Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson - Pancho and Lefty (Video)

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  • @cerconefamily2912
    @cerconefamily2912 Рік тому +100

    My grandfather was a troubled man. An orphan, an alcoholic and was severely abused as a child. He was really strong and very smart. He became very successful and had two beautiful daughters one of whom was my mother. When he got everything he ever wanted he destroyed because he was scared someone would take it all away. He drank himself into oblivion in a bar he had built in his house. My mother and her sister forbid us from seeing him but when I grew up I was really drawn to him. We had a great relationship and I helped mend the fences. We were all there at his deathbed. My mother cried like I've never seen before and he had a soldiers burial in Arlington. This was his favorite song. R.I.P. Granpa I hope you know everyone loved you.

    • @philschuler9674
      @philschuler9674 2 місяці тому +6

      Thats a beautiful and tragic story. God bless you and your Grandfather.

    • @samueldewey5528
      @samueldewey5528 Місяць тому +2

      My grandparents raised me n i never quite got to know my real dad n relate to this story R.I.P. GRAMPA love you much n miss ya

    • @KimCritchlow-cn3yf
      @KimCritchlow-cn3yf Місяць тому +1

      Nice tribute

    • @thejoker2000
      @thejoker2000 Місяць тому +3

      Grandpas are always the first to go before you know. Their feelings are eternal.

    • @MarieBlain-mx8mf
      @MarieBlain-mx8mf Місяць тому

      What a great story. Thanks for sharing ❤

  • @rickhensley5963
    @rickhensley5963 11 місяців тому +324

    Now this song is real C&W music. Not the half-baked twangy bill shit of today.

    • @charliewhite9777
      @charliewhite9777 7 місяців тому +1

      Check out Daryll Mc Call " the weeds outlived the roses " ( 1976)

    • @JamesBond-ym2gv
      @JamesBond-ym2gv 7 місяців тому +1

      Your absolutely right 💯💪🤠

    • @iwantmynametobeaslongaspos7194
      @iwantmynametobeaslongaspos7194 7 місяців тому +18

      Finally someone who agrees with me. Modern country is trash but old country is amazing. A lot of people say they hate all country but old country is art. This is coming from a big rap fan, I genuinely love country

    • @JimmyGelhaar
      @JimmyGelhaar 6 місяців тому +1

      Preach it!!

    • @toddbob55
      @toddbob55 5 місяців тому +6

      agreed ... january 1st of 2000 country music died

  • @humbertohernandez3067
    @humbertohernandez3067 10 місяців тому +239

    All these classics are fading away , just like I am . I guess that's the way it is . I'm glad to take them with me.

    • @lethalchase1065
      @lethalchase1065 9 місяців тому +24

      19 from Oklahoma will play this song all my life

    • @annoyedbrox4851
      @annoyedbrox4851 9 місяців тому +16

      ​@@lethalchase1065 16, from India of all places, I love this song, country music and the open air, these classics are timeless and won't go nowhere.

    • @travismiles5885
      @travismiles5885 9 місяців тому +12

      Nah bro, if it's good the younger generations pick up on it. I dont know how old you are but I'm almost 50 and a die hard metal head 🤘🏻 I grew up with my older family members playing this kind of stuff and I was just to angsty and full of youthful defiance to listen to "old people music." Now that I've lived long enough to experience life I get this music. It takes a long time for an acorn to grow into a mighty oak. I still love my head banger stuff but Waylon Willie, Johnny and the rest are right there next to them in my playlists, keeping company with all the great classic rockers from the 60s and 70s. Cream rises to the top. Dont fret you're leaving it in good hands. Thank you for keeping it alive, we found it because of cats like you. Take that with you and leave the music so we can pay it forward.

    • @jbmusic4095
      @jbmusic4095 9 місяців тому +8

      @@lethalchase1065 lets fucking go brother, forever. keep it real and honour our ancestors

    • @peytonledbetter6007
      @peytonledbetter6007 9 місяців тому +2

      Making it my mission to instill these masterpieces in my kids when I have some. A piece of you will live on with that.

  • @edwardsjohnpaul
    @edwardsjohnpaul Рік тому +249

    Willie Nelson was 48 yrs old, and Merle Haggard was 44, in 1981. Wow. It's like Willie got old fast, and has stayed old forever.

    • @gtfochimba
      @gtfochimba Рік тому +16

      Right?! He looked AT LEAST 70 here lol

    • @Truerealism747
      @Truerealism747 11 місяців тому +7

      ​@@gtfochimbastrange and amazing how he hasn't that must since then in reality

    • @christienelson1437
      @christienelson1437 11 місяців тому +14

      But still young at heart.💕💕🙏

    • @heathermilligan393
      @heathermilligan393 10 місяців тому +6

      My momma was born in 43, she had a vinyl record cover with Willie in a suit and clean cut, I was born in 1980, she loved her some Willie clean and long haired ❤

    • @lucas_almeida10
      @lucas_almeida10 9 місяців тому +1

      People looked older by that time

  • @Martin.Wilson
    @Martin.Wilson Рік тому +315

    Townes said that he really couldn't take credit for writing this song because it came to him like a thunderbolt. He said he felt like this song was just passing through him and all he did was write it down. Typical of the humble man he was.

    • @Rosemary-rh7nt
      @Rosemary-rh7nt 9 місяців тому +11

      That was the perfect explanation of this song......❤thank you......❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊

    • @noeldeal8087
      @noeldeal8087 8 місяців тому +6

      I seem to write poetry when I lose someone I love or when I'm really really hurt. Kinda just flows out...

    • @javanautski
      @javanautski 7 місяців тому +10

      Perfect gifts come from above - just have to be humble enough to receive this

    • @PaEMT_FF9
      @PaEMT_FF9 7 місяців тому +2

      💯%

    • @davidsimmons5936
      @davidsimmons5936 6 місяців тому +1

      I tell you only believing God healed you your family I'm David Austin Simmons gold Beach Oregon neskia by Ophir hardtack ridge Pima messiah hi grandson I declare God healed you your family I suppose

  • @darkeagle5836
    @darkeagle5836 4 роки тому +2212

    The legends are dying off and their sure as hell not being replaced.

    • @jeslerish
      @jeslerish 4 роки тому +10

      Check out hellbound glory..

    • @BIGBLOCK5022006
      @BIGBLOCK5022006 4 роки тому +50

      Unfortunately Charley Pride has gone to the other side today.

    • @rogermullen6825
      @rogermullen6825 4 роки тому +18

      so true

    • @jonahmenikoff1997
      @jonahmenikoff1997 4 роки тому +61

      sturgill simpson, tyler childers, colter wall, jason isbell are doing their best!

    • @darkeagle5836
      @darkeagle5836 4 роки тому +83

      @@jonahmenikoff1997 In my opinion, they do not replace Merle Haggard, Johnny Cash, George Jones, Waylon Jennings etc...

  • @cinnamongirl7877
    @cinnamongirl7877 4 роки тому +5867

    This kind of music has saved me during this pandemic. Whoever reads this.....I hope you are safe and well. This too shall pass.

    • @wbrobinson1
      @wbrobinson1 4 роки тому +106

      I'm here brother. Semper Fi!

    • @citytaxi1082
      @citytaxi1082 4 роки тому +25

      👍👍👍👍

    • @calvinsharp3346
      @calvinsharp3346 4 роки тому +15

      @@wbrobinson1 wp

    • @stanleyweingart6361
      @stanleyweingart6361 4 роки тому +73

      And I advere to this day; The best song ever written. Thank you,
      Towns van Zant for sharing your genius.

    • @stanleyweingart6361
      @stanleyweingart6361 4 роки тому +13

      @@wbrobinson1 I got your back, devil!

  • @dvrn86
    @dvrn86 Рік тому +87

    Merle's voice is like pulling on a warm jacket on a cold day.

  • @frndofbear
    @frndofbear 3 роки тому +1949

    We renovated a house back in 1999. Two Hispanics helped us out. Their names were Pancho and Juan; Juan was left handed and our 72 year old Master Carpenter delighted in calling them Pancho & Lefty.

    • @sarashuff4840
      @sarashuff4840 3 роки тому +53

      Well I want to believe they just disappeared . Like all the other so said bad guys. If so….

    • @humanbeing-001
      @humanbeing-001 3 роки тому

      Racist.

    • @kellyben7991
      @kellyben7991 3 роки тому +40

      Don't be a Hater.. the world has to much of that

    • @frndofbear
      @frndofbear 3 роки тому +90

      It was not racist at all. They thought it was great.

    • @sergiomoya9769
      @sergiomoya9769 3 роки тому +49

      Not racist at all !!! It’s just like a beautiful coincidence!!! It’s happened to me !!!!

  • @jamesknutson8684
    @jamesknutson8684 Рік тому +164

    One of my dad's favorite songs. I lost him two weeks ago. Listening to Willie's music, it's almost like he's here with me.

    • @christiewood1458
      @christiewood1458 Рік тому +7

      So sorry for your loss; may his memory be a blessing. 💙💚🙏🏼💚💙

    • @tyler1671
      @tyler1671 Рік тому +7

      Chin up... this pain never goes away

    • @Pietro7383
      @Pietro7383 Рік тому +5

      You are fortune to have a dad who introduced you to music with deep messages!

    • @gabefields8012
      @gabefields8012 Рік тому +2

      My dad loved this song also. He passed away in 2011. I first heard this one when I was 15 with my dad, which was odd considering I was a metalhead. I moved 150 miles away from him when I turned 18 so I didn't see him nearly as often but in a sense he lives on in these songs. Sorry for your loss

    • @stepinthyme1624
      @stepinthyme1624 11 місяців тому +4

      I’m so sorry for your loss. I lost my Dad in 2020 and my Ex in 2022-the pain hurts, but the music helps.

  • @davidfailing6631
    @davidfailing6631 5 років тому +3313

    listening to willie and merle in 2020 and its better than anything made today

    • @gilbertb8078
      @gilbertb8078 5 років тому +37

      Best music to play.

    • @tombryan1
      @tombryan1 5 років тому +7

      Google Circles

    • @michaelfound9010
      @michaelfound9010 5 років тому +74

      So soul seeking country, makes my heart weep for this generation!!
      They never will experience music that moves you in such a way

    • @AustinV1st
      @AustinV1st 5 років тому +32

      ... and it ain’t even close.

    • @janetfox1968
      @janetfox1968 5 років тому +17

      @@michaelfound9010 You got it right brother

  • @kenknight4560
    @kenknight4560 3 місяці тому +29

    Say a prayer for Lefty... RIP Merle.

  • @davidgorka4315
    @davidgorka4315 5 років тому +2222

    Anyone else get chills down their spine when Mearle starts singing halfway through?

    • @bullferguson5668
      @bullferguson5668 5 років тому +24

      I am poncho

    • @crunchie83
      @crunchie83 5 років тому +108

      The story goes Merle had fallen asleep during the recording session for this song when Willie woke him up around 4:00 AM to give him his part. Merle thought they should wait until the next session to give him time to learn it, fully expecting to have to redo it later if they tried it now so late into the session. He thought the lyrics Willie brought him were "a half a mile long" and no way he could get it right that quickly. But Willie pressed on and got Merle to record it right then. That's the only take they did and that's Merle's part you hear in this song.

    • @yourfriendalejo
      @yourfriendalejo 5 років тому +47

      Yep! Loved his voice after hearing his first line. I think that’s what a good country voice sounds like.

    • @caramelmonster4082
      @caramelmonster4082 5 років тому +9

      💜

    • @yosofunnybunny4623
      @yosofunnybunny4623 5 років тому +27

      Yes I'm just now becoming a merle fan

  • @Joe-bg7is
    @Joe-bg7is Рік тому +93

    We all live and we all die

    • @RodWilliams-y9b
      @RodWilliams-y9b 6 місяців тому +1

      Sad but true!!!!😢

    • @charlesbrowngodhelpmeimiss4907
      @charlesbrowngodhelpmeimiss4907 3 місяці тому +1

      True my friend

    • @StevenAdams-zj8tx
      @StevenAdams-zj8tx 2 місяці тому

      Yea but left sold out Pancho for the reward money they were friends great betrayal

    • @Disent0101
      @Disent0101 2 місяці тому +1

      AND GRASS IS GREEN, MEANWHILE WATER IS WET!

    • @halfson9261
      @halfson9261 2 місяці тому +1

      When I die, I'm going to be whisked across the universe to settle down and meet my soul mate

  • @randybrewer2019
    @randybrewer2019 Рік тому +148

    What the hell? Why is this song so soul ripping? There are only a few songs that last through multiple generations, yet still educe nape hair goosebumps. May God bless Townes, Nelson and Haggard. American icons.

    • @theleap2946
      @theleap2946 7 місяців тому +3

      I was grateful to see Haggard play in my home town for the first, and sadly the last time. It was weird. “I’ll see you next year!” he said, but he died the next year instead. It was a great night. Modern country fans who were probably wondering what the fuss about were cohabitating a space with old country lovers who probably watched all these old crooners in their primes. Ten gallon hats eveywhere, with farmers and country people in their best clothes and then dufusses like me that love metal and hardcore, but grew up with this music, all watching in a 100-year old theater. Heck of a night. This should be a country song itself.

    • @johnstack4316
      @johnstack4316 5 місяців тому

      It was sad to see Townes vansandt who actually wrote the song do a cameo appearance.

  • @crz-impact3677
    @crz-impact3677 Рік тому +332

    That tasty little lick after Merle’s delivery of “now he’s growing old” gives me goosebumps 100% of the time

    • @garryspowerpointpresentati6125
      @garryspowerpointpresentati6125 Рік тому +4

      took me weeks to learn it

    • @mickeyphillips6603
      @mickeyphillips6603 Рік тому +14

      “Say a few for Lefty too. He only did what he had to do.” Those lines always give me goosebumps.

    • @janetrevino8709
      @janetrevino8709 Рік тому +4

      Brings me to tears..

    • @gracewomack4228
      @gracewomack4228 Рік тому +13

      ...we are all getting old...those of us who are lucky enough...

    • @mattmatt6572
      @mattmatt6572 Рік тому +4

      Get old or die trying... my grandfather always told me getting old ain't for sissies.

  • @jimmycollette9209
    @jimmycollette9209 2 роки тому +895

    Willie, Merle, and Towns all in one video. Three of the worlds greatest singer songwriters ever in the same video. Don't get any better. Miss you Towns and Merle. Hang in there Willie.

    • @charlesbrowngodhelpmeimiss4907
      @charlesbrowngodhelpmeimiss4907 2 роки тому +11

      Page from my life

    • @regdavies5737
      @regdavies5737 2 роки тому +15

      This song was also recorded by Emmy Lou Harris, and it was her version that Willie Nelson first heard.

    • @clemep
      @clemep 2 роки тому +38

      I think very few people know that Townes Van Zandt wrote this...

    • @reggiehall7612
      @reggiehall7612 2 роки тому +26

      Seems to me that Townes lived a hard life. I'm grateful he gave us this before he departed.

    • @caronmacisaac208
      @caronmacisaac208 2 роки тому +1

      Oh my god.. I am going to cry face off when will goes..all these country superstars. Nobody will ever be able to come even close. Their stellar and have left an infinity of perfect. Check me out@ caron macisaac(youtubevideo)

  • @Mongo1940
    @Mongo1940 5 років тому +1553

    Rest In Peace Townes Van Zant who wrote this classic. He's in this video in several scenes.
    Great song writer.

    • @ericloveday3647
      @ericloveday3647 5 років тому +58

      You got that right. He was Texas Bob Dylan

    • @ericloveday3647
      @ericloveday3647 5 років тому +54

      Obviously Willie and Merle had great respect for him

    • @randyelliott9152
      @randyelliott9152 5 років тому +60

      They should have put Townes name with the other credits at the top of the page.R.I.P.Townes and Merle.We still got Willie

    • @diannmabus5114
      @diannmabus5114 5 років тому +33

      But even better than Dylan.

    • @eclecticmusica
      @eclecticmusica 5 років тому +20

      @@ericloveday3647 He was America's Bob Dylan. Dylan will tell you that.

  • @bobs58cruiser
    @bobs58cruiser 6 місяців тому +75

    Two of the greatest EVER

    • @tshafi5030
      @tshafi5030 5 місяців тому +1

      Oh yeah! Oh Hell yeah!!!

    • @strangelove47
      @strangelove47 5 місяців тому +2

      Three of the greatest ever.

  • @delldunn7590
    @delldunn7590 9 місяців тому +52

    They should have made a western movie out of this when the song was popular

    • @GreenAshR47
      @GreenAshR47 2 місяці тому +4

      Hey, that's a good idea. Maybe doing so now would reignite the song's popularity.

    • @tonycollins3505
      @tonycollins3505 2 місяці тому +7

      Still popular …

    • @garybrewer4212
      @garybrewer4212 2 місяці тому +1

      literally did..... its called pancho and lefty. i have it on vhs

    • @troymiller319
      @troymiller319 Місяць тому

      DRRRRR

    • @robbiebettilyon5304
      @robbiebettilyon5304 Місяць тому

      Absolutely!

  • @steveschecter3710
    @steveschecter3710 Рік тому +76

    I told my daughter that this is the last song I wish to hear at my funeral. If she messes it up, I'll haunt her for life.

    • @escaped1534
      @escaped1534 8 місяців тому +3

      ... escaped a few Federales (like me, see name!), huh?!

    • @zeekettete
      @zeekettete 7 місяців тому +5

      She'll never be able to listen to it without crying after that.. lost my sister in 2015, she died in Ohio due to a car wreck but we are born and raised in West Virginia and the last song that they played at her funeral was John Denver ~ Country Roads Take Me Home. It's burned into my memory thinking about that song and looking at the back of the hearse on the way to her grave site 😢 still can't listen to it without crying.

    • @poundsofpressurebmx5019
      @poundsofpressurebmx5019 7 місяців тому +2

      Out of kindness suppose .❤

    • @Rockyson065
      @Rockyson065 5 місяців тому +4

      ​@@zeeketteteJohn Denver songs hols a special place in my heart as well. My sister and I rode our horses and sing together. Julie passed away in 2000 of brain tumor. I am 59 left with beautiful memories. Hello from Washington state.

    • @iggykarpov
      @iggykarpov 4 місяці тому

      ​@@Rockyson065God bless!

  • @Butchsiek
    @Butchsiek Рік тому +56

    Hard to imagine, Willie has been in Music for 83 years..
    67 Professionally .
    First song he wrote at the age of 7.

  • @swiftmatic
    @swiftmatic Місяць тому +11

    Now, THAT'S real Country ❤

  • @gwenyffyr
    @gwenyffyr Рік тому +278

    Recently I sang this a Capella for the folks in the assisted living facility where I live myself. No one had ever heard of it before. I won our talent show as a result. Until this time no-one there knew I could sing! I made a few new Willy and Merle fans out of them😊

  • @TheSubygirl
    @TheSubygirl 3 роки тому +122

    My dad in a nutshell. I miss you dad. I hope you're surrounded by your dogs and heaven has good fishing.

    • @jackmorgan5687
      @jackmorgan5687 3 роки тому +1

      Hello,how are you doing?

    • @AP-nx6xo
      @AP-nx6xo 2 роки тому +2

      👍🏻

    • @plarddaniel5137
      @plarddaniel5137 Рік тому

      Les animaux sont interdits au ciel.

    • @ricklong3260
      @ricklong3260 9 місяців тому +1

      I'm on my way I'll meet you at the old fishing hole. Rick

    • @deleriom
      @deleriom 6 місяців тому +3

      Me too brother, I'm hoping for peace for you and your dad.

  • @kimwilson4140
    @kimwilson4140 4 роки тому +1537

    For those who may not know, Townes Van Zandt wrote this song, and you see him throughout this video. ( in the last scene, he’s the man wearing a yellow shirt and playing a guitar). Why this is on a page for Merle is puzzling, since he sang only one verse out of the entire song. Van Zandt was considered to be the best song writer in Texas at the time. The song is about Poncho Villa, and it is said he had a friend whose name translated into Lefty. Van Zandt considered this song to be his most enduring and well known song. It’s been recorded by several artists, but the Willie Nelson/Merle Haggard version is the most well known and hit the top of the charts. It’s a great song I hope those new to country music will take note of. It’s classic in many ways.

    • @laykaljos
      @laykaljos 4 роки тому +92

      It’s likely on Merles page because he is/was a country music legend and he did in fact sing on this song. Townes Van Zandt got all the credit due him with the writing credits and very hefty royalty checks. Taking nothing away from any of the three music legends, but all 3 deserve credit and accolades.

    • @harrya9479
      @harrya9479 4 роки тому +46

      Actually Townes said, "I didn't write this song." He said it came through him, and he tried for years to find out what it was about.

    • @jimsimonitch7614
      @jimsimonitch7614 4 роки тому +11

      Only ‘Q’ can answer

    • @jimmysteinbeck3391
      @jimmysteinbeck3391 4 роки тому +4

      yeah I love how it just goes without being acknowledged

    • @_TheMikeSmith
      @_TheMikeSmith 4 роки тому +16

      Not the only Great Van Zandt song to be performed by someone else and they linked to that artist instead of him, I call it Nashville disease because tons of great songwriters come up with classics that are wrote for big name artists, of course in Country Music, its just known as Tuesday.

  • @lgr8280
    @lgr8280 4 роки тому +1584

    Honestly, how many times can one listen to this masterpiece and not get tired of it? Still counting.........

  • @Peanutgames2013
    @Peanutgames2013 6 місяців тому +139

    Songs that tell an entire story, with the music video to provide the visual. Those days are long gone.

    • @arkynative667
      @arkynative667 5 місяців тому +1

      Sadly

    • @frankducett9
      @frankducett9 5 місяців тому +1

      No they aren't.

    • @Peanutgames2013
      @Peanutgames2013 5 місяців тому +2

      @@frankducett9 Well I don't see any videos with a story anymore, so if you do you are lucky

    • @tshafi5030
      @tshafi5030 5 місяців тому

      Best EVER!!!

    • @nathanreed9643
      @nathanreed9643 5 місяців тому +1

      Sad but true my friend and they are not coming back sadly 😢

  • @Martin-mp4iq
    @Martin-mp4iq 5 років тому +504

    respect to willie and merle for including townes in the video

  • @sbteam1332
    @sbteam1332 5 місяців тому +49

    When Merle starts singing it's as crisp as a brand new $100 bill.

    • @ADFeldbauer
      @ADFeldbauer 3 місяці тому

      They had 98% of the album complete, they just needed a title song and Townes Van Zant wrote this and Willie was like Thats IT! He goes slamming at Merle's bus door saying they had the title song hence why Merle only ends up in just a sliver of the song.

  • @BeefbrothHD3L
    @BeefbrothHD3L 4 роки тому +765

    Im 19 and just started listening to Willie Nelson, Merle, the highway men etc. And it's the best music ive ever heard

    • @mattblake9936
      @mattblake9936 4 роки тому +13

      me too man

    • @susandufour8749
      @susandufour8749 4 роки тому +24

      Oh, i may need to adopt you as a musical grandson!

    • @BeefbrothHD3L
      @BeefbrothHD3L 4 роки тому +8

      @@susandufour8749 bettt

    • @heyjack3184
      @heyjack3184 4 роки тому +19

      Keep listening to old country my friend, it gets better. It will help you in life. May God bless you in your adventures in life.

    • @UTCUTR
      @UTCUTR 4 роки тому +16

      Good for you my young friend. I am 35. I been listening to him since I was a pup. I now hold willie has my higher power. All men should believe in willie.

  • @randomritchie
    @randomritchie 7 місяців тому +83

    Debatably one of the most iconic songs of true country music.

  • @mikeivey6504
    @mikeivey6504 2 роки тому +259

    Townes Van Zandt wrote this incredible song and we should all be thankful that these two legends covered it so masterfully. Nice to see Townes get to be in the video.

    • @gar949
      @gar949 2 роки тому +7

      yes it is

    • @Tsuma_Vento
      @Tsuma_Vento 2 роки тому +19

      Townes has gotten more appreciation over the years, but I think he's still massively underrated when you put him up against the famous country artists.

    • @Kontomanikos1964
      @Kontomanikos1964 Рік тому +3

      He is appearing in the video many times

    • @jasonmcgarity971
      @jasonmcgarity971 Рік тому +2

      Townes at 1.01 in

    • @DrawFlush
      @DrawFlush Рік тому +1

      Exactly! Credit needs to go to Van Zandt. Although this is a nice version, nothing compares ua-cam.com/video/zprRZ2wFQD4/v-deo.html

  • @Johnnysthunder
    @Johnnysthunder 3 роки тому +215

    Never forget Townes Van Zandt, the genius that wrote this epic, epic song...

    • @jimoliver535
      @jimoliver535 3 роки тому +16

      ...and he's in this vid. :-D

    • @alicelovell3905
      @alicelovell3905 3 роки тому +1

      What a Genius Song writer!

    • @JJX921
      @JJX921 3 роки тому +3

      Yes Sir. He wrote the best ballad in Country Music History.

    • @brucebehner4142
      @brucebehner4142 3 роки тому +1

      @@Jeffbambam no

    • @kobebarka8633
      @kobebarka8633 3 роки тому +6

      When you see Willie and Merle sitting at the table with the Townes the next table over, it zooms in close on willie and his head his looking in Townes direction singing to him.

  • @randyjohnson2936
    @randyjohnson2936 Рік тому +38

    One of the best ever written" thank you you boys ❤

  • @pointnIaugh
    @pointnIaugh Рік тому +4

    Will had a B-Day a couple of days ago. God bless, he's the only one of the 4 legends who are still with us 🙏

  • @Magoshowmedival
    @Magoshowmedival 8 років тому +578

    I'll Forever love this song.
    R.I.P. Merle...

    • @michaelbarnes9768
      @michaelbarnes9768 5 років тому +15

      So will I my grandfather's favorite song he's been gone for 12 years now and I still listen to it

    • @jamespierce3652
      @jamespierce3652 5 років тому +4

      Antonio Ferreira Neto
      Ok thanks

    • @davebunch5493
      @davebunch5493 5 років тому +5

      Antonio Ferreira Neto RIP Merle!!!!

    • @jpb1231000
      @jpb1231000 5 років тому +8

      And Townes..

    • @paulmartinez2475
      @paulmartinez2475 5 років тому +3

      I will too.

  • @brushylake4606
    @brushylake4606 8 місяців тому +39

    Poncho needs your prayers, it's true...but save a few for Lefty too.
    Heartbreaking.

  • @jerimiahhamby4790
    @jerimiahhamby4790 7 місяців тому +160

    I love the gave the writer of this song a cameo in this video.
    RIP Townes Van Sandt. Writing legend

    • @BMauneyGearmaker
      @BMauneyGearmaker 7 місяців тому +9

      I noticed that as well. All these years and today I noticed this.

    • @jerimiahhamby4790
      @jerimiahhamby4790 7 місяців тому +2

      @@BMauneyGearmaker in all honesty, I didn’t know until it was pointed out to me on another UA-cam page that plays the video. Might have been this one if you scroll far enough.

    • @davidcook7528
      @davidcook7528 7 місяців тому +3

      Listen to Snowing on Raton...another great by TVS.

    • @Calebevansmusic
      @Calebevansmusic 7 місяців тому

      I just noticed that.

    • @alexanderdeppa8044
      @alexanderdeppa8044 7 місяців тому +7

      Can honestly credit Townes for getting me through my worst bouts of depression in my younger years. If I have a son I want to name them after him.

  • @pamelagraham4402
    @pamelagraham4402 4 місяці тому +20

    Songs like this made me love country music.

  • @jamesclark4927
    @jamesclark4927 2 роки тому +17

    My opinion is this is the best version. 👌

  • @acemulligan7010
    @acemulligan7010 3 роки тому +672

    Heavy metal maniac here.
    THIS SONG IS A MASTERPIECE!
    Every once in a while, I come here, set it to loop, and let it play.
    Today is one of those days.

    • @KartKrasher
      @KartKrasher 3 роки тому +30

      Listen to the original by townes van zandt

    • @shanesantana54
      @shanesantana54 3 роки тому +21

      I'm with you brother! I'm still old school metal with Pantera, Metallica, Slayer and Motorhead.

    • @ChollaRanch
      @ChollaRanch 3 роки тому +15

      As an old-time Texas cattle rancher, I never was a metalhead . . . till I heard the folk rock/Hunnu rock/heavy metal Mongolian band: The HU. They've toured Texas twice now (2019 and 2021), and their heartfelt ballads, Metallica-approved covers, and straight-up rock hold my full attention. As for the Hag, his last performance was given just a few miles down the road from me, at the Nutty Brown Cafe in 2015. Forever memorable. RIP, Merle Haggard.

    • @Eclectic999
      @Eclectic999 3 роки тому +4

      🤘

    • @mazrio128
      @mazrio128 3 роки тому +6

      Metal head here : Listen to the (specific) Townes Van Zandt - Rear View Mirror (live album) track #1 to hear the Greatest version (just 2 guitars and a fiddle). Love this one though.

  • @minniesmomma6374
    @minniesmomma6374 Рік тому +68

    A classic!
    I am 64. When this came out I was way younger and not thinking of getting old.
    Life goes by so quickly and songs like this make me wish I was young again and could relive it all again. Don’t know why.

    • @greglewis1146
      @greglewis1146 Рік тому +4

      10,4

    • @Michael65429
      @Michael65429 Рік тому +7

      I turn 70 tomorrow and this song makes me realize I have wasted my life away, wish I could change my past, and sad that it's gonna be over soon. Peace and love is what it's all about y'all...

    • @timmarkham1728
      @timmarkham1728 Рік тому

      I agree

    • @runyourrace2finish910
      @runyourrace2finish910 Рік тому +1

      I’m right there with you brother. We are here then we are gone.

    • @k4door789
      @k4door789 9 місяців тому

      Me too makes me cry ..

  • @johnharrison2466
    @johnharrison2466 9 місяців тому +9

    Time is a cruel thing

    • @mikebrown2531
      @mikebrown2531 2 місяці тому +1

      time is neither cruel or gentle, it's what you do with it that counts.

    • @hugoagogo4324
      @hugoagogo4324 Місяць тому

      No time is cruel

  • @dutchwolf5110
    @dutchwolf5110 5 років тому +388

    This was my father's favorite song may he rest in peace

    • @gavo6240
      @gavo6240 5 років тому +11

      Ya I don't know him but RIP

    • @zig-zagman5073
      @zig-zagman5073 5 років тому +11

      I karaoked this song with my dad makes me cry everytime

    • @mariocosio885
      @mariocosio885 4 роки тому +5

      May your father rest in peace

    • @patbrennan6572
      @patbrennan6572 4 роки тому +8

      Your daddy had good taste Dutch..

    • @shannonritter3576
      @shannonritter3576 4 роки тому +4

      Same. Exact same. Everytime I hear this song, I feel that lump gather in my throat and tell myself not to cry.

  • @kennethbrown4474
    @kennethbrown4474 2 роки тому +34

    I bawl my eyes out missing my parents to this song.

  • @kp7502
    @kp7502 9 місяців тому +25

    The song tells the story of two outlaw characters, Pancho and Lefty. Pancho is portrayed as a Mexican bandit, while Lefty is his American accomplice. The lyrics depict the betrayal of Pancho by Lefty, who turns him in for a reward. The song explores themes of friendship, betrayal, loyalty, and the harsh realities of life on the run.

    • @paulruiz4518
      @paulruiz4518 9 місяців тому +3

      People used to say the song was about Pancho Villa life story?.... There "Might" be some Similarities; Pancho Villa did have Americans fighting in his Army. He was betrayed by those who were close to him or (set-up in the ambush in Parral, Chihuahua México) My 2- grandfather's on both sides, lived in that part of Mexico, Durango where Pancho Villa was from and lived in his, hacienda during that time period.
      My Dad was 2- yrs. old when Pancho Villa was killed, and during the Mexican Revolution there was certainly lots of; killing, betrayals, friendship and loyalty around? It must have been Crazy Not Knowing Who to Trust or Not!!!

    • @gwyngriffiths3669
      @gwyngriffiths3669 8 місяців тому +5

      @@paulruiz4518 The writer of the song Townes Van Zandt specifically said the song was NOT about Pancho Villa

    • @paulruiz4518
      @paulruiz4518 8 місяців тому +1

      @gwyngriffiths3669 that's correct? But I said "Similarities" Not the same?

    • @azul_6.5-cf7dm
      @azul_6.5-cf7dm 8 місяців тому +4

      @@paulruiz4518the Mexican revolution was the real “Wild West” the u.s just copied the culture and made it into cowboy western movies. Anglos from Texas aren’t aware that they copied the cowboy culture from Mexican vaqueros/mexican cowboys. Anglos migrated to Texas,Mexico as pilgrims.

    • @paulruiz4518
      @paulruiz4518 8 місяців тому

      ​@azul_6.5-cf7dm That's Absolutely True!!.....

  • @MarlaHoneycutt
    @MarlaHoneycutt Рік тому +69

    I play this song all the time my mom was my best friend and loving mom. She just passed away at 91 . I miss her so much
    Thanks for this song.❤

    • @SNBoomer4ever
      @SNBoomer4ever Рік тому +5


      91 is a long-lived life. I hope you find comfort in that and take care of yourself. Your mom is resting well.

    • @danlogan5657
      @danlogan5657 11 місяців тому +4

      sorry for your loss

    • @MarlaHoneycutt
      @MarlaHoneycutt 11 місяців тому +3

      @@danlogan5657 Thank youGod bless you.

  • @Flashback50s
    @Flashback50s 4 роки тому +205

    It is great to see Townes Van Zandt in several of the scenes as a different person each time.

    • @luketdrifter2100
      @luketdrifter2100 4 роки тому +6

      First time I noticed him in the video. Agreed, very great to see

    • @papajohnloki
      @papajohnloki 4 роки тому +3

      @@luketdrifter2100 yeah

    • @bigsky1970
      @bigsky1970 4 роки тому +6

      Yep, he wrote this song.

  • @m.g.n4898
    @m.g.n4898 Рік тому +40

    Ah, Townes Van Zandt - what an amazing writer! Always goosebumps.

  • @redstateforever
    @redstateforever 4 роки тому +79

    Love Willie, but when The Hag starts in...damn. That voice is smooth as silk, there’ll never be another. The working man’s poet.

    • @thepianist7084
      @thepianist7084 2 роки тому +3

      I've thought that for years. That entry of Merle is just....

    • @amerigodiehl7426
      @amerigodiehl7426 4 місяці тому +1

      I honestly think it's the best part of an already amazing song,

    • @bazthehandyman
      @bazthehandyman Місяць тому +1

      Absolutely

  • @HappyTreesPNW
    @HappyTreesPNW Рік тому +14

    seeing Townes , the man who wrote this song, as the head of the Federales...is beautiful. It's sad how many these day's don't remember him

    • @johnjackwagner4645
      @johnjackwagner4645 2 місяці тому

      Lot's of folks remember Townes especially down here in good old Texas where so many great songwriters write.

  • @bobballard387
    @bobballard387 5 років тому +84

    willie nelson is still alive in 2019 rip merle haggard

    • @wadeatkinson4766
      @wadeatkinson4766 5 років тому +2

      Would love to meet Willie "if" he ever passes...God Bless Willie

  • @jrad1593
    @jrad1593 3 роки тому +276

    My 2 yr old wants me to play this song for him before bed almost every night...he sings along. Music lovers young and old will continue appreciate these guys.

    • @klaire1058
      @klaire1058 3 роки тому +4

      He’ll remember it for life

    • @dianachester8106
      @dianachester8106 3 роки тому +8

      My 21 yr old GRANDSON Used to call it "NANA'S SONG!!".We played it over and over from Dallas to Oklahoma!! He would say, "PLAY NANA'S SONG!"HE STILL REMEMBERS IT AND ALWAYS WILL!! "SOOO ADORABLE!"

    • @ldaick2358
      @ldaick2358 3 роки тому +3

      An old soul✌️🥺

    • @douglasanderson542
      @douglasanderson542 2 роки тому +5

      Keep your eye on that boy he’s going places fast🤠

    • @IshDaFishPickleball
      @IshDaFishPickleball 2 роки тому +3

      thats the people we need these days, and forget about life for awhile

  • @shanewoods1980
    @shanewoods1980 4 роки тому +209

    Who else rode with their dad, windows down dirt roads no destination, just Waylon, Willie, Hank jr, Johnny cash on the radio? Times I’d give my soul to go back to because I didn’t appreciate them as much as I do now

    • @themersh4064
      @themersh4064 4 роки тому +8

      Shane, with me it was my 2 uncles in an old pick-up truck with the windows down and I could barely see over the dash up on my knees back in the 60's and early 70's. 3 on the tree and the world was my oyster...RIP Randy and Donny. You are missed. Thanks for the memories. Cheers!

    • @wallacesykes8130
      @wallacesykes8130 4 роки тому +4

      I sure did I miss my dad& the good olday's

    • @duke6961
      @duke6961 4 роки тому +8

      Miss those times as well. Dad loved the music and I grew up on it. Lost my Dad September 3rd 2020 and my oldest dog on September 2nd 2020. Been working the riots since May 2020 in Portland. It's been a shit year. Savor every moment. Appreciate the small things because they pass so quickly. God, watch over us.

    • @waynetincup5877
      @waynetincup5877 4 роки тому +2

      And marty mostly. My dad's favorite. Mine too

    • @branon6565
      @branon6565 4 роки тому +3

      Shane Woods ....Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Bocephus, King George Strait are the artists my Dad always had playin on the cassette deck in either his '70 Cj5 or '74 Bronco....still does to this day, only difference being now he's towing his Bronco with his '21 F350 Powerstroke 🇺🇸🤘🏻

  • @alvinwoods639
    @alvinwoods639 2 роки тому +33

    There will never be Country music this good again.. All the Great ones have passed on or will soon be there. Damn I miss those good days of Country..

    • @williameidson7289
      @williameidson7289 3 місяці тому +1

      oh yes grew up in nashville in the 40's

    • @chrissummers6545
      @chrissummers6545 2 місяці тому

      What was that like? Very interesting ❤​@@williameidson7289

  • @traininglime5559
    @traininglime5559 2 роки тому +609

    This is real country music. Real country music tells a story or a lifestyle. it’s not this whistling Pop music that you hear on the radio today, that is not country music. This is real true country music and you can tell by the emotion in the song.

    • @mmartin7483
      @mmartin7483 2 роки тому +30

      I agree 100% with you. No screaming no swearing and they didn't need to be half naked to make a Hit!

    • @wyattpetersen4532
      @wyattpetersen4532 2 роки тому

      Mainstream country died when Bush left office

    • @leftyo9589
      @leftyo9589 2 роки тому +12

      amen! bro country sucks!!!

    • @TheAncientTale
      @TheAncientTale 2 роки тому +11

      I agree. I, for one, hate country music. That’s a bit of a disturbance, due to my location of living, but I do generally love this song. It’s a story, something memorable, something that makes sense. Not some garbage about Applebee’s.

    • @Anonymous_joe445
      @Anonymous_joe445 2 роки тому +12

      @@mmartin7483 and nothing about beer or a truck or hunting it is now sadly about Whitetails and trucks and beer . Country music used to be a art form where they showed the south had poets too know every song goes like I get my truck and I’m ready shot to a buck
      And I get my deer and I’m ready to drink some beer . It’s like country rap know about the same things back in the day before the 90s country was about story’s and the root meanings of the song were not country in lyrics but wholesome now country music try’s to make songs about the country if you know what I mean

  • @charlie81980
    @charlie81980 Рік тому +84

    Reminds me of my grandpa. We would listen to this on cassette tape of Willie Nelson called ‘half Nelson’. A tape of songs that Willie did with other singers. I am almost 43. Grandpa passed away when I was 16 and I still miss him everyday. It is amazing how one person can have such an impact in this world. When grandpa passed I lost my fishing partner. I don’t go camping anymore. Haven’t been to Montana or go on summer trips much like we use to. However, it is also because of grandpa that I never tried alcohol or drugs. He had his sobriety at the three year mark when I was born and maintained that until he passed away. He was straight up with me and lead me down the correct path. Miss you grandpa.

    • @kristalxleigh07
      @kristalxleigh07 Рік тому +2

      I still have my grandmother's Willie Nelson cassette tape. Takes me back in time to the backseat of her car listening to good ole Willie.

    • @gabefields8012
      @gabefields8012 Рік тому +2

      Sorry for your loss.. thank God for solid parents/grandparents. There is not enough of them anymore

    • @playinem121
      @playinem121 Рік тому +2

      Charlie81980-Your grandfather sounds like a very GOOD man and I am betting that you are a good solid man yourself. Like you, I have been blessed to have some incredible influences in and upon my life. Most of them are gone now but I like to think that somewhere in some way they are still watching me. It helps me sometimes to do the next right thing and every now and then to make better decisions than I might without the love and respect I have for those who showed me the way. I hope there are people in your life who are just coming up and can benefit from your examples and experiences just as you did with your grandfather. Thank you for sharing your story brother.

    • @playinem121
      @playinem121 Рік тому

      Charlie81980-Your grandfather sounds like a very GOOD man and I am betting that you are a good solid man yourself. Like you, I have been blessed to have some incredible influences in and upon my life. Most of them are gone now but I like to think that somewhere in some way they are still watching me. It helps me sometimes to do the next right thing and every now and then to make better decisions than I might without the love and respect I have for those who showed me the way. I hope there are people in your life who are just coming up and can benefit from your examples and experiences.

    • @johnslaughter3806
      @johnslaughter3806 11 місяців тому +1

      God bless Grandpa

  • @jimmiematho8082
    @jimmiematho8082 Місяць тому

    After long thought and consideration I've come to the learnt decision it might be impossible to unequivocally say what is the absolute best song of all time if you said that this is the #1, finest Country song ever created , .....you wouldn't be wrong, it would be hard to argue you with you, for me what puts it over the top is maybe the finest verse ever sung by any country singer and that is the verse sung by Merle Haggard when he sings....." he only did what he had to do...."❤😊❤😊.... the depth of his voice👌😏❤

  • @amyjo6153
    @amyjo6153 2 роки тому +21

    My mom loved this song. RIP Dolores, cheers to you! xoxo

  • @rustyjrust873
    @rustyjrust873 4 роки тому +15

    18 wheels, good music, and a good road; that's all I ever asked for. The simple life. I was blessed 44 years. Amen.

  • @kenmckinnell8153
    @kenmckinnell8153 9 місяців тому +55

    I get chills when Merle comes in toward the end.

    • @powi3378
      @powi3378 9 місяців тому +5

      Know what you mean...🎼🤥

    • @ricktuit468
      @ricktuit468 8 місяців тому +1

      A song that never gets old

    • @robinschmidt6237
      @robinschmidt6237 8 місяців тому +1

      Me too! Every time since I was a little girl 35 yrs ago.

    • @wayne-lj4in
      @wayne-lj4in 8 місяців тому +1

      Yes! Merle.. He can just nail stuff like no-one else. 03:50 ! :>)

    • @Martin.Wilson
      @Martin.Wilson 6 місяців тому +1

      Even though I know it's coming, it gives me goosebumps every single time I hear Merle bring it home. I don't know exactly what it is, but it deeply affects a lot of people the same way.

  • @leahharris5
    @leahharris5 10 місяців тому +9

    ❤. Rest In Peace 🕊️🕊️. Merle Haggard ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @Terry-gf6tz
    @Terry-gf6tz Рік тому +11

    Someone wish Willie happy birthday for me❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉

    • @Terry-gf6tz
      @Terry-gf6tz Рік тому +1

      @gregnormal5 yes me and everyone else with commen Sense

    • @JJCelestino
      @JJCelestino Рік тому

      Cayate Wuey

  • @SJ-ni6iy
    @SJ-ni6iy Рік тому +21

    Seeing Townes in the background is my favorite part of the video. A beautifully written song, made even better by the legends singing it.❤

    • @myvenusheeler
      @myvenusheeler 21 день тому

      We think alike.
      Townes Van Zandt was a hell of a musician.
      Of course, not taking away from Willie and Merle in any way.

  • @dmreynolds3971
    @dmreynolds3971 3 роки тому +350

    I love Willie’s voice ….but when Merle’s voice comes in, my heart rises. I had the pleasure to see Merle in concert in Marietta, Georgia before he died. Checked a bucket-list box.

    • @jeremybilbee9451
      @jeremybilbee9451 3 роки тому +6

      I got to see him in Branson, Missouri. I'll never forgive myself for going to buy souvenirs at break and being outside of the room when he sang Silver Wings...my favorite song of his hands down. He was gone before I had a chance for redemption.

    • @chiefwork1790
      @chiefwork1790 2 роки тому +7

      Yep willie’s voice is pretty underrated

    • @chiefwork1790
      @chiefwork1790 2 роки тому +4

      Are you a big fan of his?

    • @yuvettealbright9441
      @yuvettealbright9441 2 роки тому +4

      This is the best ever

    • @docasbroadway9049
      @docasbroadway9049 2 роки тому +2

      I also love the way he sings and it gives me memories to the good old days anway how are you doing?

  • @easyenetwork2023
    @easyenetwork2023 14 днів тому

    One of the best country music videos ever made.

  • @jomorgannz
    @jomorgannz 2 роки тому +13

    This song is an earworm for me at the moment

    • @Thc14Me
      @Thc14Me 2 роки тому +1

      You are not alone.

    • @Thc14Me
      @Thc14Me 2 роки тому

      And it's still there. At least I'll know the words if I ever try to sing this karaoke when drunk.......again.

  • @bradyray4063
    @bradyray4063 2 роки тому +63

    This is my all time favorite song. I’ve often told my family that I want it played at my funeral.

  • @johnvandermeer8247
    @johnvandermeer8247 3 роки тому +54

    This is what music is, if you don't like this too bad.

  • @BobbyGarcia-ov2zt
    @BobbyGarcia-ov2zt 10 місяців тому +3

    Merle, willy, Waylon Jennings, George jones, a few of the many singers that made country what it is today

  • @LOVECOUNTRYMUSIC
    @LOVECOUNTRYMUSIC Рік тому +43

    This is one of the best duets in history. 👏🏻❤‼

  • @betsyboneshaker2204
    @betsyboneshaker2204 2 роки тому +181

    Oh my, they both sing like angels on this song. They really nailed it. Thank you, Townes.

    • @JamesSmith-wf1pd
      @JamesSmith-wf1pd 2 роки тому

      I Guess you're a country MUSIC lover?

    • @jonsebastian4823
      @jonsebastian4823 2 роки тому +5

      Hi Betsy, Willie and Merle do a great job on Pancho but I can't get enough of Emmylou's version kills me every time. Stay safe girl

    • @JamesSmith-wf1pd
      @JamesSmith-wf1pd 2 роки тому

      @@jonsebastian4823 oh really?

    • @wickedvivid75
      @wickedvivid75 2 роки тому +2

      Townes was beautiful and so are Haggard and Nelson.

    • @anelladambrosio2513
      @anelladambrosio2513 2 роки тому

      @George Dave ciao George!come stai?🙋🥰😍😊😘

  • @lisanowlin6123
    @lisanowlin6123 2 роки тому +217

    Lord I love this song so much. Listening to the guitar twang and Willie's voice, Merle's too, brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.

    • @bryonmollica
      @bryonmollica 2 роки тому +4

      I'm crying now

    • @robertpuckett4346
      @robertpuckett4346 2 роки тому +6

      Same here. My dad used to play it for me and say "this song reminds me of us"
      One day I'll figure out what he meant.
      Rest easy pops till we meet again. Jim "IceMan" Puckett 1954-2020

    • @robertpuckett4346
      @robertpuckett4346 Рік тому +2

      @Nick Darling son of a motorcycle enthusiast and Harley rider, "The Iceman"

    • @superpoacher6711
      @superpoacher6711 Рік тому

      I don't even know why I'm crying😂😂😂

    • @georgerivers5839
      @georgerivers5839 Рік тому

      Same here. And not much does that to me.

  • @TheLotusWeAre
    @TheLotusWeAre 11 місяців тому +1

    Reminds me of meeting my mom for the first time in '10, I was a young 43 old , whew knew I moved back to my dream in ... '12,bye '16 she passed from cancer , I lost nine family members , 2013-2020,lost my mind , I found God slowly putting myself back together ,living righteously with kindredship and compassion for others , I pray twice as much for the trespassers, and God is good to me

  • @myroncoleman9825
    @myroncoleman9825 4 роки тому +16

    I am a man of color born and raised in the country but I love this song

    • @ChollaRanch
      @ChollaRanch 4 роки тому +4

      Dunno what skin tone has to do with much of anything, but I do know that a fellow who 'preciates "Pancho and Lefty" is a Good Man.

    • @russellmcgurn4217
      @russellmcgurn4217 4 роки тому +2

      Because black people dont have much association with Country Misic and it’s a travesty but at least because they felt secluded they were able to create the Blues! What a gift!

    • @Bradgilliswhammyman
      @Bradgilliswhammyman 4 роки тому +3

      One of the most famous country singers was african american...Charley Pride and Dobie Gray.

    • @roy.mclean
      @roy.mclean 4 роки тому +1

      Ray Charles also did some country music, but other than him and Charlie Pride and Freddie Fender it's a genre for hwight peepol

    • @caseythompson474
      @caseythompson474 4 роки тому +2

      Skin color and gender have nothing to do with the way a song touches your soul! Music is so beneficial to all facets of life. I’m glad you enjoy good music! The stuff on the radio these days frightens me and I’m only 41. Now it seems you don’t need to have any talent to embark upon a musical career. Sadly, if you can bare your body, twerk, pay someone to do stuff for you, then you become famous.

  • @charlydalrymple4940
    @charlydalrymple4940 3 роки тому +19

    my mom named our cat after this song. our cat's name was Pancho. she was the cutest little thing. sadly she passed away a few years ago. R.I.P Pancho

  • @brittneyhaynes3786
    @brittneyhaynes3786 3 роки тому +30

    This was my dads favorite song. Makes me miss him so much

  • @EjCoreeeee
    @EjCoreeeee 4 місяці тому +2

    idk why people dont like this sng, my dad showed it to me, loved it ever since

  • @brt-jn7kg
    @brt-jn7kg 5 років тому +53

    Only two highwaymen left. I cannot begin to the you how much Willie will be missed here in Central Texas. He does a whole lot for a lot of people behind the scenes that nobody ever hears about. The man is a National Treasure

  • @robertryan2542
    @robertryan2542 Рік тому +13

    Pure magic. From Ireland.

  • @jonmyers8046
    @jonmyers8046 2 роки тому +274

    I remember when this song came out. It was constantly being played over and over. The song and video are masterpieces, and these two are legendary 👍

    • @davidtucker2380
      @davidtucker2380 2 роки тому +6

      Thank you for growing up in a time when men were men.

    • @garymacpherson7355
      @garymacpherson7355 2 роки тому +8

      Towns Van Zandt wrote this
      Willy and Merl do a great job.

    • @George_Washington_Hayduke
      @George_Washington_Hayduke 2 роки тому +1

      I didn't learn about it until Willie and Merle did it 11 years after it came out. I don't have much excuse either. As I was in and out of Austin from 74 until 90. I'd heard of Townes but there were so many great musicians in Austin in those days it was hard to keep up. Maybe he was in Nashville my early Austin years. I distinctly remember riding in the back of a pickup and some guy telling me about Townes but I don't think I ever saw him live. Towne's life was truly tragic. I can't help but wonder how much his brilliance was due to his mental illness and how much was in spite of it.

    • @imperiallegacy
      @imperiallegacy 2 роки тому +2

      @@garymacpherson7355 townes

    • @regdavies5737
      @regdavies5737 2 роки тому +3

      This song was also recorded by Emmy Lou Harris. It was her version that Willie Nelson first heard and inspired him to record it.

  • @lawrenwimberly7311
    @lawrenwimberly7311 3 місяці тому

    I'm Proud to be of this generation.... Jus sayin

  • @infamousjax
    @infamousjax 3 роки тому +23

    when merle comes in though... goosies everytime... hope you're resting in piece old man... you probably saved my life

  • @anthonyspicer874
    @anthonyspicer874 5 років тому +16

    Keep this great song alive... Merle has a son that sings and Willie has a son that sings... How about a remake of Poncho and Lefty with the boys????

    • @srfotog
      @srfotog 5 років тому +1

      Merle has four sons that sing.

  • @mariegaunt1278
    @mariegaunt1278 9 місяців тому +23

    My boyfriend at the time 7 years ago loved this song we still kept i touch and i lioked after him when he was dying he passes away last year love this dong so much xx

    • @JimmyRaeGarlandJimniRàeJ
      @JimmyRaeGarlandJimniRàeJ 7 місяців тому +2

      I'm soo sorry for your loss, but as my grandmother always said..
      "Absent from the body is present with the lord."
      I've always loved and believed that notion . And I still do 💐🌹🪻🪷

    • @Eclectic999
      @Eclectic999 6 місяців тому +1

      I’m sorry for your loss.

  • @jerryhopper1685
    @jerryhopper1685 Рік тому +1

    Look up who wrote this Masterpiece it will surprise I promise

  • @harrywashburn4466
    @harrywashburn4466 2 роки тому +35

    This song is perfect from beginning to end . These guys are old school and the very best . Today's music is trash compared to this

    • @theawakeningheard410
      @theawakeningheard410 2 роки тому +1

      You are so right.

    • @theawakeningheard410
      @theawakeningheard410 2 роки тому +1

      This is truly Americana treasure. Only here and never duplicated.

    • @theawakeningheard410
      @theawakeningheard410 2 роки тому +1

      I love that they show Townes van Zandt in the video. What a great writer.

    • @patgerein5225
      @patgerein5225 2 роки тому

      Exactly today's country is hick hop

    • @patgerein5225
      @patgerein5225 2 роки тому

      If you don't have a truck and a red go cup Garbage country

  • @versansky75
    @versansky75 5 років тому +46

    Possibly one of the most underrated songs ever!!!!!!!

  • @joelwerre
    @joelwerre Рік тому +18

    I had a small A-frame cabin in the interior of Alaska. No tv, cable internet etc...I did have AM radio. I would record it when I was out hunting and trapping. I came back one night and replayed it and thats how I found this song. Back then it grabbed my attention, and I almost wore out the fibers of the cassette. Now it take me back to a wilder time in my life and I thought I was moving up, and I did...now I am going back. The cabin is a rental just north of Denali nat'l park. It's off the market in 2023.

    • @emilyjudith
      @emilyjudith Рік тому

      Hi Joel

    • @joelwerre
      @joelwerre Рік тому

      @@emilyjudith 👋

    • @joelwerre
      @joelwerre Рік тому

      @@emilyjudith all your comments are 'HI [male name]. That's not sketch. Definitely not a bot.

    • @emilyjudith
      @emilyjudith Рік тому

      @@joelwerre trying to make friends with the people I share same music with, is that such a bad thing?

    • @humblewoodcutter3000
      @humblewoodcutter3000 10 місяців тому

      @@emilyjudith Hi Emily. I like your style.

  • @DRife-o7l
    @DRife-o7l 23 дні тому +1

    Ole Willie &nMerle. Great Video 📸

  • @jamesbaggett7223
    @jamesbaggett7223 4 роки тому +46

    That mournful tone in Willie's voice always gives me chills

  • @johnnybobblalock6729
    @johnnybobblalock6729 Рік тому +23

    Spring 1983. I was a student at Texas A&M. Took my girlfriend at the time to a movie. This was before CMT and Nashville Network was not playing videos. The theatre played this before the movie began. I was blown away. Don't even remember what the feature was, but I wanted to see Pancho and Lefty again.

  • @jeffreyl.wiseman2597
    @jeffreyl.wiseman2597 4 роки тому +56

    Very sad we will never have music like this again. Seems like everyday we lose another good one.

    • @Mark-um5hc
      @Mark-um5hc 4 роки тому +2

      We do, true. Maybe people like you and me can write songs. Make it a hobby, if you don't know how to play guitar, or write songs. Never too late. Or, learn how to play these kind of songs.

    • @chadwagerle6986
      @chadwagerle6986 4 роки тому

      Couldn’t of spoke truer words!!!

    • @jonhohensee3258
      @jonhohensee3258 3 роки тому +1

      @@chadwagerle6986 - Couldn't have

    • @jonhohensee3258
      @jonhohensee3258 3 роки тому

      Jeffrey - That is such a cliché.

  • @kristijoi6087
    @kristijoi6087 Місяць тому +2

    Dad died 6 yrs ago today. Came to listen and remember him… “You weren’t your momma’s only boy, but her favorite one it seems-she began to cry when you said goodbye, and sank into your dreams…”
    My momaw loved my daddy! Every time papaw jumped onto him for another drunken stupid thing, momaw would just cry and cry💞 my dad went by “smitty”. Loved to play Ricky Skaggs on the banjo, loved to catfish-taught me how.. loved doing body work on old cars, and hanging around in local bars. He smelled like bondo and beer. He called me “Scooby”, and I miss him💔 this song reminds me of him- there’s quite a few, but this is what I listen to Dec 22nd for the last 6 years.

  • @rudygaona5657
    @rudygaona5657 2 роки тому +70

    Willie Nelson is a national treasure! He's did it all !!!!

  • @TallnLankee
    @TallnLankee Рік тому +93

    Anybody else's eyes get watery listening to this?

    • @bryanblack526
      @bryanblack526 10 місяців тому +6

      Every time

    • @stacygraham6865
      @stacygraham6865 10 місяців тому +4

      I do im listen to it right now ,my mom always loved this song ,and she will be leaving soon ,shes a fighter love you mom ,i hate cancer sry brother n sister stopped helping us

    • @TallnLankee
      @TallnLankee 10 місяців тому +3

      @@stacygraham6865 God bless 🙏. I'm fortunate and blessed to still have my mother. Embrace every moment with her

    • @Rosemary-rh7nt
      @Rosemary-rh7nt 9 місяців тому +1

      All the time........goodnight to all ....

    • @henryaitchison2687
      @henryaitchison2687 9 місяців тому +1

      @@bryanblack526 Yep!

  • @shivnorth3141
    @shivnorth3141 3 роки тому +41

    Anyone listening 19th March 2021? I still love this,from Ireland 💚🍀

  • @ernestogalindo3969
    @ernestogalindo3969 6 місяців тому +3

    I ll leave this here. i have always beed a hard ass man since a kid i was left in a desert when i was 15. but i started seeing a kid posts in tik who had cancer and i would always comment. on his page well he died few days ago i realized im not hard i miss seeing that lil angel. his name yadiel. rest in peace my lil friend.😢😢

  • @mmchenry
    @mmchenry 5 років тому +15

    Love the fact that Townes allowed himself to be in the video , This is truly the best version with Willie and Merle . Just hoping Townes was happy with it all .