Shawn Colvin - "Matter Of Minutes" (Live From Home)
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- Number 3 in my Deep Cuts series, here’s “Matter of Minutes”, (music by John Leventhal and lyrics by me), from the album, "Whole New You". Forgive me for looking a little gnarly - this is not a time for vanity! Scary and strange days, indeed. This is a song about not being prepared for one’s world to be rocked and the desire to flee. But I’m not going to. (March 24, 2020)
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You are such a treasure, Shawn.
Shawn, I really appreciate your being so honest in your intro. That was powerful. And so was the performance.
Wow, even sitting in your living room and playing solo, you are SENSATIONAL!
One of the best songs you have ever written. Bravo -
Having a new baby is so hard!! Thank you for your honesty... ✨✨✨
This song resonates with me so deeply....and Shawn, your voice sounds so fantastic. Thank you for your generosity in sharing this.
Shawn- l love that you bring me into your living room like I am your sister. My sister and I played music together for so many years. Your vulnerable honesty brings me back to viberant, earthy, powerful memories of times we had shared.
Thank you for that!
So apropos for this time we’re all going through, when the world has changed in unexpected ways, when everyone is confused, lonely, and suffering, and we’d run away if we could, but running away isn’t a responsible or honest choice. I always loved this song, without knowing your story behind the song. It is even more meaningful now, especially for those complicated moments, like now, when conventional happy talk just won’t suffice.
Brilliant, Shawn!
I've been a fan since 89. I even got my two sisters to love what you do.(With you, it was easy...)
We had the fortune to see/listen to you in one of the smallest venues you have ever played. (Parkteateret, Oslo, Norway.)
None of us will ever forget!
They are still singing... ;-)
Keep playing! Keep singing! Be safe!
Beautiful. Thank you Shawn for the song and the intro.
I had a colicky child also. I understand your struggle. Thank you for your honesty.
This song is absolutely beautiful, Shawn.
God bless you for these moments of transcendence. Your music elevates and soothes in its vulnerable humanity. Thank you Shawn. Saw you with Duncan Sheik in San Juan Capistrano at the Coach House.
I remember seeing you in concert in Fresno CA during the Fresno Fair, many many years ago. The entire arena was totally vacant, like a unreal ghost town, except for a small group of people in the front rows , and me and my friend, who are big fans of your music (I was already hooked from your Steady On album).. Despite the lack of audience, you performed with the eloquent intimacy that cuts through the heart, and at times, it felt as if you were singing just to me. I had the best seat in the house. It was one of the greatest concert experiences of my entire life. Thank you Shawn...forever your fan.
Some real honest beauty, right there. Wow.
Have always loved this song (and album) so much. Tears running down my face as I watch. Thank you xoxo
Shawn, I have come to your concerts for years and totally loved each one but it is great to hear things you didnt do in those shows. They are great songs.
love and appreciate you and your journey, music and excellent guitar playing..
Praying that one day you'll reissue Whole New You. Bonefields, Another Plane Went Down, and One Small Year only got cooler and better with time. Can't wait to see more people discover these songs.
You’ve always been my hero Shawn. Thank you.
My favourite Shawn Colvin album...delicate, poignant and insightful
The best concert I ever attended was on one hot Summer evening, upstairs in an remodeled, enclosed church balcony, where you opened for Richard Thompson. He's great! I went to see you. I thought that your guitar handler was a teenage boy, but you set up the stage, yourself, sans makeup. When you began to play, I got a clue. Wow! Such a tiny package just bursting with talent. I've seen you several times with your stellar sidemen. Most excellent shows. You solo with the D-28, unplugged, is really where it's at, though. That's a pretty, student model guitar in your hands, but it doesn't have the string tension to drive the top for dynamic response. How about an album of unpublished originals, solo guitar and voice? Brutally honest songs like the one above are commendable, but not essential to great songs, in my view. As for the selfie vids, you need some soft diffuse lighting, such as an umbrella reflecting the light off the inside towards the subject.
Clive Davis bought up all radio ad time, years in advance. There's no explicit quid pro quo, but nobody else can buy radio advertising in the big markets. Someone ought to file charges for Payola, and sue for damages. If you are Indy, you have to find small, low power stations, within broadcast range of the big city. Ads cost much less. Buy some time, and then ask the salesman if he might be willing to have the program director listen to your ad which contains a clip of your music. If he likes it, he can play your songs in drive time heavy rotation. If they want your continued business, they might deduce for themselves that it would be good for them to play your recordings. Of course the drive time DJs will want to interview you, as well.
Search: radio-locator .com (UA-cam won't let me link.)
Thanks for sharing your story and this song. The words really spoke to me not to mention other songs you’ve written.
Beautiful voice and song!
I Love It. Thank you.
This song on your record is the most beautifully recorded mixed and written song I have ever heard. It is beautiful!! Thank you
Beautifully sung and played
This is my favorite record. This is a desert island disc for me.
It's pretty hard to sound the same in your 60s as in your 20s, but Shawn does it. Amazing, and so beautiful. For some reason, her whisper after the song ended as she shuts off the camera, really brought tears to my eyes.
I LOVE THIS SONG, ONE OF YOUR BEST!
Hi Shawn. We are not worthy of being able to comment so easily on your phenomenal talent. This is my favourite song of yours. Thank you for the endless joy you have given to me with your natural born gift of music. I love you 🥰
Thank you Shawn for being YOU. ...Amazing, unrepeatable , open honest, and always sharing yourself so freely with the public, which we all know can be at times an extremely vulnerable position, ( opening us up to criticism et al.) Being a person with an extremely empathetic heart, is at times both an exuberantly rewarding and joyful position, or can give opportunity for other not so easy emotions! Thank you for being brave enough to stay out there, we all need to continue to share however we can right now in order to continue to grow and just survive the difficult changes the world at large is going through. I have not been one for much public comment these last few years, but having read your Wiki page just now ( and I guess since we are similar age) ..I also helped raise my daughter, ( names Calla, who was also born in July 1998) and went through major life changes in those next 4 or more years ( having contracted Lyme disease...) so Bravo for your resilience and continued Blessing Always to you and Cally, and you have always been one of my very favorites, ( an old Joni head too) and Whole New You is waaay wonderful, and perhaps my favorite too. Also a Big Book thumper, though not always as obedient as my higher powers would like. CIAO TIL.~ T.Vincent StG, artist +++
I love this song so much and did when I first heard it on the album that year and I appreciate you Shawn for your honesty. Your music and singing has been with me in times of loss and melancholy and in times of bliss. Your music is very important to me and I saw you the first time at 328 performance hall in Nashville around 93-94 when I was in my mid 20s. So grateful for you.
I totally adore you….wish you all the best from Italy….❤️…..ciao
The chords, melody and lyrics are just all together on another level
Love your music very chill
Wow, that sound makes my hairs stand on end, totally awesome, thankyou for the uploads 😍🕊
Thanks so much for posting these sincere videos, brave and wise and richly musical! what you said here was true, i don't believe the admission of the difficult and sometimes overwhelming change that happens with motherhood - and fatherhood - and our often ill-prepared existence. :) glad you and most of us find the way to be the best we can and learn and thrive. honesty is crucial.
#OdedFriedGaon #OdedMusic #Audioded
That is beautiful
Whoa. Wonderful on so many levels. Please consider giving seminars on your great guitar playing. Those voicings and (tunings?) you're using on this song are wonderful.
Would love to hear you sing “satin sheets”. That would be a real treat 🥰
the craft of your message and voice are indescribably priceless
the story behind the art is indescribably priceless
your beauty is indescribably priceless
Really appreciate the context you provide in your intro. It's tricky, because sometimes we have to resist the urge to "explain" art and just let it speak for itself. But in this case, the sharing not only lent insight into this particular song, but your work in general. I recently revisited "Sunny Came Home" while also having the lyrics up on the screen, and boy was I missing out on just how deep and dark that song goes. And now with this song, it's clear that you've been fearlessly wading into difficult moments in women's lives for quite some time.
Pretty cool Colvin!
This song has always meant so much to me. Thank you so very much. 💙
Lovely.
Thank you so much for your honesty. You touched my heart. I suffered from postnatal psychosis after my first baby....
Knowing about your struggles is strengthening because you soldier on so beautifully. 💐
Big love to Shawn Colvin . Her music has saved me so many times.🤟😎🎵
Thank you for your gift of honesty and for the gift of this song which has rocked my earth every time I heard it decades ago.
Brilliant, great song, the beautiful singing as we have come to expect . . .but that guitar playing . . .maybe only guitarists understand how BLOODY difficult that part is wow. And I really appreciate the directness and honest, You couldn't choose a better time for it. What a gift, thank you
I bought this album when I was about 20 and always loved this track. I had a kid three years ago and my partner went through exactly this (save for having to follow up a hit record). It's been blowing my mind all day that that's what the song is about. My partner says you put it beautifully. Thanks for the song, then and now.
😘greetings from Holland fan 1956
Thank you for your vulnerability and sharing your amazing music with us! Its 2021 and I'm hoping for a new album! Love from Darwin, Aus
This sounds good, I always loved 6/8 odds because they breathe tougher, basically giving jazzier ideas
Always loved this song. Thank you ❤️
Beautiful song and wonderful singing on a sensitive and touching subject
Shawn, this is a fascinating story - thanks for sharing
This is one of my favourite songs
It’s a wonderful follow up and I love it dearly
It’s starts with this gem and is a truly brilliant record
This is my favorite song. I run to it, I work out to it. People think I’m crazing pantomiming drumming and playing a guitar while running up a hill.
My heart swallows you up!!!
As a fellow songwriter, you have been the most refreshing talent since Joni.
Excellent!
Beautiful song. Gracias! A big hug from Madrid
Thank you, Shawn. That was lovely.
I loved this record and this song💕
You sing flawless, my favorite song of yours. Always reminds me of Leo and Greenlee, that's where I heard the song. Nice to know the backstory of the song. Good lyrics and singing voice. Katie
She is just the best I don't know what else to say.
Beautiful song!
Gorgeous. Thank you.
I love "Whole New You." I was listening to it during a period when I was deciding whether to leave a relationship, and this song resonated with me.
I find it interesting that you said you wanted to write lullabies, because "One Small Year" sounds like a lullaby to me. :)
Lovely ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
❤❤❤
The song describes exactly how you were feeling, relates to many people. Katie
More deep cuts 🎙️
Sweet
wonderful
TRIPPY LAST CHORD!!
Same year, same experience, motherhood woes, adjustments!
Swoon:)
Thanks for sharing your heart Shawn. We are all human
Amazing . . . soup to nuts.
❤️🔥🥰😘
Your songs are such a blessing. Thanks for being you!
" Whole New You" is a great album!
Her best
Wonderful! What tuning are you in?
Shawn,
Enjoyed your song. Just wondering if your daughter is into singing and does she sing folk music at all? Thank you.
Shawn are you playing in Drop D?
Since admitting so much about your disability or inconvenience, how do you get past all that head stuff and get out the music you do? I have much the same stuff going on and it so hard getting anything done. Thanks for doing it anyway
So wait... You were 40 when you released a few small repairs?!! I seriously thought you were like 23 and thought you were in your late 40s or 50 now!!
Do you remember Joe Romer? I'm his wife of 20 years. He told me he was your "boyfriend" in the beginning.
Shawn, this is a fascinating story - thanks for sharing
This is one of my favourite songs
It’s a wonderful follow up and I love it dearly
It’s starts with this gem and is a truly brilliant record