Peter Telford - me too - I'm still bleary eyed as I write this. RT did an acoustic version of Who Knows Where the Time Goes at Brighton last year and it brought tears to my eyes then.
I always thought she was one of the best singers ever. First l heard was the album Lief and Leige. Where does the time go? We will never know. A blink and it's all gone!!
As a student Fairport convention were playing in Liverpool university . I asked Sandy to play it , it was probably I n the set but she gave a beautiful smile when she said yes
Hi Christinedennett, well, I'm 73 also, and I too have lost people dear to me, in more ways than one, and this piece of music, even though I love it, just brings tears to my eyes, in a way that nothing else can, and it makes you realise that life is a lot shorter than you think, and you just don't have time to bring back the people that you've lost, because of the stupid choices that you've made 😔 Who knows where the time goes.....
Count me as one of the old timers who marked poignant times in my life with certain songs and artists. My musical journey began in 1962 with songs of Surfing USA, then the Beatles and on to folk and psychodelia. But songs like this one just filled my soul back then as it still does to this day. RIP Sandy Denny. You are missed.🙏
One beautiful summer night in 1991, I had a job doing some investigative engineering on the San Diego Bay Bridge. We were working on a barge. Judy Collins was performing about a quarter mile north of us, in Embarcadaro Park. I can remember this song floating out across the warm water of the bay. It washed over me like the breath of God, and it was the most beautiful thing I have ever heard.
I have Stage 4 colon cancer. Now is not the time for a sad song. Now is the time to live. But this is so great. Like everyone else, I can remember the first time I heard this song, in the Summer of 1969, I was 12 and can never forget it. Now I just look at the cover of the album and it breaks me...Who knows where the time goes? 54 years ago really doesn't seem like so long ... She found a pathway to every human's heart
I hope you're doing well. I was just wandering down the street I walked at 16, on the way to school, listening to FP, Sandy's beautiful voice. I'm 67, my mom died last year and most of my old friends are gone. Thinking I would like this played at my funeral, before I saw other's saying the same. Who knows where the time goes? Take care.
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Heard this song for the first time when I was in rehab (alcohol) and it changed my perspective on life and it’s meaning and purpose. I’m 39. Not young nor old. But this song is special to me. Y’all have a great day.
I've been listening to Sandy Denny sing this song since I was in my early 20ties and now in my middle 70ties and it has even more meaning beauty and power. Sandy was delivering messages that she was receiving .. so grateful that we can still hear her voice and send her our gratitude and love.
One of the greatest vocal recordings ever made ... there should be at least a billion clicks on this thing. People just don't know what they are missing ...
Her airiness, tone and vibrato really are unique - kinda draws you in. I wished I'd listened to my college friend back in the 70s who said she was remarkable and 50yrs later here I am dammit
For me, Sandy Denny was the finest singer in the folk/folk rock genre. Something about her voice, I can't describe it, utterly sublime. This, for me, is the best version of this song. Richard Thompson in particular is superb. He's playing lead guitar virtually the whole way through the song, but it's so subtle. Absolutely brilliant. One of the all-time greatest songs ever written.
I agree. Get them listening to a pure singer. No auto tune, plays instruments. A voice from heaven. Still being listened to after all these years. Can't say the same of these new Entitled, dear diary life is so unfair or I identify as an Aardvark! 🤔 Pure music, beautiful lyrics. Bless Sandy.
WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES I got goosebumps listening to Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention. And then the tears started rolling. As I realised that a whole generation of mine had gone Never to return . Except in my grieving head. Day before yesterday, my mother’s last bhua died. We cremated her exactly in the same spot where we’d cremated my mum last October. Mum and she were like sisters ... ( Mum being the eldest of her father’s children, and her Bhua being the youngest of her father’s sisters, they had just about six seven years age difference between them ) Back then , the families were large and different generations quite intermingled in their age groups. I remember my dad ( who was the youngest born in his family)... he’d tell me his mother was pregnant and carrying him when his eldest sister was being wed. And there were so few of us left standing out there at the cremation. There was me, my this mum’s bhua’s only surviving son( his other brother had died ten odd years back in an accident), there was my other mum’s bhua’s surviving daughter( her brother, the one who was the closest to me had died also about ten years back)... A Neice of my mum’s bhua ( from my bhua’s husbands side ) was there... My mum’s sister, my massi ( who was also very close to this bhua of my mum) , she couldn’t make it because she was not well... she and I that night would talk for hours on the phone remembering this last bhua of my mum and hers... we were all that was left of that glorious generation of my grandparents and their huge joint families ( brothers sisters children grandchildren, cousins aunts , nephews nieces ... laughter, anger, fights, and above all so much love for each other ) and as I write this, my dad sleeps next to me on the bed, he’s 96... and he doesn’t remember much ... and I’m 59 years, and I look back at this glorious family of mine ... and I remember just yesterday we were all together...this great family of love and laughter and stories of their past and more stories of their present, their hopes and their dreams and their achievements and their values and their hurts ... all now just memories in my head ... And now here I am , with my dad, just the two of us left... I wonder how long all these memories shall remain in my head where then as I age they too shall fade away ... And then I will not even be able to say Who knows where the time goes... Because by then I would have forgotten everything...and it will be then that all these people who still live in my head , would have finally gone away with the passing time PS: incidentally even Sandy Denny, she too died too young, just 31, back in the 1970s, in 1978. Around the same time when my sister too had died, in 1976. Photos: Too many to write about. Those who know them will know them. And shall laugh and cry with them . ( incidentally, the first photo is mum with her bhua who just died. And the Second photo is mum with her and her other older bhua, who died probably six years back...and the third photo is my this mum’s bhua with her husband and her two sons, the elder one was the one who lit her pyre And yes, as Sandy Denny sang, while my mums bhua pyre burned and turned to ashes and dust the birds were singing and the canopy of trees were green and swaying in the breeze and the hot day turned to cool as the monsoon clouds rolled in and made everything so gentle and so at peace.. Do listen to that song I’ve linked in my comments and you’ll feel what I felt
Thank you for pouring your heart out here, Guneet ji. Sandy's voice is truly so beautiful and helps us feel really big kinds of grief, not just for people who are gone but an entire time that won't come back.
It is 2023 and this is the very first time I have listened to this song. I must say it captures the heart and commands one to listen much more than just hear. A sad masterpiece of notes and the human voice. Wonderful.
63yo. First I have ever heard this song. Simply amazing. This song really resonates with me as I look back at my life and wonder how did it all go by so fast.
@@MairyHinge Yup, being a little kid in the 60"s was great, being a teen in the 70"s was a lot of fun. Did so many fun things, camping, hiking, skiing, lots of good fun, not glued to a cell phone or video game all day like a lot of kids.
Sandy had the voice of an angel & with Richard Thompson & those great players during her time with Fairport were pure magic. She is missed . A very fine presentation here to one of earths best singers & musicians.
Who knows where the time goes? All the birds are leaving. How can they know it's time to go? Sad deserted shore, all your friends are leaving. Who knows where the time goes?
I used to be a roadie for her band 'fotheringey' along with Bob & the 'Noz'. Magical unrepeatable times down in the farmhouse in Birdham, Sussex ! Indeed, where does it all go ! RIP Sandy.
Sorry, getting used to this phone. I just don’t understand why that sort of thing has to be said,particularly about someone deceased who has no chance to defend themselves…
What I love about this song: First, it's a song about time. That in itself is appealing to me. Second, the singer (Sandy Denny) repeats that she has no thought about time, that she isn't leaving, that she doesn't fear time. At the same time, the song itself is so slow and lumbering...as though the song ITSELF doesn't care about time. I absolutely love it.
Tripped across this today thank God I grew up in the 60/70 I will never forget hearing this for the first time it blew my mind Greetings from Dublin Ireland brothers and sisters
One of the best songs ever written, it never fails to bring tears to my eyes. And this is certainly the ultimate and definitive performance by Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson and the other members of Fairport.
Im indian and I was born in 1977 a year before denny's death. I listened this song only three years back , since then I'm listening it regularly. Such a soulful song. It is the gift she has given to this world. Love your song Denny.
Brings the adventure and happiness of the 1960's back. Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention brought London to life then and made us all believe we were part of an awakening of the human family to the power and timelessness of love. Soooooo philosophical . I feel young again every time I hear it. Thanks
Thanks for giving a brief history behind this amazing musician. Like so many others, IMHO she & Fairport Convention never got the recognition they deserved. Just the same, her star rose very high indeed, even if it was obscured and out of view for the mainstream. She was truly in a league of her own with a moving, compelling, outstanding voice. Sandy Denny singing at the peak of her powers stirs & moves the listener in a way few, if any, other vocalist ever could. She sang with Led Zeppelin on Battle of Evermore, on their 4th album. That acoustic song is & remains a masterpiece, that couldn't have been without Sandy Denny. She left this world all too soon. RIP Sandy, you'll not be forgotten.
When I was much younger I was driving and heard Tamlin on the radio. I was a rocker, you know, Free, Bad Company, Frankie Miller and so on but Sandy's voice and the delivery of the band hooked me to such an extent that amongst my funeral songs will be Farewell, Farewell. God Bless Sandy and I look forward to hearing you in heaven.
Sandy Denny has one of the most tragic stories there are. Touched by an angel but destroyed by the devil out of spite we should have so much beauty in our midst. I am only grateful she left her songs for us to enjoy and remember her by.
Unbelievably Sandy was only 19 years old when she wrote this. It improves with age, both the age of the song and even more the age of the listener. I first heard it when she sang with The Strawbs back in 1968, and now I am 71 the song resonates all the more.
I'm 28 and hearing this music for the first time after the version with the Strawbs played on the radio. So much heart and depth and a blissful melody belying the contemplative lyrics. I am not surprised to read that she was compared to Joni Mitchell in her time... Amazing!!
I was 17 and 18 when first saw her with FC at Hull City Hall and then with the Strawbs. Couldn't believe a single voice could generate so much wholesomeness. I always felt good after hearing her gigs.
This was my sister's favourite band and this track was chosen by her to be played at her own funeral when she succombed to cancer - it will always have a very personal resonance to me.
Oh my goodness Mike, I am tearful reading your comment. How incredibly poignant, making one's journey to the next life, to this wonderful song. Bless you and your family.
Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving But how can they know it's time for them to go? Before the winter fire, I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes? Sad, deserted shore, your fickle friends are leaving Ah, but then you know it's time for them to go But I will still be here, I have no thought of leaving I do not count the time For who knows where the time goes? Who knows where the time goes? And I am not alone while my love is near me I know it will be so until it's time to go So come the storms of winter and then The birds in spring again I have no fear of time For who knows how my love grows? And who knows where the time goes?
I have had this C/D in my truck for almost a year. I always put it on this song. Actually listen to This Group often. One of the greatest from the Era. Musicians play so tasteful and melodic.
Sandy's voice is some pure, so natural and without artifice. All she needed was a stage and alone or with Fairport Convention, and there was magic. I've listened to this song when I've had to let go of someone I love. Be they human or one of the many incredible dogs who have so far shared my life over the decades. Though they've crossed from this mortal world, they are forever within my heart. This song reminds me that none of us might know where the time goes, but if we're lucky, we can each learn to savor every day, every hour, we have with those we love. Namaste
I'm not very "fond" of people as I've met and dealt with too many untrustworthy sorts. I have never known an animal, especially dogs, that I couldn't trust. There is no such thing as a bad dog! Way too many domesticated "animals" are mistreated and abused by us "humans", who claim to love their pets. ASPCA
We've spent a lifetime together, my love, my life, my breath...... Through the joys and tears, fears and triumphs and countless millions of moments in between, that make up a life. For so many years the love of my life, the one who holds my heart in theirs has fought against the odds and beaten them, when doctors could offer at best, only tempered optimism. I poured myself, my dreams, hopes, energy, faith, my breath, into to them, refusing to let anything come between us --- Our life together. Now, together as always, we've begun the journey towards what lays just beyond this mortal plane........ Tears and sadness are not welcome on our journey, there's room only for my love and I and the precious time we have *now*. At the back of my heart, when the night is still or when I watch as he sleeps, there's a grieving. Because while he may come and go between the here and now and the shadowed halls of old memories, my heart is *here*. And now I can truly understand the deeper the love, the deeper the grieving when you're too aware of where this journey will lead us. There is also a sense of something more ............ Gratitude. Grace.That we are deeply blessed to have found each other, to know without doubt or hesitation that always, always have this life, this love, that is complete and unconditional. *And I am not alone while my love is near me* *I know it will be so until it's time to go* *So come the storms of winter and then* *The birds in spring again* *I have no fear of time* *For who knows how my love grows?* *And who knows where the time goes?*
Sandy went too early, too soon and too young. But her legacy will stay here. I always sing this song in winter on the deserted beach, watching the birds.....timeless. Thank you John
I am ashamed to say that I only recently became aware of this song. I have been listening to music since I was about six years old, and I can honestly say that in 55 years, I have heard nothing to compare with the magnificence of this. She really must have been blessed by God to write such a work of art. The understated guitar just adds to its beauty.
It truly was so very moving, from the singer/songwriter herself. God, it is even more moving to me now...thank you Sandy Denny! It seems incredible that you would be taken from us so young. Eva Cassidy with the wonderful voice comes to mind. You were both taken so young with such amazing talent.
This is one of those timeless songs sung by a purely compassionate singer bearing her soul in a way that compels the listener to do the same. The musicians here are all on this same page and level of top shelf skill and talent yet offering their humble restraint that quiets the very soul and lifts the spirit to those eternal heights! 💖 Loved this song and this version when I first heard it as a Hippie in the 60s and love it still having just turned 70! 😎
A great song that I have listened to many, many times over the years. It raises a warm feeling, yet reminds me that everything in life has a sell-by date dc
I was lucky enough to have heard Fairport way back and then to see Richard Thompson during an out door concert in the pouring rain at the Edmonton Folk Festival. not a soul moved.
Have you read the book No More Sad Refrains. Interesting insight into an amazing talent. Dave Swarbrick made a insight into her when I met him a few years back. Obvious there was love there, because when I mentioned Sandy's name his eyes lit up,and you could see the memories come back to him. No they are reunited,and I hope they are in peace,and singing in unison as in the past... Who Knows Where The Time Goes...❤❤❤❤❤
Steph Herringtonio h - Hi there, no I haven't read the book but I will look out for it, thanks for that. I saw Dave Swarbrick play a few times, what a lovely chap. All those amazing wonderful musicians- singers are on that other plain now, still singing I'm sure. Have a lovely day.
@@Jackmack365 Have you only got the one pussy cat? I have a hooligan as well! Now winter is going to be coming,he is eating more!(Or is that just Mr. Monkey?(My cat!)💜🎸☮
This was a band of my youth and thankfully rediscovered this beautiful song. I lost my dear wife not so long ago and now this song has become so pertinent to my life now..painful though it is.
This song has that feeling that makes you want to remember all the good times that are so far back in the distant past that only a song like this can bring them back
One of the greatest songs and performances of all time, that's all I can say. Well, and to add, Sandy is rightfully celebrated for this, but Richard Thompson's guitar is beyond amazing, in a really subtle way, as well.
@@davidharding5426 I saw Richard play here a year or two ago. Brilliant performance. After an emotional introduction, though, the last song was this one.
Timeless song interesting version by judiy Collins have original 1968 elektra print Steve stills is the guitarist they must have realized 50 years ago that the song was special in a year many classic songs were recorded by the all time greats of that era
Amazing well crafted educational video about a special songstress and Fairport Convention. Sandy huants me in a good way. My guess is she never did really know how beloved an artist she was, but alas i did not meet her.
sublime - thank you. used to listen to this song forever, 1977-78. and again now. i could not tire of it. Peace, love, soul, growing..HEALING SINGER POET LOVER. thank you.
Always brings tears to my eyes when listening to this. It is quite simply an amazingly beautiful song, with a superb backing by the Fairports which allows Sandy's vocals to excel. The Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny were truly brilliant; check out their whole repertoire; it's full of gems. Simply beautiful and a great distraction from our troubled times.
Sandy was a truly gifted young woman, older than myself, who captivated me so deeply that she became part of the ethos that propelled me into progressive rock radio in the 70's. Others have told me that her music was the best way to know her ....and still like her.
Hauntingly beautiful every time I hear Sandy sing this song! It is great to see her and the band on this terrific video. I get moved in reading a number of the comments left as well.
Oh this song has so much....it's every thing it could ever be. The best of all. Long time fan. the world lost one of the greatest when Sandy left us alone. Missed by so many. Tho she lives on with her wonderful songs. God bless her. Love ya, Sandy. Forever in our hearts your music fills us with beautiful music. So sad yer gone.
A time when alternative FM stations brought you great music instead of a computerized formula playlist. WMMR in Philly brought me into a world I cherish foreverMusic truly is a time machine.
I am having to read your words through teary eyes. A stunning presentation of a beautiful song John, thank you.
Thank you so much. I plan to more - so many great songs have wonderful stories behind them.
yes,she was utterly sublime.
A really fine visual presentation from beginning to end, thanks for your marvelous creation, as who knows where the time goes.
Peter Telford - me too - I'm still bleary eyed as I write this. RT did an acoustic version of Who Knows Where the Time Goes at Brighton last year and it brought tears to my eyes then.
honeychurchgipsy6 Had the same effect on me when he did it in Liverpool.
Sandy Denny died at age 31. So much done in a few years. So much more she could have done. Who knew where her time would go.
❤age 31 my dad also died. I'm now 71. Just thought that although I was 4 then, he is with me still ❤
A tragic loss - she had so much more to give...
I always thought she was one of the best singers ever. First l heard was the album Lief and Leige. Where does the time go? We will never know. A blink and it's all gone!!
As a student Fairport convention were playing in Liverpool university . I asked Sandy to play it , it was probably I n the set but she gave a beautiful smile when she said yes
at 73 and having lost too many people in 2023 I admired and loved this favourite song is poignant for me.
So sorry for your losses. Thanks for sharing here.
Hi Christinedennett, well, I'm 73 also, and I too have lost people dear to me, in more ways than one, and this piece of music, even though I love it, just brings tears to my eyes, in a way that nothing else can, and it makes you realise that life is a lot shorter than you think, and you just don't have time to bring back the people that you've lost, because of the stupid choices that you've made 😔 Who knows where the time goes.....
I’m 68, who knows?
@@timtwotone3561 "who knows?"
Keep yer pecker up Tim.
It's soixante-neuf next you old lucky devil.
🙂
right there with you
Count me as one of the old timers who marked poignant times in my life with certain songs and artists. My musical journey began in 1962 with songs of Surfing USA, then the Beatles and on to folk and psychodelia. But songs like this one just filled my soul back then as it still does to this day. RIP Sandy Denny. You are missed.🙏
One beautiful summer night in 1991, I had a job doing some investigative engineering on the San Diego Bay Bridge. We were working on a barge. Judy Collins was performing about a quarter mile north of us, in Embarcadaro Park. I can remember this song floating out across the warm water of the bay. It washed over me like the breath of God, and it was the most beautiful thing I have ever heard.
Judy Collins made it the title track on one of her albums. That's how good it is.
Thank you for sharing that. What a lovely, evocative picture you paint. Sometimes life is so unexpectedly sublime.
Poetry!
Wow! What a fabulous and precious memory to have. I can just imagine what that was like.
Judy Collins is incomparable IMHO.
I have Stage 4 colon cancer.
Now is not the time for a sad song.
Now is the time to live.
But this is so great.
Like everyone else, I can remember the first time I heard this song, in the Summer of 1969, I was 12 and can never forget it.
Now I just look at the cover of the album and it breaks me...Who knows where the time goes? 54 years ago really doesn't seem like so long ...
She found a pathway to every human's heart
I hope you're doing well.
I was just wandering down the street I walked at 16, on the way to school, listening to FP, Sandy's beautiful voice. I'm 67, my mom died last year and most of my old friends are gone. Thinking I would like this played at my funeral, before I saw other's saying the same. Who knows where the time goes? Take care.
Take care, my best friend loved Fairport Convention, SandyDenny was his favourite singer
Sending some magic to you
Same here I was 12years young in 1969...I still listen to it....❤
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Never heard this song until tonight. I'm 64 years young. What beautiful times the 60's and 70's were. Thank you 🙏
Better than Elvis Presley!!!!
Better late than never
@@NorryJones-kg1se That's not hard ;-)
Culturally, yes.
The West's bloody imperialist wars - then as now, utterly repugnant.
If your not moved by this song your soul is dead.
Heard this song for the first time when I was in rehab (alcohol) and it changed my perspective on life and it’s meaning and purpose. I’m 39. Not young nor old. But this song is special to me. Y’all have a great day.
I've been listening to Sandy Denny sing this song since I was in my early 20ties and now in my middle 70ties and it has even more meaning beauty and power. Sandy was delivering messages that she was receiving .. so grateful that we can still hear her voice and send her our gratitude and love.
I'm coming next 80te but still feel my my were dint the time go
I agree; in my 70’s now, but this makes me feel younger and so nostalgic
Me too, 77 and counting!
@@derrickhambleton3874 72 and crying her loss.
"20ties" lol
One of the greatest vocal recordings ever made ... there should be at least a billion clicks on this thing. People just don't know what they are missing ...
Aye I know, and who's got a billion clicks, Butt-stain Boober.
Beautiful song, always loved Sandy Denny singing this. .The best version by far.
@@susankent2005 It should be it is the original album version.
Her airiness, tone and vibrato really are unique - kinda draws you in. I wished I'd listened to my college friend back in the 70s who said she was remarkable and 50yrs later here I am dammit
For me, Sandy Denny was the finest singer in the folk/folk rock genre. Something about her voice, I can't describe it, utterly sublime. This, for me, is the best version of this song. Richard Thompson in particular is superb. He's playing lead guitar virtually the whole way through the song, but it's so subtle. Absolutely brilliant. One of the all-time greatest songs ever written.
Played at Mums funeral....discovered this masterpiece waking in the night on the radio....
if only the young generation had a clue - sublime -
I'm 25 and I love Fairport Convention !!
I agree. Get them listening to a pure singer. No auto tune, plays instruments. A voice from heaven. Still being listened to after all these years. Can't say the same of these new Entitled, dear diary life is so unfair or I identify as an Aardvark! 🤔 Pure music, beautiful lyrics. Bless Sandy.
I am 18 and love this music
FACT.
A contender for the most beautiful vocal and folk song of all.
WHO KNOWS WHERE THE TIME GOES
I got goosebumps listening to Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention.
And then the tears started rolling.
As I realised that a whole generation of mine had gone
Never to return . Except in my grieving head.
Day before yesterday, my mother’s last bhua died.
We cremated her exactly in the same spot where we’d cremated my mum last October.
Mum and she were like sisters ... ( Mum being the eldest of her father’s children, and her Bhua being the youngest of her father’s sisters, they had just about six seven years age difference between them )
Back then , the families were large and different generations quite intermingled in their age groups.
I remember my dad ( who was the youngest born in his family)... he’d tell me his mother was pregnant and carrying him when his eldest sister was being wed.
And there were so few of us left standing out there at the cremation.
There was me, my this mum’s bhua’s only surviving son( his other brother had died ten odd years back in an accident), there was my other mum’s bhua’s surviving daughter( her brother, the one who was the closest to me had died also about ten years back)...
A Neice of my mum’s bhua ( from my bhua’s husbands side ) was there...
My mum’s sister, my massi ( who was also very close to this bhua of my mum) , she couldn’t make it because she was not well... she and I that night would talk for hours on the phone remembering this last bhua of my mum and hers... we were all that was left of that glorious generation of my grandparents and their huge joint families ( brothers sisters children grandchildren, cousins aunts , nephews nieces ... laughter, anger, fights, and above all so much love for each other )
and as I write this, my dad sleeps next to me on the bed, he’s 96... and he doesn’t remember much ...
and I’m 59 years, and I look back at this glorious family of mine ... and I remember just yesterday we were all together...this great family of love and laughter and stories of their past and more stories of their present, their hopes and their dreams and their achievements and their values and their hurts ... all now just memories in my head ...
And now here I am , with my dad, just the two of us left...
I wonder how long all these memories shall remain in my head where then as I age they too shall fade away ...
And then I will not even be able to say
Who knows where the time goes...
Because by then I would have forgotten everything...and it will be then that all these people who still live in my head , would have finally gone away with the passing time
PS: incidentally even Sandy Denny, she too died too young, just 31, back in the 1970s, in 1978.
Around the same time when my sister too had died, in 1976.
Photos:
Too many to write about. Those who know them will know them.
And shall laugh and cry with them .
( incidentally, the first photo is mum with her bhua who just died.
And the Second photo is mum with her and her other older bhua, who died probably six years back...and the third photo is my this mum’s bhua with her husband and her two sons, the elder one was the one who lit her pyre
And yes, as Sandy Denny sang, while my mums bhua pyre burned and turned to ashes and dust the birds were singing and the canopy of trees were green and swaying in the breeze and the hot day turned to cool as the monsoon clouds rolled in and made everything so gentle and so at peace..
Do listen to that song I’ve linked in my comments and you’ll feel what I felt
me too!
Thank you for pouring your heart out here, Guneet ji. Sandy's voice is truly so beautiful and helps us feel really big kinds of grief, not just for people who are gone but an entire time that won't come back.
It is 2023 and this is the very first time I have listened to this song. I must say it captures the heart and commands one to listen much more than just hear. A sad masterpiece of notes and the human voice. Wonderful.
63yo. First I have ever heard this song. Simply amazing.
This song really resonates with me as I look back at my life and wonder how did it all go by so fast.
It goes in a flash!
I hope it went well.
@@MairyHinge Mostly good, some bad, but mostly good. Hope you have had a good life so far too.
@@DREADNOUGHT1979 About the same as you. At least we grew up in a fun era......Not much fun for the kids today.
@@MairyHinge Yup, being a little kid in the 60"s was great, being a teen in the 70"s was a lot of fun.
Did so many fun things, camping, hiking, skiing, lots of good fun, not glued to a cell phone or video game all day like a lot of kids.
this is a hidden jewel fro my youth that didn't get the attention it deserved.
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
it ain't all that....
despite the sour puss, I agree with you.
When you know where to look, there are many most beautiful songs ever written. But yes, this is one.
He said “0ne of” and he’s not wrong.
I wish I knew folks….but I’m glad I’m old enough now to have been young enough back then…A musical deliverance never to be repeated.
God bless Sandy.
Sandy had the voice of an angel & with Richard Thompson & those great players during her time with Fairport were pure magic. She is missed . A very fine presentation here to one of earths best singers & musicians.
Yes, I put her in the beautiful voice category with Joan Baez, Eva Cassidy, Astrud Gilberto (though different: pure with no vibrato)
After nearly 50 years of loving this song, it still sends shivers down my spine and tears to my eyes.
Amen to that...
Totally agree! Haunting!
Me too
Who knows where the time goes? All the birds are leaving. How can they know it's time to go?
Sad deserted shore, all your friends are leaving. Who knows where the time goes?
I used to be a roadie for her band 'fotheringey' along with Bob & the 'Noz'. Magical unrepeatable times down in the farmhouse in Birdham, Sussex ! Indeed, where does it all go ! RIP Sandy.
The older I get, the deeper it cuts. Wonderful.
It still is as painful as it is Beautiful.......
What a voice...so pure and with such feeling...will always love you and your music Sandy.
I used to listen to FC a lot 30 odd years ago and this song wasn;t paid attention to much...now in my mid 50's it hits much MUCH harder.
She was simply beautiful, inside and out. And she left a ghost of that beauty behind for us in her music.
❤
Oh, that is such a beautiful way to say it..... that brings me to tears
Yes,but she also had an alcohol addiction - indirectly it costed her her health, and later her life….
@@travelfreak2 Is it really necessary to point her frailties ? A lot of accomplished artists have
Sorry, getting used to this phone. I just don’t understand why that sort of thing has to be said,particularly about someone deceased who has no chance to defend themselves…
What I love about this song: First, it's a song about time. That in itself is appealing to me. Second, the singer (Sandy Denny) repeats that she has no thought about time, that she isn't leaving, that she doesn't fear time. At the same time, the song itself is so slow and lumbering...as though the song ITSELF doesn't care about time. I absolutely love it.
Her original name for this was ‘the song of time’
Tripped across this today thank God I grew up in the 60/70 I will never forget hearing this for the first time it blew my mind
Greetings from Dublin Ireland brothers and sisters
One of the best songs ever written, it never fails to bring tears to my eyes. And this is certainly the ultimate and definitive performance by Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson and the other members of Fairport.
One of the greatest songs ever written and sung.
Timeless tune, Sandy is (IMHO)the best singer this country has ever produced!
I love this song - as much for Richard Thompson's guitar work as Sandy's vocals - it is a true classic.
Im indian and I was born in 1977 a year before denny's death. I listened this song only three years back , since then I'm listening it regularly. Such a soulful song. It is the gift she has given to this world. Love your song Denny.
After all these years it's still a stunning recording that seems as fresh as the day they recorded it. Magnificent.
I saw her live as a student in 1968 and instantly fell in love. Such a shame she was taken away at such a young age. She had the lovliest voice ever.
I saw her live the first time in July 1968 at Sheffield University Union Ball. Been a fan ever since. Marvellous singer, great song, amazing band.
Brings the adventure and happiness of the 1960's back. Sandy Denny and Fairport Convention brought London to life then and made us all believe we were part of an awakening of the human family to the power and timelessness of love. Soooooo philosophical . I feel young again every time I hear it. Thanks
Thanks for giving a brief history behind this amazing musician. Like so many others, IMHO she & Fairport Convention never got the recognition they deserved. Just the same, her star rose very high indeed, even if it was obscured and out of view for the mainstream. She was truly in a league of her own with a moving, compelling, outstanding voice. Sandy Denny singing at the peak of her powers stirs & moves the listener in a way few, if any, other vocalist ever could. She sang with Led Zeppelin on Battle of Evermore, on their 4th album. That acoustic song is & remains a masterpiece, that couldn't have been without Sandy Denny. She left this world all too soon. RIP Sandy, you'll not be forgotten.
What a beautiful Voice! And the lyrics mean more to me now than 50 years ago.
Yes, where did that 50 years go?
When I was much younger I was driving and heard Tamlin on the radio. I was a rocker, you know, Free, Bad Company, Frankie Miller and so on but Sandy's voice and the delivery of the band hooked me to such an extent that amongst my funeral songs will be Farewell, Farewell. God Bless Sandy and I look forward to hearing you in heaven.
Sandy Denny has one of the most tragic stories there are. Touched by an angel but destroyed by the devil out of spite we should have so much beauty in our midst. I am only grateful she left her songs for us to enjoy and remember her by.
Unbelievably Sandy was only 19 years old when she wrote this. It improves with age, both the age of the song and even more the age of the listener. I first heard it when she sang with The Strawbs back in 1968, and now I am 71 the song resonates all the more.
After all these years I still miss her. The beauty of this song can't be duplicated, the beauty of her voice can't be replaced.
I'm 28 and hearing this music for the first time after the version with the Strawbs played on the radio. So much heart and depth and a blissful melody belying the contemplative lyrics. I am not surprised to read that she was compared to Joni Mitchell in her time... Amazing!!
I was 17 and 18 when first saw her with FC at Hull City Hall and then with the Strawbs. Couldn't believe a single voice could generate so much wholesomeness. I always felt good after hearing her gigs.
A timeless classic. Best listened to on a cold winter's evening beside a log fire with the sun setting and a bottle of red wine close at hand.
This is to my mind the greatest song ever written or sung. Blessed, glorious Sandy, always in my heart.
For decades I only knew Judy Collins's lovely version; songwriter Sandy Denny's version is now my favorite. It's the best!
Also check out the live version performed by Nina Simone.
@@jackwalker1822 Sorry, it doesn't work for me.
Incredible guitar playing by Richard Thompson.
This was my sister's favourite band and this track was chosen by her to be played at her own funeral when she succombed to cancer - it will always have a very personal resonance to me.
So sorry for you your loss. Your sister must have been a very discerning lass. What a warm and very spiritual piece of music to be remembered by.
respectful wishes and heartfelt stmpathy
😢
Oh my goodness Mike, I am tearful reading your comment. How incredibly poignant, making one's journey to the next life, to this wonderful song. Bless you and your family.
I am so sorry for your loss, your sister had impeccable taste in music. I hope you find comfort when listening to this.
Across the evening sky, all the birds are leaving
But how can they know it's time for them to go?
Before the winter fire, I will still be dreaming
I have no thought of time
For who knows where the time goes?
Who knows where the time goes?
Sad, deserted shore, your fickle friends are leaving
Ah, but then you know it's time for them to go
But I will still be here, I have no thought of leaving
I do not count the time
For who knows where the time goes?
Who knows where the time goes?
And I am not alone while my love is near me
I know it will be so until it's time to go
So come the storms of winter and then
The birds in spring again
I have no fear of time
For who knows how my love grows?
And who knows where the time goes?
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Simply Beautiful 💗
Always will be one of my top 10 all-time favourite songs and recordings.
Sandy Denny and Richard Thompson made the ultimate version of this song. Emotions and feelings all through.
I have had this C/D in my truck for almost a year. I always put it on this song. Actually listen to This Group often. One of the greatest from the Era. Musicians play so tasteful and melodic.
Sandy's voice is some pure, so natural and without artifice. All she needed was a stage and alone or with Fairport Convention, and there was magic.
I've listened to this song when I've had to let go of someone I love. Be they human or one of the many incredible dogs who have so far shared my life over the decades. Though they've crossed from this mortal world, they are forever within my heart.
This song reminds me that none of us might know where the time goes, but if we're lucky, we can each learn to savor every day, every hour, we have with those we love.
Namaste
Clearly, you are an old and beautiful soul. Thank you for sharing, as inspired by this blessed song, your thoughts and feelings.
Nia the Gulf Gypsy I have requested to family and friends, to play this at my funeral.
I'm not very "fond" of people as I've met and dealt with too many untrustworthy sorts. I have never known an animal, especially dogs, that I couldn't trust. There is no such thing as a bad dog! Way too many domesticated "animals" are mistreated and abused by us "humans", who claim to love their pets. ASPCA
Dogs are the most fantastic creatures and I have loved several but it breaks my heart that their years seem far too brief...
This will be my farewell to the world and to the one who I loved endlessly and who broke my heart many many years ago
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Massive Sandy fan ❤ such a beautiful, ethereal voice
Sandy Denny was a gift to us all.
We've spent a lifetime together, my love, my life, my breath...... Through the joys and tears, fears and triumphs and countless millions of moments in between, that make up a life.
For so many years the love of my life, the one who holds my heart in theirs has fought against the odds and beaten them, when doctors could offer at best, only tempered optimism. I poured myself, my dreams, hopes, energy, faith, my breath, into to them, refusing to let anything come between us --- Our life together.
Now, together as always, we've begun the journey towards what lays just beyond this mortal plane........ Tears and sadness are not welcome on our journey, there's room only for my love and I and the precious time we have *now*.
At the back of my heart, when the night is still or when I watch as he sleeps, there's a grieving. Because while he may come and go between the here and now and the shadowed halls of old memories, my heart is *here*. And now I can truly understand the deeper the love, the deeper the grieving when you're too aware of where this journey will lead us.
There is also a sense of something more ............ Gratitude. Grace.That we are deeply blessed to have found each other, to know without doubt or hesitation that always, always have this life, this love, that is complete and unconditional.
*And I am not alone while my love is near me*
*I know it will be so until it's time to go*
*So come the storms of winter and then*
*The birds in spring again*
*I have no fear of time*
*For who knows how my love grows?*
*And who knows where the time goes?*
Nia the Gulf Gypsy d
Magnificent....this song should have been a massive hit....Sandy's voice is ace as is Thommo's restrained guitar....
Gorgeous song, lyrics, her voice. Everything. Beautiful.
Sandy went too early, too soon and too young. But her legacy will stay here. I always sing this song in winter on the deserted beach, watching the birds.....timeless. Thank you John
I am ashamed to say that I only recently became aware of this song. I have been listening to music since I was about six years old, and I can honestly say that in 55 years, I have heard nothing to compare with the magnificence of this. She really must have been blessed by God to write such a work of art. The understated guitar just adds to its beauty.
GOD EH? WHERE THE FUCK WAS HE WHEN SHE WAS ILL ?
welcome to her crowd.
Bless.
@@MrDaiseymay She fell down the fucking stairs, you twat.
@@manfredwilliams9762 what ? god pushed her down the stairs ?
..yeas, sadly in my home county of Cornwall, in a cottage in Mullion. As a big fan of Sandy and Fairport, I was devastated.. :-(
'I have no fear of time....'.....beautiful.
to everyone listening to this beautiful song..peace and love . ..❤
Rest in Peace Sandy. Your voice so beautiful ... A timeless song Who knows where the time goes !!!! Magic. !!
John wherever Sandy thought the time goes. I think we all feel that this her most beautiful ballad will forever remain timeless!
It truly was so very moving, from the singer/songwriter herself. God, it is even more moving to me now...thank you Sandy Denny! It seems incredible that you would be taken from us so young. Eva Cassidy with the wonderful voice comes to mind. You were both taken so young with such amazing talent.
The combination of sheer genius ,talent and deep emtional issues makes for a beautiful tragedy . My life is better having heard this. Thnks Sandy
This is one of those timeless songs sung by a purely compassionate singer bearing her soul in a way that compels the listener to do the same.
The musicians here are all on this same page and level of top shelf skill and talent yet offering their humble restraint that quiets the very soul and lifts the spirit to those eternal heights! 💖 Loved this song and this version when I first heard it as a Hippie in the 60s and love it still having just turned 70! 😎
Me too......... me too.
A great song that I have listened to many, many times over the years. It raises a warm feeling, yet reminds me that everything in life has a sell-by date dc
Always brings me to tears...such a heavenly voice..haven't heard this in many years...
Just gorgeous. Life affirming stuff...nice one Sandy girl. Gone too soon. Thank you. XXX
I was lucky enough to have heard Fairport way back and then to see Richard Thompson during an out door concert in the pouring rain at the Edmonton Folk Festival. not a soul moved.
Richard Thompson's guitar work on this recording is brilliant!
Always love Sandy ..such a voice...great memories of my teenage years as a hippy...now an old hippy!
I don't believe Sandy Denny knew just how amazing she was! This is such a beautiful heart and soul song, with such meaningful lyrics.
Have you read the book No More Sad Refrains. Interesting insight into an amazing talent. Dave Swarbrick made a insight into her when I met him a few years back. Obvious there was love there, because when I mentioned Sandy's name his eyes lit up,and you could see the memories come back to him. No they are reunited,and I hope they are in peace,and singing in unison as in the past...
Who Knows Where The Time Goes...❤❤❤❤❤
Steph Herringtonio h - Hi there, no I haven't read the book but I will look out for it, thanks for that. I saw Dave Swarbrick play a few times, what a lovely chap. All those amazing wonderful musicians- singers are on that other plain now, still singing I'm sure. Have a lovely day.
@@Jackmack365 Thanks for such a lovely reply! ☮☮☮☮ Take care,S
Steph Herringtonio h - you're very welcome.
@@Jackmack365 Have you only got the one pussy cat? I have a hooligan as well! Now winter is going to be coming,he is eating more!(Or is that just Mr. Monkey?(My cat!)💜🎸☮
This was a band of my youth and thankfully rediscovered this beautiful song. I lost my dear wife not so long ago and now this song has become so pertinent to my life now..painful though it is.
This song has that feeling that makes you want to remember all the good times that are so far back in the distant past that only a song like this can bring them back
A song and performance that will remain with me forever. Thank you Mr O'Connell.
One of the greatest songs and performances of all time, that's all I can say. Well, and to add, Sandy is rightfully celebrated for this, but Richard Thompson's guitar is beyond amazing, in a really subtle way, as well.
Yes. the combination of Sandy and Richard. What a team. Sublime voice, and sublime Guitar.
Rich Horton yeah!
@@davidharding5426 I saw Richard play here a year or two ago. Brilliant performance. After an emotional introduction, though, the last song was this one.
Timeless song interesting version by judiy Collins have original 1968 elektra print Steve stills is the guitarist they must have realized 50 years ago that the song was special in a year many classic songs were recorded by the all time greats of that era
ERIC CLAPTON Said HE IS THE BUISNESS ?????😁g
So beautiful. Sandy will always bring us so much pleasure. She was a very special singer and will always be loved.
If I had to choose only one artist to listen to for the rest of my life it would be Sandy Denny. No one else comes close.
Amazing well crafted educational video about a special songstress and Fairport Convention. Sandy huants me in a good way. My guess is she never did really know how beloved an artist she was, but alas i did not meet her.
Thank you so much :-)
This is so beautiful, perfect singing by Sandy, but also wonderful guitar by Richard, bass by Ashley and drumming by Martin. They were such a group.
sublime - thank you. used to listen to this song forever, 1977-78. and again now. i could not tire of it. Peace, love, soul, growing..HEALING SINGER POET LOVER. thank you.
Always brings tears to my eyes when listening to this. It is quite simply an amazingly beautiful song, with a superb backing by the Fairports which allows Sandy's vocals to excel. The Fairport Convention with Sandy Denny were truly brilliant; check out their whole repertoire; it's full of gems. Simply beautiful and a great distraction from our troubled times.
I want this played at my funeral. Beautiful lyrics, wonderful melody, flawless guitar from Saint Richard Thompson. Just perfection.
Hey me too. I'ts sublime
Me too! Its in my will
Sandy had had beautiful voice and what a fantastic song it is
Sandy was a truly gifted young woman, older than myself, who captivated me so deeply that she became part of the ethos that propelled me into progressive rock radio in the 70's. Others have told me that her music was the best way to know her ....and still like her.
"Liege & Lief" - one of the first LP's I ever bought and which, more than fifty years later, I still have and never tire of hearing.
I have loved this song for many decades, but did not know the full history behind it. Thanks for telling the story.
Still deadly after all the years Sandy Denny was my introduction to real music...
Greetings from Dublin Ireland brothers and sisters. ..
Beautiful Sandy 💕
Hauntingly beautiful every time I hear Sandy sing this song! It is great to see her and the band on this terrific video. I get moved in reading a number of the comments left as well.
Oh this song has so much....it's every thing it could ever be. The best of all. Long time fan. the world lost one of the greatest when Sandy left us alone. Missed by so many. Tho she lives on with her wonderful songs. God bless her. Love ya, Sandy. Forever in our hearts your music fills us with beautiful music. So sad yer gone.
A time when alternative FM stations brought you great music instead of a computerized formula playlist. WMMR in Philly brought me into a world I cherish foreverMusic truly is a time machine.
Utterly amazing what a voice a voice of an angel & the guitar sound from Richard Thompson brilliant.
Who knows where the time goes ????