I had the pleasure of hearing Iris and John Prine duet in Fort Worth about 10 years ago. Front seat, a mere six from center. I went home that night with a happy memory that will stay with me until I die. My date was my husband who died a scant few years later, age 50 from a heart attack. Iris and John are embedded in my memories. Thank you for this video.
Iris has managed the move from cute country singer to the world's greatest folk singer by using her own songs and selecting the best of the rest from others e.g. Johnny Cash. All emotion, nothing artificial. Well done USA to produce a world treasure. Peter Turner, UK.
When you're driving alone on one of those long, hypnotic highway road trips, there are two voices that can transform the monotony into exhilaration and the boring into invigorating: Iris DeMent and Hank Williams Sr. Oh my, can you imagine what they would have sounded like as a duet? The rapture of two angelic voices.
At my door the leaves are falling And a cold, wild wind soon will come Sweethearts walk by together And I still miss someone Well, I never got over those blue eyes And I see them everywhere And I miss those arms that held me When all the love was there Well, I go out on a party And I look for a little fun But I find a darkened corner 'cause I still miss someone Well, I never got over those blue eyes And I see them everywhere And I miss those arms that held me When all the love was there Well, I wonder if he's sorry For leaving what we had become Well, there's someone for me somewhere But I still miss someone Well, I never got over those blue eyes And I see them everywhere And I miss those arms that held me When all the love was there
My life has truly been better having Iris's songs to hear. In my humble opinion she is the very best female vocalist alive. I love red heads and great singers.....if she can cook.....well! Sign me up!
IDmax, same here..was driving a truck on the Long Island Expressway, listening to WFUV and here come "Let The Mystery be." A lifelong Emmylou Harris fan, Found myself ready to turn my back on one angel for another!
I remember the first time I heard Iris nearly 20 years ago. I was listening to NPR in my car. They played "Let the Mystery be" and I had to pull off on the shoulder. I broke down and cried on the side of the road. Been a fan ever since. I finally got to see her live a couple years ago. This woman is the real deal. As pure and genuine as they come.
If you haven't had the chance to see Iris DeMent in person, you must find her (it might not be all that easy) and when you do, you'll have one of the best experiences of your life. She is that special!
I have listened to this song so many times by other artists like Johhn Cash, but this is the first time I heard it. The simple pureness in this wonderful voice grabs my attention and weaves a way into my existance and becomes one of my lifes fond memories. Thank You Iris.
You are a real songbird, Iris! This version is comparable or even better than Cash, I think. I do really love her voice, singing and sound. Goran, Sweden.
One of the most sacred humans I've grown to love/ shows honor& Godly affection toward her parents; her childhood. ( loving memory)& z50 mis of Elbow Room??...Outstanding! 💙🗝👆🔯🥇💜💜💜/ thanks so Kindly-- pki💙💚🙏💙💜
She sings a very nice version of this Johnny Cash song, could you imagine if there was a duet of her and Johnny on this, Just discovered Iris tonight on a duet of Wild Wood Flower she did with Emmy Lou Harris, which drew me to this and now on to the next think I have discovered a new singer to listen to :)
She did an album in which her mother sings a track; how sweet and generous. Her Mom sang old-timey; you could hear her in Iris's songs thereafter. How often had she heard her mother singing. And then to have her record a song for the rest of us.
@@richardbono5540 It was on her album "Infamous Angel"; track number eleven - "Higher Ground". You'll have to listen to the album, because UA-cam will take you to a different song of the same title, by Stevie Wonder. The one Irish and her mom (Flora Mae DeMint) do is a traditional folk tune. It's lovely.
Please record this, Iris. Would love you to also cover and record Clay Pigeons. You are the best singer in the world. So authentic-a national treasure.
I saw Iris in Phoenix also....Amazeing. Only one more on my bucket list..Jimmy Dale Glimore..PS havent taken her new cd out of my car cd player in two months
Can't let taddyd1's comment go by without choking. Joanie made several wonderful country albums at Quad's studio, but Cash didn't need her help. Iris is a breath of honest, fresh country air helping to keep real country alive. And does it without needing a roomful of session musicians as seen here.
At my door the leaves are falling A cold wild wind has come Sweethearts walk by together And I still miss someone I go out on a party And look for a little fun But I find a darkened corner Because I still miss someone Oh, no I never got over those blue eyes I see them every where I miss those arms that held me When all the love was there I wonder if she's sorry For leavin' what we'd begun There's someone for me somewhere And I still miss someone
Coincidence ... I was driving my rental car from the Richmond VA airport to check into my hotel to start a programming gig the next day at Southern Bell and I heard Iris on NPR. I also had to pull over to listen to her sing. Same night, same station, same gal.
I had a similar experience ... I was working on a project for Southern Ball in Richmond about 20 years ago. While I was driving in my rental from the airport to the hotel, I heard Iris on NPR. I pull over to hear "Let The Mystery Be" and catch the name of the singer. When I got back home to Philly the following week, I called around and I found a copy of Iris' cassette tape(!) at a niche music store in suburban Philly. I was a happy guy when I whupped that tape into my boom box ...
Don't much care for this cover. Iris, though, is a gem singing her own beautiful, melancolic songs. My wife and I saw her in Redondo Beach about a decade ago. I walked away depressed; she was angry that night, and she let it be known. It just added depth to her music after I got over it. She's real. Real and real.
I first her on "Heartfelt Music" hosted by John Davis on KPFK in Los Angeles. He played "Our Town". After I showered, got dressed, and read the paper, I rushed down to Tower Records in Sherman Oaks and bought her first recording. Saw her at McCabes and The Troubadour. Boy was she pretty back then. I think she went through some tough times though for she has really aged. But she still sings great. Saw her a couple of years ago again at McCabes in Santa Monica.
@ snufpark: The columbia album was titled , "The Fabulous Johnny Cash". I think his best stuff was, arguabley, between 1958 anf 1960. I still have that album in my basement as well as his first Sun album which was put out by Quality Records in Canada in 1956 or '57. I first discovered Cash in 1954. The first record I heard on Toronto AM radio, (no FM in those days), was "Hey Porter and "Cry, Cry,Cry. From then on, as a twelve year old, he was my idol after Hank Snow. Ken, Toronto, On.
Iris!!!! Could you come to Saint John, N.B. Canada. John has been here a few times, and we loved him. You would be so loved in our city, especially by me. Please come to our city.
@ snufpark: In Western New York there was Ramblin' Lou in the 50' every morning and at 4 o'clock during the week. Lou is still going strong and has his own all-country radio station in Lancasater N.Y. I still get him on Saturday mornings if I'm not listening to Jazz FM 91. I was in heaven when I discoverd WWVA in Wheeling W.V. about 1954/55. I lost a lot of sleep before getting up for high school listening to the "Coffee Drinkin' Nighhawk, Lee Moore. RE. #3 of 3 posts re subject. Ken, Toronto
@snuffpark: No. 4. post. Jack Scott was one of my favourites, too during high school. I still have a 45 rpm copy of "My True Love and "LeRoy and "Burning Bridges" which came out in 1959. He came out of Windsor Ont. I checked him out on UA-cam a while back. Re. Iris De ment: As well as being a talented singer she's kinda cute, too. Hope to catch her, again, on Austin City Limits on WBUF PBS one of these Friday nights.
@ snufpark: I agree with you about Iris DeMent in your previous posts. Yes, the D-45 is in reference to Martin D-45. I have a Martin D-28 Marquis as I can't afford th D-45 purchased at the Twelth Fret in Toronto. The D-28 is classic guitar for Bluegrass. I like jazz. classical, and bluegrass. Also a Fender Tele custom classic, a Fender Vintage 62 Strat reissue, and I just bought an Epihone ES-175 jazz guitar. I coudn't justify an 'real' Gibson ES-175 at $3500.00.
Since Joan Baez recorded this in '64 ( greatly helping J Cash gain mainstream acceptance) every girl who ever picked up a guitar had tried her hand @ this classic. None has ever captured the intensity of JB, she kept it simple, and more haunting. This is very nice though.
@ snufpark: I've had a Martin D-18 and this is my third D-28. My dream is to get a D-28 with Brazilian rosewould instead of East Indian, but trhe price is prohibitive. In the forty's and fifty's CHUM had a country broadcast every weekday with Josh King from 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock CKEY had a top-ten on Sunday's for an hour before it became an all-rock "top fifty" format in 1957 . It competed with CKEY when it did the same. Can you believe it. There was also a station in Bramton every noon hour
Today I hear many "good" voices but, for me, they just lack the uniqueness and authentically personal voice of the singers like Iris. In an interview she said she wanted to be a healer when she was a little girl in the church. If spontaneous tears and deep feelings are healing...then Iris is my healer.
I had the pleasure of hearing Iris and John Prine duet in Fort Worth about 10 years ago. Front seat, a mere six from center. I went home that night with a happy memory that will stay with me until I die. My date was my husband who died a scant few years later, age 50 from a heart attack. Iris and John are embedded in my memories. Thank you for this video.
If Iris doesn’t sing at my funeral I’m not going. 😂
Iris has managed the move from cute country singer to the world's greatest folk singer by using her own songs and selecting the best of the rest from others e.g. Johnny Cash. All emotion, nothing artificial. Well done USA to produce a world treasure. Peter Turner, UK.
She's one of our best
I don't agree. She was born great and has become greater. And 'country' is fine in my opinion. Little boxes, as Pete Seeger said.
You're welcome. I was up all night working on this one.
Give Iris the Nobel Peace Prize now so the world can finally know her genius. Keep her safe. Peter Turner, UK, ST9 0HX
I second the motion.
When you're driving alone on one of those long, hypnotic highway road trips, there are two voices that can transform the monotony into exhilaration and the boring into invigorating: Iris DeMent and Hank Williams Sr. Oh my, can you imagine what they would have sounded like as a duet? The rapture of two angelic voices.
Try John Prine and Iris Dement
Heartbreakingly beautiful, thank you Iris.
At my door the leaves are falling
And a cold, wild wind soon will come
Sweethearts walk by together
And I still miss someone
Well, I never got over those blue eyes
And I see them everywhere
And I miss those arms that held me
When all the love was there
Well, I go out on a party
And I look for a little fun
But I find a darkened corner
'cause I still miss someone
Well, I never got over those blue eyes
And I see them everywhere
And I miss those arms that held me
When all the love was there
Well, I wonder if he's sorry
For leaving what we had become
Well, there's someone for me somewhere
But I still miss someone
Well, I never got over those blue eyes
And I see them everywhere
And I miss those arms that held me
When all the love was there
Iris brings her humanity to THIS special J Cash song..
Greetings from Dublin Ireland brother and sisters
We just love her HERE
Here on Cape Cod, near Boston, we love the Irish.(especially the Notre Dame Irish). Have you tried on Nanci Griffith for size?
The best country version let's face it iris is the most original singer
I have seen her many times. One of the great singers and songwriters of our time. Her song "Our Town" is an American classic!
Keep singing, Iris.
goes beyond America. Reflects any small town in the world.
Iris was in the UK in 1998. I saw her at The Stables in Milton Keynes and it's still an evening to remember.
I hated her voice for a couple of years, but then something clicked in my brain, and now I count myself as her biggest fan of all. I love you, Iris!
I was just going to write the same comment, but you beat me my a decade
Acoustic guitar and a voice from heaven, no bull no special effects, pure joy and beauty.
I love you Iris.
Beautiful. Just Beautiful. Thanks for this great upload. Regards Frank
hard to say any thing about Iris she is just one of the best what else is there to say,love her sounds and all of her
songs
Iris the time stand still when I listen to you!!!
You cannot not love this sweet soul.
So simple,so lovely, Iris DeMent must be the best lady singer {of this type} ever. Sad song,suits Iris's voice.
My life has truly been better having Iris's songs to hear. In my humble opinion she is the very best female vocalist alive.
I love red heads and great singers.....if she can cook.....well! Sign me up!
Agreed. Best singer in the world
Join the fan club
Are you aware that Linda Ronstadt is still alive?
Dios mio! I'll do the cooking if she will just sing to these blue eyes.
Saw Iris Friday night (6-21-13) in Phoenix. Just amazing.
IDmax, same here..was driving a truck on the Long Island Expressway, listening to WFUV and here come "Let The Mystery be." A lifelong Emmylou Harris fan, Found myself ready to turn my back on one angel for another!
I cannot believe this exists. I have no words.
You're right. At first I thought no good. But after listening it's beautiful
I love Iris.
Pure country. Pure sincerity,from the heart,and unique.
From a big Iris fan: Very well said!
I remember the first time I heard Iris nearly 20 years ago. I was listening to NPR in my car. They played "Let the Mystery be" and I had to pull off on the shoulder. I broke down and cried on the side of the road. Been a fan ever since. I finally got to see her live a couple years ago. This woman is the real deal. As pure and genuine as they come.
Were you listening to the Morning Show with Dale Connely and Jim Ed Poole?
I love her voice
Wish I were "old blue-eyes"... she has always really moved me! ^..^
Iris is a favourite of mine, her voice gives me goose bumps. She is a marvel, and doesn't fit in any box musical or otherwise.
If you haven't had the chance to see Iris DeMent in person, you must find her (it might not be all that easy) and when you do, you'll have one of the best experiences of your life. She is that special!
I'm going to see her this November in a small church-turned-music venue in a small rural town in Northern California. I can't wait, should be magic
Agreed.
I have listened to this song so many times by other artists like Johhn Cash, but this is the first time I heard it. The simple pureness in this wonderful voice grabs my attention and weaves a way into my existance and becomes one of my lifes fond memories. Thank You Iris.
She has the purest voice i’ve ever heard
You are a real songbird, Iris! This version is comparable or even better than Cash, I think. I do really love her voice, singing and sound. Goran, Sweden.
One of the most sacred humans I've grown to love/ shows honor& Godly affection toward her parents; her childhood. ( loving memory)& z50 mis of Elbow Room??...Outstanding! 💙🗝👆🔯🥇💜💜💜/ thanks so Kindly-- pki💙💚🙏💙💜
She sings a very nice version of this Johnny Cash song, could you imagine if there was a duet of her and Johnny on this, Just discovered Iris tonight on a duet of Wild Wood Flower she did with Emmy Lou Harris, which drew me to this and now on to the next think I have discovered a new singer to listen to :)
first heard Iris about 20yrs ago, she is fabulous. I just wish she would tour the UK . I would love to see her perform
live.
first time I heard Iris Dement was on NPR also,,wonderful voice, never seen her in person. I am a huge fan of bluegrass and folk music
I love this wonderful artist! Beautiful Iris!
Very beautiful song and voice wow
I agree 12tring.. She is unique, a treasure.
Brilliant Iris. That is is Quality & Perfection with a bow on the top - Thank you again Iris Cheers to you Rocky Don
She did an album in which her mother sings a track; how sweet and generous. Her Mom sang old-timey; you could hear her in Iris's songs thereafter. How often had she heard her mother singing. And then to have her record a song for the rest of us.
What a treat what is the track?
@@richardbono5540 It was on her album "Infamous Angel"; track number eleven - "Higher Ground". You'll have to listen to the album, because UA-cam will take you to a different song of the same title, by Stevie Wonder. The one Irish and her mom (Flora Mae DeMint) do is a traditional folk tune. It's lovely.
@@DanielinLaTuna The only thing more fulfilling than acheiving your dreams is watching your children fulfill theirs
A joy to listen to...heartfelt x
Please record this, Iris. Would love you to also cover and record Clay Pigeons. You are the best singer in the world. So authentic-a national treasure.
LOVE Clay Pigeons and yes IdM would do it justice. Oh I miss Blaze Foley!
Me too. Tremendous show. She is as good as there is.
I saw Iris in Phoenix also....Amazeing. Only one more on my bucket list..Jimmy Dale Glimore..PS havent taken her new cd out of my car cd player in two months
Can't let taddyd1's comment go by without choking. Joanie made several wonderful country albums at Quad's studio, but Cash didn't need her help. Iris is a breath of honest, fresh country air helping to keep real country alive. And does it without needing a roomful of session musicians as seen here.
Outstanding version of this song. And she's still, and always will be, so sexy. Thank you, Iris.
At my door the leaves are falling
A cold wild wind has come
Sweethearts walk by together
And I still miss someone
I go out on a party
And look for a little fun
But I find a darkened corner
Because I still miss someone
Oh, no I never got over those blue eyes
I see them every where
I miss those arms that held me
When all the love was there
I wonder if she's sorry
For leavin' what we'd begun
There's someone for me somewhere
And I still miss someone
The best female voice in this genre.
You've got It sista!!!!!!!!!out of worldly voice!!!!!!!greatness!!!!!!!!!!!
a national treasure
Beautiful unique singer is iris
My favourite version unique and addictive, in the best possible way
God, I love her.
Coincidence ... I was driving my rental car from the Richmond VA airport to check into my hotel to start a programming gig the next day at Southern Bell and I heard Iris on NPR. I also had to pull over to listen to her sing. Same night, same station, same gal.
She is in her own category.....perfect!
Was about then when i first heard her too......totally unique and awesome talent,
Keep hoping I'll run into Iris at a family reunion one of these years,
I had a similar experience ... I was working on a project for Southern Ball in Richmond about 20 years ago. While I was driving in my rental from the airport to the hotel, I heard Iris on NPR. I pull over to hear "Let The Mystery Be" and catch the name of the singer. When I got back home to Philly the following week, I called around and I found a copy of Iris' cassette tape(!) at a niche music store in suburban Philly. I was a happy guy when I whupped that tape into my boom box ...
iris can sing any song and still sound good.
her voice is beautiful it sounds like a bowed saw
Don't much care for this cover. Iris, though, is a gem singing her own beautiful, melancolic songs. My wife and I saw her in Redondo Beach about a decade ago. I walked away depressed; she was angry that night, and she let it be known. It just added depth to her music after I got over it. She's real. Real and real.
Originally written an recorded by Johnny Cash in 1959 on his first Columbia album after leaving Sun records.
Ken, Toronto
I love you Iris.....................
Thanks for the trip back, if only for a few moments of a much better, much simpler time.
Swift, Musgraves. et al are provocative; Iris is sexy in a way those others couldn't comprehend.
I first her on "Heartfelt Music" hosted by John Davis on KPFK in Los Angeles. He played "Our Town". After I showered, got dressed, and read the paper, I rushed down to Tower Records in Sherman Oaks and bought her first recording. Saw her at McCabes and The Troubadour. Boy was she pretty back then. I think she went through some tough times though for she has really aged. But she still sings great.
Saw her a couple of years ago again at McCabes in Santa Monica.
Iris is awesome plain and simple.
When i watched ..
You were the most recent comment...
And Number 144
AWESOME
She's the real deal.
Straight to the heart, moving.
Love hearing her every time.
Now there was a song!
Beautiful
awesome vedio Iris
Ohh God how i love Her !!
@ snufpark: The columbia album was titled , "The Fabulous Johnny Cash". I think his best stuff was, arguabley, between 1958 anf 1960. I still have that album in my basement as well as his first Sun album which was put out by Quality Records in Canada in 1956 or '57. I first discovered Cash in 1954. The first record I heard on Toronto AM radio, (no FM in those days), was "Hey Porter and "Cry, Cry,Cry. From then on, as a twelve year old, he was my idol after Hank Snow.
Ken, Toronto, On.
Iris!!!! Could you come to Saint John, N.B. Canada. John has been here a few times, and we loved him. You would be so loved in our city, especially by me. Please come to our city.
@ snufpark: In Western New York there was Ramblin' Lou in the 50' every morning and at 4 o'clock during the week. Lou is still going strong and has his own all-country radio station in Lancasater N.Y. I still get him on Saturday mornings if I'm not listening to Jazz FM 91. I was in heaven when I discoverd WWVA in Wheeling W.V. about 1954/55. I lost a lot of sleep before getting up for high school listening to the "Coffee Drinkin' Nighhawk, Lee Moore.
RE. #3 of 3 posts re subject.
Ken, Toronto
She's just great!
Thanks for maybe the best video comment I've ever received!
Incredible !
@snuffpark: No. 4. post. Jack Scott was one of my favourites, too during high school. I still have a 45 rpm copy of "My True Love and "LeRoy and "Burning Bridges" which came out in 1959. He came out of Windsor Ont. I checked him out on UA-cam a while back. Re. Iris De ment: As well as being a talented singer she's kinda cute, too. Hope to catch her, again, on Austin City Limits on WBUF PBS one of these Friday nights.
I do love Iris
Great song! Hello type in "Ron Howard Cover" listen to Opie sing "the Dance"!
Iris is pitch perfect.
William Medford k
absolutely unique Iris
WOW, what a woman.
Fantastisk sang, fantastisk fremført!
Astonishing performance - emotion just poured or pulled out of her soul. Who was she singing about? Peter Turner, UK.
@ snufpark: I agree with you about Iris DeMent in your previous posts. Yes, the D-45 is in reference to Martin D-45. I have a Martin D-28 Marquis as I can't afford th D-45 purchased at the Twelth Fret in Toronto. The D-28 is classic guitar for Bluegrass. I like jazz. classical, and bluegrass. Also a Fender Tele custom classic, a Fender Vintage 62 Strat reissue, and I just bought an Epihone ES-175 jazz guitar. I coudn't justify an 'real' Gibson ES-175 at $3500.00.
Since Joan Baez recorded this in '64 ( greatly helping J Cash gain mainstream acceptance) every girl who ever picked up a guitar had tried her hand @ this classic.
None has ever captured the intensity of JB, she kept it simple, and more haunting.
This is very nice though.
taddyd1 not sure she recorded it first since Johnny C. came along long before her.
For some "I Still Miss Someone" is more than a song title.
This is their version.
Me Too...
Great Iris.
dod awesome
@ snufpark: I've had a Martin D-18 and this is my third D-28. My dream is to get a D-28 with Brazilian rosewould instead of East Indian, but trhe price is prohibitive. In the forty's and fifty's
CHUM had a country broadcast every weekday with Josh King from 12 o'clock to 1 o'clock CKEY had a top-ten on Sunday's for an hour before it became an all-rock "top fifty" format in 1957 . It competed with CKEY when it did the same. Can you believe it. There was also a station in Bramton every noon hour
speechless
@qsfoxx Whatever it takes, find out the closest performance and go. Iris is well worth your effort.
Today I hear many "good" voices but, for me, they just lack the uniqueness and authentically personal voice of the singers like Iris. In an interview she said she wanted to be a healer when she was a little girl in the church. If spontaneous tears and deep feelings are healing...then Iris is my healer.
Great comment! Well said
Hello great song! Type in "three wooden crosses!" listen to Ron Howard "Opie" sing!
No!
Would love to/ 💙👆