I came across this song just before having a brain tumour removed. Such a life event hits you like no one's business. Everything about the song helped me find a sense of peace and calm where a life turned upside down has more questions than answers. Needless to say, I've made it back to a great place. Thanks Bruce for this gift and a lifetime of poignant music.
@michaellaurette45895 жыл бұрын
God bless you
@bobobrien89684 жыл бұрын
Glad you made your way through.
@andrewmair73714 жыл бұрын
elements422 - Amen Brother 🙏
@docmalady56234 жыл бұрын
Glad it all worked out!
@MargauxDoll4 жыл бұрын
I just sent this song to a friend who is dealing with a brain tumor. I noticed your comment @elements442 right after I sent it to him, took a deep breath and don't feel so alone now. Thanks.
@lanecampbell8049 Жыл бұрын
I have just found my way to Bruce Cockburn as I mourn the loss of Jimmy Buffett. While I knew it was a cover because Buffett was quick to acknowledge the source of these amazing lyrics, I never thought to look deeper. Having been captivated by Buffett for over four decades I know that he recorded Pacing The Cage on an album because its a song he wished he had written himself. Considering the catalog of genius JB leaves behind, I have an immediate appreciation of this fine singer songwriter Bruce Cockburn.
@beachbumbing878 ай бұрын
Same reason I came to this video. Fins up :)
@otisspunkmeyer93396 ай бұрын
Huge Jimmy fan and always loved this song only to find it was a cover. When the bigs do a cover it’s not just a cover it’s respect for the original and coming across Bruce’s original has now sent me on a new path of awesome music
@haroldnicol Жыл бұрын
This song epitomizes how I have felt about so many of my 74 years and, yet, it feels as real as now as when I was 20 years old. 2:20
@claudehopper981311 ай бұрын
To say that was one of the best songs i've ever heard , the guitar , the melody, Bruce's singing so good . His talent runs deep indeed.
@DigbyOdel-et3xx Жыл бұрын
His ability to paint mental pictures with his lyrics is off the chart.😎
@superwatts236 жыл бұрын
The older I get, the lyrics to this song seem to take on a new meaning. What an incredible songwriter and storyteller.
@rayroyce55954 жыл бұрын
I appreciate this man's songs. Very deep meaning
@hilaryromaine90693 жыл бұрын
very true
@lanecampbell80498 ай бұрын
Sooner or later
@salvatoresikilacci84603 жыл бұрын
Bruce Cockburn, Leonard Cohen, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, K.D Lang, Neil Young.......and many....Canada's gift to this world.
@marthadesselle82003 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard this so many times but just this week did the words I’ve proven who I am so many times the magnetic strip’s worn thin. Each time I was someone else. Never before hit me that I changed so many times in 66 years. Just pacing the cage.
@SheilaCalabrese8 жыл бұрын
Bruce Cockburn is one of the truest voices of our age, Canada's national treasure, whose work is truly timeless
@RobertPater8 жыл бұрын
I agree but with one small change - I think he's humanity's treasure - courageous, clearsighted, just incredible - a musical genius warrior
@phillecompte34387 жыл бұрын
Nicely put Rob
@thegeezz64857 жыл бұрын
This song is like fine aged wine, not sweet, but rich and complex, and completely true.
@jeffn.26595 жыл бұрын
Amen. The best bands are all Canadian..Bruce Cockburn, The Cowboy JUnkies, Rush, Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot...
@richardmann28195 жыл бұрын
a world treasure.
@kurtrobinson1926 Жыл бұрын
I started listening to Cockburn in the 70's when living on the Canadian border. The last 10 years have been hard as my parents passed away as well as many of my friends. My ex-wife didn't survive the pandemic. It's just me and my daughter left. I get this song more now than ever.
@bikerhighmiler8998Ай бұрын
A year later and I hope you are doing well..peace!
@dfilteau4 жыл бұрын
Weird statement BUT... this is the song I'd like to have played at my funeral.
@ronpultr98274 жыл бұрын
I dont think thats weird
@robertwynkoop71124 жыл бұрын
Not weird
@citygeorge2 жыл бұрын
I think of death as "Released from the cage".
@ianfraser6161Ай бұрын
Not weird.
@gjackson6569 Жыл бұрын
I thought of and searched out this song when my brother-in-law was killed as it very aptly describes his life. That was 9 years ago. It's the anniversary of his passing today and the song popped up in my KZbin feed. Sometimes the stars align.
@bobobrien89684 жыл бұрын
I listened to this and the rest of this disc when in hospital detoxing from OxyContin. I wasn’t a street druggy. Had been taking it for increasing back pain. It wasn’t working. My dr. put me in on a psych floor. I was ignored and treated like a non person. It was hell but I go through. I couldn’t listen to Bruce for long time. I’m back to loving him.
@pamshappydogs10 жыл бұрын
Sunset is an angel weeping Holding out a bloody sword No matter how I squint I cannot Make out what it's pointing toward Sometimes you feel like you[‘ve] live[d] too long Days drip slowly on the page You catch yourself Pacing the cage I've proven who I am so many times The magnetic strip's worn thin And each time I was someone else And every one was taken in Powers chatter in high places Stir up eddies in the dust of rage Set me to pacing the cage I never knew what you all wanted So I gave you everything All that I could pillage All the spells that I could sing It's as if the thing were written In the constitution of the age Sooner or later you'll wind up Pacing the cage Sometimes the best map will not guide you You can't see what's round the bend Sometimes the road leads through dark places Sometimes the darkness is your friend Today these eyes scan bleached-out land For the coming of the outbound stage Pacing the cage Pacing the cage With love, Namaste, Pam
@Bobby007D7 жыл бұрын
Weeping while reading , listening .
@scottolsen66685 жыл бұрын
pamela wilson b
@michaellaurette45895 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the darkness is your friend. Stirs up edys. Peace brothers & sisters
@billramsey43474 жыл бұрын
This is my anthem
@marcjamesjamos3 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Nordraw10 ай бұрын
One of the great songs ever written
@dangoodman4099 ай бұрын
Unbelievably great. Bruce is so awesome. I may have commented on the song before but I'm doing it again.
@kathiemyrenaes9546 жыл бұрын
Briliant!!!!! I have been a fan since 1978. Yes that old. I have seen him in concert once with my late husband who died in 2012. Now, my 27 year old son is going with me to see him in Tucson, AZ in 2018. Ian, my son, will be amazed.
@lewiskennedy53816 жыл бұрын
Kathie Myrenaes I was born in 1978 yes we are old but just think of all the great song's we have had since then
@johnshredder70788 жыл бұрын
I try not to listen to this song too often because it is so poignant, it makes me weep.
@vickib.67047 жыл бұрын
Which is why we should listen to it more... :)
@MrLeondo6 жыл бұрын
try playing it !! gets me too ! also when I play " If a tree falls " that one brings me to tears when I paly it
@candiceledoyen59456 жыл бұрын
This morning, when I woke up to this song, I thought about Anthony Bourdain.
@deborahcookston93733 жыл бұрын
Everytime it brings tears
@carpediem4413 Жыл бұрын
Personally going through a tough time in my life - perhaps the worst time since my father died when I was 12. By most measures, I should be joyous (great family, great home, great health) but I am feeling really bad. At 57 years old, I am worried and feeling stuck … “pacing the cage”. This song hits me SO HARD because it exactly describes my feeling and not sure anybody in my circle would understand it (or my feelings). It’s pretty lonely to be so introspective and alone in your feelings where you can’t see the joy as much as you see the boredom and futility of things (not always but more often than not). It feels like a curse that you notice this and it hits you … others don’t seem to notice or have this feeling of malaise and hopelessness. Exacerbated by a very stressful work position making good money but hating it and at the same time fearing the future of retirement income/lifestyle, mortality and realizing you may never be what you had envisioned when you were young and hopeful. Perhaps this is depression, perhaps this is mid-life crisis, perhaps this is normal, perhaps I can change this and take control… but this song captures so perfectly that feeling of being “STUCK” and not knowing which way to turn. To others, the solution may seem so simple… to you, you can’t figure out why you feel this way or the next step to take. I am admitting that I am frozen, stuck, a bit hopeless. I know things can and will change but at the moment it feels lonely and scary. I know only I can take charge and get past this, I know I will, I know I need to take control and make changes but knowing often doesn’t help while you are feeling stuck and in despair about the future. Amazing song I love because it makes me think this feeling is normal but wish I never heard because it is so raw and true - that life is not always feeling great and is truly lonely at times. It’s time for me to stop running to the next distraction to avoid my pain. It’s time to look in the mirror and face the hard truth that I am not the illusion I built of myself…I am ok, I can love myself eventhough I did not get the material things I thought I wanted… I will get through this time and come out on the other side feeling grateful and hopeful and content. As mother (God rest her beautiful soul) often said: “Today is the tomorrow that worried you yesterday and ALL IS WELL”. ❤
@keeneyeful Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
@bradleywagner8727 Жыл бұрын
I believe you are exactly where you are supposed to be, regarding your introspection. Because I believe you are growing. It's a personal belief of mine, that our "being"...our soul...is on a journey to grow and develop. I feel like you are doing just that. While I understand the confusion and the melancholy you're feeling...accept a little pride in it...with a healthy dose of humility as well. Be at peace. You are exactly where you are meant to be. Best of luck to you.
@theresajg11 Жыл бұрын
I know how you feel, hoping you get through this soon.
@patrickalaggio35606 жыл бұрын
This year I drove four hours to hear this man perform... he was absolutely amazing! The four hour drive home that night felt like sailing on a peaceful moonlit sea. Don't miss an opportunity to experience this man perform... you will never forget it.
@coffeegirl6854 Жыл бұрын
I would definitely drive 4 hours to see this man. I wish he would do a concert in my area.
@oohomuffin3 жыл бұрын
I’ve always felt that this one of the most beautifully sad song, but today my beautiful Mother passed away and I’m going to miss her so much…… Pacing the cage….
@brucecockburn50253 жыл бұрын
Hi there🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Thanks for your love and support that has brought me this far, it has been a hard time for me going through this but your love and support keeps me going and standing strong in this difficult times. I do read your heartwarming comments and I truly appreciate all you’ve done for me throughout the years. It’s a season of love😍❤️❤️ for me and so I decided to put a smile on the faces of my fans by going through my KZbin channel and checking out on my fans, so I can get to communicate with my fans better through discussion of depth and humor listening to o and criticism of my career.💞💞🙏💖💕💕....
@TheJohnnyBE4 жыл бұрын
I've proven who I am so many times The magnetic strip's worn thin And each time I was someone else And everyone was taken in Ok... This is late 20th Century Cole Porter. Brilliant.
@stepitup54093 жыл бұрын
My favorite line in any song
@jaehill1310 жыл бұрын
I cry every time, and I don't care who knows it.
@Aconstantian4 жыл бұрын
During this time of COVID-19 and world-wide lock-ins, this song speaks to me on both a personal and global level. Especially the final verse: Sometimes the best map will not guide you; you can't see round the bend...." It's exactly how so many of us feel these days. I do.
@shawnwright53323 жыл бұрын
Bingo
@brucecockburn50253 жыл бұрын
Hi there🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Thanks for your love and support that has brought me this far, it has been a hard time for me going through this but your love and support keeps me going and standing strong in this difficult times. I do read your heartwarming comments and I truly appreciate all you’ve done for me throughout the years. It’s a season of love😍❤️❤️ for me and so I decided to put a smile on the faces of my fans by going through my KZbin channel and checking out on my fans, so I can get to communicate with my fans better through discussion of depth and humor listening to o and criticism of my career.💞💞🙏💖💕💕....
@consciouseducator19792 жыл бұрын
@@brucecockburn5025 you are such a beautiful soul! Your words go past time and space and reach the human heart and condition on such a profound level it brings me to tears of gratitude! Bless you to write on themes that can be understood by multiple generations! I use your songs in my English classes to help teens truly understand life and poetry! Thanks for your lifetime of beautiful words! Sabrina
@CJenkinsMusicLover2 жыл бұрын
@@brucecockburn5025 what a lovely version this is. Hope you get back to Canada soon. My Quarantune.
@timhogle48802 жыл бұрын
With all the world aggression climate issues and politics people just are seeking what they perceive as some some kind of normalcy myself included
@louloujobin11 ай бұрын
J'ai vu Bruce Cockburn dernièrement à l'Impérial, à Québec pour son spectacle O Moon O Sun! Ça m'a fait pleurer mon coeur de le voir si diminué physiquement, mais je sais que ce n'est pas l'image de lui qu'il faut garder. Il a sa voix, son charisme, sa poésie, sa force avec lui depuis toutes ces années...et ça remonte à la fin des années 1970 pour moi....a long time, hey?...Yes...still a groopy till the end of us! Je suis francophone, mais il m'a enseigné l'anglais, la guitare, l'humanisme, la poésie, l'amour sans commune mesure (l'amour de l'être Humain, de la Terre, parfois la rage aussi, pour les injustices). C'est un Grrrrand Homme au Grrrand Coeur, avec un Grrrand talent.. Sa voix, son humilité, sa générosité touche beaucoup de gens, dont je fais parti! MERCI infiniment Bruce :)
@alecverkuilen39204 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the best map will not guide you, you can’t see what’s round the bend. Sometimes the road leads through dark places, sometimes the darkness is your friend. ❤️🙏🏼❤️
@superwatts236 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the road leads through dark places. Sometimes the darkness is your friend.
@54GARYBOY2 жыл бұрын
I turn 68 in days and I am still "Pacing The Cage". What a song for forever about life and things out of our control that sets us to do that. Thinking about all the times I have had to prove myself in moments and situations-Wow. Reminds me of my Corporate career where I paced endlessly and then that road where I vere saw it coming round the bend where my wife of 38 years was taken from me 4 years ago August by cancer #62,
@lynnofarrell76735 ай бұрын
So sorry to hear about your wife … my sincere condolences. Bruce speaks to the quiet part of us, the part that shies away from “pleasant conversation”…
@thomasmcintosh3904 жыл бұрын
I spent the vast majority of my life doing driving jobs. Long hours and lots of bumpy roads. Empty clacking trailers, dragging overloads. Lonely hours with nothing but the Lord and good music as my companions. Chatter of the CB sharing strangers opinions. Rolled west bound thru Flagstaff at dawn with the sunrise lighting the golden high desert wind scarred Rocky Mountains singing along "To Raise the Morning Star". He's right about maps, some places you go aren't on the best map. God Bless.
@T.LoganRussell Жыл бұрын
I had forgotten about this incredible poem set to music until listening to SXM 24s tribute to Jimmy Buffet and hearing his excellent live cover performed as a second encore in Burgedette PA on 6-19-99. JB also covered Life Short Call Now. At 62, I’m closer to the tolling of the bell than to the opening bell and so appreciate the proud impact that both of these artists have had on my life. RIP JB and keep rocking BC.
@davestone97114 жыл бұрын
That Linda Manzur guitar is one of the best sounding live guitars...In the hands of a master like Bruce
@frauannalisafreed1184 жыл бұрын
A very special love of mine sent this song to me from Canada. I'm in Florida, ... But I listen to this masterpiece and I can feel his breath on my neck. This is magnetic, beautiful and brings him close to my heart Everytime I play it. Thank you Bruce for making the miles feel closer until we meet again.
@calciumcas46554 жыл бұрын
I live in the UK and I've just come across Bruce now (late 2020) - Sorry I'm late.
@elanyacoleman98627 ай бұрын
Bruce Cockburn ❤❤❤❤🎼🎵🎶🙂
@vls37714 жыл бұрын
Id like to gather all the young up and coming songwriters together and just learn this song and really just take it in ... i teach guitar/vocal performance myself and i played this to a 16 yo student and hes now 23 and a good songwriter in his own right ... he always mentions the day he listened to this song as a moment of change in his writing.....thanks bruce ☆
@TheDavidtk2402 жыл бұрын
You know it brother, thanks for the music. Just lovely.
@keeneyeful Жыл бұрын
This song is so relevant to life, for everything we do, and all of our accomplishments, sometimes we get down and start "Pacing the cage"...
@rachelbellenoit38033 жыл бұрын
Four years later I post here. This song is timeless. It touches me so deeply every time I listen to it. I learned about him in mid-seventies when I visited friends in Montreal. Have been a fan every since. One of Canada's best singer/songwriters.
@brucecockburn50253 жыл бұрын
Hi there🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Thanks for your love and support that has brought me this far, it has been a hard time for me going through this but your love and support keeps me going and standing strong in this difficult times. I do read your heartwarming comments and I truly appreciate all you’ve done for me throughout the years. It’s a season of love😍❤️❤️ for me and so I decided to put a smile on the faces of my fans by going through my KZbin channel and checking out on my fans, so I can get to communicate with my fans better through discussion of depth and humor listening to o and criticism of my career.💞💞🙏💖💕💕....
@ronrizzi95102 жыл бұрын
Losing a loved one... when life is upside down it takes more than strength to turn it right side up... it takes heart... where there is no sense to be made... understanding... we awake to another day with one more cup of espresso... the sun rises as it always will... and we begin again another morning... listening closely... peacefully... Bruce Cockburn... a talented and gifted voice of gentle persuasion in a world of mediocrity... sharing astute observations... eloquent explanations... and simple yet solemn advice... whether we listen... and do not hear... or politely smile... feel it deeply and agree... pacing the cage...
@gunnarr98824 жыл бұрын
Who is not pacing the cage now? Love this guy. An individual in his element in excellence is a joy.
@barbradingwall35024 жыл бұрын
This may just be my favourite song of all time.
@jacobfinder7476 Жыл бұрын
What a poet. Beautiful song and so true 🙏
@jamesjutila622010 ай бұрын
I keep coming back to this song. It brings me something new each time I hear it. It is so contemporary and classic at the same time. Such a beautiful and heartbreaking song.
@AllenSkognesАй бұрын
I have been a fan of BC since 1976. Woke up this morning to this song on CKUA. I lost my best friend of 35yrs a couple of years back and wish I had played "pacing the cage" at his wake. Such a great song and shall play it many times again...
@emilygordon35867 жыл бұрын
I'd cry, if I weren't so mad these days. I've used this for so many things.
@jmashe99495 жыл бұрын
'"....My first vision of earth was water vieled. I come from a race of men and women who see all things through this curtain of sea, and my eyes are the color of water'" Anais Nin
@trevorgibb10193 жыл бұрын
That lyric "Sometimes the best map will not guide you, you can't see what's round the bend!" Is a real Cockburn lyric, such depth. I really love this song!
@brucecockburn50253 жыл бұрын
Hi there🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Thanks for your love and support that has brought me this far, it has been a hard time for me going through this but your love and support keeps me going and standing strong in this difficult times. I do read your heartwarming comments and I truly appreciate all you’ve done for me throughout the years. It’s a season of love😍❤️❤️ for me and so I decided to put a smile on the faces of my fans by going through my KZbin channel and checking out on my fans, so I can get to communicate with my fans better through discussion of depth and humor listening to o and criticism of my career.💞💞🙏💖💕💕....
@janicew5342 Жыл бұрын
This song can be sad but also provide strength
@Ozmemt716384 ай бұрын
met Bruce after show at Baton Rouge’s-Red Dragon Music Review. 62 year old fan boy! mentioned this song and the visuals it painted, he said that the “today these eyes scan for the outbound stage” line evoked a western movie collage. i just sat there, mouth agape and saying “yes”!! also, “pacing the cage” ties into our Louisiana Tigers.
@Pleaver3 жыл бұрын
I saw Bruce in the tablelands of northern Australia. 1989. Never forget it.
@brucecockburn50253 жыл бұрын
Hi there🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Thanks for your love and support that has brought me this far, it has been a hard time for me going through this but your love and support keeps me going and standing strong in this difficult times. I do read your heartwarming comments and I truly appreciate all you’ve done for me throughout the years. It’s a season of love😍❤️❤️ for me and so I decided to put a smile on the faces of my fans by going through my KZbin channel and checking out on my fans, so I can get to communicate with my fans better through discussion of depth and humor listening to o and criticism of my career.💞💞🙏💖💕💕
@grnfridaygrn84566 жыл бұрын
An astoundingly accurate song.
@coffeegirl6854 Жыл бұрын
This wonderful song has managed to reach my inner most part of my heart. Thank you so much for sharing this performance. Thank you Bruce♥️ It is so beautiful.
@Baci3022 жыл бұрын
One of most beautiful songs I've heard.
@scatbacker2 жыл бұрын
one of my favorites...by Bruce....the world is pacing the cage
@jonathanreilly36325 жыл бұрын
Been a fan since I first heard him at my Montreal girl friends home. Her brother, a Canadian poet and professor today, introduced me to him. He was an incredible find that has been with me ever since.
@samwalker16914 жыл бұрын
This song like no other brings tears to my eyes everytime. "I've proved who I am so many times, the magnetic strips worn thin" a serious punch in the gut or slap in the face depending on my mood.
@giovannaparente9172 жыл бұрын
It speaks to our soul and plays on our heart strings.
@Nomadahtous Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this song… Bruce is a fave especially when I find myself pacing the cage
@mbaronson78367 жыл бұрын
Timeless. Thank you Bruce.
@kensanders10402 жыл бұрын
I heard “pacing the cage” years ago. To me … it brought me to dealing with alcoholism. Pacing the cage….. Addiction The key to that cage was being held by God himself. Only he can unlock the cage.
@RobertPater8 жыл бұрын
So incredible - this song - and Bruce's voice - always touch me deeply. Nice video work too!
@lewismonkeyboykennedyynwa67456 жыл бұрын
for my son Adam who passed away 20 minutes after he was born love you miss you think about you every day dad Will see you real soon
@josephkurt20803 жыл бұрын
😄😄I'm very pls to know I'm not the only one that loves😍 the song but when last did you play it
@lewiskennedy52693 жыл бұрын
@@josephkurt2080 Every Day Why
@CFaltomare4 жыл бұрын
So intense, so deep, so sad. Love, Bruce, thanks for your artistry. God bless you
@kinglear86657 жыл бұрын
I noticed that the video is from at least 2 concerts. It's the long earings that gave it away...but seeing your last concert it has already been said and done. One of his best songs (I do have all 30+ cd's). The imagery of the opening lines are captivating. I met him a few years ago after a concert..just as humble as you suppose. He truly is a Child of the Wind.
@coryofGahool7 жыл бұрын
came here from Paper Rival's cover. Both and each.. are very poignant. A powerful tune.
@MsBee7778 жыл бұрын
Sunset is an angel weeping Holding out a bloody sword No matter how I squint I cannot Make out what it's pointing toward Sometimes you feel like you live too long Days drip slowly on the page You catch yourself Pacing the cage I've proven who I am so many times The magnetic strip's worn thin And each time I was someone else And every one was taken in Powers chatter in high places Stir up eddies in the dust of rage Set me to pacing the cage I never knew what you all wanted So I gave you everything All that I could pillage All the spells that I could sing It's as if the thing were written In the constitution of the age Sooner or later you'll wind up Pacing the cage Sometimes the best map will not guide you You can't see what's round the bend Sometimes the road leads through dark places Sometimes the darkness is your friend Today these eyes scan bleached-out land For the coming of the outbound stage Pacing the cage Pacing the cage
@josephkurt20803 жыл бұрын
😄😄I'm very pls to know I'm not the only one that loves😍 the song but when last did you play it
@moonmunster5 жыл бұрын
I like the bass part on the original recording of this. I believe it is played by Rob Wasserman. It is as outstanding as the song, if that makes any sense.
@moonmunster10 ай бұрын
For sure. Something that I remember even if I haven't heard the song in a long while.
@MistyMoonFarms10 жыл бұрын
Beautiful every time I hear it...
@josephkurt20803 жыл бұрын
😄😄I'm very pls to know I'm not the only one that loves😍 the song but when last did you play it
@jasonrekker43288 жыл бұрын
What a poet.
@RiddleFilms10 жыл бұрын
We have broad and eclectic tastes! Thanks for paying such close attention to the earring. All filmmakers should be so lucky to have such observant audiences!
@richardperkins50463 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I kept trying to figure that out. Is it there or is it not there?
@wilkinsonvt81512 жыл бұрын
This song brings me to tears every time I listen to it. Not sure why, it just strikes a chord way deep down inside. Thank you Bruce.
@boobiestoy10 жыл бұрын
Thank you so very much for sharing your divine music & lyrics with us... this landscape we call our planet would be such a shallow surface without artists such as yourself to enlighten and intrigue us year after year,,,,, your are truly a gem!
@jackhammer1115 жыл бұрын
This is a song that is great so many ways. Lyrics most of all but the subtlety oh biscuit our work is just incredible. I love songs that paint the imagery of sunrises or sunsets. This is absolutely the best one I heard.
@edgreen81402 жыл бұрын
Beautiful work! From this socially conscientious artist (rocket launcher). When the world gets tough Bruce seems to give me the strength to cary on or fight.
@moonlitme5 жыл бұрын
"Today these eyes scan bleached out lands, for the coming of the outbound stage..." Jesus what sentiment
@yourmother32074 жыл бұрын
Can you explain that line? I was always curious what he meant by an "outbound stage"
@moonlitme4 жыл бұрын
@@yourmother3207 I will try, but I am just giving my read on his lyrics. It is a 'world-weary' song. The first verse includes the line ' sometimes you feel like you've lived too long'. Bruce is what I call an 'enlightened Christian'...and there are metaphors in this song that refer to reincarnation(having lived multiple lives): i've proven who I am so many times, the magnetic strip's worn thin, and each time I was someone else, and everyone was taken in'...to me this signifies the long journey of the soul towards Christhood(as Ram Das said 'we're all just walking each other home...') towards being able to stay a loving being, even in the face of atrocity. Bleached out lands refers to the strange and horrific times we're in, and the 'outbound stage' is his eventual death, his merging with the One, through Christ. This song is him experiencing, assessing and expressing a soul tiredness, with unflinching honesty. In my opinion.
@yourmother32074 жыл бұрын
@@moonlitme brilliant, thanks.
@moonlitme2 жыл бұрын
@@yourmother3207 Thanks Mom.
@davefrymusic7 жыл бұрын
This one puts me on my knees.
@hperterp13 жыл бұрын
This song just resonates in some unnameable place in my soul.
@coffeegirl6854 Жыл бұрын
❤I feel the very same❤
@reverendjames57937 жыл бұрын
Cockburn is a great among the greats. Certainly among the Canadians who have enriched American culture and at times have given to the unappreciated such.
@johnskrzypinski57286 жыл бұрын
Reverend James He can write a novel in 3 verses and a chorus.
@dovepaige5 жыл бұрын
I've had a very strange life much longer than I ever thought it would be, how the hell am I 51, I never saw that coming, after all I've been through how did I get this far and live to tell, sometimes it feels like I've lived too long I've been many things to many people, this life is strange, the line about "I've proven who I am so many times the magnetic strips worn thin and each time I was someone else and everyone was taken in" truly hits home for me I do find myself routinely pacing the cage, outside looking in on this world that I do not feel like I am really a part of anymore... I never knew what you all wanted so I gave you everything
@philwells76744 ай бұрын
I've seen bruce 9 times and he's coming next week...sadly I can't do it....This guy really is a treasure
@zephyrblue2032Ай бұрын
This song is one of what I call my "Soul" songs because it has so much truth for so many and it sinks so deep. Tears flow every time I hear it. And it makes me miss my dad.
@turtlebeef Жыл бұрын
most underrated musician in Canadian/American history.
@vonvallas17182 жыл бұрын
We're in the midst of t-storms and tornadoes, so I came here..for now. Love him!!!
@marktrachtenberg128210 жыл бұрын
How could 3 people not love this song. I don't get it.
@loranelizabeth91484 жыл бұрын
Bruce is too far beyond the LCD... (lowest common denominator)
@tedturner48073 жыл бұрын
It's a conspiracy
@karenvessey8207 жыл бұрын
This song is so awesome!! Bruce where have you been all my life!! Your words are a salve on my soul!!
@peteberwick10 жыл бұрын
This is my desert island song. Jimmy Buffett does a beautiful rendition of this, and until today I always thought he had written it. Very few songs have ever spoken to me and the way I feel about my life than this one.
@dbslifer10 жыл бұрын
Pete, I saw you post about this song on FB. Thanks.
@peteberwick10 жыл бұрын
Doug Slifer Cool, Doug. Meant every word. This song truly speaks to my heart and soul.
@peteberwick10 жыл бұрын
Tommy, last thing I asked for was a debate. I love this song, and that is all I posted about, but I have to take your bait, not that I desire to. Buffet is way beyond a "decent" songwriter. He is the most under-rated songwriter on the planet, and there are few who can write a story song like him. A plethora of his great songs should have been hits, but radio, with its head forever up its bean-counting ass, forever awaited the next COME MONDAY as he was cranking out insightful and reflective songs such as NOBODY SPEAKS TO THE CAPTAIN NO MORE and IF THE PHONE DOESN'T RING IT'S ME, to name only a few. PACING THE CAGE is "Too Deep" for Buffett? You couldn't be more wrong. It is a tremendous song, but have you bothered to explore his body of work beyond the obvious two hits he had? He is a songwriter's songwriter, and the stereotype that all he writes about is cheeseburgers and margaritas is lost on so many, and most likely you. If this is what Cockburn said, what you said he did, that "Buffett didn't really do anything with it," then all I can say is that Cockburn is an ingrate. He should be grateful that perhaps Buffett respected the song so much that he did his best NOT to make it his own, to not change a thing about it, but to deliver it in its plaintive and unadulterated form. There are a multitude of artists who would be more than honored to have the great Jimmy Buffett record one of their songs. It's not as if he has to, considering his own wealth of talent. I will always be a fan of this song, but thanks to what you just told me about Cockburn's unappreciative comment, I have lost interest in exploring much more of his work. Very arrogant comment on his behalf. Almost wish you hadn't told me that, because he almost had me as a fan.
@peteberwick10 жыл бұрын
Tommy Bain No sweat, Tommy, I hear you. I'm just real protective of Jimmy. His music has done much to heal my soul and spirit through the years, and as a songwriter and entertainer myself, as well as novelist, I have learned a lot through him.
@marcygalas574510 жыл бұрын
why did this speak to you?
@stevenweiss39865 жыл бұрын
If there is such a thing, this is a perfect song- lyrics, chords, bridge...
@WeeJoePrice3 жыл бұрын
Cant Believe I'm Just hearing this guy now...Brilliant
@brucecockburn50253 жыл бұрын
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@tamaraspanehl37103 жыл бұрын
Lieber Bruce, das ist mein Lieblingslied von Dir!
@lisadavis70664 жыл бұрын
If ever there was a song for this time this is surely the song...."powers chatter in high places, stirring up eddies in the dust of rage..."
@terryfriend162 жыл бұрын
The lyrics are beautiful, so telling.
@michaelwalsh99257 жыл бұрын
We don't need to Ask Why with Bruce....just Listen,Enjoy,Appreciate...be Thankful.
@jessonpagaduan039 жыл бұрын
thanks for this gem
@JoeBenim11 ай бұрын
Right there myself friend. BC's music is my therapy and sometimes salvation
This is so beautifull wonderfull to listen he do a lot of good work with his music.
@vickib.67047 жыл бұрын
Great tour. Loved it.
@jackiedrouin25054 ай бұрын
Love, love, love this song!!
@jeffriddle72274 жыл бұрын
Best song you never heard
@brucecockburn50253 жыл бұрын
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@deannechristine3 жыл бұрын
tonight was the first time I heard this song, and I felt every word.
@shirleenaught73652 жыл бұрын
I am grateful to the fella that introduced me to Bruce's music so many years and worlds ago.