Marc Cohn - Walking in memphis (with lyrics)

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  • Walking in memphis
    by Marc Cohn
    Recorded: 1990
    Released: 1991
    Album: Marc Cohn
    Label: Atlantic
    NO infringement intended!! Uploaded for entertainment purpose only! All rights goes to WMG and Marc Cohn!
    EDIT May 2015
    So I uploaded this video about five years ago, and unfortunately I was a bit too quick with the editing process as well as not being attentive with the lyrics. My english were also way worse back then (I'm a Swede) lol.
    If I'd known there would be over one million views (!! thnx guys!!) on this video I definitely would have put down more effort&time on improving it tons.... I didn't want to take it down either and have to make it all over again since it's a bit of a process (does windows movie maker still exist?) so for now I just tried to make a quick fix on some errors in the video. Hope that's gonna ease some of your irritation... :)
    Remember it's always off of Beale!!
    // xx pixiegnom

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  • @YMTGM
    @YMTGM 10 місяців тому +55

    That “ma’am I am tonight!!” Gets me every time. Thank god my mom showed me this masterpiece so I can keep it alive in my own family one day.

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 8 місяців тому +4

      I'd be honored if some WALKING IN MEMPHIS fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performance of the song in tribute to one of the great American standards of the late 20th century. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe.

    • @YMTGM
      @YMTGM 8 місяців тому

      @@willritter4076 I’ll check it out brother

    •  6 місяців тому +2

      one of the best lines in music.

  • @remyjones2015
    @remyjones2015 3 місяці тому +5

    I'm just 20 but there's something this song does to my soul I can't explain 😭❤

  • @scotttrainor5660
    @scotttrainor5660 Рік тому +50

    My dear old mom was an Elvis fan since 1955. Me and my two brothers gave her a week in Memphis and a ticket to Graceland in 2000. She cried so hard with happiness when she realized we were all gonna be there together. My mom passed away 5 years ago. But we made a dream come true for her. I still get choked when I think of the look on her face when she finally understood her babies are taking her to the Kings house. I miss you so much mom. RIP🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

    • @destinychild4659
      @destinychild4659 7 місяців тому +3

      Such a beautiful story. You made your mom happy. ❤❤❤

    • @jcraigc1957
      @jcraigc1957 6 місяців тому +2

      Well done. You only get one, I miss my mother as well.

    • @scotttrainor5660
      @scotttrainor5660 6 місяців тому +1

      @@jcraigc1957 🙏🏻

  • @judithduke1977
    @judithduke1977 10 місяців тому +5

    This song reminds me of my mom. She loved Beale Street in Memphis. Sadly , she died around the time this song came out.

  • @Queencrazy1997
    @Queencrazy1997 8 місяців тому +9

    I've commented about it before, but i will never forget the moment i shared with a stranger on the train, where we sang this together in harmony. A brief moment of connection over a shared love of a song. The little things in life are what make it worth living

  • @59771006
    @59771006 4 роки тому +39

    Cohn has said that "Walking in Memphis" is "100 percent autobiographical". He has described it as a song about "a Jewish gospel-music-lover", and added that "the song is about more than just a place; it's about a kind of spiritual awakening, one of those trips where you're different when you leave. He was inspired to write "Walking in Memphis" by a 1985 visit to the Memphis, Tennessee area. At the time, he was working as a session singer in New York City while pursuing a recording contract. In 2014, he recalled:
    One night while listening to all of my demos, I came to the realization that I shouldn't be signed, because I didn't have any great songs yet... I was 28 years old and not in love with my songs. James Taylor had written 'Fire and Rain' when he was 18, and Jackson Browne wrote 'These Days' when he was only 17. I thought: 'I'm already ten years older than these geniuses. It's never going to happen for me.' So it was a pretty desperate time, and I went to Memphis with that struggle at the forefront of my mind.
    Cohn made his first excursion to Memphis after reading an interview with James Taylor in which Taylor stated he overcame writer's block by going to a place he had never been. Emulating Taylor, Cohn chose Memphis as his destination. Cohn states that a friend told him that "there were two things in particular that I had to do [in Memphis], things that would forever change me. They later became the centerpieces of 'Walking in Memphis'." Cohn added:
    The first thing was go to the Full Gospel Tabernacle Church on a Sunday morning to hear the Reverend Al Green preach ... I [soon] had chills running up and down my spine. The service was so deeply moving that I found myself with sweat running down my face and tears in my eyes, totally enveloped by everything I was seeing and hearing. There was something incredibly powerful about Al Green's voice in that context. Even after three hours of continuous singing, his voice only got stronger and his band only got better. I sat there crying in the church, aware of the irony of how I used to cry in Synagogue in Cleveland as a kid - but because I wanted to get the heck out of there! Al Green's service was one of the great experiences of my life."
    The second piece of advice was that Cohn visit the Hollywood Café in Robinsonville, Mississippi (35 miles south of Memphis) to see Muriel Davis Wilkins, a retired schoolteacher who performed at the cafe on Friday nights. Cohn remembered:
    When I arrived, Muriel, who ... was in her 60s, was onstage playing a beat-up old upright piano and singing gospel standards ... I felt an immediate connection to her voice, her spirit, her face, and her smile. I was totally transfixed by her music. While many of the patrons were busy eating and not paying close attention to Muriel, I couldn't take my eyes off her. During her breaks, the two of us would talk. Muriel asked me why I was there, and I told her I was a songwriter trying to find inspiration. I also told her a little bit about my childhood - how when I was two and a half years old, my mom had passed away very unexpectedly, and about ten years later, my dad had passed away and I'd been raised by a stepmother. My mother's death was a central event in my life, and I'd been writing a lot about it over the years, both in songs and in journals. I think a part of me felt stuck in time, like I'd never quite been able to work through that loss... By midnight, the Hollywood was still packed, and Muriel asked me to join her onstage. We soon realized that there wasn't a song in the universe that both of us knew in common. A quick thinker, Muriel started feeding me lyrics to gospel songs so that I could catch up in time to sing somewhat in rhythm with her and make up my own version of the melody. Some songs I was vaguely familiar with, and some I didn't know at all. The very last song we sang together that night was 'Amazing Grace'. After we finished and people were applauding, Muriel leaned over and whispered in my ear: 'Child, you can let go now.' It was an incredibly maternal thing for her to say to me. Just like sitting in Reverend Al Green's church, I was again transformed. It was almost as if my mother was whispering in my ear. From the time I left Memphis and went back home to New York City, I knew I had a song in me about my experience there."

    • @59771006
      @59771006 4 роки тому

      lee sherbourne What the fuck are you talking about?

    • @triciajoseph1635
      @triciajoseph1635 2 роки тому +3

      Thanks for this

    • @rainbowfunfetticupcake9347
      @rainbowfunfetticupcake9347 2 роки тому +1

      Wow! That is Beautiful!!

    • @prasannakulkarni1657
      @prasannakulkarni1657 9 місяців тому

      Thanks a lot for this heart touching information

    • @kcmt01
      @kcmt01 3 місяці тому

      Wow, what a great story. The first time I heard this song, I just somehow knew God was in there somewhere.

  • @bluessky1475
    @bluessky1475 3 роки тому +11

    Newly married in 1991 my wife and I driving from California to Colorado,wore this CD out. The marriage ended in 2021,but this song and CD still bring back good memories. Thanks Marc👍

  • @lisab.04
    @lisab.04 4 роки тому +270

    It's one of these songs that you randomly hear on the radio and it's so beautiful that you just stop to acknowledge the magic of this kind of music. It's one of these songs where you actually put in the effort to find it later on on UA-cam and listen to it again.

    • @MrAlexRadic
      @MrAlexRadic 3 роки тому +9

      ha! this is exactly what happen to me on my way home the other day! good vibes.

    • @m.c.master4622
      @m.c.master4622 3 роки тому +4

      I JUST did that very thing. Was not living in the US when this was released.

    • @stewartmatthews1551
      @stewartmatthews1551 3 роки тому +1

      I will listen to this song everyday of my life ❤️

    • @favouritesubscriber2211
      @favouritesubscriber2211 2 роки тому +4

      I agree! When I heard it the first time and couldn't capture the lyrics to later search it on UA-cam I felt so sad. Now that I got it I listen to it almost everyday

    • @theproff2055
      @theproff2055 2 роки тому +1

      looks like me

  • @AndreBurns-rw7nt
    @AndreBurns-rw7nt 2 місяці тому +2

    I've never been to Memphis but this artists' interpretation of this city is magical. I always keep coming back to this song. One of my all time favorite songs!!!!!

  • @jeffreymorton7440
    @jeffreymorton7440 3 роки тому +10

    I come from 2 hrs north of Memphis...my dad was born in the old Baptist hospital. Memphis is and always will be a part of my soul.

  • @DesireandLoss92
    @DesireandLoss92 3 роки тому +406

    This song reminds me of my mom. She passed at age 47 from cancer in 2014. I was 21 and she was my best friend. She can walk in memphis whenever she wants now, she can walk anywhere.

    • @seaangelable
      @seaangelable 3 роки тому +17

      @DesireandLoss92 AWWWW ♥️
      I'm Sorry, yes she can walk in Memphis anytime she wants. my mom is my best friend and I dread when that happens to her as she turns 87 this April RIP to your Mom darlin 😇

    • @cowboyjacobz4919
      @cowboyjacobz4919 3 роки тому +5

      Ooh sorry please

    • @danh4474
      @danh4474 3 роки тому +6

      Powerful

    • @davidfromcolorado5295
      @davidfromcolorado5295 3 роки тому +5

      Condolences

    • @3ScotsInk
      @3ScotsInk 3 роки тому +14

      My mother died of cancer in 1981 at the same hospital I was born in-- on Union Avenue in Memphis. Your Mom has a friend walking with her in Memphis. I promise you that.💕

  • @kathleenwilson8315
    @kathleenwilson8315 3 роки тому +73

    I'm in on 2021, 65 years young on the 22nd of January. I'm loving this beautiful soulful song ❤🌟🎉💯

  • @agathamahoro8951
    @agathamahoro8951 3 роки тому +8

    Wasn't born when it was released. I listened to it 25 years later and it made alot of sense...
    The lyrics, beats, voice all make sense..

  • @abbydormire6800
    @abbydormire6800 5 років тому +11

    My dad would always play this song for me and still does now. My dad has a great taste in music.

  • @tobinthomas8401
    @tobinthomas8401 3 роки тому +11

    My Mother was an avid Elvis Presley fan, and I got to see Graceland three times with Her. She always loved that town of Memphis. The first time I heard this tune I immediately associated it with Her. Beyond being a masterpiece in my mind, it took on an immensely deep meaning to me personally. A year ago in February I chose it to be played at Her funeral. That day, too me at least, She was the pretty little thing waiting for the King, down in the Jungle Room....

    • @RockOfGod
      @RockOfGod 10 місяців тому

      Your mom is in Heaven advocating for you Tobin, profess by mouth Jesus is Lord, believe God raised him from the dead and you will be saved 🔥 Roman’s 10:9

  • @amandablack416
    @amandablack416 5 років тому +188

    I got chills from this song at age 11. 29 years later, I still do.

    • @AdamHubbard-zp2te
      @AdamHubbard-zp2te Рік тому

      Amanda Huffman is my friend I went ti schol with in California, we were kids 🧒
      She works with animal control

    • @AdamHubbard-zp2te
      @AdamHubbard-zp2te Рік тому

      Cardinals

  •  9 років тому +20

    This song still poppin in 2015, man.

  • @cajuncooper8903
    @cajuncooper8903 2 роки тому +40

    Ma’am I AM…TONIGHT!! One of those moments when you realize you’ve just heard a lyric that not only stops time, but will last until the END of time.

    • @reine71658
      @reine71658 2 роки тому +2

      "Tell me are you a Christian child and I said, Ma'am I AM tonight". I know that feeling of being swept up in a spiritual moment and turning yourself over to it and becoming lost in both the feeling and the moment. Beautifully expressed, beautifully done.

    • @kennethsteinfield6104
      @kennethsteinfield6104 Рік тому

      It’s a magnificent lyric and the vocal just nails it!

  • @amyfrawley9887
    @amyfrawley9887 11 місяців тому +10

    I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my dad a few years ago.
    But I always had strong feelings about this song. Now I know why. My mother used to hold me in her arms and dance with me when she heard this song.

    • @RockOfGod
      @RockOfGod 10 місяців тому +2

      Your dad is in Heaven advocating for you Amy to come, Profess by mouth Jesus is Lord, believe God raised Jesus from the dead and you will be saved 🔥 Roman’s 10:9

  • @davesingh4663
    @davesingh4663 5 років тому +357

    Music like this makes the world a better place .

  • @baronbrrrrett
    @baronbrrrrett 3 роки тому +7

    If you're listening to this in 2021 and you're seeing this comment, you are an amazing person and don't let the bad stuff get to you. Have a wonderful day 😊👍

  • @StacyD1299
    @StacyD1299 Рік тому +18

    Woke up this past Tuesday with this song playing in my thoughts, I immediately knew I needed to pray for Memphis!

  • @jessicablack4582
    @jessicablack4582 3 роки тому +11

    Going to Memphis for the first time next weekend, can't stop listening to this thinking about that magical city! Can't wait

  • @Bruno-ik6wm
    @Bruno-ik6wm 4 роки тому +474

    Who is still listening with me in 2020? Love & peace with you !

  • @Cre8tvMG
    @Cre8tvMG 5 років тому +212

    In the song, there is a line that puzzles even lifelong Memphians: "Now Muriel plays piano every Friday at the Hollywood." In the 1980's, a gospel singer and pianist named Muriel Wilkins did indeed play the piano every Friday night at a cafe called the Hollywood Cafe. She performed at the Hollywood Cafe for years along with other legendary musicians, like bluesman Son House.
    In 1986, Marc Cohn visited the Hollywood Cafe and watched Muriel play for over an hour. He was then invited to sing Amazing Grace with her, which inspired him to write his hit song. He ended up bonding with her about his family and music life, and they became close-she even attended his wedding in New York.

    • @wesrossman4497
      @wesrossman4497 3 роки тому +4

      You do understand that this song is a remake of an older song, right?

    • @therealjoelinton3746
      @therealjoelinton3746 3 роки тому +1

      @@wesrossman4497 bit late to say that

    • @Cre8tvMG
      @Cre8tvMG 3 роки тому +2

      @@wesrossman4497 No, I hadn't heard that. I just copied and pasted from an article. So what is the original song?? Got a UA-cam link?

    • @cajuncooper8903
      @cajuncooper8903 3 роки тому +9

      This is an original Marc Cohn song. Mr. Rossman is mistaken. Marc Cohn wrote this in either ‘84 or ‘85. He went to Memphis because he heard James Taylor went somewhere he’d never been, to conquer his writing block. He also was putting pressure on himself, because James (Taylor) wrote fantastic songs very young, and so did Jackson Browne. He wanted to do that, too. Ironically, in 11 short days, I’ll be in the audience in N.O. with bells on, listening to them BOTH!! #JamesJackson2021Tour #RIPMC In my opinion, Marc very WELL measured up to their talent!!

    • @paulgtarist
      @paulgtarist 3 роки тому +21

      Everything you said is all true. I'm proud to say that Muriel Wilkins was my aunt... We used to sit around watching her play and sing at family reunions. Lots of good memories. She passed away years ago. RIP Aunt Muriel

  • @seanstevenson7592
    @seanstevenson7592 Рік тому +7

    2023, still one of the great piano songs.

  • @samwroblewski748
    @samwroblewski748 3 роки тому +65

    On the day this was released in 1991 the city of Memphis realized their whole tourism campaign wouldn’t need an update for 40 years

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 8 місяців тому

      I'd be honored if some WALKING IN MEMPHIS fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal YT performance of the song in tribute to one of the great American standards of the late 20th century. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe.

  • @carltahutchinson42
    @carltahutchinson42 5 років тому +47

    Marc Cohen's Walking in Memphis is absolutely stunning. I can't get enough of it

  • @jessicamatthewstindall3707
    @jessicamatthewstindall3707 5 років тому +13

    Woke up the other day singing "Walking in Memphis"....Thank you God for speaking to me by your Spirit through this song and Marc Cohns testimony! Bless Him Father God! God is so good!!!

    • @stanrogers5613
      @stanrogers5613 5 років тому

      Marc Cohn's "testimony" was that the gospel music performance he saw was rockin'. This song has _nothing_ to do with religion, except, perhaps, insofar as it motivated people to sing.

    • @jessicamatthewstindall3707
      @jessicamatthewstindall3707 5 років тому

      Stan Rogers, I dont even believe in Religion and/or religiosity. In fact, I never mentioned religion. But if God wants to use Marc Cohns song and how he testifys of the things he has experienced to touch my Spirit, then thats what he will do. Who are you to discount my words?

  • @lindatritt833
    @lindatritt833 5 місяців тому +2

    I could listen to this over and over again!❤❤❤❤❤

  • @ksmcouncilspear4757
    @ksmcouncilspear4757 4 роки тому +7

    Awesome Tribute to EP... Elvis was born in a one room dirt floor shack...he did not own a pair of shoes until he was 10 years old. He was in fact inspired by the delta blues...as a child he would sneek into all black church to hear the gospel music. He was haunted his entire life as at birth his twin brother died and Elvis always felt the spirit of his twin brother his entire life. Please check out his live performance of "If I Can Dream"...the greatest live performance you will ever see...when Elvis heard about the death of Martin Luther King he literally rolled up in a fetal position and cried for hours... inconsolable. Just a little while later he preformed the song " If I Can Dream" and dedicated it to MLK.

  • @rc4854
    @rc4854 3 роки тому +4

    Wish we could go back in time. Those were the good ol days...❤️

  • @treydrier3169
    @treydrier3169 6 років тому +77

    For me, this is the most spiritual moving song ever made. When Marc sings about Elvis' ghost walking through the gates of Graceland it evokes such a calming emotion. It's like "everything is good in the world". At least it is for 4 wonderful minutes.

    • @stewartmatthews1551
      @stewartmatthews1551 2 роки тому +5

      I believe you this song I sing all the time in my car and brings me at peace and gives me hope in the world and keeps me staying positive

    • @caseyjones7781
      @caseyjones7781 Рік тому +1

      Elvis and a strong paul simon reference in one. Two brilliant artists with touching music

    • @irt3rdavenueel172
      @irt3rdavenueel172 Рік тому +2

      right on the money

    • @twinkle4467
      @twinkle4467 Рік тому +1

      ❤❤❤

  • @Radley4343
    @Radley4343 3 роки тому +260

    2021, still in lockdown, music is keeping sane and its songs like this, who's with me in these difficult times, show me some love ❤️❤️

  • @Lacaframalama
    @Lacaframalama 4 роки тому +157

    Masterpiece right here. People will be jamming to this in 200 years, if there are still people around to jam anyway

    • @Mechanicalcircus
      @Mechanicalcircus 4 роки тому +2

      Lacaframalama Thats would be Amazing. However after the current great awakening of the public to the santanic global elites is exposed. We'll be in the end times 7 year window my friend.

    • @sirshrulu3722
      @sirshrulu3722 3 роки тому +1

      @@Mechanicalcircus no I will not let that happen it is my duty to lead the people I am going to do everything I can to save the world I am willing to die for my cause if it means the people get justice and are saved

    • @stewartmatthews1551
      @stewartmatthews1551 2 роки тому +3

      This song will live forever

    • @Baxt1211
      @Baxt1211 2 роки тому +1

      @@stewartmatthews1551 Good answer

    • @stewartmatthews1551
      @stewartmatthews1551 2 роки тому

      @@Baxt1211 oh yeah

  • @Cakeopolis75
    @Cakeopolis75 6 років тому +88

    I grew up listening to this song with my whole family and I’ve known all the words since I was a tiny child. I went to Memphis for the first time this past weekend and suddenly the song makes so much sense

    • @deeeyman9671
      @deeeyman9671 5 років тому +3

      What a wonderful song I listen to it every day and remember my friend who lives in memphis

    • @vincentgibson3049
      @vincentgibson3049 3 роки тому +3

      My son was born in Memphis and this song still brings a tear to my eye...

    • @Borracho-y-loco
      @Borracho-y-loco 2 роки тому

      Why does it?

    • @stewartmatthews1551
      @stewartmatthews1551 2 роки тому +2

      This song has good in it and forever will live when you think of a loved one play this song and sing it I sing this song alot and it gives me a good feeling inside that no other song will

  • @robertrusso4280
    @robertrusso4280 4 роки тому +7

    Beautiful Piano playing. Timeless...
    Sending this song to my daughter overseas. We lost contact over the past few years but I believe we will some day reunite. She plays piano. I will send this to her hoping she will learn to play it and play it for me someday.
    Love you C.P.

  • @BigDaddyDax
    @BigDaddyDax 4 роки тому +88

    This song is so spiritual. It gives me chills and brings a tear to my eyes... Beautiful music

  • @jeepjeff9131
    @jeepjeff9131 23 дні тому +1

    Always liked this song. Marc's singing and the musical score. Gets my head a bobbin........

  • @bemighty247
    @bemighty247 4 роки тому +3

    Amazing song. I love the piano

    • @seaangelable
      @seaangelable 3 роки тому

      @BeMighty DITTO ❤️💯🤘

  • @Alex-fo9el
    @Alex-fo9el 5 років тому +26

    This was played at my grandmother and grandfathers funeral and memorial respectively and it always tears me up, my grandmother loved it

    • @scottfarnsworth6409
      @scottfarnsworth6409 5 років тому +1

      AlexExtra's inc. Sorry for your loss this song is a beautiful tribute to them may God bless you and your family

    • @RockOfGod
      @RockOfGod 10 місяців тому +1

      Your grandmother is Heaven advocating for you to come Alex, Profess by mouth Jesus is Lord and believe God raised Jesus from the dead and you will be saved 🔥 Roman’s 10:9

  • @maylafacchini9846
    @maylafacchini9846 4 роки тому +13

    Most beautiful song I've ever heard I could listen forever
    She said “ tell me are you a Christian child?”
    And I said “ Ma’am I am tonight!”
    🙏

  • @MrTijai
    @MrTijai 5 років тому +31

    Timeless... Heard this one day in my youth and it touched my heart.. Some 30 odd years later here I am STILL...

  • @Mari-vq1cw
    @Mari-vq1cw Рік тому +2

    This is such a beautiful song. When I listen to it it changed my life

  • @elainepatton8931
    @elainepatton8931 3 роки тому +4

    The lyrics turned me off at first when I heard this a few times on the radio but something about in its musical beauty just grabbed me. There is an advertisement on TV that uses his very distinctive voice so I looked this song up on U-Tube to find out who the artist is. Listened to it again and realized how much I love it!

  • @RedMoonSolitary
    @RedMoonSolitary Рік тому +5

    There's something so nostalgic and almost dreamy about this song. It has a sense of spirit. It's hard to explain.

  • @marchbabi323
    @marchbabi323 Рік тому +3

    I used to hear this song when I worked at Walgreens. I love it.

  • @mikeyrice87
    @mikeyrice87 4 роки тому +15

    Still get goose bumps from this song. Thank you !

  • @Michelle03971
    @Michelle03971 5 років тому +334

    Most beautiful song I've ever heard I could listen forever

    • @superiorempaccount1193
      @superiorempaccount1193 5 років тому +6

      Does grab you by the love string! In your heart

    • @scottfarnsworth6409
      @scottfarnsworth6409 5 років тому +7

      michelle s I listen to it almost every day

    • @MrTijai
      @MrTijai 5 років тому +3

      @@scottfarnsworth6409 Same! Once a day to unwind and help me center.

    • @darkangel333ful
      @darkangel333ful 5 років тому

      Agree.good.wrds

    • @darkangel333ful
      @darkangel333ful 5 років тому

      @@superiorempaccount1193 yes🎶🎵😊

  • @fontaine7880
    @fontaine7880 3 роки тому +10

    Congratulations GYPSY KING
    HEAVY WEIGHT CHAMPION. You sing pretty well..🙏🏻

  • @natalieornelas6963
    @natalieornelas6963 10 років тому +1576

    She said "Tell me are you a Christian child?"
    And I said "Ma'am I am tonight"
    Favorite Part of the whole song.

    • @michaelcarson7866
      @michaelcarson7866 10 років тому +24

      i totally agree!

    • @robertbloom9064
      @robertbloom9064 10 років тому +53

      Me too. In a way, the song is built around the whole refrain beginning with "they got catfish on the table. " The break followed by the wail "Ma'am I am tonight," is the pinnacle moment.

    • @MrAlrawy
      @MrAlrawy 10 років тому +9

      i totally agree!

    • @stephblew
      @stephblew 8 років тому +10

      mine too

    • @rouskeycarpel8652
      @rouskeycarpel8652 7 років тому +5

      Natalie Ornelas SAME!!!!

  • @shineyluna1268
    @shineyluna1268 Рік тому +6

    I've only heard this song maybe 3 times in my life, but this song *sounds* like how nostalgia feels

  • @willritter4076
    @willritter4076 4 роки тому +34

    the legend is that Marc Cohn went down to Memphis for a couple of weeks to try to cure his writers block, apparently the trip was pretty successful... I'd be honored if some WALKING IN MEMPHIS fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal UA-cam performance of the song in tribute to one of the great American standards of the late 20th century. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Peace and stay safe.

  • @sistersista1436
    @sistersista1436 5 років тому +5

    Ah! The wonderful 90s....Seems like a long time ago.... But listening to a legendary song like this, I feel like I am there once more.

  • @buba4267
    @buba4267 7 років тому +6

    The piano Intro is so simple yet makes for a stunning harmony.

  • @theresasquirestheresa
    @theresasquirestheresa 5 років тому +5

    "They got catfish on the catfish on the table" reminds me of my grandmother... Thank u for the awesome memory 💚

  • @filipchina6349
    @filipchina6349 5 років тому +17

    I played this song while driving thru Memphis
    God I love this song!!!
    Boy you've got a prayer in Memphis

  • @brianbastien8108
    @brianbastien8108 5 років тому +19

    I just can't get enough of this song. Masterpiece

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 5 років тому

      I'd be honored if some fans of late 80s/early 90s classics would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of WALKING IN MEMPHIS by Marc Cohn, GET HERE IF YOU CAN by Oleta Adams, and PRAYING FOR TIME by George Michael on my YT channel in tribute to 3 great standards of the era. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and peace.

  • @redwemette5942
    @redwemette5942 2 роки тому +3

    I love this tune, it makes me remember Beale Street

  • @thomashill5890
    @thomashill5890 8 років тому +18

    I absolutely love this song, the soul he puts into his music is outstanding

  • @ImmortalDragon21
    @ImmortalDragon21 9 років тому +1196

    There are moments where you hear or see something so beautiful it makes you stop everything you are doing and take notice. It evokes emotion and feeling, this song is one of those beautiful things.

  • @lisabryant3480
    @lisabryant3480 5 років тому +73

    This song is absolutely beautiful love the words ❤️💙 💜❤️💙 💜 we need more music like this ❤️❤️💙💜💙

    • @tiagoreis7852
      @tiagoreis7852 5 років тому

      Is true

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 5 років тому

      I'd be honored if some fans of late 80s/early 90s classics would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of WALKING IN MEMPHIS by Marc Cohn and PRAYING FOR TIME by George Michael on my YT channel in tribute to a couple of great standards of the era. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and peace.

  • @BENKCHAFIK-ef3gt
    @BENKCHAFIK-ef3gt 4 роки тому +2

    BEAUTIFUL VOICE AND SONG LOVE IT, THANK YOU FOR SHARING GOD BLESSINGS TO ALL.

  • @maryable3880
    @maryable3880 8 місяців тому +2

    This song always gives me goose bums. I love it.

  • @lennartswenson2690
    @lennartswenson2690 5 років тому +4

    A beautiful song in many, many ways that I loved the very first time I heard it. Wonderful voice and back-up harmony, clear words, no foul language, no over-powering bass, and about "the King". Who could ask for more? Well maybe if the song lasted for 20 minutes...

  • @tunahelpa5433
    @tunahelpa5433 5 років тому +14

    There was a pretty little thing, waiting for the king, down in the jungle room. Great lyrics by Marc Cohn!

  • @frankfurmanek7526
    @frankfurmanek7526 10 років тому +8

    Last night I saw "the way it is" for three times. Afterwards I over heard this awesome song.
    I will never "walking in Memphis" that makes me very very sad.
    Thank you Elvis for a great youth and Marc for this monument to Memphis.
    Best wishes from good old germany!

  • @HeidiRobinson-ft7vl
    @HeidiRobinson-ft7vl 4 місяці тому

    This song is helping me find peace again during this extremely difficult time in my life.

  • @rickycoles2133
    @rickycoles2133 5 років тому +43

    I don't listen the song with my ears..i listen it with my soul..

  • @SBaer-iu3hn
    @SBaer-iu3hn 6 років тому +112

    I don't listen the song with my ears..i listen it with my soul..

  • @livinglovinglatora3574
    @livinglovinglatora3574 5 років тому +17

    Crying true tears hearing this!!! I love my city!!! The good and the bad!!! About to put on my blue suede shoes🙏🥿❤️

  • @jennifersmith8498
    @jennifersmith8498 4 роки тому +3

    Former Memphian here. This song brings a tear to my eye

  • @karenstpeter6321
    @karenstpeter6321 3 роки тому +2

    Listening in 2021...song still gets me!! Awesome!

  • @ericmumba790
    @ericmumba790 4 місяці тому +59

    Likes for 2024 listeners

  • @bilbobaggins8581
    @bilbobaggins8581 7 років тому +17

    No one gives a fuck how old you are. I like this song.

  • @benniehehe
    @benniehehe 6 років тому +5

    He’s an amazing songwriter ... when a writer can get you to imagine what their singing about ... amazing .... great story teller !!

  • @jdcranjis5490
    @jdcranjis5490 3 роки тому +13

    Chills every time I listen to this masterpiece. It’s that awesome

    • @jordanwells3292
      @jordanwells3292 2 роки тому

      Z

    • @stewartmatthews1551
      @stewartmatthews1551 2 роки тому

      I will be forever awesome when you think of a loved one play this in your car and sing your heart out to it

  • @amandapalmer7507
    @amandapalmer7507 2 роки тому +1

    The "I saw the ghost of Elvis" part had me like 😭😭I love Elvis, and when I remember that he's no longer around, I suddenly feel depressed... 💘💔

  • @r.m.4698
    @r.m.4698 5 років тому +17

    This one sends chills up the spine.... How wonderful! Ageless.

  • @MADSEAL101
    @MADSEAL101 5 років тому +58

    Thinking about my Girlfriend right now she move to Memphis Tennessee. Everything time I here this song I thank of her. I miss her so much 😢

    • @nutonicteam172
      @nutonicteam172 4 роки тому +5

      Go be with her Madseal - you will never regret it!!

    • @Lucixir
      @Lucixir 4 роки тому +1

      Dont worry about her, I am keeping her nice and warm and she is laying here beside me. She sure is a dirty little thing in the sack, if you don't know what I am talking about, dont worry - I am teaching her well and she will be nice and broken in when you see her again...

    • @sciencevmma7937
      @sciencevmma7937 4 роки тому

      Keep your head up,, if she is gone there will be more just give it time.

    • @danielsherar7548
      @danielsherar7548 4 роки тому +9

      @@Lucixir what the hell you creep

    • @durango8882
      @durango8882 3 роки тому

      Sorry dude, find another woman who loves you back 👊🏻☮️

  • @carolpayne8534
    @carolpayne8534 2 роки тому +3

    It's funny how much more I am touched by this song after having been to Memphis

  • @orionpax3535
    @orionpax3535 5 років тому +51

    The first time i heard this song i had a feeling wash over me that my father was going to pass. while he WAS going into surgery it was to be minor, and my mother was already very sick, so that feeling didnt make any since. this was Aug 4th 1991. he was gone two days later. even now i hear this song and i find comfort in it. i know that makes no sense, and im not even sure why im typing this other then my mom will be with him soon, as her time is near, and this song popped up on my feed out of no where.
    thank you for reading this.

    • @kimmeath3392
      @kimmeath3392 5 років тому +3

      Orion Pax I am very sorry to hear your sad news and just want you to know someone is thinking of you at this time. my thoughts and prayers are with you all.

    • @rhysmorgan9912
      @rhysmorgan9912 5 років тому +2

      Hope they are resting in piece together in a better place x

    • @amyrivers9381
      @amyrivers9381 5 років тому +5

      That's your Dad saying hi and that he will be there to help your Mum pass. God bless you for sharing such a private memory. Xx

    • @orionpax3535
      @orionpax3535 4 роки тому +7

      Thank you everyone that liked and commented. She finally passed a little more then 24 hours ago. I was able to be there with her and hold her hand as she went. Shes with my dad now, as well as her parents and her grandchildren. I am glad to have made it, and I thank you for being here.

    • @kimsims6011
      @kimsims6011 4 роки тому +1

      Godspeed to you❤

  • @chiken2536
    @chiken2536 5 років тому +5

    I played this song while driving thru Memphis
    A must for my heart once or twice a day.....Beautiful piece...

  • @lennartswenson2690
    @lennartswenson2690 5 років тому +22

    Loved this song the 1st time I heard it. Now there's a TV commercial using about 30 seconds of it & I love the exposure it will get with lots more folks. Great song...

  • @shennonthibodeau1298
    @shennonthibodeau1298 2 роки тому +5

    Another great song from the 90's

  • @stellasagide5514
    @stellasagide5514 10 років тому +28

    A must for my heart once or twice a day.....Beautiful piece...

  • @jamessullivan6583
    @jamessullivan6583 5 років тому +24

    Walking the same streets as Elvis inspired this nostalgic song. Pretty darn good, if you ask me.

  • @jeanniedeason3959
    @jeanniedeason3959 4 роки тому +3

    I love this song!! Thank you so much for posting it!! I miss Elvis so very bad....God Bless you

  • @coolchicism
    @coolchicism 7 місяців тому

    Im so blessed to be visiting Memphis and Graceland next year 😍

  • @МихаилДавыдов-с3ю
    @МихаилДавыдов-с3ю 5 років тому +56

    Most beautiful song I've ever heard I could listen forever
    I played this song while driving thru Memphis

  • @cathy959
    @cathy959 8 років тому +176

    Absolutely beautiful piano playing. Like Bruce Hornsby.

    • @EverybodyBurts
      @EverybodyBurts 5 років тому +9

      THANK YOU for making this comparison. That's a collab idea made in Heaven.

    • @john-boy4283
      @john-boy4283 5 років тому +3

      Thought the same thing

    • @willritter4076
      @willritter4076 5 років тому +3

      I have to disagree here, as Bruce Hornsby's playing is a lot more complex than this... I'd be honored if some fans of late 80s/early 90s classics would take a quick listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of WALKING IN MEMPHIS by Marc Cohn, GET HERE IF YOU CAN by Oleta Adams, and PRAYING FOR TIME by George Michael on my YT channel in tribute to 3 great standards of the era. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and peace.

    • @john-boy4283
      @john-boy4283 5 років тому +1

      @@willritter4076 I can see how she compares this to Bruce Hornsby as I thought the song was his for years

    • @glrm9267
      @glrm9267 5 років тому +4

      @@willritter4076 Imagine demeaning someone then self promoting
      (You wanna watch my pixel gun videoooo) (jk)

  • @marvinmiller3217
    @marvinmiller3217 5 років тому +46

    I cry everytime I hear this song. It's so damn good.

  • @skelter1153
    @skelter1153 9 місяців тому

    I'm a Long Haul Truck Driver
    and I'll never forget the first time I went to Memphis and had some downtime.
    YES, I was walking in Memphis,
    in the middle of the Pouring Rain.

  • @muzikluvahj.6667
    @muzikluvahj.6667 5 років тому +6

    Got Love for Beale,Memphis in May,and this song. Classic 🎼🎹🗣🎤🎶🎵🎶

  • @davidjohnston6547
    @davidjohnston6547 8 років тому +334

    Music doesn't care about your age. And good music is a subjective term. If the music moves you it doesn't matter if it's rock, metal, rap country or classical it just has to move you. This is a tune I heard when it was first released and it got my foot tapping. To me it's a great song, has a blues rock feel to it.

    • @Celynalba
      @Celynalba 6 років тому +5

      Wise and knowing of you! :)

    • @deejay5627
      @deejay5627 6 років тому +7

      The world needs more people like you

    • @mikemaricle9941
      @mikemaricle9941 6 років тому

      This song made me add a club crawl up, and down Beale to my bucket list.

    • @scottfarnsworth6409
      @scottfarnsworth6409 6 років тому +3

      David Johnston Amazing words

    • @charlesferer3956
      @charlesferer3956 6 років тому +3

      This song was at the top when I came home from 1st gulf war. My favorite song.

  • @Wolly735
    @Wolly735 3 роки тому +13

    I really wish Elvis hadn’t died. I never get tired of this song, but I always end up thinking about Elvis.

  • @ringerrefill9806
    @ringerrefill9806 4 роки тому +20

    This song really helps me with my anxiety brings me to tears(':

  • @jenniferbadinger8897
    @jenniferbadinger8897 5 років тому +6

    God I love this song!!!
    Shopping in Lidl 😂😂
    I played this song while driving thru Memphis

  • @BeckyBebeh865
    @BeckyBebeh865 4 роки тому +4

    I love this song. It’s so beautiful. 🙏🏻💕🥰

  • @gerritveldhuisen7748
    @gerritveldhuisen7748 9 років тому +15

    Gospel and Blues The Roots of Pop Music. Marc Cohn, Great Song !!!