't think this is Nick Drake playing.

[@cistercian0girl]

very poor empty fake of a genius, shame on you, this should be removed

[@buniongravy]

I look forward to your documentary ... with the gifts you gave us

[@theblakex]

very ignorant comment, shame on you

[@philtait2861]

Nick had what idiot doctors call psychosis. The decent doctors call it, now, Distress. He was a total gentleman and gentle to a tee. It's time we woke up to the fact that mental illness does not exist in the manner doctors and media think of it. Start a Nick revolution and speak out FOR distressed people, because it just might be someone as special as Nick Drake. Nick Drake's songs are about God mostly. You can say he is a genius or a crackpot. I know where I stand on this. He always had God in mind, even in his love songs.

[@Fexobs]

There is absolutely NOTHING to suggest God in any of his songs. Thankfully.

[@JaneDoe-zc2zn]

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