Daniel Lanois — Where Will I Be
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Oh, the streets are cracked and there's glass everywhere
And the children stare with a motherless eyes
In arms of beauty and on fields of war
Trapped in lament from the poet's core
Oh where
Oh where will I be?
Oh where
When that old trumpet sounds?
I met an Indian girl in Ottawa
She said, you'll be all right when you wah wah
Don't waste your breath, don't waste your heart
Don't blister your heels walking in the dark
Oh where
Oh where will I be?
Oh where
When that old trumpet sounds?
Yeah, I like the heat of your body laying under me
May your wild lip get you where you're going
With your inventions, your intentions, your laughter
Your forever yearning
Oh where
Oh where
When that trumpet sounds?
Are you talking, filling the air, healing the scars
Gnawing away at the steel bars
Going down pure, crawling in the cracks
Going all the way down and coming all the way back
Oh where
Oh where
Oh where
When that trumpet sounds?
Oh where
Oh where
When that trumpet sounds?
Well, the heart opens wide like it's never seen love
And addiction stays on tight like a glove
Oh where
Oh where will I be?
And the children stare with a motherless eyes
In arms of beauty and on fields of war
Trapped in lament from the poet's core
Oh where
Oh where will I be?
Oh where
When that old trumpet sounds?
I met an Indian girl in Ottawa
She said, you'll be all right when you wah wah
Don't waste your breath, don't waste your heart
Don't blister your heels walking in the dark
Oh where
Oh where will I be?
Oh where
When that old trumpet sounds?
Yeah, I like the heat of your body laying under me
May your wild lip get you where you're going
With your inventions, your intentions, your laughter
Your forever yearning
Oh where
Oh where
When that trumpet sounds?
Are you talking, filling the air, healing the scars
Gnawing away at the steel bars
Going down pure, crawling in the cracks
Going all the way down and coming all the way back
Oh where
Oh where
Oh where
When that trumpet sounds?
Oh where
Oh where
When that trumpet sounds?
Well, the heart opens wide like it's never seen love
And addiction stays on tight like a glove
Oh where
Oh where will I be?
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More Lanois, his first 2 albums are killer!
So glad my homie Daniel from Gatineau (Hull), Quebec, is finally getting his due.
Great album and sound. His work on producing Emmylou Harris' Wrecking Ball album in 1995 was just fantastic.
Proclivities wrote:
...and his middle name is Roland.
I wonder if he owns a Thompson Gun.
...and his middle name is Roland.
I wonder if he owns a Thompson Gun.
Does anyone else think Daniel Lanois sounds like Nick Lowe?
westslope wrote:
...and his middle name is Roland.
Public service announcement:
Daniel Lanois is a Franco-Ontarian boy from the Ottawa Valley who has done well for himself. He was born in Hull, Québec which sits across la rivière des Outaouais from the federal capital of Canada: Ottawa, Ontario.
Just to clear up any confusion.
Daniel Lanois is a Franco-Ontarian boy from the Ottawa Valley who has done well for himself. He was born in Hull, Québec which sits across la rivière des Outaouais from the federal capital of Canada: Ottawa, Ontario.
Just to clear up any confusion.
...and his middle name is Roland.
Sorry - but as blasphemous as some will say it is, I like this SOOOOOO much better than Emmy's!!
Plus you can actually HEAR what he's saying!
Plus you can actually HEAR what he's saying!
It is hard to warm up to any song that you first heard by the great Emmy Lou Harris, but this really is quite good.
Oh, how I love Daniel's voice and dreamy style.....mmm. 
wtango wrote:
I love both versions. I think he either produced or wrote the original (or both) for her. But I could be wrong- it happened once.
You could say that. He wrote, produced, played 3 different instruments, and sang backing vocals for Emmylou's version of this song!
I love both versions. I think he either produced or wrote the original (or both) for her. But I could be wrong- it happened once.
You could say that. He wrote, produced, played 3 different instruments, and sang backing vocals for Emmylou's version of this song!
Emmylou Harris did a spectacular version of this on Spyboy, which I think he also produced. It's a wonderful live album, one of my all-time favorites.
Bump. 7 > 8.
Sweet spot.
Sweet spot.
...and to clear up any further confusion: Hull does not exist anymore as it was subsumed by the city of Gatineau, which is where I now work. But Daniel grew up in Hamilton, Ontario, too
We've been listening to this CD for years. Guess that gives the age away. It's all good. Please play more of him.
Public service announcement:
Daniel Lanois is a Franco-Ontarian boy from the Ottawa Valley who has done well for himself. He was born in Hull, Québec which sits across la rivière des Outaouais from the federal capital of Canada: Ottawa, Ontario.
Just to clear up any confusion.
Daniel Lanois is a Franco-Ontarian boy from the Ottawa Valley who has done well for himself. He was born in Hull, Québec which sits across la rivière des Outaouais from the federal capital of Canada: Ottawa, Ontario.
Just to clear up any confusion.
7 > 8.
Nice. It blends in perfectly with the evening's creative endeavor.
Nice. It blends in perfectly with the evening's creative endeavor.
I was thoroughly unprepared for how lovely that was.
hallogallo wrote:
Doesn't matter if to me. I own 'em all. Unusual & enigmatic artist. But thanks for knowing that.
More Daniel Lanois please.
Doesn't matter if to me. I own 'em all. Unusual & enigmatic artist. But thanks for knowing that.
lexica wrote:
I love both versions. I think he either produced or wrote the original (or both) for her. But I could be wrong- it happened once.
As much as I love Lanois, Emmylou owns this song.
I love both versions. I think he either produced or wrote the original (or both) for her. But I could be wrong- it happened once.
More Daniel Lanois please.
Saw him three nights ago at the Barbican (in London) with Emmylou Harris, performing the whole of the Wrecking Ball album. Absolutely stonking performamce, including of course this song. He did a 45 min support set before Emmylou and that was great too.
Compelled to elevate my rating to 9. The sound is so distinctive and he manages to bring out aspects that are not present in the Emmylou Harris and Julie Miller versions. Quite excellent.
This is a good version, made after the Emmylou Harris production. Vocal reminds me a bit of Nick Lowe...
A transparent spirit floats around me and inflicts a positive energy into my fibers whenever I hear this wonderful song.
Thought this was Mark Knopfler at first. Not so much after listening a little, but that was my first impression.
Cynaera wrote:
Miss you so much Cynaera...
love this song...
I have to be in a mood for Lanois' music - but fortunately, I'm almost always in a mood for it. He has such a gift for nuance and inflection - when to shout, and when to whisper. I love his work.
Miss you so much Cynaera...
love this song...
kingart wrote:
Yes, he is a true treasure - I have seen him perform twice and he's pure magic.<3
Lanois (I think it used to be spelled Lanolin) is a very interesting musical personage. A very versatile producer, composer and musician, he's worked with Brian and I think Roger Eno, U2, Dylan, and composed and produced one of the themes in Last of the Mohicans, and some music with Eno, entitled Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, for the fascinating moonshot documentary, For All Mankind. Check out
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois
Yes, he is a true treasure - I have seen him perform twice and he's pure magic.<3
westslope wrote:
Holy shit. Was that a misfire of my stupid automatic spell check. I didn't intentionally write "Lanolin". I wrote Lanlois, because that was how I had seen it spelled several times, including on the back of one of my CDs. Bad Word! Bad Bill Gates!
<Lanois (I think it used to be spelled Lanolin) is a very interesting musical personage. A very versatile producer, composer and musician, he's worked with Brian and I think Roger Eno, U2, Dylan, and composed and produced one of the themes in Last of the Mohicans, and some music with Eno, entitled Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, for the fascinating moonshot documentary, For All Mankind. Check out>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois
Hilarious.
Wistful.
Holy shit. Was that a misfire of my stupid automatic spell check. I didn't intentionally write "Lanolin". I wrote Lanlois, because that was how I had seen it spelled several times, including on the back of one of my CDs. Bad Word! Bad Bill Gates!
<Lanois (I think it used to be spelled Lanolin) is a very interesting musical personage. A very versatile producer, composer and musician, he's worked with Brian and I think Roger Eno, U2, Dylan, and composed and produced one of the themes in Last of the Mohicans, and some music with Eno, entitled Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, for the fascinating moonshot documentary, For All Mankind. Check out>
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois
Webdrifters wrote:
Nanana! b/s. Lanois is a Fench-Canadian name not a lubricant. I worked with him.
kingart wrote:
Lanois (I think it used to be spelled Lanolin) is a very interesting musical personage. A very versatile producer, composer and musician, he's worked with Brian and I think Roger Eno, U2, Dylan, and composed and produced one of the themes in Last of the Mohicans, and some music with Eno, entitled Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, for the fascinating moonshot documentary, For All Mankind. Check out
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois
Hilarious.
Wistful.
This is very smooth and melodic. I love the line about "I love the feel of your body under me." MMMMMMMMMM
I have asked this question so often in my lifetime. A reflective time is always served when this song appears in the realm of my listening quarters. I really enjoy this song and it's atmosphere. Hopefully it leads to bigger and better things.
Nanana! b/s. Lanois is a Fench-Canadian name not a lubricant. I worked with him.
kingart wrote:
Lanois (I think it used to be spelled Lanolin) is a very interesting musical personage. A very versatile producer, composer and musician, he's worked with Brian and I think Roger Eno, U2, Dylan, and composed and produced one of the themes in Last of the Mohicans, and some music with Eno, entitled Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, for the fascinating moonshot documentary, For All Mankind. Check out
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois
Lanois (I think it used to be spelled Lanolin) is a very interesting musical personage. A very versatile producer, composer and musician, he's worked with Brian and I think Roger Eno, U2, Dylan, and composed and produced one of the themes in Last of the Mohicans, and some music with Eno, entitled Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks, for the fascinating moonshot documentary, For All Mankind. Check out
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois
never heard of this guy but this song is one of my newest favs on RP.
lexica wrote:
I thought this sounded a little tedious coming from the likes of the brilliant Danny...
As much as I love Lanois, Emmylou owns this song.
I thought this sounded a little tedious coming from the likes of the brilliant Danny...
lexica wrote:
she does indeed.
As much as I love Lanois, Emmylou owns this song.
she does indeed.
As much as I love Lanois, Emmylou owns this song.
Steve wrote:
It looks like they're still out of MP3's. Maybe the truck shipping them was hijacked.
Hijacked... Hmmm... hijacked by pirates?
It looks like they're still out of MP3's. Maybe the truck shipping them was hijacked.
Hijacked... Hmmm... hijacked by pirates?
Hey Dan... Where will you be...
Steve wrote:
It looks like they're still out of MP3's. Maybe the truck shipping them was hijacked.
Don't be fooled by the "Buy MP3 from Amazon" link above. Sadly the Amazon page claims they are not available.
What, did they run out of MP3's?
What, did they run out of MP3's?
It looks like they're still out of MP3's. Maybe the truck shipping them was hijacked.
I wish to someday go from being able to appreciate Mr. Lanois' diverse and unique talents (as a solo artist) to being able to actually enjoy them.
A great talent, vastly underappreciated!
Bat wrote:
This version and the Emmylou version have slightly different lyrics. Either way, it was written by Mr. Lanois
How can you listen to this and not think of the Emmylou Harris version?
Daniel Lanois' production on Harris' Wrecking Ball album was so powerful that it was as much his album as hers. I like his first version - the one with her singing - better.
This version and the Emmylou version have slightly different lyrics. Either way, it was written by Mr. Lanois
Thought I heard a bit of Dylan in his voice - pleasant surprise to find out it DL - it's been since 89 since acadie ? Goodness I must be getting old...when someone has made such a vast catalogue of such amazing material be it production of some of the most seminal music of (at least MY but dare I say OUR lives) it's hard not to feel we are just lucky to chill in his enormous shadow...
DoctorHooey wrote:
I love his voice, but it's his production that identifies his songs for me. Can't explain it, beyond the fact that his songs have a feel... oh, and the stereo drums...
Not a great voice, but jeez I get lost in his production. Totally pristine and immersive without being excessive.
I love his voice, but it's his production that identifies his songs for me. Can't explain it, beyond the fact that his songs have a feel... oh, and the stereo drums...
BillG wrote:
Actually, he did.
He also produced Apollo, which I can hear a bit here in this song.
I wish I heard that album here.
" I didn't get a harrumph out of that guy."
Actually, he did.
He also produced Apollo, which I can hear a bit here in this song.
I wish I heard that album here.
" I didn't get a harrumph out of that guy."
Not a great voice, but jeez I get lost in his production. Totally pristine and immersive without being excessive.
I have to be in a mood for Lanois' music - but fortunately, I'm almost always in a mood for it. He has such a gift for nuance and inflection - when to shout, and when to whisper. I love his work.
awww, this is niiiice.
Love me some Daniel Lanois.
Wow,from some of the comments it looks like this guy has had some influence on me without me ever knowing it.
Don't be fooled by the "Buy MP3 from Amazon" link above. Sadly the Amazon page claims they are not available.
What, did they run out of MP3's?
What, did they run out of MP3's?
Always a pleasure to listen to Daniel.
From "What have I done!?!" to "Where will I be?" Awesome Bill.
Daniel Lanois is THE man, period.
Emmylou ... that's who sang it before. I was having trouble listening to this because I was trying to figure that out <sigh>. Nice rendition, though.
Magnificent! A SOLID TEN
Jazbo wrote:
Mr. Stills?....... Hello....Is that you?
6>7......Soothing....
Mr. Stills?....... Hello....Is that you?
BillG wrote:
Actually, he did.
He DID?!!?!? I suspected so 'cause it sounded so much like his style, i quickly glanced at the back cover of the vinyl album i've had since '88 (reminds me of prom night) and didn't see his name... not surprised i missed it... i'll look again. Thanks Bill
Actually, he did.
He DID?!!?!? I suspected so 'cause it sounded so much like his style, i quickly glanced at the back cover of the vinyl album i've had since '88 (reminds me of prom night) and didn't see his name... not surprised i missed it... i'll look again. Thanks Bill
Well done, scrubbrush! We could all use a little more Lanois in our lives.
scrubbrush wrote:
scrubbrush wrote:
SWEET! My first LRC!
How can you listen to this and not think of the Emmylou Harris version?
Daniel Lanois' production on Harris' Wrecking Ball album was so powerful that it was as much his album as hers. I like his first version - the one with her singing - better.
This reminds me of another song sung by a female on RP. But I can't remember who that is.
I really like this.
Of course, Daniel Lanois is The Man:
"Daniel Lanois (pronounced /lænËwÉË/, lan-wah)<1> (born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist and singer-songwriter. He has released a number of albums of his own work and has produced albums for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, and Willie Nelson. Lanois is best known for producing, with Brian Eno, a number of albums for U2, including The Joshua Tree."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois
I really like this.
Of course, Daniel Lanois is The Man:
"Daniel Lanois (pronounced /lænËwÉË/, lan-wah)<1> (born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist and singer-songwriter. He has released a number of albums of his own work and has produced albums for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, and Willie Nelson. Lanois is best known for producing, with Brian Eno, a number of albums for U2, including The Joshua Tree."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lanois
Nice to hear from this gifted producer and sometimes NOLA resident. Thanks!
Wow, assuming this is representative of him solo, you can totally hear Lanois's paw-prints all over the albums he produced for Peter Gabriel!
What it is now...
Dare I say this must be yet another Other Mark Knopfler.
But I do like it. Calm and comforting.
Dare I say this must be yet another Other Mark Knopfler.
But I do like it. Calm and comforting.
scrubbrush wrote:
by the way, he didn't produce that album
Actually, he did.
by the way, he didn't produce that album
Actually, he did.
scrubbrush wrote:
by the way, he didn't produce that album
This song made me go back to check to see if Mr. Lanois produced Robbie Robertson's classic album Robbie Robertson. This song's production reminds me of that album.
by the way, he didn't produce that album
This song made me go back to check to see if Mr. Lanois produced Robbie Robertson's classic album Robbie Robertson. This song's production reminds me of that album.
scrubbrush wrote:
Nice One!
SWEET! My first LRC!
Nice One!Nice!
SWEET! My first LRC!