Callahan, Bill - Rock Bottom Riser Lyrics

Dinner with Robert Redford

It’s got a little velvet underground to it

I think it’s the order in which the strings are plucked 645

Please, please promote this. Smog/BC deserves to be be shared with friends and opposition to hope in lightness too.

Buena música, no todas las piezas son de mi agrado, pero si! Con alguna, mi chica y yo nos asesinariamos a besos escuchando ésto.
Libres siempre!

For some 20 odd years, Bill Callahan is the Leo Cohen of our age.
A cover like  "Hallelujah" or "Hurt"  would be fully justified.

I owe it all to my wife

REM's guitarist Mike Mills really loves this tune, as do I.

Who dafack dislike this????

putana zwi

this song is so achingly beautiful I nearly cry every time I hear it. It almost feels like a cathartic and healing experience.

Banda sonora de la peli española After ;)

nataliaa23 A hermosa película,,😊

Cierto! A mi tb me lo parecio ;)

144p, wow.

He sounds a better singer than Nick Caves. Nice lyrics.

By the way - as if you didn't know. This is both a brilliant song - and video.

I think everybody can relate to this song. For some it's about addiction, alcoholism, mental health or whatever demon you're battling.
For me, my gold ring was my wife, who walked out after 3 kids and 13 years. My mother, my father and my sisters pulled me out of the murk. I owe it all to them.

Wishing you and your kids wonderful days ahead 💕

I think everybody can relate to this song. For some it's about addiction, alcoholism, mental health or whatever demon you're battling.
For me, my gold ring was my wife, who walked out after 3 kids and 13 years. My mother, my father and my sisters pulled me out of the murk. I owe it all to them.

Hey Conor...I think we can relate to your pain... you should check out some of our tunes https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYVwE0EmbiW-wfALZ_RePRctemzoIBTRj

I am iraq

Excellent Video

A few drinks and this song.....Man.

Heard this for the first time last night at Eddie's Attic, and upon hearing it I had to rank his show as up there with Leonard Cohen at the Fox a few years back and seeing Sigur Ros earlier this year. Just Bill and his accompanying guitarist blowing the room away.

So you saw Bill perform this song live?

This song gives me more hope with every listen :')

some 🐖 gave birth

it's truly the longest Target commercial. we got ya

I found you, ive been looking for you for the last 12 years of my life and you are as beautiful and dark as i remember, i found you thanks to a friend......... i am a rock bottom riser, and i owe it all to you.

It's so easy to slip to the bottom, but so hard to rise again. Thanks for your insight and understanding Bill !

How was this made?

Opening reminds of another good soul, Nick Drake.

I can never get through this song with dry eyes.

Holy fuck this song makes me cry.

Beautiful, sweet, humble. Love the instruments/arrangements and the video!

That one part, when it gets warm, it just kills me.

It breaks and heals my heart every time I listen to it.

shit this brings me back. beautiful lamenting times.

did he drown himself?

Black bird anyone?

this song just gets better and richer whenever i hear it

I just shared this song on Facebook for the millionth time with the same basic message. It's a masterpiece of simplicity that conceals complexity. I could talk forever about every little element: the way he turns "I love my mother," etc. into "I left my mother"; the way he says "diving, diving, diving" in a manner that mimics his descent; the use of symbolism; the contrast between the ultimately uplifting message and the dark music; and so on.

But more than all that, I want to stress that this song never fails to provide me some sort of solace and hope every time I listen to it.

Cause you need, God. Peace. It’s a got glimpses but still misses the mark

Lasts longer when played at 0.5 speed

wrecks the song

He was just stating a fact...

0.75 duh goldblum

Bill is too good. His music is amazing.

His voice is just addictive. I love his lyrics too.


If you like music a little different try an album called Medicate the Howls.

stunning

Beautiful song... It is simply amazing..

:::: Love it.

Where can I find an HD version of this video? So good and such a good song.

+Robert Reichle https://vimeo.com/5947593

Good times.

I never once said I had a favorite song. But this definitely means more to me than anyone could begin to comprehend.

i dont know why i want to downvote this but i want to downvote this

Pretenciousness followed by I dont even know what. It was perhaps the most annoying comment in the history of youtube.

 cool song =very 'dear prudence y

Callahan is amazing

This is a *pretty beautiful* (redundant I know) song.

I sent this to my AA sponsor. I owe my sobriety to him (and God).
:)

+alex tongue well, then you need to find another way to stop drinking! Good luck! xx

AA is man made false idols. God will heal not some Marxist agendas.

@Bernie SanderZ Actually, god created alcohol and alcoholism...

@Bernie SanderZ AA teaches you to build a spiritual connection to a higher power (aka god) and requires actual action in doing this. Funny how so called religous* people look at a spiritual program as in AA the way they do .

Крутяк.
Такая гармония мне и не снилась.

amazing song, love it :)

such a beautiful and beguiling song... Astonishing.

I still and will always love this song. 

so he died?

Bill is very much alive.

Hypnotic.

Came here from Blackbird. Awesome movie

Amazing movie

Thanks for making this channel. Great stuff.

Beautiful.

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

Heavy shit for real, gets me every time.

maybe you guys could check out the cover i did of "Chosen One" by Smog on my channel. Any feedback much appreciated. Cheers

This song goes out to all the people who got me here.

what a night in glasgow bill my first time hearing you it was my womans idea you are her favourite dude with a gtar on yer self big man you have grow on me like a wort cheers dude

you're too easily depressed.

my favourite song of all time... it always pulls me in

Interesting....

sad song that makes me happy!
Ingenious by its simplicity

ggaankng..chokes me up!

The hobbit

holy shit

You just werent high when you watched it

Heard this song on the radio. Totaly reminds me of one of my fave bands called Neurosis. Very beautiful music.

@sunriseRISE What I don't even

longest target commercial ever

@fuck192ass ?crabs

this is Bill doing his'=' John lennons 68 sound style ''= i owe it all to ''((((' y o u ')))).. & the desending picking is ****** Dear Prudence- Im so tired- happness is a warm gun -God -Remember--- Mother-**** .. i left my mother ,i left my father .Even WHEn the snare comes in at 1.47 is very white lp lennon--right up to the end vocal of 'i bought this guitar to pledge my ((((((l o v e ))) to (((y o u))))'

y hasta ahorita no se que caracho hacer....... ante este temon

Bill is a terrific songwriter! Just fantastic!

36 idiots drowned.

@Adamdanielshaw Really? I don't see that.

LOVE HIS VOICE...

Koρυφαίο :D

I saw a Lord of the gold Rings at the bottom of the river.... ooops, wrong fantasy song.

This is probably the best thing I've ever seen and listened to in my whole life. Audio and video, both together. It is relaxing but intense, and it makes me feel like I'm out of this world for almost 6 minutes.

@omgilykatie8 A painful memory most likely. Or we're supposed to rearrange the title because Bottom(6) Rock(4) Riser(5). Just a guess. :P

what is 645?

@rottenvikingshark i think adam green is not that slowcore

@HeronOfHeaven i'd say some of adam green's stuff sounds similar, maybe less downbeat

Any similar artist compare with him?