Who else is listening to this beautiful song in January 2024?
@edwardbarrett41805 ай бұрын
Me
@gwenwalker7585 ай бұрын
Me too ❤
@mortenalmaas93245 ай бұрын
february too
@gunners475 ай бұрын
Yep, once more and again february 2024: timeless treasure!
@JHall-bx6mm5 ай бұрын
Me!
@MusicMattersEnt2 жыл бұрын
My husband passed away yesterday morning after a short battle with Lewy Body dementia. He was only 67 years Young. He loved Townes Van Zandt. I thought I knew a lot about music and musicians, being in the music business myself. My husband introduced me to so many wonderful singer-songwriters, some of whom were obscure. He introduced me to Townes. This song was one of his favorites, and became one of ours. I played it over and over to him in hospice. Before hospice, when he was first admitted to the hospital, he could mouth the lyrics. Every single word. Rest easy now, my love. If I needed you, you would come to me. 💔🙏😪
@jacobsfuntime73582 жыл бұрын
Thoughts are with you Terry, a beautiful song to remember him by. He had great music taste
@mindsigh42 жыл бұрын
🙏💌🌱🐾👣🌿🕊️🌎
@rcote12342 жыл бұрын
God bless you Terry. Your husband clearly knew a lot about life, and music. Keep him with you always.
@kathymcnamara71862 жыл бұрын
So sorry,for your loss I pray,you will remember all the wonderful memories and he will come in your memories and dreams to ease your pain.
@soopahjj112 жыл бұрын
I know it’s not the same thing, but I used to play the song for my dog JJ when he was dying to calm him down. There’s something about the song that has a very soothing effect and just makes you OK with everything. I’m crying right now talking into my phone. It’s been over a year I still miss that dog so much. Maybe you could tell your husband to take care of him for me.
@juancarlosmescalero55262 жыл бұрын
This man lived. He suffered and sang and rejoiced and helped others. Gentle souls. Appreciate them.
@frbrable Жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's hard seeing him here, looking so young and healthy, and knowing that he's already gripped by the drug and alcohol addiction that will ultimately ruin his life. Forever grateful for the beautiful music he created!
@walliegirl2 Жыл бұрын
I thought Marty's songs touch my soul, but Townes also has that effect.
@jacquelineelsner2146 Жыл бұрын
I saw him in a club in Houston in the mid-80s. Hardly anybody was there to see this incredible musician. I am so glad that I was able to experience the man singing his songs. His legacy lives on through his songs.❤️
@veronicapalmer1828 Жыл бұрын
Here it is 2023, and I had never heard this before. Now I will fall into the rabbit hole, listening to all I can find!
@charlesbraun88675 ай бұрын
Veronica, steady girl that’s not a bad rabbit hole to fall into lol.
@o2bnobАй бұрын
Have you heard the Don Williams and Emmylou Harris version?
@veronicapalmer182817 күн бұрын
@o2bnob , sure haven't. Going to look now!
@brianteg1046 жыл бұрын
Just listened to a Townes interview from 1993 where he said that he wrote this song in his sleep. He was staying at guy Clark’s house and they all had the flu so they were drinking a lot of Codeine cough syrup. He said he had the most vivid dreams and woke up one night after dreaming the song. He wrote down the lyrics and already knew the chords without grabbing his guitar. The next morning he played it for guy and never changed the song.
@jacobmuhlenkamp42574 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a fancy way of saying he was high as fuck on codeine when he wrote it
@DennisDaleUntethered3 жыл бұрын
@@jacobmuhlenkamp4257 holy shit that's a dumb comment
@philphil35073 жыл бұрын
Dennis Dale Untethered Livestreams oh my god shut the fuck up.
@mccowc0w3 жыл бұрын
@Dennis Dale Untethered Livestreams fuck off lmao
@adamjames22543 жыл бұрын
That's absolute genius if it's true.
@MathewGrigsby10 жыл бұрын
Ah, how many nights have I stayed up drinking, crying, listening to Townes Van Zandt? Either too many or not enough.
@resistthesystem61455 жыл бұрын
Mathew Grigsby I’m a bottle in, listening to Sad Cinderella & if I needed you! Townes spirit lives on, especially through the drunken bastards!
@lbraun84925 жыл бұрын
@@resistthesystem6145 ahh yes, i am familiar with the scene.😉 Throw a little Benjamin Tod in there too. Hungry For You Blues... Busted Love or Using Again Peace and love🤗😘
@phpordie5 жыл бұрын
never enough nights with townes!
@horsehide30395 жыл бұрын
Mathew Grigsby as we say often along the Mexico border, Andale pues! Which means essentially, FuckinA man!
@deanmary19695 жыл бұрын
Use to be a bottle...time healing me ...Townes just Great as tears still touch deep Thank you for sharing your feelings with me....its a big help knowing it's been 4yrs since your post hoping all is well for you...Goodness, Grace and Happiness...ol man way down in TX....jd
@ulricaandersson3510Ай бұрын
I sang this song at my mothers funeral 2021.
@briscoesjug1026 Жыл бұрын
There are a lot of people in this cruel world that have not listened to enough townes and it shows
@pattymulligan23895 ай бұрын
I agree
@Tvz422 жыл бұрын
I'm convinced those 3 million views are just me re watching this over and over and over again
@rockinbluzcats95438 жыл бұрын
"You will miss sunrise if you close your eyes and that would break my heart in two." - Townes Van Zandt Prettiest lyric ever written...
@pattymulligan23895 ай бұрын
Yes.
@user-zq9wl9zy2n27 күн бұрын
Thankyou Father in Jesus name for Towns VanZant and Guy Clark and Raywylie Hubbard
@rmp94173 ай бұрын
Yes a treasure. I have to be ready to hear him, he can bring tears to my eyes, like John Prine and others. We're so fortunate 💫💝
@acow29555 жыл бұрын
This was Townes Van Zandt at the peak of his life, and it's beautiful.
@ShadySidebury3 жыл бұрын
Isn't it just. Here for another pass after watching the Guy Clark doc 'Without Getting Killed Or Caught'. Townes could have been a giant. ♥
@randfreres39433 жыл бұрын
@Shady Wilbury nice! Watching it tomorrow. Couldn’t be more excited
@rob31018 жыл бұрын
Townes was ( and remains ) one of the great songwriters and performers. I discovered Townes in the early 1970's and became a lifelong fan. Townes had his demons but he was a unique talent. I was lucky enough to meet him 3 times, the last time just a couple of months before he passed away. He was always gracious, willing to talk and very funny - he always had stories to tell ! My life has been enriched by his songs.
@tommystheone4067 жыл бұрын
Rob, I too, was lucky enough to meet Townes at a venue in Houston. He was very kind and gracious, We spoke for a few minutes and I had him autograph an album cover for me....to this day it is one of my most prized possessions.
@MTDfan14 жыл бұрын
@Electric Spyboy "all Van Zandts songs pretty much sound the same" "I haven't listened extensively." proves you don't know what you're talking about.
@lukehall81514 жыл бұрын
@Electric Spyboy This music is sincere and beautiful. So what if its not avante-garde? Neither is Sinatra; he's still better than the Velvet Underground.
@jerryw66994 жыл бұрын
@Electric Spyboy after your first post here, I thought you were a little off, I didn't really think much about it, but I didn't think you were an idiot. After reading several more of your posts, you have forced me to change my mind. You have proved beyond any shadow of a doubt, to everyone that gives a damn, that you are indeed a complete idiot.
@georgepurvis5873 жыл бұрын
Bob who ? Bob Dylan ? Meh , compared to Townes .
@squeezethewheeze8 жыл бұрын
one of the simplest, most beautiful songs ever.
@patriciathewisher23152 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful songs ever written
@heatherwanamaker7904 Жыл бұрын
amen
@ColtHLantz2 жыл бұрын
I am an 88' model. I was lucky enough to be introduced to Mr. Townes Van Zandt's music at a fairly early age. I have a hard time with thinking anyone musician/person is better or the best, but I will show my love for the man! TOWNES VAN ZANDT IS THE GREATEST SONGWRITER THAT EVER LIVED!! LONG LIVE HIS MUSIC AND BY GOD, LONG LIVE HIS LEGACY!
@dirkevans34432 жыл бұрын
Damn , here it is freaking 2022 & this’ll still bring a tear Killer tune
@rainforme1850 Жыл бұрын
It’s definitely one way to tell the mark of a great musician. He stand the test of time.
@amandacannon556610 ай бұрын
He struggled with heroin addiction, he sadly lost his battle. My bestfriend used to sing his songs to me, I didn't know at the time how hard she was trying to tell me about how her addiction felt. I lost her 1 year ago yesterday.
@NealBraverman.8 күн бұрын
Just a Special song from a most Wonderful Songwriter! Thanks so much for sharing this with us! Let’s all come to each other in our times of need! Neal from Boston, 💖🕊️☮️👍🌈🖖
@user-bt6tl7xr5c4 ай бұрын
Thank you for making this beautiful song accessible to the apartment that I’m confined to
@zmagoblatnik953Ай бұрын
One of the most beatiful songs (+performance!) for me.
@ooluta75787 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I just stumbled upon Townes van Zandt 20 years after his death. Thank God for KZfaq.
@resistthesystem61457 жыл бұрын
OO Luta never too late to discover his work!
@beepot27646 жыл бұрын
I'm in the same boat. Better late than never
@mattrogers75216 жыл бұрын
Me too... I remember Emmylou Harris’s version of Pancho and Lefty 40 years ago and wondering if the writer was Dutch or German.. KZfaq sorted me out about 5/6 years ago and Towens is now my favorite singer songwriter
@strikefirst56505 жыл бұрын
@Long duk dong yup. she is the master of all songs
@stephenjones25235 жыл бұрын
I have just found him. He makes me soar and cry
@eddie49869 ай бұрын
Townes Van Zant & John Prime in my opinion are the greatest American songwriters of all time, the conveyance of feeling from words they've written are unparalleled
@alasdairwreid9 ай бұрын
agreed by a Scot who's been living for decades in Munich . . . where I saw Townes van Zandt several times in the last century - never quite managed John . . or vice versa . . .!
@classicrock718 ай бұрын
Bob dylan must be there as well
@FtWChevyTruck6 ай бұрын
Hank would have to be considered
@dakotabeharry4826 ай бұрын
Blaze foley too
@garthreynolds14375 ай бұрын
Steve Goodman,, Steve Earle.
@debbieritter15514 жыл бұрын
If I Needed You -- Lyrics Well, if I needed you Would you come to me Would you come to me And ease my pain? If you needed me I would come to you I would swim the seas For to ease your pain Well, in the night forlorn Oh, the morning's born And the morning shines With the lights of love And you will miss sunrise If you close your eyes And that would break My heart in two The lady's with me now Since I showed her how To lay her lily Hand in mine Loop and Lil agree She's a sight to see A treasure for The poor to find Well, if I needed you Would you come to me Would you come to me And ease my pain? If you needed me I would come to you I would swim the seas For to ease your pain
@user-np3dq8nk1oАй бұрын
Listening with my kiddo 13 June 2024 !!
@floofolk Жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful song in the world. 🙏🏼🌟
@ulrichwill496 Жыл бұрын
Yessss!!!❤️🇨🇭
@MaryLeighLear10 жыл бұрын
He has touched my soul more than any other musician. thank you for all the smiles through my darkest days, Townes.
@MaryLeighLear10 жыл бұрын
Preston Bristow your point?
@bornfedslaughter10 жыл бұрын
i wanna play for you! i write similar acoustic songs.
@Baltimore189410 жыл бұрын
Preston Bristow moron
@FrancisOReillyTelescopemaker10 жыл бұрын
A beautiful yet tragic artist. How many must we lose before we collectively realize that illicit drugs and alcohol are not recreational, they are killers.
@trevorpiper11329 жыл бұрын
Francis OReilly Townes suffered from mental illness. He self medicated. It is the lack of support and understanding for the mentally ill that needs to be addressed. Demonising drugs and drug use will do nothing to achieve this, on the contrary it will hinder society's understanding of issues of mental illness and the symptoms people may display.
@maggiemorrissey4943 ай бұрын
I may have said this before. What a handsome man. Such an incredible voice,and the lyrics were heart breaking. Such an early loss xxx
@slade73543 жыл бұрын
Straight up musician. Nothing but heart and selfless giving. What music was always supposed to be.
@hillbillydelux5 жыл бұрын
Texas song writers are another level. Townes, willie, Robert earl, lyle, and so many others wrote the soundtrack of the American spirit.
@lisaknaggs10885 жыл бұрын
+ Nancy Griffith, Guy Clark, Norah Jones, and um, Beyonce!!! :)
@Tyler_34 жыл бұрын
Rodney Crowell, Kris Kristofferson, Hayes carll, billy joe shaver
@becky04744 жыл бұрын
Billy Joe Shaver! WTF how can you leave him out! Oh, the shame!
@Tyler_34 жыл бұрын
@@becky0474 I been to Georgia in a fast train honey.
@lowellcalavera60453 жыл бұрын
I agree with your list, but you left out Sam Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, Albert Collins, Freddie King, and T-Bone Walker.
@WildwoodClaire17 жыл бұрын
So many supremely talented and unappreciated, so many who perceived the ultimate futility of it all.
@maggiemorrissey4943 ай бұрын
I'm so sorry to hear that my love. The man was incredible xxxx
@bettyallen5520 Жыл бұрын
Oh I love this song so much it was a favorite of my husband and me, sadly I lost him in 2008 after 49 years together. That guitar is the best.
@omairsh82 жыл бұрын
Townes just needed his voice and his guitar to fill up every room he ever played in. Such an aura
@madrx24 жыл бұрын
Still listening daily in December 2019.
@sjell2 жыл бұрын
I discovered Townes in 1980. 10 years later in 1990 I finally got to hear him sing live in Cafe Tom Tom in Heythuysen. If I needed you he played there. That same year I got divorced... and this song has given me great comfort. And it still has that effect on me when I'm sad. A time that I have never understood why it had to be this way.
@davidrenner64593 жыл бұрын
How can anyone dislike this? Unreal. THIS is talent, a true musician and a great tune. Close your eyes and take it all in.
@TheHommedefer9 жыл бұрын
Simply brilliant. I had never heard of him till watching Episode 4 of Sonic Highways. I heard the first few bars of this song, grabbed my guitar, and knew this artist was going to be a favourite of mine.
@ninamartinez55963 жыл бұрын
I was just watching Ken Burns's "Country Music" series, and I caught him singing this song, for not even a full minute, and it struck a cord so deep in my heart. He makes me feel. Music can be so amazingly beautiful, and should speak to our humanity. (The good and bad, we all have it)
@bcaye Жыл бұрын
My beloved father died almost a year ago. One of the funeral directors was asking us about suggestions for a looped song list for the memorial service and I mentioned Townes and he really liked that. Said something like an unrecognized hero of American music. I just said, well I like him and dad would have liked him. So we had For the Sake of the Song in there. It was nice.
@malmonempi30318 жыл бұрын
such a shame! one of the most underrated great artist on his time
@mdogg16048 жыл бұрын
You're so right! I just discovered Townes a few years ago in my early 60's...better late than never I guess!
@pjstar20097 жыл бұрын
Malmon Empi a
@foxromeo52067 жыл бұрын
The same happened to me. I first learned about him at the end of my 60's. So he and me would be about the same age. What a pitty, that he could not live longer...
@naarvmaan6 жыл бұрын
Malmon Empi ***of all time
@liamo7706 жыл бұрын
Malmon Empi An absolute master of his craft. I discovered Townes a few years back, when I was drinking 2 bottles of whiskey a day in isolation. Seemed his songs were wrote for me. Sober now some time, he is without doubt my favorite artist. Listening to him relaxs me and it feels like it's just us together. Truly a wizard of words and guitar, shame he wasn't more appreciated while still alive. I'm just so glad I found him.
@egalitarian17285 жыл бұрын
Wow, 63 and never heard of TVZ. This is my fifth song and I am thoroughly impressed.
@Craig-bz3dm4 жыл бұрын
Well welcome to a little piece of Heaven on Earth Sunshine !!!!
@eliredeker26919 жыл бұрын
Townes Van Zandt would have been 71 today. The greatest songwriter who ever walked the earth, and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.
@mario7frankielee9 жыл бұрын
Eli Redeker he was one of the greatest and there where only a very few greatest!71!!!! yeah!!!! jesus he could still sing like that and keep us at ease
@thelongknives629 жыл бұрын
Eli Redeker No doubt!!
@susanthompson52449 жыл бұрын
***** …ummm, you are wrong….Dylan tried more than once, to no avail to write with Townes, who didn't care for Dylan's fame…. Dylan would have LOVED to have had this Van Zandt stand on his coffee table…;;
@BasilHuffington9 жыл бұрын
Eli Redeker Damn Skippy!
@ldmax9 жыл бұрын
Eli Redeker Surely there's room for John Prine on that same coffee table.
@user-ku3vq5bj8l14 күн бұрын
You very rarely see a true spirit,townes was the real deal and a real nice guy.
@dh3279 Жыл бұрын
One of the most perfect songs ever written!!
@jackalister16623 жыл бұрын
30 years ago a friend named Jerry lent me his car for a month or so and he’d grown up in Texas. Found this on a cassette,nearly wore it out. This Canadian is a huge fan of Townes,Jerry Jeff and Prine because of that missionary’s son who I had the great opportunity to work with and call a friend. God bless Texas!!!
@Aenima3088 жыл бұрын
He is not only an underrated song writer, but he is one of the most underrated guitar players. His finger picking and flat picking skills are second to none.
@sundown0058 жыл бұрын
He's a great guitar player, but not the most technically advanced. His great great talent is to make it sound super clean and to put a torrent of emotion in it, with unparalleled intensity. I didn't manage to figure out how he does it yet. Still amazes me everytime I hear his songs.
@proserpine7147 жыл бұрын
it's called manic depression [or, if you prefer, bipolar disorder]. that's how he does it. the intensity, i mean. i promise.
@UptempoMusicLessons6 жыл бұрын
He makes several mistakes in this. Tommy Emmanuel for THE best fingerpicking/flatpicking. Townes is a great writer though.
@Sereneis6 жыл бұрын
Jason Lee yep
@Sereneis6 жыл бұрын
proserpine I'm bipolar. I can't carry a tune.
@paulfrawley12027 жыл бұрын
How did I spend so many years without discovering this awesome talent..absolutely brilliant
@IIVVBlues4 жыл бұрын
He was about 5 yrs older than me. I did a little playing myself in the Village in NY in the 60s, but never heard of him. I guess he was playing in Texas at the time. I was introduced to him through other artists singing his songs much later, perhaps in the 80s. I most remember Pancho and Lefty covered by Emmy Lou, Willie and Merle. Like so many of that era, he was a troubled person addicted to the demons of the times and he died too young. He wrote some powerful lyrics that have stood up well over the years. I am grateful that KZfaq has let me view his performances. Thanks for posting this. We live in a marvelous age.
@myosick2 ай бұрын
We were robbed of the rest of his life. He would have added so much more beauty to the world
@patriciaribaric34095 жыл бұрын
The purity of him and his guitar singing this is heavenly.
@matthewhernando65704 жыл бұрын
This is probably my favorite love song of all time! Full of pain and pathos, drawn from a life that had more than its share of both.
@dennisdemark81512 жыл бұрын
This song of his absolutely melts my ❤️! RIP Townes 🙏🏼🕯️🙏🏼
@nbenefiel8 жыл бұрын
If you don't see how wonderful this is there's something really wrong with you.
@rie54714 жыл бұрын
Most lovely guitar I have ever heard, so easy on his fingers
@georgeadams53904 жыл бұрын
You are the judge?
@plentinough72224 жыл бұрын
It's just so pure and lovely.
@aachen8004 жыл бұрын
His pants?
@chuckwilliam47464 жыл бұрын
Yes, George
@fromthenorthwestАй бұрын
This whole concert really needs to be available, even if behind a paywall.
@jillmyers-professionalland545528 күн бұрын
you can buy it from youtube, not expensive
@jillmyers-professionalland545528 күн бұрын
Heartworn Highways
@bensdadfrank8 жыл бұрын
Five song writers can break my heart in a single line. They are, in no particular order, Warren Zevon, Tom Waits, Harry Chapin, Randy Newman, and , of course Townes Van Zandt. They all write from experienced pain, that is common to all of us.
@MiaHopkinsxoxo8 жыл бұрын
+bensdadfrank All greats. My list would include John Prine.
@discowhistle8 жыл бұрын
+Mia Hopkins Your name calls to mind another association with Townes: Lightnin' Hopkins. (I'm sure you've heard that before.)
@nickbagelboy8 жыл бұрын
+bensdadfrank Yeahhhh, Tom Waits and Randy Newman are up there with me as well. Both are highly underrated in the music scene.
@MiaHopkinsxoxo8 жыл бұрын
discowhistle Lightnin' Hopkins is great.
@thisisstupidanddumb8 жыл бұрын
+bensdadfrank Mine are Joni Mitchell, Laura Marling, and Conor Oberst, But a Harry Chapin line has really stuck with me the last few days "I am the midnight watchman, at Miller's Tool and Die, and I watch the metal rusting, and I watch the time go by." to me this speaks volumes on the average man's life. I just hopped on the Townes ferry, am I in for quite the tour?
@victoriafrusci243611 ай бұрын
This song means so much to me. Townes is my all time favorite and I love all his music, but this simple song always spoke to me like no other. I haven't figured out why yet.
@user-mq3lx3mj2p4 ай бұрын
I know exactly what you mean. It's like it touches you so deeply, but you can't put into words why. I think the way he presented his songs was at that same level, it that makes sense.
@victoriafrusci24364 ай бұрын
@@user-mq3lx3mj2p Yes totally, and with so much humility
@geoffreyrichards50584 жыл бұрын
It is strangely amazing how Townes can make grown men cry.
@stomperrob12 жыл бұрын
Townes died way too young and never got the recognition he deserved. He battled a lot of inner demons but in the end they won.
@joedighton47914 жыл бұрын
Named my first boy Townes. After this legend.
@michaelfriese4317 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Townes.... so thankful that you graced us with your words, wisdom, and melodies 💖
@MrSomethingElseАй бұрын
i love ya jaz, you are my friend and my lover and you are a lifeline when i am drowning, this song says more than i could find words to say. xoxm
@tilomusser6919 Жыл бұрын
Ich sah Townes vanZandt in Schorndorf in der Manufaktur. Es war mein schlimmstes und traurigste Konzert. Er war in so einem schlechten Zustand, verspielte sich, vergaß seinen Text, brach ab und kam wieder und beendete sein Konzert. 2-3 Wochen später ist er gestorben. Es war so traurig.
@DIANA-rv7zn2 жыл бұрын
💜Rest in Peace Towes Van Zandt and Thank you for the beautiful Music!💜🙏
@Themountains4Ever6 жыл бұрын
He was one of the best at playing and writing ,He still touches my soul,This man had style, Sadly missed.
@heleneandersson65132 жыл бұрын
I love this ❤soo beautiful song/lyrics ❤
@Craig-bz3dm4 жыл бұрын
This Masterpiece is one man's pain , accompanied by a guitar . Absolutely Heartbreaking if you know anything about his life and what these words truly mean .
@gregking6599 жыл бұрын
Great song and I miss you Townes.
@carlschow65406 жыл бұрын
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@rodniki143 жыл бұрын
He is authentic and doesn't write to sell. It's from his heart. I forgot about and recently rediscovered this fantastic artist.
@tomturner43948 жыл бұрын
I was about 17 when I first heard this song, it was on a Doc Watson LP, one of the many of my great late brother's amazing collection of country, jazz, folk, classical, flamenco etc etc. I learned If I Needed You and sang it to a woman a few times. Eventually she preferred to rip my heart out instead, but that's another story. ;-) I had no idea it was written by Townes Van Zandt until recently, well maybe I read his name on the credits, it was a long time ago, I don't remember. To my annoyance and puzzlement, I still haven't thought out why I hadnt', what's the words, wasn't opened to more of this man's talent sooner. Anyway, I'm gonna stay home one weekend soon, one of those a 72 hour weekends, (write it!), turn off the phone first, fill my small bar with my favourite, find as many songs by Townes as I can, and do a 72 hours non stop until I hear every one of them, (including repeats) and hope I'll be an even better man on the other side. I love this man's honesty and realism, it jumps out very soon after you hear and see him. He gives it out from the depths of himself. Roll on next weekend, all 72 hours of it!
@josboheme83146 жыл бұрын
Oh, Doc Watson was a fine man. Beautiful music.
@ivadeenmonsrud36853 жыл бұрын
What a poet ,a master wordsmith ,his gifts were unworldly...
@Klaudiart8 жыл бұрын
"You will miss (the) sunrise if you close your eyes and that would break my heart into" (Townes Van Zandt) Rest in Peace, 1944-1997
@lizzygg8 жыл бұрын
+Gaia Moonflower how about break my heart in two, moonflower?
@Klaudiart8 жыл бұрын
Elisabeth Guinsbourg Thank you, be blessed my dear friend.
@dadzbluz7 жыл бұрын
"Well in the night forlorn, and the mornings born, and the morning shines with the lights of love. You will miss sunrise, If you close your eyes, and that would break my heart in two."
@elgatoremendado11156 жыл бұрын
Flower that is so sad because accidentally I found this marvelous singer and I was wonder in what time was playing his songs, however his style playing reminds me to Mark Knopfler
@Deliquescentinsight4 жыл бұрын
The honest music of a thoughtful songwriter, his voice and acoustic guitar, we always return here.
@jamiebyrne4583 жыл бұрын
adiction got my teens my twentys my 30s and most of my 40s but thank god im in my 50s now and alcohal is nobodys friend. i live day to day now and have been sober for nearly 9 years, im not preaching but if you can beet the cycle of having to get some sort of high every day you can live for many years longer. my point is we were robed of one of the greatest tallent because of adiction. RIP TVZ miss you always. 1 of the first 1997 . i will never forget.
@Craig-bz3dm3 жыл бұрын
God Bless You my Friend , your story is an inspiration 💖💖💖
@lastnamefirst40353 жыл бұрын
"Loop and Lil agree she's a sight to see" (loop and lil were townes' parakeets) For years I wondered who they were
@bentfunch15883 жыл бұрын
I listened to a live concert with Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt not too long ago. Townes began playing this one song... I can't remember if it was If I Needed You, since I haven't been able to find it listed on the album. Once I figure it out, I could update it for you and give you the title! Anyway, long story short, turns out that Loop and Lil are, or were, two of Townes' Canaries! (So the story goes, hahaha)
@lastnamefirst40352 жыл бұрын
@@bentfunch1588 thanks I love TVZ stories and his friends.
@bkmash416 жыл бұрын
He is one of the best country song writers ever. Thank goodness he let others sing them for him too. They are true treasures.
@redbeard364 жыл бұрын
Loop and Lill - townes’ parakeets...I love that.
@TheMidnightModder4 жыл бұрын
Ooh I never caught that lol Thank ya 😁
@verawilliams20Ай бұрын
Still listening 4 ever & ever
@SteveHorseman-or2fkАй бұрын
I am. Beautiful ghost projectile that brings back memories of world long gone but not forgotten.
@pinkster8039 жыл бұрын
omg...an unknown legend, i love this guy....soooooo frickin awesome
@SoberRider787 жыл бұрын
Spellbinding ! This was Townes at the peak of his powers.
@patriciathewisher231510 ай бұрын
One of Townes’ many beautiful songs. Love it. ❤❤❤❤❤
@karleymonkeyarrey5 жыл бұрын
this is one of the best songs ever written
@dalecooles3 жыл бұрын
Townes and I were buddies. We hung out in NYC bars and apartments, passed the guitar and swapped songs. I miss that sombitch like a brother.
@Craig-bz3dm3 жыл бұрын
Damn Brother , you are one lucky person . I don't think that anyone wore there Heart on their sleeve like Townes did !!! I have to listen to Townes at least once a week just to feed my Soul !!! God Bless You Both 💖💖💖
@Craig-bz3dm3 жыл бұрын
Question , did Townes really write Dead Flowers ??? I will go to my grave believing he did !!!
@magnehoiberg4 жыл бұрын
He will always be with us, he's to good to be left behind.
@darrelllatham60864 жыл бұрын
I watched Be Here To Love Me (TVZ doc) during the pinnacle of my alcohol abuse. I listens to TVZ tunes every night, tumbler in bourbon in hand and tears. I saw his pain and found it similar to mine. I rarely watch TVZ videos, hurts me to see him...to see me....so-to-speak. RIP Townes.
@georgeplatts84325 ай бұрын
Nearing 74, many visits to USA since 1980, just returned from first visit to Texas. Austin and San Antonio. A close friend introduced me to Townes around 1987. Have listened to him ever since. I love every version of this song. The version with violin accompanist is very moving. Beautiful guitar. Beautiful song. Beautiful man. R.I.P..
@dickdewater804 жыл бұрын
Townes' songs have certainly added depth & perspective to my life
@waynephillips15384 жыл бұрын
I heard this on Crazy Heart last night. I'm going to learn it and play it for my wife when she gets back to Australia from Ireland, after this pandemic lockdown. Beautiful song.
@nikolaijelinek3869 Жыл бұрын
Did it happen?
@waynephillips1538 Жыл бұрын
@@nikolaijelinek3869 no. I just showed my wife the comment. I forgot all about it. Will have to learn to it now.
@enblanchard54925 жыл бұрын
I was walking home one night in Portland, ME. It was a few years back now. I found out about TVZ after asking a decrepit drunk sprawled beneath an underpass, who was humming a garbled melody, what the tune was. The man was impossibly depressed and sodden. He asked for a cigarette and I said yes, if only he would tell me what song he was humming. All I caught was Townes name. It being followed by the obligatory yelling, cussing and basic nonsensical dribblings of a man whose mind was soured by booze. However, I did learn the name of a fantastic musician in the exchange, one that I cherish now more than ever, and so , I hope your not still there weary traveler, but thank you. True story.
@pattymulligan23895 жыл бұрын
Great story. Meant to be...
@robertbeck99943 жыл бұрын
I feel sorry for those that don't come close to understanding this man's music.
@lxx50452 жыл бұрын
Simply beautiful , music from the heart for the soul.
@Michalle14 жыл бұрын
I love his face, his sweet smile, his beautiful voice. It's so sad, but so perfect.
@jfsmac4 жыл бұрын
If I could only listen to one artist for all eternity it would surely be Townes Van Zandt
@charlie99014 жыл бұрын
Did not know of this great artist until I started following AZB vlogs. Wow.!!!
@miyazsignora51843 жыл бұрын
If I needed you Would you come to me, Would you come to me, And ease my pain? If you needed me I would come to you I'd swim the seas For to ease your pain In the night forlorn The morning's born And the morning shines With the lights of love You will miss sunrise If you close your eyes That would break My heart in two The lady's with me now Since I showed her how To lay her lily Hand in mine Loop and Lil agree She's a sight to see And a treasure for The poor to find. Source: Musixmatch
@SusoDichoDiaz5 жыл бұрын
Increíble lo que ha derivado la música en los últimos años hasta diluirse en la nada. Grande Townes Van Zandt. Musica con Mayusculas