eTown Finale with Calexico & Ray Wylie Hubbard - Across The Borderline (eTown webisode

[@anderslundqvist5771]

I Come from Stockholm, Sweden. In about 1980 i was going through a "cheap-box" in a store. Came across a movie- soundtrack to a Jack Nicholson -movie i had missade called the Border. Bought it for a few crowns. On it was a version of "Across the bordetline" featuring my heroe Ryland P Cooder and a soft singer from way down where it happens called Freddy Fender! Still think it is the ultimate version.

[@nanciehelenwillis6433]

One of the most incredible songs ever written with deep emotions of reality. Does not matter who sings it !!! They all express emotions of desparation of people who would take the chance , perhaps loose their life in search of a better life . It expresses life of all people in desparation around the world living in poverty !! Beautiful musicians !!!!!!! First time I heard them play !! WOW ! Love them !! Thank You !!

[@nanciehelenwillis6433]

Had to listen and watch again !! Incredible ! Love their musice playing Find a Wheel !! Have not heard that one in years !! Thank You !! God Bless You All !! Most Enjoyable !!

[@buscadordeososmex]

Beautiful arrangement. Thanks for posting, video should've hundreds of thousands of views.

[@deborahknox4532]

Just listened to this podcast. In this time there are tears. It is beautiful. THANK YOU ETOWN, Calexico and Ray Wylie Hubbard.

[@frodocomarca535]

Spectacular musicians.... Greetings from Guatemala city....

[@eTownRadioShow]

Thanks for listening

[@andycurrie7407]

If ever a song defined our times this is it not only in America but also here in europe,lets show some humanity and compasion to the plight of others

[@123Shel12]

Never thought Ray Wylie could sing so well! There's a Willy Nelson/old soul quality. Very enjoyable video, thanks for posting!

[@BlueHopi144]

Fantastic collaboration . Calexico is a masterpiece of varied collaborations - can't stop the Love of going deeper .

[@LCThompson]

my favorite version of this most excellent song.

[@rufofelix4375]

Tengo mas de 20 versiones de esta impresionante balada….y no se con cual quedarme. Todas son impressionantes. Enhorabuena a todos. Rufo desde España.

[@occasionsphoto]

Wow, Ray! Way to go dude.

[@scottmidler8603]

Probably my favorite eTown finale! Bravo!

[@bpbatlaw]

Gaby Moreno should be mentioned in the caption. Also, for any fans of hers or the song, check it out her recent version with Van Dyke Parks conducting a small orchestra and Jackson Browne contributing vocals. He's good, but admittedly Ray Wylie Hubbard is extraordinarily powerful!

[@jdarrah17]

Ray is awesome. Great tune.

[@jerlexico]

This is just gorgeous.

[@stephenlindsay9321]

This certainly is magical!

[@CeeGilesy]

they should be playing this on loud speakers at the border or further south.

[@davidbrogren1063]

co written by Ry Cooder, Jim Dickinson and John Hiatt

[@LoloCC1]

Superb!!!

[@hsslaw]

Awesome

[@ChrisJMoreno]

Under The Double Eagle @ 8:40.

[@celticrubbish]

I love Gaby. What a darlin'.

[@TheAtticradio]

wow ! fab !!

[@roncarpenter7240]

In a Dante-esh hell, Greg Abbott and Ron de Santis would spend eternity listening to this song as they swim across the Atlantic or Rio Bravo (Grande) only to be be swept back to where they came from.

[@manuelbarreto6205]

Excellent...

[@riabellen4380]

Indeed gorgeous !!!!

[@williamlee5220]

Makes me cry no matter who sings it ! I knew friends who had family members die trying to cross the border !

[@jerryhazelwood]

Great song of tragedy,

[@santiagobanuelos2200]

Freddy Fender, best versión for me,

[@jackburton9507]

had to do search for Freddy's version,and i agree ,great,really

[@johnbruno6868]

Freddie, Ry, Harry Dean, Bob Dylan, these folks, every body who does this song all do a good job. It's a touching song for both artists and audiences.

[@lindalepretre2412]

I love Freddy Fender's singing this song. He knows the pain of crossing the Border Line Even though he was born in the U.S I LISTENED TO RECORDING OF FREDDY 'S ALL MORNING. RIP

[@Maria-er6yz]

Willy DeVille’s version also amazing.

[@deborahchinn2439]

Willy deVille version remains my favorite of them all…

[@alanwhite9142]

Always touched by this song. Love Ry’s version. This is great, but a bit “overproduced”. Still conveys the message.

[@rickcarver191]

This song reminds us of how much we have in common- dreams for ourselves and those we love and that there should be no reason for Mexicans to endure the racism and discrimination assaulting them upon arrival. We white privileged Americans have some serious questions to answer and karma to face. These lyrics are chilling and painfully honest - we are the “broken Promised Land”. We have the power to change this story of suffering. The Mexican people are kind, hard working, compassionate, intelligent and trustworthy. That was my experience when living in Mexico. Think of you own family having to make that decision- the desperation in having to leave your HOME to be able to save your family and survive, as many of our European ancestors did in the 1900s. We are brothers and sisters in the family of humanity and need to care for each other. Remember our history, we crossed the Mexican border as we stole their land. (Written by R’s wife)

[@billgillett4606]

Our “white priveledge” was earned with hard work and lots of young men and women dying to protect it! What did those sneaking across the border do to earn their place here?? I’ll wait for the answer

[@keithgustafson3398]

Beautiful performance.......Gaby Merinos voice is absolutely superb. Much better than the odd and mediocre performance of this song on her CD 'Spangled' with Jackson Browne. .....Van Dyke Parks? Hmmm!

[@DaveJBL]

Love RWH and company but Freddy Fender does it best.

[@interested-q4d]

Now here for those of you who were listening is a musical joke. The song is "Across the borderline" fair enough . This is followed by an instrumental that is known "Under the Double Eagle." This is an old country western tune. So you go across the border and you're under the double eagle or in the USA if you like.

[@peterbonta891]

Close, but no guitar... Under the Double Eagle (Unter dem Doppeladler)" is a march composed by Josef Franz Wagner (1856 1908). He was an Austrian military bandmaster and composer, sometimes known by the sobriquet 'The Austrian March King'. This march is referring to the double eagle in the coat of arms of the Austro-Hungarian empire.

[@donalddingler1263]

Ray sounds kinda like Willie but better

[@barbarastepien-foad4519]

So poignant xxxx Some of us live like kings and queens in this world....

[@jeromeengelberts7078]

a LOT of chords? More than one is a lot? I mean, I love this version, but...whafu@k? 3"ll do it in a pinch..

[@JKlasen]

make sure you have Kleenex handy.

[@colleenmeyer5452]

wow- so much more poignant in todays messed up "border" line

[@daverohsner3940]

Donald Trump should listen to this song and message. Ah, never mind he probably wouldn't understand it.

[@flbe6000]

You should read about American law, but you probably wouldn't understand it.

[@davidrobertson996]

All your liberal hypocrite politicians and entertainers piss and moan about what they screamed to the top of their lungs for months was a "made up crisis" and now they show up for a few hours at the border for photo ops and a chance to speak into a MSNBC camera probably spending so little of time there that their armpits were still dry, shedding bid crocodile tears while tripping over the homeless living on the streets in their own states and districts.

[@markthegunplumber8376]

@@davidrobertson996 i like Ray's music but his politics suck. i think he's from that Los Angeles suburb called Austin.

[@buscadordeososmex]

He's too busy playing golf and fabricating his next lie on tweeter.

[@mbsnyderc]

@@flbe6000 You have never read American law or you would know how they are violating it.

[@jeromeengelberts7078]

okay: 1: a very nice version, but: The Cooder version has much more feel to it. 2: Ray Wylie H ubbard is no added value (as in sings little, adds no guitar value, and thinks it has " a lot of chords". He just gets in the way of an otherwise fine performance. These guys are doing fine without him. Still feels like they're trying to out-Cooder Cooder. All due respect, but: can't be done.

[@stephens5807]

RWH may have a point. Watch the Dylan Farm Aid version; he trimmed the chord structure down a bit. Jim Dickinson (wrote verse 2) said in an interview that after hearing this version, he changed how he performed it.