Steve Goodman - City Of New Orleans - 4/18/1976 - Capitol Theatre (Official)
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- Опубліковано 22 вер 2014
- Steve Goodman - City Of New Orleans
Recorded Live: 4/18/1976 - Capitol Theatre - Passaic, NJ
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When he wrote this, he achieved immortality. Way to go Steve.
he made immortality before and after this to. he was a songwriter the world could not be without.
I met Steve Goodman on a TRAIN!! He had just written it a year or so earlier. Steve and I were campaigning for Ed Muskie for President in 1971, and there's this short chubby character with a guitar singing this terrific song. He gave me a personal concert!! I was so very sad to hear he died so young. And so sad I didn't take more time and talk to Steve. Awesome fellow. SUCH A GREAT SONG
Man the kid can sure pick that guitar that sounds like there’s 100 people playing it one of the greatest songs ever written
I loved Arlo's version of this incredible song but there is something special to hear it from the person who wrote the song.
Nobody says Kankakee correctly unless theyre from around there. Goodman is the only singer for this.
just great music
I like Arlo’s version too but I think the original is still the best✌️
Thanks to Arlo this song became very famous. And thanks to this song Steve became immortal after his early death.
@@bythehandofbob How do you say it correctly? Kan/KAA/ Kee???? I live in a little Indian named town with the same problem.
Listening for the first time......2024!
One of the Best Guitar Solo's for this Song- and I love how both Artists- Steve and Arlo when performing the song- give shout-outs to each other. Showing the love and appreciation.. But this is my favorite performance by Steve Goodman.. May he be forever remembered for this Masterpiece! And R.I.P- Still listening in 2024-and Beyond!
As an old man from the sixties, we really need to get back to Folk Music. A guitar, A piano, 3 tuned voices, back by symphonies like the 60s. Songs that make you feel good, not upset or mad. Like the Seekers or Arlo, or Joan Baez.
Even famous successful songwriters listen to this song in amazement. Steve found some magic here.
“A friend of mine named Steve Goodman wrote that song. And he told me it was the perfect country and western song.”
"I told him it was not the perfect country and western song, it said nothing about trains, trucks, getting drunk, prison"
@@lessonoftheday426 So, he wrote another verse...
@@kaplok and so I wrote him back letting him know he did write the perfect country and western song, so I was obliged to put it on this album
That comment was made about "You Never
even Call Me by My Name." It's not about "City of New Orleans."
But I wrote him back and said "xXxX"
More people should know the name Steve Goodman.
In His Brief time, Steve Goodman forever changed the face of American Folk Music ... His Brilliance on the guitar is often over looked ... He was a Master Entertainer, Who always delivered the Goods, and brought His Audiences to Their feet. I was privileged to listen to Him Live, and the Experience stays with, Me Decades later. Thanks Steve, for Your irrepressible Spirit, Your Wonderful Humour, and Your Genuine Humility. Our world is a better place for having experienced Youand P.S. Thanks for the Greatest Train Song ever written!!!!
Amen. Well written comment. Steve was one darn good picker and that only scratches the surface of his natural talent.
whilst I love the song, Kenny Rodgers - The Gambler has got to be the greatest train song
Great to hear Steve Goodman once again so obviously havin' such a great time doing his song. I'd forgotten just how good he was playing guitar. I started playing just because of hearing him so many times.
Lucky! That's Awesome!
Always great to hear live. Even with his best known tunes like this he could never it the same way twice. My wife slept through a Kris Kristofferson set so she could be awake to hear Steve.
I feel a Steve Goodman marathon coming on tonight!
Happened to me too.
Probably the best American folks song ever written.
Certainly the best railroad song ever written- and there have been many. A masterpiece.
I can't argue with that. "Angel From Montgomery" has to be in the top two.
Here is a really nice version of City by Steve ... ua-cam.com/video/ttloTlRxe7Y/v-deo.html
I reported you for truth
Yeah, I'm gonna agree with that for sure.
I been playing music for a long time...
But never learned bout Steve til a month ago
I hope that one day my Grandchild will ask, Papa, what was it like to be alive when there was music like this. My answer, magical little one, just magical.
Immortality Indeed! A true genius! I only wish Phil Ochs had live longer too. Both geniuses!
"Little Stevie" Goodman was the shining voice in our congregational choir in the late Fifties. You could sense he was destined to be known.
I miss you my old friend ❤. Just now found this video. Miss you even more. RIP. Jeannie sends love also. Silvia
Man that guitar playing is solid.
During the Super Bowl Half Time Show, I had to show everyone there this video as what real music is! Just a man with a guitar and his voice. Love this music.
Some songs don't need padded production - Goodman singing his song with verve and heart is the best rendition I've ever heard, It moves the soul.
How could anyone not like this song and Steve's incredible one man band performance. I was lucky enough to see him several times live. The first time in a high school auditorium. Also twice with John Prine.. He was a true showman and a brilliant songwriter. Miss him.
His shows with Prine were OUTSTANDING...two great writers on stage at the same time is astounding!
People frequently listen to Steve Goodman without realizing what a great guitarist he was.
Like " TALK BACKWORDS " LIVE
I've lost track of how many times I heard Stevie sing this. Alot. Some think this is INE of the best folk songs ever written, including myself. It sure as hell is THE best train song ever written. Leukemia Sucks, Sail on Stevie.
Hope John and Steve find each other in heaven. The best humans ever and so grateful to have their songs. Maybe dead but not gone.
I tear up watching this, crying for the talent gone from this world... I so loved this man's music & humor. At least I got to see him once in concert, with the Roches.
How wonderful to hear this sung by Steve Goodman himself.
The original is still the best, great musician ✌️
I reccomember walking in th snow after Thanksgiving dinner listening to Arlo singing yhis 1975.
Steve is once again reunited with his Chicago early days buddy John Prine. Steve helped John get his start when he brought Kris Kristofferson over to see him play on a late Sunday night . Now they’re all entertaining in the big Arena in the sky. God Speed and thanks for all great songs .
chris doe That was the only comforting thought when we lost John Prine a few days ago.
John Fogerty's family covered this a couple of weeks ago. I typed in " The sound you hear is Mr. Goodman applauding. So is his buddy John. ". Thankfully it got some thumbs ups.
@@patmatt9730 Yes....thank God he still is.
Awesome 👌 🆒️ 🙌!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well said! Thank you
One of the greatest railroad songs ever!!! RIP Steve Goodman.
RIP Steve We need more of yoyr music
R.I.P. Steve. Thank you for this gem of a tune. Rest in peace.
One of my all time favorites. Sorry, Arlo, this is the version I listen to repeatedly.
I'm sure arlo wouldn't be mad
A national treasure without doubt.
I’ve known the song for years. Never knew who wrote it. Absolutely fantastic. Just wonderful.
"Through the Mississippi darkness rollin' on down to the sea."
One of the greatest lines of poetry in the English language.
Yeah, that's a great image. America isn't cities, it's the landscape and the Mississippi is at the heart of that landscape. I say this as a Scotsman who has never been to America, but even the integral force of that mighty, ancient river is known to me.
The conductor sings his song again refers to : Passengers will please refrain from using the restrooms while the train remains in the station.
Steve...the Cubbies did it !! World Champs...remembering you, the ultimate Cubs fan !
Yep
My mom liked the Cubbies to even though we lived in Iowa City. She and dad would go down to Arizona for spring training. I don't think she ever saw him win, mom died of cancer 2. I miss them both
Used to see him at the Quiet Knight and Wrigley Field❤
It's absolutely incredible this guy was a a mazing song rip my friend
I knew the song is an iconic song but Mr. Goodman plays a mean guitar too
Last September I, and my oldest friend, just had to take the train from Memphis to New Orleans just because of this song.
It was a favourite when I ran a folk club in London back in the late 70.
Awesome!!! The way how Goodman plays his guitar is so incredible. What a fantastic singer/songwriter and guitar player he was.
A restless classic with the spare beauty of American life. Perfection.
In 1978 I went to see Steve Martins' Wild & Crazy Guy tour in Dallas. Steve Goodman came out as the unannounced warm up act. I had seen a few shows on PBS with Goodman, and was very pleasantly surprised to see Him. I felt like I was the only one there who knew who he was. Everyone was there to see crazy Steve Martin, not some unknown singer, and yet within a few songs His incredible charismatic stage presence had them in the palm of His hand. It was very impressive, and He did a very entertaining 30 min set. I'll never forget it, He made such a impact in His too short life. A few years later Steve Martin came on the Johnny Carson show and mentioned that He was doing a fund raising show to benefit Goodmans' wife and kids. I didn't know He was sick, or that He died. It was a shocking blow to hear. You feel so robbed when someone could have had a long career is abruptly gone. So sad. At least His music remains.
He was such a positive force in this world. Gone after only 36 years. Thank you for posting this.
Such a great talent! Gone way too soon. RIP, Steve!
"Between Hank Williams pain songs, and Steve Goodmans train songs"....
Thank you for sharing this.
Steve, the cubs are trying to win it all this year!
RIP Stevie. And thank you for introducing America to John Prine. You would have been one of the greatest songwriters of all time if God hadn't called you home too soon.
His songs are so memorable and full of beautiful real life pictures and he had such an overwhelming likeability.
wow, amazing performance~
and the sons of Pullman porters...I lived right across the street from the Pullman shops,went to Pullman school,OH, and my grandfather worked at the pullman shops...gone now
Move over, Arlo. THE best version on the planet. R.I.P., Steve.
Arlo wouldn't argue on this. He loved Steve.
He was such a great guitarist as well as a great songwriter
One of the few real treasures in American Music - great songwriting!!
wow, what a voice
Thanks Steve for writing a great song. I just love it, guitar too. Happy song forever.
Oh my! I always thought Arlo wrote this song but now I’m so very happy to find out about Steve Goodman. He is, indeed a good man.
I was 25 and in DC when the video was taken, just sorry I didn’t see him performing live. I hope he’s still around. Well done!
In '76 I was a grad student at the U. of Illinois (Champaign-Urbana), had students from Kankeekee. What a time and place to be young. Wonderful song (and with Goodman's original lyrics).
I have known this song for many years, in the version played by John Denver. I have only recently heard Steve Goodman sing his song. What a virtuoso performance and what a great guitarist. For me, now, there is no other version worth listening to. What a loss this man was.
Love this. Steve seemed genuinely taken aback by the scale of the applause! This is the best ever version. As a minus point, listening to this I realised that I was not even an adequate guitarist!
Some of us have to be a well-educated audience. It's not as grand as being adequate guitarists, but it is a necessary part.
We, in NJ know great music when we hear it. That night still stands out in my mind as a truly perfect night of music.....except it was cold as hell outside.
He's such a sweet soul. Oh lord. What an amazing person.
I used to see him play at the Flick Coffee House in Miami (Coral Gables) and later Bubbas in the Coconut Grove. When he played "City of New Orleans" he brought the house down. He once came over to my table and sat down and was very kind on a night when I was very down. One of the great ones; loved, but even then, probably under appreciated. He left behind a beautiful and funny body of work
I'm always amazed at how amazing of a guitar player he was. Something to aspire to.
I was lucky enough to know him. When the last thing someone says to you is "I love you" because he knows he's dying and he wants to comfort YOU, that's pretty special. Steve was all you see in this video; all that, and much more.
That's awesome.
Wow, in the day I saw and met about everybody. But I always have a missing diamond, Never saw Steve. I spent a night with John Prine asking questions and listening too stories about him.
Art is an act of expressing feelings, thoughts, and observations.
My heart is about to explode!
The late John Prince once called Steve Goodman’s, "The City of New Orleans"... "the best damn train song ever written," and I would emphatically agree. The astonishing thing is that the singer/songwriter from Chicago was just 22 when he composed it and featured it on his first solo LP when it was released 50 years ago this spring. While another buddy, Arlo Guthrie, enjoyed a significant cover of it two years after Steve came out with the original, there is an unmistakable fidelity here, which makes Goodman's version even better. According to legend, Steve scribbled the lyrics on a sketch pad after his wife fell asleep on the Illinois Central train, where they were going to visit his spouse's grandmother. Goodman wrote about what he saw looking out the windows of the train and playing cards in the club car. After he returned home, the young songwriter heard that the train was scheduled to be decommissioned due to a lack of passengers. He was encouraged to use this song to save the train, so he retouched the lyrics and released it on his much-admired debut album. Sadly, Steve Goodman, who battled cancer on and off for much of his short life, died of leukemia 12 years after he recorded this unqualified masterpiece.
Thanks for the info. He was a genius. I think he was very underrated as a guitar player....especially on this edition.
yes, for sure, best train song ever.
👋 Thanks for the Background info Shaun ~ * You Really Know your Stuff !
John Prine
you meant JOHN PRINE......
I am 69 and only discovered Steve Goodman last week!
discovered him at 45, still amazed by his talent! Waiting for more!
Why is this the best version I've ever heard? Oh!
i was honored to hear him play here in Philadelphia in a very small venue Will always be a great memory
A Genius at work! RIP Steve Goodman ❤
Great Song it will be around for hundreds of years or more .. Man can he play that guitar .. it is part of him ... Just amazing
That we can watch Steve perform this.....
Great song writer & singer. Lost too soon.😮💨😮💨😮💨
yup
Holy shit. I've had a long relationship with Steve Goodman's songs. A maybe longer relationship with Arlo Guthrie and Willie Nelson, but hearing Steve's original take has been a revelation. Thanks for posting this.
WHOA never realized he could play like that! Sounds like a dozen guitars 🎉
In addition to being a once in a generation song writer, he had some wicked guitar skills. Not a powerful voice but he sang with real soul. Seemed like a genuine, good natured guy too.
Not a powerful voice? I'm sorry, but you're stupid.
His voice sounds strong enough in this rendition.
I used to take this train from Chicago down to Champaign for school at U. of Illinois....several crazy things happened on that train!! (This was a million years ago.)
I used to ride it to Carbondale. 5 hour trip usually took 14.
Powerful. and wonderful.
RIP my brother. I really love this song, especially by you!
Stevey is one out of a million. I'll remeber him from yesterday, and I'll remeber him 20 years from now. Just lile Arlo used to be, this is a guy we all love!
Moved North from NYC in the late 80s. Last thing I did before moving away was drop by the 'Finyl Vinyl' record shop at the corner of 1st St and 2nd Avenue looking for a copy of Steve's album 'Somebody Else's Troubles' because it had 'The Dutchman' on it and I could never remember all the words when I sang it. They didn't have it...but each time I dropped back into town to visit friends or clean up old business, I stopped back there to check. Still no joy....
On the very last trip I ever made to the Big Apple, I breezed by that shop on my way out of town. The owner remembered me even after all those years. 'You must be blessed, my friend,' he said. 'A clean copy of that record came in yesterday, and I put it aside for you. I knew you'd be back eventually.' Steve would have smiled, I'm sure.
oh.. wow after these years I hear the original for the first time today!
How often do we hear a great song song by the artist who wrote it or the artist that had the hit and have it sung the exact same way each time it's performed? Not so with Steve Goodman. He keeps experiencing the song and it changes with his mood or simply the moment. The incessant pulsing of the guitar puts you on the train and the story is heard as it travels over the tracks. I will steal a comment made about someone else: Steve Goodman did not write this song or the lyrics. He went to that ethereal place in the universe where perfect music exists, captured it and brought to our world. Thank you Steve.
What an honor to watch/hear this man..
Sad to think he'd be gone eight years later. 😢
For anyone who attempts to write songs the lyrics and story telling in this song set a very high bar
First time I have heard composer Steve G perform his own version of this timeless classic. All I can say is Wonderful - and better late than never!
What an amazing musician ! Beautiful guitar playing !
God bless Steve Goodman. We love and miss him.
C 'est joe Fassin qui me l'a fait connaître cette superbe chanson. Merci pour ce grand bonheur..bises de france
My friend and the kindest man I ever knew.
He seems so.
He still lives with his wonderful talent.
I took up guitar in high school, but somehow never ran across Steve. I so wish I had. He was 2 years behind me at Maine Township..
Wow- what guitar work! It sounds like he's play8ing 3 parts at once, and all at high tempo. Amazing.
I love this song and it is great to hear Steve perform it!!
This is one of The Great songs of the Land Thanks Steve
Troubadour's are so needed this newly born year of 2022. Story tellers, philosophers may be the last hope .
Please let John and Steve picking together again. The world looks much different this morning.
The first time I ever heard this song, it was a cover done by LoneStar. I loved it the first time I heard it; such a beautiful evocative song!
Johnny Cash said it was the "Best damn train song ever written." Man, could Goodman play the guitar. I heard him live in '75 at the University of Missouri, and he played it about like this.
MASTERPIECE FOR THE AGES