Rosanne Cash — The Sunken Lands
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Five cans of paint in the empty fields
The dust reveals
The children cry, the work never ends
There's not a single friend
Who will hold her hand in the sunken lands?
The mud and tears melt the cotton balls
It's a heavy toll
Oh oh
His words are cruel and they sting like fire
Like the devil's choir
Oh oh
But who will hold her hand in the sunken lands?
The river rises and she sails away
But she could never stay
Oh oh
Now her work is done in the sunken lands
There's five empty cans
The dust reveals
The children cry, the work never ends
There's not a single friend
Who will hold her hand in the sunken lands?
The mud and tears melt the cotton balls
It's a heavy toll
Oh oh
His words are cruel and they sting like fire
Like the devil's choir
Oh oh
But who will hold her hand in the sunken lands?
The river rises and she sails away
But she could never stay
Oh oh
Now her work is done in the sunken lands
There's five empty cans
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cc_rider wrote:
Interesting. Now I'm wanting to hear her dad's 'Five Feet High And Rising' again, whilst wondering if it was inspired by real events....
She played this Tuesday night, with an intro explaining the song is about her father's upbringing in Arkansas, especially his mother and how hard the women worked. The Sunken Lands are low-lying areas - only the poor lived there, probably do to this day.
JR Cash grew up dirt poor. I think it's one reason he never forgot the low among us: the poor, the convicted, the broken.
Rosanne will always live in her father's shadow - it's inescapable. But she is a real talent in her own right - she casts a long shadow as well.
c.
Interesting. Now I'm wanting to hear her dad's 'Five Feet High And Rising' again, whilst wondering if it was inspired by real events....
She played this Tuesday night, with an intro explaining the song is about her father's upbringing in Arkansas, especially his mother and how hard the women worked. The Sunken Lands are low-lying areas - only the poor lived there, probably do to this day.
JR Cash grew up dirt poor. I think it's one reason he never forgot the low among us: the poor, the convicted, the broken.
Rosanne will always live in her father's shadow - it's inescapable. But she is a real talent in her own right - she casts a long shadow as well.
c.
JR Cash grew up dirt poor. I think it's one reason he never forgot the low among us: the poor, the convicted, the broken.
Rosanne will always live in her father's shadow - it's inescapable. But she is a real talent in her own right - she casts a long shadow as well.
c.
Heimat singers! So great, great, great...
SUPERB!
tkosh wrote:
Thanks for providing a link that isn't a self advert!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw-IqJBkIhk
She is for sure the real deal. Check out the live version.
She is for sure the real deal. Check out the live version.
Thanks for providing a link that isn't a self advert!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw-IqJBkIhk
She is for sure the real deal. Check out the live version.
She is for sure the real deal. Check out the live version.
2020sk wrote:
the five empty cans are the paint buckets her grandmother used to paint the house
the house was one of those little shacks that the government gave to people to build up the land
This song provides details about Rosanne's family's life, centering on her father John's mother Carrie; the title comes from the area where her father grew up in Arkansas. Roseanne told the UK newspaper The Sun: "I began thinking about the lives of women back then like my grandmother. She picked cotton. The men picked cotton but the women picked cotton and kept charge of the kids. Her husband was not very nice."
She added: "My grandmother had a hard, hard life but she never became bitter. She was a very cheerful woman and had fortitude like I can't imagine."
i remeber when i was little before K-school started my mother would put me at the end of a row and i would watch her pick cotton
my grandfather said she could pick more cotton than any of my uncles
Drop whatever you're doing! And try to work out what the "five empty cans" means!
Any clues?
the five empty cans are the paint buckets her grandmother used to paint the house
the house was one of those little shacks that the government gave to people to build up the land
This song provides details about Rosanne's family's life, centering on her father John's mother Carrie; the title comes from the area where her father grew up in Arkansas. Roseanne told the UK newspaper The Sun: "I began thinking about the lives of women back then like my grandmother. She picked cotton. The men picked cotton but the women picked cotton and kept charge of the kids. Her husband was not very nice."
She added: "My grandmother had a hard, hard life but she never became bitter. She was a very cheerful woman and had fortitude like I can't imagine."
i remeber when i was little before K-school started my mother would put me at the end of a row and i would watch her pick cotton
my grandfather said she could pick more cotton than any of my uncles
please play 'A Feather's Not A Bird' from this album/cd
please, please, please
please, please, please
Genius.
norbertZ wrote:
"Five cans of paint. And the empty fields. And the dust reveals. ... Now her work is done. In the sunken lands. There's just five empty cans."
Just about time to grab another 6 pack I reckon.
"Five cans of paint. And the empty fields. And the dust reveals. ... Now her work is done. In the sunken lands. There's just five empty cans."
Just about time to grab another 6 pack I reckon.
compelled to buy another record......and I am rarely compelled to buy a country record.
2020sk wrote:
"Five cans of paint. And the empty fields. And the dust reveals. ... Now her work is done. In the sunken lands. There's just five empty cans."
Drop whatever you're doing! And try to work out what the "five empty cans" means!
Any clues?
"Five cans of paint. And the empty fields. And the dust reveals. ... Now her work is done. In the sunken lands. There's just five empty cans."
2020sk wrote:
60 years old.
Drop whatever you're doing! And try to work out what the "five empty cans" means!
Any clues?
60 years old.
Drop whatever you're doing! And try to work out what the "five empty cans" means!
Any clues?
Had me 'til the clapping started. Producer?
I really like this one.
Edit: Terry Gross interviewed RC on "Fresh Air" recently…what a classy lady and class act! She's the real deal and then some, very grounded, talented, humble…
Edit: Terry Gross interviewed RC on "Fresh Air" recently…what a classy lady and class act! She's the real deal and then some, very grounded, talented, humble…
Great album, start to finish. The vinyl version really sings.
very nice!
ferwoman wrote:
Great songðâ€ïž
Recognizable voice, and I love it.
Great songðâ€ïž
oldfart48 wrote:
exactly
exactly
Heard an interview with her about this album. Nice to hear it. Her voice has really aged nicely! Like this song a lot.
Recognizable voice, and I love it.
Love the slideshow! Perfect
...... really enjoying the new albumReally well done. Liking it more with each hearing. Thanks RP.
She is for sure the real deal. Check out the live version.