I am 74 , I just woke up to Shawn. She is beyond spiritual in her messages. When I was tumbling Falling down the slopes this song was to be written 40 years later. Trail Skiing alone on a full moon night.., Leaving the Catch on new fallen Snow.., ( Who could say no)? So I break that binding , ...I was tumbling falling down the slope. Shawn Colvin knows one good ski to get out on, That'll work. I went a mile or so back, and drove home from the forested park, and its Moon lit slopes.
Yep! She IS the freakin' folk rock kickass QUEEN! Nobody comes close to her level of poetry, humor, sarcasm and imagery that is in her songs. Nuff said. Shawn Colvin is so underrated its a CRIME!
Hard to describe how much I Iove this. I've watched it many times, and I think it's just about as perfect as it could be. It's tragic that the rest of the show isn't available.
Every time I see this, I wonder where all the young girls are to follow in her footsteps. Her talent literally jumps through the screen, and her guitar playing takes my breath away. I've loved you since you started, Shawn, and I will always get lost in the beauty of your singular gift.
This was in 1991 at Colvin's first ACL appearance (season 16, episode 10). She opened the show, John Hammond closed it. Her set list: Another Long One Riding Shotgun Down The Avalanche Steady On Cry Like An Angel Roadrunner Theme Song Diamond In The Rough The Dead Of The Night
What city did this 1991 show take place in? Best version of this song of all time. i have tickets in Chicago for this Friday. Front row seats. I want to meet her and I play her songs on my guitar. Do you what city this is? Bob
I was not familiar with her until seeing her perform this and the rest of Steady On while opening for Richard Thompson back in March of 1990. And of course, RT did not disappoint either.
This was right after the album came out, so '89 or '90. This was the first taping of the Austin City Limits season and some of the staff was wondering how one vocal mic and one guitar would carry a show for 28 minutes. Boy were we wrong, she blew everyone away and it was one of the best recordings in the 30+ years of the show. Obviously strong material, her voice was (is) amazing and beautiful, different guitar playing. "May we all find salvation in professions that heal." Sing it Shawn!
It was this night that I first ever heard Shawn Colvin. It was this night that I decided that, when I finished grad school, I was gonna get a guitar to learn to play like this. Dreams and aspirations are good. :)
wow.. just BRILLiant. Shawn is one of a handful of artists who, with one voice & one guitar, can create a lovely musical world where no other instruments are necessary.
Love this clip. Saw her around the time of this video at the Lonestar Roadhouse in NYC shortly after her album debuted, opening for Donald Fagen's New York Rock n Soul Revue, and have been in love ever since.
January 10, 2023 - Maine Happy Birthday Shawn Colvin Music is the wind you are a red hot whistle with a quantum mind and a universal soul presented through the emotional prism of your angelic face expressed within your lightening bolt voice filtered through the deep purple blue mesh of cosmic grace and with this instrument Sunny Came Home on a mission you burned my house to the ground all my memories nothing to be found but this smoke you and my rapt desire Sunny build a new house make it strong choose your cornerstone from your best song set it true make one room special for your love song make the kitchen tight and warm where your friends can sing along make the living room wide enough to include all those treasures upon which you decide have your love carry you across the threshold like a blushing bride then sing for all the love you can’t hide make the ceilings high to include all the inspiration in the starry sky fill the spaces in between with grace notes high and sweet for angels seldom seen leave a seat for the strangers you meet on the mystic country roads that intersect at the nexus of all your dreams in blessed eternal Austin Texas end Happy Birthday Angel/Candlekin With love for my blessed eternal soul Violet If you listen to every song Shawn Colvin ever has sung and read every word she has written. If you place yourself in her presence and open your heart you will find yourself changed forever and you will yearn more deeply for the things that pertain to the human soul. You’ll wonder from what source or process she extracted such searing insights and what price she must have paid. You’ll vibrate for days at a time with a deeper appreciation and gratitude for the courage it takes to deliver these insights to an audience with such grace and integrity. You’ll ache for days, weeks, years maybe decades and when you find her approaching her 67th birthday still singing and giving of herself you will become overwhelmed with a complex of emotions that you’ll wish you could transform into a song or some beautiful cosmic garment to wrap her in forever. You’ll dream of her. She’ll convince you of eternal love and that love is the only true reality. And of course she will break your heart. You’ll survive it too and when you’re re-incarnated with her in some quantum mystic paradise you’ll sing for her while she rests that magnificent spirit of hers. Yes, you will. I will too. Peace Christmas Day 2022 - Wishing you every good thing. With love forever. Peace Violet Catcher Of Divine Wind If I Were The Wind If I were the wind I would stand so still like a butterfly pinned against straining will I would wait I would hum softly but never stir fate or ruffle the lofty dreams of my angel guide I would be so patient while she planned the ride to forever’s folded tent I would whisper so low as if I’d never sinned still I wouldn’t blow until you gathered me in My love never could you say that I was hard to catch or even hard to find for when you breathe I come in and attach to your lungs and your heart and I’ll sing through your mind never were we apart Now I know you know you breathed me in at the very start I am wind, you are fire that you breathe is my desire For my eternal beloved Violet end Sweet Soul Caledonia Caledonia sweet child of God Goddess of Ireland Born of the Goddess of Love with gifts from above we sing of thee today now we know you’ll never go away Angel of Ireland Van has sung you home no more do we roam in Dublin we sing for you wear the ring that we kiss we live for this nirvana and bliss and a pint of Guiness We worship you Van end This was posted on Van Morrison's 'Caledonia Soul Music' on Mother's Day so I took a few liberties with the spirit world I guess. Happy Mother's Day Violet
I saw her do this in concert maybe 20 years ago. We were sitting in the fifth row and it was one of those moments. The crowd was transfixed and she was in the zone and feeling it!
This is one of my MOST loved pieces of recorded music by one of my most loved singers. I adore Shawn's voice and this performance early in her career is just fabulous. I wish I could have a pristine copy of this video SOOO much. If anyone can find a better copy PLEASE upload it or send me a copy. And thanks to Anestice to uploading this video. Love it to BITS!
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Man, holy lord,..... that's some guitar work! ....and we all know about the singing.... i just keep coming back for more. Saw this the night it aired... taped it... and I still come back here to YT again and again!
...just absolute class, I haven't seen her for many years, this was a vintage performance done by Ms. Shawn Colvin. I've always felt that she has such a beautiful musical touch between her vocals and her wonderful guitar playing. I do not know where you are now ma'am, but I'm still an absolute fan of your music. Where ever you are, please be well.
Thank you for this video. I had a band for a while with one of my coworkers in 91, and we would sing Shawn's songs for hours to vocalize. Laura is gone now...and when I hear this I have good memories and love in my heart because this is a summation of our lives at that time. And now Laura is an angel. Many blessings.
Her first Austin City Limits: My VHS copy was recorded on Mar. 23, 1991. I transferred the audio to a cassette (and later to CD, and later to mp3!) and it's been my favorite SC "album" ever since. Don't get me wrong: the studio albums are fantastic ("One Cool Remove" is well-nestled in my top 10 favorite songs of all time) but this! Just one lovely woman, her lovely words and melodies, her lovely voice and guitar playing...sublime! (The Roadrunner Theme is a cute duet with her sister Kay.)
Oh, my gosh, I recorded this on VHS, too, on that same night in 1991 - I still have it! And, YES, the Roadrunner duet is so much fun! I've seen her in concert several times because of that serendipitous night recording her on Austin City Limits, just by accident! (She's still beautiful, isn't she?)
I don't know what it is about Shawn Colvin...one cannot deny that there are better voices, better guitar players, better looking people. And yet, I find her totally intoxicating!!!
The streets of my town are not What they were They are haloed in anger, bitter And hurt And it's not so you'd notice but It's a sinister thing Like the wheels of ambition at The christening So I went out walking on the Streets of the dead With a chip on my shoulder And a voice in my head It said you have been brought here Though you don't know what for Well the mystery train is coming Right to your door And I hear you calling, you Don't have to call so loud I see you falling and you don't Have to walk so proud You can run all night but we Can take you where You can cry like an angel There were high school night dances When we played stump the band We were raising each other In a strange land There were hard pills to swallow But we drank 'em all down Oh the nights were too short then And now they're a little too long I hear you calling and you Don't have to call so loud I see you falling and you don't Have to walk so proud You can run all night but we Can take you where You can shout out in anger You can laugh like a fool You can cry like an angel So look homeward baby Keep your eyes on the sky They will never forgive you So don't ask them to try This is your party, I know It's not your ideal May we all find salvation In professions that heal I hear you calling, you Don't have to call so loud I see you falling and you don't Have to walk so proud You can run all night but we Can take you where You can shout out an answer You can laugh like a fool You can call up to heaven We'll be listening to you You can sing hallelujah You can fly like a bird You can cry like angel When there are no words
love Shawn Colvin, because it's as if she pulls the unspoken thoughts in my head and sets them to beautiful music, I can listen to again and again and again and again.
As burgor57 noted, one of THE very best performances from one of the best out there. I cherish this early ACL taping -- it's a gem....every number. Even her singing "Roadrunner" with her sister Kay. ;-)
Wow! It's been years since I have seen this performance/video. What an amazing talent! I think I still have a portion of this ACL on VHS. I'll have to hunt it down. Like so many other people that commented, when I first saw this performance I was just awestruck how good she was. I was fortunate to see her perform live in Tempe, AZ not too long after this ACL at a small venue and then again a short time later in Sedona, AZ. Great concerts. It so exciting to see new talent emerging....
Oh my gosh... amazing. Just finding her music. Where have I been? PS- I'm back again a year later listening to this. It's really perfection. I get the sense the whole night was like this. Lucky crowd.
❤️ my beautiful dearly departed songwriting musical genius dear dear friend TomKell turned me on to this video. He called this video the full powers of Shawn in action. I got to meet her in Nashville before her show. What a talent in truth she is. Go Shawn ❤️
Incredible, this is so together. so effortlessly brilliant. This is a person who has the singer-songwriter thang down...,people wonder: How could a symphony orchestra sound like a singer with a guitar...,this is it.
At the risk off offending anyone, Shawn is on par with Joni. Her guitar playing is superb, her tunings are effective, her songwriting is bold, funny, insightful and sarcastic. Her voice is seductive and addictive. Someone walked up to me one day when I was playing, and he handed me her first CD. I was blown away then, and nothing's changed for me through the years. I used to have her full ACL set on videocassette. I would pay $50 for a solid and clear version of this whole performance from ACL. Any takers?
Awesome performance, I'd love to see other footage from that concert. Saw her as a duo and once just solo in a sampler show sponsored by a local radio station. Can't beat her voice and acoustic guitar techniques. The dynamics and nuances of her skills really shine in those settings and can get lost in a full-band production...she's the real deal! Thanks for sharing..and thank you Shawn!
I completely agree, Tony. I actually had this show (with John Hammond) on VHS cassette, but it was lost in a fire. Although I enjoyed the full hour, I 'm bent on getting only the audio of Shawn's performance. I need it for my funeral. Thanks!
Asombroso, Shaw es increible esta cancion es una belleza, es como quedar embelezado escuchando plenamente su voz y el vibrar de las cuerdas. I love this song, it´s do not the simply country song, becouse transcend agains the ages. A style which never die
Merci pour ces pleurs angéliques Shawn Colvin. Sans oublier votre enjôleuse et originale maîtrise de l'instrument. « Personne ne s'approche de son niveau de poésie, d'humour, de sarcasme et d'images qui se trouvent dans ses chansons. Shawn Colvin est tellement sous-estimée que c'est un CRIME! » (Traduction du commentaire de svenlundergard1 svenlundergard1)
The vocals she does at 2:30 make me cry while I'm smiling. What being in the front row would have been like I can only imagine. Thank you so much for posting this
Need the full episode. If it's the one I recall, she invites her sister up on stage to do their version of the Road Runner theme song.Big thanks to anyone who can find THAT clip!!
great post, it would seem miss colvin is the female version of king midas everything she touches turns to gold, excellent performance, i saw this set on ACL what a real gem she is, and a kinda scary lookin guitar strap,
January 10, 2023 Happy Birthday Shawn Colvin Angel/Candlekin Goddess King of Orion My Eternal Blessed Beloved Badass Everything Thinking Of You And Leonard November 11, 2016 You Set The Standard A brilliant flame has flickered and flown But the lights are ablaze in the Tower of Song Tonight the Master is home Down by the ocean I looked up at the stars On my knees I asked for a sign The supermoon was there almost full All the constellations were bright burning too Is there a song for me I asked Maybe just a word or two All the words are inside of you Be a sign for someone else Leonard said that love is When a lover fills his lover up Till she can pour from her own flowing cup I thought of Shawn Colvin then Fill me up Fill me up I’m a long way from home And I don’t have a lot to say I know who you are And I know where you live But I don’t have the will by myself to forgive I have a love song for you it’s not much I saw you on my castle bathing on the roof I tried to touch I waited too long for the melody But last night it came to me I love you forever That’s all I know Forget your perfect offering There’s a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in And that’s how a love song takes wing How will we live without you Leonard Especially now Oh! your timing is exquisite I looked up at the sky The supermoon was almost full And all the constellations were feeling your pull It was dark but I want it darker I want to write a love song for Shawn Colvin I can’t think of anything else to do May I say I got the idea from you It would have to be good And it would have to be true How dare I even try She knows every shade of blue Every road and every star I’ll just sing “I love you” Will you help me get that far She knows the business of the heart Would you still love her tomorrow After she blows your mortal mind apart Oh yes I think I would More so together we could I can’t bear to think of her at the edge of time Walking a plank Without a Valentine We’re not even Facebook friends Oh Leonard please tell me How the story ends And what does it mean When you find that Shawn Colvin Is your beloved Candlekin All the signs are down And I don’t know where to begin All our hearts are broken but our souls have spoken we have sung your songs for so long and now forever we all will be together Leonard you lead we'll sing along all the harmony you need from us to you with blazing light speed and we're receiving too so don't be a stranger we got no Joseph don't need a manger just one more love hymn send it along for Shawn and me from the blessed blazing Tower of Song end Some thoughts of you my eternal blessed beautiful brilliant beloved badass soul. How I worship you and miss Leonard. Quantum kisses I send to you through wormholes in the space of my heart. Leonard says he'll pay your light bill in the Tower Of Song Candlekin. I worship you. We found each other simultaneously through blessed synchronicity and you forever changed me for the better for the good like you said you could in all your mystical magical songs. Peace Special thanks and eternal gratitude to Goddess Sarah Maclachlan for inspiring and co-writing 'Shawn Colvin's Divine Plan' and for 'Lilith Fair' We worship you Sarah. Special thanks to alternate 1st Angel of Ireland Donovan for inspiring and co-writing 'Violet Catcher Of Divine Wind' and for co-writing 'Shawn Colvin's Divine Plan' We worship you forever Special thanks to Goddess of Ireland Caledonia for inspiring us to keep living and loving and for the co-write on 'Shawn Colvin's Divine Plan' We worship You forever Callie. Special thanks to Angel of Austin Texas Mario Erwin for making all of this possible. We adore you forever my blessed brother in Christ. Peace Amen Thank you Lord Savior Brother Friend and Redeemer Jesus Christ Almighty. We all love and worship you forever. All Our love and devotion is yours eternally. Thanks for Our blessed eternal souls and for redeeming and bringing us all back together via the grace of the Divine blessed Holy Spirit and for all the cosmic real estate. Peace Amen Shawn Caledonia Arthur SC
Something in her there was, set you thinking of those Strange backgrounds of Raphael... that hectic and deep Brief twilight in which southern suns fall asleep. Owen Meredith
You have great taste. : ) And, I know this will sound quite "silly", being as it is that I know absolutely nothing about you other than the comment you just made, but I trust my gut/intuition as it is almost always spot on, and I have a verrry strong hunch/feeling that you are an amazing, unique, and special individual, yourself. My gut is just feeling very strongly 'about this one.'
I would like this version, not any other version, to play at my funeral. It won't be long from now. Does anyone know how ro make this happen? Any feedback would mean so much. Just the audio. This version Only, not any other version. Thank you in advance.
God I love this woman. I have been listening to her for almost 30 years and I never grow tired of listening to her wonderful songwriting
I am 74 , I just woke up to Shawn. She is beyond spiritual in her messages. When I was tumbling Falling down the slopes this song was to be written 40 years later. Trail Skiing alone on a full moon night.., Leaving the Catch on new fallen Snow.., ( Who could say no)? So I break that binding , ...I was tumbling falling down the slope. Shawn Colvin knows one good ski to get out on, That'll work. I went a mile or so back, and drove home from the forested park, and its Moon lit slopes.
Yep! She IS the freakin' folk rock kickass QUEEN! Nobody comes close to her level of poetry, humor, sarcasm and imagery that is in her songs. Nuff said. Shawn Colvin is so underrated its a CRIME!
Truth
Not a lie....lol
you got that right!
Case in point, I'm just finding her music in 2021. I have some catching up to do. She's incredible.
Not underrated in my house. The neighbors get a steady diet as well
Shawn Colvin is a miracle of voice, virtuosity and soul. Thank you for existing.
Whoever was running sound was…phenomenal.🕯️
She commands a room with her guitar and voice . One of a kind
Hard to describe how much I Iove this. I've watched it many times, and I think it's just about as perfect as it could be. It's tragic that the rest of the show isn't available.
Every time I see this, I wonder where all the young girls are to follow in her footsteps. Her talent literally jumps through the screen, and her guitar playing takes my breath away. I've loved you since you started, Shawn, and I will always get lost in the beauty of your singular gift.
This woman is a quiet and fierce storm. You don't even know what hit you after she comes through.
Goosebumps 🥲
You've said it in 19 words. Well done!
You've said it in 19 words. Well done!
This was in 1991 at Colvin's first ACL appearance (season 16, episode 10). She opened the show, John Hammond closed it.
Her set list:
Another Long One
Riding Shotgun Down The Avalanche
Steady On
Cry Like An Angel
Roadrunner Theme Song
Diamond In The Rough
The Dead Of The Night
What city did this 1991 show take place in? Best version of this song of all time. i have tickets in Chicago for this Friday. Front row seats. I want to meet her and I play her songs on my guitar. Do you what city this is? Bob
@@robertrepa5758 How was the show?
I was not familiar with her until seeing her perform this and the rest of Steady On while opening for Richard Thompson back in March of 1990. And of course, RT did not disappoint either.
This was right after the album came out, so '89 or '90. This was the first taping of the Austin City Limits season and some of the staff was wondering how one vocal mic and one guitar would carry a show for 28 minutes. Boy were we wrong, she blew everyone away and it was one of the best recordings in the 30+ years of the show. Obviously strong material, her voice was (is) amazing and beautiful, different guitar playing. "May we all find salvation in professions that heal." Sing it Shawn!
and this is one of th only tracks you can find from it.
@@letch1529 are there any other tracks?
It was this night that I first ever heard Shawn Colvin. It was this night that I decided that, when I finished grad school, I was gonna get a guitar to learn to play like this. Dreams and aspirations are good. :)
wow.. just BRILLiant. Shawn is one of a handful
of artists who, with one voice & one guitar,
can create a lovely musical world where no other
instruments are necessary.
In addition to amazing singing, amazing songwriting... that's some absolutely badass guitar playing!
SleepyCreek True Triple Threat!
Love this clip. Saw her around the time of this video at the Lonestar Roadhouse in NYC shortly after her album debuted, opening for Donald Fagen's New York Rock n Soul Revue, and have been in love ever since.
Shawn Colvin live is something really beautiful.
I fell in love with her music at a festival where I heard her live.
Damn, I am so jealous at you
Such connection of voice to instrument.
I really do thank Jehovah for Shawn Colvin.
Is it physically possible to have 4 minutes and 16 seconds of goosebumps every one of the 231 times one listens to this?
Yes, yes you can, when it’s Shawn Colvin.
January 10, 2023 - Maine
Happy Birthday Shawn Colvin
Music is the wind
you are a red hot whistle
with a quantum mind
and a universal soul
presented through
the emotional prism
of your angelic face
expressed within
your lightening bolt voice
filtered through the deep
purple blue mesh
of cosmic grace
and with this instrument
Sunny Came Home
on a mission
you burned my house
to the ground
all my memories
nothing to be found
but this smoke
you
and my rapt desire
Sunny
build a new house
make it strong
choose your cornerstone
from your best song
set it true
make one room special
for your love song
make the kitchen tight and warm
where your friends can sing along
make the living room wide enough
to include all those treasures
upon which you decide
have your love carry you
across the threshold
like a blushing bride
then sing
for all the love you can’t hide
make the ceilings high
to include all the inspiration
in the starry sky
fill the spaces in between
with grace notes
high and sweet
for angels seldom seen
leave a seat
for the strangers you meet
on the mystic country roads
that intersect at the nexus
of all your dreams
in blessed eternal
Austin Texas
end
Happy Birthday Angel/Candlekin
With love for my blessed eternal soul Violet
If you listen to every song Shawn Colvin ever has sung and read every word she has written. If you place yourself in her presence and open your heart you will find yourself changed forever and you will yearn more deeply for the things that pertain to the human soul. You’ll wonder from what source or process she extracted such searing insights and what price she must have paid. You’ll vibrate for days at a time with a deeper appreciation and gratitude for the courage it takes to deliver these insights to an audience with such grace and integrity. You’ll ache for days, weeks, years maybe decades and when you find her approaching her 67th birthday still singing and giving of herself you will become overwhelmed with a complex of emotions that you’ll wish you could transform into a song or some beautiful cosmic garment to wrap her in forever. You’ll dream of her. She’ll convince you of eternal love and that love is the only true reality. And of course she will break your heart. You’ll survive it too and when you’re re-incarnated with her in some quantum mystic paradise you’ll sing for her while she rests that magnificent spirit of hers. Yes, you will. I will too. Peace
Christmas Day 2022 - Wishing you every good thing. With love forever. Peace
Violet Catcher Of Divine Wind
If I Were The Wind
If I were the wind
I would stand so still
like a butterfly pinned
against straining will
I would wait
I would hum softly
but never stir fate
or ruffle the lofty dreams
of my angel guide
I would be so patient
while she planned the ride
to forever’s folded tent
I would whisper so low
as if I’d never sinned
still I wouldn’t blow
until you gathered me in
My love never could you say
that I was hard to catch
or even hard to find
for when you breathe
I come in and attach
to your lungs and your heart
and I’ll sing through your mind
never were we apart
Now I know you know
you breathed me in at the very start
I am wind, you are fire
that you breathe
is my desire
For my eternal beloved Violet
end
Sweet Soul Caledonia
Caledonia sweet child of God
Goddess of Ireland
Born of the Goddess of Love
with gifts from above
we sing of thee today
now we know
you’ll never go away
Angel of Ireland Van
has sung you home
no more do we roam
in Dublin we sing
for you wear the ring
that we kiss
we live for this
nirvana and bliss
and a pint of Guiness
We worship you Van
end
This was posted on Van Morrison's 'Caledonia Soul Music' on Mother's Day so I took a few liberties with the spirit world I guess. Happy Mother's Day Violet
I saw her do this in concert maybe 20 years ago. We were sitting in the fifth row and it was one of those moments. The crowd was transfixed and she was in the zone and feeling it!
This is one of my MOST loved pieces of recorded music by one of my most loved singers. I adore Shawn's voice and this performance early in her career is just fabulous. I wish I could have a pristine copy of this video SOOO much. If anyone can find a better copy PLEASE upload it or send me a copy. And thanks to Anestice to uploading this video. Love it to BITS!
Man, holy lord,..... that's some guitar work! ....and we all know about the singing.... i just keep coming back for more. Saw this the night it aired... taped it... and I still come back here to YT again and again!
She's most underrated singer of america. I love her performance with David Sanborn in the nightshow.
My thought precisely . . . singing and playing both very underrated . . .
A woman, a voice, a guitar and awesome lyrics…that’s Shawn Colvin !!!!
A lovely lady. Great singer songwriter. Her acoustic guitar playing just knocks me out. This is one of my favorite videos.
Shawn Colvin, with her razor blade cheekbones and veiny forearms, is STILL the freakin' folk rock kickass queen.
...just absolute class, I haven't seen her for many years, this was a vintage performance done by Ms. Shawn Colvin. I've always felt that she has such a beautiful musical touch between her vocals and her wonderful guitar playing. I do not know where you are now ma'am, but I'm still an absolute fan of your music. Where ever you are, please be well.
Thank you for this video. I had a band for a while with one of my coworkers in 91, and we would sing Shawn's songs for hours to vocalize. Laura is gone now...and when I hear this I have good memories and love in my heart because this is a summation of our lives at that time. And now Laura is an angel. Many blessings.
Her first Austin City Limits: My VHS copy was recorded on Mar. 23, 1991. I transferred the audio to a cassette (and later to CD, and later to mp3!) and it's been my favorite SC "album" ever since. Don't get me wrong: the studio albums are fantastic ("One Cool Remove" is well-nestled in my top 10 favorite songs of all time) but this! Just one lovely woman, her lovely words and melodies, her lovely voice and guitar playing...sublime! (The Roadrunner Theme is a cute duet with her sister Kay.)
Oh, my gosh, I recorded this on VHS, too, on that same night in 1991 - I still have it! And, YES, the Roadrunner duet is so much fun! I've seen her in concert several times because of that serendipitous night recording her on Austin City Limits, just by accident! (She's still beautiful, isn't she?)
I don’t think it gets any better than that.
...wow...im speechless. so effortless while sounding like a tsunami of emotion through sound. Quiet thunder indeed...
Voice like an angel
unreal display of talent in it's prime
no one can show the pain and agony of existence and inner turmoil in a more beautiful way. everytime I hear her, I am better for it.
I don't know what it is about Shawn Colvin...one cannot deny that there are better voices, better guitar players, better looking people. And yet, I find her totally intoxicating!!!
The streets of my town are not
What they were
They are haloed in anger, bitter
And hurt
And it's not so you'd notice but
It's a sinister thing
Like the wheels of ambition at
The christening
So I went out walking on the
Streets of the dead
With a chip on my shoulder
And a voice in my head
It said you have been brought here
Though you don't know what for
Well the mystery train is coming
Right to your door
And I hear you calling, you
Don't have to call so loud
I see you falling and you don't
Have to walk so proud
You can run all night but we
Can take you where
You can cry like an angel
There were high school night dances
When we played stump the band
We were raising each other
In a strange land
There were hard pills to swallow
But we drank 'em all down
Oh the nights were too short then
And now they're a little too long
I hear you calling and you
Don't have to call so loud
I see you falling and you don't
Have to walk so proud
You can run all night but we
Can take you where
You can shout out in anger
You can laugh like a fool
You can cry like an angel
So look homeward baby
Keep your eyes on the sky
They will never forgive you
So don't ask them to try
This is your party, I know
It's not your ideal
May we all find salvation
In professions that heal
I hear you calling, you
Don't have to call so loud
I see you falling and you don't
Have to walk so proud
You can run all night but we
Can take you where
You can shout out an answer
You can laugh like a fool
You can call up to heaven
We'll be listening to you
You can sing hallelujah
You can fly like a bird
You can cry like angel
When there are no words
Man, she is just....so damn good!!!
Shawn Colvin...one of the main reasons I moved to Austin in '99.
love Shawn Colvin, because it's as if she pulls the unspoken thoughts in my head and sets them to beautiful music, I can listen to again and again and again and again.
She looks absolutely terrific with dark hair!
Her and Jewel are my two favorite singer/songwriter's! Just wonderful!
As burgor57 noted, one of THE very best performances from one of the best out there. I cherish this early ACL taping -- it's a gem....every number. Even her singing "Roadrunner" with her sister Kay. ;-)
Wow! It's been years since I have seen this performance/video. What an amazing talent! I think I still have a portion of this ACL on VHS. I'll have to hunt it down. Like so many other people that commented, when I first saw this performance I was just awestruck how good she was. I was fortunate to see her perform live in Tempe, AZ not too long after this ACL at a small venue and then again a short time later in Sedona, AZ. Great concerts. It so exciting to see new talent emerging....
She is tremendous, get em Shawn.
absolute best guitar playing ever. what style and intention
Rick Adams I like that. Intention. Perfect.
this is exquisitely wonderful. thank you for posting.
She is fabulous live..got to meet her this past March...and she brought Emmylou up for a song..front row FRONT ROW ❤️
Oh my gosh... amazing. Just finding her music. Where have I been?
PS- I'm back again a year later listening to this. It's really perfection. I get the sense the whole night was like this. Lucky crowd.
❤️ my beautiful dearly departed songwriting musical genius dear dear friend TomKell turned me on to this video. He called this video the full powers of Shawn in action. I got to meet her in Nashville before her show. What a talent in truth she is. Go Shawn ❤️
❤ just here again thinking about Tom
❤once again on the anniversary of his death, I never stop missing him and loving this song
Incredible, this is so together. so effortlessly brilliant. This is a person who has the singer-songwriter thang down...,people wonder: How could a symphony orchestra sound like a singer with a guitar...,this is it.
At the risk off offending anyone, Shawn is on par with Joni. Her guitar playing is superb, her tunings are effective, her songwriting is bold, funny, insightful and sarcastic. Her voice is seductive and addictive. Someone walked up to me one day when I was playing, and he handed me her first CD. I was blown away then, and nothing's changed for me through the years. I used to have her full ACL set on videocassette. I would pay $50 for a solid and clear version of this whole performance from ACL. Any takers?
One of the most gifted musicians I've followed for many a tune, and fortunate to have seen Shawn and Mary Chapin Carpenter in concert 🙂
A gift to the music world, and to all our hearts! Blessings always Shawn.
I loved her from the first moment I heard her sing on WXPN. Incredible voice. I read her biography a couple years ago.
Awesome performance, I'd love to see other footage from that concert. Saw her as a duo and once just solo in a sampler show sponsored by a local radio station. Can't beat her voice and acoustic guitar techniques. The dynamics and nuances of her skills really shine in those settings and can get lost in a full-band production...she's the real deal! Thanks for sharing..and thank you Shawn!
I completely agree, Tony. I actually had this show (with John Hammond) on VHS cassette, but it was lost in a fire. Although I enjoyed the full hour, I 'm bent on getting only the audio of Shawn's performance. I need it for my funeral. Thanks!
I have rarely seen something so amazing, look so effortless.....
Asombroso, Shaw es increible esta cancion es una belleza, es como quedar embelezado escuchando plenamente su voz y el vibrar de las cuerdas. I love this song, it´s do not the simply country song, becouse transcend agains the ages. A style which never die
Everything about this is amazing and beautiful 😮
this is talent...With wisdom from the heart...god bless
Merci pour ces pleurs angéliques Shawn Colvin. Sans oublier votre enjôleuse et originale maîtrise de l'instrument. « Personne ne s'approche de son niveau de poésie, d'humour, de sarcasme et d'images qui se trouvent dans ses chansons. Shawn Colvin est tellement sous-estimée que c'est un CRIME! » (Traduction du commentaire de svenlundergard1 svenlundergard1)
The vocals she does at 2:30 make me cry while I'm smiling. What being in the front row would have been like I can only imagine. Thank you so much for posting this
Need the full episode. If it's the one I recall, she invites her sister up on stage to do their version of the Road Runner theme song.Big thanks to anyone who can find THAT clip!!
Beautiful guitar and voice. Thamk you for posting this from Italy.
This is such a great song
so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how is this not 1 million??😐
This is really a standout performance from Shawn.
Goose bumps....
Most exellent. ..
Greetings from Dublin Ireland. .
Goddess got the sound ....
all around
Always have loved her
I love Shawn Colvin
Shawn t5unes the guitar in d for this song and its wonderful. I've followed her ever since "Steady On".
Open D or drop D?
More like open G
@@Floydandsome yep
Merry Christmas 2013 Shawn Colvin - God Bless You Always! Peace
awesome song!
she just reminded me what is music!
she blows away Taylor Swift big time and yet she is not a billionaire I love her!
1:45 girl staring,listening,listening. totally enthralled gets it. I remember this performance on ACL. just wow.
What a performance!!
At 1:35... that look she gives up and to the right... just kills me..
I like this a lot.
Beautiful baby girl...love ya!!!!
Thank you
great post, it would seem miss colvin is the female version of king midas everything she touches turns to gold, excellent performance, i saw this set on ACL what a real gem she is, and a kinda scary lookin guitar strap,
This is a beautiful song 🇮🇪
Positively beautiful. One of my favorite's by Shawn and her performance here is excellent. Not so crazy about what she's wearing though... :P
A pretty lady with an imminence talent. I love her music!!
Shawn!!!
January 10, 2023
Happy Birthday Shawn Colvin
Angel/Candlekin
Goddess King of Orion
My Eternal Blessed Beloved Badass Everything
Thinking Of You And Leonard
November 11, 2016
You Set The Standard
A brilliant flame
has flickered and flown
But the lights are ablaze
in the Tower of Song
Tonight the Master is home
Down by the ocean
I looked up at the stars
On my knees
I asked for a sign
The supermoon was there
almost full
All the constellations
were bright burning too
Is there a song for me I asked
Maybe just a word or two
All the words are inside of you
Be a sign for someone else
Leonard said that love is
When a lover fills his lover up
Till she can pour
from her own flowing cup
I thought of Shawn Colvin then
Fill me up Fill me up
I’m a long way from home
And I don’t have a lot to say
I know who you are
And I know where you live
But I don’t have the will
by myself to forgive
I have a love song for you
it’s not much
I saw you on my castle
bathing on the roof
I tried to touch
I waited too long for the melody
But last night it came to me
I love you forever
That’s all I know
Forget your perfect offering
There’s a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in
And that’s how a love song takes wing
How will we live without you Leonard
Especially now
Oh! your timing is exquisite
I looked up at the sky
The supermoon was almost full
And all the constellations
were feeling your pull
It was dark but I want it darker
I want to write a love song for Shawn Colvin
I can’t think of anything else to do
May I say I got the idea from you
It would have to be good
And it would have to be true
How dare I even try
She knows every shade of blue
Every road and every star
I’ll just sing “I love you”
Will you help me get that far
She knows the business of the heart
Would you still love her tomorrow
After she blows your mortal mind apart
Oh yes I think I would
More so
together we could
I can’t bear to think of her
at the edge of time
Walking a plank
Without a Valentine
We’re not even Facebook friends
Oh Leonard please tell me
How the story ends
And what does it mean
When you find that Shawn Colvin
Is your beloved Candlekin
All the signs are down
And I don’t know where to begin
All our hearts are broken
but our souls have spoken
we have sung your songs
for so long and now forever
we all will be together
Leonard you lead
we'll sing along
all the harmony you need
from us to you
with blazing light speed
and we're receiving too
so don't be a stranger
we got no Joseph
don't need a manger
just one more love hymn
send it along
for Shawn and me
from the blessed blazing
Tower of Song
end
Some thoughts of you my eternal blessed beautiful brilliant beloved badass soul. How I worship you and miss Leonard. Quantum kisses I send to you through wormholes in the space of my heart. Leonard says he'll pay your light bill in the Tower Of Song Candlekin. I worship you. We found each other simultaneously through blessed synchronicity and you forever changed me for the better for the good like you said you could in all your mystical magical songs. Peace
Special thanks and eternal gratitude to Goddess Sarah Maclachlan for inspiring and co-writing 'Shawn Colvin's Divine Plan' and for 'Lilith Fair' We worship you Sarah.
Special thanks to alternate 1st Angel of Ireland Donovan for inspiring and co-writing 'Violet Catcher Of Divine Wind' and for co-writing 'Shawn Colvin's Divine Plan' We worship you forever
Special thanks to Goddess of Ireland Caledonia for inspiring us to keep living and loving and for the co-write on 'Shawn Colvin's Divine Plan' We worship You forever Callie.
Special thanks to Angel of Austin Texas Mario Erwin for making all of this possible. We adore you forever my blessed brother in Christ. Peace Amen
Thank you Lord Savior Brother Friend and Redeemer Jesus Christ Almighty. We all love and worship you forever. All Our love and devotion is yours eternally. Thanks for Our blessed eternal souls and for redeeming and bringing us all back together via the grace of the Divine blessed Holy Spirit and for all the cosmic real estate. Peace Amen
Shawn Caledonia Arthur
SC
Wonderful
This is so good. I'm like one big chill bump all the way through. Does anybody know where to watch the rest of this show?
A full orchestra with one woman and one guitar...
Very nice
Something in her there was, set you thinking of those
Strange backgrounds of Raphael... that hectic and deep
Brief twilight in which southern suns fall asleep.
Owen Meredith
Pretty music.
gorgeous sweet woman. x
You have great taste. : )
And, I know this will sound quite "silly", being as it is that I know absolutely nothing about you other than the comment you just made, but I trust my gut/intuition as it is almost always spot on, and I have a verrry strong hunch/feeling that you are an amazing, unique, and special individual, yourself. My gut is just feeling very strongly 'about this one.'
great song
is their anybody who know how she tunes her guitar for this song
Love it
Her music is like white clouds on a blue sky.
Tank you
open G capo 5
i think it is open G
I would like this version, not any other version, to play at my funeral. It won't be long from now. Does anyone know how ro make this happen? Any feedback would mean so much. Just the audio. This version Only, not any other version. Thank you in advance.
Chills
Good nice 😀