Jackson Browne For A Dancer

BBC Old Grey Whistle Test 1976
With David Lindley
Keep a fire burning in your eye
Pay attention to the open sky
You never know what will be coming down
I don't remember losing track of you
You were always dancing in and out of view
I must've thought you'd always be around
Always keeping things real by playing the clown
Now you're nowhere to be found
I don't know what happens when people die
Can't seem to grasp it as hard as I try
It's like a song I can hear playing right in my ear
That I can't sing
I can't help listening
I can't help feeling stupid standing 'round
Crying as they ease you down
(Alt:crying is the easier down)
'Cause I know that you'd rather we were dancing
Dancing our sorrow away
(Right on dancing)
No matter what fate chooses to play
(There's nothing you can do about it anyway)
Just do the steps that you've been shown
By everyone you've ever known
Until the dance becomes your very own
No matter how close to yours another's steps have grown
In the end there is one dance you'll do alone
Keep a fire for the human race
Let your prayers go drifting into space
You never know what will be coming down
Perhaps a better world is drawing near
And just as easily, it could all disappear
Along with whatever meaning you might have found
Don't let the uncertainty turn you around
(The world keeps turning around and around)
Go on and make a joyful sound
Into a dancer you have grown
From a seed somebody else has thrown
Go on ahead and throw some seeds of your own
And somewhere between the time you arrive and the time you go
May lie a reason you were alive but you'll never know

[@cooperjones1092]

During either the late 70s or early 80s my dad was the front of house engineer for Jackson. My dad's sister, whom I never met, was losing her battle with cancer right as one of Jackson's big tours was about to begin. My dad sat down with Jackson and explained that he had been spending a lot of time with his dying sister, but also badly needed the money from going on the tour. Tours can go on for months or even years, so if he left to mix the shows, there was a good chance she wouldn't be there when he returned. Dad said that he could not make up his mind and he may have to find someone to replace him. Jackson told my dad "I'll make up your mind for you." He then told my dad to go be with his sister during her final days, and paid his entire salary up front for that tour. Fast forward about 40 years and I have backstage passes to one of Jackson's shows at the Ryman because of the work my dad did with him. I instantly started crying as I sat down in my seat, I cried on pretty much every song he played. I may have bothered the people in front of me, but oh well. After the show we found our way backstage, I wasn't expecting to meet him but he showed up. I cried even more when he called me out by name and asked how each of my parents are doing, also by name. They had recently gotten divorced so it hit especially hard, I let him know they both love him. I think all my crying weirded out my friend who was with me, but I don't think he realizes how much I love Jackson Browne as a person, in addition to him writing most of my favorite music ever. Jackson Browne has a beautiful soul and is an extraordinary human being. He will always be one of my favorite people ever, not just song writer.

[@briankelly5432]

Cooper Jones Whoah

[@davidclarke427]

This comment means everything

[@gailoakley4899]

Wow. Xxx

[@billsaunders3592]

I have seen Jackson many many times and I always cry at his concerts. Just can't help it.

[@ingrids1551]

Great story!!

[@saltwaterron1984]

At 76 my final eye wink is nearer now than when I was 25. Life has been a series of mountains and valleys. Painful divorce in ‘73 that I have never gotten over. But God has been faithful over the yrs. I can’t claim I have been faithful all the time. Life has been good. Take a lot of comfort from Jackson’s music

[@appleknocker56]

Presently in end stage kidney failure (no dialysis) & asked my family to sing & dance as I can be free of a body that doesn’t work anymore. Always thought this man was a poet & so talented!

[@davidnewland2461]

Paula speaking as a guy who survived a massive stroke I will send good thoughts to you bplesserememberto tell those you love. You love them I almost didn't get the chance, were it not for the stroke I probablybwouldn't have been around the area when she died we hadn't been talking but the stroke brought us together the last words she heard me say I don't believe in any god but if I believed i'habe to say thank you for the stroke that ending makes all the pain an work worthwhile my mom died the night of the day I visited believe things will work out on just believe it I hope you are well enough to read this please accept my hopes for you.

[@BonibluComptis]

I'm so sorry you're not getting a donated kidney my poor brother in law are desperately waiting on a kidney and sadly waiting so long The Drs said his kidneys must be at I believe 9 or 13th % inorder for them to put you on the kidney transplant and they now put him on a list that is 1 to 5 years wait, sadly. They have put him in the hospital a few times to flush out his kidneys, but I'm scared that he's never going to get a transplant and when he gets the transplant it will be a kidney that has hepatitis. This is sad and I ask all of you please donate your organs or your children it will save lives and your son would be part of life again, but this time a hero. Please donate life. God help all of you who are suffering and scared I promise everything will be right even if your life is ending it will begin again in heaven

[@MelanieLuken-zo8qg]

Jackson has been the story of my life. 50 years later I’m still listening. Thank you Jackson, for defining my life.

[@billivey2774]

One of my high school friends included the line, "In the end there is one dance you do alone" in her yearbook inscription to me, and I memorized every word she wrote. She died of breast cancer over a decade ago, and this song now resonates more than ever. for that reason and so many others. ""And somewhere between the time you arrive / And the time you go / May lie a reason you were alive / That you'll never know." God, I hope so.

[@nursepatti9813]

Ok you guys -nów you've got me crying too !

[@brucebickenbach]

This artist has affected me more than any other. His lyrics of hope,of total despair, of true LOVE and the heartbreak of losing that love. I'm 67 years old so he's a decade ahead of me. No other individual in this universe has given me more joy than J.B. Thanks for everything.. ❤

[@karellezala4485]

Every word you wrote could have come from my keyboard 🥰👍 I've been in love with Clyde Jackson Browne since Saturate Before Using ❤

[@logjammers]

Except that album is called Jackson Browne not saturate before using

[@mctavish23]

RIP David. A true musician's musician. God Bless.

[@rosecurry7253]

I’ve asked my kids to play this when they spread my ashes. It represents my life.

[@dooniebob1]

Whether this song was written for the death of his wife or the death of a friend it is still the most moving song ever written.I challenge anyone not to be moved to tears

[@CODYj423]

Every time

[@theupperleftedge]

I agree.

[@smrtn240]

just thinking of the song without hearing it brings a tear or two

[@clarasharp5062]

Written in the memory of a friend. It could apply to Phyllis' death. I don't think she was a dancer, not primarily. Very moving song for emotions.

[@stargazer6753]

It was not written for his wife , because of the time line, but it brings a tear every time for anyone that you have ever loved . As he said, the art of writing is so that the individual can interpret the words ( I’m paraphrasing).

[@artysqueezy184]

Memories, loss, love, grief, happiness, sadness, gratitude, everything wrapped up in one beautiful poetic soul’s outpouring of life in music. We don’t have music like this anymore. How lucky are we to have lived with this our whole lives. I’m 63 and have loved Jackson since I discovered him when I was 20 and trying to work life out.

[@goodthing52]

Jackson said that sometimes when David Lindley played one of Jackson`s songs for the first time, it was the first time that Jackson could really feel the song. What a compliment to David from the singer- songwriter.

[@briankelly5432]

goodthing52 Oh yeah. Great praise. Singers and song writers. They're so good Great writing great performing It really is high praise.

[@stvjhnsn58]

According to David he's just a fiddle player. Humility is what makes All these artist Great!

[@anniejo1355]

David Lindley is so talented.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@stvjhnsn58 especially since David can play anything w strings

[@glambertLL]

If this song isn't played at my funeral, I aint dying...

[@jeffhodge7333]

At my mom's funeral in 1996, I quoted lyrics from this song in the eulogy.

[@normagoodwin6931]

Mine too. Best song ever

[@tomcruisefan73]

Don't let the uncertainty turn you around Go on and make a joyful sound Into a dancer you have grown From a seed somebody else has thrown Go on ahead and throw some seeds of your own And somewhere between the time you arrive And the time you go May lie a reason you were alive But you'll never know Isn't this the meaning of life?? Jackson is truly an amazing poet. Thank You JB for teaching us how to live.

[@danielbeadle5032]

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[@terryg4415]

I get chills every time at that section.

[@randomrecordings9757]

Wondering how to write a song about death, loss, grief, and recovery without ever saying any of those words? Listen to this song poem by a master contemporary poet. "In the end, there is one dance you'll do alone."

[@ourwayne]

David Lindley....what an amazing artist. Every time i hear this fiddle part it makes me tear up. Such soulful playing.

[@SteveEcksteinDouglasDrive]

ONE MAIN REASON I KEEP ON " FIDDLING" despite or w/ the arthritic changes. life & death move on in lock step, so it seems to me. when my turn arrives, i'll be too bz fiddling to notice.

[@alexadvorson1090]

May his memory be blessed! Another sad loss.

[@theSuperdave501]

There are few contemporaries of Jackson Browne as a songwriter. This is a masterpiece.

[@catherineevans5937]

This is the only song I want played in my memory when I go. And all my friends know.

[@markrichards6863]

Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt are the two performers that I can't listen to passively while doing other things, such depth to the lyrics and music. I have to sit and experience it. My life partner died in 1999, I listen to this song and I am aware that the grief in some ways is just below the surface, but not just in a sad way after so many years. People who are an important part of out experience never really leave us. There is something healing about great music.

[@SteveEcksteinDouglasDrive]

I'VE BEEN CHASING MY PERSONAL SORROWS THRU "MUSIC" FOR OH SO MANY YEARS(TOO MANY) AS MY TIME COMES TO A CLOSE, I STILL CELEBRATE "THOSE" SPECIAL ONES"(HUMAN & ANIMAL). ALL I CAN DO IS CONTINUE "WRITING/PLAYING" TILL THEY "TAKE MY PIANO AWAY"

[@malcolmplatt3768]

I can't even articulate the effect his music has on me. I've been listening to him since the 70's when I saw him and Bonnie Raitt together in Memphis one night when we were just cruising the streets of downtown Memphis and saw his name on a marquis for the now defunct Auditorium South Hall, as fine a small venue as exists today. We bought floor tickets for 6 bucks each and the seats ended up being in the last row behind a big concrete column. There were two empty seats directly center stage in the front row so I grabbed my buddy and we went to those seats knowing we were going to be kicked out of them eventually. No-one came to claim them and we ended up basically being serenaded all night, first by Bonnie, then by Jackson and then they performed together right in front of us for a full set. It was like they were singing just to us. It was a magical moment I'll never forget. He's been a mainstay on any playlists of mine and what's odd is that I'm just now paying close attention to this song for the first time. I have no idea how I've missed the incredible power of this tune.

[@paullacroix4353]

Agreed. Well said. Hopefully we do the same... leave that mark/memory. Throw some seeds of our own

[@125Tiquer1]

I couldn't agree more, Mark!

[@briankelly5432]

JoAnn Russell music is very cool that way I used it wth autistic kids. Pair music with positive experience Then when they spin iplay the positive music and they gain control again. Grounds us and it honours others to enjoy what they loved. I kinda like all that

[@LordofDublin4]

Like many of you I've been listening to Jackson for a long, long time (37 years now). Along the way I have listened to a wide range of true artists. I have yet to hear anyone who consistently touches the soul the way "JB" has. His songs, no matter how many times I have listened to them, leave me amazed. So much talent. He is, in my opinion, the finest songwriter of my lifetime.

[@tsacoder]

About all you need sometimes .. glass of wine, a quiet room, this composition, Jackson, and David

[@guitardds]

Jackson Browne has a lot of great songs. But this one might be his greatest.

[@bobtrotta2565]

Saw Jackson Browne in 1980 on my 18th birthday at the SPAC in upstate NY . He had a slide show playing behind him.. that was cool back then. His lyrics calm me and make me reflect and evaluate my life.

[@briankelly5432]

I think so yeah

[@SuperPando1]

not might...but is

[@richardjohns8617]

This song touches me , my soul. It has become so relevant. Despite its message, the last thought is the need for JOY. I try to live to make that my mission to impart in my interactions with others.

[@taftsbellybutton]

It is one of his best, but "These Days" always brings tears to my eyes.

[@drdan1416]

I have seen Jackson in concert more tan any other artist. He has saved my life literally. In my book, "Above His Shoulders" and no I am not touting it for money the proceeds go to treatment centers for sexual abuse. He got me through my suicide attempt and has helped me help others , using his music in group therapy. Thank you Jackson I will forever be in your debt.

[@phizekes7162]

My younger brother passed away on Nov.2, 2015. At his memorial service, this song was playing, while photo's of his life wer being shown. I thought to myself;(How f---ing appropriate. whenever I now hear this song I think of my brother, who had spent the last 10 yrs. of his life in a very dark place. I''ve seen Jackson several times, and his beautiful poetry always leaves me asking for more. The man writes such beautiful songs. Peace

[@nonacutnose7701]

From Oklahoma; My son also passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 2nd 2015, we played Lynyrd Skynyrds Freebird at his funeral.

[@dennismartin8966]

I've listened to this amazing song more than any other song by Jackson Browne that I can recall.. It is a true heart-felt, incredibly thoughtful, masterpiece. Every time I hear it is like the first time, and again, like each time before, I am moved.

[@estraven2008]

me too

[@robyntrudeau9045]

Ditto 💯

[@Law-Enduring-Citizen]

Played this at my mothers funeral! This song will always be a huge part of her

[@starskymusic]

no matter how much i write songs it will never catch the genius that is Jackson Browne. Tear stained eye songs are the best.

[@karenbuckhannon727]

And Somewhere Between The time You Arrive And The time You Go May Lie A Reason You Were Alive But You'll Never Know

[@jamesheffernan3739]

nothing more to say..... amazing

[@paullacroix4353]

Who writes something like that? So deep, so true and so thought provoking. Ohhh Jackson does. Thanks man.

[@briankelly5432]

Karen buckhannon Other people will

[@franklewisjr6071]

Ive seen Jackson at least 7 times in my life. He is gifted, the first time i heard this song, there were several of us that had fat, tears streaming down our face. It was at the end of the Vietnam war. We had lost close friends and this song, was so poineent.❤️. Thank you Jackson you and i have grown old together , brother...❤❤❤

[@pamelabedard5041]

Its such a peaceful song, I believe it was written for a loved one Jackson lost. I have written these words to hopefully help when I am not here......I have loved this man since the 60's

[@myratravin9588]

David Lindley is brilliant.

[@TheCyndy13]

My dad died on 5/10/1977. I begin each May 10th, listening to this song. Thank you Mr. Browne for writing this song!

[@melodymusik261]

Our cousin died a few short years after this song debuted on Jackson's album. My sister said this song reminded her of our cousin, whose life was cut short in a terrible accident. Though she would live longer, her life, too was lost too soon. This song reminds me of both of them...."now you're nowhere to be found."

[@brionhausgeld2415]

Thanks to David for all the Joy he brought to our world. I will dance tonight.

[@theguru97]

When you lose someone close to you and gradually understand what that is, the cycle of life he sings about makes more sense. To the uninitiated it may seem maudlin. For those of us who know how short life can be, it is profound and soothing.

[@bobby51419]

this is for my beautiful grandson Bobby who passed away on Mother's day of 2005. I know that he is dancing in the clouds and on the rainbows. not a day goes by that I don't think about him. miss him with all my heart. And I love JB. my all time favorite forever.

[@colerainfan1143]

My best friend got killed the year this came out---he was 23 years old. This song gave us a lot of comfort then, and often, throughout the years. I have written the words to this on paper for others who have lost loved ones unexpectedly. It always helps.

[@largetime8350]

+Colerain Fan really sorry to hear that

[@MrConnal]

God bless you

[@pugsrock3171]

So sorry for you.

[@NancyGful]

This is one of the best recordings with Jackson and David Lindley together ever! I can't quit playing it over and over.

[@bekindunlimited]

Magic ...when music was magic

[@billfournier1854]

I bought this album in 1974 for a friend and ended up keeping it. This song I dedicated to my best friend at the time who was killed in a car accident way back when. I have now lost many more friends but this song always gives me solace.

[@rogertanner4713]

My wife passed away nearly a year ago and the sadness I feel is the same feeling I get from Jacksons songs.such sweet sorrow Roger Tanner

[@RedClayFH]

I hope you are doing ok sir 5 years down the road. Take care.

[@briankelly5432]

Yep well said Paul , me too

[@robyntrudeau9045]

So sorry for your loss. Ditto 💯♥️

[@skuzad25]

This is for my great grandmother. 1917-2013. She passed just a few days ago, the 27th of December. She will forever be in our prayers.

[@inatizzy2]

I'm so sorry for your loss my friend. But ya know, she is dancing In Heaven! Peace be with you. :-)

[@ThePowerfulpierre]

This was the actual performance that woke me up to Jackson Browne. I saw this Old Grey Whistle Test in my lounge room in Droitwich, England. I was 18 years old and my Dad had been killed in an accident a few months earlier. This song "spoke to me"; and thereafter, many of Jackson's songs did. For me - he is and always will be - one of THE greatest singer/songwriters of all.

[@seeburg220]

He is truly a poet. The story is so clear, so significant. Nobody's putting this kind of thought into a song anymore. Thanks for posting the vid !

[@janellefreiman4367]

Ed Sheeran does tho. And believe me I grew up and built a soul on "this" music!!!! Ed S is today's equivalent

[@dennismartin8966]

Here's another one that Jackson really hit out of the park. As this man sits here weeping as he types I cannot begin to imagine the pain that he must have suffered before writing this beautiful song.

[@feudist]

+Dennis Martin They said he was a 17 year old who wrote like a 70 year old. I concur.

[@dennismartin8966]

Jackson Browne, a gifted artist, especially for those of us who must look into his songs that move us at our deepest level, to learn all we can and "experience" some of what he may have.

[@iamintheburg]

I'm not crying......not this time, not yet, anyways ... but I know the moment and the meaning behind your tears. Your comment touches me because this is the lyric I had put onto my little brother's tombstone. He died when he was 8 years old - I was 12 - he had not spoken or walked for the last 3 or 4 years of his life. He was Jeffrey Allison and he was born with cerebral palsy and he was a pure and beautiful little boy who loved to dance with me in his early and better, more blessed years. I grew up, and I went on with a luckier life, and I had a tombstone made for him, probably 20 years after his death. I'm blessed to have found Jackson Browne and people like you who appreciate and need him.

[@iamthatguy1169]

Like the lyrics in this song, there was a reason your brother was around even though he wasn't around long enough to ripen as does the fruit. Perhaps though, he gave you that special perspective on life you may not have had without him.

[@dennismartin8966]

Richard Federico So very true. My brother gave me an enormous amount of perspective on life that only he could give me. His presence was a gift, but he does live on in my heart and in my memories of our time together. Thank you for your kind words and insight.

[@TheJeep57]

Jackson Browne one of the greatest song writers from our times back in High School 1976

[@briankelly5432]

Couldn't agree more I'm here checking out some ol classics. Wow. Really good song who else , oh yeah Tom petty was just starting out then Then running on empty comes to mind Whoah great great music in the 70 s. And for the peppy stuff we really ate up acdc. Oh we were all over the map. Those guys and jimmy buffets early stuff too

[@davidwaxman2285]

One of the songs that I can listen to forever.

[@2510katjo]

Jackson has always been my #1 artist. Songs like this just fill my heart. All of his music has a special quality, be it great lyrics, David, The music, everything. It's all so very special and to me the very best artist of this generation., going back over 50 years.

[@RandallvanOosten-ln5wf]

I first heard Jackson Browne through his popular hit "Doctor My Eyes.". I bought the album and I was hooked. His lyrical depth combined with accessable musicality is unmatched. "For A Dancer," of course, plumbs the depths of the human experience and mortality. It goes without saying that this level of artistry is not present in contemporary music.

[@JilBrowne]

My friends sent me to South Carolina to see him a few months back. I have been on my own since twelve. I saw every concert in every state I moved around to. His words kept me moving farther on.I have been sick for five years now and seeing him again gave me new hope.I thank him for helping to keep a young girl going long enough to have a family she could call her own.

[@josh747]

I saw Jackson Browne and David Lindley play this song this way at the acoustically fine Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee about 1976. The entire concert was great, but I especially remember the way they did this song. Even after over 30 years, it was unforgetable.

[@Thecodi55]

10 mths after Katrina, we had one funeral home up in New Orleans, but I brought a boom box and copies of Jackson's lyrics for my 27 yr old daughter's (dancer) services. This is forever Codi's song. And I am forever grateful to Jackson for putting into words what I coudn't. You would think a mother could-but I'm still silenced by the severity of such a loss.Four yrs later and this song still fills the empty place.I always loved Jackson,

[@mogenlogen]

If you really love music, you got to love this man!

[@rics9438]

A beautiful tribute to that special someone who will live in our hearts forever...

[@MrTwister50]

For those gone and dearly missed......

[@donalddingler1263]

I would like this song played at my funeral it is one of the most moving songs ever written.

[@ExMicroDotLover]

I stand right with you bluesman. His music helped shape so much of my life. The greatest now is that my young adult children love just as much..

[@shearonyoung7313]

Brilliant the undisputable Jackson Browne! Pure genius beautiful and truthful words. X

[@jeanniecampbell1374]

As an ex dancer I love this so much it was a way to deal with life for me .

[@78533jrwa]

My dad died 3 years ago and we were so close like soul mates. I haven't been able to move on. Last week my uncle (my dads brother) was dying and I left the hospital and this song came on. He died a few hours later. Me and my dad always loved Jackson Brown n went to several of his concerts together. I think my daddy played this song for me to help me heal which it has done.

[@rtfan1236]

I understand it’s been many years now since this was posted, but still, I send my condolences to you. I hope you have healed from these losses through time that has passed.

[@nursepatti9813]

A beaútiful story yóú shared I also love Jackson and have seen hím several times

[@loridavis1858]

I lost my brother suddenly three weeks ago. We shared many things but our love of good music was at the top of the list. This song speaks to my heart about him. Love you forever Scott.

[@clovett66]

Beautiful

[@Tony410117]

Thankyou... great songwriter and performer. Listening to this shows up the shite that passes for music and performers today.

[@rainbowznana]

Everyone can relate to at least one of j.b.'s songs. It's like he he pours his life out for us to hear, and makes us want to cry--because we, too, have walked in those same shoes. Thanks j.b. for writing those feelings and letting me hear the words which i cannot express on my own.

[@willieboy3011]

This song never really leaves me. A friend is dying now, and this song is here but I am thousands of miles away from him.

[@mRgRiM720]

My dad worked on the road with Jackson Browne as a live mixer and engineer in the seventies, they are still good friends. While they were on tour my dad's sister was losing a fight with cancer, dad couldn't decide whether to stay on tour and make money he needed, or go home and be with his sister, possibly jeopardizing the tour. He let Jackson know of the situation, Jackson TOLD my dad that he's going home to be with her with what ended up being her final days. Jackson has a beautiful soul.

[@twray1835]

Simply amazing. Always left speechless when I hear this incredible ballad.

[@NMflorencia]

And, thank you, from the bottom of my heart for playing this when I was just a young lass...forever in my heart!

[@sineanahita3383]

tom wray is the time of our time to come back home soon and we will have a good time to chat with you and your family and thanks for your note and I hope you have a great day and I will love you too much and thanks for all you do for me and your family and I will love you and your family and f fthe is the time of the year for the next c the r the article is not in t

[@jeanniebeaux]

This is so true,wish we still had music like this on the radio today..our kids growing up today sre missing so much of what we had in those wonderful years,,Jackson Browne will always be one of the most unsung Heroes of the Music world.He truly sings and writes from his Heart and Soul..May he stay with us for a long,long time..God Bless Jackson Browne for keepin it real for all his loyal fans..The world would be much better off if we had more people like him.So beautiful,always makes me cry..

[@ourwayne]

On of my favorite songs. David Lindley's playing is always almost heart wrenching. So much great music over the years.

[@marvinwhaley5012]

I listened to Jackson Browne for 3 months after my mom passed I just couldn’t listen to anyone else his music is just so peaceful and so comforting to listen to

[@Clancee7]

One of the very best ever.....Singer, Songwriter, Performer...this is one of my favorites from a long list of great songs by him. Thank you for the post.

[@judykinne7534]

This has got to be on my top 3 list - I just love being born to dance ~ " Let your prayers lift into space ..." I miss my mate of 34+ years - gone 31 days - I am not sure I can grow any more seeds , or even sow ~ I just want to follow the steps ......................in the end there is one dance we do alone .

[@thomaskearns193]

Perfection. That’s all one needs to say… perfection.

[@kalelskywalker]

amazing "in the end, there is one dance you will do alone" one of the best lyrics ever written. jackson browne is a hero

[@samienaamien7038]

Also 'It's like a song I can hear, playing right in my ear that I can't sing - I can't help listening...' - Just masterful!😍

[@gregscheyd4131]

I ABSOLUTELY AGREE WITH THAT , .Y BROTHER !!!!!!!!! IN THE END THERE IS ONE DANCE YOU'LL DO ALONE ......... reminds me a lot of one of the last songs on O BROTHER , WHERE ART THOU ..... the one with the lyrics , YOU GOT TO GO TO THE LONESOME VALLEY ....YOU GOT TO GO THERE BY YOURSELF ...

[@lescot2000]

one of the great / singer songwriters ,,,, heard him many times .... him & Lindley ... so cool .... you good ..until the dance is your own ... regards from highland Scotland ,

[@warflynn]

The most beautiful lyrics 💞

[@nageeb96]

wonderful song.very sad and true .best story teller of our time. thank you J Brown.

[@khollmen56]

love early jackson songs.

[@JBCo2012]

45 nuts dislike this. They are probably bereft of a soul. I feel sorry for them. this is one of the BEST SONGS EVER WRITTEN!

[@estraven2008]

Agreed. Played this at my sister's funeral.

[@RShea-lp9wk]

@Anonymous Anonymous someone must have tortured you with lit cigs or worse, man.

[@rebeccawhite8459]

I wouldn't worry about other people's opinions

[@anniejo1355]

@Anonymous Anonymous I’m sorry that you are a malcontent LOSER.

[@myyole1]

The number has grown to 154 nuts now, blind people, low vibrational beings. Need help

[@MsSuzanneYoung]

I have been listening to this song for 30 years and now I cry every time I hear this song since my mom died last year. It is such a great and fitting song for her. JB....Thanks for all your great songs over the years. Suzanne Saw JB in 1978 at Cuesta College at a Diablo Canyon protect rally and also in SB county Bowl back then.

[@tonytaskforce3465]

Tears.

[@harvestmoonchild1355]

This song can make me smile despite the sorrow in my heart. Thanks JB.

[@SuzzyStohelit]

This song was sent to me about a month before my son was killed- I knew there was sorrow here but it took a broken heart to really feel this song. I understand it all to well now... I love you Zach..

[@susandouglas3599]

He’s just the “be all and end all” at least for me!,,❤❤❤

[@earthbyapril915]

I went to hear Jackson a last week. The concert was lovely - a privilege every time. Seated adjacent to us was a man with his young son, about 10, curled in the chair next to him and leaning on him. I was moved by the thought that Jackson's music is still reaching people, drawing them together. His sentiments are so profound, full of loving reality... "Into a dancer you have grown from a seed somebody else has thrown, Go on ahead and throw some seeds of your own..." I'm grateful for his songs.

[@carlataft2090]

Was this a true event in Jackson's saga or a myth? I have followed his music from the beginning, . powerful and he's a looker.

[@chrystynacentaury9744]

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[@4FabBEATLES]

I'm by no means an emotional person; nor do I cry easily- but this is one of those songs that always gets me. I think it's the honesty and wisdom of Jackson's lyrics. Yet, as hard as it is to think about death and remember those who have passed on; Browne is once again right 'there's nothing you can do about it anyway" and you have to think of it optimistically 'keep right in dancing"-live and love life now and keep right on dancing into heaven or thru whatever you believe comes next .

[@karenbuckhannon727]

IN THE END THERE IS ONE DANCE YOU'LL DO ALONE

[@rosmia2]

Not unless you don't know Jesus.

[@mrperfecttommy9754]

We are never alone, our Creator is always with us. We are always Loved. He doesn't see the imaginary "sins" that others put on us.

[@karnushi]

an underappreciated song and songwriter....he is near the top of my list..

[@jerryoconnell7031]

What a brilliantly written sad but so relevant sad song by a genius, Jackson Browne

[@SuzzyStohelit]

This is tragic no woman should have to bury a child. May God bless and send comfort and solace to all who morn such a great spirit of this amazing child. I also dedicated this song to my son Zach who was killed by a drunk driver 5/18/08 and my husband John who died from cancer in the same month and day this year.

[@eileenwellgate]

When I last saw JB at the Albert Hall here in London, he played acoustic and asked which songs we wanted to hear! The whole congregation knew every word! Such a gathering of peace & love.

[@jefflazare]

Esther freak, Its nice to know people you age are appreciating his work. He was a big influence to me growing up in the 70's, I'm 53.

[@mariljohannsen7257]

A beautiful ballad, Jackson Browne is magical, luv you David Lindley

[@The1Juice]

the first time i saw jackson i was 13yrs old and he has touch me ever since. he is the man!

[@BerrysJSRD]

One of the most beautiful songs ever written lyrics, melody & content all express such an understanding of life and it's trials. Thank You Jackson!

[@appleknocker56]

Doing that dance right now & this song comforts me as baffles me too and hid words are so true.

[@cowsongs]

Songs like this make me think we are so lucky to have people in this world who can express emotion the way this man can. Since I was 15 I have known and loved this song. Now, 40 years later, I realize just how deep an impression it made. Thank you, Mr. Browne.

[@andyholloway6183]

For Helen..my love for 30 years and then the time came for her to pass. Jackson your music so beautifully plays out life's wonder, fragility and loss. Thank you.

[@geoffgw]

Jackson got me thru many sad times, embraced his sad songs to go all the way down and get back up

[@mikewilkinson4588]

One of my favorite albums...when i need to work it out emotionally.....a real tearjerker.....Love David Lindley.....

[@alanisfan85]

Thats so sad to hear. This song reminds me of my dad that passed away. Not because he was a dancer. But he loved this song always did love it. When my father passed away in 2001 this song was played at his funeral. I play this song when I feel down, and I play it on his birthday in rememberance of him. Sorry about your loss. Just like me and my dad you 2 will meet again someday.