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California 1 please. Off Colin sings live.

In the Laura Ingalls Wilder series “Little house on the Prairie” (on the Banks of Plum Creek Chapter 41) Charles sings this song while he fiddles. Nice to hear all the lyrics! Thanks for posting.

I love to start and end my sunday in an english pub with Colin.

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Underrated

Just heard a version sung by the Barokksolistenen which leaned toward a 17 century interpretation, but sung intimately and the musical accompanyment was hauntingly beautiful!

Another THIEF HAS STRUCK AGAIN.....MY DAD LOVED THIS SONG !!!!!! ...and sung it to my daughter to put her to sleep.....

i love colin meloy fuck yeah lml

Shitty cover

After Americas got talent?

This is so good, why is there not many comments

it's hard to find pleasant versions of this song, but this is one. Shirley Collins is good, Bjarte Eike is good too. and i'm happy to add you to that list.

forever fav ... love this so much

Decemberists fans here!!

theres a huge empty gap at end its 6 mins 42 supposed to end at around 2 mins 47

do you have colin sings the kinks too ?

hi thanks for this can you post the bridesmaid instrumentals ?

I love this song and that hat.

who would dislike this song?

why the fuck is this higher in search results than the original. fuck off

_Did anyone else come here from that episode of American Dad?? I did_

Anyone know a band that sounds like this? Specifically the raw folk sound with banjo?

Dammit, I really wanted to hate on these Sam Cooke covers because quite frankly I could never stand Meloy's neurotic voice (and this from a drum-bashing, flag waving worshiper at the altar of Violent Femmes) and we're talking Sam Cooke here. SAM COOKE! One of the great singers of the 20th century. A man who could make a crowd faint in a giant wave like a faith healer with a single "Woo." A man with SOUL. And let's face it, Meloy has about as much soul as Wonderbread. But these are actually ok, pretty good. They're just folk songs. I wouldn't consider this so much a cover of Cook, however. It's actually very similar to Pete Seeger's rendition of Summertime, which I've always loved. So I guess I owe Meloy an apology. I still have a hard time saying the names Colin Melpy and Sam Cooke in the same sentence, but I really appreciate what these renditions do to immortalize Cooke not just as a singer but as a damn fine songwriter in his own right. To pair a Cooke song like Cupid with an "American Songbook" classic like Gershwin's Summertime really emphasizes this. Thanks, Meloy.

Just bought my tickets for Dublin, 11th Feb 2015

Is that Lucy Wainwright Roche he's singing with? Anyone know?

perfect <3

Another perspective on a beautiful song - Meloy has as superb voice and lends the song an interesting vibe , but Cooke's version is the daddy!

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I couldn't disagree more. Colin is being extremely faithful to the source material here, both in terms of musicianship and singing style. The only real difference is obviously in his voice sounding different than Cooke's, and a more folk influenced sound as opposed to soul. Cooke's version is just as subdued and 'lazy' as you say. I feel like the only possible reason one might hold that opinion is simply that a white man is singing a song written by a black man in this particular case.

I like..a lot. Thanks.

Such a number of views and of comments!!??.......... This is a wrk of beauty, don't deny that!............ Ccmment on tht shizz nit!!

How can this gave

got here by accident, but awww. So cute.

hey man what chords are you playing?

*tears* Josh Radnor Army!

some major league musicianship going on here.........great job. i love your sam cooke covers.

Hate.

Thank you for posting, you saved my life! I'm performing the monologue of Agnes when she sings this song tomorrow and I had absolutely no idea how to sing the song until I finally found this one... Thanx :)

this is a really interesting cover........instead of the sensual vibe of sam's original, this one sorta has a melancholy vibe.......a cool and different arrangement.....love the vocal harmonies.....and the organ......it sweetens the recording nicely. great job.

@Meeeshello Me too!

@LoveHerMadly616 True story bro :truestory:

@mazak61 Please explain. I am genuinely curious.

goosebumps! Great voice and choices made!!

Er no !completely wrong in every respect!

somebody save me!!!!!

His voice makes me happy. Even if he did a whole song of humming the same tune, I'd love it :)

Best ever

We used sing this song in primary school.just been reading about highwaymen,and was reminded of this. Just had google it! ty xx

The live version of this is 10x better

Great song! Listen to it at work every night, and it always picks me up.