10-10-2012, 21:28
I'm with the Crazy Horse on this one! OK tune ...nothing fabulous...good patriotic song after 911!
The ultimate connection is between a performer and its' audience!
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11-10-2012, 01:30
CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:The Rising isnt a bad song MH.... I would have to agree with this. Not his best but much better than the competition. Love that album 
"I said, I found the secret to life, I found the secret to life
I'm okay when everything is not okay, is not okay" ~Tori Amos, Upside Down 
11-10-2012, 12:29
#496 - Jackson Browne - Running On Empty - 1977
me - *** from the album Running On Empty Written by Jackson Browne Produced by Jackson Browne Chart action: #11 Billboard Pop the players: Jackson Browne – guitar, piano, keyboard, vocals Rosemary Butler – vocals Craig Doerge – keyboard Doug Haywood – bass, background vocals Danny "Kootch" Kortchmar – guitar, percussion, vocals, harmony vocals Russ Kunkel – drums, snare drums, cardboard box, hi hat David Lindley – fiddle, guitar, violin, steel guitar, vocals, lap steel guitar Leland Sklar – bass On the chart for 17 weeks. An excellent live recording from his 5th and best selling album. This was the lead single and sent the album to #3 here. A Grammy nomination for best song losing to Barry Manilows Copacabana. That was a slap in the face. Even worse was losing Album Of The Year to Saturday Night Fever. This song is one of the five on the album that were recorded live in concert. It is about life on the road in a band, as is most of the entire album. Probably Jacksons signature song for most, becoming his third best selling single, after Doctor My Eyes and Somebodys Baby. Guess I could always relate to this song because the year references match up to my age. That made it more meaningful for me. The song got a resurgence in 1994 after being used in the film Forrest Gump. Another political tie in with this one. John McCains 2008 presidential campaign decided to use the song in a tv ad without getting permission. Bad move with Jackson filing a law suit. Settled out of court with an apology and some cash. [video=youtube;jC-pkV1s0Zc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC-pkV1s0Zc[/video]Lyrics Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields In '65 I was seventeen and running up 101 I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on Running on - running on empty Running on - running blind Running on - running into the sun But I'm running behind Gotta do what you can just to keep your love alive Trying not to confuse it with what you do to survive In '69 I was twenty-one and I called the road my own I don't know when that road turned onto the road I'm on Running on - running on empty Running on - running blind Running on - running into the sun But I'm running behind Everyone I know, everywhere I go People need some reason to believe I don't know about anyone but me If it takes all night, that'll be all right If I can get you to smile before I leave Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels I don't know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels I look around for the friends that I used to turn to to pull me through Looking into their eyes I see them running too Running on - running on empty Running on - running blind Running on - running into the sun But I'm running behind Honey you really tempt me You know the way you look so kind I'd love to stick around but I'm running behind You know I don't even know what I'm hoping to find Running into the sun but I'm running behind 
11-10-2012, 16:58
A 24 carat gold classic. Not a bad track on the album.
'The purpose of life is a life of purpose' - Athena Orchard.
11-10-2012, 17:39
Jerome Wrote:A 24 carat gold classic. Not a bad track on the album.true J man think I might prefer The Pretender as my favorite probably because of them damn live tracks here I'm kidding
11-10-2012, 19:12
Running on Empty is one of the neat vinyls I've picked up over the last year. Very good
"I said, I found the secret to life, I found the secret to life
I'm okay when everything is not okay, is not okay" ~Tori Amos, Upside Down
I like the way some of the tracks are recorded in Holiday Inns, one on a bus, a couple in concert. About as real as a road album gets. Speaking of which it is excellent music for the road. Used to go up to a log cabin in the woods many moons ago and this would always be playing in the car. Also like his Late For The Sky album. And then there's a song on one of his albums (not sure which) about a Mexican girl (I think) - something Paloma??
'The purpose of life is a life of purpose' - Athena Orchard.
11-10-2012, 22:46
yes I like the song!
The ultimate connection is between a performer and its' audience!
12-10-2012, 08:02
yep..i love Jackson Browne also...very underappreciated artist IMO, but made some of the best music around back in the day...
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
12-10-2012, 12:18
Just found it - Linda Paloma - used to play this a lot. Here we go http://youtu.be/4wr4jIWl654
'The purpose of life is a life of purpose' - Athena Orchard.
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