The sound quality of this live recording isn't great and I'm not so fond of the montage of photographs connected with it on this homemade video, but I love the Mary Hopkin version of the folk classic, All My Trials. It's been recorded by many people, as noted here. I find Hopkin's version the most affecting.
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Friday, November 28, 2014
Thursday, October 01, 2009
"All My Trials"
I love Paul McCartney's 1990 rendition of the old folk song. He wrote some new lyrics for it. For obvious reasons, he probably wanted to take the bit about the mother dying out. There are also fewer Biblical allusions than in other versions and there is no bridge.
Here's Anita Carter's version.
Joan Baez sang the song a lot during the 1960s. Her rendition is very political.
This version is from 1969 and recorded by Mary Hopkin, who McCartney signed to the Beatles' Apple label on the recommendation of model Twiggy. Twiggy had seen Hopkin perform as a finalist in the annual Eurovision contest.
Here's Anita Carter's version.
Joan Baez sang the song a lot during the 1960s. Her rendition is very political.
This version is from 1969 and recorded by Mary Hopkin, who McCartney signed to the Beatles' Apple label on the recommendation of model Twiggy. Twiggy had seen Hopkin perform as a finalist in the annual Eurovision contest.
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