Dan Fogelberg - Windows and Walls

[MichaelNancy89]

So in touch with humanity, our feeble states in life. We long for truth and honesty in life, even if it hurts. We miss you Dan. This world will always miss your words and melodies. God bless our elderly as we all head in that direction.....

[carolinasalt2]

Thank you for posting. The song and the images are lovely...so sad but so true. It really moved me emotionally. Hopefully it will move me to action with those elderly folks in my world. Thank you again.

[hollytarno]

i have looked and looked for this..thank you for posting... :)

[MikiSumner]

I personally know the feeling. Although I am only 52 I have been widowed for almost 2 years. If my daughter had not kicked me in the butt to go back to school, and without my grandchildren, this is what I would be doing. You never realize how much you love someone until you have gone through loosing them. I was married for 31 years, and I still miss the snide remarks, the arms, and just doing things together. He was never one to shower me with praise, but I knew in my heart that he loved me.

[TheLastNail]

This whole album was brilliant with great arrangements, but as a follow up to the Innocent Age, critics unfairly dismissed this work. I think some of it may have been the transition for the 70s to the 80s and Eagles breaking up. In any event it was something ancilliary and certainly not the quality of the music nor the introspective vision of the world around him. He clearly sang of things we all felt but couldn't convey. Because he touched our emotions so often folks reacted in defense.

[Drydoc2]

Haunting piece. The last bit "windows and walls...day after day...windows and..." gives me chills.

[LelouchLamperouge019]

Every time I hears this song, it pinches a nerve and I just start to cry. This song reminds me of my grandmother, who lives alone. It makes me feel so bad when I don't visit. Please, for your sanity, respect and cherish your elders any chance you see them.

[freebird796]

THIS SONG REMINDS ME OF MY MOTHER!!!!

[HiVybe]

...living and breathing in time & memory to quiet the ticking (the sound tears make) that's trapped within the walls...

[bobby7771117]

This is one of the most sad and profound songs Dan ever wrote! Your heart really breaks for the lonely, beaten-down souls in this world!  I cry for them, and I cry for me at this present time! Please show and share some love for the lonely and broken-hearted people that you know about and can help! And to the critics, how could they ever be so critical of another Dan Fogelberg masterpiece:Windowsand Walls album! Love and Peace, BobbyK

[g10muntanya]

No hi ha res millor per sentir-se José que estimar al ritmo de cançons així

[caargoqueen]

This is my inner nightmare. Old, alone, my only child died years ago, my husband is a cancer survivor with diabetes and I have always been afraid of being left alone. I lost 1 sister to suicide, 1 to colon cancer, my dad, my mom. Beautiful song but too true to life.

[blutune]

my late mother-in-law was in a nursing home before she passed away 5 years ago. Listening to this song made my heart sink and think of her.It must have been hard for everyone in the nursing home that may not have had anyone to visit them. It breaks my heart to think of all of the elderly that are forgotten... This also makes me think of my mom since my dad passed away two years ago--he was the only man she ever loved and was married to for 56 years.

[sinneadfert]

I worked long term care with the elderly for over 21 years. I've seen this time and again. I can't even imagine being so very, very lonely, as many of these people have been for years.

Which is why even though I no longer work there, i take one of my animals in for a visit with whoever wants to talk. It really does make their entire day, even if it's only for 20 minutes or so. It's really not that much time, after all.

[buginyourear]

What beautiful thoughtful images.

[MrBlazie59]

He describes my grandmother...when she lost my grandfather....windows and walls

[ckouriri]

One of my many occupations through the course of life, working as a companion caregiver, primarily to elderly folks, has me tuned into their lives, their feelings, their hopes, or what are left of them.

This song by Dan Fogelberg captures all of it so well. What a sensitive songwriter he was ...

[maven1818]

Amazing soul. He captures the mood and spirit of the dynamic of being old and alone. How sad but true. Dan is amazing..........

[wa1zlv]

I saw Dan in concert a few times. I had the great fortune of seeing him preform this live. It was amazing. It was an acoustic series. Just him, his guitars and a piano.

He played many of his hits, and was also promoting the W&W album, and did this one. Besides watching him, I looked at the audience and everyone I could see was totally engaged in the story.

Thanks Dan for lots of great music!

[FeralChuck]

As with most all of his music...this touches my heart and brings such deep and almost long lost memories. His talent will be sorely missed but his legacy plays on for our hearts and minds...May God bless and keep Dan...

[TheReach1]

Reminds me of my mother. I never spent enough time with her until the last six months of her life.I could not bear to see her losing her stamina and the ability to get around.She had not healed her heart completely when my father left her and her anxiety about this became more acute lator in life, , Shetaught school & loved to read.I still have all of her books on the shelf.I just wish I had let her know how much I loved her while she was still here ..Give love now..not lator!

[stillleenie18]

My yiddisha momma

[nipsterstang]

Awesome video!! This song helped me to Wake Up in time to be a better son to my Mom before she passed. This song just shows how Dan was so aware of lifes circumstances in general. I thank him and credit him for making me a better person. Thank you so much for posting this!!

[stillleenie18]

Got a lump in my throat - rest in peace Mom.

[stillleenie18]

day after day.

[meo1960]

I Loved this entire Album. What a voice, and I love the stories Dan tells thru his music.

[serdark]

Simply brilliant...

[chuckd5usa]

Thinking and missing Dan on this day. Looked at my framed copy of his birthday announcement this a.m. and could only smile and give thanks for the legacy of music he left us.

[SoothesMySoul]

The video as well as the song is so incredibly sad as it is so true. Perhaps we should listen to Dan and visit shut-ins, nursing homes, the elderly at home so alone and feeling / being so forgotten. We shall all be old one day, & as the saying goes: "We reap what we sow". Heartbreakingly beautiful. Dan sang all aspects of life to us. What a wonderful, caring person he was, as well as musician. Thank you Dan for making us think of so many things thru the beautiful music you created for us.

[p4458700]

There is a ever-growing population of old people in this world. It's becoming more and more difficult for the younger generation to look after their aging parents. How very sad and yet true are the lyrics of this song!

[tambienme4]

mucho gracias senor beggarsgame

[palerider7070]

What a touching portrayal of another Dan gem! Thank you beggarsgame. Like so many I feel his music touched me in countless ways. Somehow his voice has become even more ethereal with his tragic passing. Thanks to dedicated people like you his legacy shall endure for others to enjoy and ponder. Dan you were uniquely gifted and offered us tempting glimpses into the myriadic mysteries of life. Thank you man. Love.

[dildo78]

the first couple of notes in the verse are the same as hard to say

[Mooncelt]

My mother passed away last March. She was elderly, lived alone for many years, and I know that this song described her existence for many years.  How I miss her, and am so sorry I did not go visit her more often. This is beautiful, thank you so much.

[tranquil57]

Dan is surely missed by all whose lives he has touched with his amazing musicianship and prose,God Bless Him,R.I.P.

[metslose]

I listened to this song as an 18 year old young man away from home for the first time in 1983 in Okinawa Japan. I bought the album and would listen to this remembering my grandparents. I am hearing this song for the first time in about 25 years and I miss them more than ever.

[mercur49]

indeed..this song reminds my of my soon to be 87 year old mom...all on her own since my father passed in march 07. Have to visit her again soon and listen to her stories of decades gone by.

[marianadaspalhinhas]

This is really my favourite one.

Makes me cry everytime it is played. So sad and so big in a way i can't describe. FANTASTIC, that's the word.

[crazy1689]

Heartbreakingly beautiful. Beggar you really have outdone yourself.

[sazzz8]

This song always reminds me of my beloved childhood neighbor, Edna.

[wesalittle]

Oh, man, your video captured nearly identically how I envisioned this poor woman when I first heard this- one of my faves- song of Dan's. Thank you, BG.

Wes

[unzippedbyu]

OMG this is my childhood, i love this song and album so very much

XO

Veronica

[TheLastNail]

My mother is also 82 and facing the same scenario soon. Since women frequently outlive their husbands, Dan voiced a reality most hadn't noticed. Again, D your artistry is appreciated. Nice touches...as emotions are strummed, we know that we are alive.

[gregamo]

Beautiful sentiment--passed it on to my sisters! Hey does anyone have "Loving Cup" by Dan? I can't see to find it anywhere and it is one of my favorites...

[kimmarie801]

crying

[Drydoc2]

I agree bonsaipal. While I never imagined Dan as a "dark" person, he nailed this situation in lyric and music. Fortunately, golden agers are more active these days and have more opportunities for social activities...unless I'm just being naive'.

[billp1955]

Very nice...I hug my 82 year old mother every chance I get..

[billp1955]

@billp1955 I hugged my 84 year old mother yesterday! It was wonderful!!!!

[bonsaipal]

Very poinant and sensitive visual, to highlight Dan's song. This is the place none of us hopes to find ourselves in, and a reminder to take care of the ones that are. Dan had such a way of going deep into the suffering of the human heart, but he did it in such a gentle way with this song. Dan, we miss you so much. Again, thanks to beggarsgame for sharing this with us.