Donovan's tender, caring, tone of voice and his respectful, loving words were such a revelation for us hippie women when he first came on music scene. Not even a hint of machismo! His example inspired other men to express their sweetness and sensitivity, and inspired women to receive egalitarian love.
Thank you so much for this, @Alicia Bay Laurel. He’s still one of my musical and cultural heroes, but I’d almost forgotten how important this aspect of Donovan was for me as a teenage flower child trying to find my path in the bewildering world of relationships.😵💫
People like Donovan defined the spirit of that period in our history. The ideas and beliefs of the time affected many of us and I don't understand why it didn't endure.
He is still wonderful! Unlike so many of his generation and status, he never sold out. Still an eco-troubadour poet. Go seek him out at Faerieworlds & Faeriecon, at PORTL or here on TH-cam.
This comment section is just about the most sincere comment section I've ever seen. It makes me feel a nostalgia for s time I wasn't even born for. I wish u could've experienced those great years of the 60s and 70s. Sadly I'm only 17 and good music like this isn't made anymore but I will always appreciate these songs.
Interesting comment for one so young. I was 17 in 1968. It was a magical decade. I believe it has a resonance (vibration) with events in 1863 100 before.
This song is my wife Mary Jane and mine, i learned the song in 1971 to impress her with what i thought would be impossible to have, "HER" MY MARY JANE, GOING ON 54 years, i definately thought " AH BUT I MIGHT AS WELL TRY AND CATCH THE WIND" Now i know just how luck i had been to not only catch her, but be with her 54 and counting! So if you think its imposible, just remember she was thinking catching me would be imposible, Thank you with great respect to you and ours "DONOVEN!
Donovan had an other worldly quality to him. Have loved his music from day one. I was born in the fifties and am so glad I was because we had some great artists in the sixties. Thank heavens for You Tube
Beautiful Donovan. I loved this song from the moment I first heard it as a girl and times were so innocent; the world was so different then. I remember hearing this song on a pop station and became a fan from that moment on. This song so lovely, full of woe and tenderness. Donovan has always been my favourite male folk singer. So wonderful to see him in concert many times over the years, last time was in Monterey, California.
An amazing clip of an extremely under-rated and under-appreciated artist. Though I was born in 1957, I have an older sister who shared her music with me. I grew up in the '60's and '70's. The music of the '60's was incredible. Thank you, sis, for opening up your world to me!
Gayla Smith you are absolutely right Gayla. I grew up in US and Europe in 60s and 70s and not only was the music was incredibly great, it was also a big part of our lives. It shaped it. It United us. Much like social media does with young people today.
it brings me a great sadness knowing that my favorite voices are fading into obscurity, never for me to meet beyond a speaker... many old and dying, or dead.. all I want is a time machine
Totally genius , very under-valued top musician, hard to imagine recorded over 40 years ago , basically sung raw , without shed loads of sound equipment , respect to the man . wish I had 1 % of his genius , :-)
@@rsands9 I thought the same thing. IIRC it was around the time that cd's were making the scene that albums (or cds) were $7. $4 was even kind of high in '64.
As an old man, I appreciate each era I have lived, but, there is but one place in time that I was truly alive. In my mind I visit there often. It's the only way I can try and catch the wind.
The most beautiful and touching song He's a great singer love all his songs And his got a beautiful voice I got tears in my eyes lol What do you admire most about this man?😊
Yours is the best comment on in this thread. No trying to dress it up with something, just recognizing it is another version of his popular song that had so much radio play in those days. As much as I liked the original version, hearing this one is a real treat. Like you said, beautiful.
I was in a shop today and this song was playing. I was listening and knew it to be a song from when I was much younger and then I remembered the artist's name! I asked the lady behind the counter if this was Donovan singing, and she had to look at the playlist to confirm. I can hardly remember yesterday but I remembered this song and Donovan and I doubt I have heard either for a very long time. I'm in my late 60's now and this bought back so many nostalgic memories, and I had to come home and listen to more of Donovan
He is wonderful...I saw him in Edmonton in the late 70's wearing that very same shirt and his guitar with the stars on it. He had named his guitar....but I can't remember what he called it.
perfect. It was another time, folks. A gentler, more thoughtful, more socially connected time (in real ways, not media-generated ways) Lots of women loved this young man and he loved a few back.
The people of his generation were lucky to have seen and heard him sing. The music of today doesn't have the substance as the music of yester years. I envy my parents.
Jo-Ann Isom: We used to have a blast ,"Trying to catch the wind!!" Donovans music will always be so tender and sweet but as soon as you hear it you are transported straight back to how far out it used to be!!!! We were SO lucky to be able to dig those days!!!! SO RIGHTEOUS....
This song mesmerizes me....it is such a pure rendition.....God bless us all....I dedicate this to my Ukrainian lady who blesses me with complete love every day...God bless you Elya! Love, Bobby Let us try to catch wind......
To add to Jo Bodley's comment-- Memories of good times long ago are what makes an aged hippy happy. Preserve your memories, there all that's left you. P.Simon.
Britains Donovan inducted to Rock Hall of Fame in 2012 (finally !) CLEVELAND Donovan, a folksy British singer-songwriter once labeled "the new Dylan," has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Overlooked by voters in previous years, Donovan has finally been saluted for his accomplishments as a gifted lyricist and musician. Born Donovan Leitch, he blended poetry into folk songs and scored a string of hits in the 1960s with "Sunshine Superman," "Mellow Yellow" and "Hurdy Gurdy Man."
![Donovan live at Vienna Folk Festival (1981) [Rare Footage]](/img/n.gif)
So blessed to be from the generation that cared and loves this still
Donovan's tender, caring, tone of voice and his respectful, loving words were such a revelation for us hippie women when he first came on music scene. Not even a hint of machismo! His example inspired other men to express their sweetness and sensitivity, and inspired women to receive egalitarian love.
Wow! That's some reference!
He’s an ancient Bard reincarnated
Thank you so much for this, @Alicia Bay Laurel. He’s still one of my musical and cultural heroes, but I’d almost forgotten how important this aspect of Donovan was for me as a teenage flower child trying to find my path in the bewildering world of relationships.😵💫
People like Donovan defined the spirit of that period in our history. The ideas and beliefs of the time affected many of us and I don't understand why it didn't endure.
Yes, exactly!❤
It was indeed a privilege to have been part of that generation. I am very grateful for having been a part of it.
You still are a part of it. I'm alive and kicking.
Totally agree, it was the best and we were so lucky
Rama Om Yippee
That's how I remember him. Sitting cross-legged on the floor and holding the audience in the palm of his hand. Wasn't he wonderful?
Yes.
He's not dead you know
IAssassinII lol
He is still wonderful! Unlike so many of his generation and status, he never sold out. Still an eco-troubadour poet. Go seek him out at Faerieworlds & Faeriecon, at PORTL or here on TH-cam.
Yes
This is the song I listened to when my first love left this life way too soon...for you Evie...
This comment section is just about the most sincere comment section I've ever seen. It makes me feel a nostalgia for s time I wasn't even born for. I wish u could've experienced those great years of the 60s and 70s. Sadly I'm only 17 and good music like this isn't made anymore but I will always appreciate these songs.
Interesting comment for one so young. I was 17 in 1968. It was a magical decade.
I believe it has a resonance (vibration) with events in 1863 100 before.
Yes! I'm 71 and keep coming back for more!
This song is my wife Mary Jane and mine, i learned the song in 1971 to impress her with what i thought would be impossible to have, "HER" MY MARY JANE, GOING ON 54 years, i definately thought " AH BUT I MIGHT AS WELL TRY AND CATCH THE WIND" Now i know just how luck i had been to not only catch her, but be with her 54 and counting! So if you think its imposible, just remember she was thinking catching me would be imposible, Thank you with great respect to you and ours "DONOVEN!
Donovan had an other worldly quality to him. Have loved his music from day one. I was born in the fifties and am so glad I was because we had some great artists in the sixties. Thank heavens for You Tube
Fully Agree
one of the most beautiful pieces of music ive ever experienced...love Donovan
He had such a beautiful voice...one of the greats back when music was music. 🎵🎶
Beautiful Donovan. I loved this song from the moment I first heard it as a girl and times were so innocent; the world was so different then. I remember hearing this song on a pop station and became a fan from that moment on. This song so lovely, full of woe and tenderness. Donovan has always been my favourite male folk singer.
So wonderful to see him in concert many times over the years, last time was in Monterey, California.
I don't believe the world was more innocent in that time. Every age has its terrible struggles.
certainly one of the most underrated of his generation. bob dylan was a fan.
Tim Moore. As were the Fab 4.
Underrated? He was an international superstar for at least a decade. He sold out every concert he held! Sold millions of records.
REMINDS ME 9F MY PARTNER ALWAYS TRYN2LIVE ME, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND UNTIL IT WAS 2LATE&NOW MAY HE RIP
@@Gazolba Don't think that any money mattered to him
They were friends. But bob is better, the best
As special as the day he performed it. The world was a different place, I was in it then and still around here now. ✌️
One of the best songs ever written.
No matter what mood I’m in this song always gives me a happy feeling!
An amazing clip of an extremely under-rated and under-appreciated artist. Though I was born in 1957, I have an older sister who shared her music with me. I grew up in the '60's and '70's. The music of the '60's was incredible. Thank you, sis, for opening up your world to me!
extremely underrated..I love Donovan, did growing up in the 60s, and never understood why many people didn't get him..
Gayla Smith you are absolutely right Gayla. I grew up in US and Europe in 60s and 70s and not only was the music was incredibly great, it was also a big part of our lives. It shaped it. It United us. Much like social media does with young people today.
it brings me a great sadness knowing that my favorite voices are fading into obscurity, never for me to meet beyond a speaker... many old and dying, or dead.. all I want is a time machine
This iconic video captures the creative genius and spirit of the 60’s and 70’s.
❤gorgeous beautifull version of a wonderfull song ,close my eyes and drift into pure serenity ,peace ,😊
Captures the feel of the times like no other, I think. The joy - and pain - of being young in the 60s.
Totally genius , very under-valued top musician, hard to imagine recorded over 40 years ago , basically sung raw , without shed loads of sound equipment , respect to the man . wish I had 1 % of his genius , :-)
wow
English Dylan
@@meanlotti9452 no! Dylan was the American Donovan
@@meanlotti9452 He is Scottish.
He is a treasure to the music world. I loved every song he sang.
I remember saving up my baby sitting money to buy this album back in 1964, it cost seven dollars, but worth every penny
Kathleen Anne Winston wow! That was a lot for then. Many albums were $3.29 but if you wanted stereo $3.99 or so. Even that was a small fortune! :-)
@@rsands9 Yeah....seven bucks seems high, even for '74. But hey, my memory ain't wait it used to be....
@@rsands9 I just wanted the left channel, but they made me pay for both.
Try to pick up a new vinyl of Donovan or any classic artist nowadays ….. 50 to 100 dollars minimum.
@@rsands9 I thought the same thing. IIRC it was around the time that cd's were making the scene that albums (or cds) were $7. $4 was even kind of high in '64.
A great singer and songwriter who has never been given the credit he deserves. Thank you Donovan.
As an old man, I appreciate each era I have lived, but, there is but one place in time that I was truly alive. In my mind I visit there often. It's the only way I can try and catch the wind.
I think this is Donovan's masterpiece. I first heard it at age 14 and thought if ever I could play even/only 1 song, it would be this.
I so love this slower version, so mellow and wonderful ! Pleased I met Donovan in 2007.
I have known this song for many years .some how listening to it late at night in a world shattered by covid it means so much more to me.
I always loved Donovan’s songs. I used to work out the guitar chords and sing them in my room! They made me feel good. 💕
The most beautiful and touching song
He's a great singer love all his songs
And his got a beautiful voice
I got tears in my eyes lol
What do you admire most about this man?😊
He is a genuine poet and musician who honestly expresses his true beliefs and values. ❤
Amazingly outstanding! So enjoyable! Thank you Donovan God bless you and everyone
A great age for great music 1963 - 1995.
Such a bittersweet song. Unrequited love, yearning for what you can't have.
What a singer what a song never grows old .
What a beautiful version ❤
Yours is the best comment on in this thread. No trying to dress it up with something, just recognizing it is another version of his popular song that had so much radio play in those days. As much as I liked the original version, hearing this one is a real treat. Like you said, beautiful.
I was in a shop today and this song was playing. I was listening and knew it to be a song from when I was much younger and then I remembered the artist's name! I asked the lady behind the counter if this was Donovan singing, and she had to look at the playlist to confirm. I can hardly remember yesterday but I remembered this song and Donovan and I doubt I have heard either for a very long time. I'm in my late 60's now and this bought back so many nostalgic memories, and I had to come home and listen to more of Donovan
one of the greatest of the singer-songwriters to come out of the sixties.
aint it just good to look back and catch your own life from the best era of the last 100 yrs. catch the wind gorgeous love this
What a beautiful generation. Wish I grew up in that era. I'm jealous!
Better than the recorded version. And the recorded version was great!
Call me an old hippy but it doesnt get any better than this
OK, Jo. You're an old hippy. Me, too. His vocal on this one gives me goosebumps.
ray okoa
Yes, I forgot just how sweet his voice is/was.
Jo Bodley I agree, I love this guy! Born in SF in 56', and in secret considered myself a flower child LOL
Agreed.
He is wonderful...I saw him in Edmonton in the late 70's wearing that very same shirt and his guitar with the stars on it. He had named his guitar....but I can't remember what he called it.
perfect. It was another time, folks. A gentler, more thoughtful, more socially connected time (in real ways, not media-generated ways) Lots of women loved this young man and he loved a few back.
I was really in love with Donovan, when I was 17. I lived in the Netherlands....
I love this Scot! Such a tender caressing voice
simply beautiful--I play this in memory of my beloved brother--simply beautiful
One of my favourite songs, if not “the”
Ever!
💧💧💧 beautiful version ofthis song.! Iplayed it often on my guitar when I was younger🩵🌸
What a simply beautiful human being. I absolutely love the feeling of serenity in all of this.
From an unapologetic old hippy - I love this song and I think this Video is wonderful - thank you xx
Hail Donovan! A true troubador.
Donovan, should of got a lot more exposure than he did, with songs like this, a true master..
I was lucky enough to catch him in concert in 1988....
What a MARVELOUS Voice, So Soothing!!
The people of his generation were lucky to have seen and heard him sing. The music of today doesn't have the substance as the music of yester years. I envy my parents.
Wonderful song, just rediscovered it. Hear the vibrato in his voice- how does he do that? Can anybody on the radio today do that?
The songs in those days and mine told a story. What a beautiful song.
Jo-Ann Isom: We used to have a blast ,"Trying to catch the wind!!" Donovans music will always be so tender and sweet but as soon as you hear it you are transported straight back to how far out it used to be!!!! We were SO lucky to be able to dig those days!!!! SO RIGHTEOUS....
Transcendent music, ethereal voice = heavenly.
How would u not fall in love with him and the song💕🤩
This reminds me of the truest love I once had. He died by drowning, never forgotten.
FMJ West he’s still alive!
Better times & better memories
Oh, wow! Check out the outfit. So cool. Beautiful song!
What a wonderful time of my life
This song mesmerizes me....it is such a pure rendition.....God bless us all....I dedicate this to my Ukrainian lady who blesses me with complete love every day...God bless you Elya! Love, Bobby Let us try to catch wind......
What a talented man. Just a beautiful song.
Happy Birthday !!! This is one of his best. He is the best always loved him.
i like this version the best. his voice is hypnotic I was a flower child back then as well
To add to Jo Bodley's comment-- Memories of good times long ago are what makes an aged hippy happy. Preserve your memories, there all that's left you. P.Simon.
how come I've never heard this version...? so beautiful!
Saw him live at the Bickershaw pop festival in 1972 and have loved him ever since.
how beautiful is this song
😍 how absolutely lovely...
Breath-taking !
Love this Guy's
music, 👍
Fantastic song from the greatly talented Donavan beautiful lyric's one of the best folk song's ever CLASSIC SONG.
This guy is pretty good someone needs to sign him to a record deal.
SO BEAUTIFULLY SANG,L♡VE..🚶🎸🎼
wonderfull song its only the best
Doesn't Get Any Better Than This🎼
What a beautiful mind...saw in 1967 at the palatium...so mellow on his chair
music, lyrics..all beautiful in its purity
Yes u say it well , rare , long lost kind of purity
Donovan is at the top of his game here. Loved his inspiration!
SO AMAZING, I HAVE ON REPLAY
So just beautiful merci beaucoup Donovan 🎸🎶🤗🤗🤗
Yes, Donovan so so caring. I love him. Wonderful. !!!!
Britains Donovan inducted to Rock Hall of Fame in 2012 (finally !)
CLEVELAND Donovan, a folksy British singer-songwriter once labeled "the new Dylan," has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Overlooked by voters in previous years, Donovan has finally been saluted for his accomplishments as a gifted lyricist and musician. Born Donovan Leitch, he blended poetry into folk songs and scored a string of hits in the 1960s with "Sunshine Superman," "Mellow Yellow" and "Hurdy Gurdy Man."
This is one of my great heroes.
Melts my heart.
What a sweet gentle soul.
Simply beautiful
beautiful beautiful peace peace calm what a wonderful existence we live in... let us feel it know it...
O I am 14 again in Art school full of teenage angst and a growing awareness of myself. This lovely song has always been special to me.
How beautiful, brings the goose pimples out.
the greatest......when I was young
I in a million Donovan always gives his 💯 every time ❤☘️💚🇮🇪🙌🙌
I adore this song!
Love listening to it!
Thank you so much for posting!
Superb. I like his trousers!
Sweet truth in sublime spiritual awareness.
This song fuckin' kills me. It's so beautiful even when you're not in love.
Absolutely great thanks for sharing
so gentle, so filled with love.. totally brilliant... its poetry..real poetry as it is filled with love
so beautiful...made me cry :)
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL SONG !!!!... WRITTEN FOR PEACEFUL PURPOSE !!!!...
has a great vibrato
Under rated artist I’ve always thought
Totally Awesome...Thanks For Sharing This!!!!