Robert Earl Keen - The Road Goes On Forever

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  • Опубліковано 26 гру 2024

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  • @JayJoJonny
    @JayJoJonny Рік тому +19

    REK, classic song, here I am listening in 2023 knowing he has retired from touring

    • @gregpalermo3861
      @gregpalermo3861 Рік тому +2

      Yep me too.

    • @paulelliott3220
      @paulelliott3220 Місяць тому +1

      @@gregpalermo3861that makes 3 of us
      What an amazing artist though - No2 Live Dinner next !

    • @beanzgee
      @beanzgee 13 днів тому +1

      He’s baaaaaack 🎉

  • @samssoniv
    @samssoniv Рік тому +14

    i come back to Robert Earl on the nights life is puling me down, He lifts me up friends

    • @dfreeman4151
      @dfreeman4151 Рік тому +1

      Hard ro feel bad when you hear Feeling Good Again rolling straight into Gringo Honeymoon

    • @joelsmith552
      @joelsmith552 9 місяців тому +2

      We ain't none of us saints, but we can do our damndest to not be devils. Peace and love.

  • @odehfarha2818
    @odehfarha2818 9 місяців тому +9

    Here because Lane Johnson quoted this song when bidding farewell to all time great in Jason Kelce. Legends on the field brought me to this legendary song. God bless.

  • @eclecticmusica
    @eclecticmusica Рік тому +13

    Just think - any day of the week in Austin - you walked into any bar and there this was - bliss.

    • @blakemattingly7493
      @blakemattingly7493 Рік тому +1

      what happened!

    • @gregscavuzzo5457
      @gregscavuzzo5457 5 місяців тому

      Austin Texas in the 1970s and 1980s The Armadillo World Headquarters, Soap Creek Saloon, The Split Rail,, and The Hole in The Wall, great music every night and every day, Casita Jorge's for great Tex-Mex , it was a wonderful place to live, and a lot of fun, God Bless everyone and stay safe

  • @michaelgibbs7283
    @michaelgibbs7283 Рік тому +24

    A classic from one of the great American songwriters.

  • @prestonharriman6659
    @prestonharriman6659 7 років тому +81

    it like the prom in Back to the future, a guy from the future comes in with something no ones ever heard but everyone knows its gold.

    • @bobbymathews
      @bobbymathews 3 роки тому +4

      "I guess you guys aren't ready for that yet."

    • @327JohnnySS
      @327JohnnySS 2 роки тому +1

      @@bobbymathews ,But your kids are going to love it . . .

  • @thisiscontent3584
    @thisiscontent3584 Рік тому +7

    My dad listen to this song in his mri before he died it gives me a great memory 😊

    • @Pearljam1282
      @Pearljam1282 10 місяців тому

      I'm truly sorry for your loss.. your dad is a stud.

  • @Captsmackdown
    @Captsmackdown 11 років тому +26

    thank you..my dads favorite song,,he just passed..I listened to it forever,,,helps make it easier

  • @hirightnow
    @hirightnow 2 роки тому +13

    I hadn't realized just how old this song was...this is a great version. Thanks for uploading it.

  • @carlsmith1263
    @carlsmith1263 3 роки тому +7

    This song is my favorite. This song has been in 2 major and important pieces of my life.

  • @waggsish
    @waggsish 4 роки тому +17

    Keen's a master storyteller.

    • @327JohnnySS
      @327JohnnySS 2 роки тому

      It makes you wonder if a producer of the movie scar face heard this song and got a idea?

    • @Screwtape6_27
      @Screwtape6_27 Рік тому

      @@327JohnnySS Scarface came out before the song

  • @clintconner284
    @clintconner284 Рік тому +2

    About the time I started listening to him.

  • @helenminnes3449
    @helenminnes3449 4 роки тому +8

    Just listened to 'Walking the floor' with Chris Shiflett and that brought me here. How is it possible that I never heard this song before......?

    • @Sally150
      @Sally150 11 місяців тому

      You should purchase the CD. It is all great. Somehow I knew about him right after this song first came out.

  • @davemcelderry7086
    @davemcelderry7086 2 роки тому +2

    Had the pleasure of meeting him at the Philadelphia folk festival in the late 80s really good people

  • @stewney1
    @stewney1 11 років тому +17

    I know what ya mean... I pull up these old videos of REK, Jerry Jeff, Peter Rowan, Nanci Griffith and all my other faves from my misspent 20's in the 80's... seems like just yesterday

    • @DrVonNostrand
      @DrVonNostrand 4 роки тому +2

      The amount of cocaine we all did, my god

    • @Sally150
      @Sally150 11 місяців тому

      I misspent my 20s riding a bicycle, for thousands of miles, on Texas backroads. We need more than one life to do all there is to do.

  • @davidbrumbaugh7809
    @davidbrumbaugh7809 Рік тому +2

    Intense is the definition of this performance.

  • @72Disco1998
    @72Disco1998 7 років тому +8

    Wow, most underrated singer today.

  • @jaygatsby1
    @jaygatsby1 7 років тому +28

    Incredibly big sound for a three man band. Great story song.

  • @reister828
    @reister828 7 років тому +17

    How in the heck can you dislike that? Great song. I don’t know who that is, but that guy can play the violin

    • @jimmyvann1238
      @jimmyvann1238 6 місяців тому +1

      You know the difference between a violin and a fiddle? A violin has strings and a fiddle has strangs

  • @Sidetrackification
    @Sidetrackification 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent thanks for posting 📫👍

  • @paulelliott3220
    @paulelliott3220 8 років тому +13

    REK - a true masterpiece
    Awesome in every damn way - old footage but playing and performance wonderful

  • @fazendado
    @fazendado 13 років тому +6

    so glad I just heard and saw this! love this song.

  • @davidcooke3246
    @davidcooke3246 5 місяців тому

    This song takes me back to my outlaw days.

  • @janehansen3157
    @janehansen3157 3 роки тому +4

    The ultimate love song

  • @johningraham1855
    @johningraham1855 5 років тому +4

    Fantastic song about life !! Who know's where we gonna go. I really enjoy this song>!< I jam to it at least 2 times a week>> !!!!!!

  • @TakFanMPR
    @TakFanMPR 13 років тому +33

    That fiddle player is off the chain!

    • @immaris1978
      @immaris1978 2 роки тому

      My thoughts exactly! Who is he?!

    • @tynebar
      @tynebar 2 роки тому +2

      @@immaris1978 It says on posting of the video.

  • @flapjackson6077
    @flapjackson6077 4 роки тому +7

    That’s kicking ass!

  • @patrickmcmanus6137
    @patrickmcmanus6137 8 років тому +15

    best blues balladeer of the eighty's by far!

  • @charlesflowers6348
    @charlesflowers6348 2 роки тому +5

    Damn
    That was good

  • @texastanglersfishing6856
    @texastanglersfishing6856 8 років тому +22

    Us Mexicans love REK!

  • @aowen1609
    @aowen1609 13 років тому +23

    man... that guy can play the crap out of a fiddle!

    • @nitop1914
      @nitop1914 Рік тому

      His name is Johnny, he is from Georgia.

  • @sloebone7399
    @sloebone7399 7 років тому +48

    I think the adrenaline must have been flowing, they're singing a 5 minute song in 4 minutes.

  • @brucemcneill3952
    @brucemcneill3952 3 роки тому +4

    What a great song ...lyrics like this a far between and the next one will never be better than these

  • @perpetualyouth760
    @perpetualyouth760 4 роки тому +4

    SO young then, How old is this now, I know that im old as dirt and not supposed to still be here...

    • @thatssoironic
      @thatssoironic 8 місяців тому +1

      You’re clearly supposed to be here, cause if you weren’t you wouldn’t be. How you doing these days man, things alright?

    • @perpetualyouth760
      @perpetualyouth760 8 місяців тому

      @@thatssoironic Thanks for asking ! God bless you!

    • @perpetualyouth760
      @perpetualyouth760 8 місяців тому

      @@thatssoironic I still am trying to do the next right thing for myself and others around me.

    • @perpetualyouth760
      @perpetualyouth760 8 місяців тому

      @@thatssoironic Obviously God has decided that I have more to learn before I go.

    • @thatssoironic
      @thatssoironic 8 місяців тому +1

      @@perpetualyouth760 you’re right about that

  • @douglasstudeman5137
    @douglasstudeman5137 Рік тому +1

    I Saw this guy in Lake Tahoe in 2015. Great Show?

  • @jackmeoff9517
    @jackmeoff9517 9 років тому +11

    well that was frickn awesome.

  • @GRACEAZ317
    @GRACEAZ317 10 років тому +9

    DAMN good looking Man there !

  • @flintbargar6012
    @flintbargar6012 5 місяців тому

    this is a great song

  • @donpalumbo8015
    @donpalumbo8015 10 років тому +5

    Damn, that's an old video! But still great!

  • @stewney1
    @stewney1 11 років тому +6

    Dude...it was 25 years ago when he played on the TX Connection...the crowd didn't know his songs then. Now they do...

    • @jlgonz1722
      @jlgonz1722 6 років тому +3

      I knew them, was his fan when he only drew 50 or so fans and a few years later he just blew up in the Texas Music Scene. Love his music.

  • @ReverendSoupbone
    @ReverendSoupbone 5 місяців тому

    10/10. A treasure.

  • @markothwriter
    @markothwriter 6 місяців тому

    he started sining it faster and it got better. great song. reminds me of what Glenn Campbell did with Gentle on My Mind. He just sped it up and put more energy into it.

  • @mee8690
    @mee8690 2 роки тому +2

    I forgot how cute he was back in the day

  • @XtremeMajestic
    @XtremeMajestic 11 років тому +11

    Thats some serious fiddle action going on

  • @curbshoppin
    @curbshoppin 13 років тому +5

    if yer gonna play in Texas you gotta have a fiddle in the band.........REK sure looks young in this old clip....ive loved the dudes music for years........

  • @curbshoppin
    @curbshoppin 11 років тому +5

    You may be right Mike, I forget i'm 60 years old ,when I get on the web time stands still for me sometimes, I need to look at the date before I respond.....

  • @kendog4570
    @kendog4570 6 місяців тому

    Bravo!

  • @boco1951
    @boco1951 Місяць тому

    I gave him a guitar pick and he gave me a”Road goes on Forever “ T shirt!
    Feeling good….

  • @penguru21
    @penguru21 7 років тому +3

    I didn't know this is where the Highwaymen's song is from.

  • @hollifield877
    @hollifield877 Рік тому +2

    I can watch this song in my mind

  • @ivettispaghetti8895
    @ivettispaghetti8895 2 роки тому +1

    omg he's so young and folkpunk

  • @mahribells
    @mahribells 2 роки тому +1

    My baby Jonathan 🥰🥰🥰

  • @woalmann6288
    @woalmann6288 6 років тому +3

    Is that the old hot dog vendor from the old Ballpark in Arlington yelling "HOOOOOT DAWWWWWGS!"

    • @barrylaughlin9665
      @barrylaughlin9665 5 років тому +1

      That dude is a fan favorite, bought many off him dollar dawgs!!!

  • @shipdog6
    @shipdog6 4 роки тому +1

    😎 thanks

  • @curbshoppin
    @curbshoppin 13 років тому +2

    @guyareynolds ....i agree ...ive seen REK live twice and the crowd sings louder than him on this song ...maybe because it was on tv they was subdued

  • @shawnmoore8032
    @shawnmoore8032 4 роки тому +1

    WOOOHOOO

  • @arcranda
    @arcranda 6 років тому +11

    Once upon a time, when Seth Rogen played fiddle for Ryan Reynolds...

  • @flyinsquirrel48
    @flyinsquirrel48 3 роки тому

    Thanks Casey 🌲🐿🌲

  • @flintbargar6012
    @flintbargar6012 5 місяців тому

    this is a great song. my question is how do I stop the Kamala ads after every video?

  • @shaneoneal6050
    @shaneoneal6050 3 роки тому +1

    I'm not as high as this makes me feel.

  • @GRACEAZ317
    @GRACEAZ317 10 років тому +3

    DL Marble does a good cover of this REK hit.

  • @ArtCore138
    @ArtCore138 2 роки тому

    Aloha, Bobby and Rose

  • @douglasstudeman5137
    @douglasstudeman5137 Рік тому +1

    I wonder why He Quit Touring Too Bad?

  • @jasonjohnston94
    @jasonjohnston94 4 роки тому +1

    I wonder if that fiddle player is his college roommate Brian Duckworth?

  • @JodyAnderson-n6o
    @JodyAnderson-n6o 2 місяці тому +1

    The party doesn't ever end but it's a lot easier if you would just quit making it so hard on yourself.
    . Come home I love you. Your wife

  • @donnaheimpel7082
    @donnaheimpel7082 4 роки тому +3

    Joe Ely does a decent rockin cover!

  • @swinneas
    @swinneas  14 років тому +2

    @offermanc: Jonathan Yudkin

  • @pktdbgnzwl
    @pktdbgnzwl 2 роки тому

    Yudkin !

  • @harper7509
    @harper7509 4 місяці тому

    FLUSH

  • @jamesdrozdowski3579
    @jamesdrozdowski3579 4 місяці тому

    pretty sure the base player is also the lead singer of Ram Jam

  • @stevenpaterno7589
    @stevenpaterno7589 Рік тому +2

    Messed up how he gets the chair and dies. And she gets away clean.

  • @pkbell68
    @pkbell68 12 років тому +2

    ummm.. a violin is a fiddle.... Jonathan Yudkin is listed above... ;-)

  • @bobpoorman8923
    @bobpoorman8923 7 років тому +4

    The porch song

  • @guyareynolds
    @guyareynolds 13 років тому +2

    @swinneas it's the devil. He went down to Georgia a short time later

  • @sandyejarrard2861
    @sandyejarrard2861 2 роки тому

    A modern day Bonnie and Clyde episode

  • @scottaugustine7511
    @scottaugustine7511 Рік тому

    Hip

  • @itchycroe411
    @itchycroe411 Рік тому

    Seth rogen bangin on that fiddle baby

  • @Bastikovski99
    @Bastikovski99 2 роки тому

    He kind of looks like Mason Jennings

  • @carljarvis5899
    @carljarvis5899 5 років тому +3

    Damn slow it down

  • @patricyanscotorange5557
    @patricyanscotorange5557 7 років тому +2

    I love George jones.

  • @pjwalsher
    @pjwalsher 10 років тому +2

    Great song. Bass player is not at all in the groove on this performance though.

    • @JamesShelton59
      @JamesShelton59 7 років тому +2

      Peter Walsh - nope, he's solid in the groove, but audio and video are out of sync.