April 5th: Elvis Costello, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson

[pippysmusic]

Thank you for your music.

[aquirk21]

Beautiful :-)

[MsPj33]

Just perfect.

[TheRedPenn]

So beautiful, brings tears to the eyes. Thanks for posting it.

[cariad4u]

Simply beautiful 

[Elliebellbell]

Amazing song! I fell in love with this song! xo :)

[JairYanet]

MUY BUENA CANCION HOY LOS VI POR PRIMERA VES EN LA PROGRAMACION ISAT ESTA MUY BUENA LA CANCION DESDE PERÚ

PAZ

[brittany460]

I saw this concert on TV with my mother in law and her sister and all 3 of us fell in love with this song. I love this song, so pure, so crafty and deep. Hats off to all to all 3 of you. And this is coming from a Heavy Metal fan. Just a beautiful song.................Amazing.

[ghgause]

I saw this song performed at the Bridge School Benefit this past weekend and it was awesome.

[Gabzthevamp]

@ghgause YES. I was there.

[Wendyeau]

here is my religion...

[Redheadedvixen4UU]

Love this - when I frist saw it on BOLD TV...earlier this year. Thanks for reminding me FB friends...I love singer -songwriters...yes I do!

[mnnorthcountrygirl1]

This song is exquisite...and the story of how it came to be written is wonderful. Rosanne is an extraordinary woman, and one of the most gifted songwriters of our time.

[lousybuck]

Absolutely stunning. The hairs on my neck are standing up.

[dfrye4]

This episode of this show is a major event in TV history. For me this is like the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. I've never been riveted to the TV for an entire hour before. I watch all the time waiting for something like this to happen again.

[MellanyCoutinho]

if you can't cry listening to this song then I think your heart is broken

[kkristiekevin]

gives me the chills! :)

[mipaki]

j adore cette chanson , je l ecoute et ecoute encore et encore , felicitation pour ce beau cadeau que vous faites a mes oreilles

[2224612]

It is humbling to listen to the kind of music these folks give to us. Does anyone think a price could be put on this gift?

[anianivicvic]

My birthday...:]

[FanzyNanz]

This was a beautiful show.

[gittar1]

i worked with both kris and roseanne.. great talent .. really nice people !

[Avalongaurdian]

@gittar1 Heh, darn but you're lucky.

[NJIronMom]

Just beautiful! Has this song been recorded?

[dragan0405]

@NJIronMom nope, they wrote the song together, and as polite people nobody put that song on their album, cos all of them wanted to. Rosanne wrote the beginning considering her divorce, and Elvis and Kris was master his album in her father studio....

[thpaine1950]

Awesome!

[gypsydancer830]

What a beauty of a song....

[scarten666]

This is the fucking definition of awesome, kris kirstofferson ftw!! :P

[MattZeCatt]

so sweet...

[fishfacebabe]

Awesome..

[BlackCatCadillac]

whoa

[dazzer579]

Does anyone have the chords for this. Love it!!!!

[inkeeperqtlmn3]

@dazzer579:

Learn to take them out yourself ;) You learn alot about songwriting and it's good training :)

Here's the chords anyway :)

Capo 3th fret:

Verse: Variation of G-D-Em.

Ref: Variations of C-G-Em-D-C and so on. The rest i haven't bothered doing. And it's most improv :) GL

[ImNotSpielberg]

thanks for posting this...just awesome :)

by any chance does anyone know the name of the song Elvis sang on the James Taylor episode that just passed ?

It was near the beginning of the show...

I didn't get the name, but some of the words he sang were 'Four Walls'

It'd mean a lot to me..

many thanks

[4x6photo]

Bartender Blues, I believe. Written by Taylor but sung by host of people including George Jones I believe.

[BongoBoy2]

It's like going to the Church of real music. Simply perfection, real spirit, sounds like breathing...Thank Heavens for these artists.

Why don't they just get together (like THAT) and release an album?

WOW.

Thanks for cheerin up an old guy at work.

[kkristiekevin]

@BongoBoy2

well said!

[herculesrockafeller]

I have been searching for this song ever since I saw this episode on TV.

[dannypg2]

holy cow. so much talent on such a little stage. i would have loved to be there that night. historic!

[Lan0909]

where can i buy it???

[LordLiamo]

I heard a Rumor Kris might have it on his new album.

But it's really only a rumor.

[waaannnda]

Absolutely Beautiful !!!!

[hjaycarney]

This collaborative effort is nothing short of magical. These lyrics are the voice of humanity circa 2009 and represent the global consciousness looking into a mirror. The universe is speaking to us in this song. These inspired lyrics are life altering. I would willingly give up one of my five senses to be able to write a song like this. I've listened to it repeatedly last night on Spectacle & today on youtube and it continues to wrap itself around me, capture my soul and cause me to weep.

[2224612]

Well put, this like many of their individual works reach into places not many go.

[E55FROMHELL]

Lol im back listening to it again. Exmonkey, the 3 of them wrote it on April 5th. they couldnt come up with a name, so named it april 5th on april 5th... Original.

[exmonkey1]

Does anyone know who did this song originally?

[KyanIsDog]

this is their song, so they did it originally

[lillybart123]

@exmonkey1 Rosanne Cash started writting it then sent to to the other men and they wrote it on April 5th

[wendygillings]

this is so beautiful and proves that great music knows no boundries. They come from different styles and melt together to create something wonderful

[billmassy]

love, love, love elvis' first verse. the falsetto just does it for me

[E55FROMHELL]

I just watched this on T.V. and was taken aback... I had to look it up. Incredible. chokes me up man...

[eagledancerflett]

wow what a beautiful song

[arrow531]

lolz i just watched this on tv like 2 hours ago and i love this song ^^ and kris kristofferson

[wardy66united]

Kris Kristofferson was awesome in the Blade films lol.

[haylesdudedudey]

Haha i thought it was Jeff Bridges that was in Blade, oops! They look the same! lol

[Lan0909]

not even close...lol

[FablesandReflections]

This song knocked my socks off when i saw it on TV, i was completely mesmerized.

Thanks so much for posting this =)

[wildfire9884]

FablesandReflections, I'm so with you on this song. Not only did it knock my socks off, but I cried like a baby. I sat there, breathless with anticipation waiting for Kristofferson to sing his lines. Am not ashamed to say that the tears began to well up before he opened his mouth to sing. His music can make my heart sing for joy or cut me to the quick with his eloquence. His music speaks volumes about the man. Kristofferson is brillance at it's best.

[garf2005]

wait i got it now lol

[FloydRose71]

Any chance you could send the tab for me please,Brother?..I would love to learn this one.

[garf2005]

The Verse is just, G-D-E, then the wee bit every second time is a C chord, up two frets then Too C, the chorus im not too sure, but it starts with C then goes to either G or E, its really not hard to learn, just sounds Really good. If you dont understand that i'll write it out and send it to you.

[garf2005]

oh Capo on third, thats, costello's bit.

[FloydRose71]

Thanks a lot for your help..I shall giv it a go tomoz...

[garf2005]

can anyone get me tabs for this song, i cant seem to work it out.

[emamal1]

EXCELLENT !!!!!!!

[steverutsch]

Yes, this is an amazing song. It sounds more beautiful each time I listen to it.

[lectrovoice]

One of the best songs in a long time... think I'm gonna call in sick and listen to it all night.

[joshuagcn]

Read somewhere that "Free will" would be the name of the song, but as it would remind us of that whale movie, it was changed for the date Roseanne started the lyrics (or recorded the song, not sure about it).

[joshuagcn]

Roseanne Cash started the song, writing the first verses, then send them to Costello and Kristofferson. Both collaborated with the rest of this amazing song.

[Zoocifer]

Been a while since a song stopped me in my tracks.