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Willie Nelson — Sitting In Limbo
Album: Countryman
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Released: 2005
Length: 2:35
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Sitting here in limbo, but I know it won't be long
Sitting here in limbo, like a bird without a song
Well, they're putting up resistance
But I know that my faith will lead me on

Sitting here in limbo, waiting for the dice to roll
Sitting here in limbo, got some time to search my soul
Well, they're putting up resistance
But I know that my faith will lead me on

I don't know where life will lead me
But I know where I've been
I can't say what life will show me
But I know what I've seen
Tried my hand at love and friendship
But all that is passed and gone
This little boy is moving on

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the tide to flow
Sitting here in limbo knowing that I have to go
Well, they're putting up resistance
But I know that my faith will lead me on

I don't know where life will lead me
But I know where I've been
I can't say what life will show me
But I know what I've seen
Tried my hand at love and friendship
But all that is passed and gone
This little boy is moving on

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the tide to flow
Sitting here in limbo knowing that I have to go
Well, they're putting up resistance
But I know that my faith will lead me on

Sitting in limbo, sitting in limbo
Sitting in limbo, sitting in limbo
Sitting in limbo, sitting in limbo
Sitting in limbo limbo limbo...
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 rayban wrote:
dionysius wrote: Busted!


I smoke pot, and Willie still sucks, and this really sucks!
Posted 1 year ago by nrelkie1    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

Well being almost 2.5 times older than Bob surely helps with the quantity and number of days of weed smoking. 

Now I'm finding myself curious to know which of these greats smoked more on a per day basis.  And I'm sure this curiosity is mostly based on the fact that I just smoked some myself - so it's probably not an interesting thought at all.  Oh well...Long Live RP and MJ!!



Must be why the lyrics are all messed up hahahah
Posted 1 year ago by imluggr    [ Reply ]
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Shilling while Willie Nelson is playing. Capitalism can ruin any sacred space.
Posted 1 year ago by itsme_bygolly    [ Reply ]
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Really? and what kind of music do they play?
Posted 1 year ago by Canadese    [ Reply ]
Maybe it's because I've been on a Community binge, but I swear "Gettin' Rid of Britta" is derivative of this.
Posted 2 years ago by greyhound    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

Well being almost 2.5 times older than Bob surely helps with the quantity and number of days of weed smoking. 

Now I'm finding myself curious to know which of these greats smoked more on a per day basis.  And I'm sure this curiosity is mostly based on the fact that I just smoked some myself - so it's probably not an interesting thought at all.  Oh well...Long Live RP and MJ!!


Don't count out Snoop Dogg!
Posted 2 years ago by surfool    [ Reply ]
I can think of several reasons why I should dislike this.  Can't quite bring myself to do it.
Posted 2 years ago by Typesbad    [ Reply ]
 lizardking wrote:

Well being almost 2.5 times older than Bob surely helps with the quantity and number of days of weed smoking. 

Now I'm finding myself curious to know which of these greats smoked more on a per day basis.  And I'm sure this curiosity is mostly based on the fact that I just smoked some myself - so it's probably not an interesting thought at all.  Oh well...Long Live RP and MJ!!


You've got me thinking, Mr. King: if Willie Nelson had smoked more weed, maybe his career would have been in Reggae....
Posted 2 years ago by mattenuttall    [ Reply ]
 Grayson wrote:

In a parallel universe (can't tell you where the portal to it is or I'd have to... you know) white people are forbidden from covering reggae songs. 



Ha! Nowadays, for sure! Cultural appropriation!
Posted 2 years ago by bimmerfan739    [ Reply ]
Willie... singing reggae? No, please, just don't. Stop it!

Not that I don't love Willie because I do, but singing reggae? Ain't nobody got time for that!
Posted 2 years ago by dewhead    [ Reply ]
In a parallel universe (can't tell you where the portal to it is or I'd have to... you know) white people are forbidden from covering reggae songs. 
Posted 3 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
This song is a travesty!  It's so bad, and I love the original so much, I just have to smile.  {#Tongue}
Posted 3 years ago by Clark_Novato    [ Reply ]
 dmcanany wrote:
Considering he probably smoked more pot in his life than Bob Marley, it seems appropriate to have Willie singing reggae.
 
Well being almost 2.5 times older than Bob surely helps with the quantity and number of days of weed smoking. 

Now I'm finding myself curious to know which of these greats smoked more on a per day basis.  And I'm sure this curiosity is mostly based on the fact that I just smoked some myself - so it's probably not an interesting thought at all.  Oh well...Long Live RP and MJ!!
Posted 3 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
 jwallstrom846 wrote:
If Ray Charles can do country,  Willy can do  reggae.
 
Ray did it well.
Posted 4 years ago by aelfheld    [ Reply ]
 R_P wrote:
corny wobbly synth?
 

Thats not corny, that's roots :)

Love
Posted 4 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Considering he probably smoked more pot in his life than Bob Marley, it seems appropriate to have Willie singing reggae.
Posted 4 years ago by dmcanany    [ Reply ]
If Ray Charles can do country,  Willy can do  reggae.
Posted 4 years ago by jwallstrom846    [ Reply ]
This, right after Bob Marley. Of course.

Kind of weird hearing Willie sing this, but hey. A commenter called it 'front porch music', which is apt.
c.
Posted 4 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Perfect for these days and times
Posted 4 years ago by Terilda    [ Reply ]
Very Punny!  I'm siting here in Limbo.  If I go outside I might die of a global pandemic
Posted 4 years ago by eron59    [ Reply ]
corny wobbly synth?
Posted 18 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]
I don't feel like this is reggae. I feel its more like porch music. Mellow, nice, nothing you have to think too hard about.
Posted 18 years ago by meghan89    [ Reply ]
I'll never smoke weed with Willie again
Posted 18 years ago by crowhog2000    [ Reply ]
Mari wrote:
Yea, I believe it, he's quite a character isn't he?
yeah, but dreck is dreck regardless of the source!
Posted 18 years ago by TeddiB    [ Reply ]
I kind of like it. Willie can remember when a dime bag cost a dime...
Posted 18 years ago by Bizzarefall    [ Reply ]
mojoman wrote:
Willie Nelson + reggae is kinda like mixing creamed corn with chocolate fudge.
creamed corn and chocolate fudge.... mmmmmmmm...
Posted 18 years ago by byrd    [ Reply ]
I get a kick out of this. People take things waaaay to seriously around here.
Posted 18 years ago by TheLoneIguana    [ Reply ]
It's not that bad - at least it's not Dancehall, or *shudder* "Lover's Rock"...
Posted 18 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
The cover (artwork) appeals to herbalists everywhere. The song? Puhleeze. trempel wrote:
I love the album cover
Posted 18 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
Kill switch! Kill switch! Where did I put that dang kill switch?? Oh well, probably someone likes this. I can wait.
Posted 19 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
mojoman wrote:
I love reggae. That's why I believe certain people should never perform it! Willie Nelson + reggae is kinda like mixing creamed corn with chocolate fudge. Each is okay by itself, but together ...?
I love reggae as well, but I must say that the album has grown on me. The groove is reggae, but the "texture" (steel and slide guitars, harmonica) is definitely country. I really like this blend and I find myself whistling, humming and singing along to most of the songs. Certainly not a classic album (a 6 at best), but pleasant enough nonetheless. Actually, the original by Jimmy Cliff isn't reggae either.
Posted 19 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Willie Nelson is a great artist, and this song... does NOT prove it. Anybody trying to get a record contract with this as demo would be laughed out of the building. Is there a reason why you don't play the real version of this song (which is great)? Is there a reason why you don't play any of willie's *good* sonds?
Posted 19 years ago by MikeCloud    [ Reply ]
rolf wrote:
I really don't understand that so many people dislike reggae.
I love reggae. That's why I believe certain people should never perform it! Willie Nelson + reggae is kinda like mixing creamed corn with chocolate fudge. Each is okay by itself, but together ...?
Posted 19 years ago by mojoman    [ Reply ]
I love RP. I know the definition of Eclectic. But this song...it's just wrong... well at least it's not Harder They Come. Whoops, Bill has the message..he just stepped on the ending..lopped off the last few agonizing seconds.
Posted 19 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
I love the album cover
Posted 19 years ago by trempel    [ Reply ]
I'd much much much rather hear Jerry Garcia and David Grisman's version of this song, or even Jimmy Cliff....but Willie Nelson...yuck
Posted 19 years ago by cptbuz    [ Reply ]
What's this? Is he singing about the current state of his career?
Posted 19 years ago by SpaceCowboy    [ Reply ]
Oh man, this thing is in heavier rotation than Britney Spears on HOTT QNX FM, YOUR STATION WITH THE GREATEST HITS.
Posted 19 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
I really want to like this but I just can't. There are much better tracks on the album. "Darkness on the face of the earth" is one. This one just doesn't cut it for me.
Posted 19 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
rolf wrote:
I really don't understand that so many people dislike reggae.
I believe that most of these comments are coming from people who love reggae.
Posted 19 years ago by chinacat    [ Reply ]
This stinks! Willie, it's okay to smoke it, but this album is taking it a bit far,ya know mon?
Posted 19 years ago by foppy-knight    [ Reply ]
rolf wrote:
I really don't understand that so many people dislike reggae.
Well, you got your GOOD reggae and your BAD reggae...this would be an example of your BAD reggae.
Posted 19 years ago by SCJoniguy    [ Reply ]
The only thing saving this from rating a 1 is the greatness of the original song.
Posted 19 years ago by strick    [ Reply ]
willie, i love ya and all. but stick to the country man.
Posted 19 years ago by tony620d    [ Reply ]
I really don't understand that so many people dislike reggae.
Posted 19 years ago by rolf    [ Reply ]
The only thing preventing me from giving this a "1" is my refusal on general principle to call anything "sucko-barfo".
Posted 19 years ago by winter    [ Reply ]
Just to quantify my dislike of this track, I'd rather listen to cuts from Pat Boone's "In a Metal Mood" album. :-&
Posted 19 years ago by ObeliskToucher    [ Reply ]
shayde wrote:
I don't get Willie Nelson. He's a mediocre singer, why is everyone so batshit over him?
Judging from many of the comments here as well as the song rating, "everyone" isn't. ;) It doesn't seem so bad to me.
Posted 19 years ago by aceface    [ Reply ]
This song gets more awful upon each listen. Ugh.
Posted 19 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
If there's anything that will make me turn off RP faster than reggae, it's Willie Nelson trying to sing reggae.
Posted 19 years ago by MsJudi    [ Reply ]
TeddiB wrote:
this is just wrong
Exactly! As reggae, it's awful. as anything else, ....too. :(
Posted 19 years ago by pyxxel    [ Reply ]
dionysius wrote:
I do not smoke marijuana, but I do enjoy both reggae and Willie as well
Busted!
Posted 19 years ago by rayban    [ Reply ]
this is just wrong
Posted 19 years ago by TeddiB    [ Reply ]
physicsgenius wrote:
Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. Why won't my ratings dropdown show me negative numbers?
On further listening, I would not rate this negative. Low, yes, but not negative.
Posted 19 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
precisely. Could we hear the original?
Posted 19 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
umm…yeah…I dont know…umm…ok I am almost without words here, well at least none that can describe that. I will have to reserve a rating judgement until I hear it again. Caught me completely off guard. I love that song, especially the Garcia/Grisman versions that just drip with emotion and an almost bittersweet melacholy. I guess it falls in line with other recent "late-in-carreer" genre-jumping musicians. Neil Diamond doing modern rock (His take on the Portishead song is actually really cool). Johnny Cash doing Soundgarden and NIN (We all know how those became "His" songs and ooze with pasion and emotion) John Denver doing a metal album. (Correction: It's Pat Boone - In A Metal Mood. Hope this didnt put all you John Denver fans on the lookout for the lost "Metal" album. I suppose I should check my facts before posting them. Sorry for the confusion and hysteria this may have caused.) But, Willie + Reggae? I'm just not feeling the vibe, mon. Yeah… I'll have to get back to you on this one.
Posted 19 years ago by Hempeltons    [ Reply ]
I do not smoke marijuana, but I do enjoy both reggae and Willie as well (he sings so much more than country; always has!). Where were all the complainers years ago when Willie did Stardust, his album of classic pop standards? He doesn't have to perform country, only, forever and ever amen. Why can't he do reggae just as well? Why can't he do whatever the hell he wants to do? As long as the results justify the means--and I think that they do in this case, marginally--then why the hell not? Not groundbreaking by any means, but certainly pleasant. His voice sits nicely atop those deep, deep grooves. Now, if only Jimmy Cliff would return the favor and cover "Whiskey River"....
Posted 19 years ago by dionysius    [ Reply ]
Chunnamark wrote:
I don't know what to make of this. It's like a lot of Willie Nelson stuff. There's no reason to like it; you just do. I still think Teatro is his best work in the past 15 years.
I actually like a lot of Willie's stuff because I like it, not "because I'm supposed to"......besides, who says any HAS to like anything? I'm a deadhead from way back, yet I can't stand Bob Dylan! Willie's "Teatro" is a very fine work indeed, but this new um...."reggae" is just a reason for that old coot to put a big reefer leaf on his album cover! Peace thru hemp! Hemp for life!
Posted 19 years ago by anniebear    [ Reply ]
technoshaman wrote:
Willie has taken a lot of shit just for being who he is in this world. For that, and many other reasons, he's closer to being a true brother of Jimmy's than anyone listening to RP. Willie is an authentic dissident and a damn good singer/songwriter. Don't cut him slack because he is in his seventies - he doesn't need it. He stands on his own against posers of any age. See ya - I'm off to buy the CD.
very well said. Does this CD have the Toots song w/ Willie on it? Was it done at the same time?
Posted 19 years ago by islander    [ Reply ]
Liking it.
Posted 19 years ago by lester    [ Reply ]
technoshaman wrote:
Yeah, that must be what its all about - stupid old people screwing things up - because we all know that everything young people like is cool. What other groups of people do you consider yourself superior to? True, I have felt the same things. Ah, but I was so much older then, I am younger than that now.
Actually, I am one of those "old folks" but I have taste. Like Shayde said "he is a mediocre singer" leave Willie to those country stations please. I am giving this a 2 because its Willie and its reggae. Need I say more? This is not even remotely entertaining or pleasant EDIT: Had to send this song up in smoke to the land of 1
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
rock on willie, rock on
Posted 19 years ago by th3boon    [ Reply ]
This is very unsafe... Too much pot, Willie!!! For obvious reasons, you are welcome to LIKE dub and reggae, but please refrain from playing it... Take it from me, I like all four kinds... Dub, Reggae, Country and Western.
Posted 19 years ago by SpaceCowboy    [ Reply ]
Frankly, I like this!
Posted 19 years ago by emleamy    [ Reply ]
willie nelson doing his best impersonation of jimmy buffet? 0-fer-2, folks.
Posted 19 years ago by frrisus    [ Reply ]
I don't get Willie Nelson. He's a mediocre singer, why is everyone so batshit over him?
Posted 19 years ago by shayde    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Someone at RP must love Willie.....third song from this CD I've heard this week...this song is for those old folks who don't know what real music is and will just listen to anything! =;
Yeah, that must be what its all about - stupid old people screwing things up - because we all know that everything young people like is cool. What other groups of people do you consider yourself superior to? True, I have felt the same things. Ah, but I was so much older then, I am younger than that now.
Posted 19 years ago by technoshaman    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
Someone at RP must love Willie.....third song from this CD I've heard this week...this song is for those old folks who don't know what real music is and will just listen to anything! =;
Riiiight.... Thanks for the laugh.
Posted 19 years ago by am    [ Reply ]
Willie has taken a lot of shit just for being who he is in this world. For that, and many other reasons, he's closer to being a true brother of Jimmy's than anyone listening to RP. Willie is an authentic dissident and a damn good singer/songwriter. Don't cut him slack because he is in his seventies - he doesn't need it. He stands on his own against posers of any age. See ya - I'm off to buy the CD.
Posted 19 years ago by technoshaman    [ Reply ]
I don't know what to make of this. It's like a lot of Willie Nelson stuff. There's no reason to like it; you just do. I still think Teatro is his best work in the past 15 years.
Posted 19 years ago by Chunnamark    [ Reply ]
Mercy! Please! I can't stand any more Willie Nelson! Ever!
Posted 19 years ago by tirilyn    [ Reply ]
Someone at RP must love Willie.....third song from this CD I've heard this week...this song is for those old folks who don't know what real music is and will just listen to anything! =;
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
Whiskey. Tango. Foxtrot. Why won't my ratings dropdown show me negative numbers?
Posted 19 years ago by physicsgenius    [ Reply ]
Jimmy Cliff should come to America and kick this guy's ass for wrecking his song like this!! :fight.gif:
Posted 19 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
Saw Trey Anastasio & The 70 Volt Parade do a great version of this song @ the Hammerstien Ball Room in NYC. Been tyring to figure out who originally did the song since then! I now know that it was Jimmy Cliff Thanks to BILL! Treys version was much better!
Posted 19 years ago by JoJopugs    [ Reply ]
good on ya, Willie - 70 years old and still trying new musical styles...love the reggae!
Posted 19 years ago by flandersdog    [ Reply ]
Coulda bin the Willie Nelson...coulda bin the wine.... but I'm diggin this.
Posted 19 years ago by DisplacedNorthrnr    [ Reply ]
Ender43 wrote:
I'm really curious about this album...can't wait to hear it all.
Same here. I hope he's not just tryting to appeal to the Phish heads. Check out the album cover and the "wobby" wah guitars.
Posted 19 years ago by Cambot    [ Reply ]
Willie is the BOMB!
Posted 19 years ago by MisterVErb    [ Reply ]
hemp hemp hooray!
Posted 19 years ago by aceface    [ Reply ]
I'm really curious about this album...can't wait to hear it all.
Posted 19 years ago by Ender43    [ Reply ]