Richard & Linda Thompson - A Heart Needs A Home

[@selewachm]

It's wonderful to be part of a small community that loves this music. I'm 70 and have love them since day one.

[@robinzachary9355]

My husband and I sang this song at our wedding 25 years ago. We were obsessed with Richard and Linda when we first got together and wanted to be just like them. We are still singing together after all these years.

[@prabinprabin5490]

Beautiful story

[@robinzachary9355]

@@prabinprabin5490 thank you!

[@waves_of_fear]

Wonderful

[@lbowsk]

I hope you're both good vocalists because that could have been an epic train wreck for your guests! ;)

[@robinzachary9355]

@@lbowsk thanks for the snarky reply! We are no Richard and Linda, but we're not bad either.

[@michellenoble6145]

I always felt Linda didn't really get the recognition she deserved for her voice...

[@billking8843]

She said in a recentish interview that she loved being a darling of the music critics and didn't care about not having hit records.

[@dhutton77]

I first heard her a long, long time ago, singing along with Sandy Denny on the The Bunch record on the song The Loco-motion, which is a great version of that song.

[@PaulMcCaffreyfmac]

I don't know why I listen to this bloody song. I always cry.

[@billking8843]

It takes you deep in. Richard Thompson picks up a guitar but God plays. And Linda's singing is every bit as good as his playing.

[@adandap]

That's exactly why you listen to it.

[@raydavison4288]

I am reminded that we were all young & bright shining beings once upon a time. 🌈💖

[@paulbradshaw303]

Beautiful words my friend, a wistful and honest song

[@garyreece5172]

We remain so

[@YupIknowthatfeeling]

I don't even have words for how deeply beautiful her singing is....like something from heaven ❤❤

[@paulbradshaw303]

Agree, she has a timeless beauty and clarity of phrasing that is truly astonishing

[@YupIknowthatfeeling]

@@paulbradshaw303 💕💕

[@markstanley2539]

This is an example of why film and sound recordings were such important inventions. we will always have this moment in time.

[@stevelinley1073]

I first met this song about 40 years ago, and it still moves me like a fresh open wound.

[@bristolfashion4421]

What a combination - his song-writing ability and the deftness of his guitar playing and her fabulous voice. Solid Gold… bless them both

[@chokkan7]

I'm a hard-hearted old bastard, but this surely brought a tear to my eye...

[@jhankri]

This is a song that really demonstrates what a fantastic songwriter Richard Thompson is. I see him live every chance I get. Unfortunately I've never had the priviledge of seeing Linda live.

[@williamandrews4251]

Loyalty one of the greatest forgotten principles in the West.This songs expressed the Beauty of Loyalty,hopefully it makes a return.

[@railwaystationmaster]

The 40 years that have now passed since this recording have done little to diminish its impact, a feat few can achieve , and even fewer seldom get this close to perfection ,

[@paulbradshaw303]

Deep artistry from the two of them . Quicksilver captured on film. Richard wrote such emotive imagery in his songs. Such a shame the songs are not more widely known. Simply beautiful. Linda looking and sounding amazing

[@terrykilshaw8970]

Give it more time. Songs as good as this will keep being discovered by new generations.

[@grnlkr]

One of the most hauntingly beautiful songs of all time.

[@City2x]

I Agreed wholeheartedly

[@derekbiggerstaff]

Linda's recorded performances from back then have stood the test of time better than her contemporaries. She sings like the song is more important than the performance, but at the same time she is making it technically spot on.

[@Nick051967]

It’s close to 40 years since I first heard this song - and it still blows me away

MAGIC!!! My favorite song from Richard and Linda Thompson!!! HAPPY (68th) BIRTHDAY, LINDA!!! (born 23 August 1947)

[@lennono1980]

the worlds no place when your on your own.................. beautiful. wicked song.

[@huwzebediahthomas9193]

Still magic. 1975 blimey, how time flies..

[@billcbren]

Linda not only has an incredible voice, but she has those classic English looks. So beautiful.

[@ardconnel]

Indeed - but she's Scottish!

[@billcbren]

She was born in London and spent six years there and then moved to Glasgow. I don't know whether her heritage is Scots.

[@ardconnel]

Bill Brennan I do believe her parents were Scottish, and she was certainly brought up in Glasgow. I knew her brother, actor Brian Pettifer, well known for his role in the Rab C Nesbit series. You just can't get any more Scottish than he was!

[@gaconnochie]

Bill Brennan Linda's mother was Scottish and she spent most of her youth in Scotland. Richard's father was Scottish but as far as I know he lived in England all his youth

[@dianedurand3680]

Well then... classic United Kingdom looks! She is a beauty.

[@IvanLendl87]

About as great as music gets. One of the all-time greatest guitarists/songwriters with one of the all-time greatest vocalists singing a classic.

[@johnbarry1965]

The World's no place when you're on your own..A heart needs a home.Beautiful sentiment and beautiful performance!

[@martinevans123]

breath-takingly jaw-droppingly stunningly beautiful

[@thundergrace]

this song makes me cry!😥

[@pljms]

I so loved listening to this woman sing I once compiled a cassette of all her solo performances from the albums she recorded with Richard Thompson and used to play it every evening after I got home from work to chill out to.

[@YupIknowthatfeeling]

What a wonderful idea, that must have been blissful 😊❤

[@johndaniels1923]

Richard and Linda were just magical together saw them in 1980 at Theatre Royal in Stratford East London they were magical Especially on Dimming of the Day

[@79SteelyMatt]

"Tongues talk fire and eyes cry rivers-" one of my favorite lines ever from a totally magic song

[@dougmphilly]

among richard's best lines ever.

[@hanssvoboda]

79steelymatt Unfortunately followed by the ethnic slur "Indian givers"......

[@123thof]

hanssvoboda I doubt he'd say it now.

[@tomokra]

+hanssvoboda what a silly a**hole comment to make ... with the benefit of living 30 + years in the future you can snidely comment on what seems dated about the lyrics ... such a clever lad ...

[@hanssvoboda]

Really? I'm almost as old as Richard and I knew all about how wrong that phrase was even more than 30 years ago, so right back at you.

[@michaelransom]

I have watched this about 20 times at least this evening and for some reason I cant help clicking the replay button.

[@effinog]

Her beauty is captivating.

[@OWR0406]

Linda Thompson, beautiful woman, beautiful voice ❤

[@lyonslaforet]

I'm totally moved by the musical wonders Richard & Linda Thompson did together!

[@annmarielundstrom1346]

I love this song. I keep playing it over and over again.

[@billking8843]

What man in control of his faculties would walk out on Linda Thompson? Glad they get along these days.

[@deflydoesit7292]

What insight to a beautiful souls song to sign along thank you Richard Thompson

[@j1948via]

Heart rending...Linda's voice is right in my range and what a delight to sing with her on this song :-)

[@vampireducks1622]

Her voice is perfection.

[@viviennelester9939]

Linda's phrasing is outstanding.

[@paulafay8551]

Genius. utterly beautiful.

[@manlyduckling]

One of the greatest singers these isles ever produced

[@JohnGauld]

A wonderful song. It has everything.

[@waynenightrunner]

Absolutely incredible ❤

[@Carlos12330]

Truly magical !

[@markhoffman2237]

This is one of the most heartbreaking songs ever written. It gets me every time.

[@alexnightingale2040]

This made me cry

[@pwwatson8888]

Yes. Indeed.

[@alistairewen9558]

Machiavelli 2050 it still does to me.

[@pihoihoi]

A heart needs a home... but it will only find that home in itself...

[@rigelmoon9030]

Like a refreshing, ice-cold drink from a mountain stream on a hot day. Simple, delicious and very satisfying . This is from "The Old Gray Whistle Test", the greatest music show of all time.

[@Ghoopty]

The beauty of this made me cry.

[@grimmmunro2279]

73 and still love thier music,memories of a love that got away!😢😊

[@matthewquinn1964]

love this,a beautiful song .............lonely people of the world ,wake up before its too late

[@ClaireBoswell]

My favourite song of theirs along with Dimming of The Day and every other song they ever made!!!! what a beautiful performance!! Lovely 5*****

[@rootindogg]

Love the understated menace of the presenter

[@boosh90]

This has made me laugh a startling number of times now. Great work

[@michellenoble6145]

Lol, he was always known as Whispering Bob (Bob Harris)

[@gwynnielsen5081]

This is a beautiful song. It is nice to see a husband/wife duo. I collaborate with my very young cousin, but it is definitely not the same.

[@StormyTunes]

So glad to have finally found this song. So good.

[@deanbevis1333]

fantastic beautiful song...

[@captbanjo1]

What's so right about this is what's so wrong with so much music today: two voices and one guitar and stunning beauty!

[@Anzevuil]

This song sung and played by R&L will always make me cry and break my heart. This is from someone who will likely (like millions on this planet) be alone... no one who will love, the inability to love back... If a heart is broken, then where would the home be? That will always be a personal question.

[@stephenhudson7039]

For June my love of 41 years & wife of 40 years. ❤️🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@misstreebird]

What a truly beautiful song, wonderfully sung.

[@CartoonEtc]

Nothing wrong with coming to appreciate a great artist late in the day. Great art is always gaining new fans. Glad to have your fresh perspective.

[@PatMo1888]

My goodness - I'd forgotten about this song. Laden with irony given how they ended up - beautiful none the less.

[@StormyDay]

This is so incredibly beautiful and painful.

[@finnio9094]

My god Perfection

[@samuelsimmons8078]

I had a double DVD of the "best" of Whistle Test. Why this wasn't on there I'll never know. Only just discovered this song today. Truely beautiful.

[@heavybreizhad]

I have the four-disc boxset and it is included. A very haunting performance

[@Trencomtrink]

Samuel Simmons it's on a follow up cd check it out

[@dlphcoracl9645]

This is from a performance on the British (BBC) telly program The Old Grey Whistle Test (TOGWT) which ran from 1971-1988. It had an uncanny knack of finding and featuring superb artists before they became better known or artists who SHOULD have been better known. For a treat, look on KZbin for the TOGWT performances from Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music in their earlier days with Brian Eno.

[@MrPatbrock]

Tough exposed song, done with beautiful ease

[@FredGumbo1]

a staggering work - truely great music

[@EdLuhrs]

Yes, but sometimes it is possible to get carried away with better and best, especially watching this. She is one among the greats. The ways Linda does "Withered and Died" is another really beautiful thing.

[@woody317900]

i saw them in concert in 1975 or 1997 a long time ago so not sure somewhere in the midlands and they were wonderful. Richard has always been a hero of mine.

[@daf827]

This song slays me every time I hear it. Beautiful and heart-wrenching.

[@maltesetony9030]

In addition to having a great voice, Linda Thompson had great cheekbones & a lovely dimple in her chin! Oh, and Richard was (& still is) a fabulous guitar virtuoso.

[@kinnonkerr6532]

what a beautiful sound they are both amazing lots of love Kinnon.

[@StephenRenaut-Evans]

Simply wonderful

[@rich836]

absolutely stunning, thanks for sharing!

[@whatnots]

This is the best video in the internets.

[@talstory]

what a voice

[@tonifrancis2189]

melts me.

[@Spamcan81]

Quite beautiful.

[@ettajames2luv]

It's been so long since I've heard this song. Like seeing an old friend. I forgot I much I loved it, until I heard it again.

[@markgardner1020]

Beautiful song beautifully performed. Witn the bonus that, 15 seconds in, you've completely forgotten about Whisperin' Bob

[@frederickj.7702]

Sheer perfection.

[@kevinsullivan7713]

beautiful song.. thanks for posting!

[@mirrorblue100]

They nailed it every time.

[@ParcelOfRogue]

Utter simplicity, perfection and sheer class

[@luciabernreiter8483]

Beautiful song

[@maurrod]

Thank you for sharing this precious moment ❤️❤️

[@peterbrien7202]

I wish she could still sing Such a terrible thing to happen to such a talented singer I was at the RAH earlier this year and she came on and did some back vocals and I don’t mind saying I shed a tear 😢

[@TheNigelr]

This is totally, absolutely AWESOME!

[@heytheregeorgeygirl]

How I love Whispering Bob!

[@thewatcher7239]

Wow - I know Richard's an outstanding guitarist - but this number with his wife is a real gem.

[@sallymajer1854]

This song makes me cry. Sheer brilliance

[@City2x]

Absolute perfection.

[@Feedurehed]

This is such a pleasure! Thank you for the post x

[@MCobbjr]

Jeez they're forever amazing! All the clips from this show are incredible. Heartsrings!

[@domhuckle]

What great delivery. Everyone on TV should aspire to the hosts level

[@williammorris1]

arghh! i cry every time i listen to it...so so so so beautiful!

[@richard623]

Wonderful music from a beautiful couple ❤️

[@Boviss1Bovis]

It is wonderful that artists evolve and develop over time - you couldnt ever quarrel with a song of RT's he is such a craftsman songwriter and his playing is so fine - Must confess that my favourite era for him is from Liege and Lief up to First Light. The furious collaborations with Swarbrick and then the spiritual desolation/searching and then the reigious-tune-as-lovesong (which is an old tradition in Sufi Islam) Planet Waves to Street Legal is a similar peak IMO - the raw true stuff.

[@barrywilson5563]

Just wonderful

[@krdiehl]

still love her she has the passion

[@pablosoliz465]

Hermosa cancion❤❤❤