Same. For me it was around 76. His poetic imagery married to such beauty in music captured my heart. I’m still a victim of its wonder, truth and beauty. Thanks Bruce for “all the spells that you could sing”.
A very special artist with an outstanding thoughtful mind.. One of the best lyricists of all time if you take time to listen with intent. The imagery is incredible !!!
Saw him last evening in Old Saybrook, CT. Still passionate, still observant, and very much alive. A gift to us all, a prophet even, in these dangerous times.
Bruce is one of those guys I have grown up with most of my listening life. We are both looking grizzled. I have seen him twice in my life live. Once with a band and once with just a chair and about seven guitars. Both excellent experiences.
"But nothin' worth havin' comes without some kinda fight---gotta kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight." True true true. What a poet! And what a uniquely brilliant guitarist! Bruce's voice is still richly emotional. Beautiful! Love from Indonesia! ❤
Pacing the Cage is one of my favorites he ever wrote...and always, his extraordinary guitar playing and musicianship... he doesn't need a band. 51 years of this life listening to Bruce, I'm so grateful to him. Thanks for the mini concert. So glad he is still writing great songs and touring.
The line “Spirits open to the thrust of grace “ from ‘ Lovers in a Dangerous time’ has been a touchstone for me for decades, and I sure do appreciate this song and concert here from Paste. Gracias, bravo .
Hope the tour brings you back to Michigan. So glad to see you pushing through the physical challenges and continuing to grace us with your music and words❤️
Just saw his concert in Boston. Amazing! If you can, you must get yourself to one of his live shows. There is nothing to compare with being in the same room with this incredible master of guitar, of poetry, of rhythm and texture in song. Such a blessing to hear his voice and be touched by his huge, wise heart.
I saw Bruce many times. When I was living at Arcosanti, I was turned on to his music. Saw him live at a Jackson Browne benefit for the Verde Valley School, years ago....a day I will never forget....
Absolutely love Bruce so much all these years and right now listening! He is simply a beautiful being and light in this world! Thank you so much from Ontario Canada! 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🙌👏👏👏👏👏
I have loved you and your music deeply since the mid-1970s - nearly 46 years. Your gifts have fed me through some very hard times/human rights work. Endless thank yous...and blessings for your continued health and joy. Play on dear Bruce!
I have been a follower since hearing his first album on True North. His writing and playing has inspired many myself included. With every new release came more intricate playing that I tried to emulate. After seeing him play on several tours I realised I wasn't even close. But I keep trying! Thanks for the challenge Bruce and for your inspiring music.
Priviledged to see you play at the Burton Cummings Theatre tonight in Winnipeg. As much as Loved your music in the 70's , I must say your most recent songs, have lyrics that resonated so strongly. You are a Masterpiece.Thank you for gracing our stage and leaving us with hint of a grin.And be well.
Such an underrated songwriter❤️❤️❤️ To all those who are causing suffering in this world, directly or indirectly: Heed your dreams at night, those nightmares that you most assuredly are having are imploring you to change -before it’s too late… The quality of our dreams is both a reflection of our thoughts and actions as well as a general foreshadowing of the fate of our souls in the next life...A nightly, temporary karma that beckons us to change - for the good - so as to avoid a more permanent karma❤️🔥 Beauty(🌷)+Complexity(🌎) =Intent(❤️) The Figure 8 Analogy: An analogy on life, death, the dream-state and the symbolism intertwined within the human experience. We human beings are not traveling in the abstract motion of a straight line towards death (for instance, the numerical straight line of say 1-89). Instead, we are moving in the motion of a figure 8. The Figure 8 is a natural repeating pattern that is divided into two halves and is thus the perfect symbol to represent the human life cycle and our two primary states of existence that we are continuously moving in and out of -the Awake state and the Dream state. When we awake from sleep we come full circle to when we fall back asleep (represented by the bottom half of the figure 8 )and when we go into the dream state we come full circle to when we awake from the dream state (represented by the top half of the figure 8 ). Upon death; the figure 8 of life untwines, but it’s not the body untwining from the mind that this analogy represents. It's two states of mind untwining to form a larger state of mind (8-0)… Because the awake state is really a state -of mind with our body's physical reality "consciously" intertwined, and the dream-state is also a state of mind with our body's physical reality "subconsciously" intertwined. Therefore; upon death, these two states of mind untwine to form a “larger” state of mind. A state that has all the potentialities of the dream-world (flying, telepathy, psychokinesis, etc) combined with all the actualities of the awake world(nature, form, bonds, etc). This I refer to as the transitional analogy. While conceiving The Figure 8 Analogy, I realized life and death must be perceived -from one point of view- as seperate entities(the transitional analogy(8-0), but must also be perceived -from another point of view- as inseparable entities(the symbolic analogy👇), both of which are ultimately linked by the dream-state. The “Symbolic Analogy” consists of the untwined figure 8 of life/the “circle of death” ( O ) abstractly overlapping the ‘circle of life’ (Earth) with the overlapping area representing the dream-state -like the common area in a Venn Diagram, and implies that the dream state is just as much a part of life as is of death (by which explains precognitive dreams, prodromal dreams, "visitations" by deceased relatives, etc) for the dream-state has a foothold in the afterlife; and is based on the premise that “while our body sleeps our dream state symbolically represents the state that awaits upon our body's ultimate rest.” In other words, while we are lying down and sleeping/dreaming, this natural process symbolizes where we go when we're ultimately lying down/dead -to a place like our dream-state...A state "of mind” with our body's physical form+Earthly bonds eternally engrained and intertwined. 🍃🪬👁~8~👁🪬🍃
“As I stepped beyond the threshold, I entered another world-like Dorothy walking into Oz. A slight breeze swirled the leaves and branches and blossoms of the garden, brushing the skin on my arms. Soft air and clear light caressed my face. Just then, the music stopped. It took me a moment to realize that the music in my head was actually in my iPod and the iPod must have run out of power. I took out the ear buds and a far more fantastic music flooded in, leaves rustling, birds chirping, insects buzzing, the distant shoosh of tires on the road invisible behind the trees. I sat at the wrought-iron table and put my feet up. The crystalline light astonished me. The air, neither hot nor cold, was invigoratingly dry. I felt energy radiating from my body into the air, mingling with the radiations emanating from all the life surrounding me. I scanned the back yard. The ornamental grasses had begun to shoot out golden tufts; the crepe myrtle, hydrangea, stone crop, petunias and geraniums all had covered themselves in blossoms. Figs grew large and heavy on the fig tree, which exploded tropically in one corner of the yard, and fat red tomatoes swelled on the still leafing vines in another. Tendrils of Virginia creeper and wild grape dripped from the pines across the back fence, persimmons hung from the persimmon tree like Christmas ornaments. I had seen all this the previous morning, and many other mornings before that. But now I had stepped into a page from an illuminated fairy tale. Just as that thought entered my mind, three large yellow butterflies appeared, flitting in spirals around me. I laughed aloud: I was in Oz after all🌄… …I can’t think of any other way to put this but to say the sky opened, and grace poured down all around me. Light itself had transformed into a palpable substance, spilling down as if from a fountain. But it was more than light. It was blessings of every kind, goodness incarnate, flowing inexhaustible and immutable from above. I didn’t say to myself, “What is this?” I didn’t guess. I knew, I saw, I was in the presence of God. This wasn’t a God with whom I could have a conversation, at least not two-way. I think I said, or shouted, “Ok, I am DEFINITELY not an atheist,” but God was mute, or rather, I understood, or perceived, that the only response God would ever make was the boundless bounty of beauty cascading over me. After the shock and awe, my first thought was that this gift absurdly overmatched anything I could possibly have deserved. I thought, and said aloud, “Why me?” Instantly, that seemed too pleased with myself. I could just look at this phenomenon that confronted me, this Niagara Falls of beauty pouring down, and know that I hadn’t been “chosen.” I was no one special. This was just what God was, a permanent condition that somehow had remained invisible to me until this moment..” reset.me/story/tried-psychedelic-mushrooms-35-years-saw-light/🦋🌈🍄🌅🍄🌈🦋
God Part 2 lyrics ~U2 "heard a singer on the radio late last night, says he's gonna kick at the darkness till it in bleeds daylight...I believe in love.. ..some kuddos from Bono to Bruce.❤
Not only is Bruce a longtime favorite. I see the paste guys drinking grgich hills wine- that winery is awesome too. I first began to truly appreciate Bruce back in mid 90s and visited Napa during that time as well. This video was a great escape to less stressful days of grad school and road-trips.
So wonderful to find this Live Performance of one of Bruces'~Solo voice and guitar presentations' that sounds very smooth{No wind or back ground noise}Big thumbs' up for all that helped with the recording arrangement~ And Paste Magazine for sharing the upload of this Legendary musician❣👍
Love Bruce - everything he does - yes I thought of this song thinking of what is happening now - lovers in a dangerous time. Saw Bruce at Ontario Place in the 80's - he is one of one favs - love you Bruce you still sound great. Such a prolific songwriter that has profoundly affected me over the years - Love from this Canadian Girl! Hugs xo
Been listening to him since 1979...his music is the soundtrack to my life. Bruce 4-ever.
Same. For me it was around 76. His poetic imagery married to such beauty in music captured my heart. I’m still a victim of its wonder, truth and beauty. Thanks Bruce for “all the spells that you could sing”.
Bruce is an amazing artist with a love and hope for the good in humanity .
A very special artist with an outstanding thoughtful mind.. One of the best lyricists of all time if you take time to listen with intent. The imagery is incredible !!!
Saw him last evening in Old Saybrook, CT. Still passionate, still observant, and very much alive. A gift to us all, a prophet even, in these dangerous times.
Bruce is one of those guys I have grown up with most of my listening life. We are both looking grizzled. I have seen him twice in my life live. Once with a band and once with just a chair and about seven guitars. Both excellent experiences.
That’s funny- same here!
Amazing man and musician. There is no other guitarist/writer quite like him. very special
I am looking forward to seeing Bruce again, tomorrow might at the Elsinore Theater in Salem. I got hooked after the perfect CD, Dart To The heart. ❤
So glad I found Cockburn's music even
40 years after the created.
Pacing the cage… we all are. One of the best songs ever written. Period
"But nothin' worth havin' comes without some kinda fight---gotta kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight." True true true. What a poet! And what a uniquely brilliant guitarist! Bruce's voice is still richly emotional. Beautiful! Love from Indonesia! ❤
YES!!!! We need MOR BRUCE! Love from Canada
Love this guy so much
Pacing the Cage is one of my favorites he ever wrote...and always, his extraordinary guitar playing and musicianship... he doesn't need a band. 51 years of this life listening to Bruce, I'm so grateful to him. Thanks for the mini concert. So glad he is still writing great songs and touring.
Pacing the Cage is by far my favorite work of Bruce Cockburn. This mini concert is a real treat ❤️
Such a heartbreakingly, beautiful song.
A Canadian national treasure. I only wish we'd seen more of him down here in Australia
As an Aussie It's amazing how much I enjoy Canadian music. Similar cultural roots and history. I guess.
Yes wish he would come still, I'm from Ireland and saw him a few times there , my dad brought him to my home town
with what's going on "down under" right now, Bruce's music is much needed there LOL
@@carolynbrightfield8911 Midnight Oil😊😊
I used this song as part of our study of "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway. It fit so well thematically
Man I love where Bruce takes me. Not much for the misguided politics but love ho and his music. God bless Bruce
I grew up in Ottawa watching/listening to Bruce in the 60s/70s. Now, like Bruce, I live out here and am enjoying him as much as ever
The line “Spirits open to the thrust of grace “ from ‘ Lovers in a Dangerous time’ has been a touchstone for me for decades, and I sure do appreciate this song and concert here from Paste. Gracias, bravo .
Hope the tour brings you back to Michigan. So glad to see you pushing through the physical challenges and continuing to grace us with your music and words❤️
The Ark in Ann Arbor March 8, 2022
Bruce is such a treasure! Thank you!
Still sounds amazing!
Just saw his concert in Boston. Amazing! If you can, you must get yourself to one of his live shows. There is nothing to compare with being in the same room with this incredible master of guitar, of poetry, of rhythm and texture in song. Such a blessing to hear his voice and be touched by his huge, wise heart.
A heart of a nation
One of the most beautiful songs ever.
A national treasure
Pacing the Cage…such beautiful lyrics! Bruce is so prolific. I’ll never tire of listening. Thank you, dear Bruce!
Hello from New Zealand. Bruce is a musical genius ! I was lucky enough to see him , when he visited here in the mid 80's .
Another great artist, nice one Paste.
The real BRUCE !!!
I saw Bruce many times. When I was living at Arcosanti, I was turned on to his music.
Saw him live at a Jackson Browne benefit for the Verde Valley School, years ago....a day I will never forget....
Bruce Cockburn
Live at The Dos Colinas Estate
Napa Valley, CA 9-4-2021
1:49 Lovers In A Dangerous Time
9:14 Pacing The Cage
19:04 When You Arrive
Always appreciated his music since teen...met him once!His guitar playing and lyrics good inspiration!
Terrific! Ah… the soul of a man on full display. Wonderful!
Bruuuuuuccee! Love this guy. Awesome location.
Absolutely love Bruce so much all these years and right now listening! He is simply a beautiful being and light in this world! Thank you so much from Ontario Canada! 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🙌👏👏👏👏👏
1:48 Lovers in a Dangerous Time, 9:16 Pacing the Cage, 19:04 When You Arrive
I have loved you and your music deeply since the mid-1970s - nearly 46 years. Your gifts have fed me through some very hard times/human rights work. Endless thank yous...and blessings for your continued health and joy. Play on dear Bruce!
I have been a follower since hearing his first album on True North. His writing and playing has inspired many myself included. With every new release came more intricate playing that I tried to emulate. After seeing him play on several tours I realised I wasn't even close. But I keep trying! Thanks for the challenge Bruce and for your inspiring music.
thank you paste magazine, on the road to WINE COUNTRY with BRUCE! whoaaaaa, quite the combination of amazingness!
Priviledged to see you play at the Burton Cummings Theatre tonight in Winnipeg. As much as Loved your music in the 70's , I must say your most recent songs, have lyrics that resonated so strongly. You are a Masterpiece.Thank you for gracing our stage and leaving us with hint of a grin.And be well.
Such an underrated songwriter❤️❤️❤️
To all those who are causing suffering in this world, directly or indirectly: Heed your dreams at night, those nightmares that you most assuredly are having are imploring you to change -before it’s too late…
The quality of our dreams is both a reflection of our thoughts and actions as well as a general foreshadowing of the fate of our souls in the next life...A nightly, temporary karma that beckons us to change - for the good - so as to avoid a more permanent karma❤️🔥
Beauty(🌷)+Complexity(🌎)
=Intent(❤️)
The Figure 8 Analogy:
An analogy on life, death, the dream-state and the symbolism intertwined within the human experience.
We human beings are not traveling in the abstract motion of a straight line towards death (for instance, the numerical straight line of say 1-89). Instead, we are moving in the motion of a figure 8. The Figure 8 is a natural repeating pattern that is divided into two halves and is thus the perfect symbol to represent the human life cycle and our two primary states of existence that we are continuously moving in and out of -the Awake state and the Dream state.
When we awake from sleep we come full circle to when we fall back asleep (represented by the bottom half of the figure 8 )and when we go into the dream state we come full circle to when we awake from the dream state (represented by the top half of the figure 8 ). Upon death; the figure 8 of life untwines, but it’s not the body untwining from the mind that this analogy represents. It's two states of mind untwining to form a larger state of mind (8-0)…
Because the awake state is really a state -of mind with our body's physical reality "consciously" intertwined, and the dream-state is also a state of mind with our body's physical reality "subconsciously" intertwined. Therefore; upon death, these two states of mind untwine to form a “larger” state of mind. A state that has all the potentialities of the dream-world (flying, telepathy, psychokinesis, etc) combined with all the actualities of the awake world(nature, form, bonds, etc). This I refer to as the transitional analogy.
While conceiving The Figure 8 Analogy, I realized life and death must be perceived -from one point of view- as seperate entities(the transitional analogy(8-0), but must also be perceived -from another point of view- as inseparable entities(the symbolic analogy👇), both of which are ultimately linked by the dream-state.
The “Symbolic Analogy” consists of the untwined figure 8 of life/the “circle of death” ( O ) abstractly overlapping the ‘circle of life’ (Earth) with the overlapping area representing the dream-state -like the common area in a Venn Diagram, and implies that the dream state is just as much a part of life as is of death (by which explains precognitive dreams, prodromal dreams, "visitations" by deceased relatives, etc) for the dream-state has a foothold in the afterlife; and is based on the premise that “while our body sleeps our dream state symbolically represents the state that awaits upon our body's ultimate rest.”
In other words, while we are lying down and sleeping/dreaming, this natural process symbolizes where we go when we're ultimately lying down/dead -to a place like our dream-state...A state "of mind” with our body's physical form+Earthly bonds eternally engrained and intertwined.
🍃🪬👁~8~👁🪬🍃
“As I stepped beyond the threshold, I entered another world-like Dorothy walking into Oz. A slight breeze swirled the leaves and branches and blossoms of the garden, brushing the skin on my arms. Soft air and clear light caressed my face. Just then, the music stopped. It took me a moment to realize that the music in my head was actually in my iPod and the iPod must have run out of power. I took out the ear buds and a far more fantastic music flooded in, leaves rustling, birds chirping, insects buzzing, the distant shoosh of tires on the road invisible behind the trees. I sat at the wrought-iron table and put my feet up. The crystalline light astonished me. The air, neither hot nor cold, was invigoratingly dry. I felt energy radiating from my body into the air, mingling with the radiations emanating from all the life surrounding me. I scanned the back yard. The ornamental grasses had begun to shoot out golden tufts; the crepe myrtle, hydrangea, stone crop, petunias and geraniums all had covered themselves in blossoms. Figs grew large and heavy on the fig tree, which exploded tropically in one corner of the yard, and fat red tomatoes swelled on the still leafing vines in another. Tendrils of Virginia creeper and wild grape dripped from the pines across the back fence, persimmons hung from the persimmon tree like Christmas ornaments. I had seen all this the previous morning, and many other mornings before that. But now I had stepped into a page from an illuminated fairy tale. Just as that thought entered my mind, three large yellow butterflies appeared, flitting in spirals around me. I laughed aloud: I was in Oz after all🌄…
…I can’t think of any other way to put this but to say the sky opened, and grace poured down all around me. Light itself had transformed into a palpable substance, spilling down as if from a fountain. But it was more than light. It was blessings of every kind, goodness incarnate, flowing inexhaustible and immutable from above. I didn’t say to myself, “What is this?” I didn’t guess. I knew, I saw, I was in the presence of God. This wasn’t a God with whom I could have a conversation, at least not two-way. I think I said, or shouted, “Ok, I am DEFINITELY not an atheist,” but God was mute, or rather, I understood, or perceived, that the only response God would ever make was the boundless bounty of beauty cascading over me. After the shock and awe, my first thought was that this gift absurdly overmatched anything I could possibly have deserved. I thought, and said aloud, “Why me?” Instantly, that seemed too pleased with myself. I could just look at this phenomenon that confronted me, this Niagara Falls of beauty pouring down, and know that I hadn’t been “chosen.” I was no one special. This was just what God was, a permanent condition that somehow had remained invisible to me until this moment..”
reset.me/story/tried-psychedelic-mushrooms-35-years-saw-light/🦋🌈🍄🌅🍄🌈🦋
God Part 2 lyrics ~U2
"heard a singer on the radio late last night, says he's gonna kick at the darkness till it in bleeds daylight...I believe in love..
..some kuddos from Bono to Bruce.❤
This man is amazing.♥️🎶
You deserve a wonderful retirement ❤
Not only is Bruce a longtime favorite. I see the paste guys drinking grgich hills wine- that winery is awesome too. I first began to truly appreciate Bruce back in mid 90s and visited Napa during that time as well. This video was a great escape to less stressful days of grad school and road-trips.
Good travels on your tour Bruce
G'day from Ottawa
Thankyou Paste , totally amazing ❤💖
Thank YOU Jan, glad you're here!!
Your best show ever. 🥂❤️🇨🇦
We'll take it, thank you Fix!! What a legend, man. Bruce is the best.
So wonderful to find this Live Performance of one of Bruces'~Solo voice and guitar presentations' that sounds very smooth{No wind or back ground noise}Big thumbs' up for all that helped with the recording arrangement~ And Paste Magazine for sharing the upload of this Legendary musician❣👍
Love Bruce - everything he does - yes I thought of this song thinking of what is happening now - lovers in a dangerous time. Saw Bruce at Ontario Place in the 80's - he is one of one favs - love you Bruce you still sound great. Such a prolific songwriter that has profoundly affected me over the years - Love from this Canadian Girl! Hugs xo
brucey!
I accidentally bought "Humans"(there was no album cover.), and I'm glad I did.
So relaxing 😌
man i need to jam here lol
a suggestion from his manager Bernie, "but it's a good suggestion". I gotta say LOL on that one.
..when I was a torn jacket hanging on a barbed wire ya cut me free and sewed me up and isn't it hard to be the one who gathers everybody's tears..
lol outstanding tickets cant go back lmao
Miss the part where he kicks at the chimes!
We're all pacing the cage now .
I know most of your songs. If only . . .
I really thought song writers like this, and Neil Young would change the world. You can,t change the world with a song unfortunately.😢
lol i was the one with the car ....lol no ... i was it was a ford comet lmao
All that singing and Canada still ends up with Trudeau and Communism.🤪🤡👎