Jackson Browne - Late for the Sky (Austin City Limits)
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- Опубліковано 14 вер 2022
- Jackson Browne performs “Late for the Sky” on Austin City Limits.
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LYRICS:
The words had all been spoken
And somehow the feeling still wasn’t right
And still we continued on through the night
Tracing our steps from the beginning
Until they vanished into the air
Trying to understand how our lives had led us there
Looking hard into your eyes
There was nobody I’d ever known
Such an empty surprise
To feel so alone
Now for me some words come easy
But I know that they don’t mean that much
Compared with the things that are said
When lovers touch
You never knew what I loved in you
I don’t know what you loved in me
Maybe the picture of somebody
You were hoping I might be
Awake again, I can’t pretend
And I know I’m alone
And close to the end
Of the feeling we’ve known
How long have I been sleeping?
How long have I been drifting alone through the night
How long have I been dreaming I could make it right
If I closed my eyes and tried with all my might
To be the one you need
Awake again, I can’t pretend
And I know I’m alone
And close to the end
Of the feeling we’ve known
How long have I been sleeping?
How long have I been drifting alone through the night
How long have I been running for that morning flight
Through the whispered promises and the changing light
Of the bed where we both lie
Late for the sky
Written by Jackson Browne
Swallow Turn Music, ASCAP
My best friend is his keyboard player here and was for over 25 years. He passed away last February- I have seen Jackson many, many times, playing all over the country as a guest of my friend. Rest in peace Jeff Young.
Hearing the breadth and depth Jeff Young added to Jackson's sound in this song for the first time, it is very painful to hear Jeff has departed this world. I am deeply sorry to hear you've lost your dear friend; the world has lost a talented, gentle soul.
Thank you
Sorry to hear about your friend. Jackson brown hits your soul.Its runs deep.Bless you sir..❤
What a talent. Such a deep soul who has put so much time in perfecting his craft. I'm now almost 66 years old. We are getting old. Jackson Browne has always given us such deep insights into life. Most artists are not brave enough to go so deep. God bless him always and forever.
So so well said, thank you Louis....amen💙
Look at us…..our generation was blessed and we didn’t know it then, but it heals us in our darkest hours. ❤❤❤❤❤
im 66 y/o as well , I can recommend Damien rice as a current dat JB , lets hope we can mk another 10 years
What could be better than a mature Jackson Browne performing this masterpiece Live … his voice deep, rich and resonant, filled with life and experience. THE poet of our generation.
I used to smile when I heard this age 23, not fully understanding the real meaning of it and now I cry age 63. I cry for the memories, the mistakes, the losses, the hurt, the love, the creativity, the gratitude for the spirit and the beautiful soul who gave us this amazingly deep and meaningful music. And I realise how very lucky I am to have lived during the last sixty years, when we had real soul on this beautiful hurting earth of ours.
When I read the comments an Jackson’s videos, I realize I am part of a special family - those of us for whom Jackson’s music has been the soundtrack of our lives. What a ride….
Hello Mary. How are you doing?
amen :)
Have a Nice sunday. Take care of your life.
I cry everyday not sure y..Jackson helps me get it out I suppose
Very much indeed, Mary …. My life’s tapestry courtesy of Jackson Browne.
Nearly 50 years later and this song still breaks my heart.
Mine as well ….
Every time. Me too. Best song he ever wrote, no doubt.
I married my first late wife in 74 when this LP came out. My singular favorite memory in my life was laying in the dark with my new wife and listening to this LP front to back on my 70's kick ass system. I wept that night for the love of my new wife and what we had just heard together. She became very sick with a terminal issue and passed after a few years. So much time has passed and some memories faded, however that evening and this music is everlasting. I did see Jackson and the band do this show in Albuquerque last fall two days before he recorded this at ACL.
I'm sorry for what you and she lost. I'm glad for what you had.
You are a very special person to share this.
...music is the spiritual bookmark of our lives...tippin' my hat...
Makes me want to cry, reading your story. Beautiful. Powerful album, indeed, onethat's made me cry many times...I understand what you mean. So sorry for the loss of your beloved wife, even if it was so long ago...no matter, it was a trauma you faced, and I'm sure Jackson has helped pull you through the hard times, the sadness and the loneliness
Live on brother. Wishing you strength and renewal.
One of my favorite albums of all time. Such soulful writing and performing. So many memories.
Easily the greatest songwriter of my early youth, and 30 years later. Legend!!
RIP David Lindley
Jackson and his music brought me back after my wife passed…I owe him a lot
Late for the Sky will forever and always be my favorite album of yours. So much of my life was lived to the music on this album. You are a national treasure Jackson! 🎉🙏🏼✨
Hello Maria. How are you doing?
A Gem of a song. Pulls at the strings of the heart. True Jackson ❤️
@@brianwade879 Thanks
Jackson said about his songs that “They’ve stayed written.” They have. And they still speak to our hopes, our endless attempts at making connections (and usually failing), our unutterable loneliness, our idealism. Like nobody else’s
@@peterzang
beautiful words, Mr. Gerstenzang...
is it a german name?
My late Mom used to play her Jackson Browne cassettes for her us, tiny Black twins girls. She was styling in her 280Z in streets of South Central Los Angeles. Bleu Haze was her license plate. Back then it was fun as a kid to sing along to Running On Empty (she called that song her "Theme Song") listening now I understand better the depths of your music and lyrics. Thank you for sharing your gifts to the world and adding meaning to her life and mine. Rest in Power Alice "Bleu" Hayes. 🌊
Just adore your comment.
JayDub, that’s quite a send-up to yer mum! Must’ve been a powerful lady! I’m guessing the apple fell quite close to the tree! Good on ya!
Everything about your story is just great...especially the plates!
There are not enuf words to explain Jackson Browne
That’s beautiful
I cried the first time I heard Jackson sing this song in 1974 and probably every time since. Jackson has such a way with words his songs speak to everyone but it feels like it was written just for you.
The first emotion I felt back then, and again just now, nearly 50 years later. ✨🕊️🤟
Oh, I thought most of his early recordings were written just for me. Especially, For a Dancer and the Late show.
@@JeanetteFaith Definitely love the late show. Gonna go back and listen right now.
So did I.
😢❤
Jackson Brown, another one of my favorite artists. Living on the south side of Chicago, poor, Black, with almost no friends and ones who would turn on me if given a penny candy. But in those projects we lived in there was rock and roll, along with the very best of R and B anyone could ever hear, I fell in love with your music. It had a sorrow and a tenderness I wanted in my whole life and sometimes couldn't find. You wrote my heart and give me hope that there is a human heart just like mine. I love it and I love you and thank you for growing old the natural way. You are a real man of care and honor.
❤
Had all of his albums.One of our favorite artists.Time goes on.Life is short,go sit by the waters 💧
In my top five albums. Jackson still sounds brilliant nearly 50 years on.
Hello Elizabeth. How are you doing?
And mine
Hello Elizabeth......
Right. The only singer-songwriter who comes close to Jackson is Elliott Smith. "I'm never going to know you now, but I'm going to love you anyhow." That phrase is on the memorial plaque for Elliott in his high school in Portland, Oregon.
Yes ❤
I’m so grateful to be a part of those who grew up with this man’s beautiful music. Thank you, Jackson for all the music and memories ❤
I have seen Jackson live many times in my 65 years. This is a favorite video of mine. Always makes appreciate what a talent he is. Age has only made him better.
This Man ages like fine whine, his voice has an old soul quality now more than ever before.
One of a handful of true poets.
He’s proof that you don’t have to constantly perform vocal gymnastics to have one of the greatest voices in music, ever.
Damn, such a powerful song, even more so sung now by a weathered and mature Jackson Browne, with many more years behind him than in front of him, just the opposite when it was released 48 years ago. Brilliant, and Val’s guitar work is stunning.
Hard to believe it's been that long. Wow. The tube sent it, as they are good at knowing what I like. Couldn't wait to play it when I got in, even though it stirs memories of things that once were. 🕊️✨
Sorry but this is lacking in comparison to the original version the guitar parts are off though his tone is good. Also it's too dead like everyone is too tense and afraid to make a mistake or something. They need to loosen up and play the song let it flow.
@@martymartin2894 I understand everything that you are saying , but it is still superb.
@@martymartin2894
MY FEELINGS EXACTLY!
I’m a big fan of the original Late for the Sky. With David Lindley.
That recording was a one time deal. Even David didn’t play it like that after that ( from what I’ve seen on UA-cam). I can tell David really planned those 2 solos out.
The phrases built upon one another. Absolutely beautiful. One of the best solos I’ve ever heard in my life.
This poor guy with the hollowbody Epiphone covered the notes that David Lindley played on the recording, but it came out 2 demensional.
David Lindley is the greatest instrumental guitar accompanyists I ever heard. That’s the difference; he was an ACCOMPANYIST to Jackson Browne. Not a guitar player playing a solo.
“ foot steps vanished into the air”, and David plays notes like steps ascending to the clouds
“ things that are said when lovers touch”- and David makes moaning sounds on the guitar.
After each line that Jackson sings,
he was mirroring what Jackson was saying. Completely awesome to me.
This was just a cover to me.
David Lindley influenced me to try and attempt to play like him.
If I could, I would nominate David’s playing for a Nobel prize on this song.
To me, he wasn’t playing notes, but emotions. Late for the Sky caught lightning in a bottle. But this was just a band covering a song.
“ Sorry but this is lacking in comparison to the original version “.....
@@JohnDoe-jc3cl very well said and like u stated David Lindley was the magic ingredient in Jacksons music,just majestic. One of my favourite examples is his violen solo on for a dancer that just is so unexplainably special. It has a sadness to it that touches your soul. And as u also said all the little tiny slides and bends he does just in the right places in songs. The man is a musical genius.
👍 👏 I’m just about 70 now and growing up as a ‘Baby Boomer’ (1945-65) think we had ‘real’ music in songs and artists! J. Brown and this song is one of those that’s a ‘classic’ imo (like Neil Young, Levon Helm - Woodstock and the many who performed there, etc.). I miss those days SO MUCH when ‘life’ itself was much different - simpler, kinder, peaceful, and without any internet and social media presence. Many of today’s generation of kids don’t even know how to interact with people in person and only by texting/video chats, and don’t know how to spell correctly since there’s ‘spell check’, books are long gone in schools and homework is done by computer. BUT I find it somewhat ironic that the lyrics to this, and other songs, mean much more to me as an adult vs when they were 1st released and I was a teenager.
I started with Jackson Brown at the age of 14 and tonight I'm 65 The words always run into my soul Running on Empty 💞
Sad. Weary. Reflective. Searching. Gorgeous. Timeless.
This song rattles my heartstrings. I bought this album when it came out. It’s been one of my favorites all these years. Love you, Jackson. ❤
I have owned Running on Empty as an LP, 8-track, cassette, CD, and of course, I have my digital versions as well. But Late for the Sky? That album was my cheat sheet. Literally everything I needed to know about life. I saw you play this at Tanglewood, I think, and it was the first time I became emotional in public and didn't care. I was a poor guy living in a basement apartment, but I bought 4th row tickets "day of," and drove out from the Merrimack Valley, 3 hours after work. I'm in my late fifties now, but I can still get there in my memories, though I can't actually get there. But, I'll have that. "For a Dancer" was a profound influence on my young daughter. It made her realize that there's time to do stuff, but not unlimited time. It made her a better person. Jackson Browne, you aren't an angel, but you entertained the hell out of me. Much appreciated. It may not mean much from a random guy, but I thank you. And "Opening Farewell" is the perfect song.
1974, my little sister/best friend passed away. The year was a painful blur. I bought this cassette, played both sides while driving to Huntington Beach and back almost daily for many months. It calmed me greatly. Still listen to it now. Thank you.
The honesty of joy and heartache are a theme that run through Jackson’s lyrics. Most of us can relate to the joy and heartache of one of our planets most honest artists .
Best song ever written
True talent that has blessed our lives all these years. Many thanks.
Libra boy. You’ve been with me throughout my life. ❤❤❤❤ from an October 6th girl.
Listenin', at 73 I'm still full of pride of still bein' able to cry for Joy for Such beautiful words...
Thanks for the nourishment for our journey. At 70, I now understand true medicine is what we consume daily, and JB is a Master Organic Gardener. Replay again...
1978, Party im Studenheim, da gehörte er zum absoluten Favoriten und seitdem begleitet er mich durch das Leben!
Late for the Sky is by far the best album ever. I love Jackson, listening to it helps me find peace in my soul.
I’ve been a fan for 50 years. Love this version of the band.
OMG , Late for the Sky , what a Great Gift for the Planet & its' future. Grateful to have had this pearl for All of my Life, TY JB .
A masterpiece then, now, and forever.
Oh my God my favorite Jackson Browne song. I am forever grateful my late brother, who was 10 years older than me, got me hooked on JB. So many good memories and emotions come out when I listen. 😊
I've never heard of jackson browne untill 5 years ago, when I was 32. Instantly Fell in love with his voice, lyrics and songs. It feels like i've waisted so many years when I could have listened to his music.. late for the sky and fountain of sorrow are my favourites.
He has 3 albums on the 500 greatest albuums of all time list. Check out all of them plus running on empty, hold out ( which i personally feel is the greatest song never to have been released as a single) lives in the balance etc 😊
@@abdulazizabdullah6497 I did. Jackson browne's the best.
How long have I been sleeping?. How long have I been drifting........... Late for the Sky.............So powerful lyrics.
My first concert was Jackson brown in Bham, AL. as a teen in the 70s. Thank you Jackson for the memories.
Just saw this brilliaht man at Tanglewood 8/'31/23. Last time was Hammersmith Odeon London 1977. Thank you, Jackson, for so much. I cry as i write this. This song, his songs. Take great care all
Did you listen in the shed or on the lawn ?
Doesn't really matter I am sure you enjoyed yourself.
I saw him at the Hartford Civic Center.
My favorite album for a long time.
why is your music sounding better as you get older?
Title track from what I consider to be the finest album of all time. Done so well. Thank you JB for being the soundtrack of my life.
Every time when one of your albums came out ever since Saturate Before Using I looked forward to getting the new album they never disappointed they are some of my favorite songs ever .They all have so much meaning
This is the best record. Next is "Either/Or" by Elliott Smith.
@@herbertrichard614 Sorry, The Pretender is right up there, sharing top spot in my book, with Late For the Sky.
❤ Love that song
Late for the Sky is the era's finest album.
One of the most beautiful songs ever.
My fav song on my fav album, never fails to move to tears. How many times have we all been there in our lives, when we realize we are and have been drifting away from someone we cherish and that the distance now between us is too great to cross, that we must let go, with unbearable sorrow in our hearts? I know I have...more than once.
Hello Lora. How are you doing?
These old songs all have different depth of meaning now, 40 - 50 years later.
Such brilliance. Glad to have been able to have Jackson Browne in my life.
soooo true ❣️
The lyric and melody demand you to shed a tear if you went through a break up that rough on you…totally beautiful. The album version grab a box of kleenexes…youll need it
This song ranks amongst the greatest pieces of art of the 20th century.
Agreed.
Jackson aging gracefully...will never get tired of this music.
yeah ‼️
So true Jazzboy! And that makes me love this guy more!💖
While his voice and playing are both still gorgeous and authentic, I’m not sure he has aged gracefully. His obvious plastic surgery has rendered him virtually unrecognizable to me.
@@matthew4694 Would you be in need of a referral to an Optometrist or Ophthalmologist? Do not hesitate to reply as I was an Optition for ten years. I'd be delighted to see your vision recieve the attention it appears to need. Truly! May you receive all that you so freely put out.
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Thank you Jackson.. We still love you so much!❤️❤️🐳👆🏼 tell it!
The soundtrack of my life.
This song and Fountain of Sorrow got me through my twenties. They’re very important to me.
My favorite song. I can listen to it repeatedly for years, and it still has so much meaning. It never gets old, and your voice never gets old. Keep singing ❤
Hello 🕊️🥰
At this age he is sharing his talent with us. How lucky are we!
The Master of words.
Hello Cathy. How are you doing?
Thanks for your consistent love and support towards me on my page, I really appreciate and can’t thank you enough. Write me with the address above so we can have more positive conversations about music and life in general 🥂❤️
Unbelievable how time flew by. Wonderful songwriter and artist. Thanks to modern technology I listen with my airpods and hear every instrument and Jackson’s voice. My generation.
I agree! I saw him every time he came to the Omni. I was a teenager but I was in love with him!!! He was so beautiful and sang with so much passion!!! I was truly in love with his music and the beautiful young man❤❤❤❤❤❤
Autumn 1974. A friend of mine from the Lake, couple years older, a mentor of sorts. Well, he hunted me down and said "Jim, you have got to hear this!" Uhm what? "THIS MUSIC!" I said goodbye to Rose and we drove back to his house. This album and particularly this song "Late for the Sky" shifted my life. I felt love and understanding, forgiving. I felt answers to questions I didn't even have yet. Most of all I felt the rush and heartbreak only feelings for another can give. Bought this album the next day. Wore out so many needles and a few set of speakers playing this song. This song played for every Girl and every Woman I've ever known. Obviously I still play it, for us. This version, old style if you will, has the same heartfelt love as the original. Thank you Jackson Browne for your music.
Greatest song ever written
JB ❤ the soundtrack of my and so many others life. This song means so much to me. How can it be that an old man like me start crying evertime I hear this wonderful song. Thank you Jackson ❤ much love!
In his own league. What a genius.
Organist's vocals on the high part knocked me out!
Jackson Brown is the songwriters songwriter!!
“You never knew what I loved in you
I don’t know what you loved in me
Maybe the picture of somebody you were hoping I might be.”
Pure brilliance. Thank you Jackson. ❤
Clearly remember hearing those lyrics at age 14 after my first girlfriend and I went separate ways. Stretched across my waterbed with a set of headphones on, things made sense.
Absolutely brilliant I agree but we can pick out most of them, and come to that same conclusion!
Thanks Diane for diggin him like many of us. I have since the 70s. This song reminds of when my love told me he found some
One new. So I had to leave my home.. I'd get up at 3:00 a m and walk my dog listening to Jackson sing Late for the Sky. Sorry so chatty.
Indeed Diane Indeed! 💕
If a piano could weep, then that’s what it would sound like!!! A perfect version of a perfect song!
Thanks!
First heard this song while watching Taxi Driver as a college student in the 90s. Now, as I listen again as I approach 50, alone, I realize the lyrics describe my last relationship. Eternal, painful truth.
These words had such power coming from the mouth and heart of a very young man. Now, half a century later, they’re just as strong being sung by the same, much more mature man. Maybe that’s testament to great poetry. That, and lovely music, too. Whew. T h a n k y o u .
Jackson has such command here. He's more than singing this song, he's embodying it. The arrangement is built around Jackson's vocal and the band supports it perfectly as it also does with Val's touch-perfect soloing.
As always.
That guitar solo by Val gives me the chills when I hear it…he’s a great player.
The quintessential Jackson Browne song. Beautiful!
Fanbloodytastic! Bought 'running on empty' in 1977 aged 20. Been educating people about you ever since. See you next year in beautiful Christchurch New Zealand."Shaky Town".❤️👍 Even my late dad, educated me on Sinatra, Crosby Ella, Louis, , became a fan.
Saw him once live in Heidelberg Germany...the place he was born. One of the best experiences of my life.
Always loved this song. I can hear Lowell's Slide and background vocals back in 78'
I need to thank Scorsese for turning me onto Jackson Browne I remember the first time I ever saw Taxi Driver and late for the sky fit the scene it was used in so so well still think to this day this is one of the greatest songs ever written not a single lyric is bad and the melody is so so good
One of my top five " can't live without, albums"
Thanks Jackson, your music is timeless and has been a constant source of joy for me to reflect and judge my life. 61 and still listening 🎶
About to be 65, and still listening. 🤟🏴
61 too and still listening 🎶🎶
61, three - and still listening 😊🎶
Amen. 68 and still listening.
Hi folks 36 listening, where are the people my age? Probably lost...😢
Beautiful as always. May you always be this strong and pure. That's my blessing for you.
I am 65yrs and in my younger years I saw him in Concert he is still fantastic I had all his albums ❤
His best song imho
I owned this album on vinyl, in the day!! It's still fantastic in 2023!
It’s with heartfelt gratitude I wanna say thank you for your kind words. I don’t usually do this often but your kind words attracted me. it’s been an honor entertaining you. Where are you steaming from sweetheart
@@clydejacksonbrowne3199 Northern Colorado, at present,
@@alicewoodard2373 Good too know and thanks for being a fan of mine once again. I will like too honor you by giving you my contact where you can share your thought and opinion about my song.
Always my favorite ❤️
Hello beautiful lady. How are you doing?
Hello Beautiful........
Jackson always finds a way strike to a chord that resonates with my consciousness on multiple levels.
We sure had good music back then... talent is rare today.....
心に染み入る名曲。ありがとうございます。
Only recently introduced to this wonderful album of music.
Hello Ruth. How are you doing?
Better late than never Ruth.
Hello Ruth.......
How lucky are you to have found this music for the first time a joy !
Always and ever I will love the gift of the expression you have shared. Saw you in Bethlehem, Pa and I still have the picture...I had nothing to sign but a receipt from my PA. Driver's license for you to autograph. Cannot make it up. 😂❤ long long time ago....but your music will always stand up,Jackson.
Thanks for speaking to me through your gift of music and lyrics. Love always and ever. Jane
Jackson, followed you for over 50 years & Late For The Sky Song & Album somehow the most meaningful from inception in 1974. Lost many greats recently from this 2023 Memorial Day. Thankfully YOU as the greatest are still here for my listening pleasure (will be 88 in June)
Val's such a great player!
Jackson------- I will always chase you” ❤️
Hello 👋 Beautiful Lady 🌹, how are you doing today?
A bedrock classic. Sounds good in B flat.
This is my favorite Jackson Browne album. Every song, is so beautiful
I first heard this song/ album in 1975, and hundreds of times since. For Everyman marked the great summer of 1976 for me. His voice sounds just as good or even better now. It never get old.
two bars of this song has more soul than anything published in the past two decades
Love that!
I and my big brother were at a concert of his at the Fox theater in Atlanta. My brother passed away some years later. During the concert he said over the microphone "What do you want to hear?" I screamed out "Late for the sky" He heard me and played the song. Made me cry. A childhood friend introduced me to Jackson Brown around 1971. Been a fan since.
Late for the sky will always make me look forward and backward. Thank you JB love you.