As an 850 Norton commando owner for 48 years, I take no offense of it having no soul like a Vincent 52. I absolutely love this version of this wonderful song. I do think it’s best appreciated by a Brig bike owner!
I don't know of any others besides this one. Only one that mentions a '49 Indian: "Red Dirt Girl" -- Emmylou Harris 2016-07-13 ( 4: 05 ) Songwriter: Emmylou Harris ua-cam.com/video/aNKH7MLMB3M/v-deo.htmlsi=bfPG_22yYvNAu-TK 😢
They are really good but you should check out one of the live versions by Richard Thompson. He wrote it and recorded it. The live versions are really spectacular.
Saw him perform it at Philly folk fest back in 2017 or 18. I've listened to his version since I was in the womb, I think, and it was so great. Every version is good though - it's such a great song.
@@dylanmcdowell3894 Dylan, am old enough to remember Fairport Convention. "Meet on the Ledge" and Sandy Denny's haunting "Who knows where the time goes". May she rest in peace. 52 Black Lightning is in my all time top 5 for sure. Sounds like you grew up listening to some good songs.
@@Kingswayfire Parents were Deadheads, both loved RT and Fairport Convention too. Listened to all kinds of stuff thanks to them and our local NPR station!
@@dylanmcdowell3894 I don't think Richard Thompson was there in 2017. I hope not cause I was there that year.....Keb Mo, Taj Mahal, Graham Nash, Eric Anderson
Box Hill is South of London near the town of Dorking. Classic bikers still meet in a car park there every weekend. Competition hill climbs used to be held . The run from London to the hill is about 20 miles. Great song and lovely version.
@@Jeff-jg7jh I really like Fox Hill vs Box Hill. The wily old foxes are brave and surviving in outer London / Surrey now instead of the countryside which is being sterilised by politicians.
The 1952 Vincent Black Lighting is legendary. It is said that if it threw you at speed, it would turn around on its own to come back and finish you off.
What an absolutely beautiful song. The lyrics, the instrumentation, the voices, the collaborating is wonderfully endearing. I've played music for decades and so grateful to watching new generations take the reigns and remind us what power music has, what honesty it brings out and what up lift and depuzzling within do together as the ride just takes you. Yes.
Love this song, one of my all-time favorites. Love Del's version for its urgency, Richard Thompson's for it's more wistfull reminiscing. love elements in this version, We actually get to see and hear Red Molly flirting with James in the beginning, adding a thunderbolt, with "shotgun blast to the chest" and, of course, what bluegrass does that very few do anymore in popular music...harmonies. Great stuff all around thank-you.
I was blessed to see Richard Thompson perform this live, and witness his amazing guitar skills. This was a nice version too. Well done. Nice harmonies. 🎶
Absolutely beautiful. I’m pretty sure Richard Thompson would approve of this rendition of his song. I especially love the tone of the resonator guitar. The vocals with harmonies are spot on as is the musical instrument accompaniment. Really well done IMO.👍👍🇨🇦
I can't tell you how many times I've re-watched this in the past few days. RT's original was "his" but this is THEIRS! Well done and a superb job in video and audio! (now I'll go catch the rest of the Prescott concert)
Never heard anyone do a cover of this RT classic and these guys have really done it justice...great harmonies, instrumentation adds a great country vibe...excellent rendition
OK, sure, but this song dropped very nicely into the Appalachian idiom, even to the point that you probaby would have Scotch-Irish surnames in the area, eg Sgt McCrae.
Absolutely beautiful. Richard must be pleased. But who the hell wrote the word "Saint" in the title at the beginning? That makes me mad every time I watch!
What a vandal, still. My mate Keith Jones put a Triumph 500 twin with a very high compression into a Norton Featherbed frame. Bloody fast... another mate had a Norton Dominator... Sadly only had a couple of small Brit bikes.
Martin Baldock, I think songwriters rarely get the credit they deserve. Not only did Richard Thompson write this song, but he also performed it better than most, in my opinion: "Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning" -- Louis Cyphre ua-cam.com/video/5yw2yKNLEPc/v-deo.html "Music: Vincent Black Lightning, 1952" -- Playlist, ArcoZakus ua-cam.com/play/PL187Ne8GR4V6bEMO9mD4bHksPbhGtu6gb.html
I saw Richard Thompson perform this at Delfest and he acknowledged Del's part in popularizing this song in the US. Likewise, I don't think anyone who loves Del's bluegrass version doesn't know that Richard Thompson wrote the song.
I think the light mood is appreciation and joy of a really great song with no disrespect intended. I know Richard Thompson performances always bring a smile to my face.
Apples and Oranges. Richard's version did not have those beautiful harmonies or that great picking. Can't just say they were both great and leave it at that?
Never heard these women before. They are fantastic! Does anybody know what kind of hollow body electric the male guitar player is playing. Brand and model?
Beautiful playing and harmonies. But, hmm, bit odd their mood for the lyrics. They're a bit too happy for a tragic story -- especially the starstruck pedal guitar girl with the perpetual dopey grin. But I guess that's American country gitar-pickin' for ya. Toe tapping and big teeth are more important than the meaning in a song.
@@papatuck3394 Forget it, he's on a roll. Probably came to this video predisposed to dislike it. I actually like the saucy grin at the beginning, we actually get to meet Red Molly. (the character in the song)
As an 850 Norton commando owner for 48 years, I take no offense of it having no soul like a Vincent 52. I absolutely love this version of this wonderful song. I do think it’s best appreciated by a Brig bike owner!
A great rendition of one of the best songs of all time.
The world needs more songs about Vincent motorcycles
I don't know of any others besides this one. Only one that mentions a '49 Indian:
"Red Dirt Girl" -- Emmylou Harris
2016-07-13 ( 4: 05 )
Songwriter: Emmylou Harris
ua-cam.com/video/aNKH7MLMB3M/v-deo.htmlsi=bfPG_22yYvNAu-TK
😢
Outstanding... in every way. Vocals.. Instruments.. Timing.. Stage Presence.. All superior!
Fantastic cover… As good as it gets!
Tjese girls were fabulous...!!!! As a motorcycle rider for 55 years and owner of 22 motorcycles well add this song to my funeral song list..
Funeral? Us ole biker dudes don’t die - we just ride away.
@@badcompany4211 😊👍
They are really good but you should check out one of the live versions by Richard Thompson. He wrote it and recorded it. The live versions are really spectacular.
Hear ya
Beautiful harmonic rendition
great versions ladies, one of my high points of 55 years of riding was sitting on a 52 Vincent
Absolutely superb, I am showing my 75 year old mum what is right and she agrees. That '52 Black Lightning was just cornflakes to her.
Those vocal harmonies are out of this world !!!
Saw Richard perform this iconic track at Folk by the Oak. Just a few days ago. He is going strong. Great version girls.
Saw him perform it at Philly folk fest back in 2017 or 18. I've listened to his version since I was in the womb, I think, and it was so great. Every version is good though - it's such a great song.
@@dylanmcdowell3894 Dylan, am old enough to remember Fairport Convention. "Meet on the Ledge" and Sandy Denny's haunting "Who knows where the time goes". May she rest in peace.
52 Black Lightning is in my all time top 5 for sure.
Sounds like you grew up listening to some good songs.
@@Kingswayfire Parents were Deadheads, both loved RT and Fairport Convention too. Listened to all kinds of stuff thanks to them and our local NPR station!
@@dylanmcdowell3894 I don't think Richard Thompson was there in 2017. I hope not cause I was there that year.....Keb Mo, Taj Mahal, Graham Nash, Eric Anderson
I saw Richard Thompson perform in Austin Texas. Best 1 man show ever.
Wonderful rendition of Richard Thompson’s classic. Great voices and harmonies.
This is brilliant.
Box Hill is South of London near the town of Dorking. Classic bikers still meet in a car park there every weekend. Competition hill climbs used to be held . The run from London to the hill is about 20 miles. Great song and lovely version.
Dang. Wrong again for forty yrs. I thought it was fox hill.
@@Jeff-jg7jh I really like Fox Hill vs Box Hill. The wily old foxes are brave and surviving in outer London / Surrey now instead of the countryside which is being sterilised by politicians.
A neighbour had one of these. Fired every lampost. Such good kit.
Best version of this song I've ever heard.
The 1952 Vincent Black Lighting is legendary. It is said that if it threw you at speed, it would turn around on its own to come back and finish you off.
one of the best covers ever
What an absolutely beautiful song. The lyrics, the instrumentation, the voices, the collaborating is wonderfully endearing. I've played music for decades and so grateful to watching new generations take the reigns and remind us what power music has, what honesty it brings out and what up lift and depuzzling within do together as the ride just takes you. Yes.
I couldn't agree more !!
Love this song, one of my all-time favorites. Love Del's version for its urgency, Richard Thompson's for it's more wistfull reminiscing. love elements in this version, We actually get to see and hear Red Molly flirting with James in the beginning, adding a thunderbolt, with "shotgun blast to the chest" and, of course, what bluegrass does that very few do anymore in popular music...harmonies. Great stuff all around thank-you.
I was blessed to see Richard Thompson perform this live, and witness his amazing guitar skills. This was a nice version too. Well done. Nice harmonies. 🎶
If there's one manufacturer to resurrect, it has to be that one. A new Black Shadow. Keep your 961/916 etc.
Absolutely beautiful. I’m pretty sure Richard Thompson would approve of this rendition of his song. I especially love the tone of the resonator guitar. The vocals with harmonies are spot on as is the musical instrument accompaniment. Really well done IMO.👍👍🇨🇦
It brings a tear to the eye every time..
Love this Bike, love this song...
A group can go far with a trio that good. Ambitious arrangement, but very successfully done!! Mega-kudos y'all. Straight to favorites with this one!
These guys are great! Love 'em! The dobro is superb! :)
I can't tell you how many times I've re-watched this in the past few days. RT's original was "his" but this is THEIRS! Well done and a superb job in video and audio! (now I'll go catch the rest of the Prescott concert)
Fantastic rendition!
haven't heard this song in years. awesome job.
Had the pleasure of seeing Richard Thompson perform this (his) song in So. Cal. a few years ago. This is a great version though!
Fabulous cover!
Wow! I've known RT's original for many years. You've brought great life and originality to a beautiful story.
The video is a snippet from their Prescott, AZ concert. Be sure to watch their entire concert - it's like actually being there!
I came up with an extra verse…
“Said red Molly
That was my plan all along
To get my hands on that bike and be the star of this song”
lol, not bad, not bad.
Sean Rowe ,does this good.
My following verses would have Molly raising James’ son.
Love this song! Thank you for singing this.
That closing trio gave me shiver bumps. Unreal.
A song they've been playing all their lives, and it shows brilliantly!
Great song 🎵 and really good performance 👏
Soaring rendition of a soaring song!
Absolute class ! ! !
Great performance as usual.
Probs the best version of this fab song!!
Wow these people are really good never had seen them before especially how the eye candy
Love the Del McCrory version. Also heard Richard do it at the Calgary Folk Festival.
Good rendition folks...love it...
Perfect
I really enjoy your cover. Good job! Thanks
I'm sure that Richard Thompson must love this
What a great version of that song. Loved the harmonies.and Dobro.
Never heard anyone do a cover of this RT classic and these guys have really done it justice...great harmonies, instrumentation adds a great country vibe...excellent rendition
Del McCoury does it well
Reckless Kelly does a mainstream version - very well. My favorite is Sean Rowe's version. But not everyone will agree. He's different.
not country,, bluegrass
beautiful!
Pretty ladies, pretty voices! 💥
This is very good.
Sean Rowe . . . . . owns this what Richard so masterfully crafted
Can anyone enhance on this?
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@@Jeff-jg7jh ua-cam.com/video/AO0dQM2YAwc/v-deo.html&ab_channel=MichaelPalmisano
Nice version, well done.
Finger pickin' good! County bouncing fun. If it helps -- my Paternal Grandpa was born in NW Louisiana. Love ya'll, Cav. *
Saw Reckless Kelly do this at the Borderline in London.Very Good
The Del McCoury Band has a great version of this song as well
amazing cover with beautiful optics
¡ I LIKE IT LIKE IT !
Wow!
Very Nice !
At least they went to Box Hill and not Knoxville. Good performance.
OK, sure, but this song dropped very nicely into the Appalachian idiom, even to the point that you probaby would have Scotch-Irish surnames in the area, eg Sgt McCrae.
Agree that Thompson’s version is the best but this was marvelous!
This was the best! Cheers
Nice, guys!
Check out Sean Rowe version.
Awesome version, real toetapper.
Absolutely beautiful. Richard must be pleased.
But who the hell wrote the word "Saint" in the title at the beginning? That makes me mad every time I watch!
Angels on Ariels
I shoe horned a 1000cc Vincent engine into a Norton slimline featherbed frame in the 1960's I know I am a vandal
What a vandal, still. My mate Keith Jones put a Triumph 500 twin with a very high compression into a Norton Featherbed frame. Bloody fast... another mate had a Norton Dominator... Sadly only had a couple of small Brit bikes.
Song written by Richard Thompson
Martin Baldock,
I think songwriters rarely get the credit they deserve. Not only did Richard Thompson write this song, but he also performed it better than most, in my opinion:
"Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning" -- Louis Cyphre
ua-cam.com/video/5yw2yKNLEPc/v-deo.html
"Music: Vincent Black Lightning, 1952" -- Playlist, ArcoZakus ua-cam.com/play/PL187Ne8GR4V6bEMO9mD4bHksPbhGtu6gb.html
@@ArcoZakus He is amazing, a National Treasure!
Richard would approve!
I saw Richard Thompson perform this at Delfest and he acknowledged Del's part in popularizing this song in the US. Likewise, I don't think anyone who loves Del's bluegrass version doesn't know that Richard Thompson wrote the song.
I think the light mood is appreciation and joy of a really great song with no disrespect intended. I know Richard Thompson performances always bring a smile to my face.
Just goes to show how great Richard Thompson's performance of this is. There's 5 people up there, Richard does it alone with a guitar.
Apples and Oranges. Richard's version did not have those beautiful harmonies or that great picking. Can't just say they were both great and leave it at that?
@@twilli7 You could - IF - you thought both were great. I don't think is great.
I saw Richard play this song at Shrewsbury folk festival a few years back.He brought the house down,not a dry eye in sight.
@@twilli7 Not even close
@@twilli7 Yippie for me! I get to enjoy both versions.
Sean Rowe version is the absolute best
Sean's is a really hard driving song, totally different to either this or RT's version, but excellent..!!!
Song title is wrong - no "saint"
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Thompson would be proud.
my hopes were higher
That dual walk-up lick at the end of the guitar/dobro break was superb. Took some work aside from talent. Rest of the tune was merely excellent!
Never heard these women before. They are fantastic! Does anybody know what kind of hollow body electric the male guitar player is playing. Brand and model?
Looks like a Gibson ES175. Great guitars.
Black shadow don't you mean?never heard of a lightning other than BSA
Vincent Black lightening , 998CC V-twin made from 1948 to 52 !
Well,apart from the original, Reckless Kelly still the best “rockin” version.
So you did cover of a Del Melcrury cover of a Richard Tompson tune, and just said "Hold My Beer."
Ladies, I'm still looking for my socks...
Del McCoury Band for a hot retention.
Great cover, but to me the definitive version is the one done by the Del McCoury Band.
This is a bit twangy, UA-cam search Sean Rowe and enjoy the way this song is meant to sound like, you can thank me later.
Del McCoury did it better
Beautiful playing and harmonies. But, hmm, bit odd their mood for the lyrics. They're a bit too happy for a tragic story -- especially the starstruck pedal guitar girl with the perpetual dopey grin. But I guess that's American country gitar-pickin' for ya. Toe tapping and big teeth are more important than the meaning in a song.
"And he smiled to see her cry." James would have approved.
actually there is no pedal steel guitar in this video.......
@@papatuck3394
Well, the lap guitar thingy on the first verse singer. Did I hear someone shout "Hee Haw" in the background?
@@papatuck3394 Forget it, he's on a roll. Probably came to this video predisposed to dislike it. I actually like the saucy grin at the beginning, we actually get to meet Red Molly. (the character in the song)
Awesome job and great looking girls...
Red and black my favourite colour scheme.
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WOW!