Mark Knopfler & Emmylou Harris - Boulder To Birmingham (Real Live Roadrunning | Official Live Video)

Real Live Roadrunning is a concert film recorded live on 28th June 2006 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles towards the end of Mark and Emmylous' tour in support of their critically acclaimed album, All the Roadrunning.
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[@ulrichvogel15]

There are many female singers with fantastic and wonderful voices, but there is only one Emmylou Harris. God bless you.

[@cgillit]

"Well, you really got me this time. And the hardest part is knowing I'll survive" -- Man, that line gets me every time. Absolute dagger to the heart.

[@ngobenitlangelani2882]

We shall survive indeed, in the midst of it all

[@alastairclunie7232]

Agreed 💔

[@rhonadavidson5532]

Me as well 💔

Too true 💔

[@hlarsson007]

My father was a local singer and guitarist in the Scottish Highlands (Alistair McKenzie) and both he and I truly adored this song. As emotional as it makes me now after his untimely passing in 2020, so too does it bring a warm glow to my heart and a smile to my face when I hear the inimitable beauty of Emmylou Harris’s voice. A true legend, just like my Dad was to me…x

[@davidroga6508]

This is Emmy’s signature song. No one can sing this as poignantly as she can. All her pain is expressed in this song. She is absolutely devastating in this version.

[@jackwalker1822]

Phenomenal, that she can sing that good after all these years, with such emotion. Wonder how she can do this song without shedding a tear. Notice how Mark Knopfler doesn't do anything to get in her way, he just adds a little something when it is someone else's song. A match made in heaven. My favorite singer and my favorite musician.

[@arpanbaishya5888]

Indeed. I love how he has slipped into the background, playing his instrument just like the others are. Letting Emmy have all the limelight for her song. Such a humble personality.

[@arenalife]

When Mark Knopfler is in your backing band you know you're good

[@bamapoppy]

Growing up in Birmingham and living in the same neighborhood as Emmylou I have known and enjoyed her music a long, long time. This song is one of the most soulful tributes ever written about the loss of a soul. RIP Gram. And Emmylou, thanks for everything you’ve given us, your fans.

[@donlarge282]

I first heard Emmylou sing this in Nashville in 1976. I have loved her and her music ever since.

[@dand4692]

I don't want to hear a love song I got on this airplane just to fly And I know there's life below me But all that you can show me is the prairie and the sky And I don't want to hear a sad story Full of heartbreak and desire The last time I felt like this I was in the wilderness and the canyon was on fire And I stood on the mountain In the night and I watched it burn I watched it burn, I watched it burn I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham I would hold my life in his saving grace I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham If I thought I could see, I could see your face Well, you really got me this time And the hardest part is knowing I'll survive And I come to listen for the sound Of the trucks as they move down out on 95 And pretend that it's the ocean Coming down to wash me clean, to wash me clean Baby, do you know what I mean? I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham I would hold my life in his saving grace I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham If I thought I could see, I could see your face If I thought I could see, I could see your face Thank you

[@bonniewalker6340]

Thank you! Yes it is the hardest part, surviving……

[@patrickrooney5452]

One of the most beautiful songs ever written. Such a touching tribute to Gram Parsons

[@orlaskeffington8170]

I never knew this song was dedicated to GP. She was his protege way, way back. Loved their collaborations.

[@DavidSmith-ss1cg]

@@orlaskeffington8170 - Gram had his fatal overdose just after finishing most of his second solo album. He had watched Emmylou become more comfortable and more confident while working together, which made Gram's young wife really jealous - she was convinced that the two were having an affair. It's too easy to imagine - both were SO good looking. But Emmylou was a divorced single mom and was careful; and Gram could easily find easily available sex partners and would've been careful to not mess up the relationship with Emmylou, who was obviously going places. Emmylou wrote this song soon after Gram's death, and it's still one of her best. Her odd path to a music career gave her a unique perspective towards music and the music business, which she was smart enough to use to her advantage. Even if it meant less security, she's stayed independent and unique. She's an American National Treasure. She's lucky she worked with Gram, and she was smart enough to keep her distance - and she can smile at the legends that've generated almost spontaneously about the "Great Love Affair" between them.

[@adiled-douzi9546]

Mark is a great artist. He has an enchanting ability to accommodate the artists with him on stage in a respectful and elegant manner. Despite the difference in language and culture, Mark remains my favorite artist and my daily companion on the roads during my commute. Greetings to everyone from Rabat, Morocco, Africa, from planet Earth.🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦

[@meganbos55]

This was the first Emmylou Harris song I ever heard a few years ago. I was able to see her in concert last year and that was so moving for me to see her in person. This song was her final encore of the night and I was in tears. Thank you Emmylou for this masterpiece💜

[@alastairclunie7232]

My father has just passed away the line "the hardest part is knowing I'll survive" keeps playing in my head. And dad and miss emmylou share a birthday 2nd of April

[@brianbeecher3084]

Same calendar date as when my dad passed in 1996, two days after turning 84.

[@g.stephens263]

I played "if This is Goodbye" from this album at my wife's memorial service. I still can't listen to it after nearly 14 years.

[@FredoLaredo]

Pure Americana at it's finest.... she looks fabulous in Silver Locks!

[@stratman2k]

What a national treasure!

[@rosemarymurphy9241]

That should be national treasures !

[@jacquelinejenkins2616]

I have loved Emmylou Harris since the first time I saw her in the 70's! ❤️ I went to a lot of her concert's! Good times w my Mom and Dad. Once w/ my Sister and her husband after they passed away. ❤️

[@petermccarthy3166]

I have watched and heard many variations of Emmylou singing this song over the years but I think this is the most soulful rendition of this fantastic song.

[@hendrikustenwolde8715]

Ever listened to Jessie Buckley's rendition ? So much better !!

[@davidparnell1893]

Once again Emmylou has her thumb on my pulse with her emotional words of song...the depth of her lyrics within her experience are opened to us all to understand human loss...hers as our own...her albums have ascended with her life experiences and collaborations with a shared intimacy of living a life in good times and bad...each day changing our perspectives of the past and what the future may bring...

[@davidroga6508]

I always return to this version frequently as its the best version I’ve ever heard. Emmy is simply so powerful that this is a classic version. Her guitaring is so clean and fab. Even MK has sat back and let her take centre stage. She is absolutely brilliant.

[@MrTwister50]

I just started listening to this song again after about 35 years. It was just too gut wrenching to bring back all the memories. But it's just impossible to ignore the emotions and the beauty of this song, and it finally drew me back in. I'm not sorry I let it go all those years, but I'm thrilled and moved to be listening again. God bless Emmy Lou.

[@stevehughes7896]

It's a circle !!

[@theresaheyer537]

this just makes me cry...thank you Emmylou and Mark.....you guys are the best...again,thank you!

[@mattthompson9826]

The greatest female vocalist ever in any genre.

[@kennethterrell7409]

A serious craftsman. Still going strong. And a fearless leader in the industry, always giving back. I just LOVE her.

[@tieukhavu8832]

She never went in another musical direction.

[@carolaynstewartraitt9954]

For me the best is Bonnie Raitt, but Emmylou is other of my favourite female singers.

[@DIANA-rv7zn]

Thank you Emily for this Pain Song!👍💜🎶🎸

[@ekimthims1]

guitar god meets vocal godess..could it get any better than Mark Knopfler playing and Emmylou Harris singing..like being seranaded and having your soul bathed in the most beautiful red wine.

[@Dave-kg8kd]

@ Mick Smith Well said, you get it !

[@lisasands1914]

yes

[@k.l.6212]

You said it all, Mick.

[@michaelsalinas9321]

Yes I agreed

[@davidroga6508]

The guitar God steps back to let the Vocal Goddess take centre stage. Just eclectic.

[@kennethterrell7409]

Saw Emyylou in 1974. Fell in love then. Been waiting for my Blue Kentucky Girl ever since.

[@josephinesipple6956]

I fell in love with her music in 1974.... I’m in tears..... my favorite, all these years! ❤️

[@tacildaaquino4620]

always loved that song. And Emmy's voice. Greatings from Brazil

[@jasonsgroovemachine]

Emmylou is a national treasure.

[@user-kb3tq5bb3b]

I’m crying now listening to this ❤️

[@BrianWMay]

One of the first tracks I heard Emmylou do . . . many, many years ago, a modern classic.

[@brianjoseph3708]

She never disappoints gram rip.

[@dylanappenfeldt2442]

Red Rocks 10 September 2019 Mark Thank You and God Bless Emmylou!

[@Tin_Man1]

An absolutely amazing musician and singer. Always the very best from this artist and her band. Top quality and pure class.

[@stevenquon1657]

In the bosom of Abraham, wow! What lyrics n a duet made in heaven! How they found each other is a perfect match.

[@hotajax]

Can you imagine the pain she experienced to give us this treasure?

[@margaretross9150]

Emmylou said that Gram Parsons' death was like having her arm cut off.

[@cjichnol3024]

What a pair! Huge love to you both.

[@raymondclark1458]

That voice. Timeless. Beautiful.

[@afonso70110]

My God !!! Emmylou ... Gram ... Time flies ... 50 years !!!

[@celdo84]

Oh!! Her voice is still so good.I was listening to this song on spotify and I decided I will listen to it live... Her voice is still so flawlessly perfect..❤❤❤❤❤

[@michaelogden5958]

I met her when I lived in Nashville Truly a classy lady.

[@davelamb2094]

ive never met her but i lover her with all my heart ................

[@jimincairns]

Co-written with Bill Danoff from 'The Starland vocal band' who also co-wrote 'Take me home, country roads' with John Denver.

[@despereaux2473]

unbelievable, even more beautiful than years before!! Emmylou pls come back to Amsterdam!

[@richardjohnson3463]

a wonderful requiem

[@youkyouk7471]

Magnificent . So moving.

[@patpinckley1489]

Awesome, brought tears to my eyes

[@bommartinmarieanastasie8047]

So fantastic Bravo

[@barbaracassello4818]

So beautiful!!!!

[@dennislaux]

Better than ever....wonderful.

[@tomgilgunn913]

Beautiful music ,wold listen to all day

[@lisasands1914]

so much beauty here

[@aaroncook7036]

Absolutely amazing performance

[@gemolibre]

So beautiful as twenty years ago, magnificent...

[@Bamaboompa]

Philip HENRY 20 years? Try FORTY years later, better than ever.

[@josephkenny77]

I respectfully disagree -- she is even more beautiful and magnificent than she was then.

[@andrearegmi1708]

Oh how I really want to see your face and hear your voice....I miss you Boo😘❤️

[@angelsolanot8053]

We miss you GP

[@holydolly9223]

Beautiful music!

[@henrihello7833]

Véry Nice 😊

[@sarahyoung8153]

What a song!

[@paulhall170]

This song, and the memories it brings back, have seared themselves into Emmylou's consciousness with each performance, without a doubt, but I still prefer its very first performance, on "Pieces of the Sky", released only a year after Gram's tragic death....

[@T8Demos]

non ci credooo, sono il primo a mettere mi piace alle canzoni di MARK KNOPFLER!!!!!!!

[@karmenjazbec7743]

EMMYLOU YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL

[@karmenjazbec7743]

THANK YOU EMMLOU

[@cillaleary4449]

Steve: I can’t believe you are gone! I will always love you!

[@rubenscorrales6622]

Muy bueno, excelente..!

[@vberg1961]

love ya Emmy!!!

[@mateoavila210]

arrecho mark you are the best

[@mohitkaushal4353]

Emmylou I love you....

[@henrihello7833]

Bravo emmylou

[@thobilemkhize1069]

Woooooow ❤

[@vicentehernandezhernandez6739]

Bravo Emmylou

[@northerncorner]

perfect

[@karmenjazbec7743]

mARK DO YOU PLAY !" LINEA GUITAR WODERFULL

[@DABELINE]

💖💖

[@cricketbat09]

From Boulder to Birmingham, to watch Aston Villa...

[@davidroga6508]

Anyone knows the significance of or why the title is ‘Boulder to Birmingham’. This is a masterpiece. She is phenomenally gifted. Such depth is awesome. Just listening to her is so profound, as if she is in a different league altogether. Play on Emmy, don’t stop, ever.

[@margaretross9150]

Wasn't sure if you were asking or already know. The song is about losing the charismatic Gram Parsons, who died age at 26 after recording two albums with Emmylou. Boulder is where she sang her first concert with Gram, and Birmingham is Emmylou's birthplace.

[@davidroga6508]

@@margaretross9150 I know that part but is there any particular significance of Boulder to Birmingham

[@margaretross9150]

@@davidroga6508 No, except Boulder certainly was significant as she says she fell in love with him on that rollicking road trip. Otherwise just what songwriters do, I guess. Artistic licence. It is a long way between the two places. For example, people in Waycross Georgia, think Gram was singing about Georgia, not South Carolina, in Hickory Wind. Carolina just sounds better. She truly is phenomenal. Wonder what they would have written together.

[@davidroga6508]

@@margaretross9150 Txs for your insight and explanation. They were truly gifted and amazing together. But she is amazing with whomever she sings with. She lifts every song she sings and makes every co-singer look good. She should sing Brothers in Arms with MK. That's a classic they missed out on. She is in a different league. Txs again. David

[@howdymegan]

@@margaretross9150 Thanks so much!!

[@carlaann7064]

❤️✌🏼

[@gordhoran2002]

Well trust KZbin to get it wrong, no audio and no on screen button for it, smooth move exlax

[@stevelangridge1755]

Emmylou. The best.

[@evelynhalper5224]

2:56 😊oh my living God.!!

[@marazomarazo6429]

Can't believe there are negative comments regarding any Emmy vocals! Shame on you wannabees and gift horse dentists.

[@UCqkdtMiE5ZquD_lF9prae4Q]

প্রেমের গান শুনতে চাই না... বোল্ডার থেকে বার্মিংহাম পর্যন্ত হেঁটে যাব ...... Lyrics: I don't want to hear a love song I got on this airplane just to fly And I know there's life below But all that it can show me Is the prairie and the sky And I don't want to hear a sad story Full of heartbreak and desire The last time I felt like this It was in the wilderness and the canyon was on fire And I stood on the mountain in the night and I watched it burn I watched it burn, I watched it burn. I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham I would hold my life in his saving grace. I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham If I thought I could see, I could see your face. Well you really got me this time And the hardest part is knowing I'll survive. I have come to listen for the sound Of the trucks as they move down Out on ninety-five And pretend that it's the ocean coming down to wash me clean, to wash me clean Baby do you know what I mean I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham I would hold my life in his saving grace. I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham If I thought I could see, I could see your face.

[@gracevalentine1666]

Dedicated to my guru, Neem karoli baba, with your permission❤️

[@rickmueller7082]

i have seen emmy a few times unfortunatley without Gram

[@spomenkazlokolica3061]

🤗

[@mariaespanha678]

Quinta de Avanca para relaxar amar 400 mil euros para temperar em refazerem com prazer o que á o tempo ouvir

[@karmenjazbec7743]

sssstring,maaaandddddddolina

[@normatible9795]

Where is mark knofler

[@TomMarvan]

2:59

[@geggen6042]

Gram parsons...

[@zorth42]

Rip gram

[@dalelerette206]

Perhaps it's time to move some Boulders. John 11:39 says “Take away the stone,” he said. “But, Lord,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man, “by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days.” Despite everything evil Communist Russia has done, I still think Sting was 100% accurate when he sang, “The Russians love their children, too.” Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you. By the 1300s, many Roman Catholics felt that the Church had become too worldly and corrupt. Too frequently, Church officials failed to live up to their role as spiritual leaders. For example, priests, monks, and nuns made vows, or solemn promises, not to marry or have children, but many broke these vows. If we read the parable of the sower in Matthew 13 we read that Jesus said a farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up - Anarchy. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root - State Ownership. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants - Corporate Ownership. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop-a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown - Family Ownership. Whoever has ears, let them hear. Anarchism advocates ‘no ownership’ of property and the means of production. Socialism advocates 'state ownership' of property and the means of production. Capitalism advocates 'corporate ownership' of property and the means of production. Distributism advocates 'family ownership' of property and the means of production. “The family that prays together stays together.” - Father Peyton - The Rosary Priest All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need. -- Acts 4:32-35

[@dhhifl]

Bosom of Abraham" finally explained to me, A Jewish tradition that makes complete sense!

[@carolaynstewartraitt9954]

Los que piensan que Emmylou parece un gato pisado cantando no tienen ni idea de música. Probablemente son aquellos impresentables que comentan positivamente en los vídeos de Desireless apoyándole y diciendo barbaridades como por ejemplo que es la mejor voz que han oído en su vida o que quieren hacerse su peinado de escoba y en cuanto hay alguien que no está de acuerdo con sus comentarios le llama a esa persona de todo menos bonita y empieza con los insultos y gaitas en vinagre. Emmylou, tú sabes cantar!!!

[@alanbruce8632]

I'm sorry. I'm a Emmylou Harris fan, been to many of her appearances, met her in person and have an autographed photo, but she sang this song so much better on "Pieces of the Sky" in 1975.

[@TheHelzphar]

She was about 50 years younger when she recorded it. Her voice has gotten very weak; why she does so many duets and trios now

[@friendshipyu]

Could be better! Swallowing syllables, expressing she is tired of all of this!

[@chaunezkalk9822]

The South was and has been treated so poorly. Yep! I'm from the North, but I know this to be true! I suggest; if better, take a look at yourselves, first!

[@SpielinWhelan]

Lovely song but Jessie Buckley sings it better

[@lindsayheywood7195]

Hers is a really lovely version.

[@vjohnson2591]

Ok, I hate to be the one to bring ants to this picnic but Emmylou sounds like she's either sick or drunk. Just slurring her way through the song. Before anyone starts on me, I love, love, love Emmylou and love this song but this is definitely not her shining hour.

[@PUNKHAONIEW]

It sounds like someone is strangling a cat. Loved the earlier versions when she could sing.

[@leeannep.7652]

I would hardly say that but she does seem exhausted and not in the mood to perform.

[@tieukhavu8832]

@@leeannep.7652 But, she sounds great on the other tunes during that live recording.

[@leeannep.7652]

@@tieukhavu8832 Interesting. I wonder why she sounds like someone just woke her up on this one.

[@tieukhavu8832]

Her voice went along with the age.

[@carolaynstewartraitt9954]

The singer that sings like someone strangling a cat is Desireless, not Emmylou. Emmylou is the best female singer with Bonnie Raitt and Tracy Chapman and Desireless is the worst.

[@harveyjones1245]

I don't want to hear a love song I got on this airplane just to fly And I know there's life below me But all that you can show me is the prairie and the sky And I don't want to hear a sad story Full of heartbreak and desire The last time I felt like this I was in the wilderness and the canyon was on fire And I stood on the mountain In the night and I watched it burn I watched it burn, I watched it burn I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham I would hold my life in his saving grace I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham If I thought I could see, I could see your face Well, you really got me this time And the hardest part is knowing I'll survive And I come to listen for the sound Of the trucks as they move down out on 95 And pretend that it's the ocean Coming down to wash me clean, to wash me clean Baby, do you know what I mean? I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham I would hold my life in his saving grace I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham If I thought I could see, I could see your face If I thought I could see, I could see your face Thank you Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Bill Danoff / Emmy Lou Harris