Darkness, Darkness
Be my pillow
Take my hand
And let me sleep
In the coolness of your shadow
In the silence of your deep
Darkness, Darkness
Hide my yearning
For the things I cannot be
Keep my mind from constant turning
Toward the things I cannot see now
Things I cannot see now
Things I cannot see
Darkness, darkness,
Long and lonesome,
Ease the day that brings me pain.
I have felt the edge of sadness,
I have known the depth of fear.
Darkness, darkness, be my blanket,
Cover me with the endless night,
Take away, take away the pain of knowing,
Fill the emptiness of right now,
Emptiness of right now, now, now
Emptiness of ri-ight now.
Darkness, darkness, be my pillow,
Take my hand, and let me sleep.
In the coolness of your shadow,
In the silence, the silence of your deep.
Darkness, darkness, be my blanket,
Cover me with the endless night,
Take away, take away the pain of knowing
Fill the emptiness of right now,
Emptiness of right now now now
Emptiness of right....
Oh yeah Oh yeah
Emptiness, emptiness
Oh yeah
Be my pillow
Take my hand
And let me sleep
In the coolness of your shadow
In the silence of your deep
Darkness, Darkness
Hide my yearning
For the things I cannot be
Keep my mind from constant turning
Toward the things I cannot see now
Things I cannot see now
Things I cannot see
Darkness, darkness,
Long and lonesome,
Ease the day that brings me pain.
I have felt the edge of sadness,
I have known the depth of fear.
Darkness, darkness, be my blanket,
Cover me with the endless night,
Take away, take away the pain of knowing,
Fill the emptiness of right now,
Emptiness of right now, now, now
Emptiness of ri-ight now.
Darkness, darkness, be my pillow,
Take my hand, and let me sleep.
In the coolness of your shadow,
In the silence, the silence of your deep.
Darkness, darkness, be my blanket,
Cover me with the endless night,
Take away, take away the pain of knowing
Fill the emptiness of right now,
Emptiness of right now now now
Emptiness of right....
Oh yeah Oh yeah
Emptiness, emptiness
Oh yeah
The Youngbloods
The Youngbloods were an American rock band consisting of Jesse Colin Young (vocals, bass, guitar), Jerry Corbitt (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Lowell "Banana" Levinger (guitar and electric piano), and Joe Bauer (drums). Despite receiving critical acclaim, they never achieved widespread popularity. Their only U.S. Top 40 entry was Chet Powers' "Get Together".
listen:
The Main Mix
I still have my original vinyl from when it was first released, and though I have played it many times, I've managed to take good enough care of it that it still sounds great. It's in my top 5 or 10, all time. The flow of the sides is so sweet, which is a big part of why I love it so much. Even though the tracks hold up just fine on their own, the album as a whole is something else. I saw Jesse perform solo in a tiny venue (maybe 25 people) in Eugene, Oregon, in '71 or so, and he introduced Ride the Wind as his "ethereal grease song", about riding his motorcycle around where he lived (with the cover's view of Elephant Mountain, a bit east of Point Reyes Station, in Marin County, just north of San Francisco). I moved to San Francisco in '73, (moved up to Portland in 2005) and I knew the roads around there pretty well, and have seen the mountain many times, though I had no such knowledge when I saw him at the above-mentioned venue. When I did become familiar with that area, I very often contemplated (or played on CD) this album. There are numerous cues to the area, and they are spot on.
LLRP!!
Now, what had been just a pleasant cerebral concept pulls you in and down into the vortex, and becomes The occupying force of both body and soul... All you can do is just go with the flow. Pure rock. Pure genius!
May 18, 1980, (42 years ago today), at 8:32 AM Mt St Helens finally had the BIG eruption. There had been many smaller plumes of smoke and ash in the weeks leading up to this. My family lived in Kelso, Washington which was about 30 miles away. We would sometimes go up to the bigger hilltops to watch these "eruptions". On this day my father saw the eruption on the way to church and since there was time, took a detour up the hill to watch for a bit. We noticed the plume was larger that all the others, then went to church. Between Sunday School and the main service he checked in with the local Search & Rescue, of which he was a member, and was told this was the big one. He made arrangements for the rest of the family to get home and took off to do what Search and Rescue volunteers do. Those stories are for another time.for another time.
What is this doing in the Mellow mix?!
Being mellow.
Agreed ! i would never have guess it is from the late 60's. Wow !
What is this doing in the Mellow mix?!
Chillin' jus chillin'
Sounds fresh, like it could have been released within the last few years.
I Agree! Thanx RP!
Hell yes, let's jam some Hippie Music! Dig that compression and reverb on the vocals; a spooky effect Nilsson used to the max on his wild "Jump Into the Fire." I remember hearing this song coming in on the breeze through the window when Susie, the super-cool teenage "hippie" gal next door was playing it late at night. I also remember smelling something burning whenever she was in the bathroom while she baby-sat my brother and I! And so...again we see...MUSIC causing BIG TROUBLE!
Cool story. Thank You for sharing it. ...You always have great stories!
Sounds fresh, like it could have been released within the last few years.
Great song, still sounds good but I think the guitars have a distinct late 60's San Francisco sound.
May 18, 1980, (42 years ago today), at 8:32 AM Mt St Helens finally had the BIG eruption. There had been many smaller plumes of smoke and ash in the weeks leading up to this. My family lived in Kelso, Washington which was about 30 miles away. We would sometimes go up to the bigger hilltops to watch these "eruptions". On this day my father saw the eruption on the way to church and since there was time, took a detour up the hill to watch for a bit. We noticed the plume was larger that all the others, then went to church. Between Sunday School and the main service he checked in with the local Search & Rescue, of which he was a member, and was told this was the big one. He made arrangements for the rest of the family to get home and took off to do what Search and Rescue volunteers do. Those stories are for another time.for another time.
I still have a jar of ash from the eruption - lived in southern British Columbia at the time.