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Donovan — Please Don't Bend
Album: Sutras
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Released: 1996
Length: 4:08
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Walking, talking along a lonely shore
With your hair blowing soft on the breeze
I do dream you into my life
Gift me your love if you please
Please don't bend my heart
Made of glass
I can't promise to be here for you
Please don't bend my heart
She said to me
I can't promise to be here, be here, be here for you
Oh what a night the moon shining bright
Your kisses are sweeter than wine
Music floats on the breeze from the town
I lead you holding your hand in mine
Now you're trembling beneath my lips
Soon I'll be gone to the south
We say nothing, we two just know
No words of woe from our mouths
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This is one of the things I love about RP. I would never have otherwise heard this gem by Donovan. One of his best, IMO.
Posted 6 months ago by lilt31    [ Reply ]
 Alastair wrote:

Please, please, please stop playing this.  One of the very few I have scored as a  1. 



It's an 8 for me so please keep playing it
Posted 7 months ago by smartn1    [ Reply ]
Please, please, please stop playing this.  One of the very few I have scored as a  1. 
Posted 8 months ago by Alastair    [ Reply ]
 Edweirdo wrote:

Huh? Cat Stevens is English, and Donovan isn't English but Scottish.


Cat Stevens is  actually Greek and Donovan is indeed Scottish. I should have said "A British Cat Steven" to satisfy the racially aware.
Posted 8 months ago by Devaplan    [ Reply ]
 Devaplan wrote:

An English Cat Stevens and every bit as unique.


Huh? Cat Stevens is English, and Donovan isn't English but Scottish.
Posted 9 months ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
timeless
Posted 9 months ago by ines.rigert    [ Reply ]
An English Cat Stevens and every bit as unique.
Posted 10 months ago by Devaplan    [ Reply ]
 firefly6 wrote:

You know that scene in "Animal House" where John Belushi grabs the guitar and smashes it against the wall?



So Pete Townshend might have listened to Donovan too much?
Posted 11 months ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of my teenage days of buying singles by mail order.
Please Do Not Bend....
Posted 11 months ago by springof63    [ Reply ]
 rgrace wrote:

Ahead of its time. Sounds like he could have recorded this now. I'm not his biggest fan, but this is so contemporary sounding it's scary.



Posted 1 year ago by Moles    [ Reply ]
I saw Donovan weeks before this album (Sutra) was released in an intimate little show at Campden Dingwalls. Beth Orton opened.
It was a great show. Donovan played every track from the album, I remembered every one of the songs, so much so that when I got the new album it all felt very familiar to me. 
Posted 1 year ago by Paddy_Hannan    [ Reply ]
 chinacat wrote:

1996. Really?  Didn't see that coming. I guess that I need to catch up with what has been up to.




Really lovely tune. I am also surprised this was released in 1996. Donovan is forever associated with Mellow Yellow for me. Still looking for some.
Posted 1 year ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
1996. Really?  Didn't see that coming. I guess that I need to catch up with what has been up to.
Posted 1 year ago by chinacat    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by Ngoziman    [ Reply ]

Posted 2 years ago by luisaa72    [ Reply ]
never cared much for Donovan back in the day, but heard this and found it had a bit more charm than expected
Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
I love my shirt!
Posted 2 years ago by mikegrinker    [ Reply ]
I can't get over how well he nails it in this, 30 years after his initial major break-through. He's such a Celtic minstrel! Having seen him in '85 and 2017, I can say that he's a one-of-a-kind Next-Level Enlightenment Booster, every time! He makes me feel as if an active participant in the magic of his fairy-tale spells, spun from his silky voice and nimble fingers. The amazing, funny stories of the '60s and '70s that he tells are all priceless, too! His music has been indispensable to me.
Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Donovan’s greatest tune
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
What I tell my iPhone every time I put it in my pocket
Posted 3 years ago by plat_    [ Reply ]
My #1 for my wife! Beautiful, heaven sent, delightfully stunning, warm at heart,even warmer soul . She’s 20 of my top ten!! Then Mark Knoffler kicks in and - ad the cheers n drawers hit home bases between their knees
Posted 3 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
 rhlrstn wrote:

Don't get me wrong, this is a great image... but it makes me wonder what kind of person thinks "you know what's missing in stock photography? a sheep wearing sunglasses and headphones with a mic" 
 

It's a metaphor. If you don't get it, go to the back of the flock.
Posted 3 years ago by Ok_Sobriquet    [ Reply ]
 dublanica wrote:
First time hearing this Donovan tune.  Another nice one from a unique and original performer.
 

Can't put it any better than that! Solid 8
Posted 3 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
 rhlrstn wrote:

Don't get me wrong, this is a great image... but it makes me wonder what kind of person thinks "you know what's missing in stock photography? a sheep wearing sunglasses and headphones with a mic" 
 
If you're into weird stock photos, you can find a lot of 'em here
Posted 4 years ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]
He was so much better than the acclaim he got at the time.
Posted 4 years ago by dublanica    [ Reply ]
 SummitPlot wrote:
In 1975, my then-girl friend and now wife went to see Donovan in concert at a medium-sized venue in London. He seemed trapped in some late 1960s hippy daze, sitting cross-legged on stage. It was just him, his guitar and too much incense. Within 20 minutes, both of us had fallen sound asleep out of sheer boredom. Fortunately, there was an intermission so we fled along with many others. Donovan will forever be a sleep-aid for the two of us. We had a similar experience with the Cowboy Junkies a few years back but didn't actually fall asleep, just fled at the intermission. Some musicians just don't know what a live performance requires.
 

And some non-musician listeners will never know how much love dedication and hours of practice  goes into a live performance. Lets hear your songs..
Posted 4 years ago by Silvervanman    [ Reply ]
Back in the mid 80's, I walked into an art supply store in Denver, CO and everyone was all a buzz. I asked what was up and the reason was Donovan was in the store shopping. I got to meet him and he was a very nice bloke. Apparently, he's also multi-talented. 
Posted 4 years ago by KeithBrofsky    [ Reply ]
Donovan has a cameo in the new Netflix short film "Have A Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics". Highly (sorry) recommended viewing . Sting and Carrie Fisher are the real stars of the show, they have some, uh, "interesting" experiences to share 

https://www.netflix.com/title/80231917
Posted 4 years ago by NeuroJoe    [ Reply ]
 rhlrstn wrote:

Don't get me wrong, this is a great image... but it makes me wonder what kind of person thinks "you know what's missing in stock photography? a sheep wearing sunglasses and headphones with a mic" 
 
And why aren't the headphones plugged in?

Posted 4 years ago by mxflash    [ Reply ]
 firefly6 wrote:
You know that scene in "Animal House" where John Belushi grabs the guitar and smashes it against the wall?

 

Ha! That made me laugh. But I still like this song anyways.
Posted 4 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
 rhlrstn wrote:

Don't get me wrong, this is a great image... but it makes me wonder what kind of person thinks "you know what's missing in stock photography? a sheep wearing sunglasses and headphones with a mic" 
 
Those that want to say something about pop music?
Posted 4 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
Great tune, great sound... so pleasant and simple. Like me :D
Posted 4 years ago by Atombender    [ Reply ]
 firefly6 wrote:
You know that scene in "Animal House" where John Belushi grabs the guitar and smashes it against the wall?

 
Now that’s funny!
Posted 4 years ago by AbileneTexas    [ Reply ]
In 1975, my then-girl friend and now wife went to see Donovan in concert at a medium-sized venue in London. He seemed trapped in some late 1960s hippy daze, sitting cross-legged on stage. It was just him, his guitar and too much incense. Within 20 minutes, both of us had fallen sound asleep out of sheer boredom. Fortunately, there was an intermission so we fled along with many others. Donovan will forever be a sleep-aid for the two of us. We had a similar experience with the Cowboy Junkies a few years back but didn't actually fall asleep, just fled at the intermission. Some musicians just don't know what a live performance requires.
Posted 5 years ago by SummitPlot    [ Reply ]
 thewiseking wrote:
saw him perform live recently. the voice is gone but the guitar playing and  stories are better than ever
 
Saw him solo within the past 4 or 5 years in a small room at Kent State.  His voice had some moments, but yes, the stories and guitar playing are simply outstanding.  He is a walking talking music history book for the 60's and 70's. 

Seen him with a full tilt band as well during the Cosmic Wheels tour and maybe another time, you know how that goes.  Love his work overall.
Posted 5 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
Always loved Donovan going back to "Sunshine Superman" days.  Nice voice; original and unique sound.  This song is quite nice and displays his maturity.
Posted 5 years ago by dublanica    [ Reply ]
Was never that deep into the Cat... but yeah groovy … a bit Celtic folk !
Herb is GOOD!
Then there was Natalie Merchant!
Posted 5 years ago by surfrider4life    [ Reply ]
First time hearing this Donovan tune.  Another nice one from a unique and original performer.
Posted 5 years ago by dublanica    [ Reply ]
This always reminds me of Starsailor's "Tie Up My Hands" which would follow on nicely from this, although maybe a grouping of those two warbling vocalists might constitute a small flock ...
Posted 5 years ago by Ben_D_Wire    [ Reply ]
Always liked Donovan from hippie, dippie daze.  Never followed his music in later years.  This is a very pretty sound!
Posted 5 years ago by dublanica    [ Reply ]
I like how he says Glass 
Posted 5 years ago by Azrica    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:

 
Don't get me wrong, this is a great image... but it makes me wonder what kind of person thinks "you know what's missing in stock photography? a sheep wearing sunglasses and headphones with a mic" 
Posted 5 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
Made me mute RP and watch shitty BBC Friday drivetime instead. Soz.
Posted 5 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
Nice to hear this and other Donovan tracks on RP - thanks Bill - UK radio stations seem to have forgotten him!  I first saw Donovan in a very small club in Belsize Park (London) must have been 1964/5!  OMG was it really that long ago!!
Posted 5 years ago by prs    [ Reply ]
I have never heard this before, and its beautiful. 
Posted 6 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
love this one, so calm, gentle and sincere
Posted 6 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Donovan in the studio...
Posted 7 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
 pfwashburn9485 wrote:
Many people won't feel the sensitivity in the song !  Connecticut,USA.
 
Today, I am one of those "many people".
Posted 7 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
saw him perform live recently. the voice is gone but the guitar playing and  stories are better than ever
Posted 7 years ago by thewiseking    [ Reply ]
 {#Meditate}  yes.  coloradojohn wrote:
This always makes me stop and think about all the times I ever let Donovan's melodic folksy wisdom and Celtic Gypsy soul-sight wash over me. Reminds me of his Syd Barrett-like masterpiece "A Flower's Gift to a Garden;" his outlook so real, so pure, and so dang Tao.

 


Posted 8 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
This always makes me stop and think about all the times I ever let Donovan's melodic folksy wisdom and Celtic Gypsy soul-sight wash over me. Reminds me of his Syd Barrett-like masterpiece "A Flower's Gift to a Garden;" his outlook so real, so pure, and so dang Tao.
Posted 8 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
{#Meditate}
Posted 8 years ago by markybx    [ Reply ]
Mellow Yellow man?
nice 
Posted 8 years ago by Skydog    [ Reply ]
This man stands for peace. Donovan haters, it's time to exit this page.
Posted 8 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
Still liking this. Pretty good lyrics, ok yeah, somwhat clichèd, but still. Nice to hear just one guitar and vocals (the intro) then, even with acoustic bass it's still a wonderfullly simple setting.

Walking, talking along a lonely shore
With your hair blowing soft on the breeze
I do dream you into my life
Gift me your love if you please

"Please don't bend my heart, made of glass
I can't promise to be here for you"
"Please don't bend my heart", she said to me
"I can't promise to be here, be here, be here for you"

 
Posted 9 years ago by BBoyes    [ Reply ]
Love.
Posted 9 years ago by onerb    [ Reply ]
Next time please play Nirvana from the same album
Posted 9 years ago by jazzdevil    [ Reply ]
Rascal wrote:  "Look up Shawn Phillips....just sayin"

I couldn't agree more, 40+ years of music and every album is an adventure. A real find for anyone wondering if there is something great out there that you may have missed.... just sayin'.
Posted 9 years ago by Michael_Dean    [ Reply ]
I can hear similarities to Agnes Obel Fuel to Fire albeit she plays piano.  Donovan was first of course :)  Message to Bill - what about a seque with these two next time?
Posted 9 years ago by Stephen_Phillips    [ Reply ]
a beautiful collection of words and thoughts, shared with strong simple music and near quiet voice      love
Posted 9 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
8 -> 9     It is so ....  affirming, to hear a fine song from Mr. Leach that he wrote long AFTER his hazy* crazy* heyday!   
        (*well, we all were {#Group-hug} )

{#Music}
Posted 10 years ago by haretic    [ Reply ]
I'm turning 57 soon and I've thought Please don't bend a few times.
Posted 10 years ago by MusiqueMusique    [ Reply ]
This guy aged well.
Posted 10 years ago by MusiqueMusique    [ Reply ]
Look up Shawn Phillips....just sayin
Posted 10 years ago by rascal    [ Reply ]
nice!  Have enjoyed this song and Donovan's gentle power for a good many years.
Great that younger listeners are discovering him.  Play more.
I'm a Nick Drake fan too but never related the two before but sure hear it now.
For me, no one tops Dylan though…scratchy voice and all.  Loved his Americana tour with Richard Thompson last summer.
And now Francis Cabrel who was just in NYC.  RP rocks!
 
Posted 10 years ago by Djoy    [ Reply ]
Kind of nice. A little too mellow.
Posted 10 years ago by david500    [ Reply ]
What a sweet PSD :) 7
Posted 11 years ago by spiggy    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:

Oh, crap - I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes. Mom loved this song (and she was a pretty tough audience.) The video isn't working (slow processor) but the music is here. Thank you, Dave. This is awesome. You totally rock.  Get another cat or two, but adopt, don't shop, okay?

Now, gotta go back and listen to that song again and again. Mom would be smiling beautifically from her sleep. Whatever happens in this uncertain future of various faiths, should we meet, I'll be sure Mom knows who the person was that gave her that song. (Uh, but I'd have to introduce her to Donovan, and I don't know him, so that might be a problem...){#Wink}


 
Donovan is Great, it is also worth while to scroll down to read some letters from the near past...
Posted 11 years ago by hayduke2    [ Reply ]
Wow - I had no idea Donovan was really that good a singer!   I'm impressed...
Posted 11 years ago by silby    [ Reply ]
just beautiful...
Posted 11 years ago by Jazbo    [ Reply ]
 bh1 wrote:
For a minute I thought this was Jethro Tull. But new Donavan? Well good.
 
Whaaa..?  Not sure how you get to Ian Anderson's vocals from Donovan, never mind the paucity of flute.  
Posted 11 years ago by xkolibuul    [ Reply ]
Love this song! Wow so surprised to see it was Donovan...I thought at first it was Cat Stevens
Posted 11 years ago by Delph    [ Reply ]
Does anyone else hear a cat in heat?  {#Beat}
Posted 11 years ago by jstrait    [ Reply ]
Didn't anyone see him on the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame concert on HBO this year?   He sounded great and for his acceptance speech he recited a poem.  Such an interesting and gentle  person he seems to be.....still beautiful .... inside and out.   Nice to hear this too.
Posted 11 years ago by musickat    [ Reply ]
I like ... off to check out the rest of the CD. I have poloroid picture I took of Donovan back stage in 1969. he still sound good here. he must be close to 70 now.
Posted 12 years ago by martinc    [ Reply ]
For a minute I thought this was Jethro Tull. But new Donavan? Well good.
Posted 12 years ago by bh1    [ Reply ]
isn't he dead yet? Deathless Delight was the only decent thing he did, and I was stoned when I decided that so even that is self doubted!
Posted 12 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
A giant frosty glass of "meh"
Posted 12 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
Never heard this before....I quite like it.
Posted 12 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
 GrannyO wrote:
Now I remember what's missing from my iTunes.  
 
Stryper?

Posted 13 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 crogers wrote:
A Donovan song that I actually like?  Huh; never thought I'd live so long. 

< blatant opinion faucet: ON >

I've always liked Nick Drake very much, an artist who's been compared to early Donovan by many - though I personally have problems with drawing too many lines between them.  However, given the obvious similarities in their vocal styles, I could never quite understand why I could really appreciate one but intensely dislike the other.  

This song has clarified it for me — it is actually well written, carefully rendered and thoughtful.  It is a song written and performed for the sake of the song and its gentle message, rather than as a showcase for the vagaries and innate peculiarites of the performer's voice.  Drake's songwriting and the exquisitely careful presentation of his work encouraged me to both respect him as an artist and sympathize with him as a flawed and hurting human being — ultimately bringing me closer to him and his art.  In contrast, Donovan's efforts, partiuclarly those from the Mellow Yellow and Hurdy Gurdy days, chafe me like the proverbial sand-in-the-swim-trunks.

In an effort to avoid further discomfort, I have successfully ignored Donovan since 1973.  Until this evening.  When I heard this song.  It is surprisingly, effortlessly Good.

Perhaps the lesson is simply that people do change.  Not just the performers, but the listeners as well.  My advice, for what it's worth, is to give them both a chance.  Take four minutes out of your busy day and really listen, with fresh ears, to something (or someONE) that has always driven you nuts.  It doesn't have to be a musician — it can even be your bitchy younger sister.  But give it that chance — you just might find that over time, both of you have found your ways when you weren't even paying attention.

I still hate Dylan though...   {#Biggrin}

< blatant opinion faucet: OFF >
YEAH, BUT WHAT DO YOU REALLY THINK?
 


Posted 13 years ago by anotherlistener    [ Reply ]
 RedGuitar wrote:

Rick Rubin has recorded several artists lately, and tries to strip their sound down to the basics - Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond, Donovan are a few.

 


Yeah, funny thing is: they all sound the same now.... Thanks, Rick! You did a "great" job.
Posted 13 years ago by eltom    [ Reply ]
 CoYoT51 wrote:
Good to mention that Rick Rubin produced this album, Bill!
When Rick Rubin gets involved, it's good.
Well... I'm a Rubin too. I couldn't be less subjective. :)
 
Rick Rubin has recorded several artists lately, and tries to strip their sound down to the basics - Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond, Donovan are a few.

Posted 13 years ago by RedGuitar    [ Reply ]
I'm working at the computer and RP is quietly in the background...
suddenly I sense Donovan is singing... a new song!  (For me anyway)
Very Nice, Very pleasant surprise.


Posted 13 years ago by tphord    [ Reply ]
 crogers wrote:
A Donovan song that I actually like?  Huh; never thought I'd live so long. 

< blatant opinion faucet: ON >

I've always liked Nick Drake very much, an artist who's been compared to early Donovan by many - though I personally have problems with drawing too many lines between them.  However, given the obvious similarities in their vocal styles, I could never quite understand why I could really appreciate one but intensely dislike the other.  

This song has clarified it for me — it is actually well written, carefully rendered and thoughtful.  It is a song written and performed for the sake of the song and its gentle message, rather than as a showcase for the vagaries and innate peculiarites of the performer's voice.  Drake's songwriting and the exquisitely careful presentation of his work encouraged me to both respect him as an artist and sympathize with him as a flawed and hurting human being — ultimately bringing me closer to him and his art.  In contrast, Donovan's efforts, partiuclarly those from the Mellow Yellow and Hurdy Gurdy days, chafe me like the proverbial sand-in-the-swim-trunks.

In an effort to avoid further discomfort, I have successfully ignored Donovan since 1973.  Until this evening.  When I heard this song.  It is surprisingly, effortlessly Good.

Perhaps the lesson is simply that people do change.  Not just the performers, but the listeners as well.  My advice, for what it's worth, is to give them both a chance.  Take four minutes out of your busy day and really listen, with fresh ears, to something (or someONE) that has always driven you nuts.  It doesn't have to be a musician — it can even be your bitchy younger sister.  But give it that chance — you just might find that over time, both of you have found your ways when you weren't even paying attention.

I still hate Dylan though...   {#Biggrin}

< blatant opinion faucet: OFF >
  "Like!"


Posted 13 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
The cellist on this CD is a dear friend of mine. To have her play in my living room is a treat and an honor. And boy does she have great stories! {#Sunny}
Posted 13 years ago by fingerpin    [ Reply ]
Stunningly boring.
Posted 13 years ago by bostonbeerguy    [ Reply ]
A Donovan song that I actually like?  Huh; never thought I'd live so long. 

< blatant opinion faucet: ON >

I've always liked Nick Drake very much, an artist who's been compared to early Donovan by many - though I personally have problems with drawing too many lines between them.  However, given the obvious similarities in their vocal styles, I could never quite understand why I could really appreciate one but intensely dislike the other.  

This song has clarified it for me — it is actually well written, carefully rendered and thoughtful.  It is a song written and performed for the sake of the song and its gentle message, rather than as a showcase for the vagaries and innate peculiarites of the performer's voice.  Drake's songwriting and the exquisitely careful presentation of his work encouraged me to both respect him as an artist and sympathize with him as a flawed and hurting human being — ultimately bringing me closer to him and his art.  In contrast, Donovan's efforts, partiuclarly those from the Mellow Yellow and Hurdy Gurdy days, chafe me like the proverbial sand-in-the-swim-trunks.

In an effort to avoid further discomfort, I have successfully ignored Donovan since 1973.  Until this evening.  When I heard this song.  It is surprisingly, effortlessly Good.

Perhaps the lesson is simply that people do change.  Not just the performers, but the listeners as well.  My advice, for what it's worth, is to give them both a chance.  Take four minutes out of your busy day and really listen, with fresh ears, to something (or someONE) that has always driven you nuts.  It doesn't have to be a musician — it can even be your bitchy younger sister.  But give it that chance — you just might find that over time, both of you have found your ways when you weren't even paying attention.

I still hate Dylan though...   {#Biggrin}

< blatant opinion faucet: OFF >


Posted 13 years ago by crogers    [ Reply ]
Love it love it!!!!!!!!!!!!
But then I have always thought that Donovan is one of the greatest singer songwriters ever. I want this song! It came out in 1996 .. Why wasn't it ever played? God bless RP now I'm living in musical heaven everyday I am tuned in to this brilliant radio station
Posted 13 years ago by Mojoboy    [ Reply ]

Great to hear something from this album again. I think I own it, or did at some point... Have to go dig it up.  These songs are real slow burners, but hearing this again after over a decade, I find that they build to a pretty intense burn.


Posted 13 years ago by roulleau    [ Reply ]
Now I remember what's missing from my iTunes.  
Posted 13 years ago by GrannyO    [ Reply ]
Good to mention that Rick Rubin produced this album, Bill!
When Rick Rubin gets involved, it's good.
Well... I'm a Rubin too. I couldn't be less subjective. :)
Posted 14 years ago by CoYoT51    [ Reply ]
 DaveInVA wrote:

Here is the YouTube video of that song you are looking for. It was recorded in '72 and released in '73 as a single with its "B" side being "Earth Sign Man". It also did come out on side 2 of "Cosmic Wheels" in '73. It was later released on the CD "Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976 (disc 2)"

 
Oh, crap - I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes. Mom loved this song (and she was a pretty tough audience.) The video isn't working (slow processor) but the music is here. Thank you, Dave. This is awesome. You totally rock.  Get another cat or two, but adopt, don't shop, okay?

Now, gotta go back and listen to that song again and again. Mom would be smiling beautifically from her sleep. Whatever happens in this uncertain future of various faiths, should we meet, I'll be sure Mom knows who the person was that gave her that song. (Uh, but I'd have to introduce her to Donovan, and I don't know him, so that might be a problem...){#Wink}

Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
Okay - for all you audiophiles out there - I hope you can help me!  I heard a song by Donovan in about 1972 or 1973. It was called "I Like You." It had strings, and it made me laugh and cry and dance. (No, I wasn't on drugs then - that came after high school.)  My late mom and dad both loved classical music, and when I first heard "I Like You," I knew it was a song they'd both love (and one of very few songs on which we could agree.)  FINALLY, it came on the radio, and I yelled for Mom and Dad to listen.  I turned it up, and watched Mom's face go from skeptical to dreamy.  Dad, of course, was stoic, but I could see in his eyes that he liked it.

It was from the album "Cosmic Wheels," but when I go to various places to see if there's a "listen" link, the song list for the album is completely different! WTF?  This is a pic of the original cover:



Anyway, all I want is to find a link that will let me listen to this song again, so I can have some closure.

Thanks.  We now return you to your regularly-scheduled hootenanny, already in progress.
 
Here is the YouTube video of that song you are looking for. It was recorded in '72 and released in '73 as a single with its "B" side being "Earth Sign Man". It also did come out on side 2 of "Cosmic Wheels" in '73. It was later released on the CD "Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976 (disc 2)"

Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]

speaks to me...


Posted 14 years ago by soulcollision    [ Reply ]
His voice sounds too affected for my taste.
Posted 14 years ago by nerakdon    [ Reply ]
i love this song. i thought the rest of the album was very forgettable, but this song stood out.
Posted 14 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
REAL GREAT! STUNNED!

PS
OUR DONOVAN...?

PPS
Really-really?

...and "bad" general RP-rating! Why...?

RICK RUBIN!! Fantastic idea!!!

 
Hi, SR - in response to your e-mail..... I never found the song. I followed the link you provided (THANK YOU!) My computer is rather lame - very old, and limps around the Internet.  I'll keep trying, of course.  Meanwhile, you asked that I post here, and so I have. {#Mrgreen} I appreciate your help - that song has been haunting me for years, and I'll probably end up buying the remixed/remastered/reduxed CD on eBay...{#Rolleyes}

Also - I've tried to send music for RP review, but again - this computer is wonderful and I love her, but she's old, like me. We don't move too fast these days. Maybe that's a good thing. {#Sunny}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Okay - for all you audiophiles out there - I hope you can help me!  I heard a song by Donovan in about 1972 or 1973. It was called "I Like You." It had strings, and it made me laugh and cry and dance. (No, I wasn't on drugs then - that came after high school.)  My late mom and dad both loved classical music, and when I first heard "I Like You," I knew it was a song they'd both love (and one of very few songs on which we could agree.)  FINALLY, it came on the radio, and I yelled for Mom and Dad to listen.  I turned it up, and watched Mom's face go from skeptical to dreamy.  Dad, of course, was stoic, but I could see in his eyes that he liked it.

It was from the album "Cosmic Wheels," but when I go to various places to see if there's a "listen" link, the song list for the album is completely different! WTF?  This is a pic of the original cover:



Anyway, all I want is to find a link that will let me listen to this song again, so I can have some closure.

Thanks.  We now return you to your regularly-scheduled hootenanny, already in progress.


Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
REAL GREAT! STUNNED!

PS
OUR DONOVAN...?

PPS
Really-really?

...and "bad" general RP-rating! Why...?

RICK RUBIN!! Fantastic idea!!!

Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Cool... haven't heard Donovan in years. takes me back to a time when my only concerns were petrol for my bike and a splif for the evening :)
Posted 14 years ago by Limpopoking    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:

Get that Bill? Please play Shawn Phillips on RP......its a must!
 
You guys all know he played on many Donovan songs right? That's why you were reminded?

Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
 rickhoran wrote:


agreed.
 

Yes! Please play some Shawn!
Posted 15 years ago by Aud    [ Reply ]
This was written for the movie "The Graduate" but never used..original title was "Please don't bend over in front of me Mrs Robinson"
Posted 15 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
Donovan using his best sheep voice. Not to bad  a song though.
Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
Shawn Phillips would be nice. Haven't heard his stuff since the 70's.
Posted 15 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
I vote for some some Shawn Phillips as well. Any music from Second Contribution would be good.

Posted 15 years ago by rabaak    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:

Get that Bill? Please play Shawn Phillips on RP......its a must!
 

agreed.
Posted 15 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
 Shesdifferent wrote:

Get that Bill? Please play Shawn Phillips on RP......its a must!
 

{#Yes}
Posted 15 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
This is a world away from "Hurdy Gurdy" and "Mellow Yellow" — I really like it.
Posted 15 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
 Gweniviere wrote:
This always reminds me of Shawn Phillips.
 
Get that Bill? Please play Shawn Phillips on RP......its a must!
Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
You know that scene in "Animal House" where John Belushi grabs the guitar and smashes it against the wall?

Posted 15 years ago by firefly6    [ Reply ]
undeniable talent is undeniable.
Posted 15 years ago by dBdwg    [ Reply ]
I got so sick of Donovan, overplayed in the 60's and early 70's...I was stunned to hear this beautiful piece.  A "9" from me, and I would never have believed it.
Posted 15 years ago by steuss    [ Reply ]
such a great song.  Had to move it up to a 9.  _Very_ nicely followed up by Kan'Nal's Space Child I think
Posted 15 years ago by Wizzuvvoz    [ Reply ]
This always reminds me of Shawn Phillips.
Posted 15 years ago by Gweniviere    [ Reply ]
ch83575 wrote:
I am really sick of this song.  Perhaps once every 5 or 6 years would be ok, but it is way overplayed here.
See, you live in a big world, fellow Earth creature.  Don't assume anything.  First time I've heard it.  Top-notch.


Posted 15 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
I've heard this so many times on RP and somehow never checked the track info! RP: Helping you discover artists you already knew existed. Now I have to go check out more of his music.
Posted 15 years ago by tomis    [ Reply ]
 Aegean wrote:

"Wimpiness" as a criterion for judging music!  Wow!!!  So, we should look to prisons and the WWF for really good rock?  {#Rolleyes}

Americans call themselves a Christian people...  in other words, followers of the divine wimp!  So, would we say "great philosophy, negated by wimpiness"?  {#Hand}

 
I've spent a bit of time looking at your comment and can only conclude it's some American thing.

Out here in the rest of the world, where we have low incarceration rates and the WWE (the World Wildlife Federation kicked their pansy asses in court) is a joke, I guess we're a little less, um, touchy.

Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
 keller1 wrote:
I'm hot and cold on Donovan (great melodies negated by wimpiness) but this is a decent tune.

6.
 
"Wimpiness" as a criterion for judging music!  Wow!!!  So, we should look to prisons and the WWF for really good rock?  {#Rolleyes}

Americans call themselves a Christian people...  in other words, followers of the divine wimp!  So, would we say "great philosophy, negated by wimpiness"?  {#Hand}

Posted 15 years ago by Aegean    [ Reply ]