You stand up there with your head in the clouds, don't try to fly you know you might not come down. Jesus came down from Heaven to earth As of 2011 it is ranked #6 on the list of … Love On The Line [Barclay James Harvest Featuring Les Holroyd] Loving Is Easy Loving Is Easy [Barclay James Harvest Through The Eyes Of John Lees] M. Marlene (from the 'Berlin Suite') [Barclay James Harvest Featuring Les Holroyd] Matilda Yarrow [Maestoso] Mæstoso (A Hymn In The Roof Of The World) [BJH] (live)") Woolly Wolstenholme took his own life in December 2010, having apparently struggled with depression for many years.The two derivatives of Barclay James Harvest continue to record and tour to this day, and enjoy ongoing popularity, particularly in Germany, France, and Switzerland. In 1998, musical differences amongst members of BJH saw the band essentially split into two different groups, each of which retained "Barclay James Harvest" as part of its name. Don't try to fly, dear God, you might not come down. HYMN Barclay James Harvest 1977 Valley's deep and the mountains so high, if you want to see God you've got to move to the other side. They recorded their 2012 winter tour. Du stehst dort mit deinem Kopf in den Wolken, versuch nicht zu fliegen, denn du weißt nicht, ob du wieder herunterkommst.
"Breathless", an Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd (since 2002)Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd (since 2002) Since the untimely deaths of Mel Pritchard and Woolly Wolstenholme, each band now has one original member of BJH, fronting John Lees' Barclay James Harvest and Barclay James Harvest Featuring Les Holroyd. Lieber Gott, versuch nicht zu fliegen, denn weißt du nicht, ob du wieder herunterkommst. The band released a single "Breathless"/"When the City Sleeps" under the pseudonym of "Bombadil" in 1972. In August 1980, they played a free concert in front of the The band continued as a trio with regular guest-musicians until 1998. This derivative of Barclay James Harvest features John Lees, bassist Craig Fletcher, drummer Kevin Whitehead and keyboard player Jez Smith.The band also formerly featured Jeff Leach and Mike Bramwell as guest musicians.In 2001, Les Holroyd and Mel Pritchard returned to the studio to record the album 'Revolution Days' along with former In January 2004, the band performed at the 'Art on Ice' spectacular at the Zurich Hallenstadion with Roger Hodgson, John Helliwell and Bob Siebenberg of In January 2005, BJHFLH toured with Asia featuring John Payne as support, returning the favour on four UK shows in March of the same year. (single version - A/B side of Polydor 2059 002 "Friend Of Mine/Suicide?
John Lees released an album mixing new songs and classics of the band, entitled Nexus , under the name "Barclay James Harvest Through the Eyes of John Lees".
In response, guitarist John Lees wrote a song which sounded like the Other songs on the album deal with subjects like ended relationships ("Friend of Mine"), alienation ("Leper's Song") the exploitation of animals for their fur ("Spirit on the Water") and the space race ("Sea of Tranquility"). "Poor Man's Moody Blues" was written after a journalist angered the band by referring to Barclay James Harvest as a "poor man's Moody Blues". Les Holroyd and Michael Byron-Hehir also worked on Alan Simon's Still touring Europe, the band introduced an acoustic spot into the set, showcasing their vocal harmonies with old favourites like "Poor Boy Blues", "Friend of Mine", and "Crazy City". In 2006, they undertook the Classic Meets Rock Symphonic Barclay Tour with the 25-piece Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. Hymn The song which has come to be regarded by many as the BJH classic, rivalled only by "Mocking Bird", had an inauspicious start to its career when, back in the summer of 1971 (sic) it was presented, in much the same form, for possible inclusion on Barclay James Harvest And Other Short Stories - and rejected! The original LP version of this album, designed by Maldwyn Tootill, featured die-cut outer cover and full-color inner album sleeve. Tatsächlich ist das Lied aber gegen die Gefahren des Drogenkonsums gerichtet und … It reached #30 in the UK charts, but in Germany it peaked at #10 and stayed for 197 weeks in the German album charts. Bekannteste Songs. Gone to Earth is the eighth studio album by the English rock group Barclay James Harvest released in 1977. Der bekannteste Song des Albums, Hymn (englisch für Hymne oder Kirchenlied), wurde von Lees bereits in der Frühphase der Band geschrieben, im Sommer 1971 für das Album Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories vorgeschlagen und abgelehnt und oft als Weihnachtslied missinterpretiert. Fortunately, John persisted with the song, and it was finally accepted for this album. One album, In 1998, musical differences amongst members of BJH saw the band essentially split into two different groups, each of which retained "Barclay James Harvest" as part of its name.