Shotgun Down The Avalanche - Shawn Colvin

[shygui]

You're beautiful.

[blakedawg76]

So very good. Oh my...

[edgehog76]

Unfortunately she's not so prolific.. She made many live shows I Like her music so much! 

[Interview1998]

So awesome....thanks Taylor510ceL9 , this video has captured a special

magic. I have a video of Shawn performing this song, during the "Steady On"

time, and she plays this, it's VHS, and .....

it made me tear up, It was just as powerful as I

remembered it. And it was perfect. Thank you!

[Interview1998]

Be quiet tonight

and be sure to step lightly

on this mountain of new fallen snow

But I will raise up my voice

into the void---

and you have left me, nowhere to go.

[EAngel3timesthreex]

i love you so much, it's so bizarre, a mystery that goes on & on & on....

[getjeffery]

Shawn is beautifully connected to her guitar. After hearing her play, one thinks, "Did I just hear what I think I heard?". And she does it again and again and again.

[kemplerbrave]

Love the way she plays and sings. Great!

[SaintFu]

Steady On - the very *first* CD I ever owned.

That's some serious old school Shawn Colvin.

If you're ever stumped by the question, "Do you believe in love at first sight?", this video may help you come to a conclusion.

The storms that raged in Shawn leading up to this point in her life produced some outstanding performances.

Thanks for the great vid and memories.

[StCroixBoix]

Yeah, I certainly had the "love at first sight" syndrome when I first saw her back then.

[4pistons]

I recall seeing her open for Jackson Brown. She stole the show. It was an amazing performance and I have been a fan since.

[jmayland]

Thank you for uploading this it's an amazing gem. It's the first song of hers I ever heard, and the reason I became a fan. Her guitar playing, her voice and her song writing are all exquisite.

[Juanez414]

Stetson172002,Thats because our culture values no talents like Brittany Spears

[1FLEWUNDER]

When was this? I heard her at Telluride also, but can't remember the year. Will never forget that haunting volce'

[Yoetah]

"I'm riding shotgun down the avalanche Tumbling and falling down the avalanche So be quiet tonight the stars shine bright On this mountain of new fallen snow But I will raise up my voice into THE VOID You have left me nowhere to go I love you so much and it's so bizarre A mystery that goes on and on and on This is the best thing and the very most hard ...I'm riding shotgun down the avalanche Sometimes you make me lose my will to live..." Colvin & Levanthal

[sdoggie]

Yeah Shawn rocks...I saw her live in 1995 and was hooked. She played at the Telluride Bluegrass festival in Colorado. Amazing.

[SparrowSaltskin]

Oh, she was on TV: several times, even on the "Sopranos". And before that, every week on an Emmy-nominated show called "Suddenly Susan".

Her song "Nothing on me" (from the album "Whole new you") was used as the title.

This is from her first album "Steady on".

But, of course, an artist of her class deserves a lot more attention.

[stetson172002]

My God, nice voice! Heard Her on KDXH this morning. Up there with Enya and, darn the blugrass singer, cant remember Her name now. Sang with Vince Gill. Help me folks! Anyway, why isnt this girl on tv? Unreal!

[neonmadraslady]

Alison Krauss? (love, love, love)

[neonmadraslady]

(to stetson172002)

[JAMESKARLMERRI]

ms. colvin is the most prolific female songcrafter alive today and maybe forever.

i love her voice, her instrument styling and...obviously HER...

[butler22070]

@JAMESKARLMERRI define prolific then say this zippy

[botanyboy2]

@JAMESKARLMERRI Most prolific? I doubt it. She is a fantastic songwriter and performer, but I think Nanci Griffith, Carole King, and many others are more prolific.

[slidingfiddle]

so young but ready for a great career. Shawn you are one of my favorite singer. Thanks for posting this beautiful show

[fritterhaid]

geezoflip! this is one of the best tunes evah! thanks for sharing.

[jayohardeewhyenn]

i get shivers when i listen to this song :]

[alexQw33]

Shawn Colvin, a truly great poet and telented musician. Love the song, thanks for posting it dude!

[reallygonecat]

Wow some people are so talented they stand head and shoulders above all the other musician/entertainers. Shawn Colvin is one of them. Thank you Shawn, your art is beautiful and touching.

[kdb89]

I think Shawn is a little more then head and shoulders above other musicians- more like 2 or 3 bodies.

Shawn Colvin VS. Beyonce

Uncamparable.

=)

[dulcimerman62]

This song still brings me to tears. Along with Jackson Browne, Greg Browne and John Hiatt she is one of the best.

[kdb89]

If THIS brings you to tears watch her performance of "Nothing Like You" right here on Youtube!:)

[kdb89]

Shawn, stop amazing me!

You were the shit even before I was born!

..this was a year before me ;)

-Kamiece

[ZZZZAS]

This video is a priceless gem which captures her at her very best...the lilting accompaniament with all those little subtle embellishments and the signature guitar solo section, the incomparable voice and her personality shining...aware of who she is and what she's in possession of...wish there were more early videos...

[rawhide73]

beautiful song, shes fantastic

[oldcrowblues]

She's a true genius

[Taylor510ceL9]

Even at this young age.