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Toad The Wet Sprocket — Windmills
Album: Dulcinea
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7.3

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Total ratings: 1670









Released: 1994
Length: 3:44
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I spend too much time raiding windmills
We go side by side, laugh until it's right
There's something that you won't show
Waiting where the light goes

Take the darkest hour, break it open
Water to repair what we have broken
There's something that you won't show
Waiting where the light goes
Maybe any way the wind blows
It's all worth waiting for

Pull on the borders to lighten the load
Tell all the passengers we're going home

I spend too much time seeking shelter
World without end couldn't hold her
There's something that you won't show
Waiting where the light goes
Maybe any way the wind blows
It's all worth waiting for
Any way the wind blows
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These guys have more talent than I realized 30 years ago.  Apologies to you, Mr Toad!
at first had me thinking this was a song by Richard Butler , Good days Bad days
Love the new look!!  Have always loved the music. 
Goodness. I blinked and 1994 is now almost 30 years ago.  This song takes me right back there, too.
A most excellent tune for my 4000th RP song rating...cheers to Bill, Rebecca, RP and all the listeners that make this community challenging...and to all the great artists that produce the soundtrack for my family's life.... 
 Stingray wrote:
Their BEST album (stop arguing!!!)
and one of the best Rock/Pop-albums ever made!

I don't know what it is, but I just can't stop arguing.
From Old Spain:
It´s nice to hear a Quixote song...very nice Quixote song
They are from Santa Barbara California
They should visit us in Santa Barbara Andalucia
Regards
I will NEVER get tired of this song.  Ever.  
First time I've heard this song; beautiful and sad.
Have heard before, but not quite in the same way as today. Anyway, this is a beautiful tune!
There aren't very many albums that I give a 10 to. This is one of them. Gorgeous and heartfelt throughout.
{#Music}
Got to see Toad in concert a few months ago. It was amazing!!  {#Dancingbanana_2}
Forever reminds me of how, during this period in my life, I was based in the wilds of Ishikawa, Nishi Nihon, and this and The Indigo Girls — which a lot of the guitar and rhythms also remind me of — were often played in my house and cars; that was a special time...
don't know how you always top yourself, always perfect. Thanksgiving set rolling with brilliant and unheard tunes/versions. and now THIS?!!! if not already cozy, tucked in after feast and family, would get on my knees to GIVE THANKS for RP. Sam and Dave oh lordy how do you do it?😍
Great album.
I am lined up to see them at a great venue on September 1...can't wait...
5 years later: great show at the Royal Oak Music Theater...I will always try to catch them live in my area...
Refreshing to have had such an original and talented band such as this.
I wish, wish, wish these guys would have stayed together and continued making records!! {#Bounce}
TOADIES 

 
Toad could hopefully teach the last couple of acoustic performers played here .
TOAD!!!
 
In a word; Pretty.  Especially with the headphones cranked up high..... {#Music}
 maritza19 wrote:
They are not only back together, they tour together and seem to be having a great time together again. They also released a new album last year. And if you love Windmills, check out the re-recorded version on the All You Want album... it's a little edgier but just as great.

 

That is good to know. Toad is one of an extremely short list of artists that I would be amongst the great unwashed and see live. This song is a 10 of course as most Toads songs are.
They are not only back together, they tour together and seem to be having a great time together again. They also released a new album last year. And if you love Windmills, check out the re-recorded version on the All You Want album... it's a little edgier but just as great.
 84MacGuy wrote:
I just discovered that these boys are back together.  Hooray! 

 
I live under a rock and didn't know this!  What absolutely awesome news...and I seriously needed some.
 bindi wrote:
My favorite Toad tune.   {#Sunny}

 

My favorite as well.
 84MacGuy wrote:
I just discovered that these boys are back together.  Hooray! 

 
Yessss. Always respect the Toad.
I just discovered that these boys are back together.  Hooray! 
 allenrudd wrote:

For me that would be Walk on the Ocean

 

Agree.

Mine too.
The new toad is out!  and it's gooood....
A bit like the best song ever from Josh Rouse or The Bible. Never heard this before but I really like it in its gentle way.
Haven't heard this in a long while. Great album and such a shame they don’t tour in Europe now they reunited again.
I like the feel of this - a bit like some Criwded House / Neil Finn songs
The perfect song at the perfect moment. I spend too much time seeking shelter, too.
Ah, Marcela, the beautiful shepherdess:

"But in the event the two are equally beautiful, it does not mean that their desires are necessarily equal, for not all beauties fall in love; some are a pleasure to the eye but do not surrender their will, because if all beauties loved and surrendered, there would be a whirl of confused and misled wills not knowing where they should stop, for since beautiful subjects are infinite, desires would have to be infinite too"




 bindi wrote:
My favorite Toad tune.   {#Sunny}
 
For me that would be Walk on the Ocean
My favorite Toad tune.   {#Sunny}
 cohifi wrote:
Cardinals win

 

LOL, I guess you had to be there to get this.  The miracle game went so late I fell asleep and will regret it till my dying breath.  I live on the east coast, so it was extra late.
Love this album, although it is seriously depressing.
 gemtag wrote:
Love the toad
 
absolutely  {#Notworthy}
Love the toad
Fantastic song off a truly outstanding album...and sounds great after that Martha Scalan song (also thought Indigo Girls would be perfect but this one fills the bill as well)...thanks, RP!
 Stingray wrote:
Their BEST album (stop arguing!!!)
and one of the best Rock/Pop-albums ever made!


 
agreed - and I'd add that this is the best cut.
Haven't heard this great song from this outstanding album for a year or two.  Brings back great memories.  Thanks RP.
 paranoidfloyd wrote:
Listened to this album during a difficult time in my life. I am now sitting at work in tears. I embraced this song as it allowed me to wallow in my misery, perhaps trying to understand the pain I had caused a loved one. I didn't believe it absolved me of anything, just a chance to open up to the sadness. This is still hard to listen to today.
 
Thanks for your candid post. I think we all have songs that bring back painful memories. For me it's Tracy Chapman's "Fast Car".

Listened to this album during a difficult time in my life. I am now sitting at work in tears. I embraced this song as it allowed me to wallow in my misery, perhaps trying to understand the pain I had caused a loved one. I didn't believe it absolved me of anything, just a chance to open up to the sadness. This is still hard to listen to today.

Cardinals win

Changed it from an 8 to a 9. Damn it's good.

Arm in arm on a hot summer day at Taste of Lincoln, Chicago in 1995. Toad on stage with about 500 of my closest friends (at least during this song). Everyone swayed and swooned. Really cool.
yes............
Good song........... sounds like Jackson Browne more than anything else. and thats a good thing!!
Toad's released an album of new versions of some of their favorite songs (called All You Want), and it includes an excellent new version of Windmills. It's different, more electric, but just as awesome and beautiful. If you are a fan of this song I'd recommend it! You can buy the album on their website or at shows.
Also they are officially reuniting as a band and working on new songs together. This could not make a Toad fan happier.  {#Bananasplit}
 Stingray wrote:
Their BEST album (stop arguing!!!)
and one of the best Rock/Pop-albums ever made!


 
You shall find no argument here, Sir!{#Cheers}
Seeing them tonight @ The Belly Up!
Love this one. Deeper cut from the album that not everyone has heard before—I should have known I'd hear it here.
Toad was a wet sprocket but he always kept his powder dry.
Wow.  This song is new to me.  I really like it!
 Stingray wrote:
Their BEST album (stop arguing!!!)
and one of the best Rock/Pop-albums ever made!


 
There's never a doubt where Stingray stands.  Hehehe...

I'll agree that it's very, very good.

Their BEST album (stop arguing!!!)
and one of the best Rock/Pop-albums ever made!


One of my favorites too!
One of their very best. A beautiful song... simply beautiful {#Clap}
 KOLFanSince2002 wrote:
SO HAPPY to hear this...one of my favorite songs EVER!!! :)))
 
Yep Yep!{#Cheers} 10!!!

SO HAPPY to hear this...one of my favorite songs EVER!!! :)))
Toad The Wet Sprocket - The Oat Wreck Spotted

Like standing in the warm summer rain...so good.  Thanks, Bill!  {#Heartkiss}
Nice, one of my favorite Toad songs! And favorite songs ever :) only on RP!

My favorite song.  Oh, so achingly good.  {#Cry}
I like the Don Quixote connection here.
Deadwing wrote:
One of my favorite albums too

hippiechick wrote:
Me too, but so melancholy.

inindian wrote: 
Yes, but deliciously achingly melancholy.


Being from Santa Barbara, I can't help but have a bond...

Toad had (and still has) their time...

aaaw.... I have most of their stuff.... 
always good to hear......

>^..^< 

this is simply a Memory Song. great. I always see her.
...........................
Ummm, yeah. We could read it the first time... hippiechick wrote:
I spend too much time raiding windmills We go side by side Laughing until it's right There's something that you won't show Waiting where the light goes Take the darkest hour-break it open Water to repair what we have broken There's something that you won't show Waiting where the light goes Baby anywhere the wind blows It's all worth waiting for ...
I've never been a fan, but every song I've ever heard of theirs has been good. (and heard right here on RP)
I spend too much time raiding windmills We go side by side Laughing until it's right There's something that you won't show Waiting where the light goes Take the darkest hour-break it open Water to repair what we have broken There's something that you won't show Waiting where the light goes Baby anywhere the wind blows It's all worth waiting for Pull on the borders to lighten the load Tell all the passengers we're going home I spend too much time seeking shelter World without end couldn't hold her Now There's something that you won't show Waiting where the light goes Maybe anywhere the wind blows It's all worth waiting for Anyway the wind blows
Deadwing wrote:
One of my favorite albums too
"Dulcinea" and "Coil"...tough call pour moi. "Nanci" certainly bats for the former.
Deadwing wrote:
One of my favorite albums too
Me too, but so melancholy.
One of my favorite albums too
Dulcinea still in my regular rotation...my GP
Haven't heard this for a while, beautiful song. thanks RP
This album is my private pleasure. I listen to it over and over. Thanks RP.
Great song - and perfect for this rainy Paradise day.
really nice :)
happy happy :) :) :) love. it. thanks so much.
I am so glad there is a home for great artist like Toad.
mrmojorisin wrote:
Wonderful song off a truly great album.
Indeed.
four_felicity wrote:
saw them a couple weeks ago, and they were great! the venue was great... not too big. Luce opened and they were fantastic also.
Nice to have Toad back and touring...Saw them recently at a music and arts festive..outdoors on a beauty of a day in the middle of New Jersey!!! Who da guessed?
lerxst wrote:
3 days til the Toad concert here in Baltimore. Hope they still get along together. Looking forward to a good show.
saw them a couple weeks ago, and they were great! the venue was great... not too big. Luce opened and they were fantastic also.
I spend too much time raiding windmills We go side by side Laughing until it's right There's something that you won't show Waiting where the light goes Take the darkest hour-break it open Water to repair what we have broken There's something that you won't show Waiting where the light goes And anyway the wind blows It's all worth waiting for Pull on the borders to lighten the load Tell all the passengers we're going home I spend too much time seeking shelter World without end couldn't hold her There's something that you won't show Waiting where the light goes And anyway the wind blows It's all worth waiting for Anyway the wind blows
Lucky you. I am seeing them in August at a small club on the road to Palm Springs.
3 days til the Toad concert here in Baltimore. Hope they still get along together. Looking forward to a good show.
You know, mainstream radio *almost* ruined this band for me. I figured they were just another washed up one-hit-wonder who made their money off of one song that radio thought was "decent", and the rest of their tunes were garbage. In my mind, RP has raised TTWS from the dead! I never thought that 10+ years after hearing their first single, that I would enjoy just about every other tune I have heard from them as well. For that, I thank you!
Toad is doing a one-off tour right now. They released a live album, but are technically no longer together. But a rare opportunity to see a great band.
Jacksonstat wrote:
Stunning. Gave me goosebumps... I love it when music can do that.
I 100% agree with you on that! I'm tingling head to toe. Fanstastic band. Fantastic album.
Stunning. Gave me goosebumps... I love it when music can do that.
YEAH!!! beautiful. and i'm reminiscing now.. ;)
Oh my, as do I...wonderful album! four_felicity wrote:
I completely agree.
My favorite song on this album for sure! I would love to know the meaning behind the lyrics, but until then, I'll make up my own!
fenway wrote:
Does anyone know if there happens to be a personal story behind the lyrics of this song?
No, but it sounds personal. The reference is probably Don Quixote...tilting at windmills. That is, fighting personal demons.
Does anyone know if there happens to be a personal story behind the lyrics of this song?
god, it's like tear jerk hour
This song really takes me places. A 10, no doubt.
Fantastic song. Fantastic band. I had the unexpected opportunity to see them live on a very short tour about 2 years ago, after seeing them several times while they were still touring regularly and recording music. What a treat! I hope they come back East now that I see they're touring again, if even only on a limited basis.
I adore this song. My favorite album by Toad is Fear. Walk on the Ocean, Something to Say, Stories to Tell... :meditate.gif: :goodvibes.gif:
One of my favorite Toad songs! Love these guys!
another fine record..........good stuff playing.
Milk5Cents wrote:
OK- weird question- but am I right in thinking that the drummer for Toad is a 'little person'? I think I remember thinking that when I saw them on Letterman once.
Yes he is. His name is Randy Guss. BTW - If you liked Toad, the lead Guitarist & Drummer have a new band called Lapdog: https://www.lapdogmusic.com/news.html
Wonderful song off a truly great album.
Such a beautiful song, and I couldn't agree more about adding the MAS version as well.
OK- weird question- but am I right in thinking that the drummer for Toad is a 'little person'? I think I remember thinking that when I saw them on Letterman once.
four_felicity wrote:
I completely agree.
Me too.
Mark1970 wrote:
Damn, I miss this band!
I completely agree.
Great pick Bill!!!!! :-)
This is the prettiest Toad I've ever heard. #-o
One of the best Toad songs. Check out Mutual Admiration Society's version. Mutual Admiration Society is a collaboration between Glen Phillips(from Toad), Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins, and Chris Thile (Nickel Creek).
Damn, I miss this band!
definitely on my Top Prettiest Songs Ever list.
Hey! Someone finally uploaded this! Great!