Only John Lawton could pull of the Heep Version and this amazing jazz infused cover. I am an avid Heep fan and I was not too sure about his addition to Heep. Innocent Victim and Firefly quickly erased those doubts.
Firefly Uriah Heep My love lives at The end of a rainbow One day I'm gonna Fly there on a firefly High above white angry water With a love song in my heart Someday, somehow I know I'm gonna get there I've been patient for so long All my daydreams Seem so much nearer now And I beg you hear my song Firefly On your glowing wings I'll ride Till I sit beside This dream of mine Firefly, high on a risin' tide Only want to touch The things I've seen Steppin' lightly from star to star Cross a wilderness of blue Wonderin' how much In love with me you are 'Cause I'm so much in love with you Firefly, can you take me I ain't had no lovin' lately Firefly bring me love To my new horizon The one that I've still Got my eyes on, my my firefly Firefly, firefly, firefly In my dreams you come to me The answer to my prayer As I begin to feel You warm my heart I awake and you're not there Now and then I see your eye As the stars begin to shine No rain to cool my passion No! Not now! No, now you're mine!
Heh - John's voice is almost too good for this song. It loses that "plaintive", awkward element, which is part of what makes Firefly so special. Don't get me wrong, Ken Hensley himself if still around would tell you John is 10x the singer Ken is (was). But there is such a thing as writing to your singer: Hensley was quite adept at that, on occasion: Who but Lawton could sing "Choices" or "Sympathy"? Certainly not any other Heep lead vocalist. Maybe Ricky Medlocke? Those tunes require a vocalist with POWER. John has it in spades. What other Heep vocalist could get Firefly right? Peter Goalby, I think, and David Byron. Probably Bernie Shaw on the right night. Hensley clearly wrote "Firefly" for HIMSELF, and Byron was incredible at fitting himself to such songs by Hensley. "Rain", for example. Goalby could do the "awkward" bit well, and Bernie is pretty flexible when a lighter touch is needed. Rickey Medlocke (Blackfoot / Lynyrd Skynyrd) might hit it too? "Might". There are one or two points in Highway Song where a feeling of real vulnerability comes through. But, when it comes to women... If Rickey has EVER felt shy or awkward about a woman, he certainly hides it well. (eye roll!) Hensley, of course, "only" had Lawton, when Firefly was written. So, Hensley sang it himself, and it comes off beautifully. This brings up an interesting question: Who then is the best all around / can do it all vocalist that Ken Hensley has worked with or Heep has had? IF Medlocke could do the awkward, it might be him. Despite their greatness(es), everybody else lacks... something. Ironically, Medlocke is now left to play guitar (very well!) and sing backup in Lynyrd Skynyrd. And in case John's spirit is looking down on me and frowning, I am now going to go watch his duet with Bernie on "Sympathy". Blow me away, baby! 🙂
This is one of my favourite Uriah Heep songs. Beautiful song, truly masterpiece.
Super version!! John is the best!!
Loved it! One of my favorite UH songs.
It's a magnetic version! ❤ John Lowton is the very grand musician!
Love John..Nice video ... thank you Emile !!!!!!!!!!
Belíssima voz john lawton. 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
An absolute masterpiece.....so is that gorgeous green 5 - string bass guitar.
phantastic version I must say.. we miss you old UH so much
Он внёс новую лепту в Юрай Хип.красавчик👍👍👍
Only John Lawton could pull of the Heep Version and this amazing jazz infused cover. I am an avid Heep fan and I was not too sure about his addition to Heep. Innocent Victim and Firefly quickly erased those doubts.
Hensley sang "Firefly" on the Firefly album. Not to take anything away from John and his amazingly powerful (or, here, smooth) voice!
I love John Lawton
Супер! Возраст ...ни о чем!
For my taste and opinion John Lawton was the best singer ever that sang in Uriah Heep band. RIP legend
Agreed !
Did you ever hear David Byron singing in Heep???????
@@christianschmid244 Byron was excellent , but prefer Lawton's blues delivery.
This Guy was Tremendous
Великолепно.
Волшебно !
Firefly
Uriah Heep
My love lives at
The end of a rainbow
One day I'm gonna
Fly there on a firefly
High above white angry water
With a love song in my heart
Someday, somehow
I know I'm gonna get there
I've been patient for so long
All my daydreams
Seem so much nearer now
And I beg you hear my song
Firefly
On your glowing wings I'll ride
Till I sit beside
This dream of mine
Firefly, high on a risin' tide
Only want to touch
The things I've seen
Steppin' lightly from star to star
Cross a wilderness of blue
Wonderin' how much
In love with me you are
'Cause I'm so much in love with you
Firefly, can you take me
I ain't had no lovin' lately
Firefly bring me love
To my new horizon
The one that I've still
Got my eyes on, my my firefly
Firefly, firefly, firefly
In my dreams you come to me
The answer to my prayer
As I begin to feel
You warm my heart
I awake and you're not there
Now and then I see your eye
As the stars begin to shine
No rain to cool my passion
No! Not now!
No, now you're mine!
Excelente apresentação. Lawton no baixo tom é fantástico
one of my favorite Uriah heep songs.this is a great version.love it.
Супер лучший!!❤❤❤
Rip john
Wow I always thought Ken Hensley sang this song
He did. Hensley sang the verses and and Lawton sang the chorus. And, of course, Hensley wrote it.
..............RIP..............
Nos deixou em 29 de junho deste ano😔
А клавишник банды Лотона сильно смахивает внешне на Девида Байрона, а своей манерой игры на органе - на Кена Хенсли
É mesmo☺️
Rip John
criss cest bon
тема все одно
Heh - John's voice is almost too good for this song. It loses that "plaintive", awkward element, which is part of what makes Firefly so special.
Don't get me wrong, Ken Hensley himself if still around would tell you John is 10x the singer Ken is (was). But there is such a thing as writing to your singer: Hensley was quite adept at that, on occasion: Who but Lawton could sing "Choices" or "Sympathy"? Certainly not any other Heep lead vocalist. Maybe Ricky Medlocke? Those tunes require a vocalist with POWER. John has it in spades.
What other Heep vocalist could get Firefly right? Peter Goalby, I think, and David Byron. Probably Bernie Shaw on the right night. Hensley clearly wrote "Firefly" for HIMSELF, and Byron was incredible at fitting himself to such songs by Hensley. "Rain", for example. Goalby could do the "awkward" bit well, and Bernie is pretty flexible when a lighter touch is needed.
Rickey Medlocke (Blackfoot / Lynyrd Skynyrd) might hit it too? "Might". There are one or two points in Highway Song where a feeling of real vulnerability comes through. But, when it comes to women... If Rickey has EVER felt shy or awkward about a woman, he certainly hides it well. (eye roll!)
Hensley, of course, "only" had Lawton, when Firefly was written. So, Hensley sang it himself, and it comes off beautifully.
This brings up an interesting question: Who then is the best all around / can do it all vocalist that Ken Hensley has worked with or Heep has had? IF Medlocke could do the awkward, it might be him. Despite their greatness(es), everybody else lacks... something.
Ironically, Medlocke is now left to play guitar (very well!) and sing backup in Lynyrd Skynyrd.
And in case John's spirit is looking down on me and frowning, I am now going to go watch his duet with Bernie on "Sympathy". Blow me away, baby! 🙂
Прекрасна песен на великия Кен Хенсли. Обичам Джони, но това не е неговата песен.