We all have our fantasies, some evil some boring some placid, mine has always been to sit on a couch during a long and strong thunderstorm with curtains open in front of a fire in a dark room listening to this song with the love of my life next to me, no smart phones or any other distractions for hours ..... True therapy.
The melody in this version is much truer to the original Scots/English tune. Later Appalachian versions change the melody quite a bit, almost to the point of barely being recognizable as the same song. This is a much more haunting and beautiful version.
My mother passed away last year. She was named after this song. This is so close to the way she sang it. the closest to her version I can find on the internet. Her voice is similar, too. My mother's was a little faster. Her father, in the 1920's and 1930's, didn't own a car, would sing this song as he walked. Their tempo and strong accents on the song were between this song and porky pig's version from looney tune cartoon.
Very beautiful indeed! However I can't help but wonder what all this "Barbri" is? In your own title you recognize that it is Barbara, yet in the song you always say "Barbri". I have noticed the same thing in other versions of this song as well.
It's almost certainly the ancient form of the name, i.e. Barbary, which originates from Barbary, i.e. that part of North Africa inhabited by Berbers. Some singers also prefer the diphthong or ligature that this can create with 'Ellen'.
We all have our fantasies, some evil some boring some placid, mine has always been to sit on a couch during a long and strong thunderstorm with curtains open in front of a fire in a dark room listening to this song with the love of my life next to me, no smart phones or any other distractions for hours ..... True therapy.
Thats beautiful....
This is the best I have heard on the web great song fine singing
I just finished listening to 10 versions of this from Judy Collins to Art Garfuncle and this is the best so far
Me too lol. The arrangements are just awful. Her voice alone beats them all. The Christmas Carol one has the right idea.
Same here -- looking for a version I can sing and here it is.
This voice is heavenly to hear live.
Hauntingly Beautiful.
The melody in this version is much truer to the original Scots/English tune. Later Appalachian versions change the melody quite a bit, almost to the point of barely being recognizable as the same song. This is a much more haunting and beautiful version.
Yes you're right. I much prefer the old world take. This version is lovely. Joe Heaney's is definitive, in my humble opinion
That about killed me. Damn.
My mother passed away last year. She was named after this song. This is so close to the way she sang it. the closest to her version I can find on the internet. Her voice is similar, too. My mother's was a little faster. Her father, in the 1920's and 1930's, didn't own a car, would sing this song as he walked. Their tempo and strong accents on the song were between this song and porky pig's version from looney tune cartoon.
Very beautiful indeed! However I can't help but wonder what all this "Barbri" is? In your own title you recognize that it is Barbara, yet in the song you always say "Barbri". I have noticed the same thing in other versions of this song as well.
It's almost certainly the ancient form of the name, i.e. Barbary, which originates from Barbary, i.e. that part of North Africa inhabited by Berbers. Some singers also prefer the diphthong or ligature that this can create with 'Ellen'.
You are missing the middle versus my mom sang
Why do the yanks say Barbrie instead of Barbara ?, haven't they corrupted enough of our wonderful language ?.
The English spoken over here - especially in the mountains - is probably more like the English spoken centuries ago in the UK.
spot on @@BartAnderson_writer - Barbara was originally Barbary - see my reply above to @18hoss
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Actually, the earliest reference to the song is from Samual Pepys (1666) and he writes 'Barbry Allen'.
No, not nearly enough, you English porker!