Bruce Cockburn - Pacing The Cage

[1carp]

Hawaiin forest descendants

[richardburchett]

The guitar playing on this song is absolutely sublime.

[cholmis58]

one of the greatest live guitarplayer ever

[briteness]

This is probably the best song about middle age that I have ever heard.

[betweenthemeals]

One of the best songs ever written

[rayfer]

this song should be in the songwriters hall of fame

lovely, brilliant, evocative

[MrDeagunJones]

they make an ointment for that

[DIGGERMGR]

WOW!

[mainecor]

Except that this song has been around since the early 90s. Jimmy Buffet did a cover of it on Beach House on the Moon in 92.

[Steviegottagunn]

Wow, that stupid little graphic, at the beginning, really ruins the beauty of this performance!

[mattrl78]

@Steviegottagunn i agree,it is distracting

[hwestful]

I've been a cockburn fan some 30 years, have never seen him.thank you.miss hannah

[greggorypeccary1]

great cd

[mylunalovegood]

I love this song, never get tired of listening to it.

[annagege]

I heard this live in SF years back. Won't ever forget it :]

[123rcac]

I heard this song on a local station, called and asked for more info. I bought the cd and took it with me on long work trips- great gig taking cultural art projects all over the state. It was in my stereo when my stereo was taken... I should buy another copy. reminds me of such a good time in my career. this soundtrack kept me quite grounded for a while. thx for the post and for the song!

[W0rdman2]

My life hums along to this song...a soundtrack perhaps...touches me deep...stirs up eddies in the dust...no footprints where this goes...the lions are still watching us pacing the cage....waiting for bust out time

[jamesgagne]

Fucking fantastic! I've loved this song since I first heard it on Jimmy Buffett's Banana Wind album. That's what led me to Cockburn's music.

[gmtnosa00]

ha! Cockburn will never run out of talent!!!!

[Classic1250am]

Proud Bruce is a Canadian! was one of Canada's best kept secret...no longer... love you bruce, Linda

[aaqaaqaaqaaqaaqaaqaa]

@Classic1250am Awsome to be proud something you had no control over.......yay flag waving!

[MattyQStudios]

Canadian, eh? We have the best.

[agmsurf]

Favorite!!!!!

[dnasoff]

help.....so many years ago, I had on cassette tape, one of his albums that was almost Asian sounding....and I remember one song with the line in it "stiff bamboo"..does anyone remember the name of that album...it was great!!!

[moonlitme]

dancing in paradise from world of wonders..."...

young girl stares pensively from dark door in pale blue wall

Big About and friends at their crossroads bar

with its dirt corral for dancing

drink soursop juice all day long

in quest of the perpetual stiff bamboo

and there's DANCING IN PARADISE...

[SeeDavePlay]

im trying to learn this song and it's driving me crazy!!!!! great stuff!!

[LaurenandSteveP]

Question for my fellow Cockburn fans: What was the song from the 70's about Jesus? I just remember the line, "...and He's coming again."

[XxPaztheSpazxX]

@LaurenandSteveP I think that you're talking about All the Diamonds.

[LaurenandSteveP]

@XxPaztheSpazxX Thank you, yes, that's the one! Now all I have to do is find the album...Thanks much.

[moonlitme]

@LaurenandSteveP it's from the song 'festival of friends' on the album 'night vision'; written for some friends whose baby had died of SIDS, i believe. a beautiful, haunting song. blessed be

[LaurenandSteveP]

@moonlitme Thank you for both of your posts - I didn't think I'd ever find those songs...it was so long ago...Thanks again :)

[mahatmacote]

@LaurenandSteveP

There was the wonderful 'Lord Of The Starfields', that is certainly worthy of attention.

And, if you want to listen to a nice song about Christ, take a listen to Turley Richards

(you tube code#) N_54AhlQYh4

[moonlitme]

@LaurenandSteveP many of his songs in that era were christian...try also.."...love song...all the diamonds...dweller by a dark stream...gavin's woodpile...god bless the children...dialogue with the devil...can i go wih you...' among others. the song you are quoting from, though IS festival of friends

[Billbobaker]

I'm gonna punch him in the noggin next time he passes through this way.....

He'll not forget that I bet.

[ScottDaveMusic]

Awesome song!!! great stuff!!! Great album. get it!!!! :P

[coolmerc3]

This guy is a genius

[varuscelli]

Great song -- I've loved this one for years. Jimmy Buffett did this one on his Beach House on the Moon album, but it just doesn't compare to Bruce's version.

[Thinksure]

We love U Bruce!

[HGKennedy]

I have been a fan since his first record (a cassette) and

he is so a poet ann not the latest pop performer

[theycallmejewfro]

haha he does look like rick moranis

i really like the Paper Rival version of this song

[celtenator]

He's right... We're all pacing the cage...

[airdriver]

Thank U Canada for giving the world a talent like Bruce.

[jedmorgan]

Bruce is a gifted and talented singer songwriter and a virtuoso guitar player. This is one of many superb songs he has written and performed. Thank God that the internet provides a platform for quality and genius to reach a worl wide audience !

[megaman8484]

rubbish

[TRU079]

you know ..why do ppl have to put stupid comments down ...just listen to the music...and grow up for fuck sakes

[waterdoggz]

Hey is that Rick Moranis? Honey i shrunk my head!! HaHa

[birdstuckinchimney]

He looks like Elton John

[helltrackrider]

looks like Elton John??? are you a faggot?

He looks like SEX...ANAL SEX.

He looks that damn good.

[TheFivecorners]

greatest singer songwriter of our times and for all time...

[vaughnsalem]

Bruce is a perfect human ,he is the best in the world

[frederickus]

Run through his talent? lol A comment from an untalented person, I assume. When will you run through YOUR talent?

[missmabel]

Just when I thought Cockburn had run through his talent, he wrote this fantastic song. Thanks for posting. :-)