Man Of The World - Peter Green
One of the most hauntingly beautiful and timeless songs ever composed.
Written, played and sung by Peter Green, it was first released as a single in 1969; incidentally 6 days after I was born.
I’ve worked on this for a little while now, on and off, wanting to get it in an arrangement, and to a standard, that does it some justice, to the best of my current ability. I believe a song of this nature deserves such respect.
I’m singing again as well, which I haven’t done really any of this year unfortunately, for logistical reasons.
My vocal/ mic/ vocal effects skills have thus dwindled, so this is a good first step back into it. I certainly needed to refresh some old basic learning that I’d forgotten.
As some may remember, I was ‘kicked’ out of my music room last December into the living room, when my son moved back home after 2 years away, to reclaim his room. I miss that private space alot; but anyway, enough whining. 
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This performance is based on an arrangement, so brilliantly done, by a very talented musician called Travis Adams, from Troglodyte Music. It elegantly combines the central elements of each guitar part (3 in the original) into one guitar.
As I often do, I’m playing over the original track, with the guitar parts removed.
Mick Fleetwood revealed years later in an interview, that, looking back, he could now see, even at that early stage, how prophetic this song was; and the internal pain that must have enveloped Peter in order inspire its composition. There was a sense of guilt from Mick in that interview, that perhaps he should have noticed Peter’s problems, and perhaps could have helped him. What a heavy load for him to have carried all those years.
And what other sublime music may have been given to the world had Peter Green not been lost in the dark for 30+ years.
Anyway, here it is. A heartfelt homage to a genuine musical guitar god. Some minor ‘red light’ flubs, so hopefully they will continue to lessen. Any comments, feedback, tips etc welcome.
Cheers, Shane
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journey!
Thanks for sharing. Very inspiring 
