songs that make you think of Jack and Ennis

[Jane]

Not sure if anyone has done a thread on this or not, I couldnt find it if they have.
What song or songs would make you think of Jack and Ennis?  Here,s a few I thought of this morning that made me smile.

My guy.
Baby I love your way.(Peter Frampton)
I only wanna be with you.
Any more anyone can think of?

[nic]

Hi - there is a thread like this at the location below.  Sorry I don't know how to do the link.  I like your suggestions btw - very fitting.   

Brokeback Mountain - The Movie, The Message & Its Impact / Chez Tremblay / Re: A song that makes me think of Brokeback Mountain

[Luvlylittlewing]

I can think of some "time appropriate" songs that remind me of Jack and Ennis.  These are from the 70s:

Give me your Love (Love Song)  Curtis Mayfield
Inside My Love (Minnie Ripperton)
Think Twice (Donald Byrd)

[marakeshsparrow]

Oh man, there are so many songs that make me think of Jack and Ennis.  It would take me forever to post them all.

But maybe I'll just mention a couple while I'm at it.

Two of Us by The Beatles

Do What You Have to Do by Sarah McLachlan

Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls

I'll Follow You Into the Dark by Death Cab for Cutie

I'll Always Love You by Michael Johnson

Okay, that was more than just a few...but I have so many!!!  Maybe I can post some more later.

[Marge_Innavera]

Hi, this is my first post here!  I'm active over at the Dave Cullen forum, have just started writing a fanfic and also go by the name Talks to Coyotes.

Ever since I saw Brokeback for the first time, I've been hearing songs that make me think of Ennis and Jack.  Some of them the whole song, others just lines.  Here's a few:

Fields of Gold, Sting (whole song)
Song For a Winter's Night, Sarah McLachlin (whole song)
Hero, Enrique Iglesias

Also a phrase from Bruce Springsteen's "City of Ruin" makes me think of Ennis right after returning from Lightning Flat:

Now there's tears on the pillow, darlin', where we slept
And you took my heart when you left.
Without your sweet kiss my soul is lost, my friend.
Tell me, how do I begin again?

[twistedude]

Confidentiel: (Jean-Jacques Goldman)

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translation: I wanted simply to say to you
                  that your face and your smile
                  Will remain near to me, on my way

                  To tell you that it was truth,
                  All that was said, all that was done
                   that it was not false, that it was good
\
                  above all, never regret
                   even if it hurt, it was gain
                   all the moments,  all the same mornings

                    I don't want to tell you not to cry
                    truly, we don't want to turn our backs on anything,
                    and everything we didn't miss out on was  well worth it

                    Perhaps we'll see each other again,
                    maybe,  maybe not,
                    but know that I am here.
 

                    there will remain like a light
                    that will keep me warm in my winters
                     a little fire of you which will not go out.
                   
The song was written by Jean-Jaque4s Goldman in 1985, foir a friend who had died 10 years earlier.          _
_________________________________________________________
Je voulais simplement te dire
Que ton visage et ton sourire
Resteront près de moi, sur mon chemin

Te dire que c'était pour de vrai
Tout c'qu'on s'est dit, tout c'qu'on a fait
Qu'c'était pas pour de faux, que c'était bien

Faut surtout jamais regretter
Même si ça fait mal, c'est gagné
Tous ces moments, tous ces mêmes matins

J'vais pas te dire qu'faut pas pleurer
Y'a vraiment pas d'quoi s'en priver
Et tout c'qu'on n'a pas loupé, le valait bien

Peut-être on se retrouvera
Peut-être que peut-être pas
Mais sache qu'ici bas, je suis là

ça restera comme une lumière
Qui m'tiendra chaud dans mes hivers
Un petit feu de toi qui s'éteint pas
           

[twistedude]

(Second verse of "Fain would i change that note")

O love, they wrong thee much
who say thy sweet is bitter
when thy ripe fruit is such
as nothing can be sweeter
    Fair house of joy and bliss
    where trust pleasure is
    I do adore thee;
    I see thee what thou art,
    I love thee in my heart
    And fall before thee.           
 
             Tobias Hume, 16th-17th century


         

[lynda]

This is a song by a Dutch band named Kane. I translated the 'she' from the original song into a 'he', but this song just gets to me whenever I hear it.

Where do I go now

With my head against the window
Seal the letter which I did not sign
Should I wait for you for one last time
There's no end and no beginning
Every word comes like a silent scream
He told all the things I did not see
How could I know that he would lift me up to let me down
How could I know that you are all that really matters now
How could I know that forever wasn't quite so long
So where do I go now
Where do I go yeah, now
Where do I go yeah
he says nothing's everlasting
I'm so confused, I don't know what to do, what to say
I forgive you but I can not stay
How could I know I thought you'd wait for me but I was wrong
How could I know that you are all that really matters now
How could I know that forever wasn't quite so long
So where do I go now
Where do I go yeah, now
Where do I go yeah
Oh, yeah Where do I go now
Where do I go yeah, yeah
Where do I go yeah (2x)
He says nothing's everlasting

Lynda

[twistedude]

 Oh, Shenandoah,
I long to hear you,
Away, you rolling river.
Oh, Shenandoah,
I long to hear you,
Away, I'm bound to go,
Across the wide Missouri.

 Oh, Shenandoah,
I love your daughter,
Away, you rolling river.
I'll taike her 'cross
Your rolling water,
Away, I'm bound to go,
Across the wide Missouri.

We're pushing off
When dawn's a breaking
Going cross the wide Missouri,
Where my love
she stands a waiting
For me.

Oh Shenendoah, we're bound to leave you,
Away, you rolling river.
Oh, Shenandoah,
I'll not deceive you,
Away, we're bound to go,
Across the wide Missouri   

.(Missuori is pronounced Missoura)

[magicmountain]

Hurricane by Eric Benet

Standing here in disarray
A calm serenity
The winds of change can devastate
And it took this much for me
With nowhere to run and no reason left to hide
Gonna hold on
All the walls around are broken down
Now I can hear the rising sun
 
Surrounded by everything I want
But nothing that I need
I was blinded by the absurdity
Losing all identity
Sometimes what you fear the most is what you need
To find that road
Right around that curve a lesson learned
Now that I have the eyes to see
 
A hurricane, a hurricane
Is sometimes the only way to wash away the pain
A hurricane, a hurricane
Is sometimes the only thing that brings you back again
 
With poison toys I'd isolate
But the wind was strong and true
But now I see where the treause is
'Cause they only blocked my view
I'm spiraling down but so oblivious
Got to find my way home
There's a heart that bleeds trapped in me
But how do I break this shell of stone
 
A hurricane, a hurricane
Is sometimes the only way to wash away the pain
A hurricane, a hurricane
Is sometimes the only thing that brings you back again
 
Sometimes I cried, the tears wouldn't fall
And sometimes I tried to break those walls
And feel your love
But I came alive
When I finally found my way
 
A hurricane, a hurricane
Is sometimes the only way to wash away the pain
A hurricane, a hurricane
Is sometimes the only thing that brings you back again

[belgianboy]

This intimate little gem is my favorite song from Beck's recent Guero album. Needless to say, I was attracted by the "we'll shoot our guns" imagery  , but the song also has slide guitar (I'm a sucker for it) and a very slow beat, like the BBM music.

"Broken Drum"

I see you there
your long black hair
your eyes just stare
your mind is turning

you know I'll laugh
and I won't take it back
I've seen your eyes I know
what you're thinking

and one by one
we'll shoot our guns
we'll have our fun
don't ever doubt it

and when I say
fare thee well
my only friend
oh how the days go

your setting sun
your broken drum
your little drugs

I'll never forget you

never

forget


          you


 

[twistedude]

That is beautiful, Belkgianboy. I also wanted to say that I have corrected some of the English words in "Confiderntiel," which I got straight from someone who speaks French and Germasn fluently, snd sent my a good German translation---my English translastion came from Google, and wasn't too hot...with her , I was able to make a better English one. Hope THAT makes sense...

[twistedude]

Suzanne--Leonard Cohen

Suzanne takes you down to a place by the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night forever
And you know that she's half crazy
And that's why you want to be there
And she feeds you tea and oranges
That come all the way from China
And just when you want to tell her
That you have no love to give her
She gets you on her wavelength
And she lets the river answer
That you've always been her lover
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you think you'll maybe trust her
For you've touched her perfect body with your mind.

And Jesus was a sailor
When he walked upon the water
And he spent a long time watching
From his lonely wooden tower
And when he knew for certain
Only drowning men could see him
He said "All men shall be sailors then
Until the sea shall free them"
But he himself was broken
Long before the sky would open
Forsaken, almost human
He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone
And you want to travel with him
And you want to travel blind
And you think you'll maybe trust him
For he's touched your perfect body with his mind.

Suzanne takes you down to a place by the river
You can hear the boats go by
You can spend the night forever
And the sun pours down like honey
On our lady of the harbour
And she shows you where to look
Amid the garbage and the flowers
There are heroes in the seaweed
There are children in the morning
They are leaning out for love
And they will lean that way forever
While Suzanne holds the mirror
And you want to travel with her
And you want to travel blind
And you think maybe you'll trust her
For she's touched your perfect body with her mind.

[twistedude]

There's a young man that I know,
his age is 21
Comes from down in southern Colorado
Just out of the service,
he's lookin' for his fun
Someday soon, goin with him
someday soon.

 My parents cannot stand him
'cause he rides the rodeo
My father says that he will leave me cryin'
 I would follow him right down
 the roughest road I know.
Someday soon, goin' with him,
someday soon.

--from, "Someday Soon", by Ian Tyson

[twistedude]

"Duelling Banjos" from "Deliverence"...if we made more music, and didn't get in each other's way so much, the world might be a better place...I thought i was going to haveta BUY this movie to hear and see these two guys play together again...

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[twistedude]

Siongs older'n you, but younger'n ME..

ROBBIE WILLIAMS LYRICS

"Every Time We Say Goodbye"

Everytime we say goodbye
I die a little
Everytime we say goodbye
I wonder why a little
Why the gods above me
Who must be in the know
Think so little of me
They allow you to go

When you're near
There's such an air
Of spring about it
I can hear a lark somewhere
Begin to sing about it
There's no love song finer
But how strange the change
From major to minor
Everytime we say goodbye

There's no love song finer
But how strange the change
From major to minor
Everytime we say goodbye
 
 
What's the Use of Wonderin'

What's the use of wonderin'
if he's good or if he's bad
 or if you like the way he wears his hat?
What's the use of wonderin
if he's good or if he's bad:
He's your feller and you love him,
that's all there is to that.

Common sense may tell you
that the ending will be sad
and now's the time to break and run away;
what's the use of wonderin
if the ending will be sad;
he's your feller and you love him
there's nothing more to say.

Something
made him the way that he is,
whether he's false or true.
And something
gave him the things that are his,
One of those things is you--

So if he wants your ksses
you'll give them to the lad,
and anywhere he leads you, you will walk,
and any time he needs you
you'll go runnin' there like mad;
he's your feller and you love him
and all the rest in talk.

   -"Carousel,"--Rodgers and Hammerstein, 1945

[Marina]

There are so many, in all types of music,

but some that really made me think of Ennis and Jack are:

1.  "What Hurts The Most" by Rascal Flatts (Ennis' regrets)
2.  "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere" by Dwight Yoakam (when E turns J away after the divorce and J goes to Mexico)
3.  "My Old Friend" by Tim McGraw (Ennis thinking back on his relationship with Jack years later)
4.  "Settle for a Slowdown" by Dierks Bentley (when E&J part ways after that first summer on Brokeback)
5.  "To Be With You" the Mavericks (reminds me of the first postcard from Jack)

[Shakesthecoffecan]

Bad Company: "Feel Like Makin' Love"

Baby, when I think about you
I think about love
Darlin, dont live without you
And your love
If I had those golden dreams
Of my yesterdays
I would wrap you in the heaven
till Im dyin on the way

Feel like makin
Feel like makin love
Feel like makin love to you

Baby, if I think about you
I think about love
Darlin if I live without you
I live without love
If I had the sun and moon
I would give you both night and day
Of satisfyn

Feel like makin
Feel like makinlove
Feel like makin love to you

And if I had those golden dreams
Of my yesterdays
I would wrap you in the heaven
til Im dyin on the way

Feel like makin love
Feel like makin love
(repeat many times)
Feel like makin love to you

[milomorris]

Being a professional singer, this time of year means that I do plenty
of running around to take advantage of the opportunities to sing for
pay. There are parties, concerts, caroling through streets and malls,
and of course church services. It can easily become drudgery, and feel
too much like work--you know: “another day, another dollar.” And that
feeling can creep in and sometimes take the joy out of the season and
spoil Christmas. It even happens to me sometimes, but I try to stay
connected to the messages and sentiments of the text and music that I
sing. There is a great deal of meaning to be found in Christmas music.

There is one number that sticks out from among the stack of music that
I have to sing this Christmas. From the very first time I sang through
it, I thought of Ennis spending that first Christmas alone after Jack
had left this world. I also thought about the amazing comfort that
having faith can offer in a time of sadness and pain. Below are the
lyrics and a link to video of the song being performed by a college choir.

CAROL OF JOY

Lyrics by Eileen Berry
Music by Dan Forrest

Green leaves are fallen, withered and dry;
Brief sunset fading, dim winter sky;
Lengthening shadows, dark closing in;
Then through the stillness, carols begin.

O fallen world, to you is the song!
Death holds you fast, and night tarries long.
Jesus is born, your curse to destroy;
Sweet to your ears, a carol of joy!

Pale moon ascending, solemn and slow;
Cold, barren hillside shrouded in snow.
Deep empty valley, veiled by the night;
Hear angel music,
Hear angels hopeful and bright.

O fearful world, to you is the song!
Peace with your God, and pardon for wrong.
Tidings for sinners, burdened and bound,
A carol of joy, a Savior is found!

Earth wrapped in sorrow, lift up your eyes,
Thrill to the chorus filling the skies.
Look up sad-hearted!
Witness God’s love;
Join in the carol swelling above!

O friendless world, to you is the song!
All heaven’s joy to you may belong!
You who are lonely, laden, forlorn;
O fallen world,
O fearful world,
O friendless world,
Now unto you a Savior is born!

Wishing you all a joyous Christmas and a prosperous New Year!!

Milo

[Front-Ranger]

That is a beautiful song, milo.... Thank you for sharing it with us! This song reminds me that maybe Jesus was gay...That is not such a far fetched idea. In native American cultures, gay people were venerated for their unique outlook, and they were thought to be a blending of the feminine and the masculine. Jesus had the best qualities of both worlds as well.

[malina]

"Come Here" by Kath Bloom

There's wind that blows in from the north.
And it says that loving takes this course.
Come here. Come here.
No I'm not impossible to touch I have never wanted you so much.
Come here. Come here.
Have I never laid down by your side.
Baby, let's forget about this pride.
Come here. Come here.
Well I'm in no hurry. Don't have to run away this time.
I know you're timid.
But it's gonna be all right this time.

[Luvlylittlewing]

"Come Here" by Kath Bloom

There's wind that blows in from the north.
And it says that loving takes this course.
Come here. Come here.
No I'm not impossible to touch I have never wanted you so much.
Come here. Come here.
Have I never laid down by your side.
Baby, let's forget about this pride.
Come here. Come here.
Well I'm in no hurry. Don't have to run away this time.
I know you're timid.
But it's gonna be all right this time.

Beautiful!  Thanks for posting, Malina!