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song: Caught by the River
artist: Doves
album: The Last Broadcast
released: 2002-04-29length: 5:48
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Son
What have you done?
You're caught by the river
You're coming undone

Life
You know it can't be so easy
But you can't just leave it
Cause you're not in control no more

And you give it all away
Would you give it all away now?
Don't let it come apart
Don't want to see you come apart

Son
What are you doing?
You learned a hard lesson
When you stood by the water

You and I
Were so full of love and hope
Would you give it all up now?
Would you give in just to spite them all?

Cause you give it all away
And you give it all away now
Don't let it come apart
Don't want to see you come apart

Cause you give it all away
And you give it all away now
Don't let it come apart
Don't want to see you come apart

Lay
I lay in the long grass
So many people
So many people pass

Stay
Stay here and lie on back
Get down in the cornfields
Stay till we're caught at last

Give it all away
Give it all away now
Don't let it come apart
Don't want to see you come apart

And you give it all away
Would you give it all away now?
Don't let it come apart
Don't want to see you come apart

Would you give it all away?
Would you give it all away?
Would you give it all away?

Give it all away
Give it all away
Give it all away
Give it all away
Doves

Doves are an English indie rock band, formed in Manchester in 1998. The band is composed of twin brothers Jez (guitar, vocals) and Andy Williams (drums, vocals), and Jimi Goodwin (lead vocals, bass, guitar). Additionally, the band employs Martin Rebelski, as a touring and session musician on keyboards. The band released five studio albums between 2000 and 2020, three of which reached #1 on the UK album charts. A compilation album, The Places Between: The Best of Doves, was released in April 2010.

Doves went on hiatus in 2010. During this time, Goodwin released his first solo album, Odludek (2014), while the Williams brothers regrouped as Black Rivers. In December 2018, Doves announced they were ending their hiatus by performing for the Teenage Cancer Trust at London's Royal Albert Hall on 29 March 2019. Further festivals, including some dates with Noel Gallagher, were subsequently announced. The band released two new songs: "Carousels" and "Prisoners", in June and July 2020 respectively. Their fifth studio album The Universal Want was released in September 2020.

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Comments ( 246 )
Posted 12 years ago by lily34:
Cynaera wrote:
My first time hearing this song.  I love the passion and the beat. If I were to hear it on one of our local stations, I'd definitely crank it up and do the whole Google thing to find out who did it. THANK GOODNESS FOR RP! We have it all here.  Bill, if you were a god, I'd pick you over the one I currently doubt. {#Roflol}
 
me too. i'll think of you whenever i hear it now. sad you're gone. R.I.P. cynaera
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Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn:
A truly fantastic song, deep as can be, and it resonates on so many levels in so many ways for me.  Glad they're back together!
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Posted 5 years ago by victory806:
A joyful noise. Turn it up!
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Posted 12 years ago by peterblair:
Great song from a stunning album
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Posted 2 years ago by bitterdave:
Loved this album for years, crazy to think it's now 20 years old.  And for those 20 years, I've always thought the cover pic was a horse in the fog floating over a city.
My own personal rorschach test, I guess.
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Posted 6 years ago by Jelani:
7>8, because the lyrics hit home at this point in time.
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Posted 1 year ago by estprophet22:
 manleywoman wrote:

Great set today Bill! You're on a roll!



Love this comment! This is a common phrase we say in our family too. “Man! Bill’s on a roll today!”
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Posted 7 years ago by westslope:
icuski2 wrote:
Nice tune but what's it about? 

 
Not sure.  The River is life and how it gets taken downstream by events beyond individual control.

Have you ever dumped a canoe or kayak in Class IV rapids and then drifted downstream while your thighs are banging against rocks?

That is the metaphor that I understood. 
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Posted 7 years ago by Stephen_Phillips:
stub30 wrote:
We need new Doves

 
Stub30, unfortunately they packed it in a few years ago - pity because I liked their layered 'wall of sound' style.


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Posted 17 years ago by manleywoman:
Great set today Bill! You're on a roll!
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Posted 1 week ago by Pedro1874:
 Cynaera wrote:
My first time hearing this song.  I love the passion and the beat. If I were to hear it on one of our local stations, I'd definitely crank it up and do the whole Google thing to find out who did it. THANK GOODNESS FOR RP! We have it all here.  Bill, if you were a god, I'd pick you over the one I currently doubt. {#Roflol}


Always great comments.  We miss you so much Anne.  RIP 🙏  
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Posted 3 months ago by Stephen_Phillips:
 coloradojohn wrote:

A truly fantastic song, deep as can be, and it resonates on so many levels in so many ways for me.  Glad they're back together!


Hey CJ, I have not commented for quite a while, but hearing the Doves make me feel nostalgic ever since I first heard them 24 years ago. I was sad to find they had split but am glad to hear they have got back together again. When you get to my age, decades are just a phase, whereas when these guys were wanting to “make it big” in the early 2000’s, their years of trying with limited or niche success can make continuing seem pointless.  Anyway, there is something about their sound that I like and I wish them more success in the future.
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Posted 6 years ago by Relayer:
Amazing album start to finish.  I sure miss Doves, wish they would start creating again. 
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Posted 7 years ago by BBoyes:
westslope wrote:

Not sure.  The River is life and how it gets taken downstream by events beyond individual control.

Have you ever dumped a canoe or kayak in Class IV rapids and then drifted downstream while your thighs are banging against rocks?

That is the metaphor that I understood. 

 
Actually, yes... a kayak... more than once... but it was my *head* and shins banging against rocks... fortunately I was wearing a helmet and a wetsuit... but this might explain a few things about me now.
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Posted 7 years ago by icuski2:
Nice tune but what's it about? 
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Posted 13 years ago by meinthecorner:
Cynaera wrote:
My first time hearing this song.  I love the passion and the beat. If I were to hear it on one of our local stations, I'd definitely crank it up and do the whole Google thing to find out who did it. THANK GOODNESS FOR RP! We have it all here.  Bill, if you were a god, I'd pick you over the one I currently doubt. {#Roflol}
 
A year and a half later I read this quip of yours and I'm laughing out loud.
Time stands still on RP, I guess.
Thanks to both of you! 
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Posted 14 years ago by bitbanger:
Zappamann wrote:
Try this song in an open car on a german highway...superb !!{#Angel}
 

Works on an American country road too.
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Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera:
My first time hearing this song.  I love the passion and the beat. If I were to hear it on one of our local stations, I'd definitely crank it up and do the whole Google thing to find out who did it. THANK GOODNESS FOR RP! We have it all here.  Bill, if you were a god, I'd pick you over the one I currently doubt. {#Roflol}
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Posted 17 years ago by MTachyon:
This song takes me on an imaginary journey... closing my eyes, progressively raising the volume, and caught by a river through space and time - love the soaring guitar!
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Posted 17 years ago by casabach:
An amazing feel good song. You just want to jam with whoever is around.
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