Reminds me of living in Leeds in 1971 with all my family. Mum and dad are gone now and I live on my own. But this song takes me back there all those years ago. RIP. MUM AND DAD.XX
I heard this song years ago on an old hand me down iPod my auntie gave me, among a load of rubbish I heard this, and then I played it again, and again, and again. I'll never forget this song, especially this version.
Memories of living at home in my mum's old house and listening to Alan Freeman playing Pick Of The Pops on the radio. One Sunday afternoon he was playing songs from the early '70's and this was one of them. RIP Mum and Alan Freeman.
I enjoyed 5 concerts at City Hall at Christmas,amazing.I got older and appreciated the talent of Mr. Hull a lot more. Worked with his daughter at mc food court and she was an absolute credit to herself and her Dad.Long live Lindisfarne.
My goodness, has it been so long since this was recorded. So many memories flood back of a youth spent listening to Lindisfarne, John Miles and other great N. E. musicians and bands. Nothing today comes close to evoking such emotion and longing for things past
+Stephen Clements I think we're the spoilt ones, not only do we have a world of music from the 60s and 70s to listen to, we have the ease of the internet to find it
I heard this circa 1971 and how satisfying it is that I still love the music I loved back then (and not to be mawkish, how this song is a healing as it was back then) ~ listening to Lindisfarne now makes the 50 years between vanish.
The way the music builds and rolls at the start is almost chilling, I can feel the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. When Alan Hull starts singing the first few lines, it's like being going over the edge of a precipice. Just amazing.
Most beautiful and haunting song, I remember hearing this in the summer of 72. It did not get a lot of radio play which was sad and unbelievable ! I have been searching for this song for years, I was a teenager myself when this song came out that year. Still love it, thank you very much for posting !
Brilliant song. Saw Lindisfarne in Newcastle in about 1975....a farewell concert. Five of us drove up from Sussex in the freezing conditions....slept at a lorry stop outside the city, me in a bivvy-bag as it was better to freeze than stay in the car! I think we were the only 'Southerners' there. LOL
I first heard of Lindisfarne when my brother(now deceased) in the mid seventies gave me a copy of Lindisfarne's "Happy Daze"....which while not a commercial success....had a number of great Alan Hull tunes on it........Only after investigating further did I find their earlier works....and found this tune.....which has become my favourite Lindisfarne song.....indeed one of my favourites songs, period.
I remember listening to Lindisfarne in the early 70's when I was still at high school in what is now Zimbabwe - I think Fog on the Tyne was the second LP I bought after Abbey Road. Still bloody good stuff. Maybe I am lucky to have been growing up in the 60's and 70's when all this good stuff was being created - much better than the C-RAP of today.
Talk about a lost 45! Remember this on heavy airplay late summer of '72 along with Witchy Woman by The Eagles. Then, they just stopped playing it. Cold. But I never forgot it. Just love it, thanks.
Like living, dying, seeing, being all rolled into one all at once I heard some music playing in my bones the same old song I'd heard for years, reminding me of home ...all right ....come along to the land of the dancing dead
Memories of sitting in my bedroom at my mother's house years ago, when Alan Freeman played this on his Pick Of The Pops show. I thought it was haunting. Apparently inspired by The Fall Of The House Of Usher. The woman in the story was not called Eleanor, that was artistic license.
Menacingly beautiful a song with great depth and different meaning each time I hear it. Can't ever forget it though and the memories it brings back from my past. I love this music.
Beautiful song - admit I had almost forgotten it til I came across this clip. I used to love this song when I was at School and they used to play it on the radio all the time. So atmospheric. Thanks for sharing it.
You have nailed it with your video, it takes home to our small white washed cottage and it's a hot summer in the 70s. Thank you for this upload. May all beings be happy !
Reminds me of holidays in Whitley Bay and Cullercoats and North Shields in the North East of England with my Auntie Eleanor from Dumbarton. Great ice creams (pokey hats).
I've loved this song for longer than I can remember... I was great growing up with older brothers and sisters in the 70's who would play me this stuff, drink sherry and put me to bed.. good times :)
Thanks to YT I found this song., for awhile i thought i was the only one who remembered it. It was 1973 i was stoned out of my head,and this was one song i do remember. Kinda haunts ya..
thanks for the reply. we had a radiogram in the front room with the turntable either 33 or 45 rpm. it had a shiny wooden cabinet as i remember and the radio was at the front. i can remember getting a transistor radio for my 12th birthday 30 january 1972 bloody sunday
i can remember this being on one of those TOTP cover albums . my mother used to buy them. in those days there were very few original compilation albums so it was an way to have the latest tunes. i think elton john used to play piano on a lot of them. i am aged 52 . anyone out there remember TOTP cover albums.
I truly enjoyed the music. Its reminds me of some of the soft rock that I used to listen to when I was much younger. I just subscribed to your channel.
Sad old git here. Once wore velvet jeans and 'tied dies'. I recorded recorded from the radio back in 1970/1971 on a reel to reel and the version I have was accompanied with strings. Extremely haunting. That reel is no longer playable - I wonder why ??. If anyone can tell me where I can find that track (or maybe the album it came from) you would make an old(ish) man very happy ! Thanks.
The lyrics of LADY ELEANOR were inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's 1839 short story "The Fall of the House of Usher". The latter begins with the narrator arriving at the house of his friend, Roderick Usher, having received a letter from him complaining of an illness and asking for his help. The narrator attempts to cheer him up by reading with him & listening to his compositions on the guitar. Roderick's twin sister, Lady Madeline (not Eleanor), is also ill and falls into death like trances.
However strange (and at times silly) the lyrics may be, the music takes you into a magical place - eerie song, beautifully played. Once heard, always remembered.
Just got back from my holiday in Madeira so have been catching up. YES lots of fun memories .I can well remember a K tel compilation. It cost 1. 99 as i seem to recall. It had ORIGINAL TRACKS by the likes of Melanie ruby tuesday Mary Hopkin Those were the days. Gary Glitter Rock and roll part 2. There were the ones i can remember. Did anyone else have the same LP. I played it to death on my orange single play record machine. Happy DAYS
How right you are, matey. The cheek! It is a Geordie song written & sung by the great Alan Hull (deceased). A show-stopper back in their heyday gigs at the Newcastle City Hall -- it was what Christmas was all about. A bit over the top, you think? You had to be there!
Reminds me of living in Leeds in 1971 with all my family. Mum and dad are gone now and I live on my own. But this song takes me back there all those years ago. RIP. MUM AND DAD.XX
Nothing reminds me more of the wonderful early 70s in Britain than this masterpiece. Sublime.
I agree. I was a little girl with older siblings. I listened to all their music & the radio/TV. An electrifying time.
I heard this song years ago on an old hand me down iPod my auntie gave me, among a load of rubbish I heard this, and then I played it again, and again, and again.
I'll never forget this song, especially this version.
Memories of living at home in my mum's old house and listening to Alan Freeman playing Pick Of The Pops on the radio.
One Sunday afternoon he was playing songs from the early '70's and this was one of them.
RIP Mum and Alan Freeman.
I enjoyed 5 concerts at City Hall at Christmas,amazing.I got older and appreciated the talent of Mr. Hull a lot more. Worked with his daughter at mc food court and she was an absolute credit to herself and her Dad.Long live Lindisfarne.
My goodness, has it been so long since this was recorded. So many memories flood back of a youth spent listening to Lindisfarne, John Miles and other great N. E. musicians and bands. Nothing today comes close to evoking such emotion and longing for things past
great song from a great era with a wonderful haunting melody..
How good is this.
All those memories
Brilliant
what great songs we had in the 60`s and 70`s today cant compete.
I think we were spoilt for choice. where are todays mmusicians and
singers
+Stephen Clements I think we're the spoilt ones, not only do we have a world of music from the 60s and 70s to listen to, we have the ease of the internet to find it
Try Fleet Foxes.
listen to radio 6.
This song has a folky and psychedelic feel, very unique. Absolutey sublime song.
I heard this circa 1971 and how satisfying it is that I still love the music I loved back then (and not to be mawkish, how this song is a healing as it was back then) ~ listening to Lindisfarne now makes the 50 years between vanish.
Someone said above timeless, They are right. Beautiful
simply an underrated masterpiece
Totally agree
I was kid in Canberra when this song came out and I nearly wore out the 45 - it still is just as good to hear now
The way the music builds and rolls at the start is almost chilling, I can feel the hairs stand up on the back of my neck. When Alan Hull starts singing the first few lines, it's like being going over the edge of a precipice. Just amazing.
Most beautiful and haunting song, I remember hearing this in the summer of 72. It did not get a lot of radio play which was sad and unbelievable ! I have been searching for this song for years, I was a teenager myself when this song came out that year. Still love it, thank you very much for posting !
Brilliant song. Saw Lindisfarne in Newcastle in about 1975....a farewell concert. Five of us drove up from Sussex in the freezing conditions....slept at a lorry stop outside the city, me in a bivvy-bag as it was better to freeze than stay in the car! I think we were the only 'Southerners' there. LOL
What an atmospheric, haunting song.....
Newcastle 1971...get carter..st.cuthberts.
And curlywurly's.
R.I.p.Alan hull.
One of the most beautiful songs...Ever!
I first heard of Lindisfarne when my brother(now deceased) in the mid seventies gave me a copy of Lindisfarne's "Happy Daze"....which while not a commercial success....had a number of great Alan Hull tunes on it........Only after investigating further did I find their earlier works....and found this tune.....which has become my favourite Lindisfarne song.....indeed one of my favourites songs, period.
one of my all time favourite songs. classic
classic track from a great band.
I remember listening to Lindisfarne in the early 70's when I was still at high school in what is now Zimbabwe - I think Fog on the Tyne was the second LP I bought after Abbey Road. Still bloody good stuff. Maybe I am lucky to have been growing up in the 60's and 70's when all this good stuff was being created - much better than the C-RAP of today.
....you were lucky...we were all lucky to be born in the long-50s (1946-1964). Our generation will grow old, but we will neve age.
Talk about a lost 45! Remember this on heavy airplay late summer of '72 along with Witchy Woman by The Eagles. Then, they just stopped playing it. Cold. But I never forgot it. Just love it, thanks.
Hauntingly beautiful.
Like living, dying, seeing, being all rolled into one
all at once I heard some music playing in my bones
the same old song I'd heard for years, reminding me of home
...all right
....come along to the land of the dancing dead
I honestly don't think there's ever been another song like this. Magical.
Have you heard Daylight Katy by Gorden Lightfoot?
Also very Otherworldly.
One of the N.East's classic tracks transports you back to the tyne wherever you are!! Brilliant memories. Cheers.
I saw them in Bristol around the time of all their hits. They were phenomonominal
Memories of sitting in my bedroom at my mother's house years ago, when Alan Freeman played this on his Pick Of The Pops show.
I thought it was haunting.
Apparently inspired by The Fall Of The House Of Usher.
The woman in the story was not called Eleanor, that was artistic license.
Fantastic song!!
I think this is one of the great intro's of all time. Beautiful song.
Menacingly beautiful a song with great depth and different meaning each time I hear it. Can't ever forget it though and the memories it brings back from my past. I love this music.
Beautiful song - admit I had almost forgotten it til I came across this clip. I used to love this song when I was at School and they used to play it on the radio all the time. So atmospheric. Thanks for sharing it.
One of my all time favourites, brilliant song.
A beautiful record. One of my all-time favourites.Nice images to accompany this classic.
still have this album, got it when I was about 14 or 15, love this song.....
Nice video my friend. I appreciate it when a youtuber doesn't just put a vinyl or CD cover but is trying to be creative!
Haunting, mysterious, beautiful song; arguably one of the greatest intro's of any piece of music.
Have to say Lindisfarne captured some of the vibes of the time for me.Got into my bones.
You have nailed it with your video, it takes home to our small white washed cottage and it's a hot summer in the 70s. Thank you for this upload.
May all beings be happy !
Reminds me of holidays in Whitley Bay and Cullercoats and North Shields in the North East of England with my Auntie Eleanor from Dumbarton. Great ice creams (pokey hats).
Brilliantly beautiful.
I've loved this song for longer than I can remember... I was great growing up with older brothers and sisters in the 70's who would play me this stuff, drink sherry and put me to bed.. good times :)
Pure brilliance just listen to those harmonies. (Legends )
Ahh memories are indeed made of songs like this.... thanks for posting. Sad to hear of Alan Hull's demise.
Wow I'm back in my room as a teen. So beautiful.
Spring has sprung.love this song.
First time I ever heard this was listening to 'Kid' Jensen's 'Dimensions' on Radio Luxembourg. Gorgeous song and thank you for uploading.
Thanks to YT I found this song., for awhile i thought i was the only one who remembered it. It was 1973 i was stoned out of my head,and this was one song i do remember. Kinda haunts ya..
Beautiful harmonies. Thanks a lot for putting this up
thanks for the reply. we had a radiogram in the front room with the turntable either 33 or 45 rpm. it had a shiny wooden cabinet as i remember and the radio was at the front. i can remember getting a transistor radio for my 12th birthday 30 january 1972 bloody sunday
What a beautiful song...I remember it playing on the radio back in 1972!! Thank you for posting. After all those years I never forgot it.
i can remember this being on one of those TOTP cover albums . my mother used to buy them. in those days there were very few original compilation albums so it was an way to have the latest tunes. i think elton john used to play piano on a lot of them. i am aged 52 . anyone out there remember TOTP cover albums.
goosebumps - the undoubted fundamental sign of a truly perfect song
beautiful video , goes so well with this lovely song
"the only Lindisfarne song that stands out for me. "
It was a killer track and I agree nothing else they did was this good.
Fantastic song from a fantastic band from the north east.
A great song and one of the intro's of the century.
A true classic!
Haunting and beautiful.
I truly enjoyed the music. Its reminds me of some of the soft rock that I used to listen to when I was much younger. I just subscribed to your channel.
great song from a great era
I saw them live back in 70 something!! They were the support band for Genesis.
After all these years its still beautiful and I am dancing like I used to even if now I am considered dancing like a granny at
a wedding
Dopo 35 anni l'ho riascoltata...Emozionante!!!
Thanks for posting this.
I love this Song. So haunting. I dabble in moden music but always come back to the songs of my childhood.
Not so sure about the slideshow, but thank you muchly for uploading the track: haven't heard it in ages!
Yeah, good music and video!
Psichedelic images of butterlyes on the field.
great song
Sad old git here. Once wore velvet jeans and 'tied dies'. I recorded recorded from the radio back in 1970/1971 on a reel to reel and the version I have was accompanied with strings. Extremely haunting. That reel is no longer playable - I wonder why ??. If anyone can tell me where I can find that track (or maybe the album it came from) you would make an old(ish) man very happy ! Thanks.
I love this band, Lindesfarne are a great group, I like The Beatles too, Let it be is probably the best rock ballad ever written...
The lyrics of LADY ELEANOR were inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's 1839 short story "The Fall of the House of Usher". The latter begins with the narrator arriving at the house of his friend, Roderick Usher, having received a letter from him complaining of an illness and asking for his help. The narrator attempts to cheer him up by reading with him & listening to his compositions on the guitar. Roderick's twin sister, Lady Madeline (not Eleanor), is also ill and falls into death like trances.
Haunting, evocative, enigmatic BEAUTIFUL song.
However strange (and at times silly) the lyrics may be, the music takes you into a magical place - eerie song, beautifully played. Once heard, always remembered.
Just got back from my holiday in Madeira so have been catching up. YES lots of fun memories .I can well remember a K tel compilation. It cost 1. 99 as i seem to recall. It had ORIGINAL TRACKS by the likes of Melanie ruby tuesday Mary Hopkin Those were the days. Gary Glitter Rock and roll part 2. There were the ones i can remember. Did anyone else have the same LP. I played it to death on my orange single play record machine. Happy DAYS
Why doesn't anyone make records like this any more ? Probably coz they don't know how. Enchanting, haunting and beautiful in equal measure.
@rocsthedog I was forgotten this song and after all this years the song hasn't lost anything of his beauty
How right you are, matey. The cheek! It is a Geordie song written & sung by the great Alan Hull (deceased). A show-stopper back in their heyday gigs at the Newcastle City Hall -- it was what Christmas was all about. A bit over the top, you think? You had to be there!
A truly enigmatic song, haunting and mysterious, the only Lindisfarne song that stands out for me.
one of the most underated groups ever.
I'm 44 but yes I can remember having a lot of these around the house. And they did have some alluring ladies adorning the covers!
goosepimples and great memories great song. Does anyone have TONIGHT from 1974
if you heard this in the 70s it lives with you forever. VERY haunting
that bass is so sweet!
beautiful
Really nice tune
very sublime.....
cheers kid, I forgotten how good this was!
Almost in tears...........
This track is probably one of the most memorable tracks of the time...
..to me anyway!
great taste in music my friend!
*****
Pepi
fantastic song has a slightly creepy hotel california feel to it it gets into your head and stays there for days great
Pure magic.
Love all the sixties bands that were influenced by american music , but no one can call this anything other than the best of English folk.
beautiful tune
Was this group originally from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne? This is my favourite English Folk song from the early 70's.
They most certainly are from Newcastle
Wonderful;
always been a fan from their beginnings. Who sings " Lady Fuchsia" !. goupul7.
good muisic never gets old
Used to go to their Xmas parties every year at the City Hall. This sounds weird out loud, but you did a great job, a largedog...