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Location: Flahdaw | One man, one guitar, a bucket full of emotion, and a boatload of talent.
Although there is some disagreement on this, Jackson Browne apparently wrote this after his 1st wife's suicide, following a sometimes violence-filled marriage. Regardless of what prompted it, in my opinion it's a masterpeice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIlojcd3Pzk&feature=related |
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Location: Michigan | Wow...wow. thanks for the link, I had not seen that one before. Well shot, well played and full of emotion. Your'e 100% correct. The emotion makes the song, his talent simply makes that emotion come alive. |
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| "...how it's done" +1
Powerful. Thanks for the link. |
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Location: Vernon CT | He is/was alway's one of my favorite artists.
Full of feeling and emotions!
Thanks Bob! |
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Location: singapore | just watch..oh..full of emotion..
thanks for the link... |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by darkbarguitar:
it's a masterpeice. Agreed! WOW... |
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Location: Flahdaw | What's interesting is the blase' reaction of the audience after he finished!? Did they not hear what I just heard? Were they not somewhat moved? |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | One of my favorite JB songs. |
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Location: Texas | Great clip, thanks for posting.
I didn't realize that song was about his wife who had committed suicide. I do recall that much of his 1976 LP "The Pretender" was about/influenced by that tragedy. (That is still one of my all-time favorite JB LPs. It was deep and somewhat disturbing, but brilliant, IMHO.) |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Impressive... Thanx for sharing that. |
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Location: Tennessee | I used to duo with a guy that always insisted we play " For a Dancer " ... which he said was JB's tribute song for Phyllis. |
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Location: Flahdaw | I also used to duo with a guy in the late 70's and we'd play some JB, but "For a Dancer" was just a bit too morbid for us....great song, but kind of a downer. We did play "I thought I was a child", "Rock Me On the Water", "Take it Easy"
But if I'm not mistaken, Late For the Sky (1974) was put together before Phyllis even died (1976) |
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Location: closely held secret | She died in '76, during the recording of "The Pretender", but after most of the songs for that album were written. |
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| Darkbar, thanks for sharing that. I had never heard that song before (but I have heard of it). Beautiful performance.
Did you see "For Everyman" at the end of his PBS special? Loved that one too. I heard that he uses guitars made from woods from sustainable forests.
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Location: Texas | According to Wikipedia (it's gotta be true ;) ):
" 'Here Come Those Tears Again' was cowritten with Nancy Farnsworth, the mother of Browne's wife, after the untimely death of her daughter." |
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Location: Flahdaw | Originally posted by Guitarzannie:
I heard that he uses guitars made from woods from sustainable forests.
Michelle Yeah, but his strings are specially made from whale gut, so they kinda cancel each other out. |
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Location: closely held secret | "Some other time, baby, when I'm strong and feeling fine maybe
When I can look at you without crying
You might look like a friend of mine"
Sorry, I can't believe those lines were written by a grieving mother and husband for a lost one.
I'm more inclined to believe the bio in IMDB...
"Her mother, Nancy Farnsworth, asked Jackson to peruse an unfinished song she had written, while he and Phyllis vacationed in Paris after the "Late For The Sky" tour. Jackson liked the lyrics and incorporated them into a song that became "Here Come Those Tears Again.""
"Browne channeled his loss and depression into the production of his fourth album, "The Pretender." Phyllis is the subject of at least three songs written by Jackson Browne -- "Ready or Not," "Sleep's Dark and Silent Gate," and "In the Shape of a Heart."" |
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Location: Flahdaw | It's funny, I never thought "Here Come Those Tears Again" was JB's style. Now I know why. |
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