Harry Manx — Shadow Of The Whip
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A hand to hold is enough to know
there's someone who cares
filled your cup to the brim, we will
you gently let down your head
lift the tears that made you blind
if one day its all gone
came alone and you go along
knowing that has made you strong.
you're a light to yourself
you're a shadow of the whip
so much covered in misery
yeah, well, we all know
well, that's not it.
That's not it.
Oh no.
Broke your heart, will have made you cry
No, so will I be cruel?, well
come a day when its alright
You won't have to feel like a fool.
you're a light to yourself
you're a shadow of the whip
so much covered in misery
yeah, well, we all know
well, that's not it.
That's not it.
Oh no.
there's someone who cares
filled your cup to the brim, we will
you gently let down your head
lift the tears that made you blind
if one day its all gone
came alone and you go along
knowing that has made you strong.
you're a light to yourself
you're a shadow of the whip
so much covered in misery
yeah, well, we all know
well, that's not it.
That's not it.
Oh no.
Broke your heart, will have made you cry
No, so will I be cruel?, well
come a day when its alright
You won't have to feel like a fool.
you're a light to yourself
you're a shadow of the whip
so much covered in misery
yeah, well, we all know
well, that's not it.
That's not it.
Oh no.
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Jelani wrote:
I had a Hairy Manx once. Pain in the ass. Thing shed like crazy and had a bad attitude.
(this was inspired by Bill's pronunciation of "Harry")
(this was inspired by Bill's pronunciation of "Harry")
Sounded dirty to me when Bill introduced this song -
"Harry Manx and his mohan veena"
Do like this tune regardless
"Harry Manx and his mohan veena"
Do like this tune regardless
Wavemechanic wrote:
Average rating 7.2 makes me think you are in the minority. The beauty of RP is skip song, move on, but over 1200 have rated it lol slightly better than your, ahem, review.
ugh boring. Nothing original here.
please stop trying to make Harry Manx happen.
Average rating 7.2 makes me think you are in the minority. The beauty of RP is skip song, move on, but over 1200 have rated it lol slightly better than your, ahem, review.
ugh boring. Nothing original here.
please stop trying to make Harry Manx happen.
please stop trying to make Harry Manx happen.
Great Tune! I never heard of him before this. Thank You RP!
maxmox wrote:
WOW! It's clearly been a few yrs since your post but, 1)thnx for sharing and, 2) this is justa phenomenal video!....really cool production....and, parts showing the man doing what he does so eloquently!! Complete AWESOME package!!
Veeerrrryyy nice and a lovely little clip here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbjk7DK5yb4
Jelani wrote:
Yeah, had a coupla those too...
Thank you, Jelani, for a good snort-laugh.
Needed that... :)
I had a Hairy Manx once. Pain in the ass. Thing shed like crazy and had a bad attitude.
(this was inspired by Bill's pronunciation of "Harry")
(this was inspired by Bill's pronunciation of "Harry")
Yeah, had a coupla those too...
Thank you, Jelani, for a good snort-laugh.
Needed that... :)
I had a Hairy Manx once. Pain in the ass. Thing shed like crazy and had a bad attitude.
(this was inspired by Bill's pronunciation of "Harry")
(this was inspired by Bill's pronunciation of "Harry")
I can listen to him all day long and not get bored...
Wonderfull
philinnz wrote:
He does that same sort of "almost-singing" that Knopfler does, and it's a similar sort of "roots rock" chord progression to a lot of Knopfler's work. Their solos often have similar phrasing, but that's not unusual for acoustic guitar solos. I'm somewhat surprised the two of them have never worked together.
anyone else hears knopfler, or am i just old 
He does that same sort of "almost-singing" that Knopfler does, and it's a similar sort of "roots rock" chord progression to a lot of Knopfler's work. Their solos often have similar phrasing, but that's not unusual for acoustic guitar solos. I'm somewhat surprised the two of them have never worked together.
Thank you Radio Paradise....
I found the music of Harry Manx last year when hearing one of his pieces that you selected
and bought several cd's..
Thank you ..... for enhancing my life by playing music I would never find on my own..
Thank you ......
I found the music of Harry Manx last year when hearing one of his pieces that you selected
and bought several cd's..
Thank you ..... for enhancing my life by playing music I would never find on my own..
Thank you ......
Is this the love theme from Fifty Shades of Grey? 
This one is hitting too close to home for comfort.
oldfart48 wrote:
Why the "48" appendage? Were there really 47 other oldfarts already?
love all this guy's work.........
Why the "48" appendage? Were there really 47 other oldfarts already?
Hey all you Harry Manx fans, what would be a good first album to buy? I'm totally digging him, but Bill is playing his stuff from a bunch of albums, so not sure which one to get first. Thanks so much...
While I like this, for some reason I can really see (hear) John Prine doing this.
love all this guy's work.........
I like the slippery sound of the arrangement and the simplicity of the vocals. Cool tune....yep!
Shadow of "Bring that Thing"...
Saw him last year in this great old renovated church in Maine with exceptional sound. He was on stage with about 7 or 8 guitars and he mesmerized for a couple of hours. Never heard of him before I went to see him live. Love that Radio Paradise plays him. Nice going.
Every time I hear this....it digs deeper....great one.
Nice tune, "'Shadow of the Whip", and hello to you from London.
It goes deeply in my soul
fatcatjb wrote:
u have cool 6th graders - my faith in humanity is restored...
my sixth graders love this cd
u have cool 6th graders - my faith in humanity is restored...
Simple but cool!
8 from Stingray
8 from Stingray
Really great song!! Thank you for playing
Greets from CH
Greets from CH
Wow, good song, never heard it before...like his voice and delivery.
fatcatjb wrote:
and you....?
my sixth graders love this cd
and you....?
wow almost a year between posts. Like the groove and some nice playing. A good transition to the next song Kumbin which I have not heard before - east west stream flowing along
Cool. I like the cord changes.
my sixth graders love this cd
philinnz wrote:
Not at all. The voice is completely different and the guitar style isn't even close to Knopfler either.
I like it.
anyone else hears knopfler, or am i just old
Not at all. The voice is completely different and the guitar style isn't even close to Knopfler either.
I like it.
philinnz wrote:
i heard knopfler too
anyone else hears knopfler, or am i just old
i heard knopfler too
When' he gonna fix that broken sloppy sounding guitar? No, just kidding lasses and lads! I love it as I do most of Harry's work.
philinnz wrote:
You're not the only one.
anyone else hears knopfler, or am i just old
You're not the only one.
anyone else hears knopfler, or am i just old
no comment - 9.
Mr. Excelsior , I think the dictionary would give the description "superior quality" for your name. Is that a name you gave yourself?
I take it you consider yourself an informed person in regards to Mr. Manx. Apparently you've gone through his musical library including his approximately 120 published songs, six CDs nominated for CD of the Year, 14 songs recorded by other artists, winner of "Songwriter of the Year" 2 times in Canada, Canadian Blues artist of the year 5 times, folk artist of the year etc etc. (I got this info from his website <www.harrymanx.com> ) But you claim every one of the songs is the same. Regardless of the fact that he's recorded with at least 10 different instruments, spent 12 years living and studying in India and has single-handedly combined music of the east and west. Brother, you are just spitting in the wind. Are you perhaps a frustrated slide player. Get Harry's DVD, I've learned so much from it. Peace, Shaktiboy
I take it you consider yourself an informed person in regards to Mr. Manx. Apparently you've gone through his musical library including his approximately 120 published songs, six CDs nominated for CD of the Year, 14 songs recorded by other artists, winner of "Songwriter of the Year" 2 times in Canada, Canadian Blues artist of the year 5 times, folk artist of the year etc etc. (I got this info from his website <www.harrymanx.com> ) But you claim every one of the songs is the same. Regardless of the fact that he's recorded with at least 10 different instruments, spent 12 years living and studying in India and has single-handedly combined music of the east and west. Brother, you are just spitting in the wind. Are you perhaps a frustrated slide player. Get Harry's DVD, I've learned so much from it. Peace, Shaktiboy
Mediocre as he may be, at least you always know what you're gonna get with Harry Manx, because every single song he plays sounds exactly the same.
BluEyes wrote:
The mp3 is available for free download here
Not anymore...bummer
"You won't have to feel like Apu??"
Liking this, nice guit. Bit more of it would've been nicer........
This guy squeezes the pick like it's trying to get away or something. At least on what I've heard from him.
He plays with real compact movements too,at least on the 2 or 3 songs I recall.
Not bad
nice slide work o_O
phineas wrote:
Yeah, there's a "sameness" about the Manx songs I've heard on RP.
But it's a sameness I actually like :p
Veeerrrryyy nice and a lovely little clip
here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbjk7DK5yb4
this entire cd brings the heat. 
phineas wrote:
Yeah, there's a "sameness" about the Manx songs I've heard on RP.
so it's not me after all!
Well, dog my cat, bring that thing. Hmmm...
Likeable, for sure, though I'm curious to hear more variety from Mr. Manx, RP.
Nice song, it's not bad... the guitar solo was cool and quite mellowBANG... 
Fantastic song 
Sure do like Harry Manx, but he reminds me, irresistably, or Mark Knofler. Not exactly a bad thing, though.
mucho depressing 
:?
:? Ahh, the sound of a good university radio station.
Platypus wrote:
good tune... but it kinda sounds almost identical to "Bring That Thing".
Yeah, there's a "sameness" about the Manx songs I've heard on RP.
I think I'm addicted to Harry.
The mp3 is available for free download here
nice groove :sunny.gif:
Has anyone a link to the lyrics ?
good tune... but it kinda sounds almost identical to "Bring That Thing".
Oooooooooooohhhh, shadow of the :whip:
kidkool wrote:
Nice, reminds me a bit of Dire Straights
I'm no DS fan, but I DIG this tune. Funny thing is, you're right. It does sound like DS!
Nice, reminds me a bit of Dire Straights
Nice.
Please play more of this artist.
GaryG wrote:
Harry's music is perfect for RP. Thanks ! 
I absolutely agree! So refreshing and soothing for a long work day.
Harry's music is perfect for RP. Thanks !
He does that same sort of "almost-singing" that Knopfler does, and it's a similar sort of "roots rock" chord progression to a lot of Knopfler's work. Their solos often have similar phrasing, but that's not unusual for acoustic guitar solos. I'm somewhat surprised the two of them have never worked together.
yup - fools me every time for the first few moments