So I love concerts. If you know me, you know this fact. But you know what I don’t love? Artists who seem to only know how to crack jokes about being scared to drink alcohol or cuss in Utah. Seriously? All you can think to talk about is how you will have to censor your next song so as not to offend anyone? Or if you choose to sing your song as you intended, you’ll have to dodge lightning bolts? How about our beautiful mountains? How about the changing leaves and beautiful architecture downtown? Hell, give us a cliché comment on the crowd’s enthusiasm or the lack of sleep you had the night before. Anything.
This is all to say that I respect, commend, and appreciate artists who come and show sincere gratitude for their many opportunities and skip the “I’m in Utah…Ahh!!” nonsense. You know which artist did exactly this? Fleet Foxes. In fact, they not only shut up about the cussing but before they began, they ensured that all children in attendance had ear plugs!! Now this was a first, ladies and gentlemen. That sealed the deal. Fleet Foxes will forever remain an owner of my heart. Guess who else is at the top of the list? Bon Iver.
Speaking of Bon Iver. Justin Vernon has such a power to evoke unfamiliar feelings from me in a single song. No matter that I have the best husband in the world. No matter that we understand each other. rely on each other. inspire each other. care for each other in ways inexplicable. No matter that I know I am loved so deeply by him. This man (Justin Vernon, not Simon!) takes me to a place where I understand his pain so intimately. How does he do it? Who knows. I may or may not have cried while listening to this (over and over again).
I Can’t Make You Love Me/Nick of Time
Turn down the lights
Turn down the bed
Turn down these voices inside my head
Lay down with me, tell me no lies
Just hold me close, don't patronize me
Don't patronize me.
Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you don't, no you don't
Cause I can't make you love me if you don't.
If you don’t. No, you won’t.
I'll close my eyes, then I won't see
The love you don't feel when you're holding me
Morning will come and I'll do what's right
Just give me till then to give up this fight
And I will give up this fight.
Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
I can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you don't, no you don't
I can't make you love me if you don't.
If you don’t. No you won’t.
I found love darling.
Love in the nick of time.
I have been listening to his albums on repeat lately. Thanks to Luke for showing this recording to me. Speaking of Luke, I recently visited this youtube of Luke and enjoyed it mucho. Also. Check out the comment on the page. After a little research, Luke found that woman really did write the song! How great is that?
"I'll close my eyes, then I won't see
ReplyDeleteThe love you don't feel when you're holding me"
Amazing. That lyric is just too good. P.S. it's a medley of two Bonnie Raitt songs, did you know? I like his version way better. But she wrote it.
Just loving those elbows, all the time. Thanks :)