Townes Van Zandt -- Waiting Around To Die [REVIEW]
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- Опубліковано 28 сер 2024
- This was as real and personal as an original recording can get.
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Uncle Seymour's tears melt my heart. He knew Townes was headed down a bad road. He was a neighbor and friend of Townes and Cindy. An old time blacksmith by trade.
This is what Country music is supposed to be...
The old man in the video is Uncle Seymour Washington. He was a good friend of Townes and worked as a traveling blacksmith and handyman. He appears in the documentary, that others have already mentioned, as a sage and storyteller. The part where he cries was actually a clip from when Townes was playing "Nothin". (I have previously requested Colter Wall's cover but both are amazing and equally haunting). Mr. Washington died a year after this appearance and I think he heard something in those lyrics that moved him. Don, I bet if you react to this song, I have no doubt you'll hear a few of the things that might have moved this nice old man so strongly. :-)
@David Emswiler Challenge accepted, and on the list. The good thing about the time that elapses between a request and my recording/reaction is that I forget all the nuances and end up doing the reaction without much recollection of the impetus for the request. So what you'll see is what my virginal brain experiences. :-)
@@RockN2Country Thanks Don...I look forward to your thoughts!
the part where Mr. Washington is crying is from the performance of Waiting Around to Die. Townes didn't perform Nothin' in that documentary.
@@txdrifter38 You could definitely be right as its been awhile since I watched it. The "Nothin" video on UA-cam shows him crying as does this one...I might have gotten confused as to which was which. Either way, at least Don will be reacting to both.
@@txdrifter38 @RockN2Country Yep, my mistake. The song "Nothin" was not the song Mr.Washington cried to even though the video show's him doing so. ua-cam.com/video/dF_3w_gXing/v-deo.html I must have flipped them around in my mind but txdrifter caught it. Don, looks this reaction will be truly "virginal" after all. :-) Here's a link to the soundtrack from the documentary just in case anyone's interested. www.amazon.com/Heartworn-Highways-Original-Picture-Soundtrack/dp/B01DXZ78H6
The crying man is Uncle Seymour Washington. The traveling blacksmith was what he was known by back then out in Texas. He was a blacksmith and traveled around doing work. He didn't have transportation, so he either walked or got rides.
That video is from the movie “Heartworn Highways”. The beginning of the video you hear Guy Clark doing “That old time feeling “. It’s a great movie that occasionally is free on UA-cam. It was filmed in the mid 70’s but wasn’t released until the 80’s after the outlaw country movement took off.
Larry Bird Thanks for the info.
Shaan P Yes, thank you. I’ve seen parts of this on UA-cam , and remember the old gentleman, but not him crying.
Tecumseh Valley by Townes is one of my favorite songs, that song showcases his ability to bring out raw emotion using his words.
The song that introduced me to Townes
Townes Van Zandt was one of our best songwriters. Steve Earle said "Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that."
To which Townes replied something to the effect of "if you saw the size of Bob Dylan's bodyguards you wouldn't "
This is one of my favorite songs ever. I've seen a lot of people dismiss townes because of his voice, but that's not the point. Townes is the best lyricist in country music history, and maybe all of music (sorry Bob). The footage is from the documentary "Heartworn Highways," all the footage is I think from 75'. Townes, Guy Clark, Steve Young, Coe, Charlie Daniels, Barefoot Jerry and a few others are in it. Super good.
this 🤝
The song at the end is David Allen Coe “I still sing the old songs” Like another commenter mentioned this is from a documentary called Heartworn Highways. It’s very good.
There's an interview where Townes said he was at a bar talking with an old friend. He gave off these funny kind of vibrations. Later thinking of the man and the conversation he wrote this song. Townes said it was his first serious song. Perhaps the old man tearing up is the same old friend. Or he can identify with the story no doubt.
Great sad song.
Hi buddy long time no see!! ✌️ And I lovvvve this guy Townes Van Zant he is THE MAN!
Uncle Seymour was at one time a walking blacksmith - He was also dying of an incurable disease at the time this was filmed
and he knew it - He was likely empathizing about some of his decisions in life...
Great tune Don, .. Tones is one of my favorite song writers, I love his music. Keep up the good work man, .. and Happy Sunday to you.
The most underrated performer by the public but other artists know him and his music and respect him. I remember when he died as a huge loss by the music world.
Have always enjoyed Townes Van Zandt, sadly he passed so young. He's from Fort Worth, Texas and from a very prominent oil family, thanks for sharing Don and as always "Howdy from Texas "!!
Townes wrote beautiful songs. Try The Tower Song, No Place to Fall, Don’t Take It So Bad. These would be much lighter but still beautiful.
Townes wrote & recorded a lot of songs.
Check out Townes’ best friend Guy Clark he was a great singer/songwriter.
Uncle Seymour Washington was Townes’ neighbor at the time of this filming. It was filmed at Seymour’ s house. He died shortly afterwards. They loved each other✌️
Another Texas boy who was a great song writer I don't think people know just how many songs that were written by Townes that you hear and didn't realize they were his songs I loved this performance it was my birthday yesterday so it hit home with me
Happy to be a new subscriber, hope to discover some "new" old country this way! Love hearing you're all about country that isn't pop
It’s the old black man uncle Seymour that will break u ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for that. Always tugs on my heart.
At the end of the video is David Allen Coe
Joe Ely “Gallo del Ciello” from Live at Antone’s.
My brother please watch Townes Van Zandts Biography. It is gnarly. I’ve really like this man. And u too !
That is Mr. Washington, at that time he was in his 80's, born in the late 1800's. Known as the walking blacksmith. Would have been an interesting person to know.
79 year-old black man by the name of Seymour Washington who was nicknamed the walking blacksmith. Seymour says that he didn't have transport but caught the bus to visit the ranches where he tended to the horses needs
Life can sure beatcha down and down but waiting around to die is one heck of a still life.
Morning Don! Love Towns, been there before. It's a ruff feeling.
From documentary Heartworn Highways,
I named my son townes. He is one of the best there is. Townes once said ",I dont write sad songs, I write hopeless ones " check out Marie or big country blues by Townes van zandt
React to Whitney Morgan’s Verizon of this song!
I first heard the Be Good Tanyas version in Breaking Bad, went and looked up Townes and the original and have been a fan ever since.
That’s an amazing cover!
Please please check out To Live Is To Fly by Townes! One of the more upbeat, cheerful tunes.
@Deep Track Reacts I've got another Townes song coming up in a few weeks. I recorded the reaction yesterday, and it was hilarious!! He did a song called "Fraternity Blues," and I was half crying throughout it.
@@RockN2Country Oh my god, that song is hilarious! Glad you discovered it. So many people that do not fully dig into Townes don't realize what a sense of humor he had! He could give you a heartbreaking song then turn right around and tell the most hilarious joke.
You have to do Marie by Townes Van Zandt.
That's a scene from Heartworn Highway as previously stated. It is a compilation of various outlaw country singer/ song writers. I remember scenes with Guy Clark, Townes, Steve Earle, David Allan Coe, and a few others. It's very good insight into the beginning of outlaw country in my opinion...
You’re heart will just break 🙏
Please review Blaze Foley, "If I Could Only Fly". He had Townes were friends. This song will blow you away. Thanks Don.
The song that started playing at the end is I Still Sing The Old Songs by David Allen Coe. It proves what potential he had. It’s an amazing song.
The video itself comes from the music Documentary Heartworn Highways which features Townes, David, Guy Clark, Charlie Daniels, Rodney Crowell & Steve Earle among others. Most of the movie can be found in clips like this on UA-cam but it really should be watched as a whole. As great as it is though the deleted scenes are in my opinion even better.
You can review Townes till the cows come home and still be amazed at his writing!!
If you really want to experience how good of a writer Townes was, listen to fare thee well miss carousel or Kathleen
Our Mother the Mountain and Fare thee well Miss Carousel are phenomenal.
Song at the beginning is Old time feeling by Guy Clark and another good one from the same movie
If you want to do a light - hearted fun song, let me suggest Slewfoot by Porter Wagonner. It is nothing like the other songs of Porter's that you have reacted to.
This clip is from Heartworn Highways, a movie very much worth watching. With great singers including Guy Clark, David Allan Coe, Steve Young, Rodney Crowell, Charlie Daniels and a very young Steve Earle. You can watch it on UA-cam! ua-cam.com/video/vnryXNLRhhk/v-deo.html
Who wrote this song and it sounds a whole lot like something the Hank Williams Senior would have wrote it's the very moving song
uncle seymour washington
I love that you did one of my all time favorite songs. But Justin Townes Earle died tonight. Do a song by the guy who was named after Townes. Far away in another town, who am I to say, someday I’ll be forgiven for this, here we go again, won’t be the last time, nothing’s gonna change the way you feel about me now. It doesn’t matter which song. Just listen to one of the all time greatest songwriters who we were robbed of tonight. I’m fucking heartbroken right now, and the only thing that could make it better is to spread his brilliance to everyone I possibly can.
Uncle seymour
Johnny Horton Slewfoot
Too heavy for a Sunday morning.
Well that's not a really good song to wake up on a beautiful Sunday Morning Not sure the concept either????