Richard & Linda Thompson - Walking on a Wire
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- I hand you my ball and chain
You just hand me that same old refrain
I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling
I wish I could please you tonight
But my medicine just won't come right
I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling
Too many steps to take
Too many spells to break
Too many nights awake
And no one else
This grindstone's wearing me
Your claws are tearing me
Don't use me endlessly
It's too long, too long to myself
Where's the justice and where's the sense?
When all the pain is on my side of the fence
I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling
Too many steps to take
Too many spells to break
Too many nights awake
And no one else
This grindstone's wearing me
Your claws are tearing me
Don't use me endlessly
It's too long, it's too long to myself
It scares you when you don't know
Whichever way the wind might blow
I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling
I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling
I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling - Hudba
Linda and Richard were just so freaking good together on stage.I was incredibly fortunate to have seen them together when this record came out in 83' or early 84' This song was always my wife's favorite, I kinda favored the title track and Wall of Death, all in all one of the greatest records of all time.
I've been reading about this tour for decades. THANK YOU.
After thirty years, this song still can't be used as background music.
Beautiful mood
It's almost unbearable to watch Linda singing this song when you know what was happening between her and Richard when the tour took place. Simon Nicol once said that it seemed like he spent their marriage writing songs for her to sing when he left her and this the message of this harrowing vieo. It's compelling but so painful.
Yes, I saw that last R&L Thompson show at the Dominion Tot Ct Rd London in 81, where she told him on stage to get rid of the Martin Guitar and get a nice Ovation, just to annoy him, obviously.
As soon as the song began, I could hear that, yup, this is is THAT tour.
what happened between them?
Beautiful, sad, transcendent.
i had seen them on this tour at ripleys on south street in philadelphia. a fantastic cozy music club where you were practically inches from the stage. most of us in the audience that night were aware of their marriage's state of affairs which had boiled into public disgust with one another. what maybe one of the best songs richard ever composed, "walking on a wire", was to be sung by linda with the warm and fuzzy lines "I hand you my ball and chain,You just hand me that same old refrain. I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire. And I'm falling" it was one of the must hear songs from the album but expecting and worse demanding that they perform it was like pouring kerosene on the fire. while fleetwood mac's "go your own way" had the same vibe and backstory, i don't think stevie nicks and lindsay buckingham ever got as public in their break up as linda and richard. it was like not taking your eyes away from a violent car wreck, prurient fan interest where no fan should have such a right, its not something that i listen to with the same glee when i first spun it on my turntable 40-years ago.
They never even look at each other.
Linda Thompson did a beautiful album where she does this one as well as some other great tunes. I recommend it to anyone that loves here voice. She does dimming of the day and other great tunes.
Some of her versions I like better than the ones she did with Richard.
Agreed! That solo album was great!
Thank you for this upload. ❤️
Rock and Roll was never meant to be this gut-wrenchingly real. Linda's mental turmoil is all too clear and the audience must have felt uncomfortable to be witnessing it.
Glad to see they have laid those times behind them. Richard (who broke the marriage) played on Linda solo album several years ago. They broke up at the same time as my parents did. If Richard and Linda behaved like my parents, they did good.
Still sounds great all these years further on
Magical,as well as being so unutterably melaoncholy,A very under rated Band
Great song...and lucky we ave it preserved!
totally amazing, gives me chills everytime
WALKING ON A WIRE:
Tema compuesto por el excelente guitarrista Richard Thompson, quien fuera fundador de la legendaria banda folk “Fairport Convention” que ya en su carrera solista lanza en 1981 el disco “Shoot out the Lights”, el último que hizo a dúo con su ex mujer Linda Thompson quien canta el tema que trata sobre una separación e irónicamente cuando ya estaba terminando la relación de la pareja, el disco fue el más vendido y alabado de la carrera de ambos, pues la revista Rolling Stone lo catalogó en el puesto 333 de los mejores discos de todos los tiempos.
Aquí la bella letra que refleja cuando una relación no va más.
I hand you my ball and chain
You just hand me that same old refrain
I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling
I wish I could please you tonight
My medicine just won't come right
I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling
Too many steps to take
Too many spells to break
Too many nights awake
And no one else
This grindstone's wearing me
Your claws are tearing me
Don't use me endlessly
It's too long, too long to myself
Where's the justice, where's the sense?
When all the pain is on my side of the fence
I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling
Too many steps to take
Too many spells to break
Too many nights awake
And no one else, ohh
This grindstone's wearing me
Your claws are tearing me
Don't use me endlessly
It's too long, too long to myself
Ohh, it scares you when you don't know
Whichever way the wind might blow
Ohh, I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling
I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling
I'm walking on a wire, I'm walking on a wire
And I'm falling, ohh
Thank you for the upload.
good god. i cant believe that this exists.
Beautiful Song!
Life isn't always a bowl of cherries - yours may be, congratulations. Some of us like music that reflects that fact.
wonderful
Where's the justice
And where's the sense?
When all the pain
Is on my side of the fence?
Bless you, Linda.
Thx for posting
Amazing, I wish I could've seen it.
A lovely and sad song.
Stellar.
@MehefinHeulog It certaily answers the question in Valerio: "Who will help the tightrope walker when he tumbles to the net?"
Nobody. Ultimately we're all in this alone.
Tx, i could hardly sleep the past nights. ;-) im so full of remorse.
Have a nice weekend
So difficult what they were going through....
Does anyone know that there's a deluxe edition of SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS out now?
A sick and ironic example of how masochism sells. This tour was their biggest, but it can't have been easy on anyone.
what happened between them?
@@eliaol4231 Their marriage was breaking up at the time of this tour. Richard was leaving her for another woman.
Is this the tour where Richard said he fell in love with someone else and their agent(or whoever)talked Linda into going on the road?? I heard she hit Richard over the head with a bottle backstage and he came back to do an encore with blood running down his face.
They were split by the release of Shoot Out the Lights. She went on the tour angry and they burned their way through the memories of anyone who had a ticket.
@@rukeyser i saw them in philadelphia at ripley's. it was a cold, icy affair from them but the songs were first rate. but how did she sing this night after night?
As I heard it, he wanted to take another wife.
@@theunrealtimemm he told her he was in love with someone else
Sequel to the Great Valerio
I can't imagine what this tour was like. I think I would have died from acid indigestion.
He actually does it almost every show.
lol
No, they WERE a team until they divorced.
They are a team..wtf
@Lavxtee This might have been when she was developing the vocal disease that cut her career short.
zzzzzzzzzz..........
what a hideous dress
tgodd
what a wonderful voice