I went to see Bill play in Bristol UK years ago, on a good friend's recommendation, not knowing anything about his music whatsoever. The show remains one of the most emotional, beautiful and unforgettable experiences of my life. He performed this extraordinary, otherworldly song, the impact of which will never leave me. Thank you so much, Mr Bill Callahan! My thanks also to Ken, without whose invitation I would be immeasureably poorer.
I love my mother I love my father I love my sisters, too. I bought this guitar To pledge my love To pledge my love to you. I am a rock bottom riser And I owe it all to you I am a rock bottom riser And I owe it all to you I saw a gold ring At the bottom of the river Glinting at my foolish heart So my foolish heart Had to go diving Diving, diving, diving Into the murk And from the bottom of the river I looked up for the sun Which had shattered in the water And pieces were rained down Like gold rings That passed through my hands As I thrashed and I grabbed I started rising, rising, rising I left my mother I left my father I left my sisters, too I left them standing on the banks And they pulled me out Of this mighty, mighty, mighty river I am a rock bottom riser And I owe it all to you I am a rock bottom riser And I owe it all to you I love my mother I love my father I love my sisters, too. I bought this guitar To pledge my love To pledge my love to you
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I went to see Bill play in Bristol UK years ago, on a good friend's recommendation, not knowing anything about his music whatsoever. The show remains one of the most emotional, beautiful and unforgettable experiences of my life. He performed this extraordinary, otherworldly song, the impact of which will never leave me. Thank you so much, Mr Bill Callahan! My thanks also to Ken, without whose invitation I would be immeasureably poorer.
this is such a masterpiece - thank you Bill!
I love my mother
I love my father
I love my sisters, too.
I bought this guitar
To pledge my love
To pledge my love to you.
I am a rock bottom riser
And I owe it all to you
I am a rock bottom riser
And I owe it all to you
I saw a gold ring
At the bottom of the river
Glinting at my foolish heart
So my foolish heart
Had to go diving
Diving, diving, diving
Into the murk
And from the bottom of the river
I looked up for the sun
Which had shattered in the water
And pieces were rained down
Like gold rings
That passed through my hands
As I thrashed and I grabbed
I started rising, rising, rising
I left my mother
I left my father
I left my sisters, too
I left them standing on the banks
And they pulled me out
Of this mighty, mighty, mighty river
I am a rock bottom riser
And I owe it all to you
I am a rock bottom riser
And I owe it all to you
I love my mother
I love my father
I love my sisters, too.
I bought this guitar
To pledge my love
To pledge my love to you
Thanks for this, I’ve been watching the ancient upload of this music for the past couple weeks.
You are welcome! Happy that you like the new HD version
Loved this video when it first came out. Red Black n white. unbeatable. Amazing ART Paul!
Thanks!
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It’s lit fam
picturedrift...is that you Bill?
Picturedrift is the animation studio that made the video adapting artwork by Paul McNeil
thank you for your response! To me it can't get better than this! I cry every time I watch this, to me it is just out of this world
I really don't understand how it is possible to create something so beautiful (song and video)
I'm drunk AF RN ✡💙