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22 Apr 97 - 01:49 PM (#4200) Subject: Be not too hard From: Brian Does anyone have the words to be not too hard. I seem to recall a Joan Baez version from wayback, possibly on David's Album. My vynil copy is unplayable so I can't check. Thanx. Brian. |
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22 Apr 97 - 08:48 PM (#4219) Subject: RE: Be not too hard From: belter I was just listening to it the other day. I'll see if I can transcribe it later. and I'll post it if no one beats me to it. |
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27 Apr 97 - 02:22 PM (#4363) Subject: Lyr Add: BE NOT TOO HARD (Christopher Logue) From: belter BE NOT TOO HARD Sung by Joan Baez Be not too hard, for life is short, And nothing is given to man. Be not too hard, when he's sold or bought, For he must manage as best he can. Be not too hard when he blindly dies Fighting for things he does not own. Be not too hard when he tells lies, Or if his heart is sometimes like a stone. Be not too hard, for soon he'll die, Often no wiser than he began. Be not too hard, for life is short, And nothing is given to man. REPEAT And nothing is given to man. Sorry it took so long; I had trouble finding the album. It was on Joan Baez The Contemporary Ballad Book. By the way, I wouldn't be surprised if the words were from the bible. She sings it once through, then repeats it as part singing and part recitation. Sort of. HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 29-Mar-02. |
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28 Apr 97 - 02:55 PM (#4400) Subject: RE: Be not too hard From: Brian Mnay thanks - I see now that it was just the first line that I couldn't get. Funny really - it's usually only the first lines that I can remember. Must be getting old. |
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28 Apr 97 - 03:11 PM (#4401) Subject: RE: Be not too hard From: belter I always have trouble rembering the first line of a song. If I get that down the rest is easier. |
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29 Mar 02 - 06:20 PM (#679081) Subject: RE: Be not too hard From: Jon Bartlett The words are by Christopher Logue, an excellent British poet better known as the editor of "True Stories" in the British satirical mag Private Eye. Logue has done some very sharp and immediate translations from Iliad, one of which appeared recently in the Times Literary Supplement. He was also an early British exoponent of jazz and poetry, making a memorable EP called RED BIRD in I think the late 'fifties or early 'sixties. I wrote to him recently to ask about one of his poems which has been in my head ever since those days, and he replied that the poem with other material will be appearing shortly on a CD. I'm sure there's much more to know and appreciate about this fine writer, but I'm in Canada and not London where he lives. Perhaps other London Mudcatters can fill in the blanks? |
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30 Mar 02 - 01:22 AM (#679301) Subject: RE: Be not too hard From: michaelr Thanks for the background, Jon! I've always liked that poem. Cheers, Michael |
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30 Mar 02 - 01:28 AM (#679308) Subject: RE: Be not too hard From: Little Hawk I think the line about "his heart" should be...
"Or if his heart is sometimes like a stone" Long live Joan. - LH |
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02 Apr 02 - 07:24 AM (#681376) Subject: RE: Be not too hard From: GUEST,T-boy This song was in a TV program on british TV (ITV I think) back in the 1960's - I know, because I recorded the sound and learnt up lots of the stuff. There was a GREAT song in there called 'This is your favourite philosopher speaking'. I wonder if the TV company have still got it in their archives. I think it was called @Donovan and Logue' and featured Donovan and Christopher Logue, obviously. |
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18 Apr 05 - 04:33 PM (#1464629) Subject: RE: Be not too hard From: GUEST,Paddyk Don't suppose anyone has the guitar chords for Be Not Too Hard? It sounds very straightforward but working out chords has always been beyond me. |
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18 Apr 05 - 09:38 PM (#1464843) Subject: Chords Add: BE NOT TOO HARD (Christopher Logue) From: Margret RoadKnight If in C, these chords cover it: C, Em, Am, Dm, F, G9, G7. |
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26 Apr 11 - 01:55 AM (#3142432) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Be Not Too Hard (from Joan Baez) From: GUEST,Guest - Lin I saw the movie, "Poor Cow" many years ago. Donovan sings, "Be Not Too Hard" in the movie soundtrack but as I recall the song is interupted when the actors start talking again. Does anyone know if there is another version of Donovan singing this song (other then in the movie), "Poor Cow?" I tried doing a search but could not find where Donovan sings this song on any other release. Perhaps a bootleg? I would like to be able to hear the song without the talking. Of course I do have the Joan Baez version but looking for Donovan singing it alone (not in aoundtrack). Thank you. |
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25 Jun 12 - 04:21 PM (#3367879) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Be Not Too Hard (from Joan Baez) From: GUEST,Quicounou BE NOT TOO HARD Sung by Joan Baez C CM7 Am Dm Dm7 G7 C CM7 Am Be not too hard, for life is short, Dm Dm7 G7 And nothing is given to man. C CM7 Am Be not too hard, when he's sold or bought, Dm Dm7 G7 For he must manage as best he can. C CM7 Am Be not too hard when he blindly dies Dm Dm7 G7 Fighting for things he does not own. C CM7 Am Be not too hard when he tells lies, Dm Dm7 G7 Or if his heart is sometimes like a stone. Am Be not too hard, for soon he'll die, Dm Dm7 G7 Often no wiser than he began. C CM7 Am Be not too hard, for life is short, Dm Dm7 G7 And nothing is given to man. |
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25 Jun 12 - 04:35 PM (#3367891) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Be Not Too Hard (from Joan Baez) From: GUEST,Quicounou BE NOT TOO HARD Sung by Joan Baez C CM7 Am Dm Dm7 G7 C CM7 Am Be not too hard, for life is short, Dm Dm7 G7 And nothing is given to man. C CM7 Am Be not too hard, when he's sold or bought, Dm Dm7 G7 For he must manage as best he can. C CM7 Am Be not too hard when he blindly dies Dm Dm7 G7 Fighting for things he does not own. C CM7 Am Be not too hard when he tells lies, Dm Dm7 G7 Or if his heart is sometimes like a stone. Am Be not too hard, for soon he'll die, Dm Dm7 G7 Often no wiser than he began. C CM7 Am Be not too hard, for life is short, Dm G7 C And nothing is given to man. Dm G7 C And nothing is given to man. |