Shawn Colvin "These Four Walls"

[@coozamel]

Saw her for the first time this weekend on the three girls tour and left a Shawn Colvin fan. Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin and Buddy Miller on the same stage with just their guitars. You can't get more talent than that on one stage at the same time.

[@seeshells3222]

I heard this for the first time on a Public Radio Station, and it was as if i knew the lyrics the first time I heard it. That is her brilliance.

[@originalkathawren]

Hi Shawn ...remember me in Bozeman as you were bike riding down on main Street, although I write my own songs, that day i was singing" I dont know why" you got off your bike for a minute. I freaked...then sang my" Van gogh"s Brush Song". memory lane ...hope to see you back in Montana October 3rd. give a shout out To kathawren. Hope to say hi. YOU are and will always be historicly memorble time worthy songwriter/singer awesome. . Rock on girl ...steady on!

[@acchildhoodsend]

The emotion of her songs make me feel...happy, sad, up, down, kind, full, empty, and all are quite lovely

[@ZZZZAS]

Oh! Shawn Colvin, Beauty, grace, elegance, courage, strength...to you my heart is given...I love you. Shep

[@kemplerbrave]

I watch this clip many times and love it each time. I love hearing her play with just guitar and guitar alone. Beautiful. :)

[@ZenJuddhism]

just randomly found myself trying to play this on guitar earlier. Nice memories of seeing Shawn live

[@celinecarroll]

I saw Shawn play at the Olympia Theatre Dublin. Hope she comes back again. Beautiful video. Many thanks for posting it.

[@melvynplantmusic]

This is one of my favorite songs, and also a great performance

[@kemplerbrave]

I like to watch this clip every so often to hear what a great songwriter and talent Shawn is. Love it. :)

[@FeatheryBird]

This is one of those songs that seems like it was just sitting there for one of the greats (Dylan Mitchell whoever) to grab from the muse and it went through Shawn Colvin. It's a classic timeless song. I really hope she doesn't take another 5 year break between CDs. If the songs are coming this good start pounding them out girl. Dang. Again how much bad or good could you ever say about an artist of this caliber. She's the icon of three post Mitchell generations. Awesome.

[@TheNigelr]

Shawn - awesome, true spirit, a rare commodity in these superficial days...........

[@funnyvalentine1983]

Her life experience really shows through in her music. I think she is a brilliant songwriter. I watched her on Oprah, and she talked about how she uses her suffering (she has severe bipolar disorder) to fuel her music. Very inspiring woman.

[@AgentF84s]

shawn is one of the best musician the 90's ever had on the charts maybe the best

[@flyinghorseknuckles]

I simply love her. Shawn is perhaps the most intelligent, talented singer songwriter ever. She molds every intoned syllable with such skill and taste; such a relief from the warbling "Divas" that hog the FM band today.

[@ZZZZAS]

So beautiful!!! You are lovely Shawn Colvin...

[@originalkathawren]

Hi shawn ...remember me in Bozeman as you were bike riding down on main street, although I write my own songs, that day iwas singing" I dont know why" you got off your bike for a minute. I freaked...then sang my" Van gogh"s Brush Song". memory lane ...hope to see you back in Montana October 3rd. give a shout out To kathawren. Hope to say hi. YOU are and will always be historicly memorble time worthy . Rock on girl ...steady on!

[@Tadek59]

Fantastic performance and excellent voice and beautiful song !!! 5***** Thanks for share QueenOfWannabe87 !!!

[@FeatheryBird]

One of the great music artists of all time. What can you say?

[@ytcarol]

You know a performer is consummately talented when all you need is their voice and the instrument. Good lyrics, melody and playing. Love this take.

[@kemplerbrave]

Such a great tune. I play this on my Martin all the time. :)

[@ZZZZAS]

Loved it! Don't usually like it when they make her up but she looks awesome. Well balanced vocals/guitar. Liked the shot of her nicely turned ankle too...lest we forget...she's a doll too. She is spellbinding. There's no one better in her genre for sure...ever. I think this piece will serve as something of a time capsule.

[@TomMeny]

I really LOVE LOVE LOVE Shawn Colvin. A few small repairs is one of my favorite CD's...

[@rhopen]

Man suchnone, she's so good. She had me at "Steady On" :o) Thanks for posting, and thanks Anne for forwarding. You are the star atop the Christmas Tree :o) -Ron

[@vtg401009]

best song ive heard in awhile, what an artist...

[@kemplerbrave]

I saw Shawn sing this recently at her gig at City Winery in NY. It was great. She plays her Martin really great and her voice is the best. :)

[@gurlsingerfan]

It is more beautiful than words can easily describe if you are familiar with the body of Shawn's work...the heart of a mature woman, now so settled...in an album about 10 years ago, she described the fear of buying a home, and wrote a song about burning it down it felt so limiting and inprisoning to her. Now, settled in, and facing the passage of time in such a poetic mature way. Right now, only her and Jackson Browne (on "The Naked Ride Home) write songs facing aging in such a mature way.

[@kemplerbrave]

I wish Shawn would get more airplay because a lot of people aren't aware of her talents. She's great.

[@4444jcm]

The song speaks for itself..listen to the lyrics. the voice , the guitar pickn.This woman is absolutely brilliant.Two totally different songs man no confusion here or of any latitude of Talent !! 4444jcm

[@iaco4ever]

Thanks Anne!*****share a great musical beauty as Colvin * * * * * "These four Walls" is a beautiful song! 5/5 * thousand compliment for this stupendous video! Hi from Pino

[@kemplerbrave]

I'm glad you like her and I just wish she would be played more on stations here also. I didn't discover her until a few years ago and I love the way she sings and plays her Martin. Love her.

[@melvynplantmusic]

Thanks mate, good music is out there if people would broaden their minds and look further than the charts, they don't know what they're missing.

[@Asagtr]

what a lovely musician she is , she plays great travis style and holds it together tight! lovely vid.

[@fempixel11]

A little slice of heaven here.

[@JUNYPERRY]

Great song and great singer!

[@TorkG8]

"Show me trouble and I'll take him down"....great line...but much easier said than done!

[@MMacAttack]

Her voice her guitar playing .... so moving

[@cherrialbum]

This is awesome!! 5***** Thanks Anne for passing this along to me!! Peace! Cherri

[@wincent1976]

She's amazing! Love Shawn!!

[@kemplerbrave]

I just saw her with John Hiatt at Red Bank and she was great. Love her guitar playing and voice and admire her talent. She plays a Martin guitar like me so she knows what is good down to her instrument.

[@kemplerbrave]

Shawn is an ultimate professional. Great guitar player and writer. Love her. :):)

[@gentleeyes]

this song is stunning, loved it from the first time i heard it

[@zombiesatemybrainzzz]

I always cry when I listen to this song

[@pepsiturtle22]

It makes me want to learn to play the guitar, this is beautiful.

[@kiebo21]

thats just sweet as anything can be

[@kemplerbrave]

Hey amazongift. I watched a few of your videos and I know why you appreciate SC like I do. It's good to know there are people out there who know good music.

[@jdmarcus59]

she is one of the best.

[@erezsimon6949]

SOUNDS AMAZING

[@kemplerbrave]

Unfortunately people don't know a lot of good music. I don't know if you ever saw SC in concert but if you get a chance go see her. She's great!

[@kemplerbrave]

True. She's great!

[@MamaKat3]

WOW... love this song!

[@rhopen]

Thanks Anne for forwarding. You are the star atop the Christmas Tree :o) -Ron

[@thedoorbell01]

wow i just accidently stumbled on this video, its a beautiful song.

[@mavericksc0703]

I think she is at her best in the acoustic format. Give her a raw edge that you don't get to here much in her music.

[@paulamcmath]

Great song!

[@david57strat]

Agreed. She never misses a beat. She's beautiful, and a beautifully gifted songwriter. But I have to say, "Kill The Messenger (from the "Fat City alubm) is my favorite song of hers. I'm a sucker for a good waltz.

[@aktake2]

very strong lyrics..n the singin brings them to near personification

[@NelzonMamani]

lovely song

[@chrisgilroy19]

amazing talent

[@XXBiBiX]

Love the song :D

[@melvynplantmusic]

couldn't agree more

[@5four]

brilliant !

[@kathlayah]

i love this song =)

[@albertoclipper]

Really speaks to you, does it not?

[@StefanodeBergerac]

Cheers Shadowboro, you speak the truth.

[@olgaboermusic]

this is so beautiful!

[@kspianos]

You got that right!

[@Finites]

Fabulous! Bravo! ♪*♫*♪*♫ High 5*****! Thanks for sharing, Anne :o)

[@declanstark]

If you're serious, then you have one hell of a talented mother -- her lyrics are somehow almost transcendental.

[@wisesatyr72]

yea love her..

[@JosvanEgmond]

lovely intro

[@originalkathawren]

Yeah she was great In Hamilton MT. there was a little issue with the sound. Is been year's since I saw here last. She was still amazing , so polished and so ver y funny. I remeber way back when.. around 1990 In Vermont. She played at Surgurbush Ski Area Festiful. YOu wouldnt believe how Shy She was. I was blown away. then here in Montana sevral times. . Hope to meet her someday. :)

[@Lchristyhastings]

@SoundlabStockholm - Very true (always wish people would be more precise in their words). But this is also my favorite type of music with video. I much prefer watching the artist perform his/her songs, and allowing me to imagine and interpret. That is the essense of music. Also... Shawn Colvin is fcking amazing, as is this song.

[@johnrico3487]

Big like 830 from Indonesia

[@davidmarie]

@nsman06 they did. something to believe in. on one of shawn mullins cd's. she sang back up.

[@timmouers7184]

ive had enough and ive tried it all

[@photobg4u]

Couldn't have said it better.

[@Taricus]

Good moving out of your apt song... LOL! *slings table on back* :P

[@mego1313]

Does anybody know where you can find the tab or cords ofr this shawn colvin song '' these four walls'' it's a great song and I want to learn it, thanks

[@StefanieRoyMusic]

Which my songs sounded that amazing!!

[@Ken2Kanzeon]

this is her original song right? her guitar playing is so unique somehow.... love her stuff

[@MAFuller]

❤❤❤❤

[@santiheladero]

copada la vieja

[@DjNightime]

where to find tabs for this song?

[@despiAnnLouise]

thanks :)

[@brucie2909]

Such a Beautiful Song.....and the fact that it only reached 109 on the Billboard top 200 singles is such a big travesty!! It's like a vast majority of people don't appreciate good music anymore, and are content with the gimmickry of the Brittneys and Gagas of this world!! Sad part is that such good artists will soon struggle to get funding for their albums in the future if this trend continues.......which is very bad for true music lovers!!

[@shieldmaidensvarden5229]

I'm gonna die in these four walls I've had enough and I've tried it all I'll watch the day break and I'll see the night fall In these four walls Show me trouble I'll take him down I drew a line on this patch of ground Everything's safe and everything's sound In these four walls Up on the rooftop I can remember Borders I had to break Now I can see I had this life To make I'm gonna miss your southern drawl A baby's footsteps in an empty hall And every little thing I can ever recall In these four walls Up on the rooftop Feel like you're flying Thinking your heart could break Oh can't you see we had this love To make I'm gonna die in these four walls I've had enough and I've tried it all I'll watch the day break and I'll see the night fall In these four walls

[@N.H.3004]

I need those tabs:`((♥

[@clucaspik]

@RandomBubbels21 I think I saw you as a baby - she brought you out on stage during her show 2000 or 2001 (??)

[@kiebo21]

fuckin love this woman!!

[@Lchristyhastings]

@SoundlabStockholm Can't comment on the Sunny video, cause I haven't seen it. And you may be right, that that piece needs/works with/is more meaningful with the visual component. Having grown up on music that didn't have visual components to them, I am partial to my music that way. But, I will check out the Sunny video with an eager, open mind. Thanks.

[@bitfenix90]

Years and years later, the story is mentioned. A young family lived in the neighborhood and were often seen walking around, visiting homes. That young daughter learned to walk, skip and spin to all the neighbors' delight. A drunk driver killed the young mother and daughter early in December, before that Christmas... some presents were already wrapped. Sitting there for all time maybe. Everyone had lost a best friend and their cutest neighbor child. Weeks didn't ease the pain but one neighbor realized they no longer saw the grieving man. People gave him space, gave him time. Some watched from upper windows for any sign of life... only an occasional light behind curtained windows. More neighbors retreated inside, too. They would all realize the losses, and often sat alone in their thoughts inside their walls. Drunk drivers. Bloody hell.

[@JosvanEgmond]

Did you found one in the mean time? :P I'm Searching for a tab as well.

[@Yesica1993]

OH, WOW! What city are you in? I adore Emmylou and Patty, and obviously I am not as familiar with Shawn as I should be.

[@edgehog76]

@brucie2909 So, I tought she was more appreciated at least in the USA, (Here in Italy I never met anyone who even knew her, even if some of her songs are, rerely, played on radio or music televisions, or in some movie or tv-serial soundtrack ), but success seems to be related mostly to promotion or how much the singer is a character, a personality, known for things have nothing to do with music as the Brittneys and Gagas do.

[@LNClubsTheaters]

Kill The Blues with an exclusive backstage interview with Shawn from 1999! kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4LNqoSHbc9kipI What is your favorite Shawn Colvin song?

[@justhayden15]

Songs like these make me want to pick up my guitar but my one finger is messed up so i can't ever play :(

[@nsman06]

Dude her and shawn mullins need to do a duet

[@weaverfever55]

such is a Life

[@orifiel17]

To my best friend!!!DEspiiiiiiiiii