Colin Blunstone "Misty Roses"

Alan Person's Project "Old And Wise" is also unforgettable.

the Zombies voice.....

beautiful voice

Stunning.

Very  v e l v e t y voice...sooo unique & perfect for this song! 

' you look to me like mr orgement'

very cool...the version i love most! As cool as astrud gilberto's ''cozy ambience'' voice.  My only complaint was the boring long interlude. I mean, would that be necessary? there must be an edited version...hoping i could find one.

nice string section mid-way through! crazy!

Mates the likes of Nick Drake when it comes to sensitivity.

Best version of this song I´ve ever heard by the norwegian band Turns from their album Turns Out. Find it on Spotify. Highly recommended!

Tim Hardin song..

It would be interesting to know what the great Tim Hardin would have made of this wonderful version of his song.

amazing

Sooo bossa nova! Love it!

For more of this magical intimacy, you may try Harry Nilsson's Without Her.

dont rate the song its a bit shallow but thats me

Sounds just Like Gentle Giant ..In fact I read he appeared with them in 1972 ..loving it!

Hatstikke gooed

Bravo !

Who else is here from eevee beats???

Solo and so good.

Oof, where is my lady.

Strange to listen to my guitar playing at the beginning, must have done this in 69 or thereabouts so 50 years ago.
It seems like yesterday, drinking pint after pint at the pub with Colin then going in the studio and finally using an old beaten up nylon string guitar abandoned by some musician as Colin preferred the sound to mine. I don't really like my playing here, and the tempo's a bit fast for my taste, but the string arrangement is fabulous, those would have probably been guys from the London Symphony Orchestra.
Funnily enough I'm working on a cover right now in my own home studio, slower tempo and more laid back. I'll post here when I'm done if that's possible.

Absolutely awesome. My first true love in college (could it be in "73?) turned me on to One More Year and of course I loved the Zombies to death back in that "Time of the Season".
Wow just wow....

Going back to 1964, when I first heard Colin Blunstone' s vocal on The Zombies hit "She's Not There", he has been one of my favorite vocalists. This is my favorite recording of Tim Hardin's song.

There is a similarity between Colin Blunstone and Labi Siffre who was popular in the 70s. Noticeable on the ballads.

Lindo

colin's voice is so varied he could sing jazz, bossa nova, i wonder if he could sing counter tenor repetoire. the violins are beautiful.

NIce bossa nova beat with that classical guitar... Astrude Gilberto would love it. Thanks for Tim Hardin's incredible writing and soulful singing. Good job Colin; and I don't usually like covers of Hardin...nice!!!

Jeff Buckley liked Colin. 😎

Sensitive version with wonderful string arrangement of the Tim Hardin classic by the former singer of 'Sixties innovators The Zombies.

collin has one of the best voices, for me the zombies its a total underated band

Una delicia de canción (1971) que me sugirió Spotify que conociera. Delicada, compleja, creativa, culta, diversa, experimental... ¡un tremendo hallazgo!.
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P.S.: en todo caso es inentendible su propuesta sin las producciones Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) y el Álbum Blanco de The Beatles (1968)

You look to me like misty roses
Too soft to touch
But too lovely to leave alone
If I could be like misty roses
I love you much
You're too lovely to leave alone

Flowers often cry
But too late to find
That their beauty has been lost
With their peace of mind
You look to me like love forever
Too good to last
But too lovely not to try
If I believe in love forever
I'd forget the past
You're too lovely
Not to try

Reminds me of Scott Walker. Lovely song.

I wish I could have the sheet music for the orchestral arrangement! I would really love to play it, but I can’t find any info.

Whew ..

I have never heard this amazing song before and I love music of most kinds and have been around over 6 decades. What a gorgeous sound. Colin’s voice is just special.

This is so beautiful with the guitar and Colin singing with it perfectly. Not sure I really like the quartet in the middle...for me it doesn't fit into the scheme of the song(just my opinion) But it still is a wonderful song none-the-less. :)

I love this song. It was covered by a lot of artists (The Youngbloods, Johnny Mathis, Peggy Lee, Astrud Gilberto...) but to me this is the most pure version after Tim Hardin's original. Thanks for this.

This is the most obscure arrangement, but such intact piece of orchestral brilliance that has ever graced my 43 years of placing myself in musical history . Thank You!

beautiful voice

Amazing voice - Tim Hardin song?

ASTRUD