The engine driver im an engine driver on a long run, on a long run would i work beside her shes a long one, such a long one. Archived from the original on october 1, vocals, guitar, bouzouki, percussion. Colin patrick henry meloy is the lead singer and songwriter for the portland, oregon folkrock band the decemberists. The decemberists the engine driver lyrics genius lyrics. Im an engine driver on a long run, on a long run would i work beside her shes a long one, such a long one and if you dont love me let me go and if you dont love me let me go im a country lineman on a high line, on a high line so will be my grandson there are powerlines in our bloodlines. Born in helena, mt, colin meloy has fronted three bands, happy cactu s, tarkio, and the decemberist s. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. He toured again the following year with fellow singersongwriters laura vei. Apr 10, 2008 and while it might not have the rare charm of tour eps colin meloy sings morrissey or colin meloy sings. The engine driver, a song by colin meloy on spotify. The collection also captures ample betweensong banter. Im an engine driver on a long run, on a long run would i were beside her shes a long one, such a long one and if you dont love me let me go and if you dont. Its weird and its wonderful, dear an ankle, an earlobe, an elbow bone its weird how it wonderful grows and it was only me and you that made this three come out of two my darling, what wonder have we wrought here. In 2008 meloy released his first official solo album, colin meloy sings live.
The decemberists the engine driver lyrics letssingit. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Wonder, here i dreamt i was an architect dreams, we both go down together, the engine driver, devils elbow, biography. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience. The engine driver colin meloy the decemberists busking in. The engine driver and we both go down together sound good solo, but no more intimate for the lack of instrumentation. Em b c im an engine driver g d c on a long run, on a long run em b c would i were beside her g d shes a long one, such a long one c g d c g d and if you dont love me let me go c g d c em b and if you dont love me let me go im a county lineman on the high line, on the high line so will be my grandson there are powerlines in our blood lines. Jul 23, 2019 colin meloy engine driver in the twopart episode of parks and recreation entitled moving up. Shirley collins 2006 dance to your daddy, charlie, barbara allen, cherry tree carol, turpin hero, i drew my ship. Colin meloy the engine driver on the bus mall 11920 headliners music hall louisville, ky duration. The decemberists colin meloy performs the engine drive in williamsburg. California one youth and beauty brigade ask writtenby ask marr, morrissey. Colin meloy of the decemberists the wrong year live at wfuv duration. The decemberists formed in 2000 when colin meloy left his band tarkio in montana and moved to portland, oregon.
Licensed to youtube by kill rock stars, beggars on behalf of. Colin meloy sings morrissey 2005 i know very well how i got my name, pregnant for the last time, jack the ripper, ive changed my plea to guilty, sister im a poet, everyday is like sunday colin meloy sings trad. Live at 100 club london 19870409 does this train take me home. Recorded over a span of two weeks in 2006, meloy strips things down to just acoustic guitar and voice, allowing audiences an atypically arrangement. Colin meloy the engine driver from colin meloy sings live. Im an engine driver on a long run, on a long run would i were beside her shes a long one, such a long one and if you dont love me, let me go. Im an engine driver on a long run, on a long run would i work beside her shes a long one, such a long one and if you dont love. In addition to vocals, he performs with an acoustic guitar, 12string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, harmonica and percussion. Im an engine driver on a long run, on a long run would i work beside her shes a long one, such a long one. His first foray into solo work came in 2005 when he hit the road in support of the sixsong ep colin meloy sings morrisse y. Listen to your favorite songs from colin meloy sings live.
He is lead singer and songwriter for the decemberists and has released three eps consisting entirely of the works of morrissey, shirley collins, and sam cooke. Colin meloy the engine driveron the bus mall 11920 headliners music hall louisville, ky. General commenti think that may be reading a bit much into it, as songs that colin has written about mothers arent necessarily reflections on his mother. The engine driver by colin meloy on colin meloy sings live. There are two groups known to have released music under this name. A fourteensong set documenting the decemberists lead singersongwriters 2006. Producing 18minute songs, tangled narratives, and featuring. Frontman colin meloy picked this as one of the decemberists best songs in an interview, saying. Colin meloy of the decemberists engine driver youtube. The track engine driver was good, but what had jumped out whenever it came up on shuffle was the moment when the audience spontaneously sang a chorus. Jun 25, 2018 in early april, police discovered the colin meloy engine and a portion of the bands merchandise in clackamas, oregonbut the instruments and equipment were not recovered. His first foray into solo work came in 2005 when he hit the road in support of the sixsong ep colin meloy sings morrissey. Colin meloy sings the engine driver youtube from colin meloys solo concert at the myrna loy theatre, helena, mt on 122709. The decemberists the engine driver from picaresque duration.
I was laughing out loud during draculas daughter and the amazed by engine driver and on the bus mall and a cautionary tale. Along the way, he employs snippets of songs from the smiths, fleetwood mac, pink floyd, and rem. The engine driver and we both go down together sound good solo, but no more intimate. Top colin meloy lyrics a cautionary song barbara allen the bachelor and the bride we both go down together shiny i drew my ship wonder make julianne cry eli the barrow boy on the bus mall. Featuring live material recorded on his 2006 solo tour, colin meloy sings live. Colin patrick henry meloy born october 5, 1974 is the lead singer and songwriter for the portland, oregon, folkrock band the decemberists. Jan 16, 2008 following in the grand sings series wherein colin tackled selections from the catalogs of shirley collins see. California one youth and beauty brigade ask live 7. The decemberists the engine driver live in sydney moshcam. The band consists of colin meloy lead vocals, guitar, principal songwriter, chris funk guitar, multiinstrumentalist, jenny conlee piano, keyboards, nate query, and john moen their debut ep, 5 songs, was selfreleased in 2001. There he met nate query, who introduced meloy to jenny conlee they had played together in the band calobo and the three scored a silent film together.
Im an engine driver on a long run, on a long run would i were beside her shes a long one, such a long one and if you dont love me, let m. Colin meloy the engine driver lyrics genius lyrics. The album was released in april 2008, and is a collection of live recordings from various nights on the artists solo tour in early 2006. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Television personalities live the engine driver song live 100. Im a country lineman on a high line, on a high line so will be my grandson there are powerlines in our bloodlines. The decemberists are an american indie rock band from portland, oregon. Colin meloy born colin patrick henry meloy on october 5, 1974, in helena, montana is an american musician. In early april, police discovered the colin meloy engine and a portion of the bands merchandise in clackamas, oregonbut the instruments and equipment were not recovered. The band currently consists of colin meloy vocals, guitar, chris funk guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, pedal steel guitar, jenny conlee organ, piano, accordion, nate query electric bass, acoustic bass, cello and john moen drums. Colin meloy colin patrick henry meloy born october 5, 1974 is the lead singer and songwriter for the portland, oregon, folkrock band the decemberists.
Colin meloy timeline featuring albums and other highlights. A1 devils elbow a2 we both go down together a3 evoking a campfire singalong a4 the gymnast, high above the ground a5 here i dreamt i was an architect dreams b1 draculas daughter b2 wonder b3 a brief introduction to shirley collins b4 barbara allen b5 the engine driver b6 on the bus mall c1 a skull, a ship, and a sheep c2 california one youth and beauty brigade ask c3. The decemberists the engine driver lyrics songmeanings. Theres a wrinkle in the water where we laid our first daughter and i think the wind blows so sweetly there over there and the windows and the cinders and the willows in the timbers the infernal rattling of the rain still remains but i, said the bachelor to the bride. Lyrics to the engine driver by colin meloy from the colin meloy sings live.
Archived from the original on october 1, vocals, guitar, bouzouki, percussion, harmonica, keyboards. In addition to his vocal duties, he plays acoustic guitar, 12string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, and percussion. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. The decemberists performing the engine driver live at metro theatre in. In addition to vocals, he performs with an acoustic guitar, 12string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki, harmonica and. Even though im a big decemberists fan, i had reservations about a colin live album. The decemberists here i dreamt i was an architect official music video duration.
In addition to vocals, he performs with an acoustic guitar, 12string acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bouzouki. The album was released in apriland is a collection of live recordings from various nights on the artists solo colin meloy engine in early it came out fully formed. And if you dont love me let me go and if you dont love me let me go. Jan 14, 2015 the engine driver from the colin meloy sings live. Colin patrick henry meloy born october 5, 1974 is an american musician, singersongwriter and author best known as the frontman of the portland, oregon, indie folk rock band the decemberists. Colin meloy came out with the extremely popular album colin meloy sings live. I remember decemberists guitar player chris funk was going through a.
The track engine driver was good, but what had jumped out whenever it. Every decemberists album from worst to best with a new lp out, we sort through colin meloy and co. Album tracks like red right ankle and the disturbing sea shanty a cautionary tale become gloriously imtimate, and theres a silence all through the beautiful the engine driver until the end, when the crowd gently sing the backing vocals. Born in helena, mt, colin meloy has fronted three bands, happy cactus, tarkio, and the decemberists. Their eighth and latest fulllength album ill be your girl was released on march 16. Of course, we expect this being that they must have. Apr 11, 2008 live at the variety playhouse in atlanta, ga on april 10th. Mix colin meloy sings the engine driver youtube robin williams on carson w jonathan winters 1991 duration. It includes stripped down versions of songs by the decemberists, a song that dates back to meloy s college band tarkio devils elbow. This is not the decemberists this is the colin meloy musical revue. Stranded at the light house i think i saw my sister there oregon in light house we are conjuring the surf and waves a path to reach the alc.
Meloy compares the show to a campfire singalong, which sums up the albums atmosphere nicely. He is lead singer and songwriter for the decemberists and has released three eps consisting entirely of the works of morrissey, shirley collins, and sam cooke in 2005, 2006, and 2008 respectively. Engine driver, on the bus mall and closes with a rarity bandit queen, from the decemberists 2006 kill rock stars ep, picaresqueties. Got the album and, if im honest, really willed myself to like it actually just listened to it straight through twice, just like in the old days. The decemberists are a folk rock band which formed in 2000 in portland, oregon, united states. Of the thirteen meloy originals, two are previously unreleased compositions, draculas daughter and wonder. Colin meloy the engine driver from colin meloy sings. I remember decemberists guitar player chris funk was going through a breakup at the time and playing it for the band in practice. Colin meloy the engine driveron the bus mall 11920. His writing style is rarely ever autobiographical, its mostly story telling.
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