Circus Maximus ,"Wind" Solo by Bob Bruno , Circus Maximus Tune from 1967
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- Опубліковано 18 кві 2009
- Solo Guitar and Voice Improv on My Old Song from Way Back When ( really, about 1966 )This painting is from a new point of view of a reflective , older man , remembering instead of the young man portrayed in the lyric during a life transition as it was originally meant to be. .." You pack your dreams and move away , decide to eat and live by day and leave the night..."
Advertising is truly annoying to me ,especially on my own material . As obscure as it is ,though written and performed by me ,this video has ads I never sanctioned and did not agree with . I do not ask for money from any of my videos .I took it off and made it private for a while but though there are leeches in the woodwork here , I want to share this with everyone who remembered this song . The responses on this and other links put up by people I don't even know have been very nice ,warm comments. I have not been successful communicating with the Google-UA-cam people . They are wrong to put ads on the back of this little camcorder video , on a song that is so obscure , and on me , a very obscure "Used to was" if I ever was . It's just shameful.
Etched into my 1967 memory forever...it brings me to tears...thank you so much for this...
67 ,such a beautiful number ,etched in my memory as well. The summer of love had a ring to it , it is still ringing . There was a thing labeled free love . I can't be sure about how free everything was but the spirit lingers. if only we, then possibly, but is it spring again ,too busy doodlin' my pen,missing what may have never been , is it spring again..How can one miss what never was , it had to have been , and it still is ...1967.
Winter must be cold for those with no warm spring memories...
Acoustic Wind! My day is made! Thanks for the great song Bob! It is cherished by many!
Thank you,Curt. All the best to you where ever you are at with it all.
This song was a treat and a treasure, back when it first came out. It still is. To hear it in another, acoustic solo version is simply magical. Thank you, Bob.
It is so nice of you to say that ,Dave.This was one of the first tunes I recorded on the computer. I didn't practice or anything. i haven't sat around playing "Wind" and it very rarely ever came up in live situations. My hands were cold and weak but it fell into place ( almost ) , a memory in my hands and mind , the poetry still singing in my head from way back. I thought the entrance of the train was a strange chance but as if I had or could plan a thing like that , the tons of a train amplifying the second verse and chorus. I tell you that that train was kind of magical . Thanks again , Dave.
Your song transcends the Sixties... it's Timeless. I heard it ONCE in the seventies and it took me 20 years to find it again. Never forgot that melody. Epic Jazz Poem.
Thank you Bob Bruno!
Bob I was a WNEW listener in the early mid 70s, in my teens at the time. Understand this is just one of the most special songs. There are big famous bands with huge hits etc. but this song is as special as any of those and better than most of them. It is really really good.
Thank you, Mike. WNEW played us every night but "Wind" was not logged at all in all the years all over the country, not once. I don't remember if Pete Fornatale was with WNEW . He played it a bit and we worked with him at shows a few times back then. His nephew , Mike Fornatale, is a prolific guitarist and singer right now in NYC. He also sang for "The Left Bank" who hit with it in 1966. The Nightbird caught me listening there all the time.
My dear friend Anthony Sansone wrote "Don't walk away Rene" for the Left Bank while walking the streets of the Bronx one day. Also a great song
Run away with me, Bob! This song is a living thing and the way you sing it, to this day, is remiscent of all of the beauty in life. Always. Thank you.......
Bob Bruno, I want to thank you for writing this song, which is a classic. You're acoustic interpretation here is marvelous also. I love your jazz chords and improvisation. I also wanted to thank you for the songs Neverland/Neverland Revisited and Chess Game, which are also quite good. On the original Circus Maximus recording you play both piano and electric guitar and your solos are outstanding examples of jazz improv. I may upload the mono mix of Wind, because they really didn't know how to mix in stereo back then. You've still got it Bob.
OMG! One of my all-time favorite great songs! Yes, I did stay up at night, with my Emerson transistor radio, listening to Allison Steele on WNEW FM play this song. As much of a treat it was to find the original on You Tube, it was just as great to see you do it today, as a "slightly" older gentleman. Thank you so much for doing it on the guitar. I loved it. Just know... that song, along with your vocals, was a masterpiece that many consider timeless. Be well and thank you for something special.
Stunning, this ! Still has all of the magic from the 60s, aligned with the confusion in the social matrix of the 21st century. Thanks Mr. Bruno, for this poignant tune and acoustic rendition. We'll plot by the moon !
I still listen to this song, and it still fills me with a sense of wonder. Thanks, Robert.
Gee, thanks for the thought,Tom.Yesterday We lost one of our old pals from way back when. Jerry Jeff remained prolific up until October 23 ,2020 , when it all came to an end. Shortly after I finished "Wind" in 1966 , the four of us ,Jerry, Pete, ,Gary,and me went on a trip to Galveston Texas. I had been wrapped in the lyric of wind and on the Galveston Beach with the guys I ran about shouting "I am the wind" as the winds whipped my hair about and made me an abstract painting. I probably wouldn't have been emoting this sort of stuff if not for them. Jerry was a poet , a friend to the end . Not long ago I told him "You know, Jer, I was miserable even before I met you", and we laughed together as we had so many times over the years.
@@robertmbruno , My condolences, Robert. That's what had brought me back to the song the other day. I'm glad to hear you guys didn't lose touch, and I appreciate your response.
...I think if, at the end of my days, I could look back and say I wrote one song which filled people with as much warmth as this wonderful tune...well...that would be all right....
oh this is true.......
Love this song forever.
So many good memories. I can still remember the first time hearing it. Me, my wife, my brother his girlfriend, tripping on your song while smoking hash. Out in the country cottage. It was perfection.
What memories this Ohio kid has of staying up way later than I should have on school nights in 1967-68 to tune in clear-channel WBZ-AM 1030 in Boston. Dick Summer played SO many great songs on his "Night Light" show (which was surely the first "underground" rock program to reach a multi-state audience).
But if I had to pick just one song to represent that incredible and life-altering time in my memory, it would be this one, which Dick played time and time again. Though it was hard to track down in my neck of the woods, I did finally find the first Circus Maximus LP, and ordered the second one through the Columbia Record Club. "The Wind" is, quite simply, sublime, as both a song and a performance. There is nothing else like it, and I have never ever failed to be thrilled by it whenever I've played it through the years.
Thank you, Bob, for creating an enduring masterpiece that will always be a part of me. I'm so glad to rediscover you again after all these years. This guitar version, with those inscrutable jazz chords, fills me with awe and wonder.
WBZ was nice to us . We did play in Boston at a place coincidentally called "Circus" something. We might have been there a week or so, I don't recall, but I remember our trip. On the route we played other places, had guitars stolen and actually returned for the first time in history.. haha. The scene was funny, we were asked to play a "Hully Gully" ( I think.. ). We had no idea what that was . Later I observed it was a line dance to "The Alley Cat " song. Anyway , as a group playing original music , that club wasn't where we should have been.. haha . We were fired the first night , returning to our motel rooms and finding Gary's (Gary White, bass with us, and writer of "Long,Long Time" , a #1 hit for Linda).. Gary's Martin guitar was stolen. That it was returned was unusual and I don't remember that story right now but we packed up and kept moving, on to Boston. Boston was nicer to us but uneventful and hearing that their WBZ played "Wind" really was a distant message to me. The "Wind" was one of our songs but the studio version with me playing the piano was atypical of our style as a group. I rarely played it in public after that era and the mood was too quiet to face live audiences . did carry a portable organ but , of course, the organ couldn't project the gentle touch of a piano. Live , I mostly played my Fender Stratocaster guitar. The Steinway in the Vanguard studio was inviting and the recording was an improvisation . I hadn't been practicing piano at the time and the beautiful piano feeling was luxurious to my ear so we went with it.
Thank you for your extensive comment , the most rewarding thing to blo from the wind , an obscure , low keyed , late night mood repeated all over the country . It was never logged in all the years and the eight minutes it took to listen. Maybe there were a few phrases that found a universal recognition in the dark of radios next to beds . The youtube recognition , the tune uploaded by complete strangers to me , and the positive commentary of this computer era are more than I ever realized back then.
Possibly my favorite song of all time. Thanks, Bob.
Awesome! just got Circus Maximus debut album, what a great piece!
Wow. Maybe my favorite song of all time. Thanks, Bob.
A masterpiece, one of my favorite tunes ever. Thank you so much for sharing, this is amazing.
One of my all time favorite songs from the late 60's. Actually, just one of my all time faves
Always loved this song, the lyrics, tune and all, since I first heard it on the radio in the 60s. So deep. Still moves me. Thanks Bob for sharing your incredible gift of music with the world.
It's so nice of you to say something so nice,Susie.All the best to you and yours ,too,where ever you're at with it all.
When the wind blows me to a good place, it's all good. ;) Love is probably the most important thing in this world, because without it, what good is everything. But sometimes it is like the wind, blowing this way and that.
What do you think of this... "Those who are in love, never question the meaning of life". I hope you are at a good place and not questioning the meaning of life. ;) "The more you learn the less you know" about it anyway.
Your song moves me to far away places as I go nowhere. ;)
heard this in the sixties on wbz out of Boston first then will out of Lewiston Me. thanks for the post. in the late nineties I sang a few bars to a record store owner on rte. 1 Old orchard beach, Me. I had forgotten the name of the band, but knew the words he had the CD in his store I bought it still have it I love it! thanks!
Thank you Bob I feel privileged to have found this and able to put the where credit is due after all these years. I wish the best for you in these later years. I'd like to see u at fur peace ranch!
correction "then will"should've been WBLM out of Lewiston, Me. "its the blimp"
I too remember listening to this beautiful song for the first time on WNEW-FM in the 1960s. I bought the Circus Maximus album all those years ago and copied it first to an 8-track mix tape, a cassette tape mix, a CD mix and finally an USB stick that remains in my car stereo system today and includes all my favorite music. Thank you for this song and this acoustical rendition.
1970 - 1973 Long Island. WNEW was on every night in my old bedroom. I listened via headphones [which was OK because my dog would bark if the phone rang. Couldn't miss a call back then!] and i swear to God it would take me to some other dimension. When this tune came on, it was a bonus on top of an already good evening.
Very nice of you to say that and remember that time. I was there and lived on W 82nd street at that time . I might have fallen asleep but when "Wind" came on I came out of my dream .
a most beautiful song. I heard it today on the radio and remembered it from many years ago. Thank you for it.
Your composition is one of the finest I ever heard
The circus maximus recording in 1967 is truly a gift and a blessing
Really cool piece. I remember this tune when it came out in the late 1960s, and was a joy to hear it again from the original recording of Circus Maximus, and Bob's recent rendition. I recently did another tune that I created with my band (the Essentials) back in the 1990s called "Circus Maximus" that for some strange reason hooked up to my subconscious past, and when discovery Bob's piece "The Wind" again not too long ago, put it back into my consciousness again. Amazing, beautiful piece, "The Wind".
...I think i could go to my grave a happy man if I could have made as many people feel as this song has...thank you for enriching our lives, Bob...
All that is new becomes old,and all that is old becomes new. Such is life,who knows the wind?The wind carries secrets that even time can not change. So lies in the heart love is the wind,who can say ,what words the wind knows. any way ,thank you Bob Bruno......you wrote a song that has expressed how I feel beyond words. The wind is my friend. Mario, I used to play with ;Listening' a band also on Vanguard records!
Now that was beautifully said , my heart agrees.
Thanks, Bob, for giving us this acoustic version of a great song. This song has such a beautiful match between the lyric and the music. The music is the sound of the wind. Very cool.
As someone mentioned below, what an atmosphere this song has.
I have never heard of you, Bob Bruno. I know the song, I but otherwise know nothing of Circus Maximus. But this is perhaps the most beautiful song ever. This is a very nice acoustic version of your classic. You have given this world something very special, that is not something many of us can say.
WNEW FM NY is the 70's. That is when I first heard the song. I was 13 or 14.
completely my same experience...I started listening to WNEW in 1970, my first year in high school. What a music education!
It was great Radio! Free form!
Me too.
Thanks Bob. Your song is one that I'm most particularly fond of as it reminds me of my college days in the Nor Calif. area. The Wind was [and still is] a cult classic among us that were burners of the late night oils and searchers of the FM airwaves.
I like this rendition, as I had some Jose Feliciano on just prior, it somehow became the perfect compliment...and vice versa
The diesel blowing by like the wind, is an interesting addition...
Hope you are keeping well, Bob. This song holds up forever.
This is my favorite song in the whole world. And it always will be. Thank you Mr. Bruno.
I still remember the first time I heard it. Very distinctive then and still beautiful now...timeless. Thanks Bob!
Mr. Bruno. I just discovered this song two days ago. It has been a joy to listen to in a very difficult time for me. I thank you for this off of The Circus Maximus album. Your work still can help people, even over 50. years later. I am indebted sir.
Hello, where did the time go, it is really an experience for us all as all the changes keep coming and going. "This too will pass" comes to mind , and too often these days. These are difficult times. Many people are facing so much that it boggles my mind . All around the world ,too. Looking out from my own isolation I am fortunate to be able to read you. My eyes are not very clear but I still have eyes . I wish I could help . Music , that is when I play , I forget about other things. This relief could be a blessing or a curse. The curse that was also visited upon Bach , an obsessive interest that took his mind off of the world. Listening also does this for me occasionally . I think getting away is good but then one has to get back, too. Help ! Stop the world I want to get back on.. haha . What the heck. Be happy if ,where ,and when you can.
@@robertmbruno Thank you for your reply. It meant much that you took the time to get back to me. Things are better now.... perhaps finding this song was the beginning of that for me. I have been to my local record store in Concord NH Pitchfork records, and they don't have any Circus Maximus records. Do you have a website that might sell a re-issue? I would like to have them for my collection.
@@TheCeilingzero They are all over the place, man. Download it from UA-cam with a Firefox extension. I do not sell this product.
My favorite song of all time. Thank you so much.
So nice of you to remember in a thought..
Can't say much more than has already been said. Love the Circus Maximus version of this, like your Jazz piano version, too, but this solo acoustic guitar with vocal is a real treasure. Like an earlier commenter, I would love to get a better look at your left hand. That jazz chord progression is just delicious!
I was 16 in 1968...and this song is one of the reasons I got into radio.
It is nice of you to say that ,Art. I heard my song in the late night hours,sometimes waking me up and there were nightmares involved,some I still recall.Psychological things,the one I remember the most was one in which I watched television and saw my grandfather shot . In the dream he was the President of the United States.( I guess the Kennedy assassination was still fresh meat in 1967.)Suddenly the "Wind" woke me up and I had to wonder why in the hell was the radio on ,anyway. That was a strange repetitive dream . I hope you have had a nice trip broadcasting , Art.
robertmbruno I did radio for 19 years in Philadelphia after a brief stint at NBC in New York, I produced the Gene Shay folk music program and went on to other stations, and I vividly remember places like the Trauma, the Second Fret, and the Main Point, which all figured prominently into the east coast music scene. Of course... radio has changed a great deal, and my mentors like Ed Sciaky have passed away.... but these are still some wonderful memories of a simpler.... perhaps more innocent time.
@@arthouston7361 I was 13 in 1968. This is one of the first songs that really caught my ear listening to WMMR-FM. That was about the time 'MMR switched formats to "underground". A more innocent time, for certain. 'MMR was the only station I listened to until I left the Delaware Valley for graduate school in 1975. Loved the music they played.
Brother thank you for posting,This song means so much to me !
have a great Day!
Thank you , you do the same wherever you're at with it today.
Mr. Bruno, I recently discovered your awesome song on the SiriusXM Deeptracks channel. ...and just now purchased the CD to check out the group Circus Maximus. ...would like to find more moody jazz tunes similar to this. Thank you sir, for performing this song solo.
thanks Bob this is a true Masterpiece.
Hey Don,long time no write and all that jazz. I just rediscovered the comments here and your first message. You know , I don't think I want to be found necessarily at this point in time . I haven't played this song again since this recording of it in 2009 . I did add a simple bass part later but I don't dwell in the mood.My general mood might be worse.. haha.My piano versions are tonally further out without any recognizable repetition but closer to where I'm at with it all,and remaining obscure
Happy New Year from Santa Cruz. One of my favorites. I was 15 when this
came out in 67. Underground radio stations like KSJO and KSAN played it.
Good post! Itoo spent many welcomed sleepless nights listening to Allison the beautiful nightbird.
When I first heard this song by chance on FM radio way back when, it stopped me in my tracks. My favorite all time song followed by Pink Floyd, Jackson Browne, Neil Young, et al. Circus Maximus WIND is the best ever. I finally tracked it down & bought the CD!
More power to you, Mr. Bruno!!!
one of my favorite songs of all time...incredible piece. still brings a ton of emotion every time i hear it. lots of years of pleasure it has given me--i have vinyl lp and cd. a permanent part of my collection. "wind is...my love." ;)
One of my all time favorite songs!
I am not sure if this is a cover . I played it like this in 1966 before adding a bunch of other guys to it . I haven't looked in here at comments for a long time and ,well, I probably should respond to everyone but ,then again , maybe I should not.Still, I am glad to see an "Open Road ". All the best to all the openness ,clear nights , and clear days..
I think it is also testimony to your originality, that all i needed to hear you sing, was the first line. After which, i had 2 thoughts. First, this IS, without any doubt, THE fine vocalist and guitarist, who recorded the original recording. And it gave me those shivers one gets, when he hears something magical.
The second thing I thought was, "wow, this mans voice sounds nearly exactly the same, as it did back in the day. And I think both your vocal performance and your guitar accompaniment incorporate new seasonings, and emotion, from life experience.
This song touched so many people, as I'm sure you have heard many times. and a good case could be made, that it contributed greatly to the early success of FM stereo radio in the country, which, aside from classical broadcasts, was in its infancy.
Just as there will never be another big band era, there will NEVER be another progressive radio era, the likes of which we were both blessed to experience.
Most often the focus is put on the top five most successful bands let's say, when this period of time is discussed.
Which absolutely misses the point completely.
In reality, it was a musical puzzle, who's pieces were assembled, on a table from the past.
Every piece, both large and small, was of equal importance to, as Jim would say, "Gettin' this whole thing together Baby!".
I do know, that without your piece of the puzzle, I and many others would be missing, as Janis said, "A little piece of my heart."
Gee, Brez ,
I am overwhelmed.Thank you for your eloquent communication to me and to everyone.In truth I didn't understand that people even noticed the "Wind" until the UA-cam era which for me was after 2005. I have been surprised and delighted at the commentary . While I respond here , I have tried not to say too much on the other uploads by complete strangers that have come and gone on UA-cam so as to not to roil the waters or be too presumptuous . Performing the "Wind" live in the venues I played didn't achieve the effect it brought late at night on the radio ,sometimes , I'm sure ,in the dark while we listened from our beds , falling asleep. I think that there was some universality in the illusive lyric , as illusive as love can be and as abstract as my paintings. But, there is no need to explain ,or over-analyze what might have happened in a moment that is now gone. I am gratified that a few people in the world experienced a moment with me , and happy to still be here to read you , Brez. Thank you , once again .
Hello I do not know if my post will be found by anyone or not, but what a true treasure it was to find this!!! And thank you to Bob Bruno for recording this! Now I am a big big fan of folk and the alt country music scene, and yes I even read the autobiography of JJ Walker.....but when everything is said and done the music is all that counts,,,,,
I was a folk music dj for over ten years.... Bob understands....
it would be great if he could give a comment,,,,
Hey ,Tim, it's so nice to get a note from you. There were years when I entertained myself as I traveled the road with my guitar. I bought a classical guitar as I was affected by Carlos Montoya , who I saw as a young man in high school at Lisner Auditorium in Washington DC. I dabbled in Flamenco but while I played other instruments the guitar became a friend in the hotel rooms across the country as I wrote and sang for myself. I still keep an old guitar in the living room on hand for what ever mood hits. Our band guitars were stolen time and again but the thieves would climb over my classical guitar and never stole it . I guess it was worthless to them. We miss the many ,expensive electric guitars that they got over the years but the classical guitar I used to accompany myself singing folk music , like the "Wind" is still of great value to me.
Thanks again for your compliment on my obscure performance . I have to try it again one day as my recorder has a little higher resolution now but I agree with you that it is the music that counts. All the best to you and yours where ever you're at with it all.
Bob
Thank you for getting back to me. I have the first Circus Maximus album and to me its a great album! Do you have any other recordings? I learned a lot from the years when I was a folk dj, and to me a lot of the great songwriters were never able to get out of their own yard.
I got a notification from you Tim but I can't seem to add it to the comments here.Maybe it wasn't supposed to be added , I don't know . Thanks for the note , again , anyway .
Though the fingers may struggle a bit with age, that sweet-as-honey voice is unmistakable! Thank you for the wonderful song and for the more than wonderful memories!
Excellent song, just as outstanding in 2010 as it was in 1966. Keep up the good work!
this song instantly takes me there
So you are the one. Love this song forever. Thank you.
Thank you, too . Nice of you to say hello. Sybil .
This is beyond amazing. I love this fucking song so much! Maybe my favorite song ever! You're the best!
Thank you for this ethereal version. My heart and mind are soothed and energized every time
thanks, Bob
i love this song.
I love this song just came across it on you tube im a songwriter ,,and our band Crosswind Junction,,on you tube and im the bandleader in The Chinacat Jubilee ( Grateful dead cover )......ha our band has ,,,Wind >>>>in the name very cool.....glad your doing ok...and still playing Thanks,,,its 2021 still hope all is well with you and your family !!!!
timeless... always good
1972 WFMU East Orange NJ.
Splendid. How can you not love this song. Smooches with my girlfriend on the golf course. Played on KDKB. In Phoenix.
Um conhecido aqui no Brasil morava em New York nos anos 60/70, ouviu essa música e recentemente a achou na internet. Ele me apresentou sua música, e eu ADOREI !!!💚💛
What a treat to discover this treasure! I've always kept a copy of the CM album close by mostly because of how this track offers such an exceptional reward to an already fine listen. I really don't care for those "memorial" videos we see at wakes, but I actually wouldn't mind if this was half the soundtrack should a loved one decided to do one for me, perhaps along with "Como Fue"! Thanks, Robert for an amazingly soothing ,thoughtful & beautiful classic!
Oh boy , my tune is a big hit at "Wakes", as in , I can't wait to get there and start drinking cause they play to play "Wind". Oh brother! haha . Thanks, Chris. I know I 'm about a year late. I noticed comments earlier today and came back to find yours from a year ago. I heard "Wind" one day while waiting in line at a store. When I got to the front I asked the cashier what station it was. He said,"Yea, this is getting weird eh", and he turned around and changed the station.. haha. (I got a million stories about "Wind" just like that one.)
And now I see your appreciated and humorous reply.
I was weeding in the tropical sun of Puerto Rico and as an unexpected breeze brought this tune into my head juke for the millionth time I thought,: ",,my gosh, this recording and tune encapsulates every special moment 60s FM radio brought in just one song,". It's adventurous, thoughtful, inspiring, comforting with a lovely arrangement of a simple yet profound melody."
I'll always treasure your truly unique & unforgettable creation ". Be Blessed always!
Great work on a lovely song ! I didn't miss the important solo part ! Truly great video !
Well, I've been waiting over 40 years to play this song, so I'm so glad that you posted this. Not only to watch you play it (and have a big hint on the chord formations) but to actually hear it from the songwriter is a real gift! Now if you only had the patience to tell us the chords or give us a better close up of your left hand during the two go 'rounds (one lower on the fretboard, the other higher up, which actually sounds like what you played on the record)...thanks for posting this.
Such a peaceful song.
I always loved you… This song. I felt it was my “own secret”. Am amazed that there are other souls out there that felt like me all along.
What a happy surprise..
So nice to see you doing it again for us. We … who like to have our own secret loves never forget; never forget that once there was something really cool. Your sound is the epitome of “cool”. Thanks for that.
I saw Bob perform this at Cafe Wha ? In the 1960 s . Love this song.
Hello, Carol ! Gee, that's a long time ago. The "Wha" wasn't a good place to play "Wind" , the room was much brighter . We might have played it a little at the "Nite OWl Cafe" around the corner but it was also a very bright mood with a lot of teens . I played my guitar very loud getting natural distortion . I don't know how the kids in directly in front of the stage could stand it but the volume alone can cause excitement ( haha). Wind was ,of course aquieter mood and reminded people that they should get up and go home. We didn't travel with a piano but I did solo on guitar around it sometimes. I don't recall specifically playing the "Wind" much but it has been a long time since 1966 when we first hit the "Wha".
I first heard this song, and Circus Maximus, in 1984 listening in Rick Allen doing the overnight show on WYSP 94.1 Philadelphia. Every other show was programed, but he played what he wanted. I first heard Astral Weeks, Velvet Underground and Nico, Marley, this and much more. Thanks...
I miss WYSP.
hey bob......still gonna sing this😊
Heard this in the days of Underground music. Phoenix FM about 1968. Never forgot it.
Hey Bob! You may or may not remember me. I was married to Lee Littleton, a drummer who used to sit in with you guys as 'Lost Sea Dreamers' and then Circus Maximus in the early days. What a good time we had back then! I hope you're well. Jan
What an amazing thing to find. And posted just about a week before my search. I always felt I had a kinship with this song. And your voice is the only one that could do it right. Interesting to see that you mention that it was written during a life change/moving on. I listened to it extensively around the time of my divorce. It helped. Thanks Bob!
This song was one of the main reasons I turn mostly away from top 40 AM radio and listened to FM Underground stations back in 1968. In my case, It was KZAP Sacramento 98.5 FM. It changed my life. By the way, listening to the original on headphones, it has a strange mix when the guitar solo happens. Was this recorded on a 4 track reel to reel or higher? You can hear the adjustments very easily. Just curious. Thanks
Yes, our recording was on a four track reel to reel at Vanguard studios. The splice( yes, splice of tape) after the piano solo resulted in the recording engineer getting fired. He was a great guy who later worked on the "Don Kirshner television show that featured pop stars. He came to visit me at a place I was playing at the time he was working that gig. What a nice guy, Jerry something..I have long since lost track and he wasn't noted on the album cover though Sam Charters hogged some attention as well as our producer - publisher , Dan Elliot. I don't recall issues with my twelve string guitar solo but this also was an overdub . The "Wind" was atypical of our material. Improvising the piano cold in the studio and using the Steinway was a thrill and also an atypical situation because I played the guitar or organ and didn't have a portable piano at that time. Fm ,like the Internet ,is an illusive puppy but maybe publishing is generally an abstract. My skin might have been too thin to continue the way I felt about publishing rights. Jerry Jeff had a thicker skin like others ,including the big boys like the "Stones",Paul McCartney, John Fogarty, or John Kay of Steppenwolf, who all were taken advantage of ,some losing the rights to their own material altogether. It has been nice to be in contact ,in a way , here on UA-cam and read personal notes about my song,"Wind" . Thank you for your point of view .
Great song Bob. First heard it on WABX (Detroit).
Can't seem to comment except through a reply, so... the darkness where I existed in '66 was too cold and hard at 14; this song lifted me into the light, and sent me soaring - the jazz I loved mixed with those lyrics I could so relate to. It's haunted me for years, and I was so thrilled to find the album version here, and also YOU, your beautiful painting (wow!) and your personal expression engraved into this solo, with train. Thank you for taking the time to get this on you tube, it's a gift. I also first heard it on WABX out of Detroit. I miss progressive radio so much, and the wonderful WDET public radio music line up for many years in the past. Thank you again.
I loved this song. Thank you
I LOVE THIS!
Thank you
I love the painting in the background and the train passing by. Great song. I have the original album and all the songs are well written and recorded. Many blessings to you Mr. Bruno. You are the last of the great original talents in this country. 🙏
My paintings have multiplied on the computer . Here are some examples: robertmbruno.yolasite.com
wow....
i am just in heaven...
this song changed my life...
seriously
thank you for this version
and for writing it
WELL DONE
My favorite song in the universe!
Thank you for sharing this! It was lovely then and it's lovely now.
Hey, your part of my life's soundtrack,,,Thanks man
Yea, thank you Kev, I am happy to have been there , however distant we may be. Thanks for kicking the side of the world to let me know because it didn't occur to me , " A soundtrack in the background " . Yea, thanks for this imaginative thought. You are part of my soundtrack as I talk and type out loud thinking about you this moment. Have another nice moment . Thanks again for my nice moment ,too.
Nice! Love the song!
One of my all time favorite songs. So glad you are still making music.
Wow- Thanks so much for this- I searched for it on UA-cam many years before finding it- I have the album and listenined to the song on the radio in Hartford wondering who the genious behind the song was. I used to dance all over the room and sing that long is..... loudly in "the wind is...... my life"
Nice song Bob...
Thank you Sir.
Well, Thank you too , Brez .
❤❤❤😎😎😎👍👍👍👌👌👌
incredibly good. Thanks. that guitar is pure evil.
haha,.."Pure Evil" , and I thought it was just me .. haha . Hey , it
isn' t like every decision I have ever made hasn't been the wrong
decision . All this makes me doubt that there is no such thing as karma
but I blunder on. Thanks for the thought,Timothy. I will recall your
"evil" characterization on the good foot . There are so many talented
guitarist that leave me in the dust as they play complicated lines with
harmonics , the sound of angels rubbing their wings together ,that amaze
me . Hey ,wait a minute , I don't believe in angels. "Never Mind"
(Emily Latella's profundity )
Wow!
@rejerce Maybe you knew Gary White who also took a job at the Circus after we split up. Gary is still kicking in Pasadena Ca..Sometimes I think we should have capitulated when they wanted us to call our group "The Electric Circus"when we changed the name of our band.We did use the Circus type logo on our cover but the marriage didn't last , anyway. That was a terrific arena of creativity. They commissioned both artist and composers for their general presentation though it was a popular venue.
Bravo! I wish you you make a tutorial. I would love to play this
song.
hi again bob......still wanna cover this
ahh bueno increible bob, q artista por favor.....
Thank you, Sabastian. What are you doing over here? haha (Maat)
@@robertmbruno jajaja hi, ja me has enviado el enlace, gracias por eso, realmente sorprendido, pense q eras solo del piano y q sorpresa, con tus pinturas atras muy grato video....sensibilidad enorme.
Wonderful song. Wish I could get it on ITunes.
That is a very kind thought,Steve.I have been touched by the responses on "Zooden's" posting of the original recording. I don't respond to them as I don't want to roil the waters there.Here, I am fairly obscure,actually, I am really obscure in real life haha.The thing is that the world has gotten smaller by means of the Internet technology. I am still surprised at Zooden's posting. I think he might be from Sweden. People seem to reminisce about the DJ more than the music but that's OK .It lives!
Its interesting that "Wind" predates the other jazz rock classic "Moondance" by several years.
Great guitar and keyboard playing