Kevin Ayers '70s Era

This is still awfully exciting to watch and hear. Kevin Ayers seems like a good role model for young people- well read, doesn't take himself seriously, bilingual, few hang ups, and a nice line in hats.

Let's have a good time drinking lots of skywine, love & peace Kevin where ever you are.maybe in Rachel's arms among the stars.....

Saw him in a tiny club in Glasgow in this era ,1969/70, when his band had Mike Oldfield, Lol Coxhill and others. Amazing - I later travelled to London to see the Ayers Cale Nico Eno June 1st 1974 show. He should have been a big star.

The Kevin Ayers catalog was a big part of my musical upbringing from Joy of the Toy onward. An eclectic mix of eccentric English songs almost like a musical trip through alice in wonderland with a ever so strange banana obsession!!!! I got to see him live in 1975 at the Astoria in London with Andy Summers & Zoot Money just before the punk thing kicked off & just about when Summers met Stingo & Copeland to do their pretend punk band. As a musician myself I recorded a cover version of May I for my brothers funeral as he was a big fan. Ayers songwriting was always very amusing and he even got quite poppy in his later material. He never quite broke out commercially partly, I think because he was so laid back himself. He was always surrounded by a group of very talented musicians from Oldfield, Summers, Coxhill, Bedford, Wyatt, Halsall etc. Whatevershebringswesing and Confessions of Dr Dream albums are stamped in my head from a young age. He was a one off with music full of vision and humour but possibly fuelled by the occasional substance, mainly red wine. A bit mad but a memorable talent. Too old to die young!

I like your shirt, I like your hat and I like you. Too soon gone. Thank you very much, Kevin.

this dandy of the 68revolution he was unique a bohemian troubador a pierot lunaire his style was a mix of pychadeia calypso free jazz space rock and chanson je taime forever monsieur banana moon

Maybe the most underrated musician of all time.

I loved Kevin Ayers music and l saw him live in the 70s. He was so cool. Such a beautiful looking man. R.I.P Kevin ❤

When I die, I want to come back az Kevin Ayerzzzz 🎱🪄🔮

Multi-camera pro-shot of The Whole World from 1970? Hell yeah!

The Lonely Rocker digs this kinda music! good ole vintage rock of the seventies!

Great band..KA always surrounded himself with great players Oldfields lead is brillant. The whole world band. Love the casual approach. Way to go...thankyou very much.

I bought Kevin Ayers & The Whole World's Shooting At the Moon at bargain price in late 1972. I remember Mike Oldfield's lead solo hitting me like a storm on that brand new but low-quality stereo I had. And then Kevin's humourous and tender vision of a French girl in a French café (see 11:30) and that oyster and its flying fish. I instantly became addicted to this low voice and all. And still am. Same happened with Frank Zappa and Neil Young, and Daevid and so many of those heroes of my youth.

Takes up where Syd Barrett left off.

I was a big fan back in the 70s, but never got to see him live. Never realized he was quite a tall dude until Youtube. 🙂

What a treat, I must admit I'm here just to see Mike Oldfield in his teens though. I'm happy I could catch a couple of glimpses of him here and there. <3

I watch and listen, almost feel's like it was back then Kevin Ayers, Frenchman, but born in England--as a 🚼 Baby! R.I.P.

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Le dandy décadent du rock psychédélique... mais un vrai génie derrière son côté "à l'aise dans ses pompes".... il a gardé ce "je ne sais quoi" de sa période crazy de Soft Machine ! et un humour décalé d'arracheur de dents... A redécouvrir !!

Thanks for posting. Great treat. Most underrated musician