Dedicating this today to Alexei Navalny. The song may itself be 50 years old, but it could have been written for him.
@peterlafond6113 жыл бұрын
I'm 66 saw them open up for Steve Hackett what a showing a high school music center they had a meet and greet after what an honor Milwaukee Wisconsin
@greenwoodtea13 жыл бұрын
one of the greatest songs ---and live acts of all time......mother russia was and is a classic!!!!!
@herbgurl8213 жыл бұрын
What an amazing song. I like to listen to Al Stewart's Roads to Moscow first, then this one, as they are about the same person, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.
@briane57065 жыл бұрын
John Tout, keyboardist, Michael Dunford, guitarist and composer and lyricist Betty Thatcher are sadly no longer with us. Thankfully, Terry Sullivan, drums and percussion, Jon Camp, bass.guitar, bass pedals and 12 string guitar and Annie Haslam, vocals are still with us. Rejoice that their legacy of beautiful melodies and stunning poetic lyrics performed perfectly can be enjoyed over and over again. I had a crush on Annie Haslam as a 19 year-old. I’m now 64 and single again. Hmmm!
@ZedTee1904 жыл бұрын
Two things I love about this track - Annies voice and the bass. A Rickenbacker - love the sound they make.
@tonymanero214710 жыл бұрын
"Mother Russia" is Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, but there are several references to Mother Russia as country like "Mother Russia, can't you hear him too. . ." Annie Haslam's wordless passages are just magical.
@gerfmon15 жыл бұрын
I heard this song the first time when I was in college. It was my introduction to Renaissance and this song. I've been in love with them and Annie ever since. One of the greatest Epic songs every written, IMO..
@marlachristensen2076 Жыл бұрын
Same here. I first heard this while in college.
@yonatangoldman97592 жыл бұрын
This was the first progressive rock song I ever heard, in 1976, at age 16, and it opened my ears and my mind. I'm still in love with Renaissance decades later. Thank you WCMF Rochester.
@ellaswing12 жыл бұрын
I agree completely, This recording of this song by the band is the standard for all music listeners should listen to before deciding what great music is..
@Datsun260ZFan12 жыл бұрын
"today's "talent" couldn't draw these guys bathwater!!" -- Love it, great comment, laughed so hard...
@WuteverCanada11 жыл бұрын
Breathless. Loved their music for years.
@moonlitme8 жыл бұрын
My sister Christine introduced me to Renaissance over 40 years ago...getting high and listening to Annie Haslam's peerless vocals as I came of age(along with Jackson Browne, and Jethro Tull an the Moody Blues, and Joni Mitchell and Jim Croce...I could go on and on...Lennon, Harrison, Bowie...Clannad.....trying to make sense of the at times awesome but usually violent and abusive familywe and our other siblings had incarnated into. Twenty years later we wound up in the same town(with another sister) again due to the passing of one parent and the illness of another and we discovered how much we had in common as far as interests and likes, from music to art to philosophy to spiritual beliefs to sense of humor. We became great friends and Chris anchored much healing for our entire family, keeping birthdays and holiday traditions alive. Weekends filled with playing cards and hikes in the woods and making Christmas cookies from scratch using our grandma's old recipes. One of the tasks of the day was to figure out what to do with Christine's ashes. Then this song came on. Fuck Cancer.
@MsThebeMoon8 жыл бұрын
+moonlitme Hope all is well with you, my friend in spirit. I feel like we ran in the same circles in the 70's. Sending you good vibrations.
@donnydanger2737 жыл бұрын
moonlitme she was an opera singer or still is
@charlesnorris42137 жыл бұрын
Cancer sucks, and I pray that it is conquered in my lifetime.
@moonlitme7 жыл бұрын
Yes I know. She is also a cancer survivor.
@berniemcfadden77604 жыл бұрын
Moonlitme, you and I would have gotta along tremendously back then! The music, gettin high and hanging with good friends! Awesome times! Hope all is well with you in these uncertain Times
@SteveBrant5511 жыл бұрын
Rest In Peace, Michael Dunford. Thanks for many years of beautiful progressive rock music. Sympathies to his family, and to Annie Haslam and the other members of the band.
@michaelrocker900011 жыл бұрын
RIP Michael Dunford
@KingProgdor15 жыл бұрын
I literally get chills up and down my spine whenever I hear this song. Absolutely brilliant.
@odinspromise15 жыл бұрын
I love Renaissance and Annies voice could soothe even the most troubled of souls and Mother Russia is hands down my favorite tune of all time.
@greenwoodtea15 жыл бұрын
This is one of the great songs of th 1970s/ AWESOME!!!! I was in college when they were big!!! Great great voice.
@yankeejohn5813 жыл бұрын
I've loved this Band from the Get-Go........I heard them in 1977 or 1978.......bought their Cassette.....and wore it out listening to it!
@marlachristensen20763 жыл бұрын
Well, I cannot say I bought the Cassette. Though, I did buy the Album in 1977.
@yankeejohn5813 жыл бұрын
I've loved this Band from the Get-Go........I heard them in 1977 or 1978.......bought their Cassette.....and wore it out listening to it! Annie Haslam has the Voice that carries the Bands Acoustic Accompaniment...!
@2minstral12 жыл бұрын
1974 - 1976 were the best years for music and this is a classic! Thanks for sharing! added to the worldunitedmusicDOTblogspotDOTcom website
@gldngrl8013 жыл бұрын
One of my absolute favorite songs from them - moves to tears almost every time
@albionparish10 жыл бұрын
Just because the soviets don't exist anymore, doesn't mean the dictatorship isn't alive and thriving. This song resonates still and is as meaningful as it ever was.
@Kremlin5914 жыл бұрын
I have been in love w Annie for 30+ years. This song has very intense association. I moved to Russia.
@marlachristensen2076 Жыл бұрын
Really? You moved to Russia because of this song?
@josefnagy16974 ай бұрын
You moved to Russia? Putin’s Russia? You are insane.
@DickAllen4HOF14 жыл бұрын
I too love Annie Haslam.
@Antidogma0711 ай бұрын
Annie Haslam's voice is extraordinary
@ililyxes13 жыл бұрын
This song made me cry. I'm 20.
@loisdellapesca76615 ай бұрын
Me, too. I'm 72. Saw them in college. Makes me hurt for Navalny, too.
@basmikiemike14 жыл бұрын
breathtaking...........still play it on my thorens i love the vinyl....
@cliffcarr85698 жыл бұрын
Music and singing at the highest standard!
@robinscouse48408 жыл бұрын
Nice song, Jon Camp is just amazing!!!
@mikemasail8236 жыл бұрын
He most certainly is, but never got the recognition he deserved.
@marlachristensen20763 жыл бұрын
Oh, he is so amazing. Best Bass Player EVER!
@housed0113 жыл бұрын
I saw them live....fitfh row.....it was amazing..... mesmerizing experiance
@thealbionbands13 жыл бұрын
Al Stewart's Roads to Moscow is available on you tube
@berniemcfadden77604 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this masterpiece! I played the hell outta this album in the 70's! Annie had and still has an incredible voice! Not to mention she was Smokin Hott back on the day!💝
@progressiverocklover15 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite song of all time. Sheer beauty.
@karendouglass149211 жыл бұрын
I first heard this in 1974. Have been searching all over for it and, finally, you here! As captivating now as it was then! How it reaches into the soul and moves it! Thank you!
@gpollak3412 жыл бұрын
What a band. Saw them mid-70's. This is among my top 4 Renaissance songs (Prologue, Ocean Gypsy, Ashes are Burning are the others). Everyone should hear Annie Haslam at least once in their lives. Or John Tout for that matter. BTW, Jon Camp's bass solo on Ashes Are Burning may have been the best bass solo I ever saw live (in rock).
@jeffreylemal74323 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful voice ❤️😍
@marlachristensen2076 Жыл бұрын
omg! YOU saw Jon Camp's bass solo (7-minute solo I think) LIVE?!? How cool is that?
@davidzareski4463 Жыл бұрын
I agree. That is my favorite bass solo of all time! Annie, of course, was amazing then and is still amazing now!
@agricolaest11 жыл бұрын
My favorite Renaissance song.
@Mega1master13 жыл бұрын
Just beautifull.
@stephenmoore20918 жыл бұрын
Great song, beautiful voice
@kingofbeasts1847 жыл бұрын
The song was inspired by A. Solzhenizyn's story "One Day of Ivan Denisovich" .
@user-zn7cq1oq3q3 жыл бұрын
Yep, Solzhenitsin, who called for dropping an atomic bomb on his people
@gailgarza80333 жыл бұрын
Heartbreaking.
@NightZ2_3 жыл бұрын
@@user-zn7cq1oq3q Yeah, because that's a very honest interpretation. To make a comparison, the atomic bombs dropped in Japan saved the lives of millions of Japanese and millions of allied soldiers because the Emperor at the time was ready to never surrender. Just the bombing of Tokio and other important areas would kill many more civilians. The climate at the time made it impossible to make a big invasion so the war would take years to end. Japan would end up in a kind of hell that isn't even possible to imagine. There was no way the emperor would surrender if he could go for a war of attrition. Sometimes a nuke is better. If the US had a nuclear bomb and knew what the nazis were going to do after invading Poland do you thing dropping a nuke in Berlin would be a bad thing, compared to the alternative? Realism saves lives, hypocritical pacifism is genocidal in the long run.
@user-zn7cq1oq3q3 жыл бұрын
@@NightZ2_ And the bombing of Tokyo, where more civilians were killed than during the atomic bombing? Did they help? The reason for Japan's surrender was the defeat of the millionth Kwantung Army by the troops of the USSR. In less than a month. 640,000 Japanese prisoners. I believe that a nuclear bomb is more of an experiment and a show of strength. Do you know a man like Sir Arthur Travers Harris? Dresden is the most famous. The tactic is to kill civilians. But we got distracted. It's all about the enemy. In the war. World War. Solzhenitsyn called for the destruction of his people. This is a betrayal. Do you know this Lord Haw-Haw? The British hung him by the neck, may God have mercy on him, for the fact that he was broadcasting on the radio. And he wasn't even a British citizen.
@user-zn7cq1oq3q3 жыл бұрын
@@gailgarza8033 This is "heartbreaking", not nazi admiring traitors/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/mILNc4Ccor2kobc
@thaliadelong13176 жыл бұрын
The purest voice ever.
@pelikaaann15 жыл бұрын
Das ist Musik von einem der besten Live-Alben überhaupt...
@user-se8mi2io1v10 жыл бұрын
Аж за душу берет. Потрясающая песня.
@ellaswing12 жыл бұрын
Wow, I wish I had discovered this when I was getting into music. What a shame. They are an entity of great talent and compostions. Wow Wow Wow. Thank you for posting this This is like Moody Blues with no stigma.
@supernova775412 жыл бұрын
First heard this 1973. So good. Glad it moved you.
@legionofyuri13 жыл бұрын
Found out about this group from clicking the Random Article button on wikipedia and, being curious enough, decided to listen to one of their songs here on youtube... I fell in love almost instantly.
@maxmoishe14 жыл бұрын
Please could someone bring to us... kindness ! It´s an amazing song ! Please !
@marlachristensen20763 жыл бұрын
I just now viewed your comment and I will see what I can do.
@maxmoishe3 жыл бұрын
@@marlachristensen2076 thanks a lot... 😍
@marlachristensen2076 Жыл бұрын
To make you aware, President Putin is placing control over the Ukraine due to the fact the United States of America has been fooling young beautiful women from the Ukraine into becoming models and when they get to the United States, they are not models - they become Human Sex Trafficking Victims - pieces of TRASH! Kidnapped, Raped, Tortured, and Murdered. This is HIS hold on the Ukraine. The United States of America needs to be ASHAMED of their hidden agendas.
@josefnagy16974 ай бұрын
???
@kathystern24255 ай бұрын
Powerful
@DHudelson10 жыл бұрын
wow... that was really fabulous... gains something in the live setting.
@supernova775412 жыл бұрын
Thank you for putting this up. Lost mine years ago. Loved seeing them in 1973 at Capitol theater, awesome!
@marlachristensen2076 Жыл бұрын
Um, which Capitol theater? the one in Largo, Maryland?
@michaelrocker900011 жыл бұрын
hi Steven I have been talking to Terry Sullivan and he John Tout and Jon Camp are devastated. I only wish they would have gotten back together as they were before this. :(
@gailgarza80333 жыл бұрын
Please share stories. I found this via another KZbin song.
@porflepopnecker43769 жыл бұрын
"ROBITUSSIN" (to the tune of "Mother Russia" by Renaissance) by Porfle Popnecker Like an axe, I hack the whole night through Can't relax, I gag and spew Body's on but my mind is off Robitussin, can you hear me cough Throat is raw, feeling down and out Crusty craw, dry as a drought The TV guy, he was cured by you Robitussin, can you heal me too Ravaged by a savage cold Starving fever heat Vaporiser, nostrils flow Nothing seems to beat this flood of nasal crud I blow Red nose, lips blue Bloodshot are my flowing eyes, too Cough cough, atchoo Robitussin, I call for you Ooh ooh ... Bah dah dah dah ... Yacking from this hacking cough Feel the fever burn Consciousness fades on and off Nothing that I do can stem these reams of phlegm I churn Red nose, swine flu I'm slick with this vap-o-rub goo I gag, I spew Robitussin, I cry for you
@marlachristensen2076 Жыл бұрын
Actually, the underlying music is based on an underlying musical structure and score - classical. I cannot remember the classical composer at this point in time.
@ScottatHouseonaHill14 жыл бұрын
Perfection.
@lucalucchini9996 Жыл бұрын
Numeri 1 forever
@mikelewis338210 жыл бұрын
Lost this and many others in a flood. Beautiful.
@pelikaaann14 жыл бұрын
I think this is the best live version ....-Thank you
@druidia912 жыл бұрын
Back when lyrics told a story and were sung by a gifted talent with 5 octave range...
@marlachristensen2076 Жыл бұрын
I know! Like Five Octave range is an insane talent, isn't it? Annie's voice is like graces from heaven to me.
@alexandrkh756210 жыл бұрын
Великолепное исполнение
@rogerblackburn1017 жыл бұрын
I enjoyed it.
@tonymanero214711 жыл бұрын
Annie Haslam's wordless vocals: 5:10, and again 6:45 but Jon Camp covers it up with his vocals.
@287hernan58 жыл бұрын
excelente música relajante, y voz maravillosa de la cantante
@GauravYadav-ku5wy9 ай бұрын
❤from india
@fyrte18911 жыл бұрын
Evergreen
@user-kw4yb6pn2h2 жыл бұрын
Wow its dooooooooog
@johung78948 жыл бұрын
deep love
@halph63914 жыл бұрын
bellissima
@louisoswald9858 Жыл бұрын
Play this at 11,000 ft (treeline) in the Rockies, surprised some hikers who stayed to li😮sten to it
@narrowdeer13 жыл бұрын
I saw this great group at the end of the 70s, I believe, in Berkeley. They headlined with Al DiMeola, a bad choice, although I like Al a lot. But their music was so different and at least half of the people came for Al. So when Renaissance came on people just walked out. It was embarrassing, but I did get front row seats due to the exodus.
@gailgarza80333 жыл бұрын
Heartbreaking, but good for you.
@Vox572X13 жыл бұрын
Sooo sooo soo!!..
@thefoxtrot4212 жыл бұрын
عظمة على عظمة يا ست
@maxmoishe13 жыл бұрын
KINDNESS , could someone find or post this amazing music ?!
@herbgurl8211 жыл бұрын
I always look at them as two halves of one song. Call me crazy, but I do.
@luizcarlosjeremiasmourajer28916 жыл бұрын
COMO FALAR DE RENASSENCE SEM DIZER ÓTIMO? !!!!!! !!!!!! !!!!!!EU SOU LUIZ CARLOS DA BILLBOARD DISCOS!!!!!!! !!!!!! !!!!!!
@SeattleLA14 жыл бұрын
@Freenetnow very well-stated
@lordlondon57983 жыл бұрын
This sounds like The UK in 2020.
@budmangt211 жыл бұрын
Eat your heart out Mariah Carey
@MrDanielphenix4 жыл бұрын
Maria who ? This is the real thing, no one sings like Annie in the glanmourous rock world
@filcanman5 жыл бұрын
goddamn, RZA
@robinscouse48408 жыл бұрын
The Brits and the USA make the best music ever!!!
@omerfatihdokumac99607 жыл бұрын
They do the best rock music.
@frederickpasco76076 жыл бұрын
A few US bands made the best metal but that's it. Brits take the palm for rock. Other countries for most other styles.
@elaisagrace52324 жыл бұрын
To UnKle Vladdy, Sugar Daddy ... with LUV! 👑💖😎🧚🏻♀️
@MrEros195813 жыл бұрын
thank's ivan
@Joepepelombardo13 жыл бұрын
@cosmicrider287 great pice of music
@ScottatHouseonaHill13 жыл бұрын
@Freenetnow check out Mostly Autumn from the UK. Great stuff. They have a new singer in the past year, but she's up to the task.
@supernova775412 жыл бұрын
Why were you there? What do you know of the era?
@vovadrama8 жыл бұрын
WU-WU-WU-WU
@andrelink1511 жыл бұрын
and you?
@pelikaaann14 жыл бұрын
Annie is the best .....
@jrapantera12 жыл бұрын
I can't believe this shit came out in the 1970's ...
@autumnlove52314 жыл бұрын
SHIT?????
@Cleoleo196014 жыл бұрын
Meine Jugendzeit! Ganz nah!
@marcoalvarado270211 жыл бұрын
4 me too
@borgduck12 жыл бұрын
Your point?
@billcoop411 жыл бұрын
Yep. Especially since it's inspired by the truth.
@EvilghostNinja15 жыл бұрын
im in ur youtubezzzzzzzz, leaving comments on ur commentzzzzz!
@Pinguas19200213 жыл бұрын
Probably I'm not as healthy as I thought, I saw 3 dislikes!
@gaspode1814 жыл бұрын
I saw them in the 80s supporting Steeleye Span at the Royal Festival Hall. GOD, I was BORED. The endless piano noodling! The needless cruelty to acoustic guitars! That bloody mellatron! AARRGGHH!
@ariguzaa12 жыл бұрын
enter the wu-tang, moscow, that was crazy shit
@susanmurray76543 жыл бұрын
Her voice is UNRIVALED!!!! SORRY celine...whitney mariah etc etc
@thomasgreco2432 Жыл бұрын
I'm telling you this auntie mystery a honey Annie I'm sorry
@tutorialesjk10008 жыл бұрын
I'm here for iron maiden lml
@autodidactusplaysjrpgs76147 жыл бұрын
Remember, don't fight for socialism or worker's ownership of industry because it leads to brutal dictatorship. smh