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Shawn Colvin - Shotgun Down The Avalanche (with Alison Krauss)
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LYRICS :
I'm riding shotgun down the avalanche
Tumbling and falling down the avalanche
So be quiet tonight the stars
shine bright
On this mountain of new fallen snow
But I will raise up my voice into
the void
You have left me nowhere to go
I love you so much and it's so bizarre
A mystery that goes on and on and on
This is the best thing and the very
most hard
And we don't get along
After countless appeals we keep
spinning our wheels
On this mountain of new fallen snow
So I let go the catch and we are
over the edge
You have left me nowhere to go
I'm riding shotgun down the avalanche
Sometimes you make me lose my will
to live
And just become a beacon for your soul
But the past is stronger than my will
to forgive
Forgive you or myself, I don't know
I'm riding shotgun down the avalanche
Tumbling and falling down the avalanche
So be quiet tonight be sure to
step lightly
On this mountain of new fallen snow
But I will raise up my voice into
the void
You have left me nowhere to go
I'm riding shotgun down the avalanche
@suzannelawson9215 9 ай бұрын
I remember where I was exactly when I first heard this song by Shawn Colvin. I had just gotten off a city bus in a shopping area. There was a luggage/purse and accessories store near the bus stop. I had never been in this particular shop before. So while I was in there, maybe about 5 minutes, this song came on the radio on the speakers in the store. I'm hearing this song for the first time, didn't know who Shawn Colvin was, but I was IMMEDIATELY blown away by this song and just stood there listening and listening. I waited until the song was over to see if the DJ would announce the artist's name and song. He did....and that was a moment I still remember to this day when in 1990, when I was in that luggage shop and how I came to hear this beautiful heartfelt song by Shawn Colvin.
@troyschneck4934 2 ай бұрын
I discovered Shawn in 1990, while I was a Sales Manager at a department store. Several of her early songs, including "Steady On" were on one of the Muzak tapes that the store played over the PA system. I instantly fell in love with her voice, & have been a huge fan ever since. I have seen her perform live twice, including once, in 1998, when she was about nine months pregnant. 🤣She is great live!
@patrickhenrypdx5355 11 ай бұрын
I've watched this a hundred times and I've cried a hundred times.
@ddschaller 10 жыл бұрын
I understand the lyrics completely. Being in a tumultuous relationship, after hitting the reset button again and again (after countless appeals), is difficult and it seems that we keep finding ourselves in the same place. Shawn is singing my life ...
@brianmcfarland8002 3 ай бұрын
Her and Allison are so great together!!!
@corky246 13 жыл бұрын
This was at a taping of Austin City Limits, the iconic PBS program. I was fortunate enough to be in the audience of a mere 450 people. I still remember the goosebumps i got from this song.
@elvisandmick 4 жыл бұрын
💖💖💖
@bg-id1uo 3 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@rodneycaupp5962 8 ай бұрын
I've ridden Shotgun down the slopes.., but never into an Avalanche. This certainly captures the integrity of this Mountain of New Fallen Snow... I fall "into the Void " when these two skiers sing this tragedy so powerfully... with two of the most perfect voices anywhere. They could cut diamonds
@michaelrchan 3 жыл бұрын
My goodness, Shawn Colvin and Alison Krauss. This is a blessing.
@bobwarren3898 7 жыл бұрын
I want to say this in the best way possible. Shawn's voice could cut glass. It is so pure and controlled and is one of the best talents there is in the industry. She has proved repeatedly she does not need a tight, low cut leather costume to get an audience and she is among the top talented acoustic performers in the world.
@willritter4076 5 жыл бұрын
Bob Warren no words were wasted there, sir!... I'd be honored if some Shawn Colvin fans would take a listen to my live keyboard & vocal performance of THE HEART OF SATURDAY NIGHT, which was inspired by her brilliant interpretation of the song, on my YT channel. Live acoustic with no digital editing. Thanks and peace.
@31Alden 4 жыл бұрын
Bob Warren Beautifully stated, Bob Warren.
@miguelmarquez4192 4 жыл бұрын
I love that she flies under the radar as a writer guitarist and singer. More for me. But she does deserve huge recognition as most people's right hand in the industry isnt as skilled as hers.
@craigpropst76 4 жыл бұрын
It's about talent.
@lindawarner4715 2 жыл бұрын
Well said!!!
@schwartzenheimer1 8 ай бұрын
Two of the best vocalists and musicians ever...Alison's fiddling brings goosebumps every time, and Shawn's music and lyrics are breathtaking. Thank you for this video...
@direwolf6234 Жыл бұрын
well that was flawless ...
@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists 2 жыл бұрын
I realize the metaphor this song is, but it has another meaning to me. When it first came out, I was a professional ski patroller. To me the title was about the Grim Reaper that quietly sat on our shoulders in the mountains just waiting for a mistake. . This song may have saved more than one ski patroller or back country skier's life as it is a constant reminder of the deadly danger of snow. It hits particularly hard since one of the patrollers I worked with was crushed to death and another came within several minutes of dying. It takes this sort of message to get through the head of a young man who believes himself invincible. Truly, I appreciate the perhaps unintended message from Shawn's lovely voice.
@elvisandmick 4 жыл бұрын
The most amazing song ever posted to KZfaq. Shawn Colvin is great, and these lyrics are fantastic. I love watching her shift gears at the beginning of this video from smiling and acknowledging the crowd to getting her head into the seriousness of the song. But for me, this song is not only about Shawn Colvin; my all-time favorite artist is Alison Krauss. Twenty-seven Grammys (#3 most-awarded). First recording contract at 14 years old. Now better known for her lead singing, she was a fiddler first. Her sympathy and support of Shawn Colvin on this tune is incomparable. Her backing vocal never tries to take the spotlight, and her fiddle repeats the song's verse so well you can hear the words coming from her strings. 💖
@jeannehagan7333 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent summation...especially noticing how Alison never overpowers Shawn lyrically. Truly talented and beautiful artists
@swellcat66 4 жыл бұрын
"Her fiddle repeats the song's verse so well you can hear the words coming from her strings." Lyrical playing. That's a fine, fine compliment, I feel.
@lekkki1 10 жыл бұрын
this song and the staggering talent of these two women speaks to my heart in a big way. All of us people who have hearts have ridden shotgun down the avalanche. Train-wreck of a ride, with a disaster waiting at the end. Usually we have no one to blame but ourselves because we ignored the truth.
@CatherineSTodd 8 жыл бұрын
+lekkki1 : Or we didn't know how to recognize the truth, until it was too late.
@markbrownner6565 4 жыл бұрын
@@CatherineSTodd amen to that...the clarity of hindsight...
@robingruling5560 Жыл бұрын
I bought this CD when it first came out, as so many others have said, for “Steady On.” I remember my husband and I were taking three teenaged boys up to college. They had been talking non-stop in the backseat until this song came on. The car went completely quiet for the duration of the song and when it was over, they all wanted to know who the artist was. Good music is transcendent and the effect it has on people is palpable. I’ve been fortunate to see Shawn in concert several times over the years and she only gets better. Add Alison Krauss to the mix and you have two of the purest voices out there today. Thank you for posting this video.
@Trenchant468 Жыл бұрын
I saw her when she was just starting to fill a modest sixe hall, and she'd just received a call of encouragement from Bonnie Raitt. What a great artist.
@barrywhitley7492 3 жыл бұрын
Two women, one guitar, one violin. Stunning simplicity!
@jmrivera5390 Жыл бұрын
Takes my breath away...
@garygray7590 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful singer! Shawn Colvin you are marvellous & gorgeous! from Gary Gray up here in Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
@vazmo14850 12 жыл бұрын
it was sunrise on the kuskokwim river in alaska when i first heard this song...the images will stay with me forever
@wistopnow 3 ай бұрын
Alison Krause and Shawn Colvin, Angels squared by an order of magnitude.
@jameslong2094 8 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite Shawn Colvin songs already.....but throw in Alison Krauss and it's top of the world! Wonderful job!
@dennyshonda 4 жыл бұрын
O' yes.
@annettefougere3197 Жыл бұрын
Hauntingly Gorgeously Beautiful.... Thank you ladies 😘❤️☮️💖
@TamaDrumNut 12 жыл бұрын
Many of Shawn's songs, like this one, are dark. A lot of her music is loosely autobiographical. But that being said, she is a brilliant songwriter and musician and I could listen to her music for hours on end and never grow tired of it. She is one of the finest folk musicians living or dead.
@kellywalker8407 2 жыл бұрын
This song brings tears to my eyes. I lost a good friend to an avalanche. East riverside slide. Red Mt pass, Colorado. Rest in peace, Eddie Imel
@patrickhenrypdx5355 11 ай бұрын
"Shotgun Down The Avalanche" ... Austin City Limits ... Shawn & Alison Krauss. The most powerful beautiful soul-wrenching thing I've ever seen. Shawn is absolutely brilliant and Alison supports her like no other could. A magic, brilliant, crushing song. If I were granted only one wish, I might well spend it on going back in time to Austin to live those five minutes watching the two of them.
@brianmcfarland8002 4 ай бұрын
Her voice is like an angel!!! I’m in love with her voice!!!
@ZZZZAS 13 жыл бұрын
Shawn Colvin is the most graceful person I've ever known in any form...and she has the most beautiful friends in this world and "otherworlds" too....I adore you Shawn Colvin...forever...you voice is a blessed light in a great darkness....
@chrissnauwaert1393 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful song, one of the best in the world, sung very sensitively by Shawn Colvin. Very professional instrumental accompaniment, but above all fantastic support by Alison Krauss, both instrumentally, where the lyrics seem to come from the bow of her violin, but especially vocally with her warm, never intrusive, yet very supportive voice, which she considers an extraordinary instrument. This rendition certainly deserves an award.
@KathleenGordonmiddletini 2 жыл бұрын
I love this so much. This song has traveled with me through at least 30 years, and I understand it better and better over time.
@heidigilsonmusic2800 2 жыл бұрын
wow, their voices are so wonderful together, and they're wonderful apart, too. Shawn Colvin and Allison Krauss are both undercelebrated.
@kennymaclean2826 9 жыл бұрын
Absolute perfection ! They compliment each other so well. I've been musician for 55 years, played everything from rock to country, but I would die for just 0.1% of the talent these two wonderful ladies have ! (Note to self - Keep practising !!!)
@michaelrchan Жыл бұрын
I was having a not very good day and then I remembered this song. Two transcendent talents.
@atirpok3 2 жыл бұрын
Spent about two and a half months earlier this year in what felt like an avalanche that I jumped into feet first and then realized I couldn't get out of. If you've done that too, you'll know exactly what I mean. It wasn't my first rodeo. Once again, when it was over, I found myself picking up the pieces and dusting myself off, because what else can you do? You move forward. You hopefully learn the lessons the universe is trying to teach you. Wash, rinse, repeat.
@billyjoejim-bob423 5 жыл бұрын
If I was to ever hear an angel in heaven sing, I'm positive I would hear the high, sweet, pure and perfect voice of Allison Krauss. Coupled with her gifts on violin, what a perfect addition to one of Shawn Colvin's very best songs. It's as perfect of a performance as when she and Shawn sang "the Boxer" at the Paul Simon and Friends Concert in 2007. A stunningly beautiful example of how music really does move our souls... I still remember Colvin's first appearance on ACL in 1991 and it was a magical experience and I recommend all to find it and watch a very young artist, on a national stage, share her impressive talents. Her music has stayed with me, supported my soul and helped to heal me throughout my life. Thank you, Shawn.
@debmurray2734 5 жыл бұрын
Same. That ACL performance was my introduction to Shawn. Felt like the breath was sucked out of me, I was so stunned by her music. I was changed by it. I also remember a ligher note of the performance, Shawn and her sister sang an a capella version of The Roadrunner and Coyote cartoon theme ("Roadrunner, the Coyote's after you. Roadrunner, if he catches you, you're through.")
@ceejaydeesoozaa 7 жыл бұрын
shawn colvin plus Alison Krauss..goshone couldn't ask for more..
@jhmorgan72753 4 жыл бұрын
Plays the chords, bass line, and lead inflections while singing main chorus with emotional tone inflections gives her songs heart felt realism !!!! I see the snow and the cold wind blow, need to seek shelter and warmth !!!
@donbiancamano5663 10 жыл бұрын
What a powerful song. I love her guitar. A beautiful combination with Allison.
@gerwynevans2729 4 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge Alison Krauss fan and when I first heard this mesmerising and melancholic jewel by Shawn Colvin all those years ago I thought Alison should cover it. This beautiful duet more than compensates. Thanks for uploading.
@scottmurphy650 6 ай бұрын
This is probably Shawn's best and introspective song. Wonderful work by a master singer and songwriter.
@annemooney9001 9 жыл бұрын
i recall buying the cd, steady on in a recrod store ( remember those?) in 93' or so. i know a bit late. i heard this song and i was floored. absolutely. to this day, this and many of shawn's songs evoke emotions in me that are impossible to articulate. as evryone before me has already said, "simply beautiful, truly sublime." and shawn is sooo very underrated as a guitar player. and then alison....but this would get way too long. tears in my eyes, right now. and i'm not even sure why.
@Iamranwulf 6 жыл бұрын
Everything you just said, pretty much - me too.
@jliebhart 4 жыл бұрын
Fragile and yet so strong. Brilliant work, gorgeous and transparent. Two of my favorite artists. Together. How much cooler can that be? Please. Just. Beautiful.
@grantlee1959 5 жыл бұрын
I have seen Shawn Colvin perform twice, both times in Park City, Utah at the Egyptian Theatre. She and Alison Krauss are on my top 10 list of female performers.
@davidpike9590 3 жыл бұрын
"Be quiet tonight"... Especially when this lady is on the stage... Remarkable lyrics and touching ones very soul...
@allansanderson5318 3 жыл бұрын
This is quite extraordinary. Two hugely talented musicians/singers at their very best. Perfection!
@jeniferfreebairn 7 жыл бұрын
Shawn is a shot of true artistry, trained well by the road; and Alison is to me a classical artist - together they are musical joy. Thank you...
@CaptAmerica12 9 жыл бұрын
Boy is she cute, and a great singer, what a musician! Worth watching a few hundred times.
@james_marshall 7 жыл бұрын
This song is so good it gives me chills
@amyselwyn 12 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch this video I am struck by the beauty of the song, the singers and the amazing harmonies. My favorite Shawn Colvin song, and that is saying something 'cause I love Shawn.
@kagisorapoo7533 5 жыл бұрын
I discovered Shawn when I bought the Armageddon Movie Playlist. When The Rainbow Comes. Woooow... What a beautiful soul touching masterpiece
@dougferris5678 3 жыл бұрын
I Absolutely Love Shawn Colvin!!!!
@michaelstull1695 3 жыл бұрын
Two incredibly talented musicians with the voices of angels. Simply beautiful.
@shelley9263 5 жыл бұрын
So beautiful. I think I’m falling down the avalanche. ❤️
@UnstoppableVi 2 ай бұрын
I couldn't love this more
@kenhiggins129 8 жыл бұрын
dont know how you get more beauty and talent on one stage, two people. that was perfect :)
@josephalcoff8332 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing amount of talent in those two ladies...
@Mekratrig 3 жыл бұрын
What a formidable voice, songwritar, performar she is.
@CatherineSTodd 8 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful voice... so glad to see Shawn Colvin still out and about!
@gravelandgrain100 14 жыл бұрын
I drop EVERYTHING to hear Alison Krauss, this is just perfect!! I have always wanted to learn the fiddle, Alison would be my idea of the perfect teacher. Amzing job, ladies!!!!
@Sharon-sj9kb 3 жыл бұрын
Masterful music makers
@allynisbet3679 9 жыл бұрын
You have left me no where to go... Such a great version. I do love Shawn's lyrics. She is so honest and raw. ❤️❤️
@geraldpribula4911 2 жыл бұрын
What could be better? Two of my all time favorite voices ever! I loved, loved and loved it🤗🥰!!!
@shawndaniels1691 Жыл бұрын
Two of favorites as well!
@anthonyz7000 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. So so sad though.
@grantlee1959 2 жыл бұрын
This song is haunting and beautiful.
@rogerzee7344 10 жыл бұрын
I remember jamming with Shawn Colvin down on Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village in the '80's. One of my FAVORITE singers along with Lucy Kaplansky.
@matambale 13 жыл бұрын
this is extraordinary. thanks for posting this. to my ears, to my brain, there's just nobody else with Shawn's talent and yet with Alison this song even more powerful.
@Shadowboro2 15 жыл бұрын
This clip is from a Austin City Limits concert that Shawn played in 2001. Unfortunately, it was never released on DVD, it was probably taped for tv. I was able to upload this clip because it is included on Shawn's "Polaroids : A Video Collection" DVD, which I own. It was one of the 4 clips from that concert available on the DVD (but the only one feat. Alison). I would also like to get hold of the full concert because it hasn't been aired in my country so I never got a chance to see it.
@51MontyPython 4 жыл бұрын
What country are you in?
@swellcat66 4 жыл бұрын
Been a decade, Shadowboro2, but did Shawn and Alison duet on "I Don't Know Why"? I mean, that would be interesting and, certainly, something to hear.
@Shadowboro2 4 жыл бұрын
@@51MontyPython Romania. Whenever I come across a clip from ACL on YT or elsewhere on the net I always wish they'd make full episodes available on DVD (or at least paid streaming, that way I'd have a chance to use a VPN to register and pay for streaming). I don't really care much for the artists they are featuring on the show nowadays, but going back (from the 90's all the way to the 70's when it all started) they had a lot of artists I admire and enjoy on the show. I wish they'd make at least some of those older episodes available in full worldwide (either via DVD release or paid streaming). If there have been any DVD releases I sure as hell haven't been able to get hold of any of them (maybe I'm not looking in the right place).
@Shadowboro2 4 жыл бұрын
@@swellcat66 I don't think so (at least I'm not aware of any such a performance being recorded either on video or audio format). If they ever toured together (which I also don't know) they might have performed it in a concert somewhere. I agree that it would be interesting to hear what Alison would bring to the song and their voices blend well in general so I expect it would be a treat to hear such a duet.
@swellcat66 4 жыл бұрын
@@Shadowboro2: Thanks for the nice reply. Alison has such an artistic imagination; her version is so different: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bpp1irOT0pOrp4k.html. No doubt, she could kill it at a dead-slow tempo, too.
@babydolphine 9 жыл бұрын
After all these years I still love this song so very much, the combination of two wonderfull singers and musicans keeps it so special, just wonderful!!!!!
@suecem 10 жыл бұрын
"forgive you or myself i don't know...." beautifully done...........
@johnpluck6126 2 жыл бұрын
When looking up the word 'heartbreak ' in Collins Dictionary, this should be presented!
@talrplr 6 жыл бұрын
..how freakin' awesome was that....wow....
@figski 10 жыл бұрын
This is fresh-cut crystal: all shimmers and sparkles.
@LisaZirkle 3 жыл бұрын
So well said.
@mikepxg6406 3 ай бұрын
Gets me every time.
@museluvr 5 жыл бұрын
I still to this day love this song.. Alison is icing on the cake. Wonderful performance. If only I had a little bit of the talent Shawn so effortlessly presents.
@gerardusharjadib.2090 8 жыл бұрын
The perfect duo...they should record a dedicated duo album...oh I mean two albums; a studio and a"live" one with all that timeless songs.
@kennethromine6332 4 жыл бұрын
she is one of my favorite guitarists
@debrasimms6821 4 жыл бұрын
This Music medicine for my Soul Thank you Shawn 🌍🚴🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
@garygray7590 Жыл бұрын
A marvellous singer! I am fortunate to be able to see & listen to you. Thank you!
@paullevine1813 11 жыл бұрын
all these nice comments about her leave me with nothing to say but how true they are, shawn is a true musician from the heart, each time she takes the stage this same type of magic takes place, what a haunting version of this awsome tune, allison krauss does the samething whenever she plays, truly musical magic... we are lucky to have people like them and allison moorer shelby lynn, emmylou, patty loveless, tish hinojosa, patty griffith ect. as real contemporary musical influences, love them all
@DEORLEANS1 14 жыл бұрын
I used to love to watch Shawn Colvin play this song when I lived in Boston. To see and hear Alison Kraus playing with her was just a great treat. Nostalgia plus nirvana.
@aprils4890 2 жыл бұрын
Boom... And to think I bought this album so many ages ago for "steady on" , still listening
@markw4206 5 жыл бұрын
What a great idea, getting these two together on this song. I hardly imagined Shawn's rendering of her stunning song could be improved on, but the violin fits in really nicely.
@MrBillstein 4 жыл бұрын
Love the simplicity of these two who have mastered their craft. No theatrics necessary. Just let the talent do the talking. Wonderful!
@josmarsanches9378 10 ай бұрын
This is real music 🎶
@speedrasa 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Beautiful close harmony, angelic
@bendallm 11 жыл бұрын
Great combo... Alison Krause and Shawn Colvin. They sound lovely together.
@michaelparness2896 Жыл бұрын
What an absolute gift
@BlindTom61 4 жыл бұрын
How could anyone night like this? I have no words...
@matthewstetson711 8 жыл бұрын
Truly beautiful. The players are too. Nice job using snow in it's many faces and forms, comparing it to a relationship.
@martinstensby7377 4 жыл бұрын
It should be possible to just hold the "like-button" all through this masterpiece...
@gugsah 10 жыл бұрын
Another great collaboration by two wonderful artists!
@jimvandemoter6961 4 жыл бұрын
By far the purest version I've ever heard of a fantastic song. Their voices blend so perfectly.
@moondancer.n.8334 10 жыл бұрын
The day seems to be all about you guys. Such joy to have danced & sang & played my way through it all. Another life ago....C'dale:>)
@Frenchblue8 8 жыл бұрын
So lovely! I Never heard this song before.
@donnlarossa9173 Жыл бұрын
talent like this is wonderful
@doc84662 5 жыл бұрын
Really? Two of the best. Glad to hear them both together. Keep cutting glass.
@unclebobunclebob 10 жыл бұрын
Tremendous song, tremendous ladies.
@dancalmusic 11 жыл бұрын
These two women always make shiver
@dlagrua 7 жыл бұрын
This beautiful song has a feel of peace and tranquility to it sung by two talented performers that most likely have not experienced much of this in their life.
@folkmusicgirl 12 жыл бұрын
This is a song I return to over and over again - it holds a message that takes me back many years ago to someone I once knew - a person no longer in my life - as he silently broke our ties together. So this song rings so profoundly true with the lyrics holding special meaning. Shawn's vocals are just beautiful on this version accompanied by Alison Krauss.
@lumpkin2143 14 жыл бұрын
RARE GEM THANKS!
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