Richard Thompson plays "Crazy Man Michael"

[@JoelFinkel]

This is such a brilliant song. I've loved it for decades.

[@paulmca8514]

Richard Thompson is a genius, his guitar playing is stunning, especially acoustic. He has written so many amazing songs and yet he is not well known, go and see him live if you get the chance, he is very witty and humble.

[@guywolff]

SO much power is this sad sad story .. Richard wrote this after a van crash on the way home from a gig .In the crash his girl friend Jeannie Franklyn and the bands drummer both died .. It took him years before he could touch this song himself ...Many good wishes to him . Life is most defiantly perilous.. A very hard thing to find out at 19 ..

[@commontater8630]

Wow, I never made the connection between the van crash and this song. Makes sense.

[@giuseppeplaitano1177]

No word for this...Absolutely magic.

[@coolshot3934]

This version is stunning. I have always loved the Fairport version with Sandy singing it, and I still have it on vinyl, but this is so deep and so moving.

[@lindsayheywood7195]

Not to mention Swarb's fiddle on their Fairport version - just gorgeous! This version is really beautiful, especially the guitar.

[@kra147durham]

RT was 19 years old when he wrote those lyrics. mind = blown

[@paddyeejit1954]

Kay Alexander holy crap!

[@mikesaunders4775]

A magical rendition from a master musician.

[@nbenefiel]

I saw Fairport at Glastonbury fair in 71. They had the entire crowd doing English round dances.

[@alfgilzean3362]

An excellent version of this very beautiful song. Thank you Richard.

[@annhickey999]

makes me so sad , also makes me so happy forty years after I heard sandy sing it .didn,t think anyone else could touch me the way richard does, sings it with so much feeling its just magic .thank you richard .

[@pentangle4444]

Ann... agree.. this piece along with Farewell Farewell were so powerfully done by Sandy... got to see Sandy perform twice in my life.. around 1972/73 timeframe. played it both together on my college radio show so long ago and towards the end of my show around 5 am..as signoff themes

[@torvilasulvstle362]

Natalie Merchant has the best version

[@commontater8630]

Sandy Denny with FC pinned the song to the firmament, but this rendition rides right up alongside. Thank you!!!

[@sgtpepper2469]

Yes, to the firmament is right

[@marceloguimaraes7608]

A true masterpiece

[@WorkingPoorFilms]

An early song that became one of his best solo numbers. Perfect.

[@cheekyluc6561]

formi-formidable!💚

[@scottdavison1420]

A truly great song. Violence against other living creatures and bringing death into the world is always, whether we are aware at the time or not, violence against ourselves and also the antithesis of life and love. William Blake expressed this concept, along with others, in his poem "Auguries of Innocence." ------ "A Skylark wounded in the wing/ A Cherubim does cease to sing....."

[@marceloguimaraes7608]

Great Scott, You are a wise man. Beatiful words, touch my heart...

[@Estrategia27]

Hola amigo. Es una de las canciones más hermosas q' he escuchado. Gracias.😎👍

[@philc1402]

Brilliant........ just plain bloody brilliant!

[@chromaticstatic568]

Probably the most metal song that isn’t metal. What a great version of it. 🤘

[@Diecastclassicist]

My favorite. Thanks.

[@babyfranz1]

Magnificent.

[@danielmacleod3766]

Brilliant

[@saskiamolin]

Beautiful song!!! I knew it sung by sandy denny, but this is also so beautiful, thank you

[@sjsjay]

Beautiful

[@nedpike2186]

Sandy is singing through him, and I'm sure he knows that.

[@troygaspard6732]

The last song off the legendary Fairport Convention album Liege and Leaf.

[@lindsayheywood7195]

And one of the most gorgeous songs ever written.

[@samajier2566]

Nice song

[@gailyb]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@convincedquaker]

❤️🙏🏼😇

[@martinevensen406]

Briljant

[@mcriff422]

Thanks for posting this, very haunting and intimate version. From...? Just curious.

[@michaelthomsen1797]

+mcriff From the "Walking On a Wire 1969-2009" box set.

[@michaelthomsen1797]

No, sorry... from the OTHER box: "RT: The Life and Music of Richard Thompson"

[@vanhelsing9342]

He must have been born with a guitar in his hands.

[@michaeldevaney5728]

I still believe sandy dennys version is the best i I have ever ever heard but Richards version is definitely very good ie Richards voice is definitely good but their are 1000s of voices equally as good

[@VoluntaristJAM]

It's nice to hear him singing his own song though....

[@samlelowitch]

Not exactly uplifting but excellent.

[@DrMontague]

Oh but no singer can match Sandy Denny's version!

[@rca88]

@paddyeejit1954 @kra147durham His eyes they are sane, and his speech it is plain That's the line that just knocks me out. A devastating story. I've seen RT more times than any other musician, but I've never seen him do this. @guywolff thanks for the connection to the van crash, i never knew that