After the final note fades and crowd beings their applause, I find the coolest feeling of them all; utter contempt at Townes ability. It's beyond words the feelings he can pull from us all.
This is one of his songs that I never hear anybody talk about. One of his best. It's about nothing and everything, flawlessly delivered, hypnotically transcendent.
@bth2458 I'll happily talk about it. There are few better songs ever written by anyone anywhere at any time. Furthermore, the album from which the original recording of this song is derived, Our Mother the Mountain, is a better collection of songs than any ever recorded by ANYBODY. Dylan's greaest hits make up more than a few albums of incredibly great songs, but even ol' Bob himself never put together one album like Our Mother. How's that?
Bought Our mother the mountain in a Montreal vynil shop october 2010. Blown away by it. It's immaculate from start to finish.
SylvainThuret 4 weeks ago
beautiful!
venisfurs 2 months ago
The truth.
nosy42 2 months ago
Great writing!
"The drunkards drink deeply
From cups full of nothingness
Ghost lovers laugh
At the games that they play"
HColette 2 months ago
Thank you for posting this, thamuddler.
writersblock26 5 months ago
One of the greatest live albums....
ctdraper2 5 months ago
FYI on the lyrics it's "mad minuets to a sad sudden song" all the lyrics sites get this wrong. Thnaks for putting this up, incredible song!
spyderbytedave 5 months ago 2
Hands down my favorite of his songs. "Hoping that endlessly won't be for long...."
abbyloveshomer 6 months ago
Townes was never better than that night in Houston at the Old Quarter.
Brilliant!!
flatonia 7 months ago
Amazing!!
jeast3d 8 months ago
I heard this song one day at work, with my head phones in, I must of listened to it 5 times in a row at least
bigchiefadopethiefa 8 months ago
This song makes me want to cry. It's so perfect.
EponymousEvan 9 months ago
yeah it's tops!
SFRsongs 1 year ago
After the final note fades and crowd beings their applause, I find the coolest feeling of them all; utter contempt at Townes ability. It's beyond words the feelings he can pull from us all.
GotsTricks 1 year ago
Wish I could have seen him up close with these eyes.
SeraphimAngelUriel 1 year ago
The man .... I'm so sorry I came to the party to late :'(
TheLoonyMonk 1 year ago
what a perfect song
DrZazzoo 1 year ago
On a planet by himself and nobody is close to him , pure gold flawless perfection
stuwad1 1 year ago
damn
jonfinswife 2 years ago
This is one of his songs that I never hear anybody talk about. One of his best. It's about nothing and everything, flawlessly delivered, hypnotically transcendent.
bth2458 2 years ago 19
@bth2458 I'll happily talk about it. There are few better songs ever written by anyone anywhere at any time. Furthermore, the album from which the original recording of this song is derived, Our Mother the Mountain, is a better collection of songs than any ever recorded by ANYBODY. Dylan's greaest hits make up more than a few albums of incredibly great songs, but even ol' Bob himself never put together one album like Our Mother. How's that?
dantean 11 months ago 8
@dantean thank you!
chellerose99 7 months ago
What a song - what a songwriter - what a man!
faticehippo 2 years ago 2