I can feel every single emotion listening to this. Every time Ryan felt like he wasnt enough, when he he felt like a failure, when he thought it was all lost. Hes such a unique talent. One of of the highlights of my life was being captivated by him for hours while he performed in Cincinnati.

That’s just absolutely sublime. You can’t perform a song better than that.

His music would stand out in any generation. Most prolific songwriter in the last 15 years.

I'm 32....never have I listened to a song & cried....these lyrics, although vague, are just so identifiable & can be applied to thousands & thousands of life experiences. How fuckin beautiful is this song!!?

for people who have personal reasons for loving songs - in May 2012 It had been raining for three solid weeks finally with my new licence and car went to pick up my drunk dad from a country pub - and the journey into the country side i had to sit and wait. the colours in the grass and sky so beautiful - and this song came on and i was just started to click with this album. The grass had little purple flowers, yellow and pink and the grass was green stretched on for miles all changing patterns in the wind and the sun set so beautiful and this was playing as I was driving. Felt so free happy birthday

he is truly, actually brilliant.

Stunning performance

By far one of the best songs I have ever heard in my life... over the years I keep coming back to it. Ryan Adams may very well be a genius. Words can't describe how much I love this song. This year (2023) I'm going to learn it on guitar.

Love this song. I really relate to Ryan Adams, especially his self-medication story. It's really inspiring to see him on stage, sober, allowing himself to be vulnerable, even though he's clearly uncomfortable. I really hope he doesn't quit, even if it's difficult

Doesn't get any better than this!!! Oh My God

Effing genius who deserves a Grammy or 3. Good luck Ryan, we LOVE you!

Simply the best I have heard from Ryan. So emotional on this one. Just him and his guitar. That voice.... And another hero (Neil Finn) is there as well. Neil looks totally absorbed at 2.55.

So amazing. I'm never ready to go.

What a performance. One of my fav acoustic recordings.

Damn fine music making here, notice how the other two were awestruck by the power of this song, this man this musician this songwriter.

Been a fan for years , Ryan is amazing .

I hear Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and so many others in his voice and words. Such awesome talent. I'm glad that music is not dead.

this guy is just crazy good! crazy great, in fact.

my favorite version of all of his acoustical attempts that I have ever seen of this song....absolute crystal....you always surpass Mr. Adams..you really do...thank you

So expressive. Great song. Great performance.

A very haunting version...Ryan knows how to nail it. Killer Guitar too

I have listened to Ryan Adams for as long as I can remember. Every time I hear a song live, he plays it differently and it reaches out to me a different way. This guy is a musical genius.

nothing short of a beautiful miracle

I can never listen to this once. Its like falling down the rabbit hole. Sublime. I want this version played when I take my last journey. Dancing in the endless moonlight, in the headlights of cars.

I always come back to this.

Wow, I've discover this amazing artist today and have been listening to many of his songs. Very impressive and beautiful music and skilled. Some of the prettiest music I've heard in a while. Props to him. Fanastic musician.

Hands-down one of the most “in the moment” singer songwriter recordings out there. Even in the context of RA’s deep skills and deeper well of materials, I’d be surprised if he didn’t consider this a cosmic alignment.

Ryan Adams has done some great stuff , he plays on the fact that the music industry and media think he is a bit of a "geek" and plays them at their own game because in the end TALENT will shine through....

This is certainly the most therapeutic four minutes and ten seconds I’ve ever spent in my life every time I play this song!!

Imagine being that gifted. His albums changed my life. His voice and writing ability. Xo

this song hits me soo hard!-we live it ryan

Janis and Neil are in shock and awe!!!!

amazing lyrics. I love the look on Neil's face during the song. I also love when Ryan gets to a point where the words are barely coming out... almost like a whisper.

After watching more videos of his....it makes this one even more mind blowing! This has to be one of the most beautiful performances ever. The way in which he delivers the words, almost a Mumford n sons kind of acoustic voice but waaay better IMO. Brilliant!

This is the most emotion I have seen put into a song in quite sometime. Brilliant! I keep returning

This is by far my favorite version of this song. Love it.

This arrangement and performance is just...wow...

Favorite song on KZfaq!

This is, without doubt, the single most beautiful thing i've ever heard.

that verse too is one of my all time favs... it always gets me... definitely got Neil there too

It amazes me to see these older folks digging Ryan. Specially Neil's face expression like saying: from what planet this guy came from?

This guy just kicks my ass every time I see him perform!!! A prolific and incredible songwriter and musician!!!

by far his best song! amazing performance... one of the best songs of all time!

Neil Finn looks totally in awe ❤

Ryan Adams is so brilliant.

Best version of this song ever. Ryan took this song to a whole new level with this acoustic version.

Holy frijoles, he is on fire here. Ain't it great how the two other musicians are just a wrapped up in this moment? Look at the love in Janis' eyes. Wow.

Ryan Adams is surely a genius. I am playing this song and what appears to be fairly easy to play is actually very difficult - particularly if you want to impart anywhere near the emotion that Ryan achieves.

Acoustic Ryan is sick. Ridiculously beautiful.

i'm not sure anyone else here is as blown away as the two older seasoned musicians accompanying him, just look at their faces....

I managed to catch a few of these Beeb programmes;MORE please BBC ;Love the rapt way that Neil Finn sits listening;Janis Ian whilst having aged (of course) physically, still has the same voice she had back in the "At seventeen" days - Magic (alll of 'em)

If this song doesn't pull on your heartstrings then your heart's not beating.

So good it's ridiculous. I met Ryan before one of his London shows last year. Cool as shit.

Beautiful

The greatest song ever written

Brilliant, gorgeous, eloquent, and so talented a writer. He's found his niche many times .... I adore him.

ryan adams seems to get a lot of other artists who enjoy playing stuff with him...sign of talent

This is, quite literally, perfect.

Unbelievable 😍

What a great upload and find. Ryan plays this song fast on his other tracks but this version is quite different and good. Thanks.....

Inspirational to say the least.

I have tears

Pure gold

you won't see neil finn jealous of another songwriter very often but that night he shared the stage with someone far superior....

KJ, glad you made it here! This is RA's best work, I think. The BBC sound and visual quality are tremendous. If you see him with his red, white and blue guitar, you can usually count a great performance.

Wow. Moving performance.

Another great song and performance mr Ryan. Love it!!

I love this song

seen him do this in s.f. one night amazing musician and songwriter

My favorite version.

My wife was told to play this when I die. First time I heard it I was watching motorcycle videos on KZfaq. I love this song.

its a good feeling . i like to think he knows what his stand out songs are. this is def one

He taps into such beautiful imagery and the songs are like these melon colic classic americana movies.

This performance is just so good

just discovered this video. Thanks for uploading!

Awesome!

Great. Ryan is awesome. Plus Neil Finn 👀

“27 years of failures and promises I couldn’t keep”. Ain’t that the fuckin truth.

What a beautiful thing to say! You are so right!!!

That was brilliant!

Strange when something can sound so hollow yet so full of life.

i love the old timer he's on the verge of tears, and this song brings me to the same place.

WOW! Thank you SO much for posting!!!

WOW!!!!!!!! AMAZING

hes one of my favorite song writers! Let It Ride - (Ryan Adams Cover)

touches my soul.........so deeply

Geez! Even Neil Finn @ 2.57 looked in awe of Ryan.

just fabulous

Stunning ✌🏻🤓

Takes me back to those early acoustic tours before the big album dropped. He'd just left Whiskeytown and was running solo. As much as my finances allowed, i followed Ryan's shows and knew I was listening to the greatest songwriter and performer America has produced. He was so funny between songs, playful, as though he was lightweight - and then he'd perform a song that touched your soul. I love Ryan's music so much - which is why I' so pissed off that he's blocked me on Twitter for something I joked about.

The sound he gets out of that Ol Buck Owens is truly incredible

This guy is an amazing recording artist but blows aways all his recording work when he’s live.. amazing! I know which I’d rather be 👌

♥️♥️♥️

Amazing guy with amazing voice

The album version of this song, and quite often when he performs it live, he does it uptempo and electric. I think it really is a better song done as he did it here. It is a powerful and beautiful song.

I think they're in awe. Look at Neil around 2:50, and Janis is singing along throughout.

Where do you land when in the arms of transendence? Oh, its gentle grace. Cut to the chase, one of, if NOT the best of artists of the 21st Century. So blown. So different, ,and sometimes all it took was simply one song. And we speak of balls folks?? Still in a blur, coming up for a breath for air.

thanks for this bbc4 is the only bbc i cant get. look forward to the rest.can you upload the neil finn songs too,i heard ryan played on them too.

Fantastic

love this version