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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).
Fountain of Sorrow" was covered by Joan Baez on her 1975 album Diamonds & Rust; "Before the Deluge" was covered by Joan Baez on her 1979 album Honest Lullaby; Baez and Browne performed the song together on her 1989 PBS concert special. "Walking Slow" and "Fountain of Sorrow" were released as singles but both failed to chart. [2]
[8] [9] Browne's work began to demonstrate a reputation for memorable melody, insightful, often very personal lyrics, and a talent for his arrangements in composition. It featured a Magritte-inspired cover. [10] Highlights included the title song, the elegiac "For a Dancer", "Before the Deluge", and "Fountain of Sorrow".
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:"
Word painting, also known as tone painting or text painting, is the musical technique of composing music that reflects the literal meaning of a song's lyrics or story elements in programmatic music. Historical development
[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.
For this very reason, Asylum Records executives suggested to no avail that the words be removed from the album cover and nearly rejected the cover art outright. However, the initial pressings not only included the text, but the cover carried a burlap-like feel to further the water bag theme.
"Redneck Friend" (or, alternately, "Red Neck Friend") is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, released as the first single from his 1973 album For Everyman, and notable for its double entendre lyrics and guest appearances by Glenn Frey and Elton John, as well as the first appearance of David Lindley on a ...