i'm 24 and recently ive discovered that jackson browne is one of the greatest songwriters of all time and his musical talent seems to know no boundries. i wish music like this was still produced nowadays, it seems the true spirit of music has been completely overshadowed by commercialism and money. what a shame. im glad i still have my record player and all my dad's old vinyls. God bless great timeless music.
Songs like this didn't make too much sense to me at age 22 when they were new. Too slow, too melancholy, I wondered how a guy only a year or two older than me could be so serious. Then life happened, and they got better and better. They have now kept me company for decades in the finest way.
These songs always made sense to me and a group of friends at 18-19 yrs old. I finally got to see him in the early '80's with my group of friends. I had a double ear infection, fever, couldn't hear. I heard Jackson Browne 😊 ✌️❤️🌼
@@DH-xm3hc Thanks for that nice response. My comment was so long ago. And yet this song still grabs me. Great that you got to see him play.. I only saw him at the Bill Graham memorial service in Golden Gate Park around 1995 or so. But since there were at least 100,000 people there, I really only heard him, as there were no video screens in those days, especially for a quickly scheduled event. Of course he played Fountain of Sorrow. Lots of people cried then, me included, as I knew Bill, and what a great memorial song.
I discovered Jackson Browne a year ago by one of my friends and his music is amazing I wish they made music like this in the modern days..I'm only 15 and I hate all this new crap its a shame really
I saw Jackson in 2014 when I had just turned 11 years old. My parents took me to see him for my birthday and I’ll never forget it. I was basically raised listening to him and have been a huge fan all my life. I visited the rock and roll hall of fame yesterday and saw one of his acoustic guitars, a menu from the troubadour and hand written lyrics to sky blue and black and couldn’t help but notice that I was the only kid who looked back and started saying “ oh my god I can’t believe it, Jackson Browne’s guitar is right in front of me, and his lyrics, and a menu from the troubadour. Now being 15 I am hoping that he might come to my hometown maybe this summer or anytime soon!
This is an absolutely beautiful and poignant song! Jackson Browne can pack more meaning into a song, than some songwriter's do in every song they ever composed in their whole careers! Thats mu humble opinion, anyway! I got to see Jackson perform live in 1980! Those were great times in my life back then! Peace, BobbyK
I loved this soulful song writer physically perfect man for 40 years ...when I met him in 1978 at SNL set he was sweeter and more humble than anyone I ever met...oh nostalgia ....fountain of sorrow still here love love this thank u so much for posting haven't cried this much in ever
Oh yes he was physically perfect. He was my dream man, but i heard his music before i ever saw him and loved it. It's 2023 and i still find him to be very handsome.
Now I'm 20 and I can say that 'For a dancer' is my all time favorite song. I don't think there is any singer that can calm me down better than he does. All of his songs are just pure magic :)
god this song brings me back. jb is the greatest modern lyricist. people like to laud dylan all the time, but I never caught on to his scene. jackson is much more relate able to everyman (or woman). which would explain his writing 'for everyman'. he just speaks to anyone and everyone. what a tortured soul. what a creative, artistic soul.
@Marjoriecaroldkp Keep on Rocking. To those of us who grew up in the 70's, we remember this guy and he knows it. Keep on listening to JB. He's a musical genius BTW he's in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I think he's good with what he got out of life. He's my hero.
Have quoted from this song many times " ... when you look through loves illusions, there lies the danger ..." wow ... and given away the "Late for the Sky" CD to so many friends and strangers over the years ... to share the wisdom, insight and lyrical brilliance of this man with them ...
Good for you. You know back in the 60' 70' and even the early 80's it wasn't about the image, there wasn't MTV and the Music Videos. It didn't matter what the artist looked like...it was more the music and the meaning behind the song...Hope it comes back
His wife died in 1976, leaving him with a 2 year old son (actor Ethan Browne) to raise. The Pretender and Running On Empty both contain songs that he composed from grief, most notably Sleep's Dark And Silent Gate, and the title song of Running on Empty. Incredibly, he, his career, and his son thrived in spite of the odds.
Same here. I'm 24 and have discovered Jackson's music within the last year. Saw him live in the fall and he was amazing. It's a real shame they make stuff like this today.
I'm nearly 62 and have loved his stuff since a friend played a JB record to me back in about '73. Saw him in about '76 when he toured Australia. I recently (Easter Monday) took my 21yo son to see him at the Sydney Opera House. A great concert and he loved it and is a great fan too. Appeals to all ages.
Jackson's an incredible talent I love the man. Pretender in my top 5 best loved albums. Jackson learned about life early and was able to channel it into brilliant polished songs.
It is called "For a Dancer". It is on his Late for the Sky" CD. It is on You Tube somewhere I have seen the video if you want to listen to it. The line is: " I don't what happens when people die, can't seem to grasp it as hard as I try."
@Jankenpyon89 Haha and now I'm 18, and still listening to his music. When you get older the lyrics mean a lot more to you than before (also because I'm Dutch, which doesn't make it easier to understand everything). I guess we, being 17 and 18, can inspire people of our age to listen to real music as well. There's a great lesson is many of those songs, and that goes for Jackson Browne, but also for artists such as Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding etc. :)
@Jankenpyon89 That's what I mean...his music is beyond brilliant. To me, For a dancer is one of the best songs ever made. Jackson Browne is such an underrated artist. Many people of my age never heard his name before. I've been to one of his concerts a while back. It was such a great experience, even though the majority of the audience was 40+, haha. And now that I'm 17 I realize even more how amazing his songs are, haha.
@Marjoriecaroldkp Amen. My 15 old daughter is into "real" music. I taught her to play guitar and turned her on to The Beatles, Jackson Browne and Pink Floyd etc etc. Ho can you go wrong listening to JB ? Keep on rocking!
Whe the album came out, there were no lyrics printed on the sleeve, you coouldn't google them in "74. You had to wrie warner bros. records to request them....I went crazy trying to figure-out every lyric to Late for the Sky
Yeah, but also remember what Jackson says in the same song, "Let your prayers go drifting into space, you never know what will be coming down." That brings some hope to death as well.
I remember the punk band Tonio K referenced this in their song "H-A-T-R-E-D": "I wish I was as mellow as, for instance, Jackson Browne, But 'Fountain of Sorrow' my a--, motherf---er, I hope you wind up in the ground!"
I was told...and this might not be true..that the entire album was inspired by the suicide of his girlfriend...it is a very haunting and moving album. Like no other.
music is funny. it's supposed to evolve into different genres and different takes. people that still love beethoven and believe we all should only listen to him are actually wrong. we should build off of what people have done as well as respect it, but move forward to a new type of music (this is what beethoven did off of mozart, mozart did off of bach) the problem it seems is we have no respect for the past. thats why our music is so bland. the question is what happens for the next generation?
Only a fool who doesn't listen to lyrics, only likes crashing, violent noise disguised as music, and lacks the capacity for pensive reflection and philosophy would describe Jackson Browne as "mellow"
