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Nick Drake - Northern sky (1970)

I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
But now you're here
Brighten my northern sky.
I've been a long time that I'm waiting
Been a long that I'm blown
I've been a long time that I've wandered
Through the people I have known
Oh, if you would and you could
Straighten my new mind's eye.
Would you love me for my money
Would you love me for my head
Would you love me through the winter
Would you love me 'til I'm dead
Oh, if you would and you could
Come blow your horn on high.
I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea
I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree
But now you're here
Brighten my northern sky.

Published by Nickyhere

11 months ago

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Nickyhere Publisher 3 months ago

to Dowsbookshop : Appreciate your comments. Thank you very much.

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Dowsbookshop 3 months ago

a tragic life indeed, but he added alot in a short time. Sometimes a perfect storm of events can be too much to take

Nickyhere Publisher 3 months ago

przykro mi, ale nie rozumiem twoich wiadomości. Przepraszam 😔

Paranoid9999 4 months ago

As in so many cases a brilliantly talented musician whose music never received the attention it deserved until after his death. I often feel that when talented people like Nick are ignored it only helps to push them further into the black hole of depression and ultimately lead to them taking their own life.

WIllfuly73 5 months ago

mmmmmm

Nickyhere Publisher 6 months ago

to xx1236 : A wonderful songwriter.

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xx1236 6 months ago

Nicky very passionate verse

Nickyhere Publisher 7 months ago

to Billykidgarden : Good luck to you 👍

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Billykidgarden 7 months ago

I´m thinking to organice a forum about the Sexo&Erotismo, and telling stories or good doses of eroticism, will be the center of the forum.

Nickyhere Publisher 7 months ago

to Billykidgarden : It is. Thank you for sharing.

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Billykidgarden 7 months ago

the last line "Brighten my northen sky" is very nice

nastybutnice1 8 months ago

obviously a thinking lady.

Nickyhere Publisher 10 months ago

to Onlooker2022 : Excellent information. Thank you. Listening to that radio programme is what started me on this posting.

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Nickyhere Publisher 10 months ago

to Onlooker2022 : Thank you for the wonderful comment. And for caring. In a way, simple lyrics. But very affecting.

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Onlooker2022 10 months ago

Thanks for sharing this. Nick Drake's songs deserve to be more widely known. The lyrics are powerful, but the music is important too. Cale's summation of Nick Drake after one demo and one meeting, was succinct. His music was sensual. When you read the lines again after reading what Beverley Martyn said of his time in Hastings, you reaise that so much of Drake's life was an inner conversation that only found expression in his songs. We are lucky he left us those after his short life.

Onlooker2022 10 months ago

The brilliant American record producer Joe Boyd, whose company Witchseason had a stable of nglish folk talent.

In 1970, Boyd was working with John Cale on an album by Nico, formerly of Velvet Undergound. Boyd asked Cale to listen to a demo of Nick Drake songs that would be part of Bryter Layter. Cale was hugely impressed and arranged to meet Nock Drake immediately. After meeting Drake, he said:

"Nick is a very quiet guy. It was very difficult to figure what was going on in his mind. But he made music with a real sensuality – very different from English folk music."

Drake was living in Hastings in Essex, on the east coast of England, with John and Beverley Martyn. They were folk-rock’s golden couple, part of the Witchseason group of artists, which included Richard and Linda Thompson, Sandy Denny and Nick Drake.

Bevery Martin said in a 2014 interview : “Nick became one of the family. We’d take the piss to make him laugh. We’d open the door and go: ‘Oh no, not Nick Drag again!'” He would babysit, crash mealtimes and tag along to the seaside, sitting on the beach with his suit on. He was the most introverted character I’ve ever met. Locked in. Sometimes he’d talk, sometimes he’d have a cup of tea and hold it for three hours looking out at sea. I think he felt safe with me, and I tried to take care of him.”

According to Beverley Martyn, "He wrote that Northern Sky around us. We had a tree in the garden across the pavement – hence the line, 'Smelt sweet breezes at the top of a tree.' The top of the tree came to the window where Nick was, and you could see the full moon on the sea at night.

There's a BBC podcast about Northern Sky that's worth listening to:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001ypsm

LeslieLesbianLover 10 months ago

Beautiful poem!

Nickyhere Publisher 10 months ago

to Ilovelessies : Thanks for commenting.

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Ilovelessies 10 months ago

Beautifully spoken

Nickyhere Publisher 11 months ago

to Onlooker2022 : I shall look! Thank you very much. Such cool people.

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Onlooker2022 11 months ago

The Briish folk singer John Martyn was a good friend of Nick Drake and wrote a song for him, Solid Air. It is the title track of an album that is itself a classic. At 5:25 here there is discussion about Nick Drake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZJa0cK4znQ

Nickyhere Publisher 11 months ago

to pantheredesneiges : I’m so happy!! 🙏🙏❤️

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pantheredesneiges 11 months ago

to Nickyhere : Yes, it's perfect !

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Nickyhere Publisher 11 months ago

to pantheredesneiges : Wonderful. Very happy. Can you hear the programme? 💋

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pantheredesneiges 11 months ago

to Nickyhere : It works ! Thank you !

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Nickyhere Publisher 11 months ago

to pantheredesneiges : Maybe add Radio 4 to the search too. It’s a lovely programme.

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Nickyhere Publisher 11 months ago

to pantheredesneiges : Try this, darling Chan. If it doesn’t work I’ll send the link. I can’t send from my mobile just now: BBC Sounds, Soul Music, Northern Sky via google. Let me know 💋💋

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pantheredesneiges 11 months ago

to Nickyhere : Yes, I'd like to listen to his story. thank you, lovely Nicky !

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Nickyhere Publisher 11 months ago

to pantheredesneiges : Yes, beautiful Chan. And a tragic end to his life. I heard a programme about him on the radio. Let me know if you would like the link 💋💋

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pantheredesneiges 11 months ago

Great song ! I didn't know this artist, he was very talented ! Thank you Nicky ! Kisses