Odyzzeuz
(Austin, Texas) | | Posted: Jun 10, 2008 - 15:13 | |
merkabah wrote:Classic Guy Clark tune...beauty!  No, actually it's a great Townes Van Zandt tune. |
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Odyzzeuz
(Austin, Texas) | | Posted: Jun 10, 2008 - 15:12 | |
Never thought I'd hear TVZ here -- or anywhere! We had a guy over at the house the other day to do some work, and he heard TVZ on the radio and gave us a discount on that basis alone. As an Austinite, I say long live the late great Townes Van Zandt. Best songwriter ever.
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merkabah
(Toronto) | | Posted: Jun 10, 2008 - 15:12 | |
Classic Guy Clark tune...beauty! |
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DigitalJer
(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) | | Posted: Jun 10, 2008 - 15:11 | |
Didn't Emylou Harris cover this?
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FlamingLotus
(South Austin, baby!) | | Posted: Jun 10, 2008 - 15:10 | |
nice to hear the real deal!
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MCKY
(PEI, Great White North) | | Posted: May 10, 2008 - 05:04 | |
Great to hear TvZ on RP. Have been noticing more country flavored tunes here, which I think is a dandy thing.
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axolx
(Portland OR) | | Posted: Apr 08, 2008 - 16:57 | |
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coldatlantic
(Toronto) | | Posted: Apr 08, 2008 - 16:55 | |
God, I've always loved this song. So nice to hear.
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Krispian
(Vancouver, BC) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 18:21 | |
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matty68
(santa cruz) | | Posted: Feb 05, 2008 - 18:20 | |
5 of my favorites in a row.
Love Townes covers of Dead Flowers and Who do you love? also.
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birdland
(Right about....here.) | | Posted: Dec 04, 2007 - 22:12 | |
Speaks well of the company here that this garners an 8.2.
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bokey
(I dunno.On the back of a microbe,on a skin cell of a flea on that ape?) | | Posted: Nov 03, 2007 - 13:53 | |
I watched Be Here To Love Me last night by chance.Quite chilling.
jpfueler wrote:poor version.
The voice is wrong.
Whose voice should he have used for his song? |
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geordiezimmerman
(Brighton U.K) | | Posted: Oct 03, 2007 - 02:54 | |
RobK wrote:Anyone catch the recent documentary on Townes? I watched it a few weeks ago, very illuminating. It peeled back the layers of mystery surrounding Townes, at least somewhat. He was a pretty fascinating individual. Funny as shit, too. I think people will be studying his music for many years to come.
edit: Film is titled Be Here to Love Me and was made by a woman named Margaret Brown in 2004.
Great Documentary.He had a lot of tragedy in his life but he always seemed to rise above it.I love some Townes.
After he wrote this song he would always say he never knew what it meant,it just came to him. |
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jpfueler
(South o' Ft Worth) | | Posted: Sep 01, 2007 - 16:31 | |
poor version.
The voice is wrong.
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RobK
(Leucadia, CA) | | Posted: Aug 01, 2007 - 09:04 | |
Anyone catch the recent documentary on Townes? I watched it a few weeks ago, very illuminating. It peeled back the layers of mystery surrounding Townes, at least somewhat. He was a pretty fascinating individual. Funny as shit, too. I think people will be studying his music for many years to come.
edit: Film is titled Be Here to Love Me and was made by a woman named Margaret Brown in 2004.
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leathepea
(Hickory, NC) | | Posted: Aug 01, 2007 - 06:18 | |
beakersbeats wrote:give me willie!
I agree, like his version better. |
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dixiedeb
(Augusta, GA) | | Posted: Aug 01, 2007 - 06:18 | |
kazuma wrote:
Same here. I would really love to hear some cuts from Emmylou's earlier albums (Pieces of the Sky, Elite Hotel, Luxury Liner, Quarter Moon) on RP.
Although I am a huge fan of everything Emmylou, I would love to hear stuff from those early albums as well. I wore them out on vinyl. |
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beakersbeats
(Metroplex - DFW) | | Posted: Aug 01, 2007 - 06:16 | |
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C57BL6
(where the wild-types aren't) | | Posted: Jul 01, 2007 - 06:38 | |
i heard this song yesterday as i was struggling with a sliding glass door. man i was happy to hear it. and the original is the best, because it expresses the wry resignation the best. though i love 70s emmylou
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kazuma
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Jun 30, 2007 - 18:24 | |
Marley wrote:.... the first time I heard this song was on Luxury Liner. I like Townes, but prefer Emmy Lou's version better.
Same here. I would really love to hear some cuts from Emmylou's earlier albums ( Pieces of the Sky, Elite Hotel, Luxury Liner, Quarter Moon) on RP. |
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Roverfish
(Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting...now go home!) | | Posted: Jun 30, 2007 - 17:19 | |
Wizzuvv_oz wrote:Dude, what's wrong with the voice? I love it.
Uh, bloody nothing! My point was that his is not the perfect melodic model some might expect or demand, but this alone is no reason to detract from the tune, or not play it here. Having just seen Willie Nelson in concert recently, I'm utterly thrilled to hear Townes' original. Absolutely outstanding. |
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Marley
(Portland, Or) | | Posted: Jun 30, 2007 - 17:16 | |
wow. you don't hear this one everyday.... the first time I heard this song was on Luxury Liner. I like Townes, but prefer Emmy Lou's version better.
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sandpebble
(near Paradise) | | Posted: May 30, 2007 - 09:50 | |
High marks just for creating such a cool song!
Here's an oddly pleasant version...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPMxJROHInM
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Tagish_girl
(desperatley seeking hammock) | | Posted: May 30, 2007 - 09:48 | |
Wow! Bare bones songwriting and singin'. Love it.
Play MORE, Bill!
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dixiedeb
(Augusta, GA) | | Posted: May 30, 2007 - 09:47 | |
cc_rider wrote:Yeah, Flat has a point. Townes didn't have what one would call a classically trained voice. And I'd listen to Emmylou Harris read a phone book. But Townes wrote it so he gets to sing it. Fortunately there are many folks covering his songs. Any version of 'White Freightliner' is good, and 'Marie' is possibly the saddest song ever written. EVER.
c.
Well said. Would like to hear more of Townes on RP. What an influence he had! |
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pannaramma
(not from around here) | | Posted: May 30, 2007 - 09:46 | |
Imkirok wrote:I've only heard the Waylon and Willie version before. Gotta say, I like their version better.
Me too, but this is good |
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redtex
(The Third Coast) | | Posted: May 30, 2007 - 09:46 | |
FlatCat wrote:Nice to hear the writer's take, but oh, it makes me long for EmmyLou's version.
Or Willie's. |
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earthbased
(Milwaukee, WI USA) | | Posted: May 30, 2007 - 09:46 | |
Townes manager was/is a freak and probably was the main cause of his downfall.
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bokey
(Wastin' away in Filialdutyville) | | Posted: May 30, 2007 - 09:45 | |
There is not nearly enough of this historic,landmark,watershed songwriter on RP.
I won't mention the multitudes of lesser songwriting talents that are played more frequently , but if I did that list would include, umm EVERYBODY!!
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BikeCoachDave
(London, Kentucky) | | Posted: May 30, 2007 - 09:45 | |
drivel. sorry, gave it a 3.
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