Jackson Browne "Before the Deluge” - Downstream 2021

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024
  • Jackson Browne performs "Before the Deluge” with guitarist Val McCallum
    Filmed, recorded and mixed by Kevin Smith
    From the album, “Late for the Sky.” Click here to listen hyperurl.co/ldchxp
    Recorded and performed for Downstream, a virtual concert benefitting the Tennessee Riverkeeper whose mission is to protect the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers and their tributaries by enforcing environmental laws and educating the public.
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    LYRICS:
    Some of them were dreamers
    And some of them were fools
    Who were making plans and thinking of the future
    With the energy of the innocent
    They were gathering the tools
    They would need to make their journey back to nature
    While the sand slipped through the opening
    And their hands reached for the golden ring
    With their hearts they turned
    To each other's hearts for refuge
    In the troubled years that came before the deluge
    Some of them knew pleasure
    And some of them knew pain
    And for some of them it was only the moment that mattered
    And on the brave and crazy wings of youth
    They went flying around in the rain
    And their feathers, once so fine grew torn and tattered
    And in the end they traded their tired wings
    For the resignation that living brings
    And exchanged love's bright and fragile glow
    For the glitter and the rouge
    And in a moment they were swept before the deluge
    Now let the music keep our spirits high
    Let the buildings keep our children dry
    Let creation reveal its secrets by and by
    When the light that's lost within us reaches the sky
    Some of them were angry
    At the way the earth was abused
    By the men who learned
    How to forge her beauty into power
    And they struggled to protect her from them
    Only to be confused
    By the magnitude of her fury in the final hour
    And when the sand was gone and the time arrived
    In the naked dawn only a few survived
    And in attempts to understand a thing so
    Simple and so huge
    Believed that they were meant to live after the deluge
    Now let the music keep our spirits high
    Let the buildings keep our children dry
    Let creation reveal its secrets by and by
    When the light that's lost within us reaches the sky
    Written by Jackson Browne
    Swallow Turn Music, ASCAP
    Publishing administrated by Drive Music Publishing
    #JacksonBrowne #BeforeTheDeluge #TennesseeRiverkeeper

Комментарии • 1,4 тыс.

  • @kc2bob252
    @kc2bob252 3 года назад +372

    I took my 16 year old son to see his first Jackson Browne performance at the Beacon, NYC. He sat in the theater with a crowd averaging 50 - 75 years old. He sang every word to every song and turned around to me and said "thank you for being my dad", brought tears to my eyes and I realized I had raised him better than I could've imagined and on the music of Jackson Browne. Many years earlier (1986), I saw JB at the Hammersmith Odeon in London. I was trying to get into the backstage party, the security guys were roughing me up. Jackson was walking by and saw the ruckus, he stopped, reprimanded the security, took me and my girlfriend into the party, gave us beer and introduced us to Paul Rogers and Bad Company. We talked for a good while and had a lot of fun. A genuine, beautiful soul, poet and musical genius. Thank you for the tunes and the inspiration.

    • @jeanmills4745
      @jeanmills4745 2 года назад +20

      I was lucky enough to see JB at The Hammersmith Odeon in London a few decades ago then more recently at Birmingham Symphony Hall. He's just brilliant and I never ever tire of his soulful, insightful, beautiful lyrics and music. Thank you for giving and showing us so so much ❤️

    • @ellenmahony2457
      @ellenmahony2457 2 года назад +15

      My husband & I took our 2 grown sons to the Beacon to this concert! They grew up listening to JB with us! Perhaps we were at the Sammie concert, @ Bob Stevenson? JB is my all time favorite singer/songwriter ( next to my son!)

    • @ellenmahony2457
      @ellenmahony2457 2 года назад +13

      How lucky were you?

    • @adessaparker6581
      @adessaparker6581 2 года назад +9

      That's a beautiful story. I saw him at the same theatre in 96 and even Jackson would admit that theatre was horrible! I wanted to see him so bad and I could hardly hear him. With that said, I had such a wonderful boyfriend who made it happen and I still have the tee shirt. Praise Jesus for good boyfriends! It was the only thing I ever wanted so it was still fabulous. I'd love to see him again.

    • @porcaro1963
      @porcaro1963 2 года назад +8

      You can’t buy that stuff! 👍

  • @pm6693
    @pm6693 Год назад +18

    No stage, no flashing lights, no gimmics, just two brilliant musicians and a song for the ages that is as relevant today (Oct 2023) as it was when it was first recorded. Thanks, guys....

  • @markallen6818
    @markallen6818 3 года назад +334

    It always seems to me listening to a Jackson Browne Song is like listening to a poet singing or telling a story

    • @lynnf9604
      @lynnf9604 3 года назад +7

      you got that right!

    • @dingodancer
      @dingodancer 3 года назад +15

      probably because that is what it is.

    • @petercricket
      @petercricket 3 года назад +2

      Yes.. That's whet he does..

    • @jannordelius7464
      @jannordelius7464 3 года назад +1

      well...duh

    • @sudsblueii
      @sudsblueii 3 года назад +3

      Yes! Exactly!! He hits it home everytime!❤️

  • @lawrencerasmus
    @lawrencerasmus 3 года назад +327

    I'm a 71 year old man who drank a many beer blasting you on My stereo in my 20s , knew a guy went to school with you ,said you carried your guitar all around with you 😁 Thank you for all the great music

    • @yamapenny5960
      @yamapenny5960 3 года назад +5

      👏👏👏

    • @georgiaobrien8393
      @georgiaobrien8393 3 года назад +21

      Timeless...seems even more relevant today. Thank you for this

    • @kurtkrak
      @kurtkrak 3 года назад +14

      I'm 70, this song is one of my all-time favorites. This version is PDG!

    • @fleetwin1
      @fleetwin1 3 года назад +17

      Listened and sang along while driving the old chevy late at night...Wore out a few of these cassettes in the old Marantz in dash stereo. God bless this man. I just hope life has brought him the same peace his music brought so many of us....

    • @jonnybeck6723
      @jonnybeck6723 3 года назад +7

      71 as well...
      Rock on...

  • @RiseUp1000
    @RiseUp1000 3 года назад +320

    Brilliant. The song is as relevant today as it was in the mid-70’s. Let the music keep our spirits high..... Thanks for sharing.

    • @richardcarew4708
      @richardcarew4708 3 года назад +5

      don't think it won't happen, just because it hasn't happened yet...
      it actually has.. and can be seen clearly on Google Earth at the bottom of the Mediterranean and Red Sea... I am told during ice ages.. the water is locked in ice in the north... the equator is the only habitable area... 3 ice ages in the past 100,000 years... despite a stable star and planetary orbit... from the KT extinction.. not millions of years ago.. not a comet... not dinosaurs... the cause is sticking out of New Mexico sideways 😳.. square in the middle of Dińetah, the land between the sacred mountains of the Navajo

    • @richardcarew4708
      @richardcarew4708 3 года назад +1

      no dinosaurs... guess what petroleum oil is???....
      eeeeeew

    • @richardcarew4708
      @richardcarew4708 3 года назад

      I am expecting to have beach front property... real soon.. right here in River City.. Arizona.. ;;☆》

    • @richardcarew4708
      @richardcarew4708 3 года назад +2

      starts with T.. rhymes with P... for Petroleum.. trouble in River City..... what we need is... music 🎶

    • @richardcarew4708
      @richardcarew4708 3 года назад +7

      PPP = passin the Peace Pipe... I can make everything we currently manufacture from the oils and fiber of cannabis... it's not smoking dope that's ill eagle, so much as the other 10,000 things we can do with it... and that's just at my house... Imagine.. you too can make whatever you want... and.. cannabis grows wherever people live
      (the seeds are the best part)
      despite much advertising to the contrary

  • @kathleenbutton6599
    @kathleenbutton6599 3 года назад +237

    Never heard Jackson do this song on the guitar before. Val’s solo is simply beautiful. Such a gift that Jackson is releasing these videos during the pandemic. Can never get enough of him. Let the music keep our spirits high...

    • @lyricarol
      @lyricarol 3 года назад +14

      @Jackson Browne Many more than one of us has your back. Because you've had ours all these years.

    • @RSoulle
      @RSoulle 3 года назад +13

      It's such a gift, their collaboration, on such an amazing song. I don't even know what to say, really, about this, aside from thanks, Jackson and Val.

    • @perrychang6659
      @perrychang6659 3 года назад +4

      I miss the keyboards a bit, about this but this remains one of his best songs . . .

    • @judyjudy51
      @judyjudy51 3 года назад +4

      right on !

    • @elghoutibrahimi7593
      @elghoutibrahimi7593 3 года назад

      ruclips.net/video/7SX-HFcSIoU/видео.html

  • @purepastures
    @purepastures 3 года назад +194

    If you weren’t such an amazing and timeless singer / songwriter you would surely be known as the greatest of poets. A timeless wonder of art. Thank you Jackson

    • @higdonh
      @higdonh 3 года назад +2

      @@scotsman6712 I assume that's not a real JB post. What's the scam here?

    • @robertboonelipscombeiii6662
      @robertboonelipscombeiii6662 3 года назад +3

      @Clyde Jackson Browne How high are you? just tap 5 for high....and....tap 9 for Extremely High,..like delusional high..thanks your fans 😀

    • @lyricarol
      @lyricarol 3 года назад +4

      I am a poet. Look me up, if you want. When I was teaching I gave two musicians the label: poet. One: Mark Knopfler Two: Jackson Brown.

    • @mitzilinn
      @mitzilinn Год назад

      It is so great to hear these songs again. Thanks for doing them at your home and posting them for your oldster fans, Jackson. Grateful too for all your work to help others.

  • @bdavidbsr
    @bdavidbsr 3 года назад +73

    "And in the end they traded their tired wings, For the resignation that living brings" - Genius!

    • @jacksonbrowne4613
      @jacksonbrowne4613 3 года назад +2

      Hello Thanks for your comment and supports, your comments and constant support has brought this far. Keep Supporting ❤️
      Please send me a mail via ....jacksonbrowne009@gmail.com...:

    • @yamapenny5960
      @yamapenny5960 2 года назад +2

      👍🤝🌀😢

    • @kimgordon3695
      @kimgordon3695 2 года назад +3

      weeping @ that... 🎶

    • @girltograndma
      @girltograndma Год назад +1

      So sad

    • @robertcronin6603
      @robertcronin6603 Год назад

      Agreed.

  • @jerryoconnell7031
    @jerryoconnell7031 3 года назад +97

    The brilliance & genius of Jackson Browne's lyrics is timeless. We are so lucky & privileged to have been blessed by his unique ability as a songwriter, a singer & a person of special ability & a truly unique understanding of human emotions.

  • @guymondo
    @guymondo 3 года назад +98

    Just played this to my one and only 13 year old son. Told him about the 70's when I first heard your music. Thankyou. His middle name is Jackson after you. God Bless. See you in the sky.

    • @dawndiamond8747
      @dawndiamond8747 3 года назад +4

      I can totally relate to you. My Bestfriend in the world was my German Shepherd dog, Jackson, he was totally Jackson B in a dog's version. I think of them both as I here his music. Such Beautiful souls.✌💕

    • @jimboysen9933
      @jimboysen9933 2 года назад

      Slingerland Drums?

  • @bobchristopher6928
    @bobchristopher6928 3 года назад +218

    Damn man. I just hope this son of a gun outlives me, because a world without Jackson...well, that ain’t no kind of life to be living.

    • @cmargetic
      @cmargetic 3 года назад +3

      Truth

    • @cindyschneider4728
      @cindyschneider4728 3 года назад +3

      Same here.

    • @musicstewart9744
      @musicstewart9744 3 года назад +12

      Yep. Don’t ever want to feel again like I did the day after John Prine died.

    • @cindyschneider4728
      @cindyschneider4728 3 года назад +5

      @@musicstewart9744 Got that right. That one still hurts.

    • @marymckim4822
      @marymckim4822 3 года назад +6

      After my old-soul dog left us, his physical embodiment lingered long enough for me to understand when he told me “I am closer to you now than I was when I was alive.”

  • @leopardspotsmusic
    @leopardspotsmusic 3 года назад +117

    "Let the music keep our spirits high." Thank you Jackson Browne for the music, fan for over 40 years.

    • @ursulafahmy1833
      @ursulafahmy1833 3 года назад +4

      My heart belongs to the Hudson River Clearwater Sloop 😘 and Dear Pete!

    • @ursulafahmy1833
      @ursulafahmy1833 3 года назад +3

      Although we are happy just to see and hear you all ....poets and artists I can’t forget the many years sailing on the majestic Hudson🙏🏼

    • @kimgordon3695
      @kimgordon3695 2 года назад

      Hello sister...

    • @metube7
      @metube7 2 года назад +4

      This song stopped me in my tracks when I first heard it, decades ago now. Still arresting, and oh so relevant.

    • @metube7
      @metube7 2 года назад +3

      @@ursulafahmy1833 I worked that boat once, long ago, with Pete on it.

  • @seanmellows1348
    @seanmellows1348 3 года назад +135

    Man. So great to have this guy still delivering golden sincerity to our ears. Thanks for this.

  • @aanthony48
    @aanthony48 3 года назад +106

    Jackson's been one of my favorite singer-songwriters for over 40 years, and Val's been one of my favorite guitarists for almost as long. To see them perform together, especially performing one of Jackson's best songs, is an incredible treat! Val's solo is a slow burn that builds and builds and draws you in with each phrase. Loved it!

  • @temporarystranger95
    @temporarystranger95 3 года назад +148

    “Still I look for the beauty in songs / To fill my head and lead me on.” I just found it in this performance. Damn.

    • @donnajohnson6227
      @donnajohnson6227 3 года назад +8

      Perfect quote. Thanks.

    • @sethcashman1011
      @sethcashman1011 3 года назад +11

      "Farther On." Some of my favorite lyrics written by anyone, ever.

    • @jimconway4422
      @jimconway4422 3 года назад +14

      @@sethcashman1011 I have said EXACTLY the same thing about Farther On for many years, Seth. I've always especially liked the "...my dreams like nets were thrown," line, which he then refers back to a little later on (just after the lines that Temporary Stranger quotes), and expands on the metaphor: "...though my dreams have come up torn and empty." I've been living with this music for decades, and it still moves me like it was new. I'm pretty sure it always will.

    • @keithpix
      @keithpix 3 года назад +9

      One of my favorite lyrics is "Into a dancer you have grown,
      From a seed somebody else has thrown,
      Go on ahead and throw some seeds of your own.” There are many enriching and memorable words of his.....we could go on and on.

    • @gregfishel4559
      @gregfishel4559 3 года назад +8

      @@keithpix and somewhere between the time you arrive and the time you go - may lie the reason you were alive - that you'll never know

  • @happynhalfway
    @happynhalfway 3 месяца назад +9

    this guys' music still brings tears to my eyes 51 years after discovering it. thankyou jackson.

  • @GalvTexGuy
    @GalvTexGuy 3 года назад +25

    The words to this song are as relevant and touching today as they were in 1974. This man is a national treasure and I am so fortunate to be on this earth with him.

    • @nofascistsonmywatch
      @nofascistsonmywatch 2 года назад +1

      It's funny, because this was released only 5 years after Woodstock actually happened, yet he was writing as if it were 50 years prior, such was the pace of changes back then (as well as now, I guess?).
      Of course, being only 18 at that time, 5 years seemed like an eternity to me anyway.

    • @davidburne9477
      @davidburne9477 Год назад +2

      I’ve often been moved to think that Jackson and his good friend Warren Zevon were aliens transported here from another time, such is the prescience of the lyrics of their songs. Perhaps there’s a simpler answer - that the words are timeless. I dunno. That’s what life’s for, right, to give us time to figure some small part of it out.

  • @karenmccord9488
    @karenmccord9488 Год назад +6

    @Val McCallum accompanies Jackson Brown on lead guitar so beautifully in this timeless Before the Deluge. Jackson can play anywhere, in his home studio during a world wide pandemic or on stage anywhere in the world. He is timeless and beautiful.

    • @CordenJacksn
      @CordenJacksn Год назад

      I really enjoyed what you share here 😊 so glad to hear that.
      How are you doing today?

  • @johnbaker3016
    @johnbaker3016 2 года назад +6

    Thought you'd never ask. This is one of those rare ones. Ones that's catch the essence of both Jackson Browne and his age. An age I've lived through. An age that will never be equaled.

  • @ChristopherDavis-uh1gq
    @ChristopherDavis-uh1gq 3 года назад +50

    Jackson's voice sounds as good as it ever did. So much soul in it.

  • @user-zk2mv8tw9e
    @user-zk2mv8tw9e 3 года назад +29

    ....when the light that's lost within us reaches the sky...God bless you, Mr. Browne

  • @TheHomelandProjectForum
    @TheHomelandProjectForum 3 года назад +44

    Ah, Jackson, we've grown older together. How reassuring tonight to be once again reminded of simpler truths...much like looking down at a lyrical compass. I've listened over the years, yet this evening's smile reflects a new joy: I am here because my 39 year-old son sent me. From hundreds of miles away he writes, "The good spirit is still here...let our feathers never grow torn and tattered!" and I know that some things turn out just fine.

    • @dinacox1971
      @dinacox1971 3 года назад +2

      Thank you so much for sharing this. I am 63 so I think or at least hope that I understand you perfectly

    • @TheHomelandProjectForum
      @TheHomelandProjectForum 3 года назад +3

      @@dinacox1971 Thanks for the comment, Dina. I trust you do understand. Rereading this comment of mine today made me smile; I believe I needed to hear the message once again. I spoke this morning with the same son referred to earlier. When you give someone you love the appreciation of lyrics such as these, and he returns the favor so many years later...well now, first you sigh with a gentle relief, and then you turn to the opportunity to heed yourself, coming home after a great flight.

  • @retiredguy7273
    @retiredguy7273 3 года назад +55

    In my opinion Val McCallum is one of those greatly expressive yet subtle, and almost elusive accompanists in the vein of players like Jesse Ed Davis. Great number guys thank you very much.

    • @robertcudlipp3426
      @robertcudlipp3426 Месяц назад

      Val's superb slashing lead playing was an absolute highlight of the 2 concerts I saw Jackson play on his last Australian tour, flew to another city to hear him 2 nights' in a row.
      Pure magic.

  • @nickkkyyy
    @nickkkyyy 3 года назад +3

    Beautiful old song well resurrected-an environmentalist before we all were!

  • @billyweeksrealsmallclosetm8484
    @billyweeksrealsmallclosetm8484 3 года назад +52

    Masterpiece of words and music. Love how Val Macallum's playing fits perfectly with the voice and tone of the piece. Hold 'er in the road Mr. Browne.....

  • @darlaelliott4080
    @darlaelliott4080 3 года назад +63

    After reading these many comments it's obvious that not only is he a treasure so are the fans who love him and his music. There's something great about JB fans, my sister and I are lifelong fans and our kids definitely grew up on his music. In our family going thru things means you turn on Jackson Browne and find an understanding inside yourself he's helped us thru life and thru losses and thru everything a person goes thru in life good, bad and ugly. He's enriched so many lives. Thank you Jackson Browne.

    • @mohamedelkeurti7493
      @mohamedelkeurti7493 3 года назад +4

      Jackdon Browne is such an underrated pure talent

    • @lilybug246
      @lilybug246 3 года назад +4

      I couldn’t have said it better! Ditto!!!

    • @NoName-nz4cr
      @NoName-nz4cr 3 года назад +2

      💙 him

    • @judycatchot1757
      @judycatchot1757 3 года назад +3

      Here,here ,I have no need to say more ,for u said it all and well, i might say💯💥

    • @markmartin3221
      @markmartin3221 3 года назад +3

      He is one of our treasures and he was the one to give Stevie Ray Vaughan his studio to record his album. Others said the Blues is dead. Blues and Soul live forever.

  • @anitahmg
    @anitahmg 3 года назад +4

    The 36 people that don’t like this song, um. I better do what mom said and don’t say anything if I don’t have anything nice to say about those 36 people. Mannnnn I’m 50 years old and will be at the Aug concert if the good Lord is willing.

  • @jerrimiller6636
    @jerrimiller6636 3 года назад +3

    I am 69 , thanks for the memories ! I love you Jackson Browne

  • @stevemcgilvery9394
    @stevemcgilvery9394 3 года назад +139

    Jackson Browne - national treasure. I wore out the grooves to Saturate, Pretender, ROE, Late for the Sky. The double album live set. The WMMR Main Point bootleg. No Nukes in 1979 at The Capitol building. Thanks man.

    • @direwolf6234
      @direwolf6234 3 года назад +7

      and for everyman too....

    • @artboy789
      @artboy789 3 года назад +2

      Lawyers in Love too

    • @direwolf6234
      @direwolf6234 3 года назад +2

      @@artboy789 the USSR as vacation land

    • @lowlifehighdesert
      @lowlifehighdesert 3 года назад +1

      Love the Main Point tape!

    • @lowlifehighdesert
      @lowlifehighdesert 3 года назад +2

      I was in D.C. on May 6th, 1979, then in NYC in September for the No NUKES shows! Great year!

  • @newportwellness367
    @newportwellness367 3 года назад +75

    Listening to this masterpiece is a transcendent experience. I heard the National Recording Registry is inducting "Late for the Sky" this year. Sending so much gratitude and appreciation to you, Mr. Browne!

  • @jrushen4235
    @jrushen4235 3 года назад +87

    Timeless masterpiece.

  • @DirkJacobsz
    @DirkJacobsz 3 года назад +52

    JB - thank you for being the poet you are - for 7:14 minutes - I find refuge and peace in your song - and am taken to a place where all is good with the world and mankind - thank you for that gift..

  • @paullittle9353
    @paullittle9353 Год назад +6

    I have been listening to this Jackson Browne song for the best part of my life. This recording with Val McCallum has got to be the best. Jackson's vocals have not lost the sincerity of his written words. Val's guitar mastery is unmatched. There are not too many musicians that sound as good or better than they did 50 years ago. Jackson Browne is one of them!

  • @stjames3540
    @stjames3540 3 года назад +59

    "When the Light that's lost within us reaches the Sky . . . " Many Blessings to All ~

    • @yvonneaustin7224
      @yvonneaustin7224 3 года назад +5

      💖

    • @patriciamartin1829
      @patriciamartin1829 3 года назад +4

      Salute to You Jackson. I thought always as I listened attentively to your music. Each became better than before. ALWAYS THINKING YOU BEING OLDER THEN MY 25 years; When we were!! Now I turned 70 omg!! We have certainly aged well together Thru these many years!! Years passed by under Gods dark and silent gate as years and times have changed for us all!
      Saddened; I so vividly felt in listening to your life story music of your heart broken with PERSONAL AN DEEP GRIEF; as deeply heartfelt loss of your main love; next to your music which helped you pull yourself thru such Shatter! Life went on as it is meant to. Thankfully for US YOUR MANY TRUE FANS ONWARD BOUND. I with much comfort listen to your wisdom in song; I am in my last leg with Lung Cancer eating at me for past 7 years. I ADMIRE YOUR TALENT WRITING YOUR MUSIC AND IN SONG BOW IN HONOR OF YOUR WHOLESOME LIFE!! Onward - Until. ✌️💁🏻‍♀️

    • @yamapenny5960
      @yamapenny5960 3 года назад +1

      @@patriciamartin1829
      Hey Patricia,
      I am an old german girl.
      "STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.."
      My english is not good enough to tell you how much I feel about your words... but beleive me: I pray for You💞

    • @mikedag1176
      @mikedag1176 2 года назад

      My,what a line!!!

  • @JohnSold
    @JohnSold 3 года назад +16

    This is the first song that I played with my dad about 20 years ago. He was singing and I was playing guitar. Every time I listen to this masterpiece I feel in peace with the world. Love frome Rome Italy Jackson. Thank you for your music. I hope my daughter will enjoy this beautiful song too.

  • @jetclntn
    @jetclntn 2 года назад +7

    this guy doesn’t even sing about God , but his music is sacred to me

  • @kathycarroll154
    @kathycarroll154 3 года назад +66

    Your music has helped keep mine and I’m sure others “spirit high” during this deluge of covid. Thank you!

    • @yamapenny5960
      @yamapenny5960 3 года назад

      🔺️

    • @lyricarol
      @lyricarol 3 года назад +2

      Wonderful to hear this. Thanks for offering it up--then and now.

  • @cjcurtis8944
    @cjcurtis8944 3 года назад +43

    I can’t recall life without Jackson Browne’s music. His career got off the ground right after I was born and I literally grew up with his music. Because I was so young when his first albums came out it’s been interesting to see how my understanding of the songs has changed as I have aged alongside them. I suspect his view of the world and his deep feeling music shaped part of my worldview and certainly my own quest for trying to understand the world and the emotions therein. I was that 5 or so year old trying to figure out the meaning of Fountain of Sorrow, spending hours thinking about it all.

    • @StevenShults
      @StevenShults 3 года назад +3

      If someone told me I wrote this comment, I'd believe them (except it would have been a month before my 7th birthday when my mom came home from the record store with a copy of the newly released Late for the Sky.) 🙂

    • @cjcurtis8944
      @cjcurtis8944 3 года назад +5

      @@StevenShults how fortunate were we to grow up on his music?!

    • @StevenShults
      @StevenShults 3 года назад +3

      @cassie curtis Very. 🙂

    • @jacksonbrowne5398
      @jacksonbrowne5398 3 года назад +3

      Hello @@cjcurtis8944
      Thanks for your love and support, for liking and commenting on my page and I want you to know I have all my fans in heart and that includes you.
      Jackson Browne 🎸🎸

  • @kevint.brennan799
    @kevint.brennan799 3 года назад +32

    Yes! Such the best. Thank you Jackson, and Val. One of my oldest favorites... great work on this duo version. Beautiful. And fresh. Relevant now, more than ever. You’ve really kept good care of your vocals Jackson. I am always comforted and inspired by your music. 🎶😎🎶✌️

  • @adequatebus8280
    @adequatebus8280 3 года назад +16

    in ‘74 i was 16, and i “called the road my home”, and this album drastically changed my perspective on life. now, after a lifetime, a lot of us are going back to the road. Thank you for those songs. -C

  • @Mr05Chuck
    @Mr05Chuck 5 месяцев назад +3

    I was in Kathmandu in 1976. It was late at night in the old city. We trying to find our way in a dark maze of little streets. It was dark and we were lost looking for a restaurant called “Monk’s Pleasure Palace”. We had heard they served hash cake and special hash tea. We were about to give up cause we were scared we were lost in a dangerous part of the city. Suddenly we heard Before the Deluge in the distance. We rounded a corner and could tell the music was coming out a window covered with a sheet of bright light. We headed up some stairs and opened a door that led us into a room of bright colors and people laughing and chatting from many nations. Yes, we had the tea and cake. Thanks for guiding us Jackson.

  • @marthapeterson213
    @marthapeterson213 Год назад +3

    Among the most sublime songs ever written.

  • @Scout-nj7xj
    @Scout-nj7xj 3 года назад +49

    Before the deluge. We stand on the precipice.

  • @haroldtyler3604
    @haroldtyler3604 3 года назад +27

    It’s hard for me to put into words how legendary this song is.

    • @peterdelmonte9832
      @peterdelmonte9832 2 года назад +1

      This was an odd experience. You Tube thought I should listen to this song and I have. I’ve just read Mr Browne’s Wiki entry and I see he’s a year older than me. I’ve spent much of my life listening to troubadour solo singer songwriters but somehow I’d never heard of this chap. I even love his politics from what I’ve just read so I’ll listen to more of his songs.

    • @nofascistsonmywatch
      @nofascistsonmywatch 2 года назад

      @@peterdelmonte9832 You're into singer-songwriters and you've NEVER even heard of JB??
      PLEASE tell me that you've heard of Richard Thompson, Townes Van Zant, etc.??

  • @rebekahlafever333
    @rebekahlafever333 3 года назад +22

    Ahhh, Jackson, ur voice feels like a embrace of a old friend.
    Sounds wonderful... ...♬
    Thank you so much... ...🎼💙

  • @nancychamberlin6520
    @nancychamberlin6520 2 года назад +10

    A national treasure. His songwriting is genius and he hasn’t missed a beat in his performing skills. I have loved Jackson Browne music for over 50 years. Never gets old.

    • @CordenJacksn
      @CordenJacksn Год назад

      I really enjoyed what you share here 😊 so glad to hear that.
      How are you doing today?

  • @peterdawkins8836
    @peterdawkins8836 3 года назад +31

    A special song by a special person. Makes me proud to work in environmental protection thar we are appreciated. Thank you

  • @gonzoexpress9885
    @gonzoexpress9885 3 года назад +15

    The intelligence, wisdom and insights of a young man so beautifully distilled. Always loved this track (the whole album) and thanks to Jackson and Val for reprising it so movingly.

  • @elainegoodwin1436
    @elainegoodwin1436 3 года назад +17

    After all these years, I remember this man, a poet together with his band. He was sharing his messages with a crowd of people in Bangor, Maine. In the throng, he somehow noticed my little one. Michelle was 3 years old, a tow head bouncing around in her cool jean overalls. Dancing. He asked me to bring her down & his eyes twinkled as she became a star and danced on his stage to the beautiful music he had created. Jackson Brown. What a wonderful, shining soul you have! A treasured memory from 1973 that I wanted to share. Thank-you!

  • @petertrout8140
    @petertrout8140 3 года назад +43

    JB, this version was released just an hour ago and already you have many many viewers! Great version. Your lyrics are timeless. Been one of my favorite singers since Saturate. Keep on singing my brother, we’re still out hear listening and singing your songs. Let the music keep our spirits high. Be safe...

  • @danwalk32
    @danwalk32 3 года назад +38

    Tomorrow, March 27, 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Jackson's first album - Live At Jabberwocky, Syracuse Ny 27 Mar 1971. I was born 30 days later. Thank you for the years Jackson! Hoping we get 50 more.

  • @marchurlbert586
    @marchurlbert586 3 года назад +20

    Possibly Jackson's best. I still, after all these years, get chills when I hear it.

    • @nofascistsonmywatch
      @nofascistsonmywatch 2 года назад

      He summed it all up quite succinctly, and POETICALLY in this one!

  • @catrinagruver9772
    @catrinagruver9772 3 года назад +4

    Jackson and Val playing together is pure magic. Only thing better than Jackson Browne is Jackson and Val performing together. ❤

  • @mustaphabakhats4755
    @mustaphabakhats4755 Год назад +2

    Its ben more than 40 years and i’m still enjoying Jackson browne music. Thank you

  • @Ettesun
    @Ettesun 3 года назад +23

    So many years of loving this musician/poet. I will always treasure seeing him live and meeting him forty years ago. He’s still number one, right up there with George Harrison. Thankful to be in this world with such a treasure. 🙏🏽💙🙏🏽

  • @45gloak
    @45gloak 2 года назад +1

    I entered high school in 1977 and discovered my brother's Jackson Browne albums. His songs have been with me since. Great artist.

  • @louielouie6259
    @louielouie6259 3 года назад +15

    Mr. Browne, you are the man! Long time fan, still sound great. Thank you.

  • @swat7s
    @swat7s 3 года назад +33

    I love seeing Val's face, who after playing this song probably hundreds of times, still gets lost in the beauty of the music. Thanks Jackson.

    • @dianedureau4431
      @dianedureau4431 2 года назад

      yes, his face says it all

    • @nancyboyd6273
      @nancyboyd6273 2 года назад

      Jethro Tull,
      ?

    • @swat7s
      @swat7s 2 года назад +1

      @@nancyboyd6273 I wish I was that talented Nancy, but all I share is the name. And maybe I'm Thick as a brick 🤣

  • @michaelnewell3823
    @michaelnewell3823 3 года назад +59

    I will always love your music. You're probably one of the only real people on this planet. The trouble is your songs sadden me. But love it.

    • @yamapenny5960
      @yamapenny5960 3 года назад +8

      There is Hope in the sadness❣❣❣

    • @donfarrand8014
      @donfarrand8014 3 года назад +6

      "Let the music keep our spirits high"

    • @maureenlong9278
      @maureenlong9278 3 года назад +8

      Sky Blue and Black is one of his songs that saddend me but at the same time because of the lyrics pertains to my son who left this earth too soon and says it all of how I feel and miss him each day.His grave marker inscribed I chose Sleeps Dark and Silent Gate.I thank Jackson for all he has giving us through his music.

    • @pangeo1259
      @pangeo1259 3 года назад +1

      So true..,

    • @higgsmerino3925
      @higgsmerino3925 3 года назад +1

      Stop idolising anyone that much. Jackson would not approve.

  • @davidbumpus8574
    @davidbumpus8574 3 года назад +9

    Dear Jackson Browne...your wordsmith, music gifts & talents have been with me as I've traveled my decades. You've consoled, comforted, caused me to contemplate, allowed me to take a turn around a dance floor or two with a wonderful soul, lifted my spirits & sustained my travels. You've permeated my sons lives as I shared you with them & now with my granddaughter. I owe you more respect, love & thanks than I'll ever be able to express or offer.
    So respectfully my artistic friend, a million thanks & prayers for you to be as richly blessed as you've made all of us. Travel well.
    And to the masterful Val McCallum...your playing is so soulful & touching. Thank you for doing all you have done sir. ✌&🤟 David B.

  • @jajatuck
    @jajatuck Год назад +2

    Jackson, for the thousands of people like me... thank you for being such a clear and artistic voice for humanity.

  • @philrozephilroze6331
    @philrozephilroze6331 3 года назад +10

    philroze philroze
    1 second ago
    Clearly Jackson you are (the lifelong friend I've never met) who IS THEE only real true POET of our generation.... I can not think of another writer with such tremendous insight into the human condition ........ especially as relates to emotions........ at least for me.......and I suspect for thousands, if not millions more !!!

  • @elainedavidson444
    @elainedavidson444 10 месяцев назад +2

    Sublime. Me and my friends used to sing this song back in the day. How true it would end up being. A prophet.

  • @javierramos1249
    @javierramos1249 3 года назад +6

    So full of Pure Truth! Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall inherit the Earth.

  • @etorria1675
    @etorria1675 3 года назад +8

    Certainly one of his most beautiful songs and that crosses the years without taking a wrinkle!
    Thank you for all the love that we pass on.
    Friendships from France (Bordeaux)

  • @Ktki10
    @Ktki10 3 года назад +22

    Beautiful then; even more so now.. And just as relevant. 💜

  • @sanchezgtrs1
    @sanchezgtrs1 3 года назад +16

    Hey guys “that performance is the most beautiful thing I have ever heard! Y’all are amazing & I am so blessed to know you & work with you ! I love you you both always!!!

  • @donc.123
    @donc.123 3 года назад +42

    Thank you, Jackson. And Val. It's nice finding these little gifts popping up on my screen. Stay well.
    From Massachusetts.

    • @jacquelynearwood3536
      @jacquelynearwood3536 3 года назад +10

      It's nice to check in with like minded people. Sending love your way.

    • @lindafassler5148
      @lindafassler5148 3 года назад +5

      Jackson and Val - hello and thank you. Rather refreshing and beautiful. Never stop making incredible music together 💫💫👌👌

    • @myocdtv7935
      @myocdtv7935 3 года назад +2

      Amen

    • @yamapenny5960
      @yamapenny5960 3 года назад

      @@jacquelynearwood3536
      Y e a h ❗

    • @mcsscottmain
      @mcsscottmain 3 года назад +2

      Western MASS Music is like no other! 🎶

  • @thisolddog2259
    @thisolddog2259 3 года назад +1

    An Army buddy turned me on to Jackson when we were oversees. The most calming and amazing voice to keep the demon's at bay

  • @hsmith6785
    @hsmith6785 3 года назад +7

    Jackson channels pure musical Divinity and liberates us all with his raw, unapologetic honesty. Damn grateful. Continuously inspired thanks to him.

  • @TheMarkEH
    @TheMarkEH 3 года назад +16

    JB is a musical genius. I'm so glad that I came across this channel. Thank you for posting this wonderful music.

  • @jenniferkelly6952
    @jenniferkelly6952 3 года назад +17

    Jackson, your insight into the human condition is just mesmerizing, unbelievable how young you began writing these lyrics that are so relatable...along with the comforting sound of your smooth style...just so touching! Never stop singing we will never stop listening. You are the best lyricist in history ❤️

  • @lukethedrifter4622
    @lukethedrifter4622 2 года назад +1

    I have been a fan for many years. For my 23rd birthday (1978) my friend bought me tickets to Mountain Aire in Angels Camp Ca. Jackson Browne, Jimmy Buffett and Warren Zevon. GREAT concert!

  • @mervynjenkins7152
    @mervynjenkins7152 3 года назад +8

    What a beautiful song. Followed Jackson songs for almost 50 years

  • @gibandaj
    @gibandaj 2 года назад +1

    My dad has listened to Jackson Browne since I was a wee girl. He has never been online or used the Internet, I cannot wait to show him this video. Love from N. Ireland ☘

  • @witness2theinsanity757
    @witness2theinsanity757 3 года назад +16

    Made my day, here from deluged NSW, Australia. ❤️

  • @patlongworth5998
    @patlongworth5998 Год назад +1

    I love you Jackson Browne and I have since I saw you decades ago. I got to see you at Stowe Vermont when we had our summer fest on the hill. I've loved your prophetic music and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart because you are a beautiful real person. I keep you in prayer always 💞🇺🇸🙏😊

  • @howardgray9068
    @howardgray9068 3 года назад +7

    Ain't nothing better than listening to Jackson Browne when you're relaxing and just let his amazing music wash over you...Magical.

  • @scuba6936
    @scuba6936 9 месяцев назад +1

    Rock on man, I'm 70 yrs old today, been a follower since Nitty gritty and the Eagles. 👍

  • @vickipaterson8931
    @vickipaterson8931 3 года назад +3

    Pretender and Late for the Sky still pull at my heart strings and bring back a world of memories. Stunning songwriter and musician. Love ya Jackson 💚❤️💚

  • @rickjensen2833
    @rickjensen2833 3 года назад +2

    I lost my childhood farm of 48 yrs when I found my mom dead but this is one of few things that i still feel and care about. Had a cow on that farm named girl for 16 yrs told her goodbye and her eyes watered.

  • @dominiquetabiowona1892
    @dominiquetabiowona1892 3 года назад +16

    JB Is one of the few whose lyric and musical art crosses the ages ... And especially for '' before the deluge'', the current global context lends itself to it. I grew up with it and I age with it ... Remain blessed guys!!!

  • @woodyrussell
    @woodyrussell 2 года назад +1

    That was a crushingly beautiful guitar solo Mr. McCallum... on this achingly gorgeous chestnut from you, Mr. Browne. This is how it's done.

  • @hobey1
    @hobey1 3 года назад +28

    Jackson Browne's music has only grown more poignant and a blessing living in this increasingly miserable world.

    • @lauraubrey7830
      @lauraubrey7830 3 года назад +1

      Amen

    • @jacksonbrowne4613
      @jacksonbrowne4613 3 года назад +1

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  • @4dogs840
    @4dogs840 3 года назад +2

    Devastatingly beautiful, just like the man.

  • @michaeldoucette
    @michaeldoucette 3 года назад +3

    It never ceases to amaze me. His backup guitarist, Val, just sits there waiting for his turn.And then out pours this soft and lovely arrangement with such effortless grace.

  • @NoBudgetBits-
    @NoBudgetBits- 2 года назад +1

    In my life, Jackson Browne was always a legend and truly a part of my lifetime soundtrack. But Jackson Browne today resonates far greater for me than ever before. There is something about his honest humanity and presence that is devoid of ego which makes his legacy and contemporary songs more authentic and meaningful as sung by the artist TODAY.

  • @kku810
    @kku810 3 года назад +2

    Something so genuine and human about this rendition of this song. Truly a taste of something fine. Wonderful !

  • @GuitarUniverse2013
    @GuitarUniverse2013 3 года назад +1

    Jackson, you are aging gracefully. You look like an old man, because you are an old man, but you still have that fire in your belly it makes you special. We love you Jack, keep on keeping on.

  • @sethcashman1011
    @sethcashman1011 3 года назад +3

    Two of my favorite people to ever pick up a musical instrument, in the same room together, playing one of my favorite songs. How on earth could it get any better than this?

  • @pathumphreys7442
    @pathumphreys7442 Год назад +1

    Every politician and climate change denier should listen to this and weep! What a great guy. Pat from Cardiff Wales

  • @PamPerry79
    @PamPerry79 3 года назад +7

    This man has been a powerful voice in my life since I could pick up a guitar. He is magical and so brilliant. His music is still so relevant. Still sounds so great today as yesteryear. Stay strong and well for yourself and us (Clyde) Jackson. You are SO loved.

  • @scottshepherd8895
    @scottshepherd8895 3 года назад

    His voice sounds the same as it did the first time I heard him in the 70s. We are lucky to have him.

  • @joshualee8448
    @joshualee8448 3 года назад +3

    I’ve been a fan for 25 yrs, but growing up we didn’t have Late for the Sky. I only discovered it last year and it makes me cry every time. Bless you for your music and I hope my kids will find comfort in it one day as I have.

    • @jacksonbrowne4613
      @jacksonbrowne4613 3 года назад

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  • @lindas.1751
    @lindas.1751 3 года назад +1

    I'm grateful to my friend Lisa, in college, who played Jackson Browne for me when I hadn't heard of him. Wow. Love his music!!

  • @davidthomas5035
    @davidthomas5035 3 года назад +3

    My brother turned me on to JB's music in the 70's. Still value it today. There is a sadness that is somehow moving and comforting at the same time. A master poet and musician. Thank you for so many years of insight.

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  • @alejandramguerrero5885
    @alejandramguerrero5885 3 года назад +2

    This is a song I’ve never abandoned or forgot EVER. It’s always been very special to me . It was my door to consciousness as a teen back in the 70’s. At the height of the lockdown of this pandemic , I remember sitting on my swing , in the back yard one night in the evening twilight , just playing Deluge, followed by Everyman , on instant replay . Just something hauntingly soothing about those melodies - and lyrically well , all I can say is I think JB is one of the most prolific poets of our time . I can’t thank him enough for giving me so much throughout all these years . 💞💞💞💞 These at home takes are so priceless too . It’s been a real gift in these times .

  • @TheFourpegs
    @TheFourpegs 3 года назад +3

    It’s the voice and the words, I never tire of them. Truly a great artist.

  • @TheBrucenz
    @TheBrucenz Год назад +1

    Great song and what a gorgeous solo in the middle.

  • @LauraJWinn-lk1cn
    @LauraJWinn-lk1cn 3 года назад +3

    Thank you Jackson & Val...that was/is really special...Blessings to both of you...