Great soulful singer, wrote a string of fine songs very quickly in '66-'67. Then the well dried up, which didn't help his already fragile mental health. Longtime heroin addict. Not surprising that he went young, but he left behind 8 or 9 very unique songs that have stood the test of time. I saw him around '71 or so in Vermont--he was wrecked and obnoxious but a riveting performer, on both acoustic and electric guitar. Dude could rock, too!
@@alexleyland I completely agree with you. Had I not seen this video I would never have known that she and Tim Hardin had ever even met each other! And you nailed it with regard to Tim Hardin whom I somehow missed in college.
Tim Hardin was an awesome singer, songwriter and guitar picker. I beleive he was so underrated as a singer -songwriter. Rest in peace Tim Hardin, i can feel your music just as you did.
People think Bobby Darin wrote this song and If I Were a Carpenter, just as they think Rod Stewart wrote Reason to Believe. Nope, Tim Hardin. (and he sang them much better!)
@@mikevogel5834 its a shame how opiates slowly kill knowing no-one or boundaries. Tim was late going on stage at Woodstock because he was too fucked up. I think there was a three or four hour delay?
I'll say what Lou Reed said when he inducted Leonard into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .How lucky we were to have lived at the same time as Leonard Cohen.
Tim Hardin is great. Carpenter, and Lady are two of my favorite songs. I was at Woodstock, and it appeared to me that he was saddened by the audience, as he just got up from the piano and walked. I could swear he was in tears, but that was probably just me. The audience would not shut up and listen. Same thing that spring at the Jimi Hendrix Madison Square concert. $3.50 to see Jimi from the cheap seats, but no one would listen. He asked everyone to stop flashing bulbs, and they did not listen. Sadness still Whew
Thanks for unearthing this gem.. one of my favorite songs and artist... and the reason why I will always remember Susan Moore... there was Tim Hardin, Tim Buckley, Phil Ochs, Eric Anderson, Tom Rush, Fred Neil., Richard Farina.. I never got to see Hardin or Buckley or Neil or Farina in concert live, but at least we have these rare videos to see his greatness
I was blessed to see Tim Buckley at the Troubadour in West Hollywood in the 60s and his voice was so amazing and his songs of course. What a performance!!
All of his original records are good, the least of which are, surprisingly, the live one TH3 (it has various problems) and the very last one of demos isn't very good. Everything else is great. The modern reissues of demos are ok but short, and you will have to endure modern mastering/production.
+Eddie Black the fact that you have been able to meet and talk with Susan Moore is amazing, there was a time of a few years that i was obsessed with finding Tim's music on vinyl and to know more of his story! it does my heart so much good to find a personal link to him!!
I’ve noticed, rarely do you get to see his eyes. He’s such a closed off performer, but gave us so much with his music. Too bad he was such a troubled man. Addiction took so many of the great ones..
I saw him at Woodstock and felt the same way as the first comment here... I thought he was, at one point, in a dispute with the crowd up close to the stage... I was too far back to see, but I was hoping for him to shine as this was the largest audience he'd ever to get to perform in front of...unfortunately, he shined best in smaller venues....
My Dad was folk singer and peer of Timmy. He had an awesome old stone house/ mansion , 3 stories if I remember right, outside of Woodstock. We stayed there when my father was playing club fates in Woodstock. I would wager this was filmed in the driveway there. Some of his songs are part of the core soundtrack of my life. Sweet quiet soul.
+mssmssmssmss The talent was not lost , he did not write and record just 3 songs , for someone who left us early he wrote an amazing amount of great songs, The Tim Hardin song book is a full song book with several poems as well, When he was expecting his son Damion , he was naturally a nervous expectant dad and wrote a beautiful poem called Question of birth , it is here on youtube , Thousands of artists have recorded his songs He wrote more great songs in his 39 years than most write in a life time .So the talent was not lost at all it is here on youtube on albums and CD'S and several live television shows.He was so ahead of his time that in 1965 he was writing folk songs with a Bossa Nova beat, who was doing that in 1965,? But his bossa nova tinged Misty Roses besides being covered by such jazz singers as Nina Simone and Peggy Lee it was also covered by The Bossa Nova King's daughter herself Astrid Gilberto as well .Tim Hardin certainly left his mark, and to constantly paint him forever as the sad druggy is both not true and very unfair Tim was a cutup with a wicked sense of humor and a beguiling smile.He enjoyed the shit out of his life and was introduced to drugs in the service of his country, back when Viet Nam was referred to as Laos, not because he was sad or melancholy.For a bit he tried acting and was actually up for the role of Woody Guthrey that eventually went to David Carradine It was during this time that he was Lenny Bruce's roommate in LA ,which certainly would not help anyone's drug use But consider how many musicians in the 1960's took one drug or another , most did with all that being said he never the less wrote some of the best love songs around and a song about his courtship with his wife Susan that has become a classic American seminal folk tune ,recorded by just about everyone from ,The man in black, to Ricky Nelson to Bobby Darin, to Cher to actress Tippy Hedrin of The Birds fame to even Leonard Nimoy. .I'd say his talent and life were not wasted at all, listen to all he left us!!As I write this there is a book on his life and a movie about him being shopped around.Peace!!!
+Eddie Black Thanks for your nice reply. I knew of him in the 1970s when I lived in San Francisco. I had one of his albums which "disappeared" from my storage locker, along with some other classics, but now I've been able to replace it with CD version, which I love. :)
+Eddie Black I hope the book and movie ideas come to fruition! There was a yahoo group about him that I joined a while back, but I stopped following that for a while. Now I'll have to go looking again!
I got this info from Tim's widow, I did a rocked up version of If I Were a Carpenter in my living room on an old tape recorder as a goof, a friend convinced me it did not suck to bad to upload it to youtube ,this person as it turned out, knew Tim's widow and next thing I know she e mails me how much she liked it, yes it blew my freaking mind, anyway we have remained e mail friends..
lol,,,, the timig is odd and,hmm interesting, but does not compare well to the studio version,,, at all,,, i do like the weird time changes, but theres something missing,,, it feels rushed, he was really not that into it it seems
I would say that this is great, period. For my taste, his songs sound a lot more raw and emotional live than in studio, that's why i loved his woodstock album so much when most people think he sounds disinterested.
Great soulful singer, wrote a string of fine songs very quickly in '66-'67. Then the well dried up, which didn't help his already fragile mental health. Longtime heroin addict. Not surprising that he went young, but he left behind 8 or 9 very unique songs that have stood the test of time. I saw him around '71 or so in Vermont--he was wrecked and obnoxious but a riveting performer, on both acoustic and electric guitar. Dude could rock, too!
Wow, I had no idea such a recording exists. This song-the way he does it- brings tears to my eyes.
check out him and twiggy doing it on her tv show, it's incredible and floored me when I found it as another unknown recording
@@alexleyland Thank you! I know about that one- what a gem!!
@@multicaruana isn't it? who would've thought twiggy had such a beautiful voice?!?! and Tim kills it as always. so much soul.
@@alexleyland I completely agree with you. Had I not seen this video I would never have known that she and Tim Hardin had ever even met each other! And you nailed it with regard to Tim Hardin whom I somehow missed in college.
I remember us sitting in The Playhouse Café in 1962. He was such a sweet man. It's so sad his life had to end so soon.
Everybody loves him. Much underrated. Just another good musician gone too early! RIP Tim!
Tim Hardin was an awesome singer, songwriter and guitar picker. I beleive he was so underrated as a singer -songwriter. Rest in peace Tim Hardin, i can feel your music just as you did.
People think Bobby Darin wrote this song and If I Were a Carpenter, just as they think Rod Stewart wrote Reason to Believe. Nope, Tim Hardin. (and he sang them much better!)
@@mikevogel5834 its a shame how opiates slowly kill knowing no-one or boundaries. Tim was late going on stage at Woodstock because he was too fucked up. I think there was a three or four hour delay?
@@mikevogel5834 Anybody who tries to cover a song made by Tim Hardin is an idiot. He is the best.
@@echojohnny714 I'll my money back!
@@26968my apologies, im not understanding your comment
Wonderful songs sung with such sweet/soothing/soulful voice. Tim certainly deserves much more recognition than he has gotten.
So so true
Tim Hardin is a forgotten gem. This is the first time I ever saw him playing live. He was a good guitar player.
If I were a carpenter is there at Woodstock
Tim was a kind, gentle man. I hope he gets the recognition he deserves someday. He needs to be in the discussion with Laura Nyro and Leonard Cohen.
We have just lost Leonard..And Leon. Sad times
I'll say what Lou Reed said when he inducted Leonard into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .How lucky we were to have lived at the same time as Leonard Cohen.
It s sad he was into Heroine, a bloody shame.
...yes, that same high class of singer/ songwriter.
Yes I often listen to Tim, Laura and judee sill together
Tim Hardin is great. Carpenter, and Lady are two of my favorite songs. I was at Woodstock, and it appeared to me that he was saddened by the audience, as he just got up from the piano and walked. I could swear he was in tears, but that was probably just me. The audience would not shut up and listen. Same thing that spring at the Jimi Hendrix Madison Square concert. $3.50 to see Jimi from the cheap seats, but no one would listen. He asked everyone to stop flashing bulbs, and they did not listen. Sadness still Whew
wow william, strong words and thoughts... cheers man
Hippie Trash, look what the Hippie movement did to America
Beyond Alpha someone did not love you enough growing up
What?
At least you were there ;)
Fantastic! Thank you so much. Tim Hardin is the best singer songwriter ever. I am a fan since 1975.
What a loss. Tim Hardin’s voice and style of guitar playing was remarkable!
Mesmerisingly beautiful lyrics and music. What a gifted artist. Tim. Xxx
Ah, Tim Hardin's music words and voice for 5 decades. I am a lucky lady.❤
A troubadour who influenced so many other performers, Bob Darin springs to mind.
Woodstock legend Tim Hardin.
Stoned immaculate (RIP)
Thanks for unearthing this gem.. one of my favorite songs and artist... and the reason why I will always remember Susan Moore... there was Tim Hardin, Tim Buckley, Phil Ochs, Eric Anderson, Tom Rush, Fred Neil., Richard Farina.. I never got to see Hardin or Buckley or Neil or Farina in concert live, but at least we have these rare videos to see his greatness
I was blessed to see Tim Buckley at the Troubadour in West Hollywood in the 60s and his voice was so amazing and his songs of course. What a performance!!
To someone starting out, what farina songs would you recommend?
@@ladiorange richard and mimi farina bold marauder, the swallow song, children of darkness, pack up your sorrows, reno nevada and dopico
so touching..in its simple musicality - Hardin I heard first when young - so sad how he blew up his talents..dope
although long ago gone too young his songs will live on
I'm so late to the game but this is f'n incredible. Appreciate any musical suggestions from like-minded folks out there.
Some obvious ones: Fred Neil, Vince Martin, early to mid-period John Martyn . . .
All of his original records are good, the least of which are, surprisingly, the live one TH3 (it has various problems) and the very last one of demos isn't very good. Everything else is great. The modern reissues of demos are ok but short, and you will have to endure modern mastering/production.
"They never stopped to think at all, and that's what I'm about." Great line.
I saw him in Vienna 1971. He was so stoned he could barely sing. I was in tears at the end.
I love the VHS settings at the end
A very emotional voice.
....and very intelligent and mature at the same time.
The thing is vwhat a really great acoustic guitar player he was as well.
Hey ❤peace and life that was Tim.
WOW, JUST SENT THIS TO SUSAN and Damion .Your right awesome!!!
+Eddie Black the fact that you have been able to meet and talk with Susan Moore is amazing, there was a time of a few years that i was obsessed with finding Tim's music on vinyl and to know more of his story! it does my heart so much good to find a personal link to him!!
oh wow, just awesome memories here!! Love being able to see this!
First time hearing this song, it’s great, love will bite when you least expect or are looking for it.
Awesome, treasure
I’ve noticed, rarely do you get to see his eyes. He’s such a closed off performer, but gave us so much with his music. Too bad he was such a troubled man. Addiction took so many of the great ones..
He was an introvert. Alone with his music to comfort him on stage.
Androgynous onstage or on a dirt road just the same
@@MattHamann89 The greatest and sweetest and most intelligent singer / songwriter of all time. Love his music since the seventies.
The best singer/ songwriter ever.
Thanks for sharing! Quite a surprise to see this video.
I saw him at Woodstock and felt the same way as the first comment here... I thought he was, at one point, in a dispute with the crowd up close to the stage... I was too far back to see, but I was hoping for him to shine as this was the largest audience he'd ever to get to perform in front of...unfortunately, he shined best in smaller venues....
tim hardin will never be forgoten if ive got anything to do with it
Thank you so much for uploading this.....
So fabulous, rest in peace dear Tim.
Best versionMy soul brother. Wish i had a chance to meet him. .
Great footage.
A new find God bless Tim
Love this song….
That intro is crazy.
💙🙏💙 Thank You
One of my all time heroes. Tim Hardin. Thank you uploading this amazing video.
wow. he could do it all.
The great Mark Lanegan's cover of Hardin's "Red Balloon" led me to look into Hardin's music and so now of course I love it.
That Mark Lanegan cover album is a gem.
Awesome
super...
We lost him far, far too soon.
que bonito.
Paz de espírito
Johnny Cash has an awesome rendition of this song.
He’s buried in Turner Oregon. I visited his grave site in 2008.
BEAUTIFUL LOOKED AFTER TIM IN LONDON FOR A WHILE TALENT CAN BE A CURSE VINNY X
Selling to him for how much a deal ?
Love u,
Chevy Chase.
Where was this filmed? Can I be there?
Does anyone know where this was filmed? Upstate NY?
WDR is based in Cologne/Germany. Rockpalast was broadcast either from Cologne or from the Gruga-Halle in Essen.
My Dad was folk singer and peer of Timmy.
He had an awesome old stone house/ mansion , 3 stories if I remember right, outside of Woodstock. We stayed there when my father was playing club fates in Woodstock. I would wager this was filmed in the driveway there. Some of his songs are part of the core soundtrack of my life. Sweet quiet soul.
@@amandalynngibson8332 Amazing! Is your father Bob Gibson by chance?
your backyard
Hey Adrie, how's it going?
He reminds me of a better vocalized version of Harry Chapin....with better guitar licks....ala John Prine
Yeah, I guess the boy got his clock cleaned.
Damn Costello really pinched from Hardin woah...Elvis not Lou!
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+mssmssmssmss The talent was not lost , he did not write and record just 3 songs , for someone who left us early he wrote an amazing amount of great songs, The Tim Hardin song book is a full song book with several poems as well, When he was expecting his son Damion , he was naturally a nervous expectant dad and wrote a beautiful poem called Question of birth , it is here on youtube , Thousands of artists have recorded his songs He wrote more great songs in his 39 years than most write in a life time .So the talent was not lost at all it is here on youtube on albums and CD'S and several live television shows.He was so ahead of his time that in 1965 he was writing folk songs with a Bossa Nova beat, who was doing that in 1965,? But his bossa nova tinged Misty Roses besides being covered by such jazz singers as Nina Simone and Peggy Lee it was also covered by The Bossa Nova King's daughter herself Astrid Gilberto as well .Tim Hardin certainly left his mark, and to constantly paint him forever as the sad druggy is both not true and very unfair Tim was a cutup with a wicked sense of humor and a beguiling smile.He enjoyed the shit out of his life and was introduced to drugs in the service of his country, back when Viet Nam was referred to as Laos, not because he was sad or melancholy.For a bit he tried acting and was actually up for the role of Woody Guthrey that eventually went to David Carradine It was during this time that he was Lenny Bruce's roommate in LA ,which certainly would not help anyone's drug use But consider how many musicians in the 1960's took one drug or another , most did with all that being said he never the less wrote some of the best love songs around and a song about his courtship with his wife Susan that has become a classic American seminal folk tune ,recorded by just about everyone from ,The man in black, to Ricky Nelson to Bobby Darin, to Cher to actress Tippy Hedrin of The Birds fame to even Leonard Nimoy.
.I'd say his talent and life were not wasted at all, listen to all he left us!!As I write this there is a book on his life and a movie about him being shopped around.Peace!!!
+Eddie Black Thanks for your nice reply. I knew of him in the 1970s when I lived in San Francisco. I had one of his albums which "disappeared" from my storage locker, along with some other classics, but now I've been able to replace it with CD version, which I love. :)
+Eddie Black I hope the book and movie ideas come to fruition! There was a yahoo group about him that I joined a while back, but I stopped following that for a while. Now I'll have to go looking again!
I belonged to a Tim Hardin fansite also , run by a guy named Adrie, but dropped out to much arguing that's not what I joined it for .
I got this info from Tim's widow, I did a rocked up version of If I Were a Carpenter in my living room on an old tape recorder as a goof, a friend convinced me it did not suck to bad to upload it to youtube ,this person as it turned out, knew Tim's widow and next thing I know she e mails me how much she liked it, yes it blew my freaking mind, anyway we have remained e mail friends..
I was there when he had his first ejaculation... Imagine it? Fuck you up! Great artist - King is gone but never forgotten......
Hmm b JJ no
I'm glad we have this . . . and this is awful.
Mack McCoy agreed not the greatest
lol,,,, the timig is odd and,hmm interesting, but does not compare well to the studio version,,, at all,,, i do like the weird time changes, but theres something missing,,, it feels rushed, he was really not that into it it seems
I would say that this is great, period. For my taste, his songs sound a lot more raw and emotional live than in studio, that's why i loved his woodstock album so much when most people think he sounds disinterested.
People who call this awful haven't listened to music.