Antigone
(A house, in a Virginian Valley) | | Posted: Mar 20, 2013 - 09:53 | |
lmic wrote:Leave it to Bruce to seamlessly blend social commentary with an erotic charge. I love him. p.s. I believe his name is pronounced like Coburn, as in James.
All day the mountains rose behind a veil of smoke from burning fields
And road dust dyeing black skin bronze and the road rolling like a rough sea
It's quiet now just crickets and a dog fight somewhere in the far away
In my heart I hold your photograph
And the thought of you comes on like the feel of
The coming rains
Hot breeze ran its fingers through the long grass of a thatched roof eave
They stuck me in the only chair they had while they cooked cassava and a luckless hen
They asked for one well three lanterns and 200 litres of fuel and I said "Who me?"
And the time for planting's coming soon
And the thought of you comes on like the feel of
The coming rains In the town neon flickers in the ruins
Seven crows swoop past the luscious moon
If I had wings like those there'd be no waiting
I'd come panting to your door and slide like smoke into your room
All day the mountains rose behind a veil of smoke from burning fields
And road dust dyeing black skin bronze and the road rolling like a rough sea
It's quiet now just crickets and a dog fight somewhere in the far away
In my heart I hold your photograph
And the thought of you comes on like the feel of
The coming rains
And the time for planting's coming soon
And the thought of you comes on like the feel of
The coming rains
Love this song so much, and this phrase is exquisite, and so evocative. |
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tupicetti
(At the verge of the desert, literally...!) | | Posted: Dec 16, 2012 - 08:08 | |
Sometimes you can say: 'ignorance is a bless'. Certainly, yours is not the case...
Stingray wrote:Who is Bruce Cockburn? |
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Stingray
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coyotexxx2
(Enjoying Paradise) | | Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 10:12 | |
DanO-1 wrote:Who is the bass player?
Info from the internet: Rob Wasserman plays an N.S. Double Bass, Rob Wasserman Signature Six-String Model, designed by Ned Steinberger |
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DanO-1
(Sandia Park, New Mexico) | | Posted: Nov 01, 2011 - 10:07 | |
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blackdogsailing
(Portland, Maine) | | Posted: Mar 25, 2011 - 17:05 | |
Bruce singin pure heaven at this moment....
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Hannio
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Feb 22, 2011 - 06:02 | |
ThePoose wrote:
Sorry to stymie your sniggering, but neither he, nor anyone else, pronounces the ''ck'' in his surname.
How conveeeeeenient. |
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tdturner
(Vancouver) | | Posted: Nov 19, 2010 - 21:28 | |
Cheers from from Vancouver, BC, where the rain... it is coming.
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Tana
(Lancaster, PA) | | Posted: Sep 17, 2010 - 11:58 | |
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nattyboombatty
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indeed 
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vhope1
(Sacramento, CA) | | Posted: Jul 15, 2010 - 13:20 | |
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sirdroseph
(Outer Mongolia) | | Posted: Mar 10, 2010 - 13:28 | |
I am a sucker for xylophones and bells of any types!  |
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martinc
(Ottawa Canada) | | Posted: Jan 06, 2010 - 14:39 | |
kudos to RP - love anyone who gets Bruce and will play his music. Makes you stand out. Merci
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williamlayla
| | Posted: Dec 06, 2009 - 06:00 | |
Reminds me of Mike Nesmith, From a Radio Engine to a Photon Wing.
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On_The_Beach
(Vancouver, Canada) | | Posted: Jul 01, 2009 - 17:17 | |
westslope wrote:Happy Canada Day!
You mean Happy Canada Day, eh? Now go have some beers and smokes, you hosers!!  |
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peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS) | | Posted: Jul 01, 2009 - 16:37 | |
westslope wrote:Happy Canada Day!
Yaahoo!!  |
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westslope
(BC coast) | | Posted: Jul 01, 2009 - 12:49 | |
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lophrequa
(the very edge of the land) | | Posted: Aug 19, 2008 - 11:48 | |
perfect for waiting on a tropical storm, as i am right now  |
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Pyro
| | Posted: Aug 19, 2008 - 11:48 | |
jbtidwell wrote:Sweet! This man makes me see the whole story in my mind. Is that a xylophone?
Same here. Perfect, considering it's about to rain here. Probably vibraphone, not xylophone.... |
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jbtidwell
(Atlanta, GA) | | Posted: Jul 18, 2008 - 20:11 | |
Sweet!
This man makes me see the whole story in my mind.
Is that a xylophone?
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nate917
(2,815 miles from home) | | Posted: Jun 17, 2008 - 09:37 | |
donpdonp wrote:I doubt the silent ck is some form of happy linguistic coincidence.
This debate always reminds me of chasethelight's funny remark on the page of a different Cockburn song:
Um yeeeah... I'd probably make the "ck" silent too! How convenient!
Hi my name is Josh Asshole. Oh, btw the "Ass" part is silent.
Ah ha ha. |
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vaiodon
(Halfway to Paradise) | | Posted: May 16, 2008 - 21:13 | |
vaiodon wrote:
Got tickets to see Bruce Co'burn on Sunday evening (after Ray Lamontagne on Saturday). Am I gonna be chilled or what?
I do hope he plays this one.
..and do you know he did, I was accompanied by the most wonderful woman and that line "In my heart I hold your photograph" is so apt. |
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ThePoose
| | Posted: Feb 12, 2008 - 09:43 | |
physicsgenius wrote:Heheheh "cockburn"
Heheheh ''physicsgenius'' |
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a_genuine_find
(New Utrecht: Bruecklen) | | Posted: Dec 11, 2007 - 12:39 | |
...interesting artwork .....
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mefrombrazil
(ponta grossa, brazil) | | Posted: Dec 11, 2007 - 12:35 | |
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BvH
(Sinzig, Germany) | | Posted: Nov 16, 2007 - 04:32 | |
fantastic song, at the present time it's my favourite
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djblitz
(Boston, MA) | | Posted: Oct 09, 2007 - 16:43 | |
Hhhmmm, I'm not sure yet what is so special about this song, I guess it needs to grow on me some more.
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ejsamuel
(great white north) | | Posted: Aug 23, 2007 - 13:23 | |
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On_The_Beach
(Vancouver, Canada) | | Posted: Aug 23, 2007 - 13:23 | |
Sunman wrote:Since hearing this on RP this song has become one of my all time favorite songs...absolutely beautiful.
The whole album is excellent. |
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Sunman
(The 'Nard in SOCAL) | | Posted: Jun 21, 2007 - 15:50 | |
Since hearing this on RP this song has become one of my all time favorite songs...absolutely beautiful.
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