Long Road
Long Road or The Long Road may refer to:
Film and television
Music
- "The Long Road", another version of the song by Eddie Vedder and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan from the Dead Man Walking film soundtrack album
Merkin Ball
"Merkin Ball" is a two-song single by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam featuring Neil Young, released on December 5, 1995 through Epic Records. Merkin Ball is a companion to Neil Young's 1995 album, Mirror Ball. The EP has been certified gold by the RIAA in the United States.
Recording
The tracks on Merkin Ball were recorded at the tail end of the Mirror Ball sessions in February 1995. The songs were produced and mixed by Pearl Jam sound engineer Brett Eliason.
Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder was not around much for the Mirror Ball recording sessions due to what he called a "pretty intense stalker problem." Vedder said that "leaving the house wasn't the easiest thing to do." Vedder would refer to the issue in the song "Lukin " from Pearl Jam's 1996 album, No Code.
Vedder wrote and performed vocals and guitar on the songs "I Got Id" and "Long Road" which were omitted from Mirror Ball.Neil Young contributed lead guitar to "I Got Id" and pump organ to "Long Road". Mirror Ball producer Brendan O'Brien plays bass on "I Got Id" while Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament plays bass on "Long Road". Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons plays drums on both tracks. Pakistani Qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan contributed backing vocals on "Long Road".
Podcasts:
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by Watermen
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by Patty Griffin
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by Steve Hill
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by Flatfoot 56
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by Gun
Long Road
by: WatermenI started out I was just a baby boy
I would cruise on momma's hardwood floors
I was rollin like a rollin stone
My big wheel kept a rollin on
I was flyin in my brain bucket
and there was no other rush like it
Saint Christopher was by my side
and Oh Lord what a crazy ride
it's an
l-o-n-g l-o-n-g r-o-a-d long long road
It's a long road
It's a long road
It's a long Road we're travellin on
We count the steps to that thin horizon
We can't reach it - it keeps getting farther and these
long days are wearin out my soul
yea It's a long Road we're ramblin on
can you tell which is north and south
If I had a known it was just an illusion from the heat of the sun
rising off the blacktop
It's a long road
It's a long road
I'm loosing ground in this high stakes race
Just tryin to keep it between the lines as my heart breaks
I pray the Lord I can keep the faith
Now the arrows pointing to empty on my fuel gage
Through the fog I see the checkered black & white
Is that a beacon or the jaws of life
Through the tunnel now I'm headin for the light
another casualty has lost the fight
it's an
l-o-n-g l-o-n-g r-o-a-d long long road
It's a long road
It's a long road
It's a long Road we're travellin on
We count the steps to that thin horizon
We can't reach it - it keeps getting farther and these
long days are wearin out my soul
yea It's a long Road we're ramblin on
can you tell which is north and south
If I had a known it was just an illusion from the heat of the sun
rising off the blacktop
It's a long road