Raitt, Bonnie - Dimming Of The Day Lyrics






This old house is falling down around my ears
I'm drowning in a river of my tears
When all my will is gone you hold me sway
I need you at the dimming of the day

You pulled me like the moon
Pulls on the tide
You know just where I keep my better side

What days have come to keep us far apart
A broken promise or a broken heart
Now all the bonny birds have wheeled away
I need you at the dimming of the day

Come the night you're only what I want
Come the night you could be my confidant

I see you on the street and in company
Why don't you come and ease your mind with me

I'm living for the night we steal away
I need you at the dimming of the day
I need you at the dimming of the day...





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  1. D.... P....

    This is the most soulful performance of such a poetic song...ever! Bonnie Raitt can capture the human heart's expression of blues surmounted by none...a beautiful performer...heart and soul in this song.

  2. P.... B....

    Stunning

  3. D.... P....

    Bonnie Raitt...WOW...women are a higher life form! A beautiful artist whose lyrics and song redirect your thoughts either to the place of the song or some other place or other time or love in your life. A twilight of heart and soul and God's gift of sound...a siren sound so lovely your thoughts disengage from the moment and dwell in a higher level of life...time out to ponder what was and what might have been...or tears come too late by years...the beauty of mind and music and Bonnie Raitt...

  4. S.... D....

    So beautiful

  5. S.... P....

    Oh, my...Is this two Scorpios in love?

  6. M.... H....

    Richard and Bonnie. 'Doesn't get any better than this. Happy Birthday, Bonnie Raitt!

  7. D.... P....

    This would be in my collection of perfect songs...in a perfect performance...incredibly performed live...I don't believe any singer could sing this song better than Bonnie Raitt!!

  8. s.... M....

    Just beautiful

  9. T.... B....

    You pull me like the moon pulls the tide. So real so lifelike. My confidante. How can you not ease your mind with ease with me???

  10. M.... L....

    What a lady and guitar player superb

  11. P.... V....

    Very nice song. Well sung. Try listening to the version of this song by ‘Het groot niet te vermijden’ from the Netherlands.

  12. S.... H....

    Happy 70th birthday Richard 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  13. s.... ....

    That was great

  14. M.... N....

    Fantastic track.😘😘

  15. H.... B....

    You want it darker

  16. P.... W....

    Painting teachers say success is about showing various shades of a given colour and moving gently from one colour into another. It seems to me songs are similar since if you do the same thing with words you get a wonderful song like this.

  17. d.... ....

    Bonnie.

  18. N.... N....

    Ain't no one but no one could sing like Alison Krauss

  19. m.... c....

    This is one of those moments that the people fortunate enough to witness it in person don't realize how special it really is.

  20. K.... P....

    I like Gilmour' s version , being unaccompanied gives it a soulful intimate feeling.

    K.... P....

    me too. I listen to it every day.

  21. T.... ....

    That tears it.

  22. C.... J....

    Bonnie Raitt has been with me for all of my adult life. When I was 18 I found her music. And here she is, The Angel from Montgomery with the King of the Dreaming Isles. Beyond words.

  23. K.... M....

    The hairs stand up on my arms!

  24. D.... B....

    Two legends.

  25. s.... s....

    Perfection, sheer perfection

  26. M.... L....

    At the dimming of the day you take the pain away.......

  27. R.... W....

    Wow! Just Wow!

  28. B.... H....

    This was beautifully done in the movie "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" by Linda and Richard Thompson! One of my favorite versions.

  29. S.... D....

    So beautiful.

  30. T.... D....

    love this

  31. S.... B....

    You are beautiful lady and you sing like an angel thank you for the tears in my eyes such feeling

  32. S.... D....

    Pure magic

  33. M.... ....

    Bonnie songs with great emotional power and fervor. And Richard is a genius singer/ songwriter. Bonnie does a stunning version with Paul Brady as well.

  34. c.... z....

    The look on Bonnie's face b4 she sings bespeaks eloquently.

  35. D.... ....

    Richard Thompson lijkt een beetje op Urbanus.

  36. D.... ....

    and I thought the David Gilmour version was nice. Wow

  37. P.... P....

    wonderful, wonderful song

  38. J.... T....

    To me, in the end, the only thing that matters is if you have some one to lie down with to hold, or be held by, and to listen to one another's breath. And not speak, unless you have something to add to the silence. All the political crap going on is just that. Find some one and hold them and be so grateful you are not alone.

  39. J.... B....

    Magnificent. Lovely, lovely, lovely.

  40. L.... M....

    Beautiful song😘😊👍❤️💖💗🌺🌹😘🔥

  41. C.... C....

    Mr. Richard Thompson, a great British songwriter, and a beautiful version of one of his songs by the talented Bonnie Raitt.

  42. D.... D....

    Bonnie Raitt could sing the alphabet, and I'd listen to it. She has a voice that could melt stone. Not seen her live, it's the last thing on my bucket list. Amazing!!

  43. P.... K....

    Bonnie Raitt,Richard Thompson, brilliant❤🎸

  44. B.... V....

    RT - BIG smile a the start

  45. j.... w....

    Sooooooperb 🎼🎼🎼

  46. G.... ....

    Beautiful words brought to life by an equally beautiful voice.

  47. P.... M....

    Oh the humanity

  48. N.... ....

    Hard to believe Richard is 70 this year!

  49. L.... M....

    Beautiful

  50. L.... M....

    Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️❤️⭐️🌟⭐️

  51. L.... M....

    Lovely Song🎸🎸❣️🔥🎸🍷

  52. m.... p....

    Bonnie is a great guitarist in addition to great singer and writer.

  53. W.... R....

    I just stumbled on this. Wow, I had no idea Bonnie Raitt has pipes like that. Holy ... she’s got an incredible voice.

  54. L.... R....

    I like this song, a lot, but this has to be one of the worst versions of it (in my opinion). It's so slow I want to scream, and they're trying so hard to pull our heart strings. I don't know...didn't work for me.

  55. J.... C....

    David Gilmore's version is probably my favorite.

  56. M.... G....

    I found a cassette tape of my Dad singing this for my Mom back in 1999... I'll always hear his voice when I listen to it

    M.... G....

    Cool family!

  57. H.... W....

    131 thumbs down. What will the aliens think when they see THAT?

    H.... W....

    Maybe insanity?

  58. G.... N....

    Raitt honors (and doubles down on) the heartbreak in the original and makes the song her own. Linda Thompson's version expresses her sorrow with exquisite restraint, while Bonnie lets the raw emotion carry her. A cover version should bring something new to the song, and Bonnie and Richard do that beautifully while preserving its elegiac tone. It brings tears to my eyes every time.

  59. F.... P....

    Adore this song, it speaks to me, always has ! Beautiful !

  60. x.... ....

    its a great honor but pour a little wine out for Linda... :D

  61. P.... G....

    Love the Bonnie...

  62. G.... W....

    This is the first time I've heard this. Whew, anyone got a box of Kleenex?

  63. S.... B....

    What a great talent. Love that Guild sound too.

  64. C.... F....

    Two extraordinary talents here.

  65. S.... 1....

    Fills the heart with hope, and despair. I color that beautiful

  66. D.... B....

    God, that is fucking gorgeous!

  67. F.... B....

    This is as good as it gets. Absolutely wonderful. 2 beautiful souls

  68. M.... L....

    I can't sto p playing this song. I've applied for guitar picking lessons as a result of listening to Bonnie covering Dimming of the Day.

  69. C.... V....

    Emylou Harris would do a great version.

    C.... V....

    Charlotte Victoria. Hubbard
    She has:

  70. K.... Y....

    I love Bonnie, but it's almost sacrilege for anyone other than Linda to sing this song.

  71. K.... A....

    Bonnie is a high musician artist! I love her bluesy style! And a so pretty and elegant lady! You have all my compliments!

  72. M.... T....

    Perfect.

  73. C.... D....

    Her voice is the best...but recorded so many bad tunes....

  74. g.... h....

    Bonnie has such soul in her voice .

  75. j.... d....

    It doesn't get much better than that, beautiful

  76. S.... ....

    This old house is falling down around my ears
    Im drowning in the river of my tears

    Prophetic - about the White House since January 2017.

  77. S.... A....

    A match made in heaven..both moving and beautiful.

  78. S.... S....

    Be still my heart ❤️✨

  79. A.... N....

    Dimming of the day. Bonnie Raitt

  80. L.... M....

    Beautiful Song💃💃😊❣️❣️👍❤️🍷🇺🇸🇺🇸❤️🍷🍷🍷🍷❣️enjoy❣️🍷❤️

  81. P.... v....

    I still prefer the way David Gilmour ... Pink Floyd sings this song writen by Richard

  82. J.... f....

    David gilmour de pink floyd la repris en 2001 magnifique

  83. T.... G....

    This is a great song.

  84. E.... T....

    This gave me comfort my friend lost her husband thank you for the song

  85. w.... ....

    what a performance, but it seemed the crowd didn't really 'get' the significance and beauty of having Richard there on stage with Bonnie, spectacular none-the-less

  86. A.... C....

    damn super1

  87. C.... S....

    A heart-breaking performance - I wonder if Richard Thompson was inspired by the Irish ballad the Dawning of the Day. Very beautiful song and rendition - Bonnie is an inspiration.

  88. m.... ....

    Her Ballads are so incredible!

  89. g.... s....

    Every time I hear this it takes about 3 bars in and I can literally feel the tumblers to my heart spin and click. Then I’m there - right there in the groove with them - tears streaming down my face. And that happened when I first heard it off Pour Down Like Silver and just now - 43 years later. Now THAT is a piece of art.

  90. I.... S....

    He's slumming-it a bit here. Raitt's usual Me-Too performance, she should have shut-up, been content singing harmony to Maestro Thompson, instead of this tripe. No business like showbusiness.

  91. E.... O....

    Chills.

  92. J.... W....

    Was working in the centre of Birmingham. One day, the whole place was full of people who looked happy to be there. Asked one of them what was going on. "Bonnie Raitt at Symphony Hall" I had never heard of her. I have now!

  93. M.... G....

    my 2 favourite artists

  94. D.... B....

    Bonnie is one of my favorites and I love this song!

  95. G.... T....

    David Gilmore owns this song with a beautiful version.

  96. g.... 6....

    Bonnie sings with such authentic emotion.Truly amazing artist.....

  97. M.... ....

    Subscribe to my channel and check out my Richard Thompson videos! :)

  98. o.... ....

    How can anyone have a dry eye when watching this ? I can't . A beautiful song sung with such emotion. A stunning voice with one of my favourite musicians of all time . Thanks Bonnie, thank you Richard.