This song is so cathartic for me; I don't particularly relate to the lyrics but it's so collectively beautiful from y'all's voices and instruments and the lyrical imagery that it brings me a lot of inner peace
Lyrics It's knowing that your door is always open And your path is free to walk That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag Rolled up and stashed behind your couch And it's knowing I'm not shackled By forgotten words and bonds And the ink stains that are dried upon some line That keeps me on the backroads By the rivers of my memory That keeps you ever gentle on my mind It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy Planted on their columns now that bind me Or something that somebody said Because they thought we fit together walking It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing Or forgiving when I walk along some railroad track and find That you're moving on the backroads By the rivers of my memory And for hours you're just gentle on my mind Though the wheat fields and the clotheslines And the junkyards and the highways come between us And some other woman's cryin' to her mother 'Cause she turned and I was gone I still might run in silence tears of joy might stain my face And the summer sun might burn me 'til I'm blind But not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the backroads By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind The shutters creek and autumn winds That make me draw inside myself in silence Cross-legged now I sit and watch The endless chase of leaves across my yard And laying down my hairbrush I lean back within my window seat and find That you're moving on the back roads By the rivers of my memory, ever-smiling Ever gentle on my mind Through cupped hands round a tin can I pretend to hold you to my breast and find That you're wavin' from the backroads by the rivers of my mem'ry Ever smiling, ever gentle on my mind
Mr John Hartford is a name to be reckoned with some particular aaw! I had no idea this masterpiece was his writing, boo me!! I first met his presence via computer magic I guess, a live concert due to big flick Oh Bro Where are you Pussycat... or sumthin like that... I was poor n into ( with guitar) some country period, and Johan Hartford`s personality hit me like a ray of something else, and Ive always considered myself something else. so there! end of story. U2 DID A WHIRLD TO THIS TUNE, and for my Heart! thankyouthankyouthankyou😍😍
It's knowin' that your door is always open And your path is free to walk That makes me tend to leave my sleepin' bag rolled up And stashed behind your couch And it's knowin' I'm not shackled by forgotten words and bonds And the ink stains that have dried upon some lines That keeps me in the back roads by the rivers of my memory And keeps you ever gentle on my mind It's not clingin' to the rocks and ivy Planted on their columns now that bind me Or somethin' that somebody said Because they thought we fit together walkin' It's just knowin' that the world will not be cursin' or forgivin' When I walk along some railroad track and find That you're movin' on the back roads by the rivers of my memory And for hours you're just gentle on my mind Though the wheat fields and the coastlines And the junkyards and the highways come between us And some other woman's cryin' to her mother 'Cause she turned and I was gone I still might run in silence, tears of joy might stain my face And the summer sun might burn me till I'm blind But not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the back roads By the rivers flowin' gentle on my mind I dip my cup of soup Back from a gurglin', cracklin' cauldron in some train yard My beard a roughenin' coal pile And a dirty hat pulled low across my face Through cupped hands 'round a tin can I pretend to hold you to my breast and find That you're wavin' from the back roads by the rivers of my memories Ever smilin', ever gentle on my mind
I have loved Andrew Bird for years. Through Andrew's RUclips site, I discovered your beautiful voice and songs, Madison. I love that your posting covers and would love to hear you do a different arrangement of some Neil Young and Patti Griffin songs in the future.
It's knowing that your door is always open And your path is free to walk That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag Rolled up and stashed behind your couch And it's knowing I'm not shackled By forgotten words and bonds And the ink stains that are dried upon some line That keeps you on the back roads By the rivers of my memory That keeps you ever gentle on my mind It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy Planted on their columns now that bind me Or something that somebody said Because they thought we fit together walking It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing Or forgiving when I walk along some railroad track and find That you're moving on the back roads By the rivers of my memory And for hours you're just gentle on my mind Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines And the junkyards and the highways come between us And some other woman's cryin' to her mother 'Cause she turned and I was gone I still might run in silence tears of joy might stain my face And the summer sun might burn me 'til I'm blind Oh but not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the back roads By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind I dip my cup of soup back from a gurglin' Cracklin' caldron in some train yard My beard a rustling, a cold towel, A dirty hat pulled low across my face (across my face) Through cupped hands 'round the tin can I pretend to hold you to my breast and find That you're waiting from the back roads By the rivers of my memories Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind Gentle on my mind You are gentle on my mind
Just caught these two beautiful people at the Wiltern a few nights ago... Fantastic show all around! This is a great cover of one of the best songs ever written...
The rare moments that I appreciate RUclips virtually spying on my interests. Absolutely beautiful, all of this. That violin, your voices, the acoustics. 👏🏻🌹🌹
I subbed as soon as I heard your cover of The Beatles - In My Life. Now, I just pre-ordered your vinyl "Who Are You Now". Can't wait to spin it. Keep on rockin, you've got a great voice.
OK this is fantastic because I heard your music for the first time the other day and I heard some serious Andrew Bird vibes coming from you, and now I want ya'll joint album now!
@@toddish10 Easy there pardner. Most people have this song in their soul from Glen Campbell's cover of it (and now from these two's). It no more takes away grace from the songwriter than proclaiming a deep love for Glen's "Wichita Lineman" even though Jimmy Webb wrote it. Just like with that song? If anything? the love, care and feeling put into the songs by those who made them famous? Can turn people onto the songwriter. I enjoyed John Hartford's performance of his song on banjo ruclips.net/video/9_87xfuaHDE/видео.html and like it a lot. But when I'm struggling? It's Glen's version (and now this one too) that gets to me, emotionally. That's probably true for millions of others as well.
@@ah-op1gt it's been covered by way more folks than just Glen. However, it's still John's song. If anyone's hovering around a good fiddle tune it's John! Lots of John's songs were covered, only a few of them do I feel others did better than John. Unfortunately, John didn't see the massive popularity he was due until Oh Brother came out in 2000, and he died not long after. John recorded a few versions of GOMM, but I enjoy the live versions best, because he had a way of drawing the crowd into whatever he was doing, just an amazing, writer, and performer his ability on guitar and fiddle match his banjo playing. Yep, John's my all-time favorite. These two are great and I would say I like it better than Glen's version, Madison is an awesome guitar player, and well Andrew is a genius.
It's knowing that your door is always open And your path is free to walk That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag Rolled up and stashed behind your couch And it's knowing I'm not shackled By forgotten words and bonds And the ink stains that are dried upon some line That keeps you in the backroads By the rivers of my memory That keeps you ever gentle on my mind It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy Planted on their columns now that binds me Or something that somebody said Because they thought we fit together walking It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing Or forgiving when I walk along some railroad track and find That you're moving on the backroads By the rivers of my memory And for hours you're just gentle on my mind Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines And the junkyards and the highways come between us And some other woman's cryin' to her mother 'Cause she turned and I was gone Well I still might run in silence tears of joy might stain my face And the summer sun might burn me 'til I'm blind But not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the backroads By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind Well the shutters creak and autumn winds That make me draw inside myself in silence Cross legged now I sit and watch The endless chase of leaves across my yard And laying down my hairbrush I lean back within my window seat and find That you're moving on the backroads By the rivers of my memory Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind Through the cupped hands 'round the tin can I pretend to hold you to my breast and find That you're waving from the backroads By the rivers of my memory Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind
No words can begin to describe how fantastic this rendition is.
agree friend. agree.
Takes me back to the 1960s with my dad listening to Glenn Campbell and Bobbie Gentry sing this song playing on his record player.
Both voices work very well together. Madison is knocking it out the park and is still just at the beginning.
Yes!!
YOU HAVE TO PUT THIS ON SPOTIFY
I am in dire need of it!!!!
I love violin with guitar. Andrew moves it beyond "country"
REALLY Fine, y'all .. Thanks for sharing your Craft🫂
This song is so cathartic for me; I don't particularly relate to the lyrics but it's so collectively beautiful from y'all's voices and instruments and the lyrical imagery that it brings me a lot of inner peace
RUclips is full of clovers, but ever so often, EVER so often, we stumble upon one with four leaves........
I grew up with this song on the radio in my mom’s car. Everything you do makes me cry, thanks Madison. ❤️
Lyrics
It's knowing that your door is always open
And your path is free to walk
That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag
Rolled up and stashed behind your couch
And it's knowing I'm not shackled
By forgotten words and bonds
And the ink stains that are dried upon some line
That keeps me on the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
That keeps you ever gentle on my mind
It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy
Planted on their columns now that bind me
Or something that somebody said
Because they thought we fit together walking
It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing
Or forgiving when I walk along some railroad track and find
That you're moving on the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind
Though the wheat fields and the clotheslines
And the junkyards and the highways come between us
And some other woman's cryin' to her mother
'Cause she turned and I was gone
I still might run in silence tears of joy might stain my face
And the summer sun might burn me 'til I'm blind
But not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the backroads
By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind
The shutters creek and autumn winds
That make me draw inside myself in silence
Cross-legged now I sit and watch
The endless chase of leaves across my yard
And laying down my hairbrush
I lean back within my window seat and find
That you're moving on the back roads
By the rivers of my memory, ever-smiling
Ever gentle on my mind
Through cupped hands round a tin can I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
That you're wavin' from the backroads by the rivers of my mem'ry
Ever smiling, ever gentle on my mind
Mr John Hartford is a name to be reckoned with some particular aaw!
I had no idea this masterpiece was his writing, boo me!!
I first met his presence via computer magic I guess, a live concert due to big flick Oh Bro Where are you Pussycat... or sumthin like that...
I was poor n into ( with guitar) some country period, and Johan Hartford`s personality hit me like a ray of something else, and Ive always considered myself something else. so there!
end of story.
U2 DID A WHIRLD TO THIS TUNE, and for my Heart! thankyouthankyouthankyou😍😍
Thank you for this. What a beautiful rendition of one of the greatest songs ever written!
It's knowin' that your door is always open
And your path is free to walk
That makes me tend to leave my sleepin' bag rolled up
And stashed behind your couch
And it's knowin' I'm not shackled by forgotten words and bonds
And the ink stains that have dried upon some lines
That keeps me in the back roads by the rivers of my memory
And keeps you ever gentle on my mind
It's not clingin' to the rocks and ivy
Planted on their columns now that bind me
Or somethin' that somebody said
Because they thought we fit together walkin'
It's just knowin' that the world will not be cursin' or forgivin'
When I walk along some railroad track and find
That you're movin' on the back roads by the rivers of my memory
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind
Though the wheat fields and the coastlines
And the junkyards and the highways come between us
And some other woman's cryin' to her mother
'Cause she turned and I was gone
I still might run in silence, tears of joy might stain my face
And the summer sun might burn me till I'm blind
But not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the back roads
By the rivers flowin' gentle on my mind
I dip my cup of soup
Back from a gurglin', cracklin' cauldron in some train yard
My beard a roughenin' coal pile
And a dirty hat pulled low across my face
Through cupped hands 'round a tin can
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
That you're wavin' from the back roads by the rivers of my memories
Ever smilin', ever gentle on my mind
Really enjoyed this. Wichita Lineman next, please.
I heard a few covers of this song but yours is my favourite.
Because of Madison (& her very gifted collaborators - ok - and the Dawes, too) I’ve remembered the love of music will never disappoint
A beautiful rendition of a beautiful song.
This had my buddy in tears at the Amsterdam show, thanks for uploading
Ach. Feels like my first time hearing this song.
Two masters of their craft.
I have loved Andrew Bird for years. Through Andrew's RUclips site, I discovered your beautiful voice and songs, Madison. I love that your posting covers and would love to hear you do a different arrangement of some Neil Young and Patti Griffin songs in the future.
This is so beautiful
It's knowing that your door is always open
And your path is free to walk
That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag
Rolled up and stashed behind your couch
And it's knowing I'm not shackled
By forgotten words and bonds
And the ink stains that are dried upon some line
That keeps you on the back roads
By the rivers of my memory
That keeps you ever gentle on my mind
It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy
Planted on their columns now that bind me
Or something that somebody said
Because they thought we fit together walking
It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing
Or forgiving when I walk along some railroad track and find
That you're moving on the back roads
By the rivers of my memory
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind
Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines
And the junkyards and the highways come between us
And some other woman's cryin' to her mother
'Cause she turned and I was gone
I still might run in silence tears of joy might stain my face
And the summer sun might burn me 'til I'm blind
Oh but not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the back roads
By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind
I dip my cup of soup back from a gurglin'
Cracklin' caldron in some train yard
My beard a rustling, a cold towel,
A dirty hat pulled low across my face (across my face)
Through cupped hands 'round the tin can
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
That you're waiting from the back roads
By the rivers of my memories
Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind
Gentle on my mind
You are gentle on my mind
She's attracting some pretty incredible artist/musicians to her circle.
Just caught these two beautiful people at the Wiltern a few nights ago... Fantastic show all around! This is a great cover of one of the best songs ever written...
This is gorgeous.
Heard Madison on Andrews channel and found her guesting with Scary Pockets. Im hard to please but I could listen to her all day.
My fav song
The rare moments that I appreciate RUclips virtually spying on my interests. Absolutely beautiful, all of this. That violin, your voices, the acoustics. 👏🏻🌹🌹
Even the bird behind is so cute....!
You touch my soul😊
You both nailed this! You captured the tone and the intention and the atmosphere of this song perfectly! And you made it look effortless.
oohhh love the harmony
Well I have been in love with the cover by The Band Perry for years, but this has just knocked it off the top spot. Incredible.
love the verse-to-verse modulations; talk about breathing new life into an old classic? - brilliant!
oh yeah, and the added verse must be Madison's - fits in really well.
Y’all sound so good! Please look up and let us see your eyes.
The finest rendition of this classic John Hartford composition. Wow! Thank-you.
I subbed as soon as I heard your cover of The Beatles - In My Life. Now, I just pre-ordered your vinyl "Who Are You Now". Can't wait to spin it. Keep on rockin, you've got a great voice.
What a lovely version of one of my most favorite songs.
2x masters of universe!!..
glorious pairing
Yup. Good one
Oh man! I needed this today! Thank you!!
OK this is fantastic because I heard your music for the first time the other day and I heard some serious Andrew Bird vibes coming from you, and now I want ya'll joint album now!
The live version of this yesterday night in Paradiso was fantastic!
Same! They were amazing!
Breathtaking
a true gem!
Awesome duet
Exquisite mastery! ❤️
So good.
Extraordinary vocal and instrumental rendition of a wonderful song that I didn't think you could do much more with
Siete splendidi 💓🔥🎶
wonderful interpretation of an all time classic!
Perfection!
Beautiful. x
Wow!!!
Wow! That's beautiful!
Hermoso 💓💓💓💓
Perfection.
I love this. Great stuff.
Wow! :-O
Thank you! It is so wonderful.
Beautiful.
This is simply exquisite. Thank you both!
Glens spirit is hovering around
You mean John Hartford.
@@toddish10 Easy there pardner. Most people have this song in their soul from Glen Campbell's cover of it (and now from these two's). It no more takes away grace from the songwriter than proclaiming a deep love for Glen's "Wichita Lineman" even though Jimmy Webb wrote it. Just like with that song? If anything? the love, care and feeling put into the songs by those who made them famous? Can turn people onto the songwriter. I enjoyed John Hartford's performance of his song on banjo ruclips.net/video/9_87xfuaHDE/видео.html and like it a lot. But when I'm struggling? It's Glen's version (and now this one too) that gets to me, emotionally. That's probably true for millions of others as well.
@@ah-op1gt it's been covered by way more folks than just Glen. However, it's still John's song. If anyone's hovering around a good fiddle tune it's John! Lots of John's songs were covered, only a few of them do I feel others did better than John. Unfortunately, John didn't see the massive popularity he was due until Oh Brother came out in 2000, and he died not long after. John recorded a few versions of GOMM, but I enjoy the live versions best, because he had a way of drawing the crowd into whatever he was doing, just an amazing, writer, and performer his ability on guitar and fiddle match his banjo playing. Yep, John's my all-time favorite. These two are great and I would say I like it better than Glen's version, Madison is an awesome guitar player, and well Andrew is a genius.
You both really did great. Brought back a thousand nice memories. Keep doing.
✨❤😊
I stopped everything I was doing to watch this.
Transcendental
I would do anything to find the tabs that Madison is playing. Does anyone know where I can find it? I am so in love.
Thanks guys! Perfect tune to end the day. As smooth as the Scotch I'm sipping!
@Nate l Cheers from Kentucky!
Lexington here!
🌹👌✨💫
Please Maddison cover “help ms” by Joni Mitchell
Is that a live bird behind you??
penguin
i want
Glen Campbell
It's knowing that your door is always open
And your path is free to walk
That makes me tend to leave my sleeping bag
Rolled up and stashed behind your couch
And it's knowing I'm not shackled
By forgotten words and bonds
And the ink stains that are dried upon some line
That keeps you in the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
That keeps you ever gentle on my mind
It's not clinging to the rocks and ivy
Planted on their columns now that binds me
Or something that somebody said
Because they thought we fit together walking
It's just knowing that the world will not be cursing
Or forgiving when I walk along some railroad track and find
That you're moving on the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
And for hours you're just gentle on my mind
Though the wheat fields and the clothes lines
And the junkyards and the highways come between us
And some other woman's cryin' to her mother
'Cause she turned and I was gone
Well I still might run in silence tears of joy might stain my face
And the summer sun might burn me 'til I'm blind
But not to where I cannot see you walkin' on the backroads
By the rivers flowing gentle on my mind
Well the shutters creak and autumn winds
That make me draw inside myself in silence
Cross legged now I sit and watch
The endless chase of leaves across my yard
And laying down my hairbrush I lean back within my window seat and find
That you're moving on the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind
Through the cupped hands 'round the tin can
I pretend to hold you to my breast and find
That you're waving from the backroads
By the rivers of my memory
Ever smilin' ever gentle on my mind