Robbie Robertson (70,83 %)
Robbie Robertson (78,10 %)
In collection
Released: 1987-10-27
Type: Studio
Type: Studio
Ranking:
Artist:
2
Year (1987):
13
Decade (1980's):
83
Overall:
385
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1.
Fallen Angel
 05:56
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2.
Showdown at Big Sky
 04:50
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3.
Broken Arrow
05:25
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4.
Sweet Fire of Love
05:18
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5.
American Roulette
04:57
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6.
Somewhere Down the Crazy River
04:58
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7.
Hell's Half Acre
 04:21
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8.
Sonny Got Caught in the Moonlight
03:52
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9.
Testimony
04:49
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Album length:
44:26
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Lyrics |
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1.
Fallen Angel
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Are you out there Can you hear me Can you see me in the dark I don't believe it's all for nothing It's not just written in the sand Sometimes I thought you felt too much And you crossed into the shadowland And the river was overflowing And the sky was fiery red You gotta play the hand that's dealt ya That's what the old man always said Fallen Angel Casts a shadow up against the sun If my eyes could see The spirit of the chosen one In my dream the pipes were playing In my dream I lost a friend Come down Gabriel and blow your horn 'Cause some day we will meet again Fallen Angel Casts a shadow up against the sun If my eyes could see The spirit of the chosen one All the tears All the rage All the blues in the night If my eyes could see You kneeling in the silver light Fallin', fallin', fallin' down Fallin', fallin' down Fallin', fallin', fallin' down Fallin', fallin' down Fallen Angel Casts a shadow up against the sun If my eyes could see The spirit of the chosen one All the tears All the rage All the blues in the night If my eyes could see You kneeling in the silver light If you're out there can you touch me Can you see me I don't know If you're out there can you reach me Lay a flower in the snow |
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2.
Showdown at Big Sky
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Soldier of fortune He's a man of war Just can't remember What he's fighting for Start a revolution Right before your eyes When you hear the big bang Don't you be surprised Showdown at big sky Darkness at high noon Showdown at big sky That day may be soon People, people Can you hear the sound From every village and every town Let the bells ring out Hear the bells ring in Let the bells ring out Keep them ringing, ringing Can't predict the future Can't forget the past Feels like any moment Could be the last All you believers Standing inside this room Can't you see it coming Shooting out across the moon Save this place In the valley of tears By the river of time From weapons race In the Book of David In the holy Bible When it's laid to waste It will be written By the children of Eden I said save this place And the Holy Ghost Showdown at big sky Darkness at high noon Showdown at big sky That day may be soon People, people Can you hear the sound From every village and every town Let the bells ring out Hear the bells ring in Let the bells ring out Keep them ringing, ringing Save this place In the valley of tears By the river of time From weapons race In the Book of David In the holy Bible When it's laid to waste It will be written By the children of Eden I said save this place And the Holy Ghost Showdown at big sky Darkness at high noon Kiss tomorrow goodbye That day could be soon Give us strength Give us wisdom And give us the morals Let the bells ring out Hear the bells ring in Let the bells ring out Keep them ringing, ringing Let the bells ring out Hear the bells ring in Let the bells ring out Keep them ringing, ringing |
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3.
Broken Arrow
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Who else is gonna bring you A broken arrow Who else is gonna bring you A bottle of rain There he goes, moving across the water There he goes turning my whole world around Do you feel what I feel Can we make that so it's part of the deal I gotta hold you in these arms of steel Lay your heart on the line... this time I wanna breathe when you breathe When you whisper like that hot summer breeze Count the beads of sweat that cover me Didn't you show me a sign, this time Who else is gonna bring you A broken arrow Who else is gonna bring you A bottle of rain There he goes, moving across the water There he goes turning my whole world around Can you see what I see Can you cut behind the mystery I will meet you by the witness tree Leave the whole world behind I want to come when you call I'll get to you if I have to crawl They can't hold me with these iron walls We've got mountains to climb Who else is gonna bring you A broken arrow Who else is gonna bring you A bottle of rain There he goes, moving across the water There he goes turning my whole world around |
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4.
Sweet Fire of Love
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Didn't we break the silence Didn't we fear the storm Didn't we move the earth Didn't we shoot for the sky And didn't we catch the fire And didn't we call upon the spirits And didn't we fall together And didn't we die for love Days on the run, Nights in hiding Hoping that you were, The healing inside me Breathe in the sweet fire of love I'm not afraid anymore Sweet, sweet fire I'm not alone Breathe in the sweet fire of love I'm not the same anymore The sweet fire of love Didn't we cross new waters Didn't we mix new blood Didn't we build brand new bridges Didn't we hold back the flood Broken idols by the side of the road They didn't fall on the side of the law Here she comes a-shining like a light Here she comes salvation in the night Days on the run Nights in hiding Hoping that you were The healing inside me Breathe in the sweet fire of love I'm not afraid anymore Sweet, sweet fire I'm not alone Breathe in the sweet fire of love I'm not the same anymore The sweet fire of love Didn't we shine like silver Didn't we bear the cross Didn't we bring down the hammer Didn't we beat on the drum Here she comes a-shining like a light (Days on the run) Here she comes salvation in the night (Nights in hiding) I'm giving up the ghost (Hoping that you were) I'm giving up the ghost (The healing inside me) Breathe in the sweet fire of love I'm not afraid anymore Sweet, sweet fire I'm not alone Breathe in the sweet fire of love I'm not the same anymore The sweet fire of love |
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5.
American Roulette
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He was born in the belly of the country Over east of Eden Confused by the big city blues He didn't know whose life he's leading Put yourself behind the wheel See if you can get that feel Move faster by night Move faster by night The windows were all shattered And the body was all battered American Roulette Stake your life upon it American Roulette Same eyes, same eyes American Roulette Take that body and put him in a mansion Paint the window black Give him all the women that he wants Put a monkey on his back All of your so called friends Take you where the sidewalk ends Can't sleep at night Can't sleep at night Lord please save his soul He was the king of Rock and Roll American Roulette Stake your life upon it American Roulette Same eyes, same eyes American Roulette They said she didn't have a chance in hell For the American Dream There's a thousand young blondes out there Trying to make it to the silver screen She had the walk, the look, the talk That shook the world (Read about it) Some like it hot Some like it cool Too much to her to handle Another scandal, she burnt the candle American Roulette Stake your life upon it American Roulette Same eyes, same eyes American Roulette Say a prayer for the lost generation Who spin the wheel out of desperation American Roulette Stake your life upon it American Roulette Same eyes, same eyes American Roulette |
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Somewhere Down the Crazy River
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Yeah, I can see it now The distant red neon shivered in the heat I was feeling like a stranger in a strange land You know where people play games with the night God, it was too hot to sleep I followed the sound of a jukebox coming from up the levee All of a sudden I could hear somebody whistling From right behind me I turned around and she said Why do you always end up down at Nick's Cafe? I said, I don't know, the wind just kind of pushed me this way She said, hang the rich Catch the blue train to places never been before Look for me somewhere down the crazy river Somewhere down the crazy river Ooh, catch the blue train all the way to Kokomo You can find me somewhere down the crazy river Somewhere down the crazy river Take a picture of this The fields are empty, abandoned '59 Chevy Laying in the backseat listening to Little Willie John Yeah, that's when time stood still You know, I think I'm gonna go down to Madam X And let her read my mind She said, that voodoo stuff don't do nothing for me I'm a man with a clear destination I'm a man with a broad imagination You fog the mind, you stir the soul I can't find no control Catch the blue train to places never been before Look for me somewhere down the crazy river Somewhere down the crazy river Ooh, catch the blue train all the way to Kokomo You can find me somewhere down the crazy river Somewhere down the crazy river Wait, did you hear that? Oh, this is sure stirring up some ghosts for me She said, there's one thing you've got to learn Is not to be afraid of it I said, no, I like it, I like it, it's good She said, you like it now but you'll learn to love it later I been spellbound - falling in trances I been spellbound - falling in trances You give me the shivers - chills and fever You give me the shivers - you give me the shivers I been spellbound - I been spellbound I been spellbound - somewhere down the crazy river Somewhere down the crazy river... |
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Hell's Half Acre
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It's way up in the Black Hills where we come from There's a girl and she warned me don't pick up that gun By the law of the land By the promise that might is right She would hold me and cry - don't you go off and fight Somebody knocking at my door Oh, I been called to war Say goodbye to Tobacco Road Wear my colors, call my brothers For my country I'll go Down on Hell's Half Acre Shakin' with fever Rumble in the jungle Down on Hell's Half Acre She wrote me a letter and said what have they done Placed a crown of thorns an this native son Oh, maybe they're right, but maybe they're wrong But what can I do, you're not here you're gone Something in the air is much too yuiet Hear my heartbeat The storms that rages from within Three times thunder, blood runs cold Got this wound on my soul Down on Hell's Half Acre Walking on fire We got trouble in the wasteland Down on Hell's Half Acre Back in the land where buffalo roam Is this place that I called home She said you've changed, you're not the same Clouds of napalm and the opium The damage was already done Down on Hell's Half Acre Shakin' with fever Rumble in the jungle Down on Hell's Half Acre Down on Hell's Half Acre Walking on fire We got trouble in the wasteland Down on Hell's Half Acre |
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8.
Sonny Got Caught in the Moonlight
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Sonny got caught in the moonlight A wanted man with a haunted heart Sonny found out the hard way Playing for keeps, loser weeps He said he'd come back when the lion sleeps Struck by lightning, the fire is dying And she called out your name Sudden thunder, the sky is crying Can't tell the tears from the rain Sonny got caught in the moonlight Paint graffiti on the subway wall Sonny got lost in the blue night They stood like statues, legs spread wide Catch him in the crossfire and take him by surprise Struck by lightning, the fire is dying And she called out your name Sudden thunder, the sky is crying Can't tell the tears from the rain Can't tell the tears from the rain Most my life I've been running Paint a portrait of a fool With my heart in my hands They've come to take me down Sonny got caught in the moonlight By the power that can turn the tide I heard three shots around midnight Driven by the passion, running from the heat No questions asked... he's just a kid from the street Struck by lightning, the fire is dying And she called out your name Sudden thunder, the sky is crying Can't tell the tears from the rain Can't tell the tears from the rain |
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9.
Testimony
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Look over yonder, Apollo at a distance You can hear his music if you listen to the wind (blow) I want to be there - I want to be right there Bear witness, I'm wailing like the wind Come bear witness, the half-breed rides again In these hands, I've held the broken dream In my soul, I'm howling at the moon Testimony, testimony Declare yourself - I will testify Testimony, testimony Speak the truth, I will testify I had a revelation like runaway horses Took to the road with a carnival show (roll on) Those golden days on Smokey Mountain Playing guitar in a one man band Bear witness, I'm howling at the moon Come bear witness, I've danced among the ruins In these shoes, I've walked a crooked mile All my life I been searching for the nightbird Testimony, testimony Declare yourself - I will testify Testimony, testimony Speak the truth, I will testify Are you ready to take the heat Are you ready to blow the steam Are you ready to bag the street You got nothing to lose - but your chains For forty days and forty nights I come across the desert Apollo right by mide side (rave on) Bear witness, I'm wailing like the wind Come bear witness, the half-breed rides again In these hands, I've held the broken dream In my soul, I'm howling at the moon Testimony, testimony Declare yourself - I will testify Testimony, testimony Speak the truth, I will testify |