Nick Drake - Fruit Tree

[@sm12hus]

The Van Gogh of folk. See you in heaven my friend. Thank you. Tears of joy.

[@shreyasp5934]

That would be Jackson c frank

[@shreyasp5934]

Although Nick Drake is really good too

[@MontanaRoth]

@@shreyasp5934 to you.

[@seanstrickland3771]

I agree he was the van gogh of musicians I wouldn't say folk that's part of the beauty of nick drakes art there is nothing to compare it to nick drakes music is in a classification of its own none like it before or since

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

​@@seanstrickland3771 it's still mostly folk. Yes his guitar playing very unique.

[@kerry-ch2zi]

This song seems prophetic. People are just beginning to miss Nick...

[@SesameStrut]

A stunning, sobering masterpiece. The world didn't deserve him.

[@jofall91]

For the way they ignored his masterful playing and songwriting, you’re damn right the world didn’t deserve him! I wish I could just hug Nick and tell him it’ll be alright, although it wouldn’t have helped… 💔

[@tucanoman]

Nick wrote his epitaph here. "Safe in your place deep in the earth That’s when they’ll know what you were really worth" R.I.P. maestro, appreciated way too late to save you... but much loved now.

[@MontanaRoth]

Crazy how much he inspired me as a young lady.. (1999-2006) I would’ve never made art if it were not for Nick Drake.. and I thank him for everyone he inspires alike.

[@lfi14]

Thank you, Nick Drake. The inspirer and comforter of many! 💙

[@Marina-ul8si]

😥

[@jayedwards7520]

It was technically a song in tribute, but ironically it could have described his own legacy

[@sokaikat674]

Hard to believe he could write his own obituary when he was only around 20 years old. Sometimes I just put this song on loop. It's mesmerizing.

[@mcflavio1]

This is a soul singing. We knew him as Nick Drake but this goes further. He was a soul with a message, then gone. Can't listen to this regularly.

[@goldismoney5899]

Another freak wearing a face diaper. You like tyranny slave?

[@ShineMedia1]

I listen to this regularly. Beautiful and melancholic ❤

[@mariachristinadunderdale]

I love Nick Drake

[@mariachristinadunderdale]

thank you very much for your lovely music❤❤❤❤Nick Drake is in my heart forever

[@DarkCloak]

Perhaps the most authentic music I've ever heard hails from Nick Drake.

[@mcflavio1]

"Fruit tree, no-one knows you but the rain and the air." My heart is broken. Still listening to this at least 1 time per year. Brings me to tears everytime. So powerful.

[@Burt472]

...And mine.....

[@algorerhythm69]

1 time per year eh. Don't overdo it like.

[@KarenKayH]

Exquisite. Robert Smith of The Cure credits Nick Drake and this song as one of his inspirations.

[@deborahcornell7919]

My favourite Nick Drake track, moves me too tears every time. May he rest well ❤

[@Burt472]

Same here...A greeting from Italy

[@saxongreen78]

He knew.

[@Burt472]

Some do..Don't know if it's a blessing or a curse though.....

[@Burt472]

Probably so...A greeting from Italy

[@AlejandroGomez-lv2sw]

What's most amazing it's that he knew it from the very start. Others just learn the lesson too late.

[@eamontrolleybus1289]

@@Burt472 kris kristopherson. The goin up was worth the comin down

[@Burt472]

@@AlejandroGomez-lv2sw Or they never get to learn at all.....

[@sergioramos6455]

I've always felt his instrumentation and lyrics as unbelievably wonderful.

[@goldismoney5899]

Why the hell are you wearing a face diaper? What is wrong with you? You like tyranny?

[@julianvickery8341]

"Fruit Tree" by Nick Drake (19 June 1948 - 25 November 1974), one of the standout tracks from his debut album "Five Leaves Left," released in 1969. It seems almost prophetic, given the circumstances of his premature death. Today would have been his 70th birthday by the way. Lyrics: Fame is but a fruit tree So very unsound. It can never flourish ‘til its stock is in the ground So men of fame Can never find a way ‘til time has flown Far from their dying day Forgotten while you’re here Remembered for a while A much updated ruin From a much outdated style Life is but a memory Happened long ago Theatre full of sadness For a long forgotten show Seems so easy Just to let it go on by ‘til you stop and wonder Why you never wondered why Safe in the womb Of an everlasting night You find the darkness can Give the brightest light Safe in your place deep in the earth That’s when they’ll know what you were truly worth Forgotten while you’re here Remembered for a while A much updated ruin From a much outdated style Fame is but a fruit tree So very unsound It can never flourish ‘til it’s stock is in the ground So men of fame Can never find a way ‘til time has flown Far from their dying day Fruit tree, fruit tree No-one knows you but the rain and the air Don’t you worry They’ll stand and stare when you’re gone Fruit tree, fruit tree Open your eyes to another year They’ll all know That you were here when you’re gone (Thanks Nick.)

[@sarahdavis4225]

Wonderful. And prophetic

[@LusciousTwinkle]

Its "unsung" not "unsound" (i know it rhymes but Nick has an RP accent and speaks very clearly.) Also "stalk" not "stock"... Also "really worth" not "truly worth"...Thank you though! Sorry...its the english teacher in me.

[@denismugerin5082]

I just can't love hearing this song enough. It is pure beauty, nostalgia, sadness, all in one song. Thank you, Mister Nick Drake, for gracing us with your musical and lyrical genius.

[@xiropigado]

This is so very hard to listen to, you become completely wrapped in sadness

[@bullinater7686]

It is utterly inescapable

[@rick3747]

There must be at least one video 8mm, anything back then of Nick. Someone, family.....it has to be. Lots of people especially well heeled people back then had video cameras.

[@davidhall8339]

Pure genius this song

[@Burt472]

Frighteningly beautiful. Thanks Nick. RIP.

[@zeusnitch]

This songs brings me deep sadness, grief, and sorrow. It is too beautiful for this world and must sail west to the Undying Lands.

[@marcus8258]

This piece always reminds me of Dido's lament 'when I'm laid in earth' by purcell. 300 years later but that peculiarly English melancholy is still discernible.

[@StephenSeabird]

Spot on. This is an expression of the English folk soul, that gentle melancholy like soft rain, intermittent sunlight and passing clouds. Genius. Sandy Denny sometimes captures a similar feeling.

[@marcus8258]

Thank you for introducing me to Denny. Listened to some of her songs and you're right. That same quality is there:-)

[@denismugerin5082]

Henry Purcell, Sandy Denny: I am much interested in both pieces of music, thank you.

[@ThunderOfDayDream]

Fame is but a fruit tree So very unsound It can never flourish ‘til its stock is in the ground So men of fame Can never find a way ‘til time has flown Far from their dying day Forgotten while you’re here Remembered for a while A much updated ruin From a much outdated style Life is but a memory Happened long ago Theatre full of sadness For a long forgotten show Seems so easy Just to let it go on by ‘til you stop and wonder Why you never wondered why Safe in the womb Of an everlasting night You find the darkness can Give the brightest light Safe in your place deep in the earth That’s when they’ll know what you were truly worth Forgotten while you’re here Remembered for a while A much updated ruin From a much outdated style Fame is but a fruit tree So very unsound It can never flourish ‘til it’s stock is in the ground So men of fame Can never find a way ‘til time has flown Far from their dying day Fruit tree, fruit tree No-one knows you but the rain and the air Don’t you worry They’ll stand and stare when you’re gone Fruit tree, fruit tree Open your eyes to another year They’ll all know That you were here when you’re gone

[@dickditty480]

Absolutely error free lyrics. Thanks Thunder 👍

[@BahramKheradmand]

@@dickditty480 I think Stock should have been Stalk, and Truly worth should be Really worth.

[@dickditty480]

It would have read better that way, I wonder how it would have worked audibly though. 👍

[@CaitlynJneeCocke]

"Stalk". 'Til It's stalk is in the ground.

[@dickditty480]

@@CaitlynJneeCocke Stalk:of course; thanks Caitlyn.

[@sharksport01]

My uncle turned me onto Nicks albums when I was too young to appreciate him, also the Buckingham Nicks album. Any Nick fans like B/N?

[@rosiekeeling4404]

I would listen to this for my life, and still want to listen to it in heaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ryansells2743]

Wow! His music burns bright thru the ages! So much great music from the 60's and Nick Drake stands there shoulder to shoulder with the best of them!

[@ronm4357]

Beautiful song.The orchestration is magnificent.

[@nourdichelld2075]

un autre chef d'oeuvre d'un des plus grands artistes de les temps ,tout simplement

[@dannorth3138]

Had the pleasure of visiting Tanworth in Arden, still very missed Nick, you got the fame and fortune, you longed for in this song, rest easy with your parents now

[@leticiarocha7863]

Thanks my friend Alan, for presenting me eith this incredible artist, I hope you are okay, some day in the future I'll back to my home and may we can have a time listen to this masterpiece. Ass: Guilherme Augusto.

[@Isakbruford]

It's a little unnerving how he completely predicted his own legacy with these lyrics

[@BryanMcCollom]

Amazing classical touches and influences---truly remarkable composition that has exquisite instrumental embellishments to support his voice!

[@Deedee-ee1sg]

Beautifully produced song from the incomparable NICK Drake. R.I.P Hope you're now flying free of sadness and pain

[@arielguarino1242]

WIonderful song of this great singer, another great composition of Nick.

[@cokis83]

Aunque esta canción es melancólica, me trae paz y tranquilidad. Escuchar a Nick Drake es como estar dentro de un paisaje bucólico del siglo XIX. Ojalá´estuviera vivo el maestro Nick para que supiera la magia y la belleza de su legado.

[@eccuba9260]

Gracias por componer mis canciones favoritas Nick :)

[@67fabriz]

capolavoro assoluto. E come tutti i capolavori è senza tempo ed è per tutti.

[@Burt472]

Si...Une delle mie preferite di Nick....Un saluto da Trento

[@grissomnumber1]

Beautiful playing.

[@oceansoul9668]

You find the darkness can Give the brightest light

[@edmundorivotti410]

I always get tears in my eyes

[@rhugh02]

Don’t you worry they’ll stand and stare when your gone... Geez, heart wrenching sadness🥲

[@samuelmaia4613]

Beautiful!

[@luisgabrieldevita2523]

This music lacerating my heart...

[@Burt472]

Mine as well....

[@Traumm9]

An amazing piece of music. Thanks for sharing

[@chrispeters8208]

tried to play this on guitar... did not get there.. but loved trying, lovely song

[@elecinearte772]

Hermosa Hermosa Canción.. Amo esta Canción...

[@chriscousineau4537]

They will all know, that you were here, when you're gone ...

[@Marina-ul8si]

Está canción me deja un nudo en la garganta, y en el alma.

[@Burt472]

si....Yo puedo comprender tu feeling....Un saludo desde Trento, Italia.....Sinto siempre mucha falta de Nick.....

[@Marina-ul8si]

@@Burt472 saludos desde Guadalupe, Nuevo León, México.

[@Burt472]

@@Marina-ul8si Gracias...Ciao

[@StrappersGirl]

So poignant, he was the fruit tree :'(

[@Burt472]

We can only cry......

[@mcflavio1]

I came back after 9 months. I guess I'm very addicted and sadistic at the same time. I love and respect your soul, Mr. Drake.

[@andrewcorbett5729]

Masterpiece

[@caravelasfarmer7595]

Canta demais. Não vou nem falar do violão e das melodias.

[@conilmusician]

Beautiful.

[@presleyslave]

Sublime..

[@ottorinogentile5457]

Anche la tristezza può emozionare.

[@Burt472]

Si...Un saluto da Trento

[@yaircespedes385]

RIP 25/11/1974

[@giovannisugonatoli]

IMMENSE. FOREVER AND EVER❤

[@tennysonfordblackbird2087]

Amazing song when written in your twenties.

[@anthonykidd1963]

Nice one thunder, "Stock" is the correct lyric.

[@joseleaci2802]

Reading his lyrics, it seems he kewn how to look in the future

[@niesjeraaphorst4674]

Wish you were here ❤

[@Davioc04]

Damn...

[@Burt472]

SHIVERS

[@matheusmelo9277]

Esse álbum, um vinho e um cigarro, melhor coisa

[@Burt472]

Me basta esse album....Um saludo de Italia....Amo Brasil....Ate' mais.......

[@valteregon]

it does!

[@noahfisher8818]

There should be more likes

[@vadimOK13]

Привет ещё раз в связи с этим вопросом на вопрос о смене места на форуме на странице

[@NicoTetrox]

1:26 a flash of a mouse on Nick probably.

[@Nalinho]

Seeing this dude next week cant wait

[@RobertJohnM]

Five years on from Five Leaves left. Nick would be dead at 26. And by his bed the book of Sisyphus.

[@amandahincapie1894]

this feel like a suicide note. :-(

[@jonsoulfire6891]

The irony that this his now his epitaph. Stop pilfering him.

[@Ethan-ej6fz]

0:14 0:18

[@DanMagers-lj7mq]

Excellent song but poorly mixed.