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Musicbrainz DBMarco's shadow falls on the door
to the 7 lost cities of gold
finds a raven's head and rattler's tail
dead in his tracks, this godforsaken soul's
unwanted here and his ghost lingers for years
amalia's face hides behind the mask
sweating on the tv factory line
that smile on her face is starting to crack
while welding back the pieces of shattered heart
that's scattered out here, with the ghosts of her peers
searched for her lost love along the river of tears
at the end of the working week
when drunken worlds meet
both sides keeping a close eye
for a break in the line here...
on the crystal frontier
blood spills out on the streets
and bodies are missing for weeks
both sides keeping a close eye
watching the bullets fly here...
on the crystal frontier
ramón tightens up his leather belt
and slips through a hole in the fence
he can get you anything you want
might cost you a life, might cost you
the whole price of freedom here...
on the crystal frontier
| clwguy | Posted: May 13, 2013 - 14:43 One of the nicer unplugged songs |
| ce (The Netherlands) | Posted: Apr 12, 2013 - 07:45 ¡Faltan los Mariachis! |
| Hasan | Posted: Jul 03, 2012 - 13:33 mrdak wrote: Most excellent and peaceful.............  Yes! Until actually you get what he's talking about ... then it ought to scare the shit of you. |
| wossName (Earth) | Posted: Mar 30, 2012 - 06:25 Doesn't really work for me in this version. |
| Carl (The Summit City) | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 20:39 Love this version, too. Such a sweet lullaby of what sounds like pure hell. |
| Foot (NorCal / Wine) | Posted: Aug 21, 2011 - 19:01 Fabulous, in any version... |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Jan 28, 2011 - 21:42 Haha, this is the first time that I've ever heard it...cool song! lysisphere wrote: This song gets overplayed by Calexico themselves. I wonder if they consider it their best song. There are several versions on one album, and another version on another album.. This song has become overplayed in my mind. |
| speedyeleni | Posted: Jan 13, 2011 - 11:27 love this band, love the song... so touching and smooth!!!!  |
| bindi (North Carolina) | Posted: Oct 10, 2010 - 18:22 First listen for me. Joey has a magic voice - certainly not perfect, kind of whispery, but so capable of touching many human hearts. |
| zogma (San Francisco, Cole Valley) | Posted: Aug 23, 2010 - 12:35 Finally, a standard screen version! |
| Rp10v3r (Gainesville, FL) | Posted: Aug 23, 2010 - 12:35 I love this song. Thanks RP.  |
| Boger | Posted: Jul 22, 2010 - 13:34 sublime. |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: Jun 12, 2010 - 14:49  calexico's "crystal frontier" by Irina Troitskaya http://www.flickr.com/photos/irtroit/ this's my work for tzeh's "song book". |
| lysisphere (largest contiguous ponderosa forest) | Posted: Jan 29, 2010 - 12:27 This song gets overplayed by Calexico themselves. I wonder if they consider it their best song. There are several versions on one album, and another version on another album.. This song has become overplayed in my mind. |
| jkhandy (O'vale,CA) | Posted: Jan 29, 2010 - 12:25 Saw them at The Fillmore, SF......Never stopped dancing. Great Band! |
| mrdak (Middle GA) | Posted: Jan 13, 2010 - 12:05 Most excellent and peaceful............. |
| Sloggydog (UK) | Posted: Dec 13, 2009 - 02:43 Qualities of a lullaby. Nice. |
| philbertr (Hurricane Target Florida) | Posted: Nov 27, 2009 - 16:36 yclept wrote: wendyf wrote: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Nice song if it was bedtime it's always bedtime somewhere in the RP universe jes likeits always 5 o'clock somewhere.... Everyone need something to believe in, I believe I'll have another drink. |
| SmackDaddy (San Diego) | Posted: Sep 25, 2009 - 17:18 Limpopoking wrote: I'm liking these guys more and more... oh dear, hell on the credit card! Go for it, you won't be disappointed. |
| holborne (New York) | Posted: Apr 04, 2009 - 11:03 Limpopoking wrote: I'm liking these guys more and more... oh dear, hell on the credit card! My sentiments exactly. |
| yclept (out of the blast radius) | Posted: Jan 15, 2009 - 17:14 wendyf wrote: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Nice song if it was bedtime it's always bedtime somewhere in the RP universe |
| wendyf (Ontario, Canada) | Posted: Jan 15, 2009 - 17:11 ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Nice song if it was bedtime |
| Limpopoking (Limpopo) | Posted: Dec 15, 2008 - 02:47 I'm liking these guys more and more... oh dear, hell on the credit card! |
| skdenfeld (Bend, Oregon) | Posted: Oct 28, 2008 - 13:41 Amazing! |
| 25demayo (dreaming of an asado) | Posted: Oct 28, 2008 - 13:40 Beck |
| stewliscious (northGA) | Posted: Sep 11, 2008 - 07:32 SPEAK UP!!!! |
| Rhalph | Posted: Jun 24, 2008 - 03:23 Hey, I like it ^^ |
| Zep (Bleacher Seats) | Posted: Apr 22, 2008 - 06:10 sub-arctic wrote: 8  9 10  |
| sub-arctic (63°50' N) | Posted: Jan 03, 2008 - 05:29 8 9 |
| Alafia (on the links) | Posted: Oct 16, 2007 - 13:49 I like this version! |
| UltraNurd (Boston, MA) | Posted: Oct 16, 2007 - 13:46 lanewbie wrote: Strangely, the exact same segue you commented on March 10th is going on right now (May 12th). Are we getting re-runs? Bill will reuse sets, or even just individual song pairs, that match really well, but they're consistently arranged in a different context. |
| FeydBaron (Phoenix, AZ) | Posted: Sep 15, 2007 - 03:38 Give this man a cookie. A really big cookie. |
| justin4kick | Posted: Jul 14, 2007 - 05:50 Seems like we get a rerun every 63 days. I guess on 15 Sep. the song after this one again will be Jefferson Airplane's Comin' Back to Me. |
| lanewbie | Posted: May 12, 2007 - 11:34 laozilover wrote: This song sounds damn good turned up loud on these:
...and the segue to Jefferson Airplane Comin' Back to Me was fantastic! Strangely, the exact same segue you commented on March 10th is going on right now (May 12th). Are we getting re-runs? |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Apr 10, 2007 - 23:14 A first listen that caught my ear as I sashay to my sleep-very nice. |
| Zep (Behind home plate) | Posted: Mar 26, 2007 - 08:41 Great to hear this is still in the RP rotation. |
| laozilover (Left of Chicago and up) | Posted: Mar 10, 2007 - 16:15 This song sounds damn good turned up loud on these:
...and the segue to Jefferson Airplane Comin' Back to Me was fantastic! |
| hcaudill (Washington, DC) | Posted: Jan 09, 2007 - 07:24 Is the "Day in the life of a fool" reference deliberate? |
| islander (Seattle) | Posted: Jan 09, 2007 - 07:22 ohhhh, I like this. |
| bluematrix (confluence of mississippi and missouri rivers) | Posted: Dec 11, 2006 - 06:36 peyotecoyote wrote: Absolutely must, must, must see this band live - this is a promise I am making to myself right now.
you will not be disappointed, they are a lot of fun live. |
| oppositelock (Centennial, CO) | Posted: Oct 28, 2006 - 10:42 smileyally wrote: Need a smiley with a cowboy hat...  |
| peyotecoyote (Toronto - the Beaches) | Posted: Mar 13, 2006 - 11:40 Absolutely must, must, must see this band live - this is a promise I am making to myself right now. |
| cattgirl813 (Detroit) | Posted: Mar 13, 2006 - 11:40 And you followed up "Chan Chan" with this slice of heaven? I'm so goofing off at my desk right now, pretending that my glass of OJ is a big ol' Colada.... |
| smileyally | Posted: Nov 16, 2005 - 13:14 ndg wrote:  me desculpe from Madrid Spain - Are these Smiley faces sucking on pacifiers or is that clapping - Either way this music has both effects. I'm liking the so' west themes today. Need a smiley with a cowboy hat... |
| Mangoman (Portland Metro Oregon) | Posted: Sep 04, 2005 - 00:36 
Bill's set is Inspired tonight! |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting...now go home!) | Posted: Sep 04, 2005 - 00:26 The absolute perfect follow to "Ring of Fire." Last time I saw Calexico perform was right after Johnny died, and they had his music playing on the speakers before the concert and the band did a full send-off of "Ring of Fire" including mariachis. By all means, see them live if you can. Excellent tune from my hometown boys. |
| Zep (Outdoors) | Posted: Aug 20, 2005 - 07:07 ndg wrote: Yea heartily agree - I like BOTH versions of this song, though this one might edge the other one slightly. Also interesting to note its lowest rating is a 3. 8/10. |
| ndg (Madrid Spain) | Posted: Aug 20, 2005 - 03:51 |
| UncleChig (Montreal Quebec Canada) | Posted: Jun 07, 2005 - 08:22 Wow, I thought I had all the versions of this great song, but this acoustic version is simply Outstanding!. Much thanks Bill and to whoever may have uploaded it. It's off to the store I go .... |
| jlind (Chicago, IL) | Posted: Jun 07, 2005 - 08:21 The acoustic version of this song really gives it depth, good pick bill! |
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