Boulder to Birmingham

About Boulder to Birmingham

"Boulder to Birmingham" is a song written by Emmylou Harris and Bill Danoff which first appeared on Harris's 1975 album Pieces of the Sky. It has served as something of a signature tune for the artist and recounts her feelings of grief in the years following the death of country rock star and mentor Gram Parsons. Early in her career, Harris toured with Gram Parsons and sang on his 1973 album GP. The song is known for its chorus "I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham/I would hold my life in his saving grace/I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham/If I thought I could see, I could see your face. " Harris did not write again about Parsons' death in such a directly way until "The Road", a track from her 2011 album Hard Bargain. Bill Danoff recorded the song with his group, the Starland Vocal Band, on their self-titled debut album. A version of the song was a hit in New Zealand for The Hollies, reaching number ten there, and later appeared on their album A Crazy Steal. A version was recorded in 1975 by Scott Walker and The Walker Brothers on their No Regrets album. In 2012, American alternative rock band, The Fray, released a cover of the song featuring Harris as a bonus track on their record, Scars & Stories. more »

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2000

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I don't want to hear your love song 
I got on this aeroplane just to fly 
And I know there's life below me 
But all that you can show me 
Is the prairie and the sky 

And I don't want to hear a sad story 
Full of heartbreak and desire 
The last time I felt like this 
I was in the wilderness 
And the canyon was on fire 

And I stood on the mountain 
In the night and I watched it burn 
I watched it burn, I watched it burn 

I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham 
I would hold my life in his saving grace 
I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham 
If I thought I could see, I could see your face 

Well, you really got me this time 
And the hardest part is knowin' I'll survive 
I've come to listen for the sound 
Of the trucks as they go down 
Out on ninety-five 
And pretend that it's the ocean 
Comin' down to wash me clean, to wash me clean 
Baby, do you know what I mean 

I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham 
I would hold my life in his saving grace 
I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham 
If I thought I could see, I could see your face 

I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham 
I would hold my life in his saving grace 
I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham 
If I thought I could see, I could see your face 

I would rock my soul in the bosom of Abraham 
I would hold my life in his saving grace

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The Hollies

The Hollies are an English pop group formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, although the majority of the band members came from towns in East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and early 1970s. They enjoyed considerable popularity in many countries, although they did not achieve major US chart success until 1966. They had 30 charting singles on the UK Singles Chart, and 21 on the Billboard Hot 100, with songs including, "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother", "Carrie Anne", "Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress" and "The Air That I Breathe". more »

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