R.E.M. - Lightnin' Hopkins (with Lyrics) video free download


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Uploaded: 2010/08/01

From the 1987 album Document (IRS Records)

When I lay myself to sleep pray that I don't go too deep

Lightnin' won, Lightnin' won

Because it's cold down

Gold down there, crow!

Flat lands, low lands on the track

Shows the water pan the track

Lightnin' won, Lightnin' won

Close up hands to silhouette, crow!

Lightnin' won, Lightnin' won

Hound bark on the track

Hound crow hold onto your hat

Lightnin' won, Lightnin' won

Low lands timberlands

Bad lands, bird lands

Comments

10 years ago

T0pMan15

Lightnin' Hopkins was a well known blues artist in the early 20th century.

10 years ago

MrJuha82

best of these are Dingo-Tuulen viemää, Wigwam-Titans wheel, Eppu Normaali-Joka päivä ja jokaikinen yö, Yö-Joutsenlaulu, Hector-Vanhat polkupyörät, Hector-Tuulisina öinä, Hector-Nostalgia, Tuomari Nurmio-Laaksossa, Kauko Röyhkä-Mieluummin vanha kuin aikuinen, PMMP-Tässä elämä on and Riki Sorsa-Haaveissa vainko oot mun and CMX-Kaikkivaltias

10 years ago

MrJuha82

Kauko Röyhkä-Talo meren rannalla Kauko Röyhkä-Helvetti Kauko Röyhkä-Dora Kauko Röyhkä-Sinä olet tähti Kauko Röyhkä-Älkää menkö ilman meitä Kauko Röyhkä-Pikku enkeli Tuomari Nurmio-Laaksossa Tuomari Nurmio-Ramona Dingo-Autiotalo Dingo-Tuulen viemää Dingo-Kerjäläisten valtakunta Maija Vilkkumaa-Ei saa surettaa PMMP-Tässä elämä on PMMP-Pariterapiaa Hector-Olet lehdetön puu Finnish music is quite unique or what?

10 years ago

MrJuha82

Lasse Mårtensson-Laiskotellen Paula Koivuniemi-Tom tom tom Marion Rung-Tipitii Riki Sorsa-Haaveissa vainko oot mun Aki Sirkesalo-Kissanainen Yö-Joutsenlaulu Yö-Parrasvalot Popeda-Kellot lyö Kolmas Nainen-Liity meihin Kolmas Nainen-Et sileänä säily Kolmas Nainen-Tästä asti aikaa Eppu Normaali-Arkussa vainaan Eppu Normaali-Joka päivä ja jokaikinen yö Eppu Normaali-Kitara, taivas ja tähdet Eppu Normaali-Peto minussa Kauko Röyhkä-Ennen olin kokonaan toinen Kauko Röyhkä-Mieluummin vanha kuin aikuinen

10 years ago

MrJuha82

Hector-Jos sä tahdot niin CMX-Kaikkivaltias CMX-Elokuun kruunu CMX-Pyörivät sähkökoneet CMX-Götterdämmerung CMX-Kappaleina CMX-En tahdo nähdä enää yhtään alastonta YUP-Taivaiden maisterit YUP-Belsebub ei nuku koskaan YUP-Minä olen myyrä YUP-Sikamusiikkia Wigwam-Colosseus Wigwam-Simple human kindness Wigwam-Titans wheel Wigwam-Nuclear nightclub Apulanta-Odotus Pelle Miljoona-Brooklynin enkeli Miljoonaliiga-Satelliittipoika Pelle Miljoona-Kyynelhelmet Jukka Kuoppamäki-Wounded knee

10 years ago

MrJuha82

i havent before listened a foreigner music bec i am "racist" lol as i am from Finland and big Finnish music lover but what i know some Americans so i think they are ok but i am more of a fan of english music though but its not sure bec i dont know many of Americans and English (= i have to check out many bands and artists. Do u wanna know Finns? here is some(check out if u wants) ; Hector-Nostalgia Hector-Sarjakuvarock Hector-Vanhat polkupyörät Hector-Tuulisina öinä

10 years ago

Circumpunk

Thanks, great comment.

10 years ago

MrJuha82

very good band

12 years ago

Circumpunk

@SomethingReal1119 Thanks for the feature sweetie! I appreciate it very much. I love this song.

12 years ago

SomethingReal1119

@Circumpunk After Green, I kinda felt they went too commercial. But their music was still good, just didn't sound as hungry as it used to anymore. Featured this tune on my page today. I used to love Berry's drumming in this one. :0)

12 years ago

Circumpunk

@SomethingReal1119 I am grateful for your comment. I have loved this band since 1980.

12 years ago

SomethingReal1119

Thanks for putting this up here! ^_^ Haven't heard this in AGES! I loved REM's old garage band days, b4 they went commercial.

12 years ago

Circumpunk

@daffydyl Thanks! I'll look it up!

12 years ago

bassmanjoe

Great tune off a great record!!

12 years ago

pauldavidclub

So many bands had that Gang Of 4 angular rhythm thing going on: Mission Of Burma, The Wipers, Pylon, The Fall, The Killing Joke, let alone The Buzzcocks, and even Pere Ubu on occasion. Not really sure if The Gang was there first.

13 years ago

NotHomelessAnymore

@Circumpunk British post-punk band. REM were said to be fans. "Not Great Men" from their debut album and "Outside the Trains Don't Run on Time" are fairly similar to this.

13 years ago

Circumpunk

@NotHomelessAnymore Really? Which Go4 songs do you think influenced this? I'm not very familiar with that group.

13 years ago

NotHomelessAnymore

Gang of Four's influence is all over this.

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