Richard & Linda Thompson - Walking on a Wire

[HariboStewieyes]

totally amazing, gives me chills everytime

[jpizzo76]

zzzzzzzzzz..........

[Carrsk33]

Agony and indifference.

[lynchalandlord]

Beautiful, sad, transcendent.

[drongolips]

I love this music I was young and if its posible I was terribly in love with two different woman at the time of listening to this song and also listening to "This is a strage affair" heart breaking even now

[nitendubsinc]

wow.. this fits me well..

[mi11h0use]

'The song does not make people happy, therefore it has no purpose' What a silly concept! It certainly elevates me every time I hear it, as did the other twenty or so songs I watched him and his band play live last night. Still, there's no accounting for differences in cultural values between nationalities I supose.

[happyhart75]

Think she was pregnant at the time.

[ITubeSheTubes]

Did she buy that dress at a Mormon garage sale?

[BejnXander]

Such a classic album. I felt so bad for Linda :(

I heard they played together for the first time in decades not so long ago.

[Baruchyoseph8]

that's right - one of the "famous" breakups - happening right in front of everyone ...

[mrgb46]

Does anyone know that there's a deluxe edition of SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS out now?

[andrewlewis963]

where indeed is the justice and the sense

[kdsquire99]

good god. i cant believe that this exists.

[DavidLS888]

Beautiful Song!

[HippieJimi]

That was pretty cool,not bad...not bad at all :-)

[Lavxtee]

Her voice doesn't hold up here. Not her best.

[kerrgal]

@Lavxtee This might have been when she was developing the vocal disease that cut her career short.

[catweasel28]

As great a song about a disintegrating marriage as anything on 'Blood On The Tracks'. And, as Pragjag said 'almost unbearable'and 'harrowing'.

[Pragjag]

It's almost unbearable to watch Linda singing this song when you know what was happening between her and Richard when the tour took place. Simon Nicol once said that it seemed like he spent their marriage writing songs for her to sing when he left her and this the message of this harrowing vieo. It's compelling but so painful.

[MrAndreasvandenberg]

@Pragjag This song does not makes people happy, what is your purpose.

[mink61]

@MrAndreasvandenberg Your remark is not making me very happy, what's your purpose?

[mrgb46]

Is this the tour where Richard said he fell in love with someone else and their agent(or whoever)talked Linda into going on the road?? I heard she hit Richard over the head with a bottle backstage and he came back to do an encore with blood running down his face.

[rememberants]

not true she would on occasion hit him but that story isnt true, and yes this is that tour but richard told linda on april fools day he loved someone else but this tour was already arranged so... richard convinced everyone to go ahead

[cooler52er]

A lot of pain in the song

[MehefinHeulog]

same wire as Valerio?

[gaspode18]

@MehefinHeulog It certaily answers the question in Valerio: "Who will help the tightrope walker when he tumbles to the net?"

Nobody. Ultimately we're all in this alone.

[andrewlewis963]

hideous dresses mean ziltch whre is the jusice?

[nancynovice01]

Shoot Out The Lights.....a great album.

[nigusberries]

worst dress ever

[jimborobl]

I wonder where this footage was shot. I saw them on this same tour at the Roxy in Los Angeles some time in 1982 or 1983.

[TJGermano]

So difficult what they were going through....

[tgodd]

what a hideous dress

[yeahyeahsuresure]

bahahahah

[NewGods101]

Why is Linda dressed like one of the weirdo Mormon sect people from "Big Love?"

Does Richard ever do this one live?

I really associate this song with Linda's voice.

[BucksStudent]

He actually does it almost every show.

[Lavxtee]

well, they did convert to islam in the 70's; maybe she's modest.

[FairportMatty]

they are so much better in a team

[killerbendi]

They are a team..wtf

[rememberants]

Not anymore dipshit

[killerbendi]

They where at that time fuck face.

[rememberants]

yes but he said they are a team, which theyre not

[killerbendi]

lol

[rememberants]

I Forgive You

[killerbendi]

Tx, i could hardly sleep the past nights. ;-) im so full of remorse.

Have a nice weekend

[medic7698]

No, they WERE a team until they divorced.

[RUPickman]

Thx for posting