"There are two kinds of men. Men in love with Emmylou Harris, and men who haven't met her." - Willie Nelson

45 years later, and my heart still skips a beat and does a back flip.

I always love the singer who remembers the writer, Thank You Emmylou for always remembering Townes and his wonderful writing, you are a true artist.

Oh my, Emmylou juste gets classier everyday.

Aww I love the "Loop and Lil agree, shes a sight to see" bc it made me do a bit of research to discover they were Townes birds. Makes the song more endearing

She's right. If I needed you is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.

After all these years I now know what that strange line is in "If I Needed You." Thanks, Emmylou.

I was in the Front Porch Boys with Lyle Lovett and Robert Keen back in the late 70s. Lyle sang "If I Needed You" at my wedding, in my sister in law's living room. I'd never heard it before, and assumed Lyle had written it. I barely knew of Townes at the time, but later got to hear him. I think "If" is one of the most beautiful songs ever written, as simple as rain and as profound as a thunderstorm.

She's beautiful, both inside and out. Lovely woman.

One of the most beautiful women ever.

lup and lil is my favorite part of the song. townes was the greatest ever, so sad though.

“Loop and Lil agree” is the best line of the song. How personal it is makes them feel like they’re your old friends, even though you’ve never heard of them.

Townes Van Zandt. Texas Legend.

It seems hard to imagine today there was actually a time when we sat in these very small rooms, drinking 60-cent beers and listened to guitar player after guitar player sing an introspective tune just trying to be honest and tell the truth. And some of them even managed to.

There are many days through out the year when I am very happy to tune out the rest of the world, get high and chill out all day long and listen to Emmylou Harris talk, sing, and get interviewed on KZfaq. She has such a beautiful voice whether she's singing or talking. I could listen to her talk all day long. She seems like a genuinely kind and nice, laid back, patient and non-judgemal person with a very beautiful heart. I find her to be totally captivating and hypnotic. I can't take my eyes off of her. She is so Graceful the way she presents herself to the world. She has easily been my all time favorite celebrity since the 1st time I heard her sing "The Sweetest Gift" with Linda Ronstadt on Linda's "Prisoner in Disguise" album. Thanks for posting this video.

If I needed you... One of his best, certainly. Love them both, both legends

WoW the poster hanging behind Emmy Lou Curly Fox and Texas Ruby ...I spent many a warm spring day fishing with that ol' man with his ruby colored glasses ,he would drink and fish as long as he was able ... But I digress this is about the great Townes Van Zandt !!

*Emmylou Harris on Townes Van Zandt* Love Emmylou on Townes here. I agree with her on the poetry of Townes, when I first heard 'Our Mother The Mountain' my assessment was poetry with incidental music. Gotta get the documentary DVD about this superb artist.

Gorgeous woman. Great insight into the process. The story of the parakeets, 😅😁🙌..i wouldn't have changed the original lyrics, but that's just me... Thank ya ❤️❤️💯💯👌👌

The saying... Women get more beautiful with age ... Totally applies to her... One of the most beautiful women I've ever seen ...

THAT WAS THE BEST LINE IN THE SONG!!!!!!!

That is so cool! I always wondered what "Loop and Lil agree meant." I love the Internet!

Thank you for posting this video, and sorry about about all the negative comments about great musicians below.

Emmylou grew up in Woodbridge Va. valictorian of her senior class .

Emmylou , proud to call her our own from Virginia

Marvellous Townes van Zandt

Emmylou was on "The Last Waltz in a dress that covered her from the neck down and still looked beautiful.

Not too distract or anything but Emmylou looks better than most women half her age.

Timeless!

When I sing "If I Needed You", I always sing "Loop and Lil'.

She has always been so talented and so pretty

Lupin lil it is then Emmilou. So happy your sharing your memories

I saw Emmylou in concert back in the 90s. She put on a great show. Townes will go down as a better songwriter that Dylan.

I was lucky enough to have seen her at Billy Bob's Texas in the early eighties.

What a stunning woman... Graceful and natural, calm. I asked her to sign a couple of guitar tops after she'd performed with Richard Thompson in Victoria. She was just so sewet, and even more beautiful close up. Does eyes! Wheeere ja get doe's eyes haha Wish I'd thought of that at the time. She asked about the guitars, and I turned to stone. Could not move a muscle, not a finger. Couldn't blink. She stared at me for like 10 seconds, and walked away. Sorry Miss Harris :/

Listening to you talk is like a very emotional movie ,I could sit and listen to you talk day after day, you have that most amazing way of connection

Townes amen

Grew up in Woodbridge Va. Valictorian of her senior class at Garfield HS

“Loop” was named after the I-610 loop in Houston. Townes, Guy and Suzanna lived in a small house just off the Northwest corner of the Loop. Changing the lyric was a foolish thing to do. I was disappointed when Doc Watson made the same mistake as he recorded If I Needed You.

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Agentarmes, well you do just that.☘️👍

Townes was the absolute best. He had the soul that Dylan was missing.

She does.

i wondered about that line..

Have to keep Loop and Lil in the song

Just found this site .... happy Bunny check it out. Guy Clarke still love the Fred White version of DEPSPORADOW WAITING FOR A TRAIN

Hahh? Never heard lyrics like that she said... "Came to town to ride the radio. Like slidin' down the walls of Jericho."

I think that it was a good move what Don Williams did. As a song writer I am al for a small tweak here and there to make a song a better fit for the singer.

How old is she here?

Is this the song he wrote in his sleep?

Do you speak English???

It was perfect ... for Townes van Zant ... PERIOD !

Don Williams lyric changes is no surprise, it's an extention of DW's psychological dis-order.

nobody cared about townes till he was gone wtf

Wonder how many musicians hit on her?

Well, wonder no longer, anybody who cared enough would have found out on their own, and personally I think Don Williams is all hat and no cattle and ought not be changing the lyrics to a song by arguably one of the greatest songwriters of all time, and I don't give a shit how popular it became, or how much money it made Townes (not much, I'd wager). Either write em yourself or leave em alone when you're covering a song.

That's great, but she's from Birmingham, Alabama.

...oh sure, like you're in some position to dis' someone's face..have some respect, contribute something of value, or just be quiet, eh?...

Emmylou and Sissy Spacek had the same rhino plastic surgeon!

Drugs didn't kill Townes. Cigarettes and no exercise caused his heart attack. Drugs would have eventually though.

I love Townes's songs but I have to say "who could ill agree" works better than "Loop and Lil agree". At least as someone covering it, its better in my opinion to not use a lyric that was only personal and relatable to Townes himself.

That verse that the male voice sings is the weak spot in an otherwise amazing song . . . (in my humble opinion)

Townes Van Zandt is one of the greatest musicians of all time. That said, what the fuck did Emmylou Harris do to her face? And I really have to laugh at the guys who are saying "that's what she looks like". Get out of your house, no human face looks like that, it is heavily surgically altered. That's not a matter of opinion either, fellas.

So much blabbering about this lady,I don't see it myself.

Nose job

Great singer but a flaming liberal

I prefer Loop and Lil agree ❤️