Song · Richard Thompson
“Beeswing” by Richard Thompson
From the album Mirror Blue (1994)
“Beeswing” by Richard Thompson appears on 8 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 2004 and 2026. It was first released in 1994 on the album Mirror Blue. Its best result is #124 on The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #878 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Beeswing" comes from Mirror Blue, Richard Thompson's 1994 album, and it's Thompson on his own terms: he wrote the words and the music, sings it and plays the guitar. Mitchell Froom produced, and the rhythm section is a heavyweight one, with Jerry Scheff on bass and both Jim Keltner and Pete Thomas credited on drums. It's the kind of song that rewards leaning in close, Thompson's voice weathered and plain-spoken, his guitar doing the embroidery.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 233 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2004) | 885 |
| 2007 | 562 | WTMD | WTMD Top 897 Songs of All Time | 897 |
| 2009 | 178 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2014 | 573 | WXPN | WXPN 885 All-Time Greatest Songs (2014) | 885 |
| 2020 | 292 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
| 2022 | 621 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s | 900 |
| 2022 | 124 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2026 | 149 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
Also listed as: Bee's Wing.
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