A true American poet and songwriter, those are actual places and people I believe. His father is Larry McMurtry who wrote Lonesome Dove, Last Picture Show and many many more books, writing genes run deep in that family.
@SEANMCAD7 ай бұрын
I know all the areas in reference in that song very very well.
@stealthnc Жыл бұрын
This artist is my musical hero. There are so many good songs over the decades. He gets nowhere near the recognition his talent (musicianship and lyrics) deserves. I might sign up as a Patreon just to have y’all react to some of his best. 👀
@SEANMCAD7 ай бұрын
I think I have been to every single location he has sung about, from Muskogee, big cabin, Leveland all of it.
@dreww6696 Жыл бұрын
He describes driving through Oklahoma so accurately.
@hotblackdesiato3022 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest "story" songs of all time.
@hollywoodpotato5289 Жыл бұрын
Hillbilly Nation representing… for better or worse… but they’re my people and I love them. Love this song. Thanks for reacting to it. Great choice, Paul!
@SightAfterDark Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@LeadMe2TheBliss7 ай бұрын
I love how long this song is. It's one of those special songs that you just don't want to ever end!
@robertjewell9727 Жыл бұрын
I went to school with James. We'd play guitar together.
@SightAfterDark Жыл бұрын
Ooh nice!
@damonhines8187 Жыл бұрын
And a shout out to you and you and you and yours. Fun track. Gotta look up a lyric video. Who likes blues?!! Everyone with a soul, doooood. Thass hoo. Lordy. 🤠😳
@SEANMCAD7 ай бұрын
I know I have been to every single place he has referenced in this song (some of them I have lived in)
@whatever_it_takes669114 күн бұрын
I enjoyed it because I have taken that trip from Dallas to Missouri many times and have literally seen all the places he mentions in the song (Club 69, The McDonald's over the turnpike, The knife store in Tushka etc)
@SightAfterDark13 күн бұрын
Very cool!
@mikedemike5393 Жыл бұрын
God's people in that song....great song...enjoyed that...amusingly real...authentic electric blues...good one.
@fractuss Жыл бұрын
He does a live solo version that is phenomenal.
@sselt2 ай бұрын
I'm from Kansas and while I don't live the Choctaw Bingo life, I know lots of people who do.
@SightAfterDark2 ай бұрын
Shoutout to Kansas!
@HisboiLRoi Жыл бұрын
As mentioned in the comments below, James is the son of Larry Mcmurtry (who also wrote the screenplay to Brokeback Mountain with longtime writing partner Diana Ossana). He cut his musical teeth in the early 1980s playing in downtown Tucson bars and coffee houses while attending the University of Arizona, and released his first LP in 1989. McMurtry is a frequent visitor to Tucson, and just did a show last Saturday night. Unfortunately, I was a few blocks away attending a show by local psychedelic indie Mambo band, Orkesta Mendoza, along with the Tucson Symphony Orchestra. To top it off, Jefferson Starship was performing within walking distance of both. I really need to find a way to clone myself.
@SightAfterDark Жыл бұрын
Wow, cool info!
@dannyboyd5564 Жыл бұрын
Good song, very true.
@51Dss4 ай бұрын
I live in Kansas - grew up here - been to Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and all around and I know the kind of people he sings about and shows in the video. I only like'em from afar - like way way afar cuz theys all some dangerous folks. The meth, the shine, the other drugs are integral to that particular culture. Them folks don't generally bother or threaten or harm anyone that doesn't get in their way when they're just goin' about their business and tryin a have some fun. If you cross paths with 'em just let em be...mine ya own bidness and everybody will be fine. If you see them don't make faces and shake your head at them - or at least don't let 'em see you do it. Because if you don't start any sh!t there won't be any - get it? LOL They can be amusing, confounding, loud - ALWAYS loud - boisterous, crude, raw but just keep some distance and go about your own business and you'll be fine. They love who they are - they are unashamed, un-embarrassed, unapologetic for how they look the things they say and the things they do. If you foolishly get into a fight with one of em just know going in. YOU WILL LOSE that fight. So don't even bother. They are "country strong" and they don't mind gitt'n down in the mud the dirt and the gravel and the pavement bite'n, kick'n, punch'n, - in fact they LOVE it. If you're lucky enough to get in a punch good enough to give a black eye or a fat lip they'll wear that remnant like a badge or a trophy until it heals. Like I said - they LOVE it. So again I say best advice is to just keep your distance move along and stay in one piece.
@apostle6100 Жыл бұрын
James McMurtry is the son of Larry McMurtry the author of the Lonesome dove books...
@SightAfterDark Жыл бұрын
How cool!
@HisboiLRoi Жыл бұрын
My only experience with bingo was casual play in elementary school. But, at one point "Papago Bingo" was wildly popular in Tucson. This came about before native American tribes were allowed to have full blown casinos, and bingo was the only form of legalized gambling in the state. So, we had this giant cavernous building on the southwest outskirts dedicated to just bingo. Today the Papago are known as Tohono O’odham, which means "desert dwellers" in their native language. It turns out that "Papago" was the Spanish pronunciation of an insulting term from the rival Pima tribe meaning "bean eater", which referred to fact that a major portion of their diet was native tepary beans.
@AmberPearcy Жыл бұрын
That was fun! Love bingo(I mean seriously, I have attended many,many bingo games like I have stories)😂Also, I drove across the country many years back and one of my favorite states was Oklahoma. The casinos mainly but it was just cool overall.
@SightAfterDark Жыл бұрын
Bingo is awesome 😆!
@jeffwhitehead799011 ай бұрын
It’s Mc MURTRY
@billholemo2518 Жыл бұрын
You missed the point. He's not an Advocate of any of that. He's a story teller. That's all.
@apostle6100 Жыл бұрын
Check out Candyland...
@marypenebaker8984 ай бұрын
I think the young man might be catching a little bit of song. But I don't think the little girl understands the lyrics at all
@apostle6100 Жыл бұрын
It's a hillbilly travel loge
@SightAfterDark Жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul!
@victorbortolussi29642 ай бұрын
Since you are musicians, I will give you the benefit of the doubt and believe you were being sarcastic by saying " Nobody likes the Blues!" It's the foundation! The Blues Had a Baby and They Named It Rock and Roll / Muddy Waters - Topic kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gJp-gdyL0tOtY4k.html
@SightAfterDark2 ай бұрын
You get us! Thanks for watching!
@paulfenwick8767 Жыл бұрын
Seems my comments have been removed. Censorship?
@SightAfterDark Жыл бұрын
You know we don’t censor comments. Not sure if maybe KZfaq did something, or maybe your connection didn’t go through, but this is the first comment we’ve seen from you on this video. Feel free to comment whatever you like!
@paulfenwick8767 Жыл бұрын
@@SightAfterDark Maybe, you saw what I was like last night battling with simple technology, lol.