Poor ol towns. You can really tell alcohol and age had taken its toll. My favorite poet to ever scribe. Rest in peace towns.

Such a gorgeous song. One of those timeless works of art.

Such a beautiful song from a man who sings from his soul. I hope you are at peace, dear Townes. Thank you for all your magnificent songs.

I'm walking down the aisle to this song in July.This is one of the few songs I've ever heard that captures what it means to be in love and to be committed to someone.

What an amazing songwriter, being a recovering alcoholic I am truly amazed at this man's abilities to write and play. He is truly an awsome person, and I am glad to know of him and his story.

For those of you that write, or for those of you that just appreciate music, listen about how the song came to be. Amazing...

Always one of my favorites from Townes. What a treasure....the song, the performer, and the recording.

Oh to be in the room when this was happening!

Just woke up and have to go to school in a few minutes. Starting the day with Townes Van Zandt is probably the best wasy... Just feeling free and happy!

One word comes to mind AWESOME!!!!!

God bless you townes. i hope you finally found the peace you so well deserved.

Brilliance and beauty of the human spirit. Thank you Townes.

How many of us have More than a wish we could say thee this

I love the line lowed like a cow and I'm not from TN, but I think it's perfect for the song. This is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.

Imagine getting a private show from Townes… 😭

This song brings me to my knees.

Greatest of them all

If the explanation for the words is true, then that is amazing. We will never know though, sadly. Food for thought. That's for sure. Gerry Farry.

Townes is such a poet. He always speaks to me.

Thank you for posting this. And now we know and have witnessed that cows love music and are very gentle loving when you sing to them.

Thank you i love townes, and I really appreciate that little touch of context.

What a song! I love it so much! Thanks Townes from Germany

I miss Townes. I am so glad to see this amount of his work on line. Thank you for adding this. This is a lovely version. I love to hear him sing his own songs. Just a note: I was trying to tell someone about Townes years ago. I thought they would have known him. The person said, "Oh, you mean the opera singer?" I will always remember that. Don't know what Townes would have thought, but hope it wouldn't have offended him.

"I'd swim the seas for to ease your pain." He's got that down home country vernacular that is unique to genuine musicians from east Texas. Beautiful lyrics Mr. van Zandt.

What I want to know is ,who are the 10 A-holes that disliked this? Love Townes and love this song.

Ultimate - after all has sung, it is morning, and only townes..... can capture it. :)

that is amazing .most of us just have stupid dreams at night at best.

thank you Townes!!

Like a lot of things,doesn't matter when as long as you find him

we needed townes

I love townes

My favorite version, by far...giggling at his dream-state composition narrative gives way to a deferential sort of vulnerability

Can't thank you enough you precious gem for this!!! : )))

Beautiful Song

@midnightrebellion01 You can take the child from Tennesse, you can't take the Tennesee from the child. I have lived in Australia for 38 years, and my okie accent is like I never left home, and I truly love this song. The line he commented on Lowed Like a Cow, that is when a COW calls the bull, wants to mate, so he took her hand and showed her how, to a country boy that line is pure shakespeare, no one else would get it unless you knew a bit about cattle. He is for real.

KILLER TUNE !!! Beautifull melody

Thank you for posting this, lapislazuli42.

Townes is a great songwriter.

Yes

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He was a great singer song writer i don't think he got the recognition he deserved r.i.p townes

How cool is he

A poet interprets his thoughts and words... while picking guitar.

@dogwaine paul macca heard "yesterday" in his sleep and wrote it down in the morning on piano!!

God rest his soul -- in the next life, as it never did rest in this ….

a good track

Just heard this song.im drinking again.

Oh How I wish what this man understood what he did for country music. Sad days

that's van Zandt for you :)

There is an actor who was in westerns in the 50s and 60s who looked just like Townes. Does anyone know who that actor is? For me, it's Townes Van Zandt and Marty Robbins, then everyone else. Townes lyrics are more abstract than Marty's, but both are so amazing.

steve von till really covers this one great. original is nice, too.

he was notorious for tall tales.

no one comes close to Townes......

Townes van Zandt, John Prine, Blaze Foley produced by the same country that produced Reagan. Bush, Cheney and the like, go figure.

whoa he wrote a song in his sleep? awesome

imagine if you still drank, you'df prob appreciate it even more and then play something similar

@steele917 I think he is working on my soul now...even though I am a lost 'cause he still keeps trying to help me.

there's a longer version of this story on the Austin Pickers version

The man was a Texan.

Anybody knows the story behind this private concert? Why and how it happened and stuff?

@McGrenzer i know, right? that's like saying Lightnin' Hopkins wasn't a very good guitar player.

does anybody use thumbpicks? if so please let me know what they think off using them

1:21 to 1:45 ... sigh

Sounds a lot like "Would You Lay With Me (In a Field Of Stone) by David Allan Coe

I hear snoring in my sleep ...should I record that ?

Too many musicians have traded their souls to heroin. It sure has made for some amazing music throughout the years though.

@Devaprakash777 Your reply was irresponsible and meant to illicit a reply. So was mine. We're even. Think before you post trash and I will too.

@fatchuk812 who can sing the song any better than the one who wrote it? Townes' heart is where the lyrics and the SINGIN always came from...I would much rather listen to the songwirtiers than some painted up media darling lip synching somebody elses material...what an insult!