Bruce Cockburn — Last Night Of The World
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I'm sipping Flor De Caña and lime juice, it's three a.m.
Blow a fruit fly off the rim of my glass
The radio's playing Superchunk and the Friends of Dean Martinez
Midnight it was bike tires whacking the pot holes
Milling humans' shivering energy glow
Fusing the space between them with bar-throb bass and laughter
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
I learned as a child not to trust in my body
I've carried that burden through my life
But there's a day when we all have to be pried loose
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
I've seen the flame of hope among the hopeless
And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all
That was the straw that broke me open
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
Blow a fruit fly off the rim of my glass
The radio's playing Superchunk and the Friends of Dean Martinez
Midnight it was bike tires whacking the pot holes
Milling humans' shivering energy glow
Fusing the space between them with bar-throb bass and laughter
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
I learned as a child not to trust in my body
I've carried that burden through my life
But there's a day when we all have to be pried loose
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
I've seen the flame of hope among the hopeless
And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all
That was the straw that broke me open
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
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kazoo wrote:
It's not often I miss someone I've never met and didn't know except through comments on a message board. Cynaera's comments were consistently thoughtful and kind. I miss seeing new ones, but am grateful to find another gem like this one as the years go by.
Well stated, as I feel the same way about Miss Cynaera. She was a gem of a writer, a philosopher, and a kind soul, who brightened our lives, right here on our little RP message board.
It's not often I miss someone I've never met and didn't know except through comments on a message board. Cynaera's comments were consistently thoughtful and kind. I miss seeing new ones, but am grateful to find another gem like this one as the years go by.
Well stated, as I feel the same way about Miss Cynaera. She was a gem of a writer, a philosopher, and a kind soul, who brightened our lives, right here on our little RP message board.
In concert Cockburn explained that he was hiking across Europe when a woman ask what was in his travel bag. He said, "everything I need for the apocalypse." The woman replied, "if it is truly the apocalypse, what would you need beyond a bottle of Champagne and a friend?"
Such a great, incredible song...it was on the KBCO 2000 Studio C collection CD that I played almost daily for months at the time... So poignant, so -- it's a frickin' masterpiece is what it is... It was hard for me to listen to while my marriage was falling apart, but... It was also hard to believe that this was the same guy who sang, "If I had a rocket-launcher...some son of a bitch would DIE!" that was a KBCO radio staple in '85. But what an amazing songwriter; what a long, great career he's had!
One of the greatest song writers of the 20th century.
Hold on to your lover, all the way until the end.
Hold on to your lover, all the way until the end.
Swigs wrote:
No one ever said his lyrics were good. LOL
I like Bruce okay. But I’ve never been able to figure out why he’s waiting until the last night of the world to have champagne with her? Why not tonight?
No one ever said his lyrics were good. LOL
Flor De Caña with Friends of Dean Martinez on the stereo is not a bad way to bow out.
This song never meant all that much to me, until last year when my husband died unexpectedly of a heart attack at age 47. Now hearing this song just hits me in the gut. You never know when you are going to share that last special moment with someone you love.
The beginning of this song sounds like an acoustic version of AC/DC "You shook me all nigh long"
This artist is a revelation to me. 
davidsackville wrote:
What about the rest of us who like him, use the PSD button.
Ugh… i would happily and generously pay RP recurrently to never hear Bruce Cockburn again.
davidsackville wrote:
i feel the same.
Ugh… i would happily and generously pay RP recurrently to never hear Bruce Cockburn again.
i feel the same.
Harry_Tuttle_99 wrote:
What he said. From south of the border.
Big Bruce Fan from the Canucklands here.
Every time I hear the line "
I've seen the flame of hope among the hopeless
And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all
That was the straw that broke me open
"
it brings a tear to my eye.
Love you, Bruce <3
What he said. From south of the border.
This song makes me think of Sandra Oh. So will tomorrow, btw.
Big Bruce Fan from the Canucklands here.
Every time I hear the line "
I've seen the flame of hope among the hopeless
And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all
That was the straw that broke me open
"
it brings a tear to my eye.
Love you, Bruce <3
Every time I hear the line "
I've seen the flame of hope among the hopeless
And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all
That was the straw that broke me open
"
it brings a tear to my eye.
Love you, Bruce <3
I like Bruce okay. But I’ve never been able to figure out why he’s waiting until the last night of the world to have champagne with her? Why not tonight?
"sipping Flor De Caña and lime juice, it's three a.m."
Well...that may be better than sucking down Gin Rickeys at 2 am.
Proclivities wrote:
Irony is not dead. I believe the word you were looking for is "ungrammatical". A written or spoken line cannot be "illiterate"; that description can only be applied to the person who wrote or spoke the line. Then there's the reckless use of the adverb "completely"...
pwned :D
Irony is not dead. I believe the word you were looking for is "ungrammatical". A written or spoken line cannot be "illiterate"; that description can only be applied to the person who wrote or spoke the line. Then there's the reckless use of the adverb "completely"...
pwned :D
davidsackville wrote:
How much would you pay?
Talk's cheap ... in your case probably worthless
All front no back?
Ugh… i would happily and generously pay RP recurrently to never hear Bruce Cockburn again.
How much would you pay?
Talk's cheap ... in your case probably worthless
All front no back?
I like Cockburn, but I place him in the same category as Al Stewart. Twice in 2 days for this song? How about giving us "Road to Moscow?
At least here, no zombies.
Mike Marrone, the founder & former program director on SXM's The Loft and who played a role at Rykodisc during the recording of this Cockburn song, has another answer for "what would I do?". He compiled songs that he would play if this were the last night of the world. On his From the Basement podcasts #156 and 157 at mikemarrone.com
Ugh… i would happily and generously pay RP recurrently to never hear Bruce Cockburn again.
Nice to see the subjunctive mood.
I’m building a playlist of songs to play at our next big anniversary and this one is for sure on it. I would drink champagne with my lovely wife
Webfoot wrote:
Well said. All of the haters and hater-haters with their personal attacks could all learn something from Anne. RIP
From Anne to H8rhater (privately) in 2010: Sometimes, your comments really piss me off. Most times, though, you cut to the chase and spout truth. And that's what makes me grin when I read your posts. You write what most folks are too intimidated to write, and you don't care about backlash.
Well said. All of the haters and hater-haters with their personal attacks could all learn something from Anne. RIP
From Anne to H8rhater (privately) in 2010: Sometimes, your comments really piss me off. Most times, though, you cut to the chase and spout truth. And that's what makes me grin when I read your posts. You write what most folks are too intimidated to write, and you don't care about backlash.
Heavy, but wow, what a great masterpiece... Will always remind me of hearing it on the KBCO Studio C 2000 CD in the days (summer of 2000) when I was trying to adapt to the searing stupid heat of Tempe, Atizona, attempting to satisfy the bipolar ex-, while getting serious foreshadowings of her lying and cheating ways and my eventual divorce from her, the one who I'd thought was My True Destiny...
kazoo wrote:
It's not often I miss someone I've never met and didn't know except through comments on a message board. Cynaera's comments were consistently thoughtful and kind. I miss seeing new ones, but am grateful to find another gem like this one as the years go by.
Well said. All of the haters and hater-haters with their personal attacks could all learn something from Anne. RIP
It's not often I miss someone I've never met and didn't know except through comments on a message board. Cynaera's comments were consistently thoughtful and kind. I miss seeing new ones, but am grateful to find another gem like this one as the years go by.
Well said. All of the haters and hater-haters with their personal attacks could all learn something from Anne. RIP
scraig wrote:
I think, but my memory is not what it used to be, this song was used in a movie from Canada. I think it was called Last Night. female lead was Sandra Oh
This song is like the movies they no longer make in Hollywood.
I think, but my memory is not what it used to be, this song was used in a movie from Canada. I think it was called Last Night. female lead was Sandra Oh
Loving this song! I'm not familiar with this album, but I'm going to check it out.
I live where Bruce was born: Ottawa, capital of Canada. A bud used to play with BC some 50 years. Bud says that BC was always the best guitarist, but a bit of a pr*ck.
Much as i love this song, this is not even close to the best that Bruce Cockburn has to offer!
xkolibuul wrote:
Great comment. Bruce has been a wonder from his very first album. He was one of the few artists whose albums I would buy as soon as they came out, without having heard a single song on them yet. I've never really been disappointed, have never sensed a dishonest or disingenuous lyric in anything of his that I've heard, and I go back to some of those albums on a regular basis to remind me of those days and years from those times and places of my life.
Very glad that Bill plays Bruce regularly and appreciates this unique giant of popular music.
From the middle of a half-dozen long run of albums that are as consistently good as any body of work a musician has produced. Discovering Bruce Cockburn in the late 80s at the start of that run is one of the highlights of my music-listening journey.
Great comment. Bruce has been a wonder from his very first album. He was one of the few artists whose albums I would buy as soon as they came out, without having heard a single song on them yet. I've never really been disappointed, have never sensed a dishonest or disingenuous lyric in anything of his that I've heard, and I go back to some of those albums on a regular basis to remind me of those days and years from those times and places of my life.
Very glad that Bill plays Bruce regularly and appreciates this unique giant of popular music.
Q: Where to spend the Last Night of the World?
A: At the Restaurant at the End of the Universe
A: At the Restaurant at the End of the Universe
From the middle of a half-dozen long run of albums that are as consistently good as any body of work a musician has produced. Discovering Bruce Cockburn in the late 80s at the start of that run is one of the highlights of my music-listening journey.
Cynaera wrote:
Second Cynaera post I have seen today, please keep "bumping them" when you find them.
Miss your eloquent, heartfelt posts Ann. RIP
I still love this song, this CD, and this artist. Maybe now, for different reasons, since so much has changed for me in a few short months - but I love the idea of pondering the last night of the world, and wondering how I'd spend it. So many things I still haven't done and probably will never be able to do, but if it was in my power to make it happen, what would I do? I'd love to share a glass of champagne with a precious soul, whether it was my best friend or my brother. Of course, I'd also love to swim in the ocean, climb a 300-foot tower and take pictures, learn to ride a horse, and see Norway, Finland, and Scotland for the first time, and Montréal again.
This song makes me rethink how I'm living my life, and what better accomplishment can an artist have than to impact a listener's perception enough to make them want to make changes? Bumped this song to 10.
This song makes me rethink how I'm living my life, and what better accomplishment can an artist have than to impact a listener's perception enough to make them want to make changes? Bumped this song to 10.
Second Cynaera post I have seen today, please keep "bumping them" when you find them.
Miss your eloquent, heartfelt posts Ann. RIP
I'm sipping something ...it's 3 am..
kazoo wrote:
It's not often I miss someone I've never met and didn't know except through comments on a message board. Cynaera's comments were consistently thoughtful and kind. I miss seeing new ones, but am grateful to find another gem like this one as the years go by.
Ditto to that. I came to the RP community after she was gone.
It's not often I miss someone I've never met and didn't know except through comments on a message board. Cynaera's comments were consistently thoughtful and kind. I miss seeing new ones, but am grateful to find another gem like this one as the years go by.
Ditto to that. I came to the RP community after she was gone.
A fruit fly landed on my hand exactly as that line played, then buzzed around. Maybe it wants to dance. :)
any song that references "Superchunk & The Friends of Dean Martinez" is okay in my book!
Cynaera wrote:
It's not often I miss someone I've never met and didn't know except through comments on a message board. Cynaera's comments were consistently thoughtful and kind. I miss seeing new ones, but am grateful to find another gem like this one as the years go by.
I still love this song, this CD, and this artist. Maybe now, for different reasons, since so much has changed for me in a few short months - but I love the idea of pondering the last night of the world, and wondering how I'd spend it. So many things I still haven't done and probably will never be able to do, but if it was in my power to make it happen, what would I do? I'd love to share a glass of champagne with a precious soul, whether it was my best friend or my brother. Of course, I'd also love to swim in the ocean, climb a 300-foot tower and take pictures, learn to ride a horse, and see Norway, Finland, and Scotland for the first time, and Montréal again.
This song makes me rethink how I'm living my life, and what better accomplishment can an artist have than to impact a listener's perception enough to make them want to make changes? Bumped this song to 10.
This song makes me rethink how I'm living my life, and what better accomplishment can an artist have than to impact a listener's perception enough to make them want to make changes? Bumped this song to 10.
It's not often I miss someone I've never met and didn't know except through comments on a message board. Cynaera's comments were consistently thoughtful and kind. I miss seeing new ones, but am grateful to find another gem like this one as the years go by.
Loving the CanCon this morning....
idiot_wind wrote:
I don't think his guitar playing gets enough acclaim. He's really good on some songs, with the 12 string.
Couldn't agree more! I saw him at Guitar Town fest in Copper Mountain, CO a few years back and the guy is a monster guitar player live. Bleyfusz wrote:
For a non-native English speaker (or writer) wow....heck, for a native English speaker this is spot-on and intelligent; good one, Bleyfusz! Long Live RP!!
Proclivities wrote:
Probably what saves my nerves from getting grated on by so many awkward song lines is the mere fact that they are not written in my native tongue, which is German.
Then again, I think the anglo-american songwriting idiom has evolved into something far more solid and reliable than in many other languages, and therefore sets for higher standards, at least generally. However, about 98 % of what I usually listen to springs from that stem.
isocky wrote:
Irony is not dead. I believe the word you were looking for is "ungrammatical". A written or spoken line cannot be "illiterate"; that description can only be applied to the person who wrote or spoke the line. Then there's the reckless use of the adverb "completely"...
Every time I hear the completely illiterate line, "What would I do that was different, unless it was champagne with you?" I get irritated.
Irony is not dead. I believe the word you were looking for is "ungrammatical". A written or spoken line cannot be "illiterate"; that description can only be applied to the person who wrote or spoke the line. Then there's the reckless use of the adverb "completely"...
Probably what saves my nerves from getting grated on by so many awkward song lines is the mere fact that they are not written in my native tongue, which is German.
Then again, I think the anglo-american songwriting idiom has evolved into something far more solid and reliable than in many other languages, and therefore sets for higher standards, at least generally. However, about 98 % of what I usually listen to springs from that stem.
For a non-native English speaker (or writer) wow....heck, for a native English speaker this is spot-on and intelligent; good one, Bleyfusz! Long Live RP!!
I started drinking Flor de Cana because of this song...
c.
c.
user4176 wrote:
I never knew her, and as far as I know, she passed on before I found RP. Still, through these forums, her messages and the responses she evoked, I feel a connection. Any life that touches others like hers did is a great accomplishment. I wish I can say something like this about my own life one day.
Thank you for such a nice note. I agree, we can all aspire to be more like her. She was (and still is, by your reckoning) one of the people who makes RP a very special place.
c.
I never knew her, and as far as I know, she passed on before I found RP. Still, through these forums, her messages and the responses she evoked, I feel a connection. Any life that touches others like hers did is a great accomplishment. I wish I can say something like this about my own life one day.
Thank you for such a nice note. I agree, we can all aspire to be more like her. She was (and still is, by your reckoning) one of the people who makes RP a very special place.
c.
A fitting song as I get ready for bed on a Sunday night LOL
Proclivities wrote:
Probably what saves my nerves from getting grated on by so many awkward song lines is the mere fact that they are not written in my native tongue, which is German.
Then again, I think the anglo-american songwriting idiom has evolved into something far more solid and reliable than in many other languages, and therefore sets for higher standards, at least generally. However, about 98 % of what I usually listen to springs from that stem.
isocky wrote:
Irony is not dead. I believe the word you were looking for is "ungrammatical". A written or spoken line cannot be "illiterate"; that description can only be applied to the person who wrote or spoke the line. Then there's the reckless use of the adverb "completely"...
Every time I hear the completely illiterate line, "What would I do that was different, unless it was champagne with you?" I get irritated.
Irony is not dead. I believe the word you were looking for is "ungrammatical". A written or spoken line cannot be "illiterate"; that description can only be applied to the person who wrote or spoke the line. Then there's the reckless use of the adverb "completely"...
Probably what saves my nerves from getting grated on by so many awkward song lines is the mere fact that they are not written in my native tongue, which is German.
Then again, I think the anglo-american songwriting idiom has evolved into something far more solid and reliable than in many other languages, and therefore sets for higher standards, at least generally. However, about 98 % of what I usually listen to springs from that stem.
What would i do ?
No matter what, definitively listening to RP at the same time !
No matter what, definitively listening to RP at the same time !
Hard to believe that this song is now 20 years old.
Still very appropriate.
Yes. This song says so much to me. Bump - a 10.
One of my favorite BC songs...
I don't think his guitar playing gets enough acclaim. He's really good on some songs, with the 12 string.
What a funny coincidence. I just heard on a local radio station in Winnipeg that Bruce Cockburn is one of the artists performing in a free concert to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919. I'll be there!
user4176 wrote:
I never knew her, and as far as I know, she passed on before I found RP. Still, through these forums, her messages and the responses she evoked, I feel a connection. Any life that touches others like hers did is a great accomplishment. I wish I can say something like this about my own life one day.
Well said, Pedro. I feel the same.
I never knew her, and as far as I know, she passed on before I found RP. Still, through these forums, her messages and the responses she evoked, I feel a connection. Any life that touches others like hers did is a great accomplishment. I wish I can say something like this about my own life one day.
Well said, Pedro. I feel the same.
Pedro1874 wrote:
Ha!
Just bumped this song from a 9 to a most definite 10 myself. I would like to spend the last night of the world with Cynaera. RIP dear Anne. 
I never knew her, and as far as I know, she passed on before I found RP. Still, through these forums, her messages and the responses she evoked, I feel a connection. Any life that touches others like hers did is a great accomplishment. I wish I can say something like this about my own life one day.
Cynaera wrote:
I still love this song, this CD, and this artist. Maybe now, for different reasons, since so much has changed for me in a few short months - but I love the idea of pondering the last night of the world, and wondering how I'd spend it. So many things I still haven't done and probably will never be able to do, but if it was in my power to make it happen, what would I do? I'd love to share a glass of champagne with a precious soul, whether it was my best friend or my brother. Of course, I'd also love to swim in the ocean, climb a 300-foot tower and take pictures, learn to ride a horse, and see Norway, Finland, and Scotland for the first time, and Montréal again.
This song makes me rethink how I'm living my life, and what better accomplishment can an artist have than to impact a listener's perception enough to make them want to make changes? Bumped this song to 10.
Ha!
Just bumped this song from a 9 to a most definite 10 myself. I would like to spend the last night of the world with Cynaera. RIP dear Anne. I never knew her, and as far as I know, she passed on before I found RP. Still, through these forums, her messages and the responses she evoked, I feel a connection. Any life that touches others like hers did is a great accomplishment. I wish I can say something like this about my own life one day.
Proclivities wrote:
I would have probably thrown in a comma right before "I get irritated" for good measure.
isocky wrote:
Irony is not dead. I believe the word you were looking for is "ungrammatical". A written or spoken line cannot be "illiterate"; that description can only be applied to the person who wrote or spoke the line. Then there's the reckless use of the adverb "completely"...
Every time I hear the completely illiterate line, "What would I do that was different, unless it was champagne with you?" I get irritated.
Irony is not dead. I believe the word you were looking for is "ungrammatical". A written or spoken line cannot be "illiterate"; that description can only be applied to the person who wrote or spoke the line. Then there's the reckless use of the adverb "completely"...
I would have probably thrown in a comma right before "I get irritated" for good measure.
Bruce is the balm.
Quite a melodic song with some interesting lyrics. Much better than the 'Pop' fodder of today i.e. samples accompanied by one or two lines of lyrics repeated over and over again.
I think some are being a little harsh on Bruce.
I think some are being a little harsh on Bruce.
BC makes my soul soar...
great album overall
Only better, much better.
martynworrall3 wrote:
martynworrall3 wrote:
good morning sounds like jackson browne
good morning sounds like jackson browne
isocky wrote:
Irony is not dead. I believe the word you were looking for is "ungrammatical". A written or spoken line cannot be "illiterate"; that description can only be applied to the person who wrote or spoke the line. Then there's the reckless use of the adverb "completely"...
Every time I hear the completely illiterate line, "What would I do that was different, unless it was champagne with you?" I get irritated.
Irony is not dead. I believe the word you were looking for is "ungrammatical". A written or spoken line cannot be "illiterate"; that description can only be applied to the person who wrote or spoke the line. Then there's the reckless use of the adverb "completely"...
So beautiful. I think about his travels through Guatemala in the 80's "with a corpse at every gate". To read the lyrics of hope among the hopeless really puts a lot into perspective for me in my own life. Grateful for the good things.
Though not a big fan of the man, he does hit the nail on the head once in a while... I wept the first time I heard these lines, in an instant transported back to a time I swam in hopelessness, and was broken open:
I've seen the flame of hope among the hopeless
And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all.
That was the straw that broke me open.
I've seen the flame of hope among the hopeless
And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all.
That was the straw that broke me open.
I'm not sure exactly why I don't like Bruce Cockburn. I guess I just don't care. Sorry, Bruce.
Cynaera wrote:
Ha!
Just bumped this song from a 9 to a most definite 10 myself. I would like to spend the last night of the world with Cynaera. RIP dear Ann.
I still love this song, this CD, and this artist. Maybe now, for different reasons, since so much has changed for me in a few short months - but I love the idea of pondering the last night of the world, and wondering how I'd spend it. So many things I still haven't done and probably will never be able to do, but if it was in my power to make it happen, what would I do? I'd love to share a glass of champagne with a precious soul, whether it was my best friend or my brother. Of course, I'd also love to swim in the ocean, climb a 300-foot tower and take pictures, learn to ride a horse, and see Norway, Finland, and Scotland for the first time, and Montréal again.
This song makes me rethink how I'm living my life, and what better accomplishment can an artist have than to impact a listener's perception enough to make them want to make changes? Bumped this song to 10.
This song makes me rethink how I'm living my life, and what better accomplishment can an artist have than to impact a listener's perception enough to make them want to make changes? Bumped this song to 10.
Ha!
Just bumped this song from a 9 to a most definite 10 myself. I would like to spend the last night of the world with Cynaera. RIP dear Ann.
snow falling night in December, singing and reading the lyrics of this fabulous piece of music, the end of a year of absolute misery for me, and yet... a new year will begin soon, new hope and strength, growth and joy coming a great deal from artists like Bruce Cockburn, and from you fantastic people
Peace
Peace
If true love is falling in love with your significant other every time you see them, then this song falls into that category for me. 
the theme of my life
for the time of our life
together
for the time of our life
together
Oh stop it you guys! You're making it hard for me to get any work done! :) #RadioParadiseRoll
Bobert_ParkCity wrote:
celebrate or medicate
love it.
Sir Winston Churchill on champagne:
- In victory, we deserve it
- In defeat, we need it
Works for me...
Sir Winston Churchill on champagne:
- In victory, we deserve it
- In defeat, we need it
Works for me...
celebrate or medicate
bagpipe wrote:
The iPhone/iPad app is free, i guess the Android, too, and offers now a much better listening experience than the website.
Bummer! Firefox crashed right in the middle of the Bruce Cockburn song! Song was done by the time it came back up ..... 
The iPhone/iPad app is free, i guess the Android, too, and offers now a much better listening experience than the website.
Love this tune.
Bummer! Firefox crashed right in the middle of the Bruce Cockburn song! Song was done by the time it came back up .....
Sometimes BC just hits the mark...this is one of them...thank you for playing BC...
Cm
Cm
TerryS wrote:
A Mr. Richard Vader from Fort Lee, New Jersey writes in to ask, "Florida Canyon Lime Juice; what the heck is that?"
"I didn't even know Florida has a canyon? If it's in Florida, and it's a canyon, it's called a lake."
"And, they grow limes in it?"
"Wait. What? Oh! Flor de Cana is a rum? Never mind." To your point, Terry S, I wish I could write like that.
Poets strive for this:-
I'm sipping Flor De Caa* and lime juice, it's three a.m.
Blow a fruit fly off the rim of my glass
The radio's playing Superchunk and the friends of Dean Martinez
Midnight it was bike tires whacking the pot holes
Milling humans' shivering energy glow
Fusing the space between them with bar-throb bass and laughter
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
I learned as a child not to trust in my body
I've carried that burden through my life
But there's a day when we all have to be pried loose
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
I've seen the flame of hope among the hopeless
And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all
That was the straw that broke me open
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
Ps Flor de cana is my favorite rum.
A Mr. Richard Vader from Fort Lee, New Jersey writes in to ask, "Florida Canyon Lime Juice; what the heck is that?"
"I didn't even know Florida has a canyon? If it's in Florida, and it's a canyon, it's called a lake."
"And, they grow limes in it?"
"Wait. What? Oh! Flor de Cana is a rum? Never mind." To your point, Terry S, I wish I could write like that.
Songs don't get much better then this one.
Cheers All!
love this beautiful gut wrencher
("I've seen the flame of hope among the hopeless
And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all
That was the straw that broke me open"
then BC the artist writes this timeless poem, love it : )
love this beautiful gut wrencher
("I've seen the flame of hope among the hopeless
And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all
That was the straw that broke me open"
then BC the artist writes this timeless poem, love it : )
Soulful lyrics
love it.
Sir Winston Churchill on champagne:
- In victory, we deserve it
- In defeat, we need it
Works for me...
Sir Winston Churchill on champagne:
- In victory, we deserve it
- In defeat, we need it
Works for me...
12stepgazette wrote:
A great station, indeed!
I always forget how much I like Bruce Cockburn (and Ray La Montaigne also) until I hear them on RP - what a great radio station!
A great station, indeed!
Think Positive!
Peace and Joy throughout 2015 folks
Peace and Joy throughout 2015 folks
This song is like the movies they no longer make in Hollywood.
This song is so beautiful it makes me cry.
Yay for Bruce and Yay for Superchunk!
I always forget how much I like Bruce Cockburn (and Ray La Montaigne also) until I hear them on RP - what a great radio station!
Poets strive for this:-
I'm sipping Flor De Caa* and lime juice, it's three a.m.
Blow a fruit fly off the rim of my glass
The radio's playing Superchunk and the friends of Dean Martinez
Midnight it was bike tires whacking the pot holes
Milling humans' shivering energy glow
Fusing the space between them with bar-throb bass and laughter
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
I learned as a child not to trust in my body
I've carried that burden through my life
But there's a day when we all have to be pried loose
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
I've seen the flame of hope among the hopeless
And that was truly the biggest heartbreak of all
That was the straw that broke me open
If this were the last night of the world
What would I do?
What would I do that was different
Unless it was champagne with you?
Ps Flor de cana is my favorite rum.
A little Bruce every now and then is great.
I saw him in both his acoustic and electric phases. He was great.
During the acoustic concert at Univ. of Western Ontario in London, you could hear a pin drop during the quiet moments.
I saw him in both his acoustic and electric phases. He was great.
During the acoustic concert at Univ. of Western Ontario in London, you could hear a pin drop during the quiet moments.
This is a wonderful song.
Made buying this album worthwhile
Easy listening. I like.
bass
Cynaera wrote:
10 for the beauty of the writer
I still love this song, this CD, and this artist. Maybe now, for different reasons, since so much has changed for me in a few short months - but I love the idea of pondering the last night of the world, and wondering how I'd spend it. So many things I still haven't done and probably will never be able to do, but if it was in my power to make it happen, what would I do? I'd love to share a glass of champagne with a precious soul, whether it was my best friend or my brother. Of course, I'd also love to swim in the ocean, climb a 300-foot tower and take pictures, learn to ride a horse, and see Norway, Finland, and Scotland for the first time, and Montréal again.
This song makes me rethink how I'm living my life, and what better accomplishment can an artist have than to impact a listener's perception enough to make them want to make changes? Bumped this song to 10.
This song makes me rethink how I'm living my life, and what better accomplishment can an artist have than to impact a listener's perception enough to make them want to make changes? Bumped this song to 10.
10 for the beauty of the writer
Stopped to listen this twice now.
msymmes wrote:
Never stopped to listen to this.
msymmes wrote:
Never stopped to listen to this.
May you find 'the straw that breaks you open.'
My favorite apocalypse song ... champagne with you ...
always a favorite
Never stopped to listen to this.
What an amazingly fine little tune. Perfect hook, beautifully mixed, and makes ya' cry every goddamn time. I'll give it a 10.
martinc wrote:
Agreed, although it's hard not to feel a little sad reading that one. : (
Miss your song comments
Agreed, although it's hard not to feel a little sad reading that one. : (
Cynaera wrote:
Miss your song comments
I still love this song, this CD, and this artist. Maybe now, for different reasons, since so much has changed for me in a few short months - but I love the idea of pondering the last night of the world, and wondering how I'd spend it. So many things I still haven't done and probably will never be able to do, but if it was in my power to make it happen, what would I do? I'd love to share a glass of champagne with a precious soul, whether it was my best friend or my brother. Of course, I'd also love to swim in the ocean, climb a 300-foot tower and take pictures, learn to ride a horse, and see Norway, Finland, and Scotland for the first time, and Montréal again.
This song makes me rethink how I'm living my life, and what better accomplishment can an artist have than to impact a listener's perception enough to make them want to make changes? Bumped this song to 10.
This song makes me rethink how I'm living my life, and what better accomplishment can an artist have than to impact a listener's perception enough to make them want to make changes? Bumped this song to 10.
Miss your song comments
Quality recording techniques, full spectrum sound
with a great song !
with a great song !
Love the lyrics......
If, for some God-awful reason, I learn of my own 'last night of the world' before it happens (like hit by a truck or something...), Bruce will be a part of it, to be certain. Probably with "I'm Gonna Fly Some Day" or "The End of All Rivers".
Forest267 wrote:
Second thought was Choctaw Bingo
First thought was Warren Zevon?
Second thought was Choctaw Bingo
On listening to the lyrics for the first time: 7 ==> 9
First thought was Warren Zevon?
isocky wrote:
You need to get out more.
Every time I hear the completely illiterate line, "What would I do that was different, unless it was champagne with you?" I get irritated.
You need to get out more.
isocky wrote:
I suppose life can't always be perfect. At least he didn't end the sentence with a preposition.
Every time I hear the completely illiterate line, "What would I do that was different, unless it was champagne with you?" I get irritated.
I suppose life can't always be perfect. At least he didn't end the sentence with a preposition.
Some songs take years to take hold, maybe it's a snapshot of your life at that time, maybe old memories. Some just grab you immediately , this was one of those songs for me. I love it and always will. Nice job Bruce.
isocky:
"Lighten up, Francis" art does not follow rules and that is part of what makes it good.
isocky:
"Lighten up, Francis" art does not follow rules and that is part of what makes it good.
Bruce always makes me feel good...or sad...or angry. Illiterate? Au contraire.
isocky wrote:
Missing something here. Illiterate? Me thinks you are being a bit touchy.
Every time I hear the completely illiterate line, "What would I do that was different, unless it was champagne with you?" I get irritated.
Missing something here. Illiterate? Me thinks you are being a bit touchy.
Every time I hear the completely illiterate line, "What would I do that was different, unless it was champagne with you?" I get irritated.
Definitely one of Bruce's best. Just saw him last Thursday with his full band on his "Small Source of Comfort" tour. It was quite a good show and @ 65 Bruce is as sharp as ever. Hope RP gets the Small Source of Comfort album in soon.
Cynaera wrote:
Might I recommend the film "Last Night"?
The plot is the World has six hours left. People have known for months when it was going to end and have prepared for it in different ways but of course, some things don't work out according to plan.
A very odd but compelling film (IMHO)
but I love the idea of pondering the last night of the world, and wondering how I'd spend it.
Might I recommend the film "Last Night"?
The plot is the World has six hours left. People have known for months when it was going to end and have prepared for it in different ways but of course, some things don't work out according to plan.
A very odd but compelling film (IMHO)
I never get tired of hearing this song.
Ugh… i would happily and generously pay RP recurrently to never hear Bruce Cockburn again.
How much to pay you to not make disparaging, ignorant posts?