This Heart ~ Dan Fogelberg [ CC ]

"This Heart" from "Full Circle" album (released 2003) was written by Dan Fogelberg for his wife Jean Fogelberg.
"It's a very positive song. I wrote it for my wife Jeanie. People should be able to go on and improve in their life. I want to encourage people that, no matter what life dishes you, you've got to go on and it gets better. That's what this song is about. It evolved from the mid-'90s to the late '90s." (Dan Fogelberg)
His wife, Jean, a former professional musician herself, and bassist Kenny Passarelli, add backing vocals on two tracks, "This Heart" and the defining artistic statement, "Icarus Ascending."

This Heart

(Chorus)
This heart - this heart
Has been beaten down and battered
This heart - this heart
Has been torn apart and shattered
But what's left of this heart of mine
I will lay down in you hands
'Cause in the light of your love this heart still stands

I'd been walking down a one way street
Filled with sorrow and confusion
Searching every single face I'd meet
For some heaven I could hold
And when I felt like I was running dry
And love was always gonna pass me by
You brought me out of the rain
And in from the cold

Repeat Chorus

I believe for every wayward soul
Crying out for its completion
There's another that will make it whole
That's just waiting to be found
And I confess that I was losing faith
And I'd all but given up the chase
When you took hold of my heart
And turned it around

Repeat Chorus

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[xanglat]

Très belle chanson emplie d'émotions, fort mélodieuse et harmonieuse !

Merci d'avoir réalisé un mirifique support auréolant cette voix de velours et de soie !

Interprétation superbe

Avec respect

[JMEagle101]

@xanglat Mon cher ami

Merci beaucoup pour vos aimables paroles, c'est une belle chanson Dan a écrit pour sa femme, Jean, cette chanson peut vous apporter sentir heureux et chaud, il fait froid dehors, restez au chaud ma chère! Les étreintes!

[MzRainbowConnection]

Thank you...love the song and the video. I sure do miss artists like him. So much of the "music" today is missing soul.

[JMEagle101]

@MzRainbowConnection Thank you, I totally agree with you. Dan said "It's what I feel deeply. If that music can be translated across time and space to another listener, that's magic. I feel like a conduit or voice to this. When it can move others in a way perhaps I couldn't predict, I feel that's what art is." Dan's quality songwriting continue to touch our hearts deeply even if he is gone, that's magic, that's what art is. Thank you Dan, we miss you...

[KyrieEleison46]

Dan was a genuine artist.  There are so many great photographs of him. Thank you.

[JMEagle101]

@KyrieEleison46 You are welcome!

[DanFamSistah]

Je ne savais pas que vous étiez francophone, JMEagle101. Etes-vous Québecois?

[Fartacus1]

I would say that this is one of my all-time favorites but, good grief, I could say that on just about everyone of his songs! Great post! Thanks!

[charldrunner]

Love this song of Dan's and you honored it beautifully Bill!!! Thank you, hugs!!

[pfrick57]

I just love your videos Bill! Your videos are always so beautiful!

[asquare176]

Oh Bill you had me in tears with this... it's so lovely!

I felt I was watching the prince get his princess...Love never dies!

[headcaseworker]

Oh, Bill! This is wonderful! I hope Jean sees this, she will love it! Thank you! Somewhere, Dan is loving it too!

We miss you, Dan....

[jmk61fhs79xu84]

A handsome man, inside and out, with a soulful voice. What an excellent tribute to Dan and Jean. He's still one of my favorites, and I miss him. He was a brilliant songwriter, composer, and human being.

[xanglat]

Thank you very much for excuse me my mistakes in english, in my english's commentary !

MERCI for your comprehension !

Sincerely

With respect

[xanglat]

Very nice song so melodious and so expressiv !

Very god interpreteid or wonderful performance !

Your creation is amazing too

MERCI & BRAVO

[JMEagle101]

@billp1955 thank you Bill, I redo this video to include more picture of Dan and his beloved wife Jean, like Dan said in his interview, this is a positive song, I hope this new version will bring their happy memories to you, surely we are going to miss you Dan, appreciate Jean's kinder heart to share with us those beautiful pictures of theirs, this one is specially created for Jean and all DanFan!

[billp1955]

THANK YOU BILL! Some pics I've never seen......GREAT!