Mary Black - The Dimming of the Day

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  • Опубліковано 29 лис 2024
  • This is the sixteenth track of the "Twenty-five Years - Twenty-five Songs" DVD by Mary Black called "The Dimming of the Day". The source of this clip is The Ulster Hall Belfast (1992). This videoclip has been uploaded with permission of Mary Black's record company 3ú Records. For information regarding this videoclip and its copyright, please visit www.mary-black.net and use the contact option.

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  • @maureenmartin4730
    @maureenmartin4730 Рік тому +9

    Mary Black one of Eires best ambassadors . Bless her

  • @kenb735
    @kenb735 2 роки тому +10

    We were privileged to attend Mary Black's concert at the Great American Music Hall on O'Farrell St. in San Francisco a while back. She informed us that this was her last concert; that she was retiring from the concert circuit. We will miss you sorely, Mary Black! I went to your every concert whenever you came here. (And your daughter Róisín O did a set with you one time. That was a grand concert indeed! Perhaps she'll come through the area again.) The day after the concert, there was an all day rather eclectic musical festival on the 1890's ferryboat, the Eureka, out on the Hyde Street Pier (the San Francisco Maritime Nat'l Historic Park at Fisherman's Wharf, with turn-of-the-century historic ships floating in the Bay). You were with you brothers, Michael and Shay. Such an extraordinary family!

  • @BrianWMay
    @BrianWMay 2 місяці тому +2

    Beautiful rendering of an absolutely fabulous song by Richard Thompson.

  • @kayakdan48
    @kayakdan48 2 роки тому +4

    Short but sweet...voice, appearance...pretty much checks all the boxes as usual for her. Transatlantic Session 1 is still my very favorite.

  • @MrMusicguyma
    @MrMusicguyma 9 років тому +70

    Glorious song. Great version by Mary with Declan and others back in 1992. Richard and Linda, Bonnie and Paul Brady do very creditable versions and are all worthy. No doubt other fine versions exist, too. I see no point in arguing which is "best". As Shakespeare said "comparisons are odorous" ;). Let 100 flowers bloom.

    • @BoingBB
      @BoingBB 5 років тому +3

      Well said! Everybody will have their favourite versions of course but there's no way of finding the 'best'. I have heard several versions of this song and I like them all. Its just a beautiful song.

    • @daveharrison8286
      @daveharrison8286 3 роки тому +3

      @@BoingBB I certainly wouldn't quibble with your estimate though I would like to add that Allison Krauss does a more than creditable version

    • @ahem....bullsheet3720
      @ahem....bullsheet3720 2 роки тому

      Allison Krauss does a nice version as well.

    • @hermanbotha1444
      @hermanbotha1444 Місяць тому +1

      Comparisons are odious not oderous!

  • @mattyboyd4045
    @mattyboyd4045 3 місяці тому +3

    I just discovered Mary today. Thank GOD!!!!

  • @tishmcgillicuddy9583
    @tishmcgillicuddy9583 2 роки тому +7

    I didn't find Mary Black's music until 2016 when my brothers, sisters, and spouses went to Ireland. Her voice is beautiful!!

    • @kenb735
      @kenb735 2 роки тому +1

      I only became aware of Mary Black in 1989 when she came out with the incredibly mysterious song "Columbus" by Noel Brazil. The second verse begins "See how the cormorant swoops and dives..." I played the song for a friend because I had not idea what a cormorant is. I didn't know it was that bird we'd see diving into the Atlantic off the coast of South Carolina every summer.

  • @gwynnielsen5081
    @gwynnielsen5081 Рік тому +4

    I am awed that Spotify's editors put my tune "Whisk Me Away" alongside Mary's on the playlist "This is Mary Black." I feel so incredibly lucky and blessed to be "sitting next to her" musically.

  • @TheAtheist22
    @TheAtheist22 13 років тому +25

    I agree about the Irish, they do know how to sing a song. She's AMAZING!!!
    This is the best rendition of this song.Long live Mary Black&Ireland!

  • @cyndifoore7885
    @cyndifoore7885 10 років тому +31

    No one sings this song like Mary!!! What a beautiful voice. She puts so much feeling into it, she makes me cry.

    • @corverbeek2616
      @corverbeek2616 6 років тому +1

      Except Linda Thompson!

    • @martinevans1427
      @martinevans1427 3 роки тому +1

      Bonnie Raitt?

    • @tmm7369
      @tmm7369 3 роки тому

      Apart from Bonnie Raitt, Linda Thompson, Alison Krauss, even Richard Thompson, David Gilmour, etc. etc., to name a few who I think sing it better. It’s that vibrato that drives me mad.

    • @iambjcincle3991
      @iambjcincle3991 Рік тому

      I think her vibrato is spot-on with this song. She gave a nearly flawless performance of this one and it gave me chills.
      HOWEVER!!! You are SO on-point with vibrato. I am so sick and tired of hearing people just massacre a song with ridiculous attempts at vibrato (Stevie Nicks sounds like a freaked out goat, Madonna with whatever the hell she does, etc.). As for your other statement regarding David Gilmour's, et al, versions, I totally have to agree there, too. David's voice isn't flawless but the emotion and his interpretation are just simply incredible. As a matter of fact, that's how I first heard this song! I just happened to stumble upon it one night and it did something to me inside...to the core of my being. He NAILED IT. I must confess, though, that I also believe she did, too, with her interpretation. So far, though, not even the original compares with David's version (but that's strictly MY OPINION and I realize that many will disagree vehemently with me). Well done.

    • @GaneshNorway
      @GaneshNorway Рік тому

      Linda Thompson is perfect in this song, not possible to surpass. Still some good covers are there on youtube, Bonnie Raitt, Emmylou Harris, Kirsten Braaten Berg, Alison Krauss, this one here, and not least David Gilmour

  • @billwilliams7566
    @billwilliams7566 Місяць тому +1

    Stop searching. It simply does NOT get any better than this.

  • @birminghamcloseup
    @birminghamcloseup 7 років тому +14

    She is most definitely a gift from God. She has such a pure voice, incredible richness, many layers to her voice. Her passion, compassion, and sincerity in her voice is so profound and truly remarkable.

  • @ghergen
    @ghergen 6 років тому +7

    Saw her several months ago in Atlanta. Still a great talent.

  • @williamj.gentsch8261
    @williamj.gentsch8261 11 років тому +15

    What a completely soul wrenching rendition.

  • @eviled2006
    @eviled2006 Рік тому +1

    Lovely rendition.

  • @alisonpegg9072
    @alisonpegg9072 8 років тому +15

    No one can sing like Mary. she has the best voice ever!

  • @bulahess2353
    @bulahess2353 8 років тому +2

    THIS. The reason I bought my first Mary Black CD. THIS.

    • @SBCBears
      @SBCBears 8 років тому

      Ha! Me, too.

  • @mrsterripurcell
    @mrsterripurcell 12 років тому +2

    I was lucky enough to have seen Richard and Linda Thompson do this live over 30 year ago it's always stayed with me, but fair dues to Mary she did a fine job of it.
    My favorite Mary Black live song was always her version of "Song for Ireland" always breathtaking

  • @lauradyoung1
    @lauradyoung1 7 років тому +17

    Mary always makes a song her own - and then gives it to us in unmatched perfection using the beautiful instrument of her voice. There is nothing more calming, more healing than listening to Mary sing - and I am so grateful that Ireland has shared her with the world. We love her in the U.S. and I had the privilege of hearing her sing in Atlanta a week ago.

  • @doriemckay6935
    @doriemckay6935 9 років тому +1

    Will forever adore this wonderful classic song... so good to see online, here.. after all this time.. love you Mary, love your brothers, and what they've done for the "KEANE" family in SF, every st. pats day, in the SF bay.

  • @frankleasure9588
    @frankleasure9588 7 місяців тому +2

    My heart is sobbing...so very poignant !

  • @pauricpuirseal9012
    @pauricpuirseal9012 6 років тому +1

    Thank you Mary and thank you Richard Thompson what a lovely song

  • @caseye.leydon7584
    @caseye.leydon7584 6 років тому +13

    This old house is falling down around my ears
    I'm drowning in a river of my tears
    When all my will is gone, you hold me sway
    I need you at the dimming of the day
    You pull me like the moon pulls on the tide
    You know just where I keep my better side
    What days have come to keep us far apart?
    A broken promise or a broken heart
    Now all the bonnie birds have wheeled away
    I need you at the dimming of the day
    Come the night, you're only what I want
    Come the night, you could be my confident
    I see you on the street in company
    Why don't you come and ease your mind with me?
    I'm living for the night we steal away
    I need you at the dimming of the day
    Oh I need you at the dimming of the day

  • @niallhogan6672
    @niallhogan6672 4 роки тому +2

    What a beautiful song! Cannot beat a bit of Mary Black. Pulls at the heart strings

  • @ariellehart6632
    @ariellehart6632 9 років тому +8

    This song by Richard Thompson is absolutely beautiful!

    • @bhaque5503
      @bhaque5503 6 років тому +2

      Absolutely-with Linda too!

    • @annejohnston8696
      @annejohnston8696 3 роки тому +1

      For me, of them all, Igor this song it's got to be Linda..
      She sings quietly, effortlessly, with depth and real feeling.

  • @peggyknight7150
    @peggyknight7150 10 місяців тому +3

    ❤ beautiful

  • @margaretnesbeth593
    @margaretnesbeth593 5 років тому +1

    Beautiful Mary thank you for this equally beautiful song🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @TheLions1957
    @TheLions1957 7 років тому +4

    I wonder if anyone else puts in as much emotion to their songs as Mary Black. Everything she sings seems so heartfelt. And, of course, she has such a lovely voice and her charming Irish lilt!

  • @mbwalsh2106
    @mbwalsh2106 3 роки тому +3

    Mary Black is my heroine.

    • @MrJohnGroot
      @MrJohnGroot Рік тому

      My wife is Margaret Walsh and we love Mary Black

  • @1950Len
    @1950Len 7 років тому +1

    Simply beautiful !!!!!!!!!!

  • @jonnno243
    @jonnno243 8 років тому +11

    Yes, a wonderful voice.
    I rember buying her album, "Babes in the Wood" years ago, and finding "Dimming of the Day","Bright Blue Rose", "Thorn Upon the Rose", and so many other lovely songs in it.
    wow

  • @frankmoore1299
    @frankmoore1299 6 місяців тому

    What a beautiful voice, hugely complimenting a beautiful song.

  • @michaeljamestalbot5264
    @michaeljamestalbot5264 7 років тому +3

    A great song and a great voice xx

  • @steveharris5008
    @steveharris5008 4 роки тому +3

    outstanding voice, outstanding empathy, outstanding accompaniment ...

  • @johnlewiscummings
    @johnlewiscummings 4 роки тому +1

    Absolutely great

  • @Nuala123
    @Nuala123 15 років тому +4

    Love this woman, what a voice !!!

  • @morgaffi
    @morgaffi 11 років тому +7

    Good lord, Mary is such a beautiful singer...

  • @jilljavadi9715
    @jilljavadi9715 2 роки тому

    A BEAUTIFUL SONG BEAUTIFULLY SUNG...

  • @clairemcwilliams6515
    @clairemcwilliams6515 6 років тому +3

    This is pure perfection

  • @smkh19
    @smkh19 11 років тому +1

    Very moving & lovely! Mary has the voice of an angel.

  • @MrNHMan62
    @MrNHMan62 9 років тому +2

    Beautiful Lady, Beautiful song! Her music reaches down into my soul!!

  • @johnciba8412
    @johnciba8412 3 роки тому

    Its better every time I hear it! Brings a tear, a good one...

  • @clayharrison48
    @clayharrison48 11 років тому +4

    Wonderful. I love pretty well every version of this song I've ever heard. They each interpret the song in different ways. I'd love to hear what Maura O'Connell would bring to the mix.

  • @sherryfestinger6312
    @sherryfestinger6312 Рік тому

    Beautiful

  • @laoishe
    @laoishe 8 років тому +5

    Touches my heart in a very special way.....so real so beautiful ... Keep singing Mary....I have followed you for years.....

  • @themysticmuse1111
    @themysticmuse1111 6 років тому +1

    Met her. Had a magic vibe

  • @SensaiMan
    @SensaiMan 8 років тому +4

    Stunning.

  • @frankrogerbuaroy1779
    @frankrogerbuaroy1779 8 років тому +2

    Stunning!

  • @davidburch4165
    @davidburch4165 5 років тому +1

    Wonderful rendition of one of my favorite songs. Thanks for posting it!

  • @irenagrant-koch7159
    @irenagrant-koch7159 2 роки тому

    One of the very best.

  • @ccdg1066
    @ccdg1066 7 років тому

    Excellent, beautiful !

  • @bluesetanta
    @bluesetanta 11 років тому +3

    sang with such ease and elegance

  • @jacky44de
    @jacky44de 8 років тому +3

    so so absolutly lovely...thanks for sharing

  • @sandramacdonald178
    @sandramacdonald178 2 роки тому

    Omg she's amazing.

  • @riojcp
    @riojcp 12 років тому

    One of of the finest interpretations of a classic.

  • @TheGeebutt
    @TheGeebutt 11 років тому

    Thank you Mary Black. Yal's treatment of this song is fabulous. You and your band put together a great version. Again, thank you. Very moving.

  • @arnieus866
    @arnieus866 9 років тому

    Nice cover of a great song that lends itself to many interpretations. Much as I like other versions, especially Bonnie Raitt's, Mary's irresistible Irish accent is perfect for it. Bravo. I think I will listen again.

  • @captainsoul1953
    @captainsoul1953 8 років тому +3

    quite stunning

  • @colerainfan1143
    @colerainfan1143 7 років тому +1

    How great to have been there, near the front.

  • @sc20367
    @sc20367 11 років тому +2

    BEAUTIFUL MARY!!!

  • @mrsterripurcell
    @mrsterripurcell 11 років тому

    I think this is lovely Mary has really done some outstanding recordings through the years, thaanks for reminding me

  • @seafront1
    @seafront1 11 років тому

    So well done, thank you, and thank you Mary.

  • @riojcp
    @riojcp 12 років тому

    A lovely version of a classic!

  • @maureenmartin4730
    @maureenmartin4730 Рік тому

    Still a great song and great singers but a tiny bit sad😢but wonderful

  • @alfredlee5246
    @alfredlee5246 5 років тому +1

    Timeless Beauty and Voice

  • @grahamcox662
    @grahamcox662 8 років тому +2

    Gorgeous.

  • @SonjaGuthrie
    @SonjaGuthrie 11 років тому +4

    I think that is the most beautiful rendition of this song I've ever heard! (meaning no offense to the other artists that I love also)

  • @lffnsa
    @lffnsa 11 років тому +2

    Only one of the best living guitar players. Tommy!!

  • @galeparker1704
    @galeparker1704 9 років тому

    Never heard Mary sing. But I think she did a great job.

  • @139Flyer
    @139Flyer 12 років тому +1

    To me Mary Black's version of Richard Thompson's classic song is the finest out there. This live version is an excellent example. Such a moving performance...

  • @jeffstevens4262
    @jeffstevens4262 2 місяці тому

    This was a lovely cover of the wonderful Richard & Linda Thompson song, sung by Mary. I'd invite anyone to check out the original too. 🙋‍♂

  • @trevorwyrill820
    @trevorwyrill820 11 років тому

    I'm in Australia, pity we don't have talent, such as this!!!!!!

  • @cormacroarty6840
    @cormacroarty6840 9 років тому

    Amazing voice

  • @tmthanhable
    @tmthanhable 3 роки тому

    love this song, love this voice !

  • @grahamcox662
    @grahamcox662 7 років тому

    Very nice.

  • @nagygyurisirina
    @nagygyurisirina 10 років тому

    Beautiful.

  • @aotaniao14
    @aotaniao14 12 років тому

    Wonderful!

  • @francescoamico8554
    @francescoamico8554 8 років тому

    brava. interpretazione incantevole!

  • @johnciba8412
    @johnciba8412 3 роки тому

    God Bless her!

  • @brianlaird9502
    @brianlaird9502 5 років тому +4

    This is something different unreal

  • @dreadnaught90
    @dreadnaught90 10 років тому

    Wonderful version of an incredibly moving song. Thanks for posting it!
    And if there was ever a song that was tailor-made for Eva Cassidy....surely this is it.

  • @caseye.leydon7584
    @caseye.leydon7584 6 років тому +2

    Like the moon leans on the sun...
    A song to embrace memories
    A song to remember dreams
    we had of
    love
    tt

  • @absoftitanium
    @absoftitanium 12 років тому +1

    @asengupta100 This was the best version up until 2008, when AJ Lee sang it at a wedding, and it was upleaded onto UA-cam. AJ was only 9 at the time, and I have never heard a more naturally gifted singer. The complete lack of artifice in her version is so perfect it leaves one breathless and weeping every time it's played.

  • @bernicewalsh3432
    @bernicewalsh3432 4 роки тому +1

    How come there’s so many views but only 1.4k likes.

  • @coalminer666
    @coalminer666 8 років тому

    Amazing

  • @gardenerkatecarter5911
    @gardenerkatecarter5911 3 роки тому

    Brilliant

  • @Canyoudigityesyoucan
    @Canyoudigityesyoucan 8 років тому +1

    Lovely

  • @crowt.7320
    @crowt.7320 8 років тому +8

    She sings as naturally as she breathes.

  • @Красавчик-ц7г
    @Красавчик-ц7г 5 років тому

    Уважаемая, Мэри! Сегодня купил в Украине случайно Вашу пластинку...Сегодня узнал о Вас !!! У Вас чудесный голос !!!

  • @ИванЕбвденко
    @ИванЕбвденко 10 років тому +1

    Nice song .

  • @jooving9969
    @jooving9969 6 років тому

    heel mooi gr jo

  • @MrJohnGroot
    @MrJohnGroot 11 років тому

    Thank you. Wish you had more on Amazon.

  • @kierabyrne09
    @kierabyrne09 15 років тому

    shes just amazing my god!!!xX

  • @rustyboyo959
    @rustyboyo959 6 років тому

    Legend x

  • @stillerfan69
    @stillerfan69 10 років тому +1

    it is ok Mary everyone entitled to opinion. I like your performance

  • @lucyrigden
    @lucyrigden Рік тому

    This song was written by Richard Thompson.

  • @bevmcgeechan5361
    @bevmcgeechan5361 4 роки тому +2

    Thought
    of the Moment
    Married life is a rich field for learning patience, selflessness and humility.
    - Amma

    • @bevmcgeechan5361
      @bevmcgeechan5361 4 роки тому +1

      I can feel my broken heart and it doesn't feel very good

    • @bevmcgeechan5361
      @bevmcgeechan5361 4 роки тому

      Thought
      of the Moment
      Religions are just pointers. They point to the goal which is spirituality. - Amma
      I don't blame You as it is my heartache..

  • @herol64700
    @herol64700 11 років тому

    the best

  • @absoftitanium
    @absoftitanium 12 років тому

    @asengupta100 I've always loved Mary Black's singing. I have lots of her music. She knows how to wring the emotion from a song. But I like AJ Lee's version a bit better because she was not trying to pump emotion out, she was just singing with perfect innocence and perfect technique. If you get the chance, listen to how AJ turns, 'You know just where I keep my better si-i-i-i-i-i-iiiide...' into a rising series of 7 notes, instead of adding 'Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh--ooohhh'... after the phrase. Magical.

  • @rodsreel
    @rodsreel 6 років тому

    She changes the melody considerably from the original but in this case not for the better some of the notes she changes are the ones which define the song and give it the tension it needs. Still a great version.