He's my 2nd cousin :) My grandmothers half sisters son. I just found out, our family is from The Six Nations reservation ( Ohsweken is a village on the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation Indian reserve near ... Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada) :)
Im from Alberta, Canada stand up!!!!!!!!!!!!! Im not native though. Can you tell me what Tribe you and him are from ? In Alberta its mostly Plains Cree. You got artistic blood in you, Don't waste it
Mohawk. I also have Mississauga( My Grandmother) & Oneida... ~ (My Grandfathers mother, was Mohawk & Oneida). Just on my Mothers side however.(her parents) .... From my fathers side Im Polish, Russian and Mongolian. So I guess that makes me a Pohawk :/ LoL
im skimming through robbies memoir called testimony now, he met his wife dominique in france where she was a journalist covering the french music scene and robbie said french speaking girls from montreal didnt like english speaking people from toronto that much but robbie won her over.
Very profound. Reading Robbie's book Testimony I would say he had more than a full life. Having lived to 80 I suppose is a long life, however as I'm approching that age my self, not so sure. His life was not always easy, especially some of his childhood and teenage years. His stepfather got more and more abusive to Robbie and his mother, gave Robbie a black eye, hit him so hard once he fell against a wall and got a nasty bruise on his face. Also hit Robbie's dog, which Robbie never forgave him for. After his mother divorced Robbie's stepfather things got better, she encouraged Robbie in his dreams to become a musician. When he hooked up with Ronnie Hawkins, Ronnie, Levon and others would often stay at Robbie's house, his mother charged reasonable rate and apparently she was quite a cook.
@@hannejeppesen1809 I'm reading it now. I have to take frequent breaks to look up a song he names, or a movie, or a time in their history, or just to sit in front of my great sound system and listen to some of their music full blast. A band like no other.
Are you out there? Can you hear me? Can you see me in the dark? I don't believe it's all for nothing It's not just written in the sand Sometimes I thought you felt too much And you crossed into the shadow land And the river was overflown And the sky was fiery red You gotta play the hand that's dealt ya That's what the old man always said Fallen angel Casts a shadow up against the sun If my eyes could see The spirit of the chosen one In my dream the pipes were playing In my dream I lost a friend Come down, Gabriel, and blow your horn 'Cause some day we will meet again Fallen angel Casts a shadow up against the sun If my eyes could see The spirit of the chosen one All the tears, all the rage All the blues in the night If my eyes could see You kneeling in the silver light Fallin', fallin', fallin' down Fallin', fallin' down Fallin', fallin', fallin' down Fallin', fallin' down Fallin', fallin', fallin' down Fallin', fallin' down Fallen angel Casts a shadow up against the sun If my eyes could see The spirit of the chosen one All the tears, all the rage All the blues in the night If my eyes could see You kneeling in the silver light If you're out there, can you touch me? Can you see me? I don't know If you're out there, can you reach me? And lay a flower in the snow Fallin' down, fallin' down Fallin' down, fallin' down Fallin' down, fallin' down Fallin' down, fallin' down Fallin' down, fallin' down
This whole album is just fantastic! I implore you all to sit down in front of a decent music system, open a bottle of beverage of choice, and just enjoy... RIP, Robbie... You gave me incredible moments... Thank you!
His self titled album was the very first CD I ever bought, back when CD's were a thing. I played it endlesslly and I'm here right now watching this video to pay respects and because his music echoes in my heart. Rest In Power Robbie Robertson. Your music is poetry that will forever travel throughout the universe. Lay a flower in the snow...
@@mbrew3244 Yes it was. Robbie's an artist's artist...he had the Bodeans, Peter Gabriel, Bono all on it. And his voice is so unique and strange sounding, yet it works perfectly for his music. Some Where Down The Crazy River really does feel like you're in a dream. Very sad Robbie is no longer with us anymore.
One of the 80's most overlooked gems. The great Peter Gabriel singing harmony always gives me chills and cant say enough about Manu Katche's incredible drumming.
So humbled, reading these comments. These songs.....this...Somewhere Down the Crazy River, they came around at a time when i was making my way towards them. That is to say, my journey through music. I was 22. Heavy into 1960s British invasion and such. Through that, i made it into Dylan, then The Band, etc etc... But during these younger days i remember Robbies name circulating. My older cousins talking about him and his indian heritage. Years later, By the time I was immersed into The Band, they became my timeless Up North, back roading listen while driving music. I was back in 1968, amongst pines that surely looked as they did then and simultaneously the Band was with Me in 2003, 4, 5,.... Their music was like that for me. Immediate. I was never sure if i was back then or they were playing next to me. Like the image of them in upper New York next to the old car. My northern Michigan was like that. Still is. But they all felt like musical friends of mine. So, as these icons of ours from a musical renaissance one by one, say goodbye, i feel a piece of me does as well. Reality of our mortality? As long as they remain we feel safe? Comforted. When they go, it feels like floodgates of emotion for the shamen of our youth. Our elders. Their wisdom. All the while, they were simply living and doing, playing and making music.....but it resonates to our cores. Thank you for the music Robbie. Reading everyones words here shows Me what one person, along with a group of like minded individuals can leave behind. Many deeply touched souls with wonderful memories. 1987 seems like yesterday. By the time i fully immersed in The Band, Robbie was 60. Time waits for no one. Our memories and the music will take us the rest of the way. R.I.P. Robbie.
Robbie Robertson is one of those rare musicians who brings you joy. To hear his work is to understand music. Robertson had a deeply personal relationship to his art, and he used it to connect to the world. I’m feeling his loss tonight. RIP Robbie Robertson
Definitely Daniel is wonderful has produced several albums he's great! Robbie is one top fave musician! saw him in 60's backing up Bob Dylan in gig in Syracuse with The Band!... was fantastic ❤😊
A moving tribute that Robbie wrote for bandmate Richard Manuel. Robbie has never been thought of as a lead singer. But on this song, Robbie captured the essence of Richard's singing and his soul. May you RIP with Richard, Rick and Levon.
He actually sang lead on a few songs. I wish he'd done more when he was with The Band, because he has a fine voice, close to Richard's as you can hear on "The Last Waltz Reprise." His vocal on "Out of the Blue," is very good, too, probably his best vocal with The Band.
This song is an elegy to Richard Manuel, who along with Robbie Robertson, was one of the original members of The Band. Manuel, who was the Band's pianist and sometimes vocalist, was found hanging in the bathroom of a motel room in Winter Park, Florida on March 4, 1986. The group had re-formed (without Robertson) and played in Winter Park, Florida the preceding night. Manuel had serious problems with addiction for most of his life, but got sober when The Band started touring again in the '80s. He began abusing drugs and alcohol again in 1985, which likely contributed to his death. Eric Clapton's "Holy Mother" on his 1986 album August is also a tribute to Richard Manuel as is "Too Soon Gone," The Band's tribute to Richard from their 1993 album Jericho. "Fallen Angel" was the first single Robertson released as a solo artist. He wrote the song with Martin Page, who had co-written the hits "These Dreams" and "We Built This City." In our interview with Page, he explained: "Robbie was playing with lyrical ideas for a huge period of time and every time I would go back to the Village (the recording studio in Los Angeles) to work with him, it was quite frustrating, because I thought we were doing very well and he'd say, 'I've changed the words.' He would sing it and ask me, 'What do you think?' And I'd say, 'Well, I think it's all good, Rob. Really good.' Everything he did I thought was fine. But then one special day he called me and he said, 'I really have what this song's about.' At first it was going to be called 'War of Angels,' and it was going to be the idea of fallen angels actually falling out of heaven and touching hell. He was really getting into this kind of biblical place. But all of a sudden, very emotionally he said to me, 'It's about Richard.' And I could see in his face that he'd nailed it. It was his special song to Richard Manuel. I think it was a great testament to his undying friendship for his friend who left a little too early." This song features Peter Gabriel on keyboards. Gabriel also provides vocals on the chorus accompanying Robbie Robertson. The Robbie Robertson album won the Juno Award for Album of the Year in 1989.
thank you for your input. Robbie will always be an awesome song writer no question. I just feel that whatever was in his heart when he wrote this those feelings were expressed years to late. it would have been so much more meaningful if it had been when Richard was alive.
Steve Morse great story! What a treat it must have been to work with him. He is someone I have always wanted to meet. My mother passed away the year this album was released. This song in particular, stood out for me when thinking of my mother's long battle with cancer and untimely death at a pivotal time in my life. I included a few lines from the song in a tribute to her in my high school year book as she died the summer leading into my senior year. Robbie is not only a talented musician, lyricist, and artist, but also a great ambassador for Native Americans and Indigenous people in North America. Although he is in his 70's now and put on a few pounds since this video, he still sounds and looks great. He may not have the greatest vocal range, but knows how to deliver a melody in a distinct way and feel that he is able to connect with the listener and relay a story with emotional depth.
When my best friend, Tim, committed suicide, I went to this song to help me process that loss. We had enjoyed it together often and in his absence now, I come to this song to recall him in all his golden glory. RIP, my friend.
Robbie Robertson's 1987 self titled album is a spiritually uplifting and powerful celebration of music and life and these two legends Robbie and Peter Gabriel deliver one of the most haunting vocal performances
@lonewolf81252 I have been absolutely fascinated by Native Americans since I was a young child. My father did his "preceptorship" (training after medical school) on a Cherokee reservation when I was just a baby. And I KNOW in my heart that I have spent at least one previous lifetime as a Native American. I hate to see anyone denied their civil rights and experiencing abuse because of their race!! We came over here and stole their country. Sometimes I'm not terribly "proud to be an America".
There is a magic synergy between Robertson and Gabriel's voices which is just the audible signal of their deep and sincere commitments to genuine causes..this song is a masterpiece in terms of true emotions!
Thank you Robbie and everyone who participated in this album...wonderful atmosphere, this energy goes straight to the soul, timeless music and production. Beautiful video. Rest in Peace Robbie!
Thank you. 1987 for me, too. But, both my children have told me that this song is a touchstone for them, since they heard on the CD in the car(s) approximately 1000 times. Hoping this song, and all Robbie's amazing work, will endure through this and other means. God bless Robbie.
Peter Gabriel on backing vocals, this whole album filled with guest appearances, from people like Bono and The Edge from U2 to Rick Danko on the song Sonny Got Caught A great album that really never got the attention it deserved
The addition of Peter Gabriel on this track compliments the depth of this song to no end. When he starts the harmony One can feel how much from the heart he and Robbie really do sing.
The more I listen to Robbie Robertson's solo work, I understand why he very rarely sang for The Band. With great singers like Richard Manuel, Levon Helm and Rick Danko, Robbie's kind of chanting/singing style didn't fit in to the country/blues/roots stuff they played and I'm sure he wrote the songs intending for them to sing them. His solo career was well thought through, his voice fits these songs perfectly.
When I got the call that my cousin unexpectedly passed away I played this for days on repeat. Cheers to you, Jed. And cheers to Mr. Manuel. May you both be happy wherever you may be.
It did get the Juno Award for "Album of the Year", and producers Lanois and Robertson won the "Producer of the Year" Juno award. So that's some attention. But I agree that this masterpiece of an album should be better known.
A song or piece of art can mean many things to many people. The thing that stands out to me listening to this songs and reading the comments. Don’t let things go unsaid or live with anger and resentment in your heart. If we forgive and live without fear we are truly living in the moment and creating heaven on earth
What an incredibly poignant song. Such a touching tribute from Robbie to embattled bandmate Richard Manuel. Great harmony vocals from Peter Gabriel, a year after his absolute classic record So. Peter, Robbie, Daniel Lanois and their players struck gold on Robbie’s eponymous solo debut
Stay strong all you native people never give up on your friends and loved ones I don't understand either why you are and were made to suffer so I think some of us come here to show others how low humans can go and hopefully lift them back up away from evil sending you all love and may you be able to find peace and forgiveness
Uno dei brani più belli e sontuosi di Music pop rock che abbia sentito in cinquanta anni che seguo ed ascolto musica , impreziosito dalla più significativa e toccante voce della musica cioè il Sommo Peter Gabriel . Questo è il brano di apertura del primo disco di Robertson , un lavoro straordinario e fascino per sonorità ed arrangiamenti.
I had the good fortune to work for Amnesty International's world tour with Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Sting, Springsteen and Yousundoor in 88 and I can confirm that despite his fame Gabriel has remained a real gentleman; sincere about causes, kind and modest....he is a great model and some more pretentious musicians would do to be inspired by him. The worst thing he did was a brief affair with Claudia Schiffer ha ha ha! Springsteen, Tracy and Youssundoor were great too.
Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson OC was a Canadian musician. He is best known for his work as lead guitarist and songwriter for the Band, and for his career as a solo recording artist. With Robertson's death in 2023, Garth Hudson is the last surviving original member of the Band. Born: 1943, Toronto, Canada Died: August 9, 2023 Children: Sebastian Robertson Music group: The Band (1967 - 1977)
+Léslie Rodríguez This song was written in regards to his life song friend and band member Richard Manuel who lest us all to soon . The whole album is a great piece." Music from the Big Pink" is another master piece in it's own right along with "The Last Waltz " of which Richard Danko and Levon Helm , who have both passed also, played on. If you don't know these three pieces of music , your in for an incredible treat.
A hauntingly beautiful masterpiece. Here are the LYRICS. Are you out there Can you hear me Can you see me in the dark I don't believe it's all for nothing It's not just written in the sand Sometimes I thought you felt too much And you crossed into the shadowland And the river was overflowing And the sky was fiery red You gotta play the hand that's dealt ya That's what the old man always said Fallen angel Casts a shadow up against the sun If my eyes could see The spirit of the chosen one In my dream the pipes were playing In my dream I lost a friend Come down Gabriel and blow your horn Cause some day we will meet again Fallen angel Casts a shadow up against the sun If my eyes could see The spirit of the chosen one All the tears All the rage All the blues in the night If my eyes could see You kneeling in the silver light Fallin', fallin', fallin' down Fallin', fallin' down Fallin', fallin', fallin' down Fallin', fallin' down Fallin', fallin', fallin' down Fallin', fallin' down Fallen angel Casts a shadow up against the sun If my eyes could see The spirit of the chosen one All the tears All the rage All the blues in the night If my eyes could see You kneeling in the silver light If you're out there can you touch me Can you see me I don't know If you're out there can you reach me Lay a flower in the snow Fallin' down, fallin' down Fallin' down, fallin' down Fallin' down, fallin' down
RIP Robbie. I was 17 back in 87 and my dad died of cancer . I had so many questions about his death and when I heard this song it brought me peace . I think I played it a hundred times that year . Your albums were brilliant Robbie - Rest in peace .
Robbie does a lot of sad songs~~~~He sings of our ancestors and us now..Sometimes it's not what we want to hear, but listen to all his stuff..he so wants us "to live again!" We live through our ancestors as our ancestors live through us! Listen people!
+darling darlene snyder One day , we will be great again. Maybe not in this world. Maybe not here... I feel my ancestors run through my blood. This song makes me cry , really. And no one would have song it better with Robbie than Peter Gabriel
