Jonathan Wilson - Desert Raven

[@Izzy-bh9en]

this is an absolutely fucking brilliant song. the album is spectacular. it sounds like the best of mid 70's psych-folk but there is no need to compare it to any other bands because it stands alone as a reminiscent yet fresh and original sound.

[@jellelieshout2783]

Agree totally. Nobody I show it to believes it's from the 2010's !

[@bob4analog]

Takes me back to 1974, KMYR FM Abq, NM.

[@FebruaryMang]

Ben Burton So very well said. Yes. JW is pretty close to it, for me, musically. Every record he puts out is brilliant. At least to my mind they are. And then there’s his touring with Tom a Petty, producing music by Roger Waters and having killer (people in the know might call it legendary) Laurel Canyon parties. Crosby and Nash stopping over to jam. I mean...wow! 🤙🏼❤️🌞

[@user-ys7vg2xh2k]

I don't care how you got here (I'm here because of Mark Appleyard's Globe skateboarding part), but the fact that you're here means that you have great taste in music. I love you.

[@mark39113]

I’m her because of cannabis. And it’s delightful

[@ryemoh]

Yeah buddy, watch Appleyard's globe part nearly daily.

[@Dyundu]

The Heavy Heavy ✌️

[@dilligaf1009]

​@@mark39113 mellow psychedelic playlist on spotify and a dab or two.😮

[@tzeitelbartholomew8482]

This song began playing on the NPR station while my son screamed in his car seat. He suddenly stopped crying, then began to cry again when it ended. So I took note of this but dismissed it as a fluke. Since then when we drive (he hates being in the car seat) I play it on repeat and he will stay calm. When I stop playing it he freaks out again. So, who cares what I think of this song? My 15 week old apparently loves it!! Thank you!!

[@tavtaverner5886]

First 0:54 seconds is irrelevant (CUT!), indicative of a drug problem, annoying, unnecessary, and maybe stop trying to be trippy Kanye West white guy or whatever, but rest of song good

[@seanklein8375]

@@tavtaverner5886 Lol ... what. Dude is playing a synth.

[@bie6954]

@@tavtaverner5886 You have some ignorance problems, don't you?

[@cgmaster]

Wow!) Because this music is awesome!!!

[@alexbaum2204]

@@tavtaverner5886 this was about a guy’s kid. Surely your response wasn’t meant to be for this. Try to chill out a little bit and get things right next time.

[@DannyMuso39]

Absolutely timeless This could have been released any time between 1966 and today Loving the whole laurel canyon vibe of this, it's just gorgeous...

[@cgmaster]

Danny Miller Agree!!!

[@doelman]

One of the best songs ever. It barely ever happened that I keep listening to a song on repeat but this one... So soothing.

[@whatislifebro]

This song is going to be playing at the pinnacle moment of my life, Sandy beaches, surfable waves, a cool water on the table, I’m about 40 and I don’t need money, memory’s of my life sweep through my head. This song will be playing.

[@scamerino]

word.

[@25yearfleettechnician63]

Rooting for you

[@flasholicious]

Mark Appleyard's "Globe" Part brought me here!

[@ynwa691]

Yup same.

[@Aliaspictures]

Same for me

[@chrisw395]

I randomly found this song yesterday after watching that part and kept wondering where I heard it lol

[@ryanleone5805]

Same now I’m in love

[@alexbaum2204]

Yep. Skate vids have a knack for turning people on to good music.

[@marsmarv]

This brings light back in the darkness. Humans are good at art and love, inhumans in war and greed...

[@yamabushi_nate7825]

I can't believe we have this in this day and age. Classic and fresh at the same time. My god.

[@pantelikeremou]

this is one of the 5 best songs I have ever listened... so many emotions...

[@cgmaster]

Kerem Alptekin probably one of my 10, but anyway!👍💪😎

[@k.boletto1521]

what are the other four? I'd like to give 'em a listen

[@leiamarylogin]

I need to know the other ones for no reason

[@Lampadariogiallo]

Oh my god what a beautiful artist i've discovered..........

[@dilligaf1009]

I found this on a mellow psychedelic playlist and haven't stopped listening to this album in a couple of days. Its beautiful.

[@FXPedaldotCom]

I love this tune. Zero 7 meets the Allman Brothers.

[@Fhantom99]

With a dash of Moody Blues ;-)

[@milllosh]

@@Fhantom99 Live at Pompeii

[@jahdonkey]

@@Fhantom99 and a heap of steve miller

[@adammarquez5203]

zero 7 meets America

[@MilanProdanovic]

and Crosby Stills Nash and Young being late, but still in time ;)

[@tdb517]

The sound is incredible. What an atmosphere, how delightful is it for my ears.

[@thesmartian5806]

Fuzzy white haze in the asphalt was a lake And the sand it was a grayish shade of blue Spirits held desire While my eyes they did admire The evening that we only thought we knew Further out to see I heard the birds wings over me The vibrations in the air through my ears The sun was rising slinking low The day was saddled up to go The desert's lonely nightfall disappear The raven who flies through the desert sky Is wiser than you or me The birds have a peace The stillness a sleeve And the desert raven he has poetry Close your eyes and fly to let the diamonds make the night Crystal blue will turn to ruby red The plants become a maze under the heavens starry hazel Pegasus he gallops over head The buffalo at night they follow close the river's edge while Saffron slowly grows inside the cage The starry minds of hyacinth the moon below the sun's eclipse The sandy canyon floats beyond the wave The raven who flies through the desert sky Is wiser than you or me The birds have a peace The stillness a sleeve And the desert raven he has poetry

[@mollyp.sasser223]

No. "...the stillness of sleep".

[@DonutUnderpants]

This song/album helped guide me through my stoned haze of the last couple of years of high school. Would've been such an awful time, had I not some vague sense of the mystic awe of nature.

[@ParisRicardo1]

This is a mesmerizing song. A proof that good music is still possible to happen, I guess.

[@LifeBloodMarketing]

Saw them open for Tom Petty in Germany. Such a great concert, both bands.

[@nareovsepyan8103]

Oh man I would have loved to see that happen! I saw them separately in Los Angeles. Lucky enough to see Petty at his last show. ❤️

[@al1976-v7m]

Wow that's cool. I saw him open for Wilco after his first record Gentle Spirit had come out. This song instantly grabbed my intention. Wilco's Pat Sansone played the acoustic rhythm guitar on it.

[@wazilliahehuniverse4001]

BRILLIANT RHYTHM! Thanks Mark Apples.

[@taifer]

wow! real music in our times...

[@IndependentVictor]

Real music? Man we're probably in the best time in music history. You can listen to anything you want with little to no effort.

[@alexledesma4974]

Taifer yeah

[@Eralen00]

Heard this on WNCW, best radio station on the planet!

[@joecamp8824]

ME TOO, bud; it just took me FIVE YEARS to go locate it again!!

[@dand.4016]

What beautiful poetry! What groovy licks! My ears are smiling

[@OceanMoonJack]

THIS ONE, THIS ONE RIGHT HERE

[@HatsonFGC]

Wow.. This man's work is a gold mine. I just found out about him yesterday. It's good to have friends from around the world online that share a great span of music tastes when gems like this get linked. Thanks, Kim.

[@imbadatcodbtw807]

This man is my cousin, he dropped out of school and still made something of himself, I am proud to say I'm related to this man

[@TranceNotes]

Wow - strange freaky video. It reminds me somehow of Carlos Castaneda's shamanic experiences. Wonderfully creative stuff, with some fine influences such as early Pink Floyd, America, Eagles, Gillian Welch (in my estimation)! The music has a valuable spiritual meaningfulness and humility. It is greatly adding to the quality of my Springtime 2012 experience, here in the UK. Thank you, Jonathan and friends!

[@rodrigomottapost]

I think Jonathan make all the references. "Desert Raven" "Don Juan Matus". Idk... Too many coincidences. But this book is a gem

[@irfandz8144]

This is the song that I could listen every day. I love it more for each time I hear it.

[@joeloliver8445]

Beautifully mixed and mastered.

[@SwitcherTrain]

This song is like heaven

[@Bicho65]

Me recuerda mucho esta canción a los primeros años de Pink Floyd,entre otros,se nota que este gran músico bebió de muchas y buenas fuentes,GRANDE!

[@elineeline5199]

This song makes me want to get in my car, grab my boy and go on a road trip 🚙🌻🎶🌼❤️👌💯

[@MrPiza73]

A guy who sounds like Fleetwood Mac's Future Games deserves respect! Amazing!

[@surreydeltaman]

spot on !

[@lostcauseforkl]

Really? I'm getting that shit now!

[@_svetla.jakshikj_9543]

Like am listening the Albatros

[@kgg248]

Lady Gaga's Five Foot Two documentary brought me here! Amazing voice! Love the soul!

[@TheSweetpea209]

Me too! Had to sound hound it.. sounds so beautiful

[@obxhome76]

which part of the documentary brings you here? curious?

[@aldosalthren]

@@obxhome76 ^seconded

[@anastasiagereluk3267]

Desert Raven is in the soundtrack around 28 mins for a brief time, then again in the background- so impactful I became a Jonathan Wilson fanatic. Weirdly, but thankfully, heard it on Gaga's flick, because I'm not usually a pop fan!

[@srdjanjjn]

If you are lucky enough to get to this level of music, I bow to you.

[@Caladobo]

Never get tired of this.

[@mikekin5806]

An absolute gem of a jam. I put this on and just melt away.......

[@seranda73]

Ho visto un concerto di questo ragazzo con la sua straordinaria band: FANTASTICO! SEMPLICEMENTE FANTASTICO!! Erano anni che non provavo simili sensazioni ad un concerto, davvero STRABILIANTE! ALTISSIMO LIVELLO! Grande Jonathan! ^_^

[@TROPICALRAPTURE]

Reference of Pink Floyd, seems, but also with a little Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, Nash too

[@dovilke]

I had same idea! yes!

[@Karstenbiering]

Maybe that's why Roger Waters brought him along on his The Wall tour =)

[@Adrianasco]

makes me want to slow dance in the middle of a lonely road

[@danjpoche]

God I love this song its just goose bumps all the way through LOVE the orchestral bits💞💞💞🙏🙏🙏

[@Deedee-ee1sg]

Gorgeous vibe and sound. Kinda like Byrds and CSNY music, late 60s early 70s ...very mellow. Love it!!

[@MrSolaris1982]

Was delighted to see Jonathan on stage with Roger Water on the Us And Them Tour. Did not expect anything less from Waters, and wasn’t dissapointed by Jonthan’s performance. And that 70’s vibe is so delighful and brings a warm wind of change in this utterly fucked up time in history. Peace

[@Ablequerq]

This video deserves more views.

[@TheSamBlonde]

This is both hypnotic and stunning

[@desertfevers2559]

absolutely beautiful tune. that guitar line is perfect. powerful stuff

[@mikekin5806]

Another jewel in a musical treasure chest this legend carries around. A true journeyman. Love brother.

[@The69Monte]

Aaaaahh!!!!!!!!!!!!! PEACE guys, just listen to this song, u'll find peace Aaaaaahhh!!!!

[@madmuacelle]

Canciones del alma...para el alma! gracias por compartirlas al mundo!!!

[@MariaDiazskn]

Fuzzy way Haze in the assault was awaking The sand was a grayish shade of blue Spirits of desire Were her eyes they did admire The evening that we only thought we knew Further out to see I held the rose wings over me Vibrations in the air turn my ears The sun was rising The day was saddled up to go The desert is a lonely night for disappear The rain in flowers through the desert sky Is wiser then you and me The birds now go east But still miss a sleep And the desert raven he has palm trees Close your eyes and fly away Let the diamonds make the light Crystal blue will turn your ruby red Pas with I'm amazing with a heaven story hazel Ever since it galloped over head Buffalo at night they follow close the river's edge while Saffron slowly grows inside the cage The star reminds of how you sit At home alone in the suns eclipse The sandy canyon flows beyond the wave The rain in flowers through the desert sky Is wiser then you and me The birds now go east But still miss a sleep And the desert raven he has palm trees

[@tobywarren2524]

Maria Diaz the desert raven has poetry

[@MariaDiazskn]

Yes. Palm trees too.:)

[@heapoffish7763]

...palm trees. god, that's ignorant.

[@milandjuric48]

The essence of early seventies music.Brilliant!

[@Capillus]

@mikeb3yeah True. It also brings Neil Young's "Down By The River" in mind. Jonathan Wilson channels his influences with respect and creativity. He is perhaps one of the greatest music artists of our time.

[@Rroossoonneerroo]

Jonathan Wilson, I will be forever grateful for this song. This masterpiece saved me from the psychic torture, desert raven flew to save me from the evil entity which made an attempt at the height of DMT trip.

[@Jorge8078]

i can imagine a surfing edit with this song

[@regg7364]

Skateboarding count? kzbin.info/www/bejne/sH26kIytn9SHna8

[@glennathea]

OooH #JonathanWilson,, sweetness sways my soul with this GEM☄️

[@KerplownedTV]

Totally a mixture of Crosby Stills and Nash with a little bit of Gregg Allman (the lead guitar), and the vocals remind me of Bread.

[@Syntex011]

Heerlijk en goede muziek. Prima sound! Early seventies revival.

[@e.kleiner7365]

i just discovered this song a few weeks ago. i love this beautiful melody, the voice, the spirit. an inspiration. it's part of my life now. thanks jonathan!

[@Foodfast123]

Shivers down my spine... Beautiful music.

[@TheQwarmaleon]

I'm here becouse Mark Appleyard's video. Great song.

[@ACLNaylor]

One of the finest artists I happened to come across in 2011.

[@rainbow2710]

Great, down to earth, honest music!

[@elbitle]

Modern Americana at its best! Remains a classic 10 years later.

[@MarieAntoinettekent]

Makes me wonna lay down in the desertsand and sink away in pools of wisdom, the nothingness, no distractian nor pollution; God, the sun, warm white crushed shells and me myself and I, ow yeah ..ofcorse the desertraven:) .. alchemic messengers. Thank u for this juwl. Im a child of the sixties, well in some kinda way this music belongs there.

[@EscargoExpress]

This song absolutely rules

[@infinitalocura]

This is my favorite song of my life

[@deomarques2819]

"Fuzzy white haze in the asphalt was a lake And the sand it was a grayer shade of blue Spirits held desire while my eyes they did admire The evening that we only thought we knew Further out to sea I heard the birds wings over me The Vibrations in the air to my ears The sun was rising slinking low the day was saddled up to go The desert's lonely nightfall disappears The raven who flies through the desert skies Is wiser than you or me The birds have a peace, the stillness a sleeve And the Desert Raven he has poetry Close your eyes and fly to let the diamonds make the night Crystal blue will turn to ruby red The plants become a maze under the heavens stary hazel Pegasus he gallops overhead The buffalo at night they follow close the river's edge while Saffron slowly grows inside the caves The starry minds of hyacinth the moon below the sun's eclipse The sandy canyon floats beyond the waves The raven who flies through the desert skies Is wiser than you or me The birds have a peace, the stillness a sleeve And the Desert Raven he has poetry"

[@Bethy2112]

Oh I love this song so much.

[@dmrdominic]

And suddenly, theres a hope for music.

[@kika1256]

i'm obsessed with this

[@juliangaray9788]

The same of me now

[@sessiondays]

There was that guy before the Tom Petty concert. Usually I am not into pre-concerts, because a) it is totally different music or b) it sucks big time. But the few times it gets interesting are very scarse. This guy Jonathan Wilson totally surprised me. His performance was the perfect warming up. Thank you for introducing me to Jonathan!!!!

[@banacek12]

saw him live with Wilco and he was excellent...great song from a great album...

[@robbygaume600]

Duane Allman and Dickey Betts were here. What a wonderful Sony.

[@scvsiebe]

I just clicked radomly on youtube.. and now I FOUND THIS!! thak God!

[@196620410]

j'adore ce titre

[@HC_GUITAR]

It seems proper music is still .alive and well. Seen him supporting wilco, Brilliant live.

[@ThePrunes13]

Just met this guy on my flight to Dublin. Pretty chill guy

[@ColeTaylor-bw6gn]

Recently discovered this song after hearing the Heavy Heavy's version. I must say, both versions are fantastic and unique in their own ways. I do find this version to be a bit more soothing.

[@kieranscottvox]

This album is one of my favorite by far

[@JamesHawkeYouTube]

been loving your work for years brother. thanks from Australia.

[@TheDJHolder]

Wow that's just sad, there is so much good music since 2000.

[@radr819]

definitely timeless

[@kellymeira5203]

A névoa branca difusa no asfalto era um lago Fuzzy white haze in the asphalt was a lake E a areia era um tom mais cinza de azul And the sand it was a grayer shade of blue Os espíritos mantinham o desejo enquanto meus olhos admiravam Spirits held desire while my eyes they did admire A noite que nós apenas pensávamos que sabíamos The evening that we only thought we knew Mais longe no mar, ouvi as asas dos pássaros sobre mim Further out to sea I heard the birds wings over me As vibrações no ar para meus ouvidos The Vibrations in the air to my ears O sol estava nascendo furtivamente baixo o dia estava selado para ir The sun was rising slinking low the day was saddled up to go O anoitecer solitário do deserto desaparece The desert's lonely nightfall disappears O corvo que voa pelos céus do deserto The raven who flies through the desert skies É mais sábio do que você ou eu Is wiser than you or me Os pássaros têm paz, a quietude uma manga The birds have a peace, the stillness a sleeve E o Desert Raven ele tem poesia And the Desert Raven he has poetry Feche os olhos e voe para deixar os diamantes fazerem a noite Close your eyes and fly to let the diamonds make the night O azul cristal se tornará vermelho rubi Crystal blue will turn to ruby red As plantas se tornam um labirinto sob o céu estrelado avelã The plants become a maze under the heavens stary hazel Pegasus ele galopa em cima Pegasus he gallops overhead O búfalo à noite eles seguem perto da beira do rio enquanto The buffalo at night they follow close the river's edge while Açafrão cresce lentamente dentro das cavernas Saffron slowly grows inside the caves As mentes estreladas de jacinto a lua abaixo do eclipse do sol The starry minds of hyacinth the moon below the sun's eclipse O cânion de areia flutua além das ondas The sandy canyon floats beyond the waves O corvo que voa pelos céus do deserto The raven who flies through the desert skies É mais sábio do que você ou eu Is wiser than you or me Os pássaros têm paz, a quietude uma manga The birds have a peace, the stillness a sleeve E o Desert Raven ele tem poesia And the Desert Raven he has poetry

[@EyecareBacklog1]

The mood of America's 'Horse With No Name' & I have no problem with that. x.

[@honeysessions]

Faith in Mankind's Music -> Restored!! :D

[@simonlj1]

An utterly sublime piece of music.

[@berkaykarabag]

Zihnimde hiç unutamadığım bir an-ı yaşatan parça olarak kalacak. Parça mükemmel hissettiriyor. ne olursa olsun

[@cgmaster]

Instant CLASSIC!!!

[@davidphilipsmusic]

Great to see real music getting some attention. JW is a wonderful artist.

[@Banga33]

🥰 brilliant!!!!!!!🥰

[@RanTausi]

Great music, the guitar rocks.

[@anas.2783]

vine aquí por "Five Foot Two"... he leído varios comentarios y les suena a Pink Floyd... a mi en lo personal me suena The Allman Brothers Band... Melissa con un toque genial de Jessica... los 70 años inolvidables del Rock.

[@CristianRav1]

Im a Baja Desert Raven and this song is soooo cool, wish i discovered it in summer, too little too late to me.

[@WingedStoneMartens]

Close your eyes and you could bet you are listenning to Pink Floyd ! Great song.

[@michaelryder166]

I also love Wilson and think he is heavily influenced by Pink Floyd, but let's be real, Pink Floyd is simply on a whole other level from any artists today

[@Utahguitar75]

This sounds nothing like Floyd. Hints of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Manassas, but somehow 100% Jonathan. I am so glad this finally came out. I talked to him at the Troubadour in 2008 and he seemed frustrated when I asked about when this was going to happen. This tune was totally done back then and available on his MySpace page, then suddenly it was all gone for like 2 years. He is fantastic. America's next great songwriter.

[@eslaffkminuuzk106]

To me this sounds much more like America than Pink Floyd or CSNY. It's absolutely fantastic how they create this 70s feel, also love the Mellotron here.

[@SeazBreeze]

I searched for any comment about the Mellotron

[@wassim406]

just discovered Mr. Wilson, awesome music :)))

[@ferhatkaratayy]

2018, radio paradise

[@Anarchyuk1]

please oblige yourself! your be saving alot of lives

[@Trpmanne]

Great playing this roaming around in New Austin RDR2online

[@paranoidfantasydeath]

very nice hear it last night on the radio i was driving it's just relaxe me love it