It's July of 2020, and this is the first time I've ever heard this version of the classic "Morning Dew"....My gosh, how much great music does a person miss in his or her lifetime?!!!
I saw him in grand rapids in 1971. He was the warmup band for some flash in the pan group. I hadn't heard of him before. He was WAY better than the group I went to see.
Yesterday I walked by a children's playground, a young boy aged about 6 stood by the gate, crying for his mother. I tried to comfort the kid, and thought of this song: 'I thought I heard a young boy crying for his mother ... you wouldn't hear a young boy crying for his mother'. HAD to play it today, got stuck in my head .... RIP Long John Baldry.
This version is by far my favourite and personally relevant. As it relates to the time when I had the difficult task of informing my two young sons (4&6) their mother (36) had died of Cancer. Planning to use LJB's "FLYING" at my Funeral.
Long John Baldry, the man who was a phenomenon among the British blues and rock scene. Loved and admired by the best true musicians and artist of the day: Elton John, Rod Stewart, Led Zepp, Rolling Stones, Animals. He and Joe Cocker are true geniuses of there music. Never to be forgotten and a big part of my life.
Ik moet het toegeven: dit is gewoon de beste uitvoering van dit nummer...Deze stem is in dit nummer niet te evenaren... Respect for Mr. Long John Baldry..
Instead of the Elton John movie coming out, this man is the one we should memorialize! What he did for all the old bluesmen that influenced him and he repaid the survivors by producing a European tour for them so they could earn some money to live out their lives in comfort and peace. RIP John!
@@davidratcliffe1 I've read that the John in Elton John's name came from his affinity for the WC. Apparently, his sister confirmed that to the press. What a world we live in.
@@squirrelbutler2119 In 1965, the Hoochie Coochie Men became Steampacket with Baldry and Stewart as male vocalists, Julie Driscoll as the female vocalist and Brian Auger on Hammond organ. After Steampacket broke up in 1966, Baldry formed Bluesology featuring Reg Dwight on keyboards and Elton Dean, sax player, later of Soft Machine, as well as Caleb Quaye on guitar. Dwight, when he began to record as a solo artist, adopted the name Elton John, his first name from Elton Dean and his surname from John Baldry.
@@squirrelbutler2119 Thanks for the reply. As I have copied this information from some forgotten source, I cannot vouch for it's accuracy. I don't believe that the line about Elton Dean states that he played a guitar. It merely says he was in the band along with Caleb Quaye on guitar. I guess it's all in the way the words are interpreted. Thanks again for the information. Victor
Still a really great song to listen to. It reminds me of the good old days back in the early 70's when we were young and beautiful. We didn't have much only a vinyl LP player and this single we played on daily bases over and over again.. This one was one of my favorite and still is in 2020.
When he played my campus pub in 88 I was on security and sat and chatted with him for about 45 minutes before his set. I think he was surprised that a kid from Canada knew so much about him. This was the album that turned me on to him. Unlike the Rolling Stones, I did not get discovered!
Wauw , kan niet stoppen naar deze versie te luisteren. De opbouw van de muziek !!! Die stem prachtig. Nog nooit eerder gehoord , geweldig zoals dit nummer vertolkt wordt.
I saw him at the East Coast Jazz Festival in 1966. I was 15 and really should not have been there. He was on with his "Steam Packet" with a very youthful Rod Stewart and Julie Driscoll. He was the tallest man I had ever seen. He walked like he was on stilts. Great voice, great guy who made some bad choices..... don't we all?
Yep... Ik herinner me nog goed hoe ik ervan genoot toen ie in onze hitlijsten stond. Gek genoeg hebben wij Nederlanders om e.o.a. reden altijd een neusje gehad voor het vinden van super talenten. Waarin een klein land groot kan zijn... :-).
Prachtig nr. herinnert me aan lang vervlogen tijden ( begin 80 er jaren), ik testte daar samen met mijn vader die conciërge was op school, de nieuwe geluidsinstallatie en de akoestiek in de kantine met dit geweldige nummer.
@@karyndavidson3136 Autotuned all to fuck and back, that's where. Before autotuners allowed poor singers to sound good, singers needed good voices. A musician with a mediocre voice could carry it if their musicianship was good enough. Also back in Baldry's day record companies invested real money in musicians and they had to be convinced that they would get a return on their investment so they invested in talent. Often that talent was refined over many months - years of practice. Today any twat can download a programme from the internet, "sing" over it, release it online and call themselves a musician. Perhaps the egalitarianism of that should be welcomed, but I'd call such people computer programmers, not musicians.
It's Summer, 1972 and LJB's first, seductive album graces the turntable of a young man crying recently returned from combat in Vietnam. This is truly an anthem of those sad days.
God what a great record this is, this has always been one of my favorite records.I had a copy of this as a teenager and proceeded to literally wear out the groove pattern it was played so much by me at all hours of the day and night much to my parents displeasure.
Exactly - I have to versions of this record. They differ in a couple of ways. For example the piano intro on Morning Dew is omitted on one of them. So whish for this masterpiece to be released on CD
Mid sixties Long John Baldry formed a band with Elton Dean and a certain Reginald Dwight named Bluesology. After the split of this band, the artist name Elton John was formed out of Reg's adoration for Long (he was 2.01m) John Baldry (his native name).
We only hear a small part of what we are able to come cross, I was very lucky to be a backing singer in the 90”s house and garage music,be for that I was a front man in several rock bands wow what a trip, worked with mr G micheals. Amazing
never forgot, on gard in the army 1980, 05.30 in the morning, all quiete everybody sleeps. small old raddio with 1 earplug. Sun is comming up a bit fog and hearing this for the first time. great
Aren’t we lucky to have these memories of incredibly special moments of private joy and authentic life? Jon Baldry has given me these moments over and over again, this song, and especially the songs where Elton plays the piano. I am so grateful, and your post reminds me of it, thank you. Keep up your secret smile.
This version of the song was in an old 80s mp3 playlist of mine, put together early 2000s. Hadn't listened to it for about 10 years, until I wanted to convert that 2000+ songs long playlist to spotify. Came across this song, but the versions on spotify (even the live one) can't hold a candle to this one. Maybe it's nostalgia getting in the way, I know. But maybe it's the arrangement, maybe it's the amazing piano solo at the start, but most of all, maybe it's the way Long John's amazingly peculiar voice in the lower registers, changes into another beast of a voice halfway through the chorus. And while listening to it again, what about that depth of his voice during the outtro! What an amazing rendition this is. Just wow
Still here...survived the 60s ❤😎
I own the vinyl LP and I Really love it. Wow long john baldry talent and voice 🎉
It's July of 2020, and this is the first time I've ever heard this version of the classic "Morning Dew"....My gosh, how much great music does a person miss in his or her lifetime?!!!
A lot....but that's life. Just keep listening 😁🏴🇳🇱
@@michaelscott2789 You're so right, Michael, and I will keep listening....good music and laughter are my two favorite medicines...
@@davidzimmerli489 you and me both.
@@michaelscott2789 and a lot cheaper than prescription drugs and visits to the doctor...Lol.....have a great week!
@@davidzimmerli489 traveling this week and lots of it on the road
Radio on and see what pops up. UK now and Germany next week. Long live radio📻🎶🎵🎶
I saw him in grand rapids in 1971. He was the warmup band for some flash in the pan group. I hadn't heard of him before. He was WAY better than the group I went to see.
Yesterday I walked by a children's playground, a young boy aged about 6 stood by the gate, crying for his mother. I tried to comfort the kid, and thought of this song: 'I thought I heard a young boy crying for his mother ... you wouldn't hear a young boy crying for his mother'. HAD to play it today, got stuck in my head .... RIP Long John Baldry.
And you know It !!!
Wat een verademing in deze tijd van zangers met geknepen piep en kopstemmetjes. Nog altijd kippe(n)vel. 😊
This version is by far my favourite and personally relevant. As it relates to the time when I had the difficult task of informing my two young sons (4&6) their mother (36) had died of Cancer.
Planning to use LJB's "FLYING" at my Funeral.
The memories lost in music, until you hear them again 👍. Thx. 🙏
Exellent and best version of this song love long John baldy brilliant voice very underrated
Sooooo absolutely brilliant what a treat 😎
Long John Baldry, the man who was a phenomenon among the British blues and rock scene. Loved and admired by the best true musicians and artist of the day: Elton John, Rod Stewart, Led Zepp, Rolling Stones, Animals. He and Joe Cocker are true geniuses of there music.
Never to be forgotten and a big part of my life.
Ik moet het toegeven: dit is gewoon de beste uitvoering van dit nummer...Deze stem
is in dit nummer niet te evenaren... Respect for Mr. Long John Baldry..
A bloody shame that this song is not available on Spotify. One of the best songs ever !!!!!!
It is on Spotify, but not in this fantastic version.
The bloody luck is that this song ist available on UA-cam.
I literally just switched from Spotify cos it's not THIS version. Glad it's still on youtube!
I totally agree! 🤬
4sure
I come back to this song, forever
Fantastisch. Alles klopt aan dit nummer. Bonnie Dowson deed het geweldig door dit nummer te schrijven, Long John maakt er een geweldige versie van.
Why can’t we find this version not on spotify/tidal? Best version of all!
I have always liked Long John Baldry listening here he is brilliant andvery underrated I don't understand why Love you Long John Baldry Love Nige x
Always loved long John baldry.
Amazing song , makes me cry, old and regretful..Peace...
Where would British rock have been without him?
This is the best version I have heard of this.
Certainly, one of the best and most powerful voices I have ever heard. Long Live Long John!
He's dead
@@squirrelbutler2119
😂🤣
Especially when you factor in he was Dr Robotnik
Instead of the Elton John movie coming out, this man is the one we should memorialize! What he did for all the old bluesmen that influenced him and he repaid the survivors by producing a European tour for them so they could earn some money to live out their lives in comfort and peace. RIP John!
The John in Elton John comes from Elton's love and admiration for this man.
@@davidratcliffe1 I've read that the John in Elton John's name came from his affinity for the WC. Apparently, his sister confirmed that to the press.
What a world we live in.
@@squirrelbutler2119 In 1965, the Hoochie Coochie Men became Steampacket
with Baldry and Stewart as male vocalists, Julie
Driscoll as the female vocalist and Brian Auger on
Hammond organ. After Steampacket broke up in 1966,
Baldry formed Bluesology featuring Reg Dwight on
keyboards and Elton Dean, sax player, later of Soft Machine,
as well as Caleb Quaye on guitar. Dwight, when he
began to record as a solo artist, adopted the name
Elton John, his first name from Elton Dean and his
surname from John Baldry.
@@squirrelbutler2119 Thanks for the reply. As I have copied this information from some forgotten source, I cannot vouch for it's accuracy. I don't believe that the line about Elton Dean states that he played a guitar. It merely says he was in the band along with Caleb Quaye on guitar. I guess it's all in the way the words are interpreted. Thanks again for the information. Victor
@@squirrelbutler2119 Done!
What a brilliant version of this classic
Still a really great song to listen to. It reminds me of the good old days back in the early 70's when we were young and beautiful. We didn't have much only a vinyl LP player and this single we played on daily bases over and over again.. This one was one of my favorite and still is in 2020.
Although this version was recorded in 1980 and released in 1981
When he played my campus pub in 88 I was on security and sat and chatted with him for about 45 minutes before his set.
I think he was surprised that a kid from Canada knew so much about him. This was the album that turned me on to him.
Unlike the Rolling Stones, I did not get discovered!
Long John the king of English blues singers in his day
Incredible! Killer arrangement, killer band, killer vocals by LJB!
This is by far the best version of this song. Still gives me goosebumps!
I Agree!
Listen to Robert plants version. I think Clannad did this song also
@@gmar7836 They did indeed. But to be honest, both versions don't touch me like this one does.
@@koosdhr ...well said.
Zeker, maar waarom staat deze versie niet op Spotify?
So much heart and soul, intensely emotional
This Guy did one hell of a job with this song plus what a band this is what you call harmony.
he did.... amazing...
Absolute perfection! Outstanding voice! Timeless song! Thanks for this Masterpiece!
Wauw , kan niet stoppen naar deze versie te luisteren. De opbouw van de muziek !!!
Die stem prachtig. Nog nooit eerder gehoord , geweldig zoals dit nummer vertolkt wordt.
Ich bin ein Berliner
I saw him at the East Coast Jazz Festival in 1966. I was 15 and really should not have been there. He was on with his "Steam Packet" with a very youthful Rod Stewart and Julie Driscoll. He was the tallest man I had ever seen. He walked like he was on stilts. Great voice, great guy who made some bad choices..... don't we all?
Great!!! A very powerfull cover of this song!! I can listen to this over and over again!!
Great version, what a voice !
Unbelieveble, what a stunning voice. Great song!
When I heard this version, I couldn't stop playing it! Never had heard of him until this!!! Greatest version I think. Always loved Nazareth too.
yes, it cicks ass, I remember it from decades ago, but now, I feel like I discovered a new planet , in my back yard! whatever that would be like
It's so rare to hear a deep voice on a man these days. He sounds amazing.
The testosterone count is going going gone. See dylane the bud ladyboy.
@@mochiebellina8190 Very true.
Tom Waits.
Loved this man singing when I was a troublesome teenager and used to hear him and Chris Farlowe on pirate radio
Stunning guitar solos always do it for me!
Yeah Great Great One ...One Of The Best ....I Ever Hear...Gr...From The Music Lover...Hollanda..Dick.
without a doubt the BEST version totally agree what a Vocal Raw or What Class
One of the best intro’s ever. Pity this song was only popular in a few countries like the Netherlands 🇳🇱
LjB is one of my favorite singers. This song is definetly in my top 5 all time greatest songs
Yep... Ik herinner me nog goed hoe ik ervan genoot toen ie in onze hitlijsten stond. Gek genoeg hebben wij Nederlanders om e.o.a. reden altijd een neusje gehad voor het vinden van super talenten. Waarin een klein land groot kan zijn... :-).
And Belgium, as far that's a reference ;)
@@tonkool4736 Chauvenist!!!!
Intro Elton János
Prachtig nr. herinnert me aan lang vervlogen tijden ( begin 80 er jaren), ik testte daar samen met mijn vader die conciërge was op school, de nieuwe geluidsinstallatie en de akoestiek in de kantine met dit geweldige nummer.
LOVE THIS SONG!
This is ahead of its time even if it happens in the future.
Stunning cover of this Bonnie Dobson chestnut! LOVE LJB!
Unbelievable performance by Long John and everyone on this. Best version by a proverbial mile. I think the guitar solo is by Alan Murphy.
Incredible, I was thinking it sounded like the same lead guitarist on Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty, Hugh Burns, what do you think?
Beautiful deep dark voice, remarkable strong and emotional, wow nice ...very good! From the Netherlands!
Best version ever !!
Bonnie would be proud of this fine version. xo
What a great version of this song very haunting and long John had a fantastic voice
Barbara Porter oh yes. Where have the good voices gone .... 🙁
Where have all the good, real, voices gone ... there are so few these days 🙁
@@karyndavidson3136 Autotuned all to fuck and back, that's where. Before autotuners allowed poor singers to sound good, singers needed good voices. A musician with a mediocre voice could carry it if their musicianship was good enough. Also back in Baldry's day record companies invested real money in musicians and they had to be convinced that they would get a return on their investment so they invested in talent. Often that talent was refined over many months - years of practice.
Today any twat can download a programme from the internet, "sing" over it, release it online and call themselves a musician. Perhaps the egalitarianism of that should be welcomed, but I'd call such people computer programmers, not musicians.
Absolutely right, I have the original 7', treasure it. Should be used in a film, TV series, ... to be perpetuated. Greetings.
Quite an exquisite piece of music.
What a rich voice. Completely different take on this timeless song. Thanks!
You aint kiddin there kid..words fail me
@@davidfisher7778 that is the voice of dr. robotnick singing one of his best songs
3.50 a.m Greater London Sunday morning , if I had no sleeping neighbours I would wack the volume up , my sister and me 40 years rocking
Written by Canadian Bonnie Dobson. Long John - great interpretation as always...
Thank you for the background.
Thnk you...didnt know!!! Proud to be Canadian!!!
bonnie dobson...did some digging wow.....cant thank ou enough!!!!
I shall give myself a prrrrromotion!
RIP long John baldry
Absolutely the most beautiful version.
Roel Lassche
It’s a total different version on Spotify 😧, nothing as beautiful as this one ☝️
How beautifully haunting. What a loss. I miss him still!
This just hit me right between the eyes and has now seeped into my brain! Without doubt one of the greatest vocal and band I have ever heard!
Simply brilliant !
This is awesome
Just great! The intro is marvellous and the voice , guitar, i keep listening
One of my favorite songs of all time
Just love this man and his music. Sad ending to his life.
Wat een waanzinnig nummer, helemaal top!!
top ja!
Helemaal te gek!
OMG THE BEST VERSION !!!
amazing version
It's Summer, 1972 and LJB's first, seductive album graces the turntable of a young man crying recently returned from combat in Vietnam. This is truly an anthem of those sad days.
God what a great record this is, this has always been one of my favorite records.I had a copy of this as a teenager and proceeded to literally wear out the groove pattern it was played so much by me at all hours of the day and night much to my parents displeasure.
Exactly - I have to versions of this record. They differ in a couple of ways. For example the piano intro on Morning Dew is omitted on one of them. So whish for this masterpiece to be released on CD
an everlasting, amazing song, coming up in my head on occasion.
Love this version, met him and saw him many times in the 70s. Great depth!
The very first single I ever bought (I was eleven at the time). And the song still gives me goosebumps
mojo074 did you buy this version of the song? Who are the people he is playing with?
And from what year is it?
@@amallenne5902 This is from 1980🎤.
A majestic mother of an ensemble piece
one of the many fine versions of this timeless song.
This is some wonderfully powerful stuff.
This version and Nazareth's version just sublime!
Just listened to Nazareth's version and "WOW"!!!!!!!!!!Thanks for the suggestion
Try the version by 31st of February.
@@victor1244
Haunting song and what a guitar solo
Thank you so much for uploading.
great version of a great song if this was relesed today im sure it would make the top 10
Never dates ,my youth ,timeless ,thank you ,fantastic
Mid sixties Long John Baldry formed a band with Elton Dean and a certain Reginald Dwight named Bluesology. After the split of this band, the artist name Elton John was formed out of Reg's adoration for Long (he was 2.01m) John Baldry (his native name).
We only hear a small part of what we are able to come cross, I was very lucky to be a backing singer in the 90”s house and garage music,be for that I was a front man in several rock bands wow what a trip, worked with mr G micheals. Amazing
RIP Long John!
Long Live the King of Rock n Roll
Brilliant. Beautiful. Thank you John!
Wat een wereldnummer,een van de mooiere intro’s
Simply beautiful music by a fantastic singer
That guitarsolo:shivers
True dat!
Wow, this hits me right in the stomac!
See I’ve missed this guy all these years U tube turns out has opened many new artist to me and music now I have to learn this man’s repor Nice 😊
Magnificent
The best version ever !!!
never forgot, on gard in the army 1980, 05.30 in the morning, all quiete everybody sleeps. small old raddio with 1 earplug. Sun is comming up a bit fog and hearing this for the first time. great
Aren’t we lucky to have these memories of incredibly special moments of private joy and authentic life? Jon Baldry has given me these moments over and over again, this song, and especially the songs where Elton plays the piano. I am so grateful, and your post reminds me of it, thank you. Keep up your secret smile.
Man, the same thing happend to me when i was in the Army in 1980, 80-4 in Holland.
@@01adhdave ben ook van 80-4, hebben we dezelfde wacht gehad zeker
@@sjorsxjoosten 11e painf. bat.
@@01adhdave 43 painf Assen Unifil
Great song, great memories. Thank you for posting this!
Dit blyft altyd voor my een WERELD NUMMER👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🤗👊👊
Where has the passion of this generation of blues singers gone? We'll not see their like again!
He didn't die, God gave him a PRRRRROMOTION!
I am in disbelief that this guy voiced Dr. Robotnik
This version of the song was in an old 80s mp3 playlist of mine, put together early 2000s. Hadn't listened to it for about 10 years, until I wanted to convert that 2000+ songs long playlist to spotify. Came across this song, but the versions on spotify (even the live one) can't hold a candle to this one.
Maybe it's nostalgia getting in the way, I know. But maybe it's the arrangement, maybe it's the amazing piano solo at the start, but most of all, maybe it's the way Long John's amazingly peculiar voice in the lower registers, changes into another beast of a voice halfway through the chorus. And while listening to it again, what about that depth of his voice during the outtro!
What an amazing rendition this is.
Just wow
Lovely man. A real human. And as his sister ruefully remembered: "Mind of a genius but not an ounce of common sense ---"
love this fantastic track