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Burned so hot I thought I'd died
Thought I'd died and gone to hell
Lookin' for the water from a deeper well.
I went to the river but the river was dry
I fell to my knees an I looked to the sky
I looked to the sky and the spring rain fell
I saw the water from a deeper well.
Well, lookin for the water
From a deeper well
Well, lookin for the water
From a deeper well.
I was ready for love I was ready for the money
Ready for the blood and ready for the honey
Ready for the winnin', ready for the bell
Lookin' for the water from a deeper well.
I found some love and I found some money
Found that blood would drip from the honey
Found I had a thirst that I could not quell
Lookin' for the water from a deeper well.
Well, lookin for the water
From a deeper well
Well, lookin for the water
From a deeper well.
Well, I did it for kicks and I did it for faith
I did it for lust and I did it for hate
I did it for need and I did it for love
Addiction stayed on tight like a glove.
So I ran with the moon and I ran with the night
And the three of us were a terrible sight
Nipple to the bottle, to the gun, to the cell
To the bottom of a hole of a deeper well.
Well, lookin for the water
From a deeper well
Well, lookin for the water
From a deeper well.
I rocked with the cradle and I rolled with the rage
I shook those walls and I rattled that gage
I took my trouble down a deadend trail
Reachin' out a hand for a holier grail.
Hey, there mama did you carry that load
Did you tell your baby 'bout the bend in the road
'Bout the rebel yell 'bout the one that fell
Lookin' for the water from a deeper well.
Well, lookin for the water
From a deeper well
Well, lookin for the water
From a deeper well...
The composer of this song, David Olney, died on stage on Jan. 18 while performing at a songwriters' festival in Florida. He was 71.
Witnesses said he was sitting on a stool when he stopped during the third song, said "I'm sorry," put his chin to his chest and closed his eyes. He never dropped his guitar or fell from the stool.
I have no doubt he left us on his own terms. We should all be so lucky.
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Emmyloooooou I love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu She takes her Catahoula on tour with her. I saw her playing w it backstage. She's so amazing :)
this whole album is great. Daniel Lanois produced this album which I think is one of her best.
Daniel Lanois has the Midas touch
Witnesses said he was sitting on a stool when he stopped during the third song, said "I'm sorry," put his chin to his chest and closed his eyes. He never dropped his guitar or fell from the stool.
I have no doubt he left us on his own terms. We should all be so lucky.
Years ago there was a bar in Dallas' West End called 'Dick's Last Resort'. The kind of joint with bras stapled to the ceiling - their signature drink was 'Flaming Dr. Pepper'.
On Sundays they'd have a sort of ragtime band - think Preservation Hall Jazz Band. All old guys, 70s and up, and they just killed it. One Sunday night, in the middle of a tune, the bass player realized the drums had stopped. Looked back, and the drummer was slumped over his skins, dead. Not such a bad way to go, huh?
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Time to Support RP, if you are able!
I have seen here quite a few times appearing at other people's shows...she is so awesome! Nashville is my home.
Yep, I saw her come out and perform with Shawn Colvin's in her last set in Nashville's City Winery a few years. Classy and good stuff.
I have seen here quite a few times appearing at other people's shows...she is so awesome! Nashville is my home.
Witnesses said he was sitting on a stool when he stopped during the third song, said "I'm sorry," put his chin to his chest and closed his eyes. He never dropped his guitar or fell from the stool.
I have no doubt he left us on his own terms. We should all be so lucky.
And he left us this masterpiece of a song!
Daniel Lanois' fabulous production and Emmylou Harris' brilliant performance put this among my all-time favorite songs.
Witnesses said he was sitting on a stool when he stopped during the third song, said "I'm sorry," put his chin to his chest and closed his eyes. He never dropped his guitar or fell from the stool.
I have no doubt he left us on his own terms. We should all be so lucky.
and I ran with the night
And the three of us were a terrible sight
Nipple to the bottle, to the gun, to the cell
To the bottom of a hole of a deeper well.
Wow.
How about playing her duet music with Gram Parsons, from the Grevious Angel time period.
But right, Mr. Bill likes us to stay on song topic when commenting. This song just gets richer and deeper with every listen. Swear I hear a new instrument with every one. But I've got a true fan's tin ear too; in that I mostly look to an Emmylou song to set a proper mood, because they sure do deliver in that regard.
I rarely listen as a musician, as I'm not much one of those. At all. Piss-poor keyboard banger (of words mostly) on a piano, even harpsichord but haven't even seen one of those in over 40-years; pity me. BUT I can still play House of the Rising Sun on guitar, and who can't?! I'm digressing! I'd say sorry, but the womenfolk are SURE in no mood lately to trot out apologies. For one damn thing.
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Oh hell yes.
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Perhaps, but 2 octaves lower and a fuller, more compelling voice.
There was also a recent photo to demonstrate that she is in fact still gorgeous, but that link was apparently broken.
Here's another:
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Indeed. ELH, our national treasure, in 2013.
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There was also a recent photo to demonstrate that she is in fact still gorgeous, but that link was apparently broken.
Here's another:
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I still don't have the answer to the question, but I do know that Emmylou Harris has all the answers. She just chooses to divulge those answers in her own sweet time. And she does it in her own sweet way.
What fantastic insight!
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Yes, she is, but that photo you posted is from 1978.
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well well well... this is a deep song...
Today I would like to pay my most deserved tribute simultaneously to two important personalities of traditional American folk music and universal, Woody Guthrie and Emmylou Harris, and in doing so, firmly, leaving here a video with title "Emmylou Harris singing "Hobo's Lullaby" (Woody Guthrie's tribute)". Just to also remember that Woody Guthrie guitar labeled "This Machine Kills Fascists".
This performance also features the collaboration of Sam Bush, playing American bluegrass mandolin. The song "Hobo's Lullaby" was written by Goebel Reeves (1899-1959), a texan singer and songwriter.
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Not normal for a 65-year old to look as good as see does!
Photoshop...?
Emmylou forgot more than the likes of Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood will ever know.
Maybe...but they have a lot of years ahead of them...don't write them off too soon.
Not normal for a 65-year old to look as good as see does!
Photoshop...?
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I think she got better looking... certainly more striking!
I still don't have the answer to the question, but I do know that Emmylou Harris has all the answers. She just chooses to divulge those answers in her own sweet time. And she does it in her own sweet way.
Some people fight to protect... some to take from the weak... some to vent anger... some to have fun... and some just because they ain't got shit to do.
I still don't have the answer to the question, but I do know that Emmylou Harris has all the answers. She just chooses to divulge those answers in her own sweet time. And she does it in her own sweet way.
I agree—Wrecking Ball is an incredible album but this is a marginal song in comparison to the others.
If that info confounds you, imagine how you'll feel to discover that Charo is a celebrated Flamenco guitarist. Next I'll be claiming that 1940's beauty Queen/Actress Hedy Lamarr was a scientist who created weapons systems for the Allies.
Yea, Emmylou is cool and everything as long as you don't get her warbling, it's like a big ball rolling down hill, she just can't stop and it drags on waaaaaay too long!
Thanks for opening my ears RP.
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Just not my thing.
Musically speaking, Dolly Parton is a mere shadow of ELH.
That depends entirely on what you think music is. Dolly Parton may be not on par w/Emmylou as a SINGER, but she is an amazing songwriter and lyricist.
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So true...
YIkes.
Emmylou forgot more than the likes of Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood will ever know.
"atkins influenced countless players icluding george harrison,carl perkins,vince gill.he left a permanent mark on the way country guitar playing is done.he was as original as he was classy,and Gretch guitars named a guitar after him the "Gretch Country Gentleman" guitar.this was the model george harrison mostly used in the studio and live on stage.he was an important pioneer in nashville records. " dempsey981
"Good call...by the way, Chet has cut albums with Pops and Orchestras, Andres Segovia, etc...and as far as metal, on an album called Stay Tuned, Chet and Steve Lukather did a tune together called Stay Tuned...Steve of course, was blazing..with Chet hitting every lick, in harmony, on a fairly clean guitar..a bit of delay is about it. Chet was amazing as a guitarist and a human being. " brainlowe
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Could be. To be honest I'm not that familiar with her stuff.
As for Emmylou Harris - I bought that album when it came out and still listen to it occasionally. I like a lot of her other stuff too.
I guess I'm just not in a "country" mood today.
"composition by Daniel Lanois"
"Is there anybody on the planet that this woman can't sing with. I heard a comment once that everything tastes better with peanut butter on it and everything sounds better with Emmylou in it. I bought this cd and have about wore out this track."
"Bravo, Bravo, Bravo!!!! This is the kind of stuff that keeps this ol world of ours together. Thanks for makin music!!" Trailrboy
Musically speaking, Dolly Parton is a mere shadow of ELH.
I agree with you about Emmylou. This is also another brilliant Daniel Lanois production.
And I for one thoroughly enjoy Emmy Lou Harris' delivery of David Olney's lyric, in what seems to me a beautifully produced piece of music.
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Agreed. And RP has turned me on to a couple of later-day EH tracks that are outstanding—never mind her work with Mark Knopfler. I might add that she sure is "graying" nicely!
I don't know what it is about her songs but they do nothing for me. I like and respect her abilities and approach, and that others like her a lot. I just haven't heard anything that makes me sit up and take notice. And I've seen her 5-6 times in concert. Oh, well....
Yeah, this is a really good album. Daniel had a wonderful influence on Emmylou's sound.
You read my mind wise one.
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Lanois does incredible work...don't forget U2 and Madonna also used him.
I love Emmylou in any incarnation, from her earliest truly country to her newest explorations.
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One goddess follows another, gotta love it.
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