River Man: The Track And It's Clones

"Nick Drake (19 June 1948 – 25 November 1974) was an English singer-songwriter and musician, known for his sombre guitar-based songs. He failed to find a wide audience during his lifetime, but his work has gradually achieved wider notice and recognition; today he is widely considered among the most influential English singer-songwriters of the last 50 years. Drake signed to Island Records when he was 20 years old and released his debut album, Five Leaves Left, in 1969. By 1972, he had recorded two more albums—Bryter Layter and Pink Moon. Neither sold more than 5,000 copies on initial release. Drake's reluctance to perform live, or be interviewed, contributed to his lack of commercial success. Drake suffered from depression and insomnia throughout his life, and these topics were often reflected in his lyrics. On completion of his third album, 1972's Pink Moon, he withdrew from both live performance and recording, retreating to his parents' home in rural Warwickshire. There is no known footage of the adult Drake; he was only ever captured in still photographs and in home footage from his childhood. On 25 November 1974, Drake died from an overdose of amitriptyline, a prescribed antidepressant; he was 26 years old. In 2000, Volkswagen featured the title track from Pink Moon in a television advertisement, and within a month Drake had sold more records than he had in the previous 30 years."- Wikipedia.

music includes:

Nick Drake - River Man

(Five Leaves Left, 1967)

Brad Mehldau - River Man

(Live In Tokyo, 2004)

Boy George ft Nigel Kennedy Quintet - River Man
(Shhh!, 2010)

The Swingle Singers - River Man

(Live at Braunston All Saints Church, 2009)

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