The Mountain - Steve Earle; Live at Montreux 2005
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- I was born on this mountain a long time ago
Before they knocked down the timber and strip-mined the coal
When you rose in the mornin' before it was light
To go down in that dark hole and come back up at night
I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home
She holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone
But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home
I was young on this mountain but now I am old
And I knew every holler, every cool swimmin' hole
Til one night I lay down and woke up to find
That my childhood was over and I went down in the mine
I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home
She holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone
But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home
There's a hole in this mountain and it's dark and it's deep
And God only knows all the secrets it keeps
There's a chill in the air only miners can feel
There're ghosts in the tunnels that the company sealed
I was born on this mountain, this mountain's my home
She holds me and keeps me from worry and woe
Well, they took everything that she gave, now they're gone
But I'll die on this mountain, this mountain's my home
Steve's performance of "The Mountain" from the Montreux Jazz Festival in 2005. My favorite version of my favorite song.
I absolutely love this haunting song. Steve Earle is one of the best songwriters of our time. I live in the mountains, and my husband's grandfather died of black lung disease. This song tells the story of coal miners, but the beauty of the mountains is also evoked in the lines "I knew every holler / every cool swimming hole" and "This mountain's my home / and it holds me and keeps me from worry and woe."
I realize I am quite off topic but do anyone know of a good site to stream newly released tv shows online ?
Certainly agree. Except he may actually be the best!
Steve was the opener for CSN that night. As the show went on it was obvious it was going over time but Claude Nobbs ( Montrex promoter ) and CSN were on the side of the stage. They all said play on , so Steve did, it was a truly great night! ( I was his TM and looking after his guitars on stage left. )
Thanks for sharing, wonderful story!
My dad was a miner and he made sure his 11 kids got educated and never went near a mine. We all gladly left the shit hole of a town we grew up in. No sentimental bollocks. That aside, great song and I think Steve Earle is brilliant.
By god he is special
My Laurel Ridge home~it's hard to transplant an old tree, missing my mountain home~
Amen and Amen
It makes my heart yearn for home on the Durham coal fields in NE England. It's a universal song for all the men that ever ventured down a coal mine. Dirty dangerous work that unified communities and kept families alive. Wonderful song.
Awesome singer snd story teller, true grit
Great Song
Haunting!
Sometimes a single guitar player / singer can low away a whole army of musicians - Bob Dylan
This song gives me chills still after hundreds of times listening. I have spun this disc in the cd player so many times the laser 'bout wore a hole in it! Have the LP now and it sounds soooo good. Good job Steve pairing with the legendary Del McCoury band. This album will go down in history as one of the best bluegrass albums of all times. I dont know how you do it Steve. Thanks for sharing your talent with the world.
Very very good songwriter and singing and playing his guitar great
Been listening to this since I was 12 years old. Love it
Goosebumps.....
makes me think of the destruction of forest and the recent Pike River mining disaster on the west coast of NZ. The guys are still down there - the company hasn't pulled them out. Great song!!
How in the hell did four ppl give this a thumbs down?? I can tell you they don't perform.
Are we listening to you? Who are you? Nobody.
@@skootempaw694 I am somebody unlike you Blaine who has nothing on his page to show. I play music and live it unlike you. Is that your mother calling? Better get up there Blaine. You nobody. lmao
Deep and soulful. Great song.
Great voice Great song Great man.
Absolutely perfect. I need to find the video again... it used to be on Yahoo Music.
An incredible performance of an incredible song.
Wow. There are a lot of people I have never seen in concert and would have liked to have seen, and Steve Earle is about at the top of my list. Thanks for sharing this timely video.
Wonderful story teller!!!
this man has put a same to bob dylan he is a master song writer
superb just superb
I'm glad I found this masterpiece of Steve Earle's songwriting. I got here after listening to Sierra Ferrell's inspired promotional cover video. The song is both beautiful and fierce . . . of lament and love.
Siempre será mi cantante favorito, siempre vigente!
I love this song, I'm speechless...... I love you WAMH Steve thank you this song went straight to my heart.
Beautiful but so true .God Bless our miners .
Well done!!
Saw Steve and the Dukes an Duchesses last night in Derby, UK.Have posted my own version of this wonderful sad song.
Love that you threw Ryan Adams in there. He has written some incredible songs. Just waiting for Ray LaMontagne to build up his catalogue and I think he will be up there too. Don't forget Neil Young!
nice ! です.
Steve Earle wrote this song.
Please keep singing and writing that's all I got say
I want that shirt.
Sid Hatfield energy.
Not sure exactly which mountains those are..Alabama hills maybe…Birmingham ..?
Umm ok I was born on my mountain.
who wrote this song
Levon helms I believe.
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@@josephgill7271 Steve Earle wrote it, but Levon Helm did a brilliant cover if it. The Mountain sure sounds like something Levon could have written.