Married to a dancer. In the end there is one dance you do alone is a wonderful line after 52 years together this has become one of my favourite songs.So beautiful. Thank you so much.
When I lose my way in this often meaningless and painful world, I return to Jackson brown to get back on the path of understanding and a profound sense of calm.
My daughter lost her dad Friday evening - we all live in different parts of the country. Trying to soothe her I sent her this song till we can be together. She cried and cried but that’s what Jackson’s music does - it releases our emotions. For many years since the death of one husband, now two, and my only son I have passed my time listening to Jackson Browne’s music. We are so blessed to witness his gift of music to humanity. Peace and love to all. ❤
Good Lord, this is genius and beautiful. I have always listened to and loved Jackson"s music beginning in my 20's, still now 3 decades later it is still just as poignant, however, this particular song speaks to me in a different light now that I have lived life and raised 4 children and been married to the same man for almost 40 years. Great music never dies and it feeds our spirits like nothing else.
Perfect spare performance of an unbelievably intense bittersweet lyric. The finest recording I've heard of what I think is his best song. A bit of a masterpiece, really...too strong for everyday consumption, but sometimes we need strong medicine.
Today, as we take the bitter pill of Covid-19, we need this healers kind gifts even more! He healed me in 1974. He heals me to day. And he just tested positive... s i g h ... sweet soul will dance on, no matter where body's edge is...
@@nancyboyd6273 you are still here nancy. Still fighting. Still breathing. And most importantly still thinking. Your thoughts keep those closest to you alive. Face all this pain for them. And continue to be strong. They only truly die when you stop fighting.
@@shaddow3456 TY for the nice words. I, for the most part am well. The Covid blues rears its ugly head now and then. Feels like a prison of sorts. Scared to death to go outside. Florida is a petry dish of germs and anti vaxers. Kinda hard to go outside. Ill be glad when these anti vaxers thinks about what they are doing to others. I have a dear dear friend I've been trying to talk her into the shot since March when I got mine. She wouldn't budge. She's in the hospital now fighting for her life. Her entire family tested positive. She's the only one in the hospital. Smh. Some people are just so stubborn. Ill be going for my booster in Dec. Can't come quick enough. Thanks for stopping in with some good word. 😉💓
@@nancyboyd6273 Hoping that your friend recovers and uses her experience to finally get a Vaccine so they can be around for you (and others) again. No problem at all. Sad world we live in when people put there sense of whats politically moral above health and safety of others. At least we still have Jackson Browne!
"For A Dancer" Keep a fire burning in your eye Pay attention to the open sky You never know what will be coming down I don't remember losing track of you You were always dancing in and out of view I must have thought you'd always be around Always keeping things real by playing the clown Now you're nowhere to be found I don't know what happens when people die Can't seem to grasp it as hard as I try It's like a song I can hear playing right in my ear That I can't sing I can't help listening And I can't help feeling stupid standing 'round Crying as they ease you down 'Cause I know that you'd rather we were dancing Dancing our sorrow away (Right on dancing) No matter what fate chooses to play (There's nothing you can do about it anyway) Just do the steps that you've been shown By everyone you've ever known Until the dance becomes your very own No matter how close to yours Another's steps have grown In the end there is one dance you'll do alone Keep a fire for the human race Let your prayers go drifting into space You never know what will be coming down Perhaps a better world is drawing near And just as easily it could all disappear Along with whatever meaning you might have found Don't let the uncertainty turn you around (The world keeps turning around and around) Go on and make a joyful sound Into a dancer you have grown From a seed somebody else has thrown Go on ahead and throw some seeds of your own And somewhere between the time you arrive And the time you go May lie a reason you were alive But you'll never know
There is a severe lack of views for this video. Incredible song by one incredible artist. I don't understand how this song got a dislike. Thank you Mr. Browne for this and all your great songs we love you!
I've been listening to this powerful poetry since it was released on vinyl. I have tuned in again when my closest friends and family have passed away. Mr. Browne expresses succinctly. His art has become my anthem. I am grateful (along with millions of others!)
earlier poem by Yeats touched on the life/death unity Labour is blossoming or dancing where The body is not bruised to pleasure soul, Nor beauty born out of its own despair, Nor blear-eyed wisdom out of midnight oil. O chestnut tree, great rooted blossomer, Are you the leaf, the blossom or the bole? O body swayed to music, O brightening glance, How can we know the dancer from the dance?
This makes me realise even more what I have lost, and tears at my soul. But it also makes you realise that life is short, and we have to make the most of the time we have been given. Time waits on no man or woman. Bless you Jackson Browne, for the decades of music you have given us, and that what you sing about, is relevant to millions of people whose hearts you have touched. Jou hart is deur 'n engel geraak, dankie!
Yeah, it'll bleed, but it will grow bigger, too. The price of our existence, that we all pay : pain and loss and scared, lonely or wistful feelings. The silence and the ache of our internal beings, JB brings it out and sings it loud, and sometimes he puts such kindness and healing to it, that we can dance to the rhythm and sing along to the lyric. We are blessed.
I can't even tell you how much I love this song. This acoustic version was the first I heard, and the other version with backup singers and an odd rhythm just never feels right. Thank you for posting.
this is THE song that has kept me going for years, the first time I heard this song I was stunned back in 1979 in a folkclub in England, the singer wasn't JB but some wonderful guy called Tommy Yates
With the extensive catalog of music like Jackson Browne has, and as a lifelong fan of his, it's challenging to choose a favorite. However, For a Dancer is in my Top 5 and one of the songs I want played at my funeral - the acoustic version.
The understanding of today's world is somewhat complex and then the songwriter exposes all. I can only explain that he touches my soul when Jackson writes and sings his song. Once again, thank you for your music and words.
My ex fiancé, who struggled with addiction passed away. I had taken and gotten her from rehab after rehab and finally I couldn’t take it anymore. The stealing, the lying I let me anger get the best of me. She sent me an email before she died and I never opened it. By this time we weren’t getting along. 2 months after that email, I googled her only to find her obituary. It gave this song more meaning and when I think of her it just brings tears to my eyes. I tried so hard for so long. It just got the better of me. I listen to this song and wish I could’ve been a better man and got past the hurt. Even though I didn’t go to the funeral and didn’t know about her death til 2 months later. The image in these lyrics brings me to my knees. I can’t help feeling stupid standing ‘round Crying as they ease you down I wasn’t there to see her.
That is a very sad story. Sorry for your loss. You need to keep on dancing and I hope you find a suitable partner. You sound like you have a good heart.
@@cynthialeveque6606 thank you for the kind words. It gives this song a different meaning. I've struggled with her 1 request. After I would take her to visit her daughter she said "if I die, please write her to let her know I loved her". I know if I wrote that letter her ex would never let that letter get to her. And what I would write would be so personal I wouldnt want it to fall into his hands. Even though it has nothing to do with him. Hes not a good guy.
You're welcome. You can write the letter now while the memory is fresh and wait to give it to her daughter at a later time when she is older. She will appreciate it.@@jaguarmyers7090
@@cynthialeveque6606 I have the bulk of the letter written. I know what the message is. Drugs dont just destroy lives, they destroy souls. I've kept diaries since 1982. I wrote every day til around 2008. After that I didn't write as much. I lost a few, but probably have about 40. I dont read back. I shouldve been a better person. She used to talk about if she died...but I never thought it would be a reality and with all the things she did. I shouldve found a way to forgive. She even haunted me for several days after she died that June. I didn't know it was her until the August I googled her name and the obituary came up. Then it made sense. I listen to this song and see it in my mind. She just couldnt beat the addiction. Recently I found a letter she wrote. I didn't even remember it and didn't realize it was from her til I read it. I was left with 1 thought. When I die and maybe for a moment meet God. What right do I have to ask for forgiveness when I failed to forgive. It's not sugar coated, but the truth. It's too late when a person passes away. Although I dont write in journals much I still write and struggle with the other side. Even Jackson Browne touches upon it "I don't know what happens when people die Can't seem to grasp it as hard as I try" Being human living in these fragile moments, struggling makes it so hard. I know what the letter should say. The 1st line I wrote when I found out she passed in August 2017, she died in June was this line The most beautiful part of her, was her love for you. Sincerely, Jag
Sounds like you need to forgive you. You have no power over someone who will not save themselves. Sad...but true. Glad you are doing a lot of writing. You need to get it out of your system. Sounds like she was in a lot of pain. She is fortunate she had you in her life and that you cared as much as you did. Don't just look at what you did wrong...also look at what you did right. It's a horrible tragedy that you went through but see if you can get something positive out it. I'm sure you learned more about yourself through the whole ordeal. @@jaguarmyers7090
Wow, just wow! Thank you for this version, for your entire catalog, and for being a socially conscious kick ass human being, Jackson Browne! You are much loved!
A fan since the record came out. I was like 7 years old. I still have the records. Of course they belonged to my sister but when records went out LMAO I got all of them. I managed a record store from 86-2010
To my East Coast Lover I will regret all my love we were so young and wild that we couldn’t make the plane to VEGAS to elope ……… forever your WEST coast Love .... ❤️❤️❤️
Wow I love the meloncholy of Jackson Brown it gives me goose bumps...For a dance.! Under the clown I play, there is the sadness! In the end there is a dance you do alone!
One could plow through Russian tomes seeking the full scope of the human condition,... Or you could listen to Jackson's LATE FOR THE SKY album and be even more informed.
Married to a dancer. In the end there is one dance you do alone is a wonderful line after 52 years together this has become one of my favourite songs.So beautiful. Thank you so much.
When I lose my way in this often meaningless and painful world, I return to Jackson brown
to get back on the path of understanding and a profound sense of calm.
Amen!
I must agree.
Me too...
My daughter lost her dad Friday evening - we all live in different parts of the country. Trying to soothe her I sent her this song till we can be together. She cried and cried but that’s what Jackson’s music does - it releases our emotions. For many years since the death of one husband, now two, and my only son I have passed my time listening to Jackson Browne’s music. We are so blessed to witness his gift of music to humanity. Peace and love to all. ❤
So sorry....thanks for sharing your sentiment here...be well ❤
to the most underrated singer/song writer, evah.
There are not the right & expressive words that I can think of to show my admiration for this man.A global treasure !!!
Good Lord, this is genius and beautiful. I have always listened to and loved Jackson"s music beginning in my 20's, still now 3 decades later it is still just as poignant, however, this particular song speaks to me in a different light now that I have lived life and raised 4 children and been married to the same man for almost 40 years. Great music never dies and it feeds our spirits like nothing else.
THIS SONG IS BIBLICAL IN IT'S OWN WAY...WHAT A SONG!!!
just one of the most beautiful songs, ever.
Perfect spare performance of an unbelievably intense bittersweet lyric. The finest recording I've heard of what I think is his best song. A bit of a masterpiece, really...too strong for everyday consumption, but sometimes we need strong medicine.
Today, as we take the bitter pill of Covid-19, we need this healers kind gifts even more! He healed me in 1974. He heals me to day. And he just tested positive... s i g h ... sweet soul will dance on, no matter where body's edge is...
I'm living this song. Its. No fun when they die. I'm.afraid my time has passed. To sow any more seeds.😢
@@nancyboyd6273 you are still here nancy. Still fighting. Still breathing. And most importantly still thinking. Your thoughts keep those closest to you alive. Face all this pain for them. And continue to be strong. They only truly die when you stop fighting.
@@shaddow3456 TY for the nice words. I, for the most part am well. The Covid blues rears its ugly head now and then. Feels like a prison of sorts. Scared to death to go outside. Florida is a petry dish of germs and anti vaxers. Kinda hard to go outside. Ill be glad when these anti vaxers thinks about what they are doing to others. I have a dear dear friend I've been trying to talk her into the shot since March when I got mine. She wouldn't budge. She's in the hospital now fighting for her life. Her entire family tested positive. She's the only one in the hospital. Smh. Some people are just so stubborn. Ill be going for my booster in Dec. Can't come quick enough. Thanks for stopping in with some good word. 😉💓
@@nancyboyd6273 Hoping that your friend recovers and uses her experience to finally get a Vaccine so they can be around for you (and others) again. No problem at all. Sad world we live in when people put there sense of whats politically moral above health and safety of others. At least we still have Jackson Browne!
Bravissimo!
This version, of this song will always get to me. Thank you all.
"For A Dancer"
Keep a fire burning in your eye
Pay attention to the open sky
You never know what will be coming down
I don't remember losing track of you
You were always dancing in and out of view
I must have thought you'd always be around
Always keeping things real by playing the clown
Now you're nowhere to be found
I don't know what happens when people die
Can't seem to grasp it as hard as I try
It's like a song I can hear playing right in my ear
That I can't sing
I can't help listening
And I can't help feeling stupid standing 'round
Crying as they ease you down
'Cause I know that you'd rather we were dancing
Dancing our sorrow away
(Right on dancing)
No matter what fate chooses to play
(There's nothing you can do about it anyway)
Just do the steps that you've been shown
By everyone you've ever known
Until the dance becomes your very own
No matter how close to yours
Another's steps have grown
In the end there is one dance you'll do alone
Keep a fire for the human race
Let your prayers go drifting into space
You never know what will be coming down
Perhaps a better world is drawing near
And just as easily it could all disappear
Along with whatever meaning you might have found
Don't let the uncertainty turn you around
(The world keeps turning around and around)
Go on and make a joyful sound
Into a dancer you have grown
From a seed somebody else has thrown
Go on ahead and throw some seeds of your own
And somewhere between the time you arrive
And the time you go
May lie a reason you were alive
But you'll never know
* "crying is the easier down" (lyric correction)
@@janragusa7870 "crying as they ease you down" is the correct lyric. It's about the burial of a friend.
@@darcyvail2845 it was his wife's funeral...🥺
@@janragusa7870 Yep... and it was about a friend who died in a fire... not about his wife...
One of the best lyricists in the world....I don't understand how anyone could give this a "thumbs down". Beautiful version.
There is a severe lack of views for this video. Incredible song by one incredible artist. I don't understand how this song got a dislike. Thank you Mr. Browne for this and all your great songs we love you!
Your there when im sad, happy, unsure and most important lonely Thanks Jackson
I've been listening to this powerful poetry since it was released on vinyl. I have tuned in again when my closest friends and family have passed away. Mr. Browne expresses succinctly. His art has become my anthem. I am grateful (along with millions of others!)
Sean Williams: Me as well, brother!
earlier poem by Yeats touched on the life/death unity
Labour is blossoming or dancing where
The body is not bruised to pleasure soul,
Nor beauty born out of its own despair,
Nor blear-eyed wisdom out of midnight oil.
O chestnut tree, great rooted blossomer,
Are you the leaf, the blossom or the bole?
O body swayed to music, O brightening glance,
How can we know the dancer from the dance?
Our Greatest Living Poet
This makes me realise even more what I have lost, and tears at my soul. But it also makes you realise that life is short, and we have to make the most of the time we have been given. Time waits on no man or woman. Bless you Jackson Browne, for the decades of music you have given us, and that what you sing about, is relevant to millions of people whose hearts you have touched. Jou hart is deur 'n engel geraak, dankie!
A sad song, yet so beautiful! And not near as sad as anyone giving this soulful poetry a thumbs down...
Thank you Jackson Brown🙏
Absolut and brilliant poetry! This song is a life-long companion. Thanks Mr. Browne
buff st. marie
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My favorite version of this song - thanks for sharing.
i was introduced to J.B way back in grade nine many many years ago and he still has me Running on Empty after all these years
Head bowed, tears......
I listened to this album on my way to Portland for my friend’s funeral. There was a lot to think about while Jackson sang
Jackson Browne is the reason that I started playing guitar.His inspiration to me was and still is immeasurable.
THIS!! It doesn't get any better for me
From what I've read he wrote this song when he was 17. Crazy brilliant.
This song haunts me and THIS version strums every emotion a few times.
Exquisitely beautiful poignant song.
Absolutely perfect arrangement. Perfect phrasing. Perfect lyric. Added instruments distract from the emotion....piano and voice. Perfect.
Yeah, it'll bleed, but it will grow bigger, too. The price of our existence, that we all pay : pain and loss and scared, lonely or wistful feelings. The silence and the ache of our internal beings, JB brings it out and sings it loud, and sometimes he puts such kindness and healing to it, that we can dance to the rhythm and sing along to the lyric. We are blessed.
One of my favorite songs.
Where is everyone? This is a beautiful version of this song! Thanks for posting.
I can't even tell you how much I love this song. This acoustic version was the first I heard, and the other version with backup singers and an odd rhythm just never feels right. Thank you for posting.
this is THE song that has kept me going for years, the first time I heard this song I was stunned back in 1979 in a folkclub in England, the singer wasn't JB but some wonderful guy called Tommy Yates
With the extensive catalog of music like Jackson Browne has, and as a lifelong fan of his, it's challenging to choose a favorite. However, For a Dancer is in my Top 5 and one of the songs I want played at my funeral - the acoustic version.
Jackson Browne full concert
Me too. It’s in my health care directive. ❤️
Steve Yeatts, M.Ed., Chief Motivational Officer: This version is on my list also!
Lyrical masterpiece..
Such a beautiful voice
This store into my soul. I know so many of life's 'dancers', and lost a few too.
Trying to learn this one now and want it played at my end.
Jackson best song !
The understanding of today's world is somewhat complex and then the songwriter exposes all. I can only explain that he touches my soul when Jackson writes and sings his song. Once again, thank you for your music and words.
My ex fiancé, who struggled with addiction passed away. I had taken and gotten her from rehab after rehab and finally I couldn’t take it anymore. The stealing, the lying I let me anger get the best of me. She sent me an email before she died and I never opened it. By this time we weren’t getting along. 2 months after that email, I googled her only to find her obituary. It gave this song more meaning and when I think of her it just brings tears to my eyes. I tried so hard for so long. It just got the better of me. I listen to this song and wish I could’ve been a better man and got past the hurt. Even though I didn’t go to the funeral and didn’t know about her death til 2 months later. The image in these lyrics brings me to my knees.
I can’t help feeling stupid standing ‘round
Crying as they ease you down
I wasn’t there to see her.
That is a very sad story. Sorry for your loss. You need to keep on dancing and I hope you find a suitable partner. You sound like you have a good heart.
@@cynthialeveque6606 thank you for the kind words. It gives this song a different meaning. I've struggled with her 1 request. After I would take her to visit her daughter she said "if I die, please write her to let her know I loved her". I know if I wrote that letter her ex would never let that letter get to her. And what I would write would be so personal I wouldnt want it to fall into his hands. Even though it has nothing to do with him. Hes not a good guy.
You're welcome. You can write the letter now while the memory is fresh and wait to give it to her daughter at a later time when she is older. She will appreciate it.@@jaguarmyers7090
@@cynthialeveque6606 I have the bulk of the letter written. I know what the message is. Drugs dont just destroy lives, they destroy souls. I've kept diaries since 1982. I wrote every day til around 2008. After that I didn't write as much. I lost a few, but probably have about 40. I dont read back. I shouldve been a better person. She used to talk about if she died...but I never thought it would be a reality and with all the things she did. I shouldve found a way to forgive. She even haunted me for several days after she died that June. I didn't know it was her until the August I googled her name and the obituary came up. Then it made sense. I listen to this song and see it in my mind. She just couldnt beat the addiction. Recently I found a letter she wrote. I didn't even remember it and didn't realize it was from her til I read it. I was left with 1 thought. When I die and maybe for a moment meet God. What right do I have to ask for forgiveness when I failed to forgive. It's not sugar coated, but the truth. It's too late when a person passes away. Although I dont write in journals much I still write and struggle with the other side. Even Jackson Browne touches upon it
"I don't know what happens when people die Can't seem to grasp it as hard as I try"
Being human living in these fragile moments, struggling makes it so hard. I know what the letter should say.
The 1st line I wrote when I found out she passed in August 2017, she died in June was this line
The most beautiful part of her, was her love for you.
Sincerely,
Jag
Sounds like you need to forgive you. You have no power over someone who will not save themselves. Sad...but true. Glad you are doing a lot of writing. You need to get it out of your system. Sounds like she was in a lot of pain. She is fortunate she had you in her life and that you cared as much as you did. Don't just look at what you did wrong...also look at what you did right. It's a horrible tragedy that you went through but see if you can get something positive out it. I'm sure you learned more about yourself through the whole ordeal.
@@jaguarmyers7090
Such an amazing talent ...incredible soundtrack of much of my life.
Always watch the sky ,it tells you which way the wind is blowing
I will always remember
Wow, just wow! Thank you for this version, for your entire catalog, and for being a socially conscious kick ass human being, Jackson Browne! You are much loved!
Amazing singer and the best song ever
Jackson Browne was my first concert way back in '76 when "The Pretender" came out.
a beautiful song
He has beautiful soul and his own world.
Prolifically incredible
A fan since the record came out. I was like 7 years old. I still have the records. Of course they belonged to my sister but when records went out LMAO I got all of them. I managed a record store from 86-2010
Simply,.. WOW !
To my East Coast Lover I will regret all my love we were so young and wild that we couldn’t make the plane to VEGAS to elope ……… forever your WEST coast Love .... ❤️❤️❤️
Wow I love the meloncholy of Jackson Brown it gives me goose bumps...For a dance.! Under the clown I play, there is the sadness! In the end there is a dance you do alone!
Jackson Brown devine meloncholy!
For Michael...
this is my song at the end
There’s nothing you can do about it anyway....🎼
You sound like Jake Thistle!
One could plow through Russian tomes seeking the full scope of the human condition,... Or you could listen to Jackson's LATE FOR THE SKY album and be even more informed.
Well said.
The most poignant words ever written.
James miles don t know u but i do now bro Say I m alive an i won t to go where i will scream my name lol
Great tune but Jackson has trouble hitting those high notes and the low notes.
I think he's just older now and his voice changed a bit...happens to the best of 'em.
Prolific as always when Jackson does it!!chacka69