"Gotta kick at the darkness, 'til it bleeds daylight." This is one of the most powerful statements ever made in a song lyric. Leonard Cohen would want to have written it.
I used that line when I kicked my addiction to Cigarettes. when getting over depression addiction, ANYTHING you have to kick the darkness within till it bleeds the sun.
He wrote this while walking with his then five year old daughter. He was gloomy about the state of the world and wondered how it would be for her in coming years.He was inspired by her innocence and fascination with the world. This was what I heard today on CBC radio 2 . made me love this even more.
@ Robin Gladstone yes ur excately right now it's 3 years later 2018 and the USA has a chump for president yup Mr. Trump what a F'in joke .. hopefully there won't be a WW111 but who the fuck knows 😕
Really? Cause I also see alot of Queer themes in this song cause back then it would be dangerous to be gay and there's even the line "you're made to feel as if your love is a crime"
Yes, he's up there with 4 of the original five band members of "The Band"! With Levon Helm being the lone loyal American and-talented artist in this group.
That’s why The Band did the best version of “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”, Levin Helm was lead vocals, and how appropriate, that’s a true American sound!🤠 That’s what this Canuck says.😁 I just had the best poetic moment this year!
I just heard this on the Radio. I live in Blaine Washington near the Canadian Border and the Radio Stations always play a lot Canadian Artists. So I get to hear some great music.
@J D Americans listen to Justin Bieber...🤣 xpn.org plays good music and nothing main stream really. They have a broad spectrum as they are a public radio station streaming from the University of PA. One of their "Vinyl at heart" slogan's is "Rhythms. Not Algorithms."
Growing up in Detroit in the late 80’s many of us were introduced to Bruce via radio station 89X…what an under-appreciated artist…thanks CIMX Windsor-Detroit for expanding our horizons.
@@onthevergechristianrockradio Really? I never knew that! What was on air before midnight? I only remember it coming on the scene from seemingly nowhere…and loving it.
@@socaljusticewarrior558 i disagree with your comment somewhat but do believe it helped broaden our horizon. these artists were already established before these laws came into effect. if you had a sirius xm radio subscription you would realize there is probably only 2% canadian content wich is rather disappointing in my opinion
Only a glimpse of the guy playing a Chapman Stick. . . I saw them Live in NYC and heard this instrument. Made the songs much more interesting. Tony Levin with Peter Gabriel plays on it too.
Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by You never get to stop and open your eyes One day you're waiting for the sky to fall The next you're dazzled by the beauty of it all When you're lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time These fragile bodies of touch and taste This vibrant skin, this hair like lace Spirits open to the thrust of grace Never a breath you can afford to waste When you're lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time When you're lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time When you're lovers in a dangerous time Sometimes you're made to feel as if your love's a crime But nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight When you're lovers in a dangerous time When you're lovers in a dangerous time When you're lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time Lovers in a dangerous time Songwriters: Bruce Cockburn
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Yes. In my hometown we had covid lockdown and bushfires at the same time, and I recently fell in love. It feels like there’s so much uncertainty, anxiety but then there’s this one pure thing that centres me
I grew up in the 80's. I don't know how I missed this song. I'm listening to it now on repeat. "Gotta kick at the darkness til it bleeds daylight." Best line ever!
I prefer "One day you're waiting for the sky to fall. And next you're dazzled by the beauty of it all." Much more powerful line as it applies to any point in history.
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight Gotta kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight. I mean....it doesn't get better than that. It became my mantra.
My wife died a week ago today. She was 21years my elder. We had a different interpretation of this song than the writer, but it worked for us. It was our consolation song when someone brought up our age difference. I love both this and the cover by bare naked ladies.
Bruce came to play at a church in our town along with two local musicians as a special treat. Everyone left their volunteer posts to go watch but I simply did the dishes & just listened. That was a magical moment. This song should have more views.
I don't know why but Canadian pop music from the 1980s was quite likable -. Maybe for a whole generation of kids who watched "Videohits" after school or "Good Rockin' Tonite" on the CBC had something to do with it, but we were exposed to all this music from such a young age and it kind of stays with you for the rest of your life. I hadn't heard this song in eons but the chorus suddenly popped into my head today and here I am :-)
One of the good synergies of having Canadian content rules is that it kickstarted our domestic music industry, and the arrival of music video (Much, VideoHits, Good Rockin’ Tonite, and a generation of kids with cable at home) propelled artists into homes in a way that radio didn’t. Local rock radio near me was one station that rarely played anything new, just 1950s classics, British Invasion through 70s prog rock. MuchMusic was a never ending stream of new music across multiple genres. Nobody played hip-hop on the radio but Much had RapCity, etc.
Decades later, when I hear the immediacy of Bruce Cockburn's performance, the lyrics, chords and rhythm overwhelm my since jaded memories of lover's in a dangerous time of my life. For me this is a timeless and inspired song acknowledging the fragility and risks of love in the here-and-now, and once past, the realization that all who love are lovers in a dangerous time. Thank you Bruce Cockburn.
Bruce Cockburn is a genius songwriter and singer, very political and spiritual. Another legendary Canadian musical icon. He's up there with Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. He is a fantastic guitarist and much underappreciated. this is the perfect 2023 song. I used to see Bruce at the Y on College street in Toronto the early 1980s. He was a neighbour, I knew who he was from the folk guitar scene, a very modest guy. Deserves ot be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
***** Are you stupid? Barenaked Ladies included this on a tribute album that came out well after their hits did-- of which they had many more than Cockburn.
Here is my own special version of this song: "LOAFERS IN A SEVEN B SIZE" (to the tune of "Lovers In A Dangerous Time" by Bruce Cockburn) by Porfle Popnecker Take a shower and order a conveyance ride Another empty shop with nothin' inside They say this vendor has a size for all But they're bedazzled that my tootsies are so small They need loafers in a seven B size Loafers in a seven B size Your average loafer is such a waste These tiny feet require less space Now I'm hopin' this is just the place Leather me up in something that won't chafe Sell me loafers in a seven B size Loafers in a seven B size Sell me loafers in a seven B size Loafers in a seven B size I need loafers in a seven B size Sometimes they try to sell me Jiffies, and I cry Or stuff 'em with cotton like an ill-shod circus clown Guess I'll settle for something in a Buster Brown Just for loafers in a seven B size Just for loafers in a seven B size Just for loafers in a seven B size Loafers in a seven B size Loafers in a seven B size Loafers in a seven B size
Barnaked Ladies did a remake of this song and they did it very well, however I'm sorry but it has nothing on the Original, like I said, sure it's good and all but Bruce' is classic and just better
The genius of this song cannot be overstated. The lyrics are hauntingly brilliant and capture both the euphoria and sheer terror of falling in love. Sonically, the guitar playing is actually quite complex yet gently whisks you off on a wonderfully spiritual and optimistic journey. The bass and drums meld seamlessly into the melody all the while driving it deep into your soul. But it is always the bridge that slays me. I get a feeling of flying, floating above it all. It takes me to a place no ticket can buy. It is so unbelievably beautiful it still sometimes moves me to tears. It really does. This song is on my desert island list - if I were stranded on one, I could listen to this until the end of time. And it’s a pretty short list…
The guitar underlick happening beneath the melody at 1:57-2:25 of the song brings tears to my eyes as well. It's simply one of the most majestic songs of my life.
No doubt my unknown friend, no doubt what so ever. Join us as we do our little bit using our music and messages to shine some light in these dangerous times. UNITY IN DIVERSITY, TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER.
every decade even before it was written and since this song has meaning to each new generation where the older generation is trying to prevent progress of growth of diversity. Kick at the door till it bleeds daylight. 🍻
As I get older I try not to fight Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord makes a lot more sense to me saves me a lot of jail time Haha. I just found this song what a Gem I definitely like the lyrics.🙊🙉🙈💪👍🙏
This has problably been mentioned, but a rock footnote: U2 quote this song on a track ("God Part 2") on the Rattle and Hum album. The Swedish singer Tomas Andersson Wij also uses a translated version of the "gotta kick..." line on his track "Slå". I asked him when it was released as a single, and he laughed and said: "Yes, I nicked that from Bruce, but unlike U2 I did't give him a footnote on the album cover" :)
Alluding to the looming prospect of WW3 breaking out at the time, circa early 80s, as this song does, it truly is miraculous that it was averted, as we came within mere inches of that actually taking place on several occasions. Though these days are just as worrisome, just as tension inducing, & perhaps even more dangerous (with Russia & China testing hypersonic weapons), thus this song's even greater relevance as of late 2021. An amazing song for sure...thoughtful, poignant & steeped in heartfelt reflection, it is filled with so much meaning & soul, love & genuine yearning, wonder & revelation, fear & faith❤❤
Mid 70s. Hamilton. Festival of Friends Bruce's voice drifting through the night on the main stage. I may have lived in the States for the past 40 years, but when you cut me, I bleed red. Brilliant lyrics. Wonderful sound.
The 16 who voted thumbs-down on this are clueless. This man is a consummate musician in every sense of the word--a great singer, songwriter, poet, guitarist, voice of the times. I have seen him three times in concert over the previous 2 decades and am going to see him again in Solana Beach on July 26th. He is also a true gentleman with his fans; it was a pleasure and honor to speak briefly with him & get autographs/pictures. I got turned onto his music in a stereo store in Grand Island, Nebraska, in the summer of '78--on one of the stereo systems, one of the employees was playing his just-released FURTHER ADVENTURES OF album, and I just stood there in the store and & listened to it, amazed & transfixed by what I was hearing. That was how it all started for me, and it's still my favorite album of his. If you guys get a chance, check it out, along with IN THE FALLING DARK, CIRCLES IN THE STREAM, DANCING IN THE DRAGON'S JAWS, STEALING FIRE, INNER CITY FRONT, and his eponymously-titled first album from 1970. He has released MANY incredible albums, but these are my personal favorites. You will be amazed.
Just did a roadtrip up around Port Angeles, WA. Seattle radio pretty well fails about there. Found a B.C. station (96.9{?} JACK) to listen to...and this came on. Never heard it before. Had me slappin' my knee and singin' at the top of my lungs as I drove through town.
As a youth in the 80s, listening to Bruce, esp his 70s and 80s tunes, was like listening to mystical verse and social commentary at the same time. Sometimes soft, other times harder, his music always had heart and soul. What a great performer!
Like “Wondering Where the Lions Are”, that 12 string! Haven’t heard anything so good after that since Blind Melon’s “No Rain”. It’s very spiritual and empowering. They are at Pride Rock, that’s where you’ll find the best lions of all time.
in an interview Eddie Van Halen was asked what it was like to be the best guitarist in the world...he paused and said ..... I don't know you would have to ask Bruce Cockburn One of the BEST players ... but no one seems to know this
Edward never said that it's a false quote that has been used for a lot of guitar players. Another version was someone asked Clapton what it's like being the best guitar player in the world and he supposedly replied I don't know ask Prince.
False, that's a myth said about many guitarists, some use Hendrix or Clapton as the "van halen" or I've heard phil keaggy as the other guitar player.... all false
Cockburn is what at this time anyway we thought of as a kind of out there on his own Christian Socialist w/ Marxist ideals. He was very influential on our group think tank. Our manager went to Dartmouth, and we were all social activists. Cockburn made a lot of sense to us and affected our songwriting more than anyone.
We played Amnesty International shows, had food drives, ecology protest concerts covered by local news, radio interviews , etc. band w a conscience really
It was the lyrics catapulted the record. We were in billboard. My influences were T.S. Eliot , Yeats, Tuzak took my poetry and crafted them to his melody lines. For about four years. The album is still well recieved. The lyrics are not the ordinary fair. Exremely proud of the work I did w those guys. Great , smart hardworking group of guys.
We heard thing like it was heard as far as Germany in a club by a military guy. It made several best of the 80s compilations. Tuz just didnt want it. He is a Colorado fly fisherman kind of guy, Nothing close to the music star life. WE ended with a fairwell show with the Call. WE did what bands should do. He was not replaceable .
Roy Unit I thought it was for braille readers... no, no...I have bad vision! Yeah, that's the ticket!! So, how was my grammar and spelling? Was my comment well constructed? Seriously, I really could not care less about internet etiquette.. thanks for your critical review. :-)
Gran canción al igual que el video!!. En México esta canción la pasaban en una estación de radio que se llamaba Radio Éxitos por allá de los años 1984 - 1985. Mi hermana mayor que en paz descanse, en esos años en que ella vivía su juventud ponía esa estación de radio en su radio grabadora. Saludos,,
Wow, no sabía que en México pasaban su música antes. Yo me apellido Cockburn al igual que Bruce y es por eso que sé de su música. Casi siempre veo que sus seguidores son de Estados Unidos, Canadá o Australia.
Listen to the BNL version of this song for years and only found out that their version was a cover of this song a week ago, really love the original version, ie this version, Become a new fan of Bruce Cockburn, like Stealing fire album
+Chrisgodoflard I did too years ago. It wasn't until a couple of years ago that I heard the original version. It is such an awesome song. When I first heard the song covered by Barenaked Ladies it brought a tear to my eye. It was such a beautiful cover and they did a great job covering it. I agree with you. Nothing beats the original. Great song!
No one knows that I jam to this on a monthly basis. I’ve had to keep it at bay and not listen to it so I don’t wear this track out lol… I fist pump the air and pop my collar and and sing along. I usually repeat this song around 3 times back to back because if I listen to it only 1 time, it will send me on a psychosis where I’m playing it in my head for like half the day.. Nope, I’m not a psycho. Nor am I an obese man-child living in my parents basement. I simply have impeccable taste in music. Bruce is a 💎 gem of an artist. This is an amazing song. The lick is so friggin 80s nostalgia that it is considered timeless at this point. The lyrics of this song ring so true. Such a masterpiece actually. So yup… 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼✊🏽
This song must have great meaning to you. Ik the feeling. What medium are you listening to that particular track on? Not an 8 track tape, is it? This is from 1984, I’d figure from then on, they were not so popular like a decade before. I stream, it’s easy.☺️😆
@@unkownoflife5959 He's a follower of Jesus. The grace of God to a broken world is the overarching theme of Jesus' message in the Bible. So there's that!
This song resonates even more in these trying times of queerphobia as well as the kickstarted transphobic genocide by the fascists of the world. Cockburn himself even supported queer interpretations of the song. This is an anthem of fear, hope and bitterness, but mostly of hope
"Gotta kick at the darkness, 'til it bleeds daylight."
This is one of the most powerful statements ever made in a song lyric. Leonard Cohen would want to have written it.
“There is a crack in everything.
That's how the light gets in.”
― Leonard Cohen, Selected Poems, 1956-1968
That lyric stood out for me too 🥰
I used that line when I kicked my addiction to Cigarettes. when getting over depression addiction, ANYTHING you have to kick the darkness within till it bleeds the sun.
Absolutely the best line of the song.
Right the f*** on
He wrote this while walking with his then five year old daughter. He was gloomy about the state of the world and wondered how it would be for her in coming years.He was inspired by her innocence and fascination with the world. This was what I heard today on CBC radio 2 . made me love this even more.
Robin Gladstone Nova scotia?
Bruce wrote this song after seeing two young lovers, wondering if there would be a world left for them in the future (Cold War era).
@ Robin Gladstone yes ur excately right now it's 3 years later 2018 and the USA has a chump for president yup Mr. Trump what a F'in joke .. hopefully there won't be a WW111 but who the fuck knows 😕
Ronaldo Lacradria heh, WWIII is inevitable.
Really? Cause I also see alot of Queer themes in this song cause back then it would be dangerous to be gay and there's even the line "you're made to feel as if your love is a crime"
40 years later and still one of my favorite songs of all time 🎶🎶🎵
Has it really been that long ? My how time flies . This entire album is good ! Making Contact my favorite
This song hit different when you actually met someone during this dangerous times
Cockburn is one of Canada's best ever.
Alongside Leonard Cohen!
Yes, he's up there with 4 of the original five band members of "The Band"! With Levon Helm being the lone loyal American and-talented artist in this group.
Umm ever heard of a band called RUSH.
Correction: One of the worlds best ever.
That’s why The Band did the best version of “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”, Levin Helm was lead vocals, and how appropriate, that’s a true American sound!🤠 That’s what this Canuck says.😁 I just had the best poetic moment this year!
I just heard this on the Radio. I live in Blaine Washington near the Canadian Border and the Radio Stations always play a lot Canadian Artists. So I get to hear some great music.
Jack FM?
I love Blaine! It's a beautiful little town.
I can remember when porn was illegal in Canada, Blaine was a popular nightspot. The main street was like 1/2 porn theaters lol.
I just heard this on xpn.org
@J D Americans listen to Justin Bieber...🤣
xpn.org plays good music and nothing main stream really. They have a broad spectrum as they are a public radio station streaming from the University of PA. One of their "Vinyl at heart" slogan's is "Rhythms. Not Algorithms."
Kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight. Now that's a great lyric!
zigzagbigbag
gotta come up with stuff like this first.... :-)
+zigzagbigbag One of my favorite lyrics of all time, actually!!
Absolutely one of the best lines ever written. Etched into my soul.
Jason Hochhausen and timely too.
I use this song to teach poetic devices to high school students. That's a perfect example of "personification."
Growing up in Detroit in the late 80’s many of us were introduced to Bruce via radio station 89X…what an under-appreciated artist…thanks CIMX Windsor-Detroit for expanding our horizons.
89x was the BEST radio station! I still have a sticker on my dead dad’s toolbox 🧰
@@reginaldbowls7180 And remember the 89X Card? Good times!
In the beginning we used to have to wait for 89X to come on after midnight. That's where I learned to love alternative rock!
@@onthevergechristianrockradio Really? I never knew that! What was on air before midnight? I only remember it coming on the scene from seemingly nowhere…and loving it.
I loved Detroit radio, soul forever
Timeless classic. Truly transcends the ages.
Love this song. Canadian music rocks! :)
as a Canadian i thank you
Yeah. It's really good. The law requiring the radio to play a certain percentage of Canadian artists really cultivated some good artists.
@@socaljusticewarrior558 i disagree with your comment somewhat but do believe it helped broaden our horizon. these artists were already established before these laws came into effect. if you had a sirius xm radio subscription you would realize there is probably only 2% canadian content wich is rather disappointing in my opinion
@@janesimmonds8845 we are number one
jane child...dont wanna fall in love
Still listening in 2024
Only a glimpse of the guy playing a Chapman Stick. . . I saw them Live in NYC and heard this instrument. Made the songs much more interesting. Tony Levin with Peter Gabriel plays on it too.
Only 1 million views for a song of such greatness is a crime.
We are the lucky ones.
lol
Half of them are me
The music maters fudge the numbers and promote their one eyed saluting VMA trash instead....
Don't the hours grow shorter as the days go by
You never get to stop and open your eyes
One day you're waiting for the sky to fall
The next you're dazzled by the beauty of it all
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
These fragile bodies of touch and taste
This vibrant skin, this hair like lace
Spirits open to the thrust of grace
Never a breath you can afford to waste
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
Sometimes you're made to feel as if your love's a crime
But nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight
Got to kick at the darkness 'til it bleeds daylight
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
When you're lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Lovers in a dangerous time
Songwriters: Bruce Cockburn
Absolutely amazing lyrics and recording.
Trust of grace
@@neighborscomplaint6859 Thrust is a word too!
Thank You Anna !
@Neighbor's Complaint it's definitely "thrust"
Amazing singer from my hometown Ottawa
A legend in Canadian songwriting - Bruce you are the penultimate! You make me proud to be Canadian. Peace and love to all
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Canada outside of alan Thicke and hockey players you're a bunch of American Rejects
AAA!AA!!!
He’s the second last?
Yeah! Canadian Dylan
Saw this guy live 4 times. Wish it was 40 times. Bruce is fantastic.
Anyone else here cuz it's a dangerous time (2020) and you're still in love?
Good question there buddy, I hope you get even better answers!!!.....
Bro, I got married in a pandemic
@@aaronchurchill7219that's awesome mate, Good on You!
#LoveWins!!!!
Yes. In my hometown we had covid lockdown and bushfires at the same time, and I recently fell in love. It feels like there’s so much uncertainty, anxiety but then there’s this one pure thing that centres me
Dangerous decades but we're hanging tight, peace Y'all
I grew up in the 80's. I don't know how I missed this song. I'm listening to it now on repeat. "Gotta kick at the darkness til it bleeds daylight." Best line ever!
Same, heard it in the background through the 80’s, when the barenaked ladies did their cover in ‘91 I knew I had heard it before..
Gotta catch up man! One of my favorite tracks from 1984. I first heard this on WXRT way back when.
I prefer "One day you're waiting for the sky to fall. And next you're dazzled by the beauty of it all." Much more powerful line as it applies to any point in history.
@@cloudparter Me too! Exactly.
well, it's never too late
This song is a fucking BANGER.
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight
Gotta kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight.
I mean....it doesn't get better than that. It became my mantra.
My wife died a week ago today. She was 21years my elder. We had a different interpretation of this song than the writer, but it worked for us. It was our consolation song when someone brought up our age difference. I love both this and the cover by bare naked ladies.
Condolences to you and your family. My mom passed in Feb this year. A classic 80's song, great lyrics and truly memorable. Take care.
thank you for sharing your story 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 My condolences to you on her passing.
Bruce came to play at a church in our town along with two local musicians as a special treat. Everyone left their volunteer posts to go watch but I simply did the dishes & just listened. That was a magical moment. This song should have more views.
I don't know why but Canadian pop music from the 1980s was quite likable -. Maybe for a whole generation of kids who watched "Videohits" after school or "Good Rockin' Tonite" on the CBC had something to do with it, but we were exposed to all this music from such a young age and it kind of stays with you for the rest of your life. I hadn't heard this song in eons but the chorus suddenly popped into my head today and here I am :-)
Gowan
Corey Heart
Kim Mitchell
Chilliwack
Lots more
@@MrKongatthegates all awesome! Glass Tiger as well and if you like a good one hit wonder Men with Hats 😊
Spoons are super underrated. Arias and Symphonies, Nova Heart and Romantoc Traffic are really great songs.
One of the good synergies of having Canadian content rules is that it kickstarted our domestic music industry, and the arrival of music video (Much, VideoHits, Good Rockin’ Tonite, and a generation of kids with cable at home) propelled artists into homes in a way that radio didn’t. Local rock radio near me was one station that rarely played anything new, just 1950s classics, British Invasion through 70s prog rock. MuchMusic was a never ending stream
of new music across multiple genres. Nobody played hip-hop on the radio but Much had RapCity, etc.
Gino Vannelli, Honeymoon Suite, Moev, The Spoons, One to One, Platinum Blonde, Loverboy, Dalbello so many others
One hell of a singer songwriter!
Thanks for your honest and sincere love towards my work,we have you to be most thankful for . 💓🙏🙏
Decades later, when I hear the immediacy of Bruce Cockburn's performance, the lyrics, chords and rhythm overwhelm my since jaded memories of lover's in a dangerous time of my life. For me this is a timeless and inspired song acknowledging the fragility and risks of love in the here-and-now, and once past, the realization that all who love are lovers in a dangerous time. Thank you Bruce Cockburn.
We grow a lot of musical poets, don't we? 🇨🇦
Nope. per capita we have mostly drug addicts and wage slaves.
You damn Canadians… never fucking up the world, just chilling in the frozen north… only adding to the world and never seeming to take away from it…
Fact.
Tons of crazy talent in Canada
And the world beats them down when they start singing the truth.
Bruce Cockburn is a genius songwriter and singer, very political and spiritual. Another legendary Canadian musical icon. He's up there with Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. He is a fantastic guitarist and much underappreciated. this is the perfect 2023 song. I used to see Bruce at the Y on College street in Toronto the early 1980s. He was a neighbour, I knew who he was from the folk guitar scene, a very modest guy. Deserves ot be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Barenaked Ladies bought me here....Great tune.
+Leigh Gabriel Their version is better tbqhwy
+pikistikman Good version yes but the original is the best for us old guys. lol
yep they did a good job remaking it!
***** Are you stupid? Barenaked Ladies included this on a tribute album that came out well after their hits did-- of which they had many more than Cockburn.
Me as well.
This is an awesome tune
Here is my own special version of this song:
"LOAFERS IN A SEVEN B SIZE" (to the tune of "Lovers In A Dangerous Time" by Bruce Cockburn) by Porfle Popnecker
Take a shower and order a conveyance ride
Another empty shop with nothin' inside
They say this vendor has a size for all
But they're bedazzled that my tootsies are so small
They need loafers in a seven B size
Loafers in a seven B size
Your average loafer is such a waste
These tiny feet require less space
Now I'm hopin' this is just the place
Leather me up in something that won't chafe
Sell me loafers in a seven B size
Loafers in a seven B size
Sell me loafers in a seven B size
Loafers in a seven B size
I need loafers in a seven B size
Sometimes they try to sell me Jiffies, and I cry
Or stuff 'em with cotton like an ill-shod circus clown
Guess I'll settle for something in a Buster Brown
Just for loafers in a seven B size
Just for loafers in a seven B size
Just for loafers in a seven B size
Loafers in a seven B size
Loafers in a seven B size
Loafers in a seven B size
Ok, thats hilarious. :)
no one can replicate what this man has done. make great intelligent music and never sell out for a quick buck.nuff said
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Moonrunner83 would beg to differ.
One of the best Canadian artists all time for that matter one of the best artist's around
Barnaked Ladies did a remake of this song and they did it very well, however I'm sorry but it has nothing on the Original, like I said, sure it's good and all but Bruce' is classic and just better
The genius of this song cannot be overstated. The lyrics are hauntingly brilliant and capture both the euphoria and sheer terror of falling in love. Sonically, the guitar playing is actually quite complex yet gently whisks you off on a wonderfully spiritual and optimistic journey. The bass and drums meld seamlessly into the melody all the while driving it deep into your soul.
But it is always the bridge that slays me. I get a feeling of flying, floating above it all. It takes me to a place no ticket can buy. It is so unbelievably beautiful it still sometimes moves me to tears. It really does.
This song is on my desert island list - if I were stranded on one, I could listen to this until the end of time.
And it’s a pretty short list…
The guitar underlick happening beneath the melody at 1:57-2:25 of the song brings tears to my eyes as well. It's simply one of the most majestic songs of my life.
Yes and yes. Well said
Well said.
This version will always be the best! Sorry Barenaked Ladies
Possibly even more relevant today than it was when it was written? Great song, truly underrated.
No doubt my unknown friend, no doubt what so ever. Join us as we do our little bit using our music and messages to shine some light in these dangerous times. UNITY IN DIVERSITY, TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER.
every decade even before it was written and since this song has meaning to each new generation where the older generation is trying to prevent progress of growth of diversity. Kick at the door till it bleeds daylight. 🍻
timeless truth
As I get older I try not to fight Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord makes a lot more sense to me saves me a lot of jail time Haha. I just found this song what a Gem I definitely like the lyrics.🙊🙉🙈💪👍🙏
“I hear a singer on the radio, late last night.. said ya ‘gotta kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight’”
Now retired and living life to the max and enjoying listening to BC in 2023
I also liked the BNL cover of this song
This has problably been mentioned, but a rock footnote: U2 quote this song on a track ("God Part 2") on the Rattle and Hum album.
The Swedish singer Tomas Andersson Wij also uses a translated version of the "gotta kick..." line on his track "Slå". I asked him when it was released as a single, and he laughed and said: "Yes, I nicked that from Bruce, but unlike U2 I did't give him a footnote on the album cover" :)
Alluding to the looming prospect of WW3 breaking out at the time, circa early 80s, as this song does, it truly is miraculous that it was averted, as we came within mere inches of that actually taking place on several occasions. Though these days are just as worrisome, just as tension inducing, & perhaps even more dangerous (with Russia & China testing hypersonic weapons), thus this song's even greater relevance as of late 2021. An amazing song for sure...thoughtful, poignant & steeped in heartfelt reflection, it is filled with so much meaning & soul, love & genuine yearning, wonder & revelation, fear & faith❤❤
Imagine the teasing he endured with the last name Cockburn.
The teasing would depend on how he got the burn. 😉😁
Guess he got the last laugh
Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight.
I had to wait over 20 years to find out what this song was.
Got to kick at the darkness ’til it bleeds daylight.
Mid 70s. Hamilton. Festival of Friends Bruce's voice drifting through the night on the main stage. I may have lived in the States for the past 40 years, but when you cut me, I bleed red. Brilliant lyrics. Wonderful sound.
The 16 who voted thumbs-down on this are clueless. This man is a consummate musician in every sense of the word--a great singer, songwriter, poet, guitarist, voice of the times. I have seen him three times in concert over the previous 2 decades and am going to see him again in Solana Beach on July 26th. He is also a true gentleman with his fans; it was a pleasure and honor to speak briefly with him & get autographs/pictures. I got turned onto his music in a stereo store in Grand Island, Nebraska, in the summer of '78--on one of the stereo systems, one of the employees was playing his just-released FURTHER ADVENTURES OF album, and I just stood there in the store and & listened to it, amazed & transfixed by what I was hearing. That was how it all started for me, and it's still my favorite album of his. If you guys get a chance, check it out, along with IN THE FALLING DARK, CIRCLES IN THE STREAM, DANCING IN THE DRAGON'S JAWS, STEALING FIRE, INNER CITY FRONT, and his eponymously-titled first album from 1970. He has released MANY incredible albums, but these are my personal favorites. You will be amazed.
Olias Lives that was a great show at the Belly Up!
Johnson Hagood Indeed it was. Bruce never fails to put on a great show. And to think, he just turned 70... Living proof that age is only a number.
And he is coming to Comox July/17~~~~~
The Governor Grow up.
Gino Vanelli is better.
That was me in 1989 I was a kid.
Songwriter here. Would like to meet songwriters in Winnipeg.
Wow... you're a few decades late...Neil, Joni, Randy, Burt and others kicked it in the 60's in the 'peg...!
I was just gonna say that -
"WHEN YOU'RE LOVERS IN A DANGEROUS TIME" - TODAY May 1, 2021
KICK AT THE DARKNESS TILL IT BLEEDS DAYLIGHT
Just did a roadtrip up around Port Angeles, WA. Seattle radio pretty well fails about there. Found a B.C. station (96.9{?} JACK) to listen to...and this came on. Never heard it before. Had me slappin' my knee and singin' at the top of my lungs as I drove through town.
Wow first time hearing this. Only heard the folky jokey BNL version, the 80s cold war version is the OG.
Too long to get into here, just had this playing in my head last few days. Still a fantastic song from when I first heard it 35 years ago
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I love this! I only wish I could of been alive when music like was coming out, such amazing and deep lyrics.
It was a great time! Try listening to R.E.M , The The and Midnight Oil. Ask very environmentally/politically inspired bands.
The best bass line around!
How this did not become a big hit in America is something I'll never be able to either comprehend or come to grips with.
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@@AmandaLaggan where are you watching from?
It did brother
I always loved this song and moved by the meaning. Nice video as well🥰
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Yes definitely 😊😁
Was gay and coupled at 16 (around 1996-97) with an other guy. We always sang this song together.
It ended pretty badly but I still have fond memories of that time.
In all seriousness though. This is a fantastic song by a fantastic man.
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@@jamesc4812 Thank you. I learned all the parts to this song. When you learn to play it, it makes it more beautiful. It's so simple yet elegant.
@@joebaumgart1146 where are you watching from?
@@jamesc4812 Right now im in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Can guarantee most people have never heard this killer song or haven't heard it in a while.
It's should have been top 10i in America
I love Bruce’s version better. Bare Naked Ladies also did a great job covering it. 🇨🇦 ❤️
I agree.. growing up in the 80's was amazing. Best cartoons, and video game era.. for sure!
As a youth in the 80s, listening to Bruce, esp his 70s and 80s tunes, was like listening to mystical verse and social commentary at the same time. Sometimes soft, other times harder, his music always had heart and soul. What a great performer!
Like “Wondering Where the Lions Are”, that 12 string! Haven’t heard anything so good after that since Blind Melon’s “No Rain”. It’s very spiritual and empowering. They are at Pride Rock, that’s where you’ll find the best lions of all time.
Are we sure this isn't Rick Moranis after he retired from Hollywood 😂
Ain’t that the truth.😂
Such an underrated song, recently heard this while eating at a cheesecake factory lol
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What’s the rating?
One of the best 80's songs!
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Should have millions of views.
Another great song that caught my ear in my relative youth!
This song is mesmerizing. I heard it for the first time today and wondered why it had never been in my life before.
sheltered , or iy may be just your age
The late ,great Dan Fogelberg cut a version of this great tune . Just as good as the original ! Check it out on the Wild Places album !
in an interview Eddie Van Halen was asked what it was like to be the best guitarist in the world...he paused and said ..... I don't know you would have to ask Bruce Cockburn One of the BEST players ... but no one seems to know this
rriicceerr Bruce studied at Juliette in France...he is a very accomplished artist
Edward never said that it's a false quote that has been used for a lot of guitar players. Another version was someone asked Clapton what it's like being the best guitar player in the world and he supposedly replied I don't know ask Prince.
@@darinkasaboski6829 And a version I heard was that Hendrix was asked that and he referred them to Terry Kath.
False, that's a myth said about many guitarists, some use Hendrix or Clapton as the "van halen" or I've heard phil keaggy as the other guitar player.... all false
Or Phil Keaggy
Such a cool tune
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Timeless song. Bruce Cockburn........you are a poet and.........a great singer/songwriter.
Love this song
Cockburn is what at this time anyway we thought of as a kind of out there on his own Christian Socialist w/ Marxist ideals. He was very influential on our group think tank. Our manager went to Dartmouth, and we were all social activists. Cockburn made a lot of sense to us and affected our songwriting more than anyone.
We played Amnesty International shows, had food drives, ecology protest concerts covered by local news, radio interviews , etc. band w a conscience really
It was the lyrics catapulted the record. We were in billboard. My influences were T.S. Eliot , Yeats, Tuzak took my poetry and crafted them to his melody lines. For about four years. The album is still well recieved. The lyrics are not the ordinary fair. Exremely proud of the work I did w those guys. Great , smart hardworking group of guys.
We heard thing like it was heard as far as Germany in a club by a military guy. It made several best of the 80s compilations. Tuz just didnt want it. He is a Colorado fly fisherman kind of guy, Nothing close to the music star life. WE ended with a fairwell show with the Call. WE did what bands should do. He was not replaceable .
Dangerous times indeed
Come to Sanderson Center in Brantford Ontario Canada 🍁 plzzzzzz
I often wished that there was a short film or a long film form video telling a story for this song.
One of the best records of the 1980s - hands down!
Hey, it's Rick Moranis on rhythm guitar and vocals.
LoL 😁 good one.
Is best song ever and probably one of the best song i heard so far
BRUCE IS A NEAR-CULT FIGURE, AND I AM HAPPY TO HAVE BEEN THERE AND TO HAVE MET HIM. THE CONSUMMATE GENTLEMAN/MUSICIAN IS NOT TO PASS UNNOTICED
wow
Jerry Sullivan Good comment, but typing the entire thing in uppercase makes it seem like you're shouting.
Roy Unit I thought it was for braille readers... no, no...I have bad vision! Yeah, that's the ticket!! So, how was my grammar and spelling? Was my comment well constructed? Seriously, I really could not care less about internet etiquette.. thanks for your critical review. :-)
Love
Happy 77th Birthday Bruce, really love your voice it's so nice and haunting in a good way!!
Gran canción al igual que el video!!. En México esta canción la pasaban en una estación de radio que se llamaba Radio Éxitos por allá de los años 1984 - 1985. Mi hermana mayor que en paz descanse, en esos años en que ella vivía su juventud ponía esa estación de radio en su radio grabadora. Saludos,,
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Wow, no sabía que en México pasaban su música antes. Yo me apellido Cockburn al igual que Bruce y es por eso que sé de su música. Casi siempre veo que sus seguidores son de Estados Unidos, Canadá o Australia.
love the way you appear in my ear
I'm here because Ian Thornley told me to. This one is pretty cool!
It’s November 18th, 2022 and this this the first time I’ve heard this song. Playing it on repeat. Beautiful!
I love, love that line too. Also the line that precedes it, "Nothing worth having comes without some kind of fight"
So many good memories for me are associated with this song. Thank you Bruce!. By the way, yours is the ONLY version that matters ❤️
Listen to the BNL version of this song for years and only found out that their version was a cover of this song a week ago, really love the original version, ie this version, Become a new fan of Bruce Cockburn, like Stealing fire album
True Canadiana...
Bruce Cockburn is an icon.
I listened first to the cover made by the BNL, but there's no beating the original.
+Chrisgodoflard I did too years ago. It wasn't until a couple of years ago that I heard the original version. It is such an awesome song. When I first heard the song covered by Barenaked Ladies it brought a tear to my eye. It was such a beautiful cover and they did a great job covering it. I agree with you. Nothing beats the original. Great song!
❤ Barenaked Ladies and Bruce Cockburn - this is such a wonderful song thanks for sharing!
How the hell did I not hear this until yesterday????
Loved the Barenaked Ladies version of this. Never realised it was a cover!
It was originally covered as an HIV awareness Canadian government commercial, I believe.
@@drbobdrake No, it was from a tribute album of Bruce Cockburn covers by different Canadian artists. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kick_at_the_Darkness
Sameeee
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@@jamesc4812 wonderful song, thankyou!
No one knows that I jam to this on a monthly basis. I’ve had to keep it at bay and not listen to it so I don’t wear this track out lol…
I fist pump the air and pop my collar and and sing along. I usually repeat this song around 3 times back to back because if I listen to it only 1 time, it will send me on a psychosis where I’m playing it in my head for like half the day..
Nope, I’m not a psycho. Nor am I an obese man-child living in my parents basement.
I simply have impeccable taste in music.
Bruce is a 💎 gem of an artist. This is an amazing song. The lick is so friggin 80s nostalgia that it is considered timeless at this point.
The lyrics of this song ring so true. Such a masterpiece actually.
So yup…
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼✊🏽
This song must have great meaning to you. Ik the feeling. What medium are you listening to that particular track on? Not an 8 track tape, is it? This is from 1984, I’d figure from then on, they were not so popular like a decade before. I stream, it’s easy.☺️😆
Can't believe I heard this today for the first time. I feel like I've missed out my whole life. 🤍
Then give the Bare Naked Ladies cover.
Thank you so much how long have you been my fan
Great song Amanda 60 years and love this.
Who's still listening to this classic in 2019?
I am, and Happy Canada Day!!!
Bare naked ladies brought me here. Surprised that this version is better.
Right here! Right here! :D :D
I got this bitch on 12" vinyl home slice
I have been playing this non-stop since February 2019! Love it!
I love his version. And I love what BNL did with it, they slowed it down a bit. Both versions are excellent.
Honourable mention to Dan Fogelberg
Rumour he sings on the BNL version uncredited. True?
I love the BNL version too, but actually they speeded it UP!
@@dianablackman4528 Yes, you are right.
Have you heard Frazie Ford's version? 👌
the musicial breakdown reminds me of Time stands still by Rush
Best line, " Spirits open to the thrust of grace."
I agree.... I've used that line as my personal mantra for going on 3 plus decades.
Ronald Rushing what does it mean
A great lyric is one that lets you decide that for yourself.
@@philmason9653 got to kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight :)
@@unkownoflife5959 He's a follower of Jesus. The grace of God to a broken world is the overarching theme of Jesus' message in the Bible. So there's that!
This song resonates even more in these trying times of queerphobia as well as the kickstarted transphobic genocide by the fascists of the world.
Cockburn himself even supported queer interpretations of the song. This is an anthem of fear, hope and bitterness, but mostly of hope
Whats the difference between Queer and Gay?