By: niceness
I heard a great jazz version of "River Man" with some cool piano playing, anybody know who covered it? That could well be this by Andy Bey - if it's not, you should buy it anyway.
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This was dramatically highlighted when I heard Jeff Buckley blow a Nick Drake song to high heavens... What song was that, Miguel?
View ArticleBy: Civil_Disobedient
Nick Drake, the movie. Directed by Brad Pitt. You heard it here first. And will probably never hear it again.
View ArticleBy: troutfishing
"Nick Drake - the movie" - starring Brad Pitt. You heard it here first. Celebs love "Fruit Tree".
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This was dramatically highlighted when I heard Jeff Buckley blow a Nick Drake song to high heavens, once again showing that it helps not to be subdued, understated and generally polite when it comes to...
View ArticleBy: hippyboy
I've listened to Pink Moon a ridiculous number of times, moonbird is right - "Which Will" is simply fantastic. I heard a great jazz version of "River Man" with some cool piano playing, anybody know who...
View ArticleBy: MiguelCardoso
When I was 14, I was so thrilled I was the only person I knew who had Nick Drake's first album and repeatedly played it on my half-hour student radio show. Truth is, though, that in 1969-1970 there...
View ArticleBy: Marquis
Nick Drake + Brad Pitt = mindboggling cognitive dissonance Pretty good doc, though. Much better than that terrible film/tv one I saw recently. And although that Norah song seems nice at first, after...
View ArticleBy: brism
Thanks for the link, I wouldn't have caught this without MeFi. His music has meant a lot to me and I'm glad whenever new ears get a chance to hear it.
View ArticleBy: anastasiav
EVERY Nick Drake album is in the Amazon.co.uk Top 25 Music charts right now And this is only as it should be. I love Nick and I love his work, but I can't help reflect on the difference between someone...
View ArticleBy: moonbird
Nick will always be my favorite songwriter... "Which Will" is simply one of the sweetest songs ever. Thanks!!!
View ArticleBy: dobbs
Good link. I found this: "He's regularly cited as an influence by artists as diverse as REM, Belle and Sebastian, Ryan Adams and Paul Weller," kind of funny though. I've liked all of those but Adams at...
View ArticleBy: emelenjr
Ah. The Norah Jones track is from Charlie Hunter's album Songs From The Analog Playground. She also lends her voice to a cover of Bryan Ferry's "More Than This." I don't know what I think of Brad Pitt...
View ArticleBy: wackybrit
An hour after the Pitt/Drake thing was on Radio 2, Pitt was in a documentary about Jeff Buckley on BBC4, which was also very good. Must be dead musicians week. And as a sign of how powerful Radio 2...
View ArticleBy: josh
The Brad Pitt / Nick Drake combination is one I never, ever anticipated. I think that "Fruit Tree" and "River Man" are two of the best songs I've ever heard.
View ArticleBy: gottabefunky
He always sounds like the novocaine hasn't quite worn off. Brad, that is. Nick's amazing.
View ArticleBy: emelenjr
Right, I knew that was Norah Jones. I was wondering about where I could find the song. It's not on any of her albums, and I don't know of a Nick Drake tribute album.
View ArticleBy: wfrgms
Awesome link. Almost makes up for the $30 something bucks (for the girlfriend and myself) I dropped at the theater last weekend on that awful Troy movie.
View ArticleBy: emelenjr
Is that Norah Jones cover version of "Day is Done" from some Nick Drake tribute album? It took me a while to get out of my Nick Drake phase, listening to him almost all the time, and this BBC show has...
View ArticleBy: substrate
Wow, awesome find. I first heard about Nick Drake when I started learning the guitar.
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