My girlfriend at the time, my future wife, introduced me to Jackson Browne in 1973. I’ve been his biggest fan ever since. My beautiful wife passed away last October. Now, when I hear his songs, especially this one, I cry, not because of the sadness I feel, but because of the beautiful memories they bring.

@Grt120453

Жыл бұрын

So sorry for your deep loss after such a long life together 🥺

@ArjunLSen

Жыл бұрын

I am so sorry for your loss. When I first heard Jackson Browne ( as late as 1978) I was blown away. I've followed the music all my life. Do you believe in the Afterlife? I didn't but now I do. There is so much science that pointe to the reality of the Subtle Dimension. I do believe you will meet your dear lady again and never be parted. Till then, sir, may you walk your days in peace..

@tomwebb5148

Жыл бұрын

Aah that’s so sad but somehow I don’t know lovely when music touches the soul you just transcend as does the love of your life, remember and smile x

@rustysteel8714

Жыл бұрын

Condolences, Stephen.

@etanklean7256

Жыл бұрын

Stephen M - thanks for sharing what you did. Sorry about your wife's passing and agreed JB is much of the soundtrack of my life. Best to you!

Guy wrote this when he was about 16 and is singing it in his mid-70s. What a journey he has been on with this song.

@nancymathews8685

2 ай бұрын

Seems like he never moved on.

@kwimms

2 ай бұрын

@@nancymathews8685 Deep humour!

I heard Jackson in college,sold my electric guitar and bought an acoustic never missed hard rock . Thank you Jackson for all the great music for the last 49yrs

Jackson Browne has always been an old soul. He tells of the feelings that we try to describe but have no words for. He is a generation's laureate.

Jackson is like red wine. Gets better the older he gets.

@gvca5162

13 күн бұрын

And you just enjoy drinking it also...wherever you listen to it..

How is it possible for someone to put the alphabet in such an order to form these words? To say that every time I hear this song I am really moved would be an understatement. I can not thank you enough.

"Don't remind me of my failures, I have not forgotten them." The one line that stuck with me all my life.

@susanangelo7737

Жыл бұрын

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@josephm40

Жыл бұрын

Same friend.

@luckyone8793

Жыл бұрын

No--we don't ever forget our failures--we just keep moving forward!

@user-oi9iz9jr8y

Жыл бұрын

My sentiments exactly

@ronaldelliott4373

Жыл бұрын

Mary Beth, trust me when I say, it’s a big club! I’m pretty sure it has stuck with everyone who’s ever heard it. The fact that he wrote it at such a young age, has always blown me away. Regards

His early albums shaped my childhood ….beautiful music and lyrics that touched my soul then and still…..thank you Jackson Browne❤️

Jackson Browne, the great lyricist! He combines words in such a profound way. Saw him and James Taylor in Portland, OR a couple of years ago and James Taylor mentioned that so often, the audience was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. A tribute to Jackson’s profound words. Such a talent! All these musicians are the absolute best!

Written when he was a teen - so wise and poignant. One of the great JB songs.

@brandmives

Жыл бұрын

Sixteen correct

@jramsey9690

Жыл бұрын

@@brandmives Hard to believe a 16 yo wrote these lyrics.

@DropstickMurphy

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same exact thing. This song speaks to me so much more now at 53. it blows my mind a 16-year-old could be so insightful. Anyway, this is my new favorite version!

@marcellalafond2157

Жыл бұрын

Jackson a great song 🙏🏻about yesterday, today and tommorow .🙏🏻

@crystalbelle2349

5 ай бұрын

WoW, thank you. Your referral to him as JB drew another tear from my eye; realizing that he & Jimmy Buffett have the same initials. They are both very talented, gifted artists that God gifted the world with & their lives in this world will continue through their unique words & sounds. ~

“Don’t confront me with my failures, I have not forgotten them.” Just wow.

Jackson Brown is not just going thru the motions no matter how many times he does a song. Every song every time seems he’s sharing part of himself.

I hope he never gets tired of playing this because I’ll never tire of listening to it!! ❤❤❤❤

My favorite composer. Jackson has encapsulated life in California. I grew up near him. Orange County and Los Angeles. We love him. He is our gem. We adore his storytelling and we want to walk with him silently. He is these days forever

This music and band was pure magical, this album was and still is timeless listen to those rhythm,s and production oversee from Gary Katz,still better than most bands today in 2024 and drums from Jeff Porcaro it just doesn't get any better than this..

What a North Star in the world.

I was turned on to Jackson by my brothers when I was 11. Now at 63 I so wish I could see him in concert. The limits I have these days may prevent that but I'm still trying. Thank you Jackson for one of the soundtracks of my life.

@DonJacksonBrowne

Жыл бұрын

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@SusanWinsel-df7xw

4 ай бұрын

I saw him about 5 years ago in an outdoor venue. It was laid back and just such a great evening. I hope you get to see him.

I'm still in love with his voice and musical poetry. Who isn't?

Over 50 years of many life events, you were my best friend. Thank you (and crew) for the best company. ~❤

" And ths children solemnly wait for the ice cream vendor" Brings back memories of my older briother and I on a hot Florida day chasing the ice cream truck in the late 70's. Life gets messy and we dont talk much anymore. I hope he still runs after the ice cream truck when it comes around.

@TerlinguaTalkeetna

2 ай бұрын

Same memory, but with a sister that choose to leave our family. Life gets messy indeed when you live a long time.

“There are many ways of breaking a heart. Stories were full of hearts broken by love, but what really broke a heart was taking away its dream - whatever that dream might be.” Pearl S. Buck

Ever since I heard "Doctor My Eyes" in Vietnam on armed forces radio in 1972 I've been a devotee of his. He speaks for us all at some point in every song.

@margaretcook1839

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service in Vietnam I am so impressed with the veterans from that Era. I was running around drinking partying and shooting the peace sign. I am so sorry for being an idiot.

@nancykelly6211

11 ай бұрын

Wow. I can’t imagine. But my parents are WWIIVets. We used to say rosaries “for the boys”. You will always be the boys to us.

@robertcronin6603

10 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@higgsmerino3925

10 ай бұрын

They're war criminals who illegally invaded a small country that wanted it's freedom for 50+ years. Every President said no and Truman gave it back to France in '45. Every killer who went their should grovel for forgiveness for the brutality they left and landmines still exploding to this day. Yeah, they kept the VietCong from invading Texas. @@margaretcook1839

@stephrossbrown2792

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service 🇺🇸

Quite possibly the best version of this fine song he's ever recorded.

"Don't confront me with my failures. I have not forgotten them." What a powerful lyric.

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Жыл бұрын

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@jamielavin1808

Жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@maxryder995

Жыл бұрын

Yesh!

@jwhite1245

10 ай бұрын

Every morning when I wake

@davidbyers1151

8 ай бұрын

Hard to believe he wrote that at sixteen. Blows me away.

Search a poignant song. I believe that everyone can relate to it in one way or another. Thank you so much for this gift

One of the most brilliant songwriters of the last 60 years! Still amazing.

@gvca5162

13 күн бұрын

Ever ❤

Such brilliance at its best 🙌lovely voice to my heart and ears

I mowed yards to buy albums For Everyman was #2 I was 12 yrs old.

This was my mother's favorite Jackson song. I still can't get through listening to it without a lump in my throat and tearing up remembering her. Thank you Mr. Browne

@DonJacksonBrowne

Жыл бұрын

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Saturate Before Using (is what I called it) and a joint and some good headphones in 1973. That started my life long journey listening to one of the many great musical artists of my generation. Now I don't need the joint. Being old is like being high. These Days has some great history to check out if you want to go down the you tube rabbit hole.

I LITERALLY LIVED BY THOSE incredible words- "Dont confront me with my failure ,for I have have not forgotten them" Such prolific lyrics JACKSON is my Shakespeare - Don't confront me with my failures failures........

This man. He is a national treasure. He writes music that touches the soul. Words that are felt in the heart. I saw him a few years ago and how grateful I am that I did. Seeing him under the stars at Pinewood Bowl in Lincoln, Nebraska was the perfect setting. Thank you, Jackson, for the music.

❤ listened since 1974

Master songwriter. Artist extraordinaire. Such a beautiful body of work. Been in my life and tape deck, man, how long, 50 plus years? The journey has gone by so quickly. Beautifully done, Jackson, as always.

@jhodges1369

Жыл бұрын

I thought your comments about the Journey and 50 plus years were poignant and it reminded me of line in The Pretender... "I've been aware of the time going by, They say in the end, its the wink of an eye" I am in my 50's now and listened to Jackson for 40 plus years. It's a shame that the awareness of Life's deeper meanings we have later in life isn't part of our understanding when we are young.

@jimrichards1798

Жыл бұрын

@@jhodges1369 Thank you. Yeah, Jackson was right. It is the wink of an eye.

@herbertrichard614

Жыл бұрын

Things did run past kind of quick, didn't they. Seems like yesterday I was nodding my head to "Running on Empty." "Looking into their eyes I see them running too." Cheers.

@sealdungan5075

Жыл бұрын

They say in the end, it’s a blink of an eye

@ianbartle456

Жыл бұрын

@@jhodges1369 Or it's just as well, depending on how you look at it. To have full 'awareness of Life's deeper meanings' at a very young age might just stop a lot of people living wide while they have the time and health to do so. Also in my experience most of them are truly individually learned by experience - so there's that ;-) Jackson's beautifully crafted music stands alongside above all that and represents a mature and wistful look at life with all its vicissitudes - and for the thinking listener, I believe it always will.

I love listening to Jackson Browne!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

“These days I sit on corner stones and count the time in quarter tones…..”, lines like that keep me interested in life.

@SusanWinsel-df7xw

4 ай бұрын

Poetry

Genius lyricist ❤ Such a Good Soul. God Bless the Good People have mercy on the bad. There's my life and first lyric...

best song ever

The guy was ahead of his time. Amazing to write this song as he did at age 17. I began my songwriting at that age as well. Its a good introspective time for many of us.

i have listen jacken browne since i was young.i am now 62 this song means a lot to me.these dayes.i listen to a wide rage of music these days but cant get past this song and to go and whatch other songs it keeps pulling me back.i have watched film clip so many times.

@pattdunn9845

4 ай бұрын

Me too!

I had the GREAT honor of meeting my ALL time poetic singer songwriter in RI Colt State Park when the scaffolding failed (just prior to the start of the show), BEST day of my teenage life 80’s

An absolute gem of a song.

He paints landscapes of life.

I cry (at 80) hearing Jackson. How would I manage without him, he is such a HUGE part of my life, especially the early days.Please life, let me go first.

@ctclmichaud

7 ай бұрын

I can’t listen to this song without crying.

@beverlyaiglai7052

7 ай бұрын

Same for me at 79yo

@jacobfinder7476

5 ай бұрын

Me too 🙏❤️. 72

@Moreno966

4 ай бұрын

Me too, just 25...

@charlesbraun8867

4 ай бұрын

Me at 62 , well folks looks like we’re all in this together.

Listening and loving JB again, and again. He’s just so soulful!

A huge part of my youth. Thank You Jackson Browne

I saw the Allman Brothers along with Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention and Sly and the Family Stone at a concert in the late 60s. Still one of my greatest memories.

I think that this is the best recorded version of this song that I've heard. It just seems even more poignant coming from an elder, and the band....perfection.

@mr.miyazaki5082

Жыл бұрын

My mind exactly.

@diannelehman8052

Жыл бұрын

.

@bdubyou55

Жыл бұрын

i was thinking the same and also now at 67 how this song is so relevant and why as a 20 yeear old it was just as relevant.

@mr.miyazaki5082

Жыл бұрын

@@bdubyou55 Ditto for me. Looking at 67 shortly. All his work resonates timelessly for me. Incredible.

@Spitz79

Жыл бұрын

What’s amazing is, he wrote this at age 16.

Lovely, effin' lovely Great songs. Nice to see some middle to late aged white guys doin' something so effin' lovely

This band, that song, just perfection.

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Жыл бұрын

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Hey Jackson, your music helped me get over leaving home at 17 and finishing high school living on my own. The wonderful people who took me in and helped me get through that year in Austin, Texas in 1978 played your albums almost every night. Your songs are in my DNA.❤

This song means even more to me now sung by an older JB-life lessons run through those lyrics.

@drchrisgrayson6415

Жыл бұрын

Hello 👋, Carroll sweetie 💋, how are you doing please were are you from?

He wrote this when he was only 16. That is pretty extraordinary depth for such a young man. This has always been one of my favorites from his legacy ❤

Excellent performance!! I have been listening to Jackson since 1974--and he still sounds awesome!! XOXOXO

Was introduced to Jackson Brown randomly....thankyou x Love the solo....takes me long back😘

Sometimes you just can’t beat a good player on a telecaster behind a great song. The fills and lead on this are just SO tasteful.

Both Greg’s and Val’s guitar work on this song are beautiful … their solos and their interplay at the end. I also agree that an older, more mature, and slightly weathered Jackson Browne adds gravitas and poignancy to the lyrics more so than the teen who wrote the song. Great performance!

@fritzcat6198

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for mentioning Gregg. This song was written with him in mind to sing it.

@SusanWinsel-df7xw

4 ай бұрын

Heavenly

This song makes me wish I could go back in time. Not to change anything,but to relive some of the best times I have lived in my 69 yrs.

Jackson never aged …. he was always remarkably sage …. even at the incipient time of life that spawned such pure poetic effusions …. Timeless

My all time favorite Jackson Browne song. Better than ever! Thanks for everything...

@herbertrichard614

Жыл бұрын

Mine as well. "I wonder if I'll see another highway?" You probably know that the song has been covered by 50 esteemed singers. This is going into the American Songbook.

This song from your youth has even more meaning now. Funny how that happens. ❤

My wonderful wife passed away also recently. I have no eloquent words sufficient to describe the loss we all feel these days and nights

Easily one of the best songs ever written.

Been a fan for decades, ever since the first album. A unique songwriter.

Geez. How could it get better than this?! All my life I have been listening to Jackson's music yet here it is even better than ever! Simply put, Jackson is a minstrel for the ages

@herbertrichard614

Жыл бұрын

Well written post. This is the first version of the song I've heard. Now I've also heard it by Gregg Allman, Elliott Smith, Nico and Saint Vincent. It is American Songbook.

@susanbranch9959

Жыл бұрын

A poet.

You are a man, Champ. So few unnastand the true and real and soul of love. It's not about Pretty or Hott, Its two hearts that move in tandem and amplify each others. You have more than any dollar could ever buy. Rest easy, you are the envy if the world. May God bless.

I walked into a record store in Minneapolis and the album Saturate Before Using was playing and I think it was Jamacia Say You Will. I could feel it deep in my soul and didn't know who it was so I asked to buy the album playing and my love for Jackson Browne began! This is one of my favorites!

I just hope Jackson Browne knows what an impact his music is had on people on me from 1970 six on two today and one has nowhere left to turn listen to Jackson browne's music and you know you're not alone

The first time the opening bars hit my ears, I felt a tug that strengthens with every listen. Jackson's humanity humbles me... he humbles all of us in the most profound mystical way.

@herbertrichard614

Жыл бұрын

And I. A perfect composition in every way.

@DonJacksonBrowne

Жыл бұрын

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Jackson Browne always sounds good! ❤❤❤❤❤

Why is that in all of the nearly 50 years I've heard this song, it NEVER gets old; and in fact, its many insights continue unfolding with the wisdom and experience that life brings. From such a young period of his life, a song he wrote beyond his personal experience remains rich and full of poignant depths.

My formative years hold on dearly to these melodies and words in a time capsule as a tribute to my youth. And don’t we all find ourselves guilty of allowing our lives to be held captive by nostalgia sometimes? Jackson Browne. His words and melodies are certainly some of the many layers that are the soundtrack to our lives. Thanks to God above for the beautiful gift, JB

I remember when he first released this song. I sadly loved it then, and I love it still. Thank you sooooo much. I like Gregg Allman's version , too. But to me, this will always be Jackson's song. Such a human song. Thanks for posting. And thanks for the song.

My brother , it is so so clear, why you were put on this Earth . You have touched so many lives and have been a comfort to all of us who speak on these pages of your posts . You are so loved JB ; by so many who have shared this lifelong journey with you . Thank you for coming around to see us as much as you do. Even the shortest of hours seeing and listening to you in the same room sets me on such a natural high. 🌅🎑🌠❤️

@nancydeluca1574

Жыл бұрын

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Love love love ❤️ ❤❤

It breaks my heart to hear him losing his voice and range, but I'd still give anything to see him live again. I remember hearing that song probably 50 years ago and how much it meant to me. One of the greatest songwriters (and singers) ever.

@christinajohnson947

Жыл бұрын

I don’t think I would ever tire of hearing any of his work. Bravo Mr. Browne

Love this song, it's lyrics speak to me. The look on Jacksons face and the tone he sings it in makes me think it means something different to him today vs when he was writing it at 16. Stick around JB

I’ve loved him for forever♥️ Last saw him in Seattle in 1987. I will see him again tomorrow night outdoors at a winery in Seattle. His music has been the backdrop to my life.

A masterpiece song that will and has stood the test of time… ❤️

The lyrics to his songs speak to so many of our real lives it is a gift. No one is alone when it comes to difficulties in life. Even a great songwriter!

Sublime ✨ Even with his bit of "aging" touch in his voice, I believe he's singing better than ever now, doing amazing lives.... ❤️

I love music that is clean, meaningful, and not over-produced. I feel every word of that song...cause there aren't that many days left!

@jhodges1369

Жыл бұрын

I thought your comment "aren't that many days left" was poignant and it reminded me of a line in The Pretender... "I've been aware of the time going by, They say in the end, its the wink of an eye" I am in my 50's now and listened to Jackson for 40 plus. It's a shame that the awareness of Life's deeper meanings we have later in life isn't part of our understanding as younger men.

Jackson Browne is a music legend who churns me just like when I first heard him through a dearest friend who departed too early. I also love how that he always brings highly talented musicians to play with him. Greg Leisz, for instance, is an American artistic treasure. God bless.

👍 🫨 These lyrics basically sum up my own 70 year old ‘life’ story. It’s an ‘older’ song that I hadn’t heard before today, and am so glad to have found it! J. Brown, imo, somewhat resembles a combination of others, like Gilmour, Roger Waters, Luke Sital Singh, Foy Vance, Neil Young, and a couple others - all rolled into one talented person! Though I’ve missed out on his music in the past since I was a teenager, 🙏 thanks to the vast music availability on YT, I can now catch up!

First heard the song when i was 15 now i'm 60 wow wow wow from 🇲🇾 with 💚

That unmistakable voice... A voice I have loved for 50 years now... Thank you, JB.

@davidholton9667

Жыл бұрын

So sorry for the infringe on your privacy. Beautiful song. How are you?

Jackson Browne is deeply tied to my memories of dear friends I made in the 1970's who have since passed away. His melancholy thoughtful lyrics, steady presence, and perseverance on the music scene for these 50+ years is a gift, certainly to those of us who came of age during the 60's - 70's.. listening to these great tunes. Thank you JB, for being one of the sound tracks to our lives - and keeping my friends alive in my heart.

Steel Guitar is Hypnotizing here, Beautiful Song, always loved this one by JB...

I loved your music 45 years ago. I listened to your albums and sang along. I am 65 now and I still love your music. Just wish I could see you in concert but I am immunocompromised. So I look for you on the internet. Thanks for putting this on KZread.💗

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Жыл бұрын

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@TomDaniels1949

11 ай бұрын

Ditto I saw him live on Long Island NY, my home. I live is SC now, and heading North soon. Love it!!!

The slide guitar adds so much to a truly timeless song. Hard to believe it’s decades old.

This song is in my Top 10, am 77, heard a lot of good stuff.

I just adore the added lyrics as he ages. Relatable.

Just so beautiful, I never tire of hearing it

GOODEBUMPS!!!... ... Thank you so much... 🎼💙

Jackson Browne was my first songwriting hero. Running On Empty was the album that introduced me to him, and I didn't even like that album touching others in my collection. It just seemed too special to be left in the same stack. Thanks, man. You mean a lot to me still.

A great one...........thanks to David Lindley on slide that captured the melodic feel of this tune! now its 2024

You look a lot happier than you have in a while, Jackson...

To think of these lyrics that Jackson wrote back in the 70's and to see him singing them now! Wow, just so incredible!!!!

Holy cow, what a uniquely American talent this man is. I'm 62 and I grew up running on empty.

From listening to vinyl in HS on the record player till today JB is still keeping me company. One of my favorite influencers. Thank you, Jackson, forever and always 🙏💛💕

@drchrisgrayson6415

Жыл бұрын

Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing today?

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Жыл бұрын

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