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Nick Drake — Which Will
Album: Pink Moon
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Released: 1972
Length: 2:54
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Which will you go for?
Which will you love?
Which will you choose from
From the stars above?

Which will you answer?
Which will you call?
Which will you take for
For your one and all?

And tell me now
Which will you love the best?

Which do you dance for?
Which makes you shine?
Which will you choose now
If you won't choose mine?

Which will you hope for?
Which can it be?
Which will you take now
If you won't take me?

And tell now
Which will you love the best?
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Such a loss and so, so sad.
Posted 1 month ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
Always reminds me of David Bromberg's "New Lee Highway Blues" or vice-versa
Posted 2 years ago by weedyjoe    [ Reply ]
Right after that’s amoré…?nice change-up, kids!
Posted 2 years ago by boomman8139    [ Reply ]
I'll never not feel sad ....cheated if admitting my selfishness, that he died so young. special and rare.
Posted 2 years ago by jennbrdh    [ Reply ]
 martinlovesRP wrote:

Makes me crying and smiling at the same time...


Truth!
Posted 2 years ago by tdub57    [ Reply ]
50 years on February 26th since the release of Pink Moon. Just stripped back genius and such a gentle beautiful soul. RIP ND. Thank you for the music.
Posted 2 years ago by MysteryMan    [ Reply ]
Fantastic. Lucinda Williams does a great cover of this song. Completely different.
Posted 3 years ago by paul28    [ Reply ]
... Said GOD.   (because we are written in His heart)   ... can't help but think about it... as it's clear to me.  
Posted 4 years ago by GoodKarm    [ Reply ]
 nutrod42 wrote:
It would be great to hear the Lucinda Williams version of this.
 
Solis does a great version also.....of course, this is the best
Posted 5 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
Makes me crying and smiling at the same time...
Posted 5 years ago by martinlovesRP    [ Reply ]
 sjmorrison2 wrote:

"Did we give up, when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? . . . . . .  NO."

 

Posted 5 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 {#Cheesygrin}sfyi2001 wrote:
                                      

 

Posted 6 years ago by sjmorrison2    [ Reply ]
It would be great to hear the Lucinda Williams version of this.
Posted 7 years ago by nutrod42    [ Reply ]
  zeroblueS wrote:
Have listened to Nick Drake since he first appeared on the sampler Nice Enough to Eat. Still amazing after all these years.

I heard Nick Drake for the first time on a 99p sampler (Northern Sky). While Nick died unknown his work appeared on lots of “sampler” albums in the UK. I wouldn’t be surprised if this was one of the main ways his music made it out of obscurity.


Posted 7 years ago by ScottishWillie    [ Reply ]
Tom Mallon RIP. Always think of you when I hear Nick.

 
Posted 8 years ago by dduncan    [ Reply ]
 zeroblueS wrote:
Have listened to Nick Drake since he first appeared on the sampler Nice Enough to Eat. Still amazing after all these years.
 
Had to google the sampler. A nice collection of tunes, but I'm not sure Bill would approve of the segue from Time Has Told Me to 20th Century Schizoid Man. But maybe it works. Hmmm.
Posted 8 years ago by haresfur    [ Reply ]
Sublime 
Posted 8 years ago by Ishwara    [ Reply ]
Hmmm - I was surprised because  I didn't like this. Something about the opening vocals was unpleasant
Posted 8 years ago by MrsTom    [ Reply ]
Nice guitar work on this ~
Posted 9 years ago by RascalRhyme    [ Reply ]
 Welly wrote:
I will always think of Nick Drake as great road music.

 
Indeed.  Later night two lane blacktop thru long and curvy terrain that's lit only by a big full moon kind'a road music.  At least...for me.

{#Motor}

Highlow
American Net'Zen
Posted 9 years ago by Highlowsel    [ Reply ]
Beautiful
Posted 10 years ago by Lacapella    [ Reply ]
Tomorrow would be Nick's 65th birthday.

Tomorrow, June 19th, 2013 marks what would've been Nick's 65th birthday. In honor of this day, BBC radio is broadcasting an hour-long show dedicated to Nick's music with interviews from Joe Boyd. The show will be available online post broadcast here:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b02x94ns
Posted 11 years ago by ronniegirl    [ Reply ]
Nice.
Posted 11 years ago by CopyrightX    [ Reply ]
This was our wedding song 19 years ago. A dear friend sang it following more along the lines of Lucinda Williams cover version, which may be even more emotional. The song gets me every time, regardless of version. I'm sure glad my beautiful wife agreed to choose mine!
Posted 11 years ago by DrMacDaddy    [ Reply ]
Nick great artist RIP
Posted 12 years ago by piripimpo    [ Reply ]

Nick, certainly one of a kind.

Simply wonderful.

 


Posted 12 years ago by number7    [ Reply ]
So sad that I discovered Nick Drake so late in my life. Love this song.
Posted 13 years ago by d-don    [ Reply ]
 lerxst wrote:

Like the guitar, but the voice grates on me.  Maybe someday I'll appreciate him, but now is not the time.


 

Me TOO!  Love the guitar, but no enough to put up with the lame vocals.  I mute for now.  Sorry.
Posted 14 years ago by sailorgirl    [ Reply ]
 Welly wrote:
I will always think of Nick Drake as great road music.
 
I agree, but I'm not sure why.
Posted 14 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
Solas does a great version of this song....
Posted 14 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
 Art_Carnage wrote:

Add me to the list! This sucks harder than a Dyson.

  
 

Blasphemer!!



Posted 14 years ago by Randomax    [ Reply ]
This must be the 'great music, bad cover art hour'.....
Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
I will always think of Nick Drake as great road music.
Posted 14 years ago by Welly    [ Reply ]
Amazing stuff, just love his oddball guitar tunings...
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
What were we listening too instead of this way back then?  and how did we miss this guy?
Posted 15 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]

Like the guitar, but the voice grates on me.  Maybe someday I'll appreciate him, but now is not the time.


Posted 16 years ago by lerxst    [ Reply ]
Lucinda Williams did a decent cover of this. I think it was recorded live at a radio station.
Posted 16 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
And also one of the coolest album covers EVER....
Posted 16 years ago by PurplePrincess    [ Reply ]
Misterfixit wrote:
Ah Young Nick, why did you have to leave us so soon?
Amen.
Posted 17 years ago by starfishNcoffee    [ Reply ]
Timeless perfection, touches the core of my being. Never fails to satisfy.
Posted 17 years ago by hunthunthunt    [ Reply ]
Ah, my daily dose of Nick Drake, easing the morning coffee jitters.
Posted 17 years ago by jsocko    [ Reply ]
I'm always amazed at how fresh and current he sounds. This has to be pretty old. He never sounds dated or quaint.
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
Ah, the incomparable Mr. Drake.
Posted 17 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Ah Young Nick, why did you have to leave us so soon?
Posted 17 years ago by Misterfixit    [ Reply ]
Have listened to Nick Drake since he first appeared on the sampler Nice Enough to Eat. Still amazing after all these years.
Posted 17 years ago by zeroblueS    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh . . . Nick Drake's voice and guitar soothes my wearisome mind. A deeply troubled man who was totally at peace with his music. And now his music gives me peace. Nick Drake was a great musician/songwriter.
Posted 17 years ago by horstman    [ Reply ]
I'm so hit and miss with Nick Drake. This is one of those songs that I can't really get into. I definitely appreciate the talent, though.
Posted 17 years ago by iransofaraway    [ Reply ]
ZZZZZzzzzzz....
Posted 17 years ago by baddog8it    [ Reply ]
As I read a lot of discussions about whether Nick was a good guitar player or not: just try to figure his style and technique out, if you perform some playing yourself. And then you might judge. Nick Drake, since I re-discovered him several years ago, is one of the greatest for me and will ever be, I'm sure. No other whom I feel so directly linked to, through music as well as through lyrics, though I couldn't explain properly why. Mysterious, yes, no doubt. But I enjoy it. Besides: one of my main reasons for listening to Radio Paradise.
Posted 17 years ago by Bleyfusz    [ Reply ]
Rickvee wrote:
Can never get enough of Nick Drake's music. Quality music if there ever was.
Yes
Posted 17 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
Can never get enough of Nick Drake's music. Quality music if there ever was.
Posted 17 years ago by Rickvee    [ Reply ]
ad4tise wrote:
Is the guitar out of tune? Or is it just me.
nON sTANDARD TUNING,AND YES,OUT OF TUNE(Oops.Caps)(Oops beer)
Posted 17 years ago by madaxeman    [ Reply ]
99 wrote:
Anyone who gives this song less than an 8 is dead to me.
Greetings from the great beyond - with your attitude, glad you're not here.
Posted 17 years ago by eskles    [ Reply ]
99 wrote:
Anyone who gives this song less than an 8 is dead to me.
hahahaha...good thing I gave it a 10 then.
Posted 17 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
zarvok wrote:
Beck's website is hard :( Can someone give me instructions on how to find it?
Sorry, Barbie. It was a limited engagement. Gone now.
Posted 17 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
Dammit. This is not the song I need to hear today.
Posted 17 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
ad4tise wrote:
Is the guitar out of tune? Or is it just me.
Out of standard tuning, yes...but perhaps YOU anyway
Posted 17 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
Hahaha That's mean and funny...but I agree...and I like the song too! valerama wrote:
It's called alternate guitar tuning, maybe you've heard of it. Guess not. Also used by great guitarists such as Chet Atkins, Michael Hedges, and tons of others. Get back to clearing brush.
Posted 17 years ago by inindian    [ Reply ]
Anyone who gives this song less than an 8 is dead to me.
Posted 17 years ago by 99    [ Reply ]
zipper wrote:
Beck covers this on his website.
Beck's website is hard :( Can someone give me instructions on how to find it?
Posted 17 years ago by zarvok    [ Reply ]
blueuk808 wrote:
The Guys a Genius. Everyone should have a Nick Drake cd
I burned a bunch and gave them out to my friends at a celebration a while ago, and never heard a word about it since. hummmmm....
Posted 17 years ago by rachlan    [ Reply ]
The more I hear, the more I agree that this guy was a genius who died far too early.
Posted 18 years ago by kaviksdad    [ Reply ]
The Guys a Genius. Everyone should have a Nick Drake cd
Posted 18 years ago by blueuk808    [ Reply ]
greenapples wrote:
Lucinda Williams did a beautiful version of this song. Not really her typical style, but she sang it wonderfully.
It's a gorgeous cover, with tremendous emotion. Makes me want to cry every time I hear it.
Posted 18 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
Art_Carnage wrote:
That's amazing. I was just wishing I could hear some incohernet mumbling and out of tune guatar playing. And there it is! It's an honor to be the first to give this the "1" rating it deserves.
It's called alternate guitar tuning, maybe you've heard of it. Guess not. Also used by great guitarists such as Chet Atkins, Michael Hedges, and tons of others. Get back to clearing brush.
Posted 18 years ago by valerama    [ Reply ]
ricg wrote:
One the best songs ever written
Truly, the best. . .
Posted 18 years ago by brokemusician    [ Reply ]
Beck covers this on his website.
Posted 18 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
One the best songs ever written
Posted 18 years ago by ricg    [ Reply ]
Just, so damn good...
Posted 19 years ago by Norge1    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by Zukiwi    [ Reply ]
greenapples wrote:
Lucinda Williams did a beautiful version of this song. Not really her typical style, but she sang it wonderfully.
Yes, I like the L. Williams' version very much too.
Posted 19 years ago by KALINEVE    [ Reply ]
:-k
Posted 19 years ago by rolf    [ Reply ]
:sunny.gif:
Posted 19 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
berrydoo wrote:
How did he die? Did he kill himself?
From what I undserstand there is debate over his cause of death. He overdosed on prescribed medication he was taking. The family argues it was accidental or a doctor's error. Some say it was an intentional OD. Either way, a huge loss. According to allmusic.com: "Drake's final couple of years were marked by increasing psychiatric difficulties, which found him hospitalized at one point for several weeks. He had rarely played live during his days as a recording artist, and at one point declared his intention never to record again, although he wished to continue to write songs for others. (It's been reported that French chanteuse Françoise Hardy recorded some of Drake's songs, but she hasn't released any.) On November 26, 1974, he died in his parents' home from an overdose of antidepressant medication; suicide has been speculated, although some of his family and friends dispute this." The rest of you: play nice or go to your rooms!
Posted 19 years ago by dolfan    [ Reply ]
samiyam wrote:
I find it interesting that you cannot even spell "guatar" correctly. Besides the fact that most real musicians and musical critics have stated that Nick Drake's guitar style was amazingly beautiful and innovative so that your opinion has no credible standing, you seem to show a true vulgarian lack of literacy. Well done, well stated. Once again it seems that a Texan, rather than keep his mouth shut to let us assume him a fool, has opened his mouth to make that fact hopelessly apparent. Bravo!!
A typo? The best you can do is call out a typo? That's so 1980s BBS. And ignorant remarks about Texas? Why don't you think a bit about how many long silences there would be on RP if all the Texas artists were eliminated. Of course, I see you make of point of hiding where you're from. I can only imagine there's a good reason for that. Of course, none of that alters the fact that this song still stinks.
Posted 19 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
ad4tise wrote:
Is the guitar out of tune? Or is it just me.
That's the least of this song's problems.
Posted 19 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
It is impossible to imagine I never listened to Nick Drake before I heard him on RP. It's hard to imagine music this beautiful staying so new and resonant without ever straying into sacherine and cloy.
Posted 19 years ago by rulebritannia    [ Reply ]
ad4tise wrote:
Is the guitar out of tune? Or is it just me.
One's a question, one's a statement. I guess we take the statement. Fantastic song, per usual from Nick Drake.
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Is the guitar out of tune? Or is it just me.
Posted 20 years ago by ad4tise    [ Reply ]
Seems like you play Nick Drake about every 12 hours or so.... Seems like I never get tired of it.
Posted 20 years ago by Skeletor    [ Reply ]
Wow.... It makes me so happy to first tune into radioparadise and the first song is a Nick Drake one. Thanks Bill.
Posted 20 years ago by IListenToTheWind    [ Reply ]
Good song; sad life story.
Posted 20 years ago by samrex    [ Reply ]
Only the good die young. Nick Drake is one of the reasons I wish I had been born twenty years earlier.
Posted 20 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
If you can't hear the good in this...you need to go outside and take a good look around :?
Posted 20 years ago by Norge1    [ Reply ]
audiozeb wrote:
anyway, it's like saying Van Gogh had shitty brushes...
Dead on, audiozeb! Yet another great Nick Drake song. He simply amazes time and again.
Posted 20 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
Art_Carnage wrote:
That's amazing. I was just wishing I could hear some incohernet mumbling and out of tune guatar playing. And there it is! It's an honor to be the first to give this the "1" rating it deserves.
I find it interesting that you cannot even spell "guatar" correctly. Besides the fact that most real musicians and musical critics have stated that Nick Drake's guitar style was amazingly beautiful and innovative so that your opinion has no credible standing, you seem to show a true vulgarian lack of literacy. Well done, well stated. Once again it seems that a Texan, rather than keep his mouth shut to let us assume him a fool, has opened his mouth to make that fact hopelessly apparent. Bravo!!
Posted 20 years ago by samiyam    [ Reply ]
How did he die? Did he kill himself?
Posted 20 years ago by berrydoo    [ Reply ]
NICKNAME wrote:
THE CORRECT ANSWER IS 7
nope. it's 9
Posted 20 years ago by nielsen    [ Reply ]
Nick Drake... ahhh He helped me get through my 29 hour labor when my daughter was born. It was about all I could stand to listen to. He's got a special place in my heart. All the good ones die young don't they?
Posted 20 years ago by fifismom    [ Reply ]
Art_Carnage wrote:
That's amazing. I was just wishing I could hear some incohernet mumbling and out of tune guatar playing. And there it is! It's an honor to be the first to give this the "1" rating it deserves.
Yeah it's a crap guitar, but I can sure hear the lyrics... anyway, it's like saying Van Gogh had shitty brushes...
Posted 20 years ago by audiozeb    [ Reply ]
Art_Carnage wrote:
That's amazing. I was just wishing I could hear some incohernet mumbling and out of tune guatar playing. And there it is! It's an honor to be the first to give this the "1" rating it deserves.
Wow, and you love Dylan (judging by all of your 10 ratings). One man's mumble is another man's... what? I dunno... Well, this man's sense of haunting beauty and guitar brilliance seems to be another man's lightening rod for externalizing deep-seated discontent.
Posted 20 years ago by Rockabobbie    [ Reply ]
That's amazing. I was just wishing I could hear some incohernet mumbling and out of tune guatar playing. And there it is! It's an honor to be the first to give this the "1" rating it deserves.
Posted 20 years ago by Art_Carnage    [ Reply ]
Lucinda Williams did a beautiful version of this song. Not really her typical style, but she sang it wonderfully.
Posted 20 years ago by greenapples    [ Reply ]
One of my favorites. Absolutely beautiful and haunting.
Posted 20 years ago by caz    [ Reply ]
This is the only station that plays my favorite folk singer. Thanks, Bill! Love this tune, and really everything on this album. Go buy Pink Moon. You'll be glad you did. Great guitar work, ultimate chill out music.
Posted 21 years ago by Uriah    [ Reply ]
Which will you go for Which will you love Which will you choose from From the stars above Which will you answer Which will you call Which will you take for For your one and all And tell me now Which will you love the best. Which do you dance for Which makes you shine Which will you choose now If you won't choose mine Which will you hope for Which can it be Which will you take now If you won't take me And tell now Which will you love the best.
Posted 21 years ago by ErikC    [ Reply ]
Nice melody. Nick's music is growing on my thanks to RP.
Posted 21 years ago by jeremyleo    [ Reply ]
I like the guitar in this particuliar song from Nick.
Posted 21 years ago by ladyj    [ Reply ]