You have probably never heard of Bert Jansch, unless you are aware of the Contemporary English Folk band Pentangle. He was a guitarist with Pentangle, but also pursued a solo career.
“Needle of Death” was a very poignant song of the 1960’s and, very sadly, is equally poignant today. As long as we have depression; as long as we have individuals who are prepared to profit from it; as long as we have a culture that does not understand mental health … then this will always be a very relevant song.
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Hey Colin! How are you? It is so good to be back and to see that you’re still writing blogs and sharing your wisdom. I will listen to this song too! Hope things are good with Ray and yourself.
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Hey Darshith. Nice to see your name come up again. Just got notified of a couple of Likes from you, and then your Comment! Everything is good here ….. how about with you? You went “quiet ” for quite a long time! Hope all is well. 🙂
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I am good too! Yes, I kept posting blogs once in a while but then it was far less frequent than what it used to be 😀 Things are good at my end too. I moved to a different state in India and changed jobs so was busy in those stuff but I hope I am back but cannot say for how long 😀
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Based on my experiences, a change of job and geographical change helps to keep life interesting .. and will always be an education! 🙂
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And your experiences speak correctly! I am learning a lot from people and new places and that is fun.
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WOW, you have taken me back to 1965! A year that holds many special moments and memories. I must admit that it has been many years since I have given any thought to Bert Jansch. This is the only album of his that I ever owned. It was not bought for this song, but because of “Do You Hear Me Now” and the fantastic guitar playing on “Angie”. He did not even own a guitar when this album was recorded, a fact that I always found amazing. Did you know that Mike Oldfield was first influenced by Jansch’s guitar playing. “Needle of Death” is, sadly, a timeless song. Thank-you!
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Hi Ellen – My introduction to Jansch solo was also “Angie”! He also did some nice work with John Renbourne, and no …. I didn’t know that he influenced Mike Oldfield! 🙂
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“One grain of pure-white snow …” Thanks Colin!
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You’re welcome Paul. I’ll shall have to plan on an uplifting song for next Saturday! 🙂
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This song definitely pulls at your heart strings! Poignant indeed! I wish for the day when the song isn’t relevant any longer in today’s world!
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Based on the apparent current direction of our species, a lot of wishing will be required … but go for it anyway!
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You are right! But yes, one can always hope!
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