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It Makes No Difference Lyrics
It makes no diff'rence
Where I turn
I can't get over you when the flame still burns
It makes no diff'rence
Night or day
The shadow never seems to fade away
And the sun
Don't shine
Anymore
And the rains
Fall down
On my door
Now there's no love
As true as the love
That dies untold
But the clouds
Never hung so low
Before
It makes no diff'rence
How far I go
Like a scar, the hurt will always show
And it makes no diff'rence
Who I meet
They're just a face in the crowd on a dead-end street
And the sun
Don't shine
Anymore
And the rains
Fall down
On my door
These old love letters,
Well, I just can't keep
'Cause like the gambler says,
Read 'em and weep
And the dawn
Don't rescue me
No more
Without your love,
I'm nothing at all
Like an empty hall, it's a lonley fall
Since you've gone,
It's a losin' battle
Stampedin' cattle, they rattle the walls
And the sun
Don't shine
Anymore
And the rains
Fall down
On my door
Well, I love you so much
And it's all I can do
Just to keep myself from tellin' you
That I never
Felt so alone
Before
Where I turn
I can't get over you when the flame still burns
It makes no diff'rence
Night or day
The shadow never seems to fade away
Don't shine
Anymore
And the rains
Fall down
On my door
As true as the love
That dies untold
Never hung so low
Before
How far I go
Like a scar, the hurt will always show
And it makes no diff'rence
Who I meet
They're just a face in the crowd on a dead-end street
Don't shine
Anymore
And the rains
Fall down
On my door
Well, I just can't keep
'Cause like the gambler says,
Read 'em and weep
Don't rescue me
No more
I'm nothing at all
Like an empty hall, it's a lonley fall
Since you've gone,
It's a losin' battle
Stampedin' cattle, they rattle the walls
Don't shine
Anymore
And the rains
Fall down
On my door
And it's all I can do
Just to keep myself from tellin' you
Felt so alone
Before
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this is one of the greatist songs written and rick danko's vocal breaks your heart. this song really means alot to me about a relationship along time ago in my life that still affects me
Look up Ricks solo performance on youtube in japan Circa 1997. It kills me for so many reasons but its its own version.
My brain is very fuzzy and thinking wierd right now from the benzos, so pardon me if this doesn't sound fluent. Yeah it sucked. Poor old man was coming to an end. It's sad to see that kind of deterioration. It almost makes me want to cry because you can still hear that enduring emotion in his voice; the song still had meaning. As it was said the shadow never seems to fade away. The sun didn't shine anymore, the rain still falling. It just added up to be a very depressing while heartfelt performance. Not sure if you looked into it that...
My brain is very fuzzy and thinking wierd right now from the benzos, so pardon me if this doesn't sound fluent. Yeah it sucked. Poor old man was coming to an end. It's sad to see that kind of deterioration. It almost makes me want to cry because you can still hear that enduring emotion in his voice; the song still had meaning. As it was said the shadow never seems to fade away. The sun didn't shine anymore, the rain still falling. It just added up to be a very depressing while heartfelt performance. Not sure if you looked into it that deeply, but it meant a lot to me. RIP Rick Danko, one of the greatest musicians to have ever contributed his talents to the world.
I absolutely love this song. It has such as somber and melancholy feeling to it. Rick Danko sings it and his voice is one of the greatest ever. Watch The Last Waltz. You will undertsand what I'm talking about when you here this.
The most beautiful songs I've ever heard from The Band and one of my favorite songs ever. I don't have to interpret it too much, because it's pretty straight-forward, but man, is it powerful. Do you guys know who wrote this song? i always read and heard that Robbie wrote most of (if not all of) their songs, but it's hard to believe Rick didn't write it. There are some songs that, when the singer puts this much heart and soul into it, you think to yourself "man, this guy had to have been the one who wrote this, because there's no other way he could have put this much emotion into it".
@Muck Man Definitely Robbie Robertson
@Muck Man Definitely Robbie Robertson
@Muck Man Robbie wrote it with Rick in mind, when he heard Rick singing it he thought right away it was a classic.
@Muck Man Robbie wrote it with Rick in mind, when he heard Rick singing it he thought right away it was a classic.
This song means so much to me it is part of me. Rick Danko's vocal is unbelievable. RIP I cannot even explain it is to close.
do you believe this?
"Now there's no love As true as the love That dies untold"
@orphan_yachts I agree, doesn’t ring true to me. A love that dies because the guy for whatever reason didn’t ‘tell’ it isn’t the truest love, it’s a squandered love. Don’t know what Robbie was thinking! And for those of you believing Levon’s trash talk about Robbie not sharing lyric credit, read Robbie’s memoir Testimony. Levon’s book turned me off to Robbie. Testimony is much more believable, written by a decent man who was the lynchpin of The Band when the others were off the deepend. In The Last Waltz Ronnie Hawkins agreed, saying Levon helped arrangements but didn’t write the...
@orphan_yachts I agree, doesn’t ring true to me. A love that dies because the guy for whatever reason didn’t ‘tell’ it isn’t the truest love, it’s a squandered love. Don’t know what Robbie was thinking! And for those of you believing Levon’s trash talk about Robbie not sharing lyric credit, read Robbie’s memoir Testimony. Levon’s book turned me off to Robbie. Testimony is much more believable, written by a decent man who was the lynchpin of The Band when the others were off the deepend. In The Last Waltz Ronnie Hawkins agreed, saying Levon helped arrangements but didn’t write the lyrics or melody except on the few he was credited with.
such a beautiful love song about not being able to get over someone who you can't have. beautiful live on the last waltz.
Oh yeah, and as much as I love The Last Waltz, I think that version of this song pales in comparison witht he studio version. Rick doesn't sound nearly as good (but as we all know, Rick and Richard didn't sound nearly as well by this time because of all of their years of boozing, drugging, and performing...although Levon still sounded great). Rick put the same heart and soul into it, but it just didn't sound as good. Maybe that's just me.
@Muck Man Are you joking? The "Last Waltz" version has TWO stunning sax solos by Garth Hudson. TWO.
@Muck Man Are you joking? The "Last Waltz" version has TWO stunning sax solos by Garth Hudson. TWO.
I agree that neither Rick nor Richard sound their best on The Last Waltz, but Rick sounds incredible on the studio version. I have heard that Robbie often took credit for writing songs that he didn't actually write. Either way, this is a beautiful song about losing someone and knowing that you'll never see them again, but you still can't get over them and move on with your life.
@TheDuellist Robbie never took credit for songs he didn't write. Even Levon didn't say that, Levon thought he should have gotten more credit because he (and the others) helped with the arrangements. However, whenever one of them wrote or co-wrote a song they were properly credited. Besides they all got 20 percent of the publishing rights.
@TheDuellist Robbie never took credit for songs he didn't write. Even Levon didn't say that, Levon thought he should have gotten more credit because he (and the others) helped with the arrangements. However, whenever one of them wrote or co-wrote a song they were properly credited. Besides they all got 20 percent of the publishing rights.
Also I should note that the end of this song is one of the few times where Robbie's playing sounds really really good. Most of the time his playing doesn't really stand out, but it sure does here.
@TheDuellist He overdubbed his solos on the "Last Waltz" soundtrack.
@TheDuellist He overdubbed his solos on the "Last Waltz" soundtrack.