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"Fountain of Sorrow" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne. Released as the second single from his 1974 album Late for the Sky , at 6:42, it was the longest song on the album, and the longest song Browne had yet released (" For Everyman " was approximately 6:20).
"Walking Slow" and "Fountain of Sorrow" were released as singles but both failed to chart. [ 2 ] In his speech inducting Browne into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , Bruce Springsteen called Late for the Sky Browne's "masterpiece" and referred to the car doors slamming at the end of "The Late Show".
Farnsworth "asked Jackson to peruse an unfinished song she had written. Jackson liked the lyrics and incorporated them into a song." [5] The lyrics concern a lover who had left because that person "needed to be free" and "had some things to work out alone," and the narrator's reaction to that return, with the lover claiming they had "grown:"
Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1 was Browne's first live release since 1977's landmark Running on Empty.The performances were recorded at various locations in the United States and Europe during Browne's 2004 solo acoustic tour.
[1] In the second verse the singer acknowledges that "for me some words come easy/But I know that they don't mean that much/Compared with the things that are said when lovers touch." [ 1 ] In the bridge the singer notes that he has been fooling himself by imagining that he could be the one who his lover needs.
S. F. Sorrow is a psychedelic rock opera that explores the life of a single character [6] "from rural birth to Prodigal's Oliver Twist freakout". [7] PopMatters says that the album "mixes the story of the protagonist Sebastian and his journey towards learning to trust people and ultimate disillusionment with a psychedelic pop score that fittingly captured the mood of 1960s Swinging London". [8]
"Everybody Loves a Happy Ending will do little to convert those who winced at Orzabal and Smith's obtuse lyrics and over the top production the first time around, but loyal followers, fans of XTC's Apple Venus, Pt. 1, and lovers of intricately arranged and artfully executed pop music will find themselves delightfully consumed by another chapter ...
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