Friday Empathy Tunes

[Ben Lamb]

Harley usually does this one. It's probably one of the finest pieces of American music ever recorded.

 

[Huntkook]

 

[BigHornRam]

For when the empathy tank runs dry.....

 

[Ben Lamb]

Old pirates, yes, they rob I;
Sold I to the merchant ships,
Minutes after they took I
From the bottomless pit.
But my hand was made strong
By the hand of the all mighty.
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly.
Won't you help me sing
these songs of freedom
Are all I ever have:
Redemption songs
Redemption songs

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

Enjoying some coffee and the HT Friday music thread laying around waiting to go the PBR in Billings this evening

 

[Ben Lamb]

Right in the feels

Rain and fire crossed that ocean
Another mad man done struck again
Rain and fire crossed that ocean
Another mad man done struck again
Sitting down here (here), fallout shelter
Paint my walls twice a week
Sitting down here (here), fallout shelter
Think about the slaves long time ago
Ten million slaves crossed that ocean
They had shackles on their legs
Ten million slaves crossed that ocean
They had shackles on their legs
Don't know where, where they're going
Don't know where, where they've been
Don't know where, where they're going
Don't know where, where they've been

 

[44hunter45]

One the greatest lyricists who ever lived. Right up there with Warren Zevon and Den Henley. In interviews he admitted struggling with imposter syndrome.
He was bothered when people said his songs moved them. He called his work "marketable sentiments".
Famously unlucky in love, his loneliness is always an undertone in his work.


The River - Rich Mullins

Another hour deeper in the night
Another mile farther down the road
A man can drive as hard as he can drive
And never get as far as his heart was meant to go
Sometimes when you look up in the sky
You think we might be closer than you know

Another tune forms in my head
More harmonies, more empty words
Oh, I could play these songs til I was dead
And never approach the sound that I once heard
I remember when I was just a kid
Listening in the sky
Believing that the wind would stir

And I know the river is deep
I found out that the currents are tricky
And I know the river is wide
And oh the currents are strong
And I may lose every dream
I dreamt that I could carry with me
But I have failed so many times
And You've never let me fall down alone

Maybe she could come to Wichita
And maybe we could borrow Beaker's bike
We'd let the rogue wind tie our hair in knots
Let the speed and the freedom untangle the lines
Maybe fear can vanish before love
Oh God, don't let this love be denied

Cause I know the river is deep
I found out that the currents are tricky
And I know that the river is wide
And oh, the currents are strong
And I could lose every dream
I dreamt that I could carry with me
Oh, but I will reach the other side
Please don't let me have to wait too long

Another hour deeper in the night
Another mile farther down the road
We could be closer than you know

 

[noharleyyet]

 

[44hunter45]

 

[noharleyyet]

SIAP

 

[noharleyyet]

 

[44hunter45]

A little slower, a little darker.

 

[6mm Remington]

Simon & Garfunkel wrote this amazing song but this is special.

 

[noharleyyet]

A little slower, a little darker.

An awesome collaboration with Don Henley, very close to my favorite of Henley's distinctive voicing...

 

[6mm Remington]

 

[noharleyyet]

 

[Ben Lamb]

Is this your life, Jackie Brown?
Poorly educated and forced to live on the poor side of town
Is this your daughter, Jackie Brown?
This pretty little girl
In the worn out clothes
That have been hand-me down
Is this your wife, Jackie Brown?
With sad blue eyes, walking on eggshells so you don't see her frown
Is this your family, Jackie Brown?

Dream of vacationing on a mountain stream
And giving the world more than it gave you
What ugly truths freedom brings
And it hasn't been very kind to you
Is this your life, Jackie Brown?

Is this your meal, Jackie Brown?
Barely enough, I've seen people throw away more than this out
Is this your home, Jackie Brown?
This three room shack
With no running water
And the bathroom out back
Is this your grave, Jackie Brown?
This little piece of limestone that says another desperate man took himself out
Is this your dream, Jackie Brown?

Going nowhere and nowhere fast
We shame ourselves to watch people like this live
But who gives a damn about Jackie Brown?
Just another lazy man who couldn't take what was his
One helluva life Jackie Brown
Forevermore, Jackie Brown
Amen and amen - Jackie Brown?

 

[Brandon270]

 

[longbow51]

 

[longbow51]

And this isn't parody, it's an homage...