God bless you all as well, from Connecticut. I'm 49, and grew up on country music. I'm extremely thankful for all of the resources we have to listen to all of this great material. You can find just about anything that's ever been recorded. (Stolen line from Alan Jackson.)
I saw the Outlaws concert in Albuquerque in the early 80s. Willie played encore after encore after, the band packed up and left him alone onstage picking and singing, until someone came out and literally dragged him offstage. As long as someone wanted to listen, Willie was going to play. A genuine troubadour....what a generous man!
Amen!!! Just blows me away to watch his hands flying around...diminished arpeggios, bass walk downs, chromatic movement all over the place and yet distinctly melodic and soulful. Incredible and so underrated.
@@tomneal1789 Willie has mastered the art of segueing into the next chord, and his calls are irresistable, and beg for the response....also playing partials all over the fretboard....
This is easily one of my favorite live performances ever. Regardless of genre. The attentiveness of the artists around him, people listening with their eyes closed and clearly reminiscing on heartbreaks in the past, and willies and triggers bond between each other. It’s just perfect. Few live performances likes this you’ll ever find
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I'm 43, sooo... it's alot less funny. I suspect if I make 83 it'll be at least some what humours at times. When I'm not in pain and agony or pooping the bed. Cheers mate. 👍 Seriously tho, yeah time will get by ya. Fast too, if you don't "stop and smell the roses" as it goes on by. Damn-it. Way too much, sorry for the essay.
He is one of, if not the greatest country song writer of all time. There is no one like him and we need to treasure him while he's still here. Not the greatest singer; distinct and unique, but technically not the greatest guitar player; but he is able to create beautiful music that reaches into your soul. And every time I hear him, I think of my recently deceased father, who loved Willie and taught me to do the same.
I'm always a bit bemused by comments like this, and they're on every older country musician's videos. These people lived incredibly different lives in situations entirely foreign to anyone of a much younger generation. For instance, Johnny Cash as a teenage sharecropper watched his older brother be disemboweled by a saw blade and bleed to death while working on fencing. Of course their music is going to sound different, *everything* about them is different!
@@stephenmason9527 I don't know what watching your brother die has to do with how your music sounds, all I was getting at was that the songwriting from back in the day had a certain "class" to it that is completely absent in today's music. it's like the bar was set to high and no one can reach it.....
@@stephenmason9527 I think it's more than what you're saying. Hip hop and rap and other types of music have made inroads in country music. These sort of influences are not welcome by country music "purists" like me.
@@johnbaker8005 No one can play like Roy Clark either, No one can play like Jerry Reid, no one can play like Mark and CHet..etc etc..(fill in the blank) Some of these greats are unique in their styles. No one can play like WIllie, and sing too. In my mind these guys aren't in a competition. I am grateful they were in my time and I got to hear them. I love them all.
no one ever mentions Willie's guitar work... I think he must be one of the most underrated guitarists in country. clearly an artist who has mastered his craft. Edit: I guess it's because I'm a guitar player myself that I really appreciate the intricacies of his play especially performing on a classical nylon string guitar in a country genre (yes... I know all about "Trigger" and Willie's admiration for Django Reinhardt).
I love Bob Dylan, but nobody can hold a candle to Willie. From his songwriting prowess, to his singing, to his guitar work -- he's one of the best ever.
Woah hang on there. Dylan has a 50 year career of legendary song credits as a writer. Enough so he won a pulitzer price for literature. I do agree Willie is more prolific on guitar, but I think they both hold the candle.
Yes, in my opinion Willie is leagues better than Dylan. Dylan writes a lot of nonsensical shit that elitists make pretend makes sense, but it doesn't nor does a lot of Dylans stuff touch the heart. Willies does. Talk to any songwriter, the hardest songs to write are the ones that touch the heart. "Tamborine man" is nonsensical crap about a guy shaking change in front of a juke box. "You were always on my mind" is real.
Willie is like a master painter, who uses the back-line of the song as a blank canvas. He then paints over it with lyrics spoken as poetry, and shaded in with innovative guitar licks. A maestro.
Played this last night for my grandpa hours before his passing. He loved Willie. God, it hurts, but it brings me peace knowing he’s finally at peace ❤🙌
The look on the faces of his peers is priceless. He hit all the right notes at the right time , his guitar accompaniment was perfect and he knew it, his voice was so majestic and clear. Just perfection, any current country singer would give their left arm to be able to accomplish that. But I don't know of any that could come close. One of my three heroes in life.
5 years ago I decided to retire early. My coworkers asked me what I was going to do. I said I was going to strive to be like Willie Nelson. I don't yet have braids, but it's just a matter of time. I have always loved his music and spirit.
@@charlesbartholomew2910 to me, Willie Nelson is the greatest of all-time. Just look at Bobby Bare watch with a tear in his eye. Kris Kristofferson singing along.
The respect and intensity on the faces of his peers is priceless. ... Not so much a fan of Country music but Willie Nelson is magical and transcends all boundaries.
@@MarcosBryant-lj8zi Well let me think,,,,What I like in a singer/songwriter is originality, timing, clarity, and the feeling singers can put with the words,, Willie is a soloist, put him singing a duet, and you've got a problem,, but anyway I admire the man, When Willie goes, we'll all loose,,, So willie theres only one solution,,,,,,,,,DON'T GO.
To me Willie Nelson's guitar playing is orchestral. It's like a string or horn arrangement that moves so beautifully through the changers. Truely a master of song.
Legendary performance. His talent with the guitar and gifts with arrangements, mastery of emotional presence, and unquestionable humanity, make him a performer truly unlike anyone else. The second he starts playing, you instantly believe he’s singing just for you. Thanks for posting this. I watch it often.
I remember at 18 in Nam an ambush , lots of unbelievable noise & screams ,we won the battle , it's funny how times slips away , but never forgotten. Just a Nam Vet, Tom
Wow....Willie is a one-of-a-kind artist...just love his singing and playing style, more of a jazz singers phrasing and vocal timing, unlike anyone else in the country world God bless him. Looking forward to the new album coming out this month.
One of the finest guitar accompaniments I've ever heard. His mastery of the guitar is so under-appreciated due to his songwriting, voice, and style. It seems he's improvising and making it up on the fly as he's going along too. Listen to the rhythmical changes and soulful, jazzy, and in some places even flamenco-ish instrumental riffs during his solos. Brings tears to my eyes. Just look at the faces of his peers as they listen to his fingers skate over that fretboard.
+Larry A. right on. i've been watching this video for months. it has made me get the guitar out and try to get the changes right. you hit the nail on the head. his buddies are meditating, chanting and almost crying at points. there are some cool diminished runs in there i got to figure out. he's the real deal.
+Larry A. Absolutely, he has such a great touch...give me a soulful Willie Nelson over a John Mclaughlin or Tommy Emmanuel any day. Such a great performance
Came across this version a few years ago now, and although not a fan of country when i really need to listen to the pinacle of quality this is my first port of call listening to the sublime Willie Nelson.
Willie epitomizes a musician who has spent a lifetime reaching and growing into their craft. His 1962 version is solid, but it pales in comparison to the incredible depth his voice has here and the harmonic adventuring in his fearless improvisation.
Yeah, well said. I think he created a really interesting dichotomy between himself and the band in this version. The way he drags his tempo, doing all kinds of wild, jazzy improv stuff with his left hand and still manages to hit all the key strokes and notes is really brilliant. And the guy just makes it sound so damn effortless... I also really love his choice of instrument here; He's playing an old, beat-up guitar that actually _sounds_ like an old, beat-up guitar. It adds a whole lot of character to an already great tune, and it really fits perfectly with the sentimental character of the song.
Runi my trombone professor is a member of the Los Angeles opera. Very high level of musicianship. We were talking abt elastic time n expression n he starts talking abt willie! Hell yes!
I like watching these other musicians, acknowledging that they're living this song, growing older, the song is living inside each of them. And you can read it in their faces. How time is so short.
Willie Nelson is one of the last old time singers we have left, I just found out he started writing songs at the age of eight!! I did hear he's not doing well and our hearts and prayers are with you, please get well soon!! We all love you!!💜😇🐎
I can never get over this. It only gets better as time goes on. It's the way he plays it with such ease like he's just chillin by himself even though he's on literally the biggest stage possible.
One of the most recorded guitars in music history. There isn't anyone on the planet who has not heard a Willie Nelson song. Or Trigger. Great artist. Great song. This song as recorded here should be a number 1 hit.
Willie, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Paul and John, Paul Simon, define a generation of musical talent that will stand the test of time. This performance is epic.
Now that is perfection for a live performance. Willie wrote it. I love his 1960’s version. This has over thirty years ripening. Willie playing Trigger, lovely solos, Willie’s voice = impeccable phrasing. And, the backup musicians: percussion, pedal steel, fiddle, all toned it down to simply and quietly play the chord outline. Absolutely lovely!
I feel the same was. I cannot stop playing this song and listening to every version, by every artist I can find. This version is perfection in every way. Willie is in a zone during this performance, that few will ever experience, save for absorbing every aspect of this performance, over and over.
I know I have posted prior, but does ANYONE realize the talent of this man? Unique voice and style, writes his own, great guitarist and will porbebly be leaving us from this world soon.
He once wrote great songs, the earliest of them recorded first by others and then himself, while also recording songs written by others. There are few equals to Willie when he was at his songwriting prime in the late fifties through seventies. But he hasn't written a heck of a whole lot of consequence since the first half of the 1980s, when he wrote 'On the Road Again' at the request of the producer of the movie "Honeysuckle Rose" which starred Willie Nelson, 'Half A Man' in 1983, and Forgiving You Was Easy 1984. 'Me and Paul' wasn't recorded until 1984 and released in 1985, but it was written in the early 1970s. Though he has continued to make some incredible records, most of the songs that have carried them were either written by others or written by Nelson prior to about 1980. The most notable exception I can think of is 1993's 'Still Is Still Moving Me'. From 1994 until 2014 Willie didn't record any original self-penned albums at all, and from 2014 on everything original has been co-written with producer Buddy Cannon getting first billing in the credits. In the end, the singular song that one must always go back to when considering how Willie Hugh Nelson became "Willie" is 'Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain'. It was written by Fred Rose in the 1940s. It was recorded by Roy Acuff, Hank Williams, Ferlin Husky, Slim Whitman, Gene Vincent, Whispering Bill Anderson, Hank Snow, and Conway Twitty in the 30 years before Willie got around to recording it. After "Red Headed Stranger", everyone forgot about all of those other versions. That's what makes Willie Nelson who he most is.
Michael Clark When artists are evaluated, it has been said, their creative years are when they are in their 20’s and 30’s. That’s okay. The original ideas and the well goes dry after twenty years of writing. Then, artists can perform and go on tour. The public joys seeing them perform live. The public can applaud the artist and say thank you for all the enjoyment they have given us. Hello Walls is still my Willie favorite.
@@coltonsnider7848 On a song he'd been performing for over forty years. I'm sure he'd had a chance to try all of those different approaches more than a few times each.
Yes it is seems like a week ago I was 21 and now my 47th is in a few weeks Jesus where did it go lotta good times bad times and it gets more and more depressing as the time slips away
One day your " King of the Hill "...... Next day your ruefully watching, as a Young Buck out flanks you. Its a system thats worked so far,so don't knock it..... Its how YOU became " Top of the Hill................. Thats life.. My secret ? Married a Super Lady.... Shhhh DON'T TELL HER !
@@JimmyT995is this how it is bro? I turn 25 in 2 months. I remember being 16 wanting to be 18. Now I’m 24 going onto 25 wishing I was 16 again… bills. Schooling. Working. Friends moving or fighting each other…some dying and killing each other. Where did we all go wrong mane…
@@meetyomaker2396 my best advice is take care of your body especially your back and joints because it catches up quick and if you have parents enjoy them because I only have one left but my line of work as a farmer and truck driver did not help and yes the time flys after 25 when you get full time job and then married at 31 kid at 33 then boom your pushing 50 but have fun it’s not all bad I remember my dad at 40 thinking he was old now he’s 80
Willie and trigger must continue to ride until they dont want to ride no more. Since I was 13 years old Willie has been there for me and Im few decades past 13 now. God bless Willie and thanks so much.
+baler johnson Agreed! Willie and Trigger are the deepest loves of my life... (aside from my other deep loves), but I have such a love for Willie Nelson - I can't hear enough of that beautiful voice and those incredible lyrics. This man feels very deeply. He is very much appreciated!
He's not replaceable.😢 His sons try... And they're good. But... Willie Nelson will NEVER be replaceable. I fell in love with his music when I was only 14 years old. And I fell hard. It's a love that will never leave me. Not even when he strums his way into Heaven. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I can see myself, the first time watching this, thinking..oh this is blues..then.. no this western, then..nope I hear jazz..then, nope..I hear classical..Then.. screw it..It's Willie!!! What a musician!!!
Last Man standing baby! Willie Nelson is Americana personified. He is genuine, he is perfectly faulty and he used his second chance to score time and time again.
Mesmerising as he just plays his guitar with such a unique style, clarity and elegance and sings beautifully, reaching every note with ease and articulation - such a treat from the master... :)
LOL... No - I’m just a fan from Derry, Northern Ireland :) Love Willie’s unique style and genuine talent and of course his major contribution to music over the decades... a real influence :)
When I went through my first big breakup quite a few years ago now, I was in a low, dark place. I’d get home from work, get drunk, and chain smoke cigarettes with this video on repeat. I’m doing much, much better now, and now watching this video makes me feel a sort of melancholy, as I can’t help but reminisce on the dark times while also thinking about how good things are now, and how good this performance is. This video, or this performance in particular, will also hold a place in my heart.
Totally amazing theirs no other artists who can sing this song like Willy it's like he's telling a story and every around are listening to every word hypnotized
I'm in a similar situation at the moment. For some reason, this song manages to express exactly what I'm feeling and the word "melancholy" you used its the best way to describe it. Willie makes me feel like no matter how important something is, time always make sure to keep the pace and the tempo, leaving everything good and bad in the past. And even though I still love this someone, time will still slip away...
@@pablofloyd wishing you well...Keep positive and don't let the situation get a hold of you.... Dark places are part of life... and there's always light at the end of the tunnel.. 👍
@Oak Hill Porter realized he would never be as good a songwriter or entertainer as Dolly. That's why he fought so hard to keep her under his thumb before she left his show (and creative control offstage as well). Had he given her the freedom she craved within the framework of his management, she would probably have stayed longer than she did.
Been a fan of Willie's for a long time now. Impressed by how much his peers are listening in awe and respect, relating to the story being told. I'm right with y'all and many thanks to you Willie, for sharing everything with us. God Bless ya Willie.
Forget the song, watch Kris's face. :) Priceless. His face expressions truly indicate he is a song writer. He plans and feels this stuff. The brows waiting for the hook, his approval of the chorus, his relief at the end, it's done.
OMG what a video.. I'm crying, as I know all those world class performers on that stage were doing the same, listening to such a social icon in our world... thank you willy.. wish I could hug you
There is a lot of talent in that room. Willie has been around as long or longer than any of them. Lotta miles, lotta performances. He has that sense of "guys, this is how I wrote it!"
the way Willie does this song really connects to me right now in my life , I am a Vietnam Veteran I have 4 children and 6 Grandchildren I have been married since 1970 . Life has certainly had its ups and downs . It just seems like you want to look back at life and think on what has happened
Have truer words ever been spoken.. ain't it funny How Time Slips Away? How appropriate to be asked by one of the greatest singer-songwriter wordsmiths himself 👏
I listen to this particular rendition every day❤ saw willie in belfast. The crowd didn't really hear his joke about the pillowcase of weed on the bus ,but my 10 year old did😂 She plays guitar and a few other rigs and has developed a love for willie nelsons style of singing and guitar playing.❤ would love to see him again.❤
You know you paid your dues, you know you are legend, you know you have made it. You walk on any stage, into any bar, gay bar, country bar, metal bar or the grand ole opry stage. You are 70ish with braided pigtails and a cowboy hat and pull out a 50 year old guitar with holes in it and do this, there will be hush and awe and a profound respect and gratitude for what you have done for music. Willy could do this, the only other I know is Elvis or Freddy Mercury.
This is Willie taking all those other superstars to school. You can tell they are all listening to a classic and a legend. They are in awe... as I am also. I'm so lucky that I got a chance to hear and see this legendary session. LOVE Willie.
@Willie Nelson 🔵 i have been a fan since I was stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas (1977). I'm from New York... born in Italy...but always loved country music...Buck Owens and Eddie Arnold were my first introduction to country (1963). Then I graduated to Willie, Waylon, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and the rest of the gang... I was never as happy as when I was listening to you guys. I thank God I was lucky enough to listen to your music... it's heaven on earth. Thank you sir for your talent and especially your voice and Trigger's notes. Your music has completed my life... it's that amazing. I still listen to your music every day of my life and plan to do so until the good Lord calls me back home.
@Willie Nelson 🔵 if this is Willie, how did i become so lucky ss to be contacted by one of the greatest artist of all time? I would never insult you or anyone for that matter. I don't mistreat people...I wouldn't even think of it. Please tell me the truth... is this the one and only Willie Nelson? I suspect not as Willie would never refer to himself as "the great." We would, but not Willie. So I suspect that something is amiss. So disappointed.
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Very few artists and musicians transcend it all - Willie is one of the very few. He wrote this and after hearing this version I can’t really listen to anyone else do this song
If you're still listening in 2024 you a legend. May God bless everyone reading this ....from Fort Worth, Texas
Amen
Still listening at 72 yrs old
Yes Still Listening in 2024 , listen to Willie everyday, God Bless from UK 🇬🇧
Thanks from Carolina!
Y’all keep safe
Worlds Gone Bat Shit Crazy
God bless you all as well, from Connecticut. I'm 49, and grew up on country music. I'm extremely thankful for all of the resources we have to listen to all of this great material. You can find just about anything that's ever been recorded. (Stolen line from Alan Jackson.)
I’m sad. With Kris’ passing this week, Willie is a lone “Highwayman”. Bless his heart.♥️
Who would have thought that Willie would have been the last Highwayman standing/
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I can’t believe how many times I’ve listened to this. And it never ever even begins to get old .
Me too my friend
This man is an American National Treasure.
I see angel singing with angels listening. What a wonderfull free world.
No doubt.
World treasure for sure
Willie the true GOAT . how 1k "people hit the thumbs down button?? dummies
TOO many GOATS during that era...
The thumbs down idiots have no idea of what they are listening to. If they tried to play what he does they would find out how good he really is.
Willie was asked once "Why do you think your music is so popular?" His reply was "Because 98 percent of lovers are not with their first choice".
I’m a 2 percenter then
I saw the Outlaws concert in Albuquerque in the early 80s. Willie played encore after encore after, the band packed up and left him alone onstage picking and singing, until someone came out and literally dragged him offstage. As long as someone wanted to listen, Willie was going to play. A genuine troubadour....what a generous man!
I’m going to see him, Waylon, Bob Dylan, John Mellancamp & more in 3 days! Chula Visa Amphitheatre!💖
@@chrissyakers Waylon died in 2002...
@@mikexom do try to step lightly on the man.,s dreams - life is an illusion, after all....
You'll never see more authentic guitar playing than that. Astoundingly good.
Amen!!! Just blows me away to watch his hands flying around...diminished arpeggios, bass walk downs, chromatic movement all over the place and yet distinctly melodic and soulful. Incredible and so underrated.
@@tomneal1789thats Django Reinhardt's influence all over, Willie makes it all his own tho. Truly original!
He gave us a copy of himself (of sorts )with his son Lukas.
Walk downs, jazz, flawless transitions. Hes amazing
@@tomneal1789 Willie has mastered the art of segueing into the next chord, and his calls are irresistable, and beg for the response....also playing partials all over the fretboard....
This is easily one of my favorite live performances ever. Regardless of genre. The attentiveness of the artists around him, people listening with their eyes closed and clearly reminiscing on heartbreaks in the past, and willies and triggers bond between each other. It’s just perfect. Few live performances likes this you’ll ever find
Exactly. All those Reactions💯💯💯.
agreed ❤️💯
Kristofferson admitted in an interview to be thinking about how much this gig paid.
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Agreed!!
bunch of other country legends sitting in silence with tears in their eyes. nothing more to say
23 years since that recording,isn’t it funny how time just slips away.
Yes and it slips faster and faster till the end, so don't blink.
A song first recorded in 1961, and it just gets better with age.
Hmmm.....that old fellow knows a few chords......
I'm 43, sooo... it's alot less funny. I suspect if I make 83 it'll be at least some what humours at times. When I'm not in pain and agony or pooping the bed.
Cheers mate. 👍
Seriously tho, yeah time will get by ya. Fast too, if you don't "stop and smell the roses" as it goes on by.
Damn-it. Way too much, sorry for the essay.
Indeed
My words can't express how good this video makes me feel...
Especially when you miss someone so much.
Me too! X
He is one of, if not the greatest country song writer of all time. There is no one like him and we need to treasure him while he's still here. Not the greatest singer; distinct and unique, but technically not the greatest guitar player; but he is able to create beautiful music that reaches into your soul. And every time I hear him, I think of my recently deceased father, who loved Willie and taught me to do the same.
Now that's a humbling Masterclass!
This outclasses everything in country music today
I'm always a bit bemused by comments like this, and they're on every older country musician's videos. These people lived incredibly different lives in situations entirely foreign to anyone of a much younger generation. For instance, Johnny Cash as a teenage sharecropper watched his older brother be disemboweled by a saw blade and bleed to death while working on fencing. Of course their music is going to sound different, *everything* about them is different!
It sure does!
@@stephenmason9527 I don't know what watching your brother die has to do with how your music sounds, all I was getting at was that the songwriting from back in the day had a certain "class" to it that is completely absent in today's music. it's like the bar was set to high and no one can reach it.....
@@Jef3113 Music still has class dude, you just got to look for it, check out the white buffalo
@@stephenmason9527 I think it's more than what you're saying. Hip hop and rap and other types of music have made inroads in country music. These sort of influences are not welcome by country music "purists" like me.
No one can pick a guitar like Willie. NO ONE.
Absolutely!!
That's what I wanted to say. No one can play like Willie.
To me, he is the greatest of all-time.
Roy Clark
@@johnbaker8005 No one can play like Roy Clark either, No one can play like Jerry Reid, no one can play like Mark and CHet..etc etc..(fill in the blank) Some of these greats are unique in their styles. No one can play like WIllie, and sing too. In my mind these guys aren't in a competition. I am grateful they were in my time and I got to hear them. I love them all.
Damn... I was too young to appreciate this when it was recorded. Mad respect for Willie!
Willie and Trigger and everyone sitting there in total awe of what they're hearing. Timeless.
I was thinking the same thing.
Absolutely
no one ever mentions Willie's guitar work... I think he must be one of the most underrated guitarists in country. clearly an artist who has mastered his craft.
Edit: I guess it's because I'm a guitar player myself that I really appreciate the intricacies of his play especially performing on a classical nylon string guitar in a country genre (yes... I know all about "Trigger" and Willie's admiration for Django Reinhardt).
you are so right twoshady 518,he one hell of a guitar slinger
AGREED. No one in Country like him... ever.
So agree! He's awesome live! Can't wait to see him and Bonnie Raitt at the Mann in Philly in September.
I feel the same. Would not want to try to keep up with him.
Willie is a big fan of Django Reinhardt. That really shines through in this marvelous renedition.
I love Bob Dylan, but nobody can hold a candle to Willie. From his songwriting prowess, to his singing, to his guitar work -- he's one of the best ever.
Woah hang on there. Dylan has a 50 year career of legendary song credits as a writer. Enough so he won a pulitzer price for literature. I do agree Willie is more prolific on guitar, but I think they both hold the candle.
Yes, in my opinion Willie is leagues better than Dylan. Dylan writes a lot of nonsensical shit that elitists make pretend makes sense, but it doesn't nor does a lot of Dylans stuff touch the heart. Willies does. Talk to any songwriter, the hardest songs to write are the ones that touch the heart. "Tamborine man" is nonsensical crap about a guy shaking change in front of a juke box. "You were always on my mind" is real.
Dylan is good for the brain, Willie fixes the heart.
Why in the world are we starting a contest between two greats like this? Does everything have to be American Idol?
Haha! Way to call them out.
A Room full of legends in Awe. How lucky are we all?
Willie is like a master painter, who uses the back-line of the song as a blank canvas. He then paints over it with lyrics spoken as poetry, and shaded in with innovative guitar licks. A maestro.
Fortunately he passed on his love of music and his talent to his son Lukas and we get to enjoy it for another 50 years.
So beautifully stated💜
@@ramonawilliams6783 Willie the man
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You won't see better than this. God Bless Willie Nelson.
Played this last night for my grandpa hours before his passing. He loved Willie. God, it hurts, but it brings me peace knowing he’s finally at peace ❤🙌
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This has to be one of Willies finest moments, just Amazing.
One of county music's finest performances
The look on the faces of his peers is priceless. He hit all the right notes at the right time , his guitar accompaniment was perfect and he knew it, his voice was so majestic and clear. Just perfection, any current country singer would give their left arm to be able to accomplish that. But I don't know of any that could come close. One of my three heroes
in life.
5 years ago I decided to retire early. My coworkers asked me what I was going to do. I said I was going to strive to be like Willie Nelson. I don't yet have braids, but it's just a matter of time.
I have always loved his music and spirit.
@@keithp1417good luck…
This song was written and recorded in 1962. It still sounds incredible. This is the best version I have found.
The version on Milk Cow Blues album ain't bad either. One of my favorite Willie albums.
Look at the pride in Willie's eyes after the song. This was a HUGE performance for him.
The version with Cash on VH1 story tellers is damn fine as well
Stevie Wonder has the best version.
This is easily the best version of all the renditions I’ve heard
If you ever wondered how a guitar should be played, this is it.
He makes the guitar talk and sing at the same time. 🎸
@@charlesbartholomew2910 to me, Willie Nelson is the greatest of all-time. Just look at Bobby Bare watch with a tear in his eye. Kris Kristofferson singing along.
@@HoneysuckleRoseSmelledGreat He is an absolute National Treasure!
He has the whole room mesmerized. That's what real music does. It takes you away.
He's the Best
Every one of them thinking, “Goddamn it! I wish I’d written that.”
The respect and intensity on the faces of his peers is priceless. ... Not so much a fan of Country music but Willie Nelson is magical and transcends all boundaries.
What do you admire most about Willie
@@MarcosBryant-lj8zi Well let me think,,,,What I like in a singer/songwriter is originality, timing, clarity, and the feeling singers can put with the words,, Willie is a soloist, put him singing a duet, and you've got a problem,, but anyway I admire the man, When Willie goes, we'll all loose,,, So willie theres only one solution,,,,,,,,,DON'T GO.
This is The Best Version of This Song Just Love Willie the man knows how to write a song that’s for Goddamn Sure!!!
Amazing how he's performing in front of many other legends and the way they are in the moment
They’re in awe. It’s incredible to watch.
👍👍
Not usually a fan of country... but this goes hard. So glad I found this lol
Same...
I listen to a lot of rap but I was raised in Texas so I’ve got a lot of old outlaw country in my phone. A lot of Willie
Willie invented country.
It's something every human can relate to, How fast time slips away
@@sevintrix2962 Hank Williams invented country . Willie took country to the next level
To me Willie Nelson's guitar playing is orchestral. It's like a string or horn arrangement that moves so beautifully through the changers. Truely a master of song.
I agree, and I don't know why the hell Nashville feels they have to drown the music with sappy orchestration.
Holding all of his fellow legends in a trance, that's magic. Bobby Bare can barely stop the gushing.
Wow, this is one of those "Real Time" moments Willie is singing from from the Heart to an "audience" that Truely reccognizes a True Classic!!!
Amazing version, makes me think of my father. He isn’t suffering from drinking and depression anymore. Rest in peace dad
God bless him
It's such a curse to live with. I know what he went through.
So sorry for the loss of your father. I know how that goes. I miss mine each and every day.
I never get tired of hearing him play that song ! It is timeless! God bless you willie !
Guess I've played this about 500 times. Enough said.
Ya me too and thank full I can 😊
Me too
And I love Willie’s smile. He looks truly happy. He’s one of the greatest guitar players in the world today. I love Willie❤
One of the finest songs ever sung. And that guitar. Boy. Howdy Willie.
Legendary performance. His talent with the guitar and gifts with arrangements, mastery of emotional presence, and unquestionable humanity, make him a performer truly unlike anyone else. The second he starts playing, you instantly believe he’s singing just for you. Thanks for posting this. I watch it often.
I also watch it often
I remember at 18 in Nam an ambush , lots of unbelievable noise & screams ,we won the battle , it's funny how times slips away , but never forgotten.
Just a Nam Vet,
Tom
when you bring your peers to almost tears, that is greatness
Amen
My 18 year old son said this brought a tear to his eye. He is a guitar player and felt it.
Mark Manley for real look at Porter waggoner
Wow....Willie is a one-of-a-kind artist...just love his singing and playing style, more of a jazz singers phrasing and vocal timing, unlike anyone else in the country world God bless him. Looking forward to the new album coming out this month.
yes his off time or half time vocals And guitar playing behind and ahead of the melody is Willie. Genius.
@jwray9946 couldn't agree more. No one quite the same.
One of the finest guitar accompaniments I've ever heard. His mastery of the guitar is so under-appreciated due to his songwriting, voice, and style. It seems he's improvising and making it up on the fly as he's going along too. Listen to the rhythmical changes and soulful, jazzy, and in some places even flamenco-ish instrumental riffs during his solos. Brings tears to my eyes. Just look at the faces of his peers as they listen to his fingers skate over that fretboard.
Amen. Well said!
+Larry A. right on. i've been watching this video for months. it has made me get the guitar out and try to get the changes right. you hit the nail on the head. his buddies are meditating, chanting and almost crying at points. there are some cool diminished runs in there i got to figure out. he's the real deal.
+Larry A. Absolutely, he has such a great touch...give me a soulful Willie Nelson over a John Mclaughlin or Tommy Emmanuel any day. Such a great performance
+Larry A. I think his guitar is a Martin, it sounds great, but is has seen it's share of use!
+Larry A. He is a national treasure!
Came across this version a few years ago now, and although not a fan of country when i really need to listen to the pinacle of quality this is my first port of call listening to the sublime Willie Nelson.
Willie epitomizes a musician who has spent a lifetime reaching and growing into their craft. His 1962 version is solid, but it pales in comparison to the incredible depth his voice has here and the harmonic adventuring in his fearless improvisation.
Yeah, well said. I think he created a really interesting dichotomy between himself and the band in this version. The way he drags his tempo, doing all kinds of wild, jazzy improv stuff with his left hand and still manages to hit all the key strokes and notes is really brilliant. And the guy just makes it sound so damn effortless...
I also really love his choice of instrument here; He's playing an old, beat-up guitar that actually _sounds_ like an old, beat-up guitar. It adds a whole lot of character to an already great tune, and it really fits perfectly with the sentimental character of the song.
Runi my trombone professor is a member of the Los Angeles opera. Very high level of musicianship. We were talking abt elastic time n expression n he starts talking abt willie! Hell yes!
@@ryansanders9273 That's awesome.
Me = jealous 🙂
you said it Perfectly james andrews 🙌
My beautiful 42 year old son died almost 3 years ago. My love for him has grown every day since then.
There are entertainers and musicians. Willie is an artist. A true American iconic story teller with a one of a kind sound. Timeless
You nailed it with the word artist. . .perhaps muse. What's happening there is not of conscious thought.
Its origins are unknown to Willie. It is art.
Ruined his voice, smoking too much reefer-shame. Might have turned queer also
I like watching these other musicians, acknowledging that they're living this song, growing older, the song is living inside each of them. And you can read it in their faces. How time is so short.
What a voice, what guitar picking, what a song...Willie forever
Notice how everyone in the room knows they’re witnessing a genius hands down
And they respectfully skip the somewhat annoying and distracting applause for an incredible solo. That,s restreint à d respect
Willie took em to church!
Willie transcends boundaries and classification. Just a all around great writer, singer, musician and good guy.
+MrAzrancher and pretty cool to get high with I bet just ask Toby Keith LOL
+growlingbehemoth GREAT!!
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Willie Nelson is one of the last old time singers we have left, I just found out he started writing songs at the age of eight!! I did hear he's not doing well and our hearts and prayers are with you, please get well soon!! We all love you!!💜😇🐎
Toby Keith?? Look what he did to Kris Kristofferson , before playing and singing like this..Willie is a fucking Jedi!!!
I can never get over this. It only gets better as time goes on. It's the way he plays it with such ease like he's just chillin by himself even though he's on literally the biggest stage possible.
Everyone here is an accomplished musician but they are all watching a master. This may be one of the best performances I've ever listened to.
One of the most recorded guitars in music history. There isn't anyone on the planet who has not heard a Willie Nelson song. Or Trigger. Great artist. Great song. This song as recorded here should be a number 1 hit.
Sublime masterpiece of a
Performance Mr. Nelson. Absolutely beautiful music.
Willie, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Paul and John, Paul Simon, define a generation of musical talent that will stand the test of time. This performance is epic.
Big fan for 50 years. A very gifted man with his song and Trigger.
Absolutely. I'm honoured to have lived in such times.
Now that is perfection for a live performance. Willie wrote it. I love his 1960’s version. This has over thirty years ripening. Willie playing Trigger, lovely solos, Willie’s voice = impeccable phrasing. And, the backup musicians: percussion, pedal steel, fiddle, all toned it down to simply and quietly play the chord outline. Absolutely lovely!
Just seen this. (2023) His phrasing is odd, in that he seems to slip in and out of the bars/beat, but oh so effective.
Sitting outside, light rain....reminds me of days gone by
I genuinely can't stop playing this, it is so fantastic. What a talent and what a song. The sound he gets out of Trigger would put Clapton to shame.
I don't think we appreciate word's until we get older . it's funny now time silps away.
Not shame just different style. Both Masters of their instruments!
I feel the same was. I cannot stop playing this song and listening to every version, by every artist I can find. This version is perfection in every way. Willie is in a zone during this performance, that few will ever experience, save for absorbing every aspect of this performance, over and over.
I know I have posted prior, but does ANYONE realize the talent of this man? Unique voice and style, writes his own, great guitarist and will porbebly be leaving us from this world soon.
He once wrote great songs, the earliest of them recorded first by others and then himself, while also recording songs written by others. There are few equals to Willie when he was at his songwriting prime in the late fifties through seventies. But he hasn't written a heck of a whole lot of consequence since the first half of the 1980s, when he wrote 'On the Road Again' at the request of the producer of the movie "Honeysuckle Rose" which starred Willie Nelson, 'Half A Man' in 1983, and Forgiving You Was Easy 1984. 'Me and Paul' wasn't recorded until 1984 and released in 1985, but it was written in the early 1970s. Though he has continued to make some incredible records, most of the songs that have carried them were either written by others or written by Nelson prior to about 1980. The most notable exception I can think of is 1993's 'Still Is Still Moving Me'. From 1994 until 2014 Willie didn't record any original self-penned albums at all, and from 2014 on everything original has been co-written with producer Buddy Cannon getting first billing in the credits.
In the end, the singular song that one must always go back to when considering how Willie Hugh Nelson became "Willie" is 'Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain'. It was written by Fred Rose in the 1940s. It was recorded by Roy Acuff, Hank Williams, Ferlin Husky, Slim Whitman, Gene Vincent, Whispering Bill Anderson, Hank Snow, and Conway Twitty in the 30 years before Willie got around to recording it. After "Red Headed Stranger", everyone forgot about all of those other versions. That's what makes Willie Nelson who he most is.
Michael Clark When artists are evaluated, it has been said, their creative years are when they are in their 20’s and 30’s. That’s okay. The original ideas and the well goes dry after twenty years of writing. Then, artists can perform and go on tour. The public joys seeing them perform live. The public can applaud the artist and say thank you for all the enjoyment they have given us. Hello Walls is still my Willie favorite.
@@thomaspick4123 Hank Cochran was still writing hits 50+ years after his first #1.
His guitar skills are impeccable. In this song alone he displayed 3 different guitar styles. He’s a genius.
@@coltonsnider7848 On a song he'd been performing for over forty years. I'm sure he'd had a chance to try all of those different approaches more than a few times each.
Having that crowd mesmerized requieres true class, uniqueness
That's Willie !!!
That brought tears to my eyes. Willie is unique.
Young men please listen closely time is short
No, this is forever music.
Yes it is seems like a week ago I was 21 and now my 47th is in a few weeks Jesus where did it go lotta good times bad times and it gets more and more depressing as the time slips away
One day your " King of the Hill "...... Next day your ruefully watching, as a Young Buck out flanks you. Its a system thats worked so far,so don't knock it..... Its how YOU became " Top of the Hill................. Thats life.. My secret ? Married a Super Lady.... Shhhh DON'T TELL HER !
@@JimmyT995is this how it is bro? I turn 25 in 2 months. I remember being 16 wanting to be 18. Now I’m 24 going onto 25 wishing I was 16 again… bills. Schooling. Working. Friends moving or fighting each other…some dying and killing each other. Where did we all go wrong mane…
@@meetyomaker2396 my best advice is take care of your body especially your back and joints because it catches up quick and if you have parents enjoy them because I only have one left but my line of work as a farmer and truck driver did not help and yes the time flys after 25 when you get full time job and then married at 31 kid at 33 then boom your pushing 50 but have fun it’s not all bad I remember my dad at 40 thinking he was old now he’s 80
every guy on that stage marvels at how his mind puts together those notes. a language of genius and beauty
I've played this song 6 times in a row and playing it again and again.
This is the best presentation of any song i have ever seen.
Willie and trigger must continue to ride until they dont want to ride no more. Since I was 13 years old Willie has been there for me and Im few decades past 13 now. God bless Willie and thanks so much.
+baler johnson Agreed! Willie and Trigger are the deepest loves of my life... (aside from my other deep loves), but I have such a love for Willie Nelson - I can't hear enough of that beautiful voice and those incredible lyrics. This man feels very deeply. He is very much appreciated!
+baler johnson been seven decades for me..........we became fans at the same age. Amen!
+Ivy Carpenter almost six for me... amen again to that
He's not replaceable.😢
His sons try...
And they're good.
But...
Willie Nelson will NEVER be replaceable.
I fell in love with his music when I was only 14 years old.
And I fell hard.
It's a love that will never leave me.
Not even when he strums his way into Heaven. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I can see myself, the first time watching this, thinking..oh this is blues..then.. no this western, then..nope I hear jazz..then, nope..I hear classical..Then.. screw it..It's Willie!!! What a musician!!!
exactly, Willie adds a little of everything to his musical playing style...he is a walking compendium of guitar styles.
...well said ....hard to label Willie "
Z, is that you?
Willie created his own distinct style and more importantly created his own genre of music! Gotta love Willie! :)
Long time Willie fan. Loved your comment!
Last Man standing baby! Willie Nelson is Americana personified. He is genuine, he is perfectly faulty and he used his second chance to score time and time again.
The saddest songs are always the best ones 😩 great job by a great man ! 👍🇺🇸
Is there anyone else alive who is as cool as Willie Nelson?
Jeremy McNeill mmmmmmmmm, maybe Keith Richards.......lol...
no
I agree. No
+Jeremy McNeill Not since Steve McQueen and James Garner died.
+Jeremy McNeill NOPE
His guitar play is smooth as butter
Love Willie's style of playing, he throws a Spanish sound into the licks he plays, he's an amazing guitarist
I love this so much. The people in the audience. Willie truly killed it. Frickin awesome performance. YES!!
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Other legends in awe of Willie's voice/playing/songwriting
Mesmerising as he just plays his guitar with such a unique style, clarity and elegance and sings beautifully, reaching every note with ease and articulation - such a treat from the master... :)
LOL... No - I’m just a fan from Derry, Northern Ireland :) Love Willie’s unique style and genuine talent and of course his major contribution to music over the decades... a real influence :)
I’m 77 and I still remember all the words. Yes it’s so true, that time slips away. Bitter sweet.
Enjoy it while you can - This is a MASTER at work . True and honest
Appreciate every new second
LIVING LEGEND
When I went through my first big breakup quite a few years ago now, I was in a low, dark place. I’d get home from work, get drunk, and chain smoke cigarettes with this video on repeat. I’m doing much, much better now, and now watching this video makes me feel a sort of melancholy, as I can’t help but reminisce on the dark times while also thinking about how good things are now, and how good this performance is. This video, or this performance in particular, will also hold a place in my heart.
Totally amazing theirs no other artists who can sing this song like Willy it's like he's telling a story and every around are listening to every word hypnotized
I'm in a similar situation at the moment. For some reason, this song manages to express exactly what I'm feeling and the word "melancholy" you used its the best way to describe it. Willie makes me feel like no matter how important something is, time always make sure to keep the pace and the tempo, leaving everything good and bad in the past. And even though I still love this someone, time will still slip away...
@@pablofloyd wishing you well...Keep positive and don't let the situation get a hold of you....
Dark places are part of life... and there's always light at the end of the tunnel.. 👍
Thank you for your reply, much love and Merry Christmas!
Just look at Kris and his face during the song. It´s pure magic.
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@Oak Hill But he was only about 58 when this video was recorded.
@Oak Hill What I see on Porter's face is, "Why couldn't I write songs that good?"
@Oak Hill Porter realized he would never be as good a songwriter or entertainer as Dolly. That's why he fought so hard to keep her under his thumb before she left his show (and creative control offstage as well). Had he given her the freedom she craved within the framework of his management, she would probably have stayed longer than she did.
Been a fan of Willie's for a long time now. Impressed by how much his peers are listening in awe and respect, relating to the story being told. I'm right with y'all and many thanks to you Willie, for sharing everything with us. God Bless ya Willie.
Forget the song, watch Kris's face. :) Priceless. His face expressions truly indicate he is a song writer. He plans and feels this stuff. The brows waiting for the hook, his approval of the chorus, his relief at the end, it's done.
OMG what a video.. I'm crying, as I know all those world class performers on that stage were doing the same, listening to such a social icon in our world... thank you willy.. wish I could hug you
There is a lot of talent in that room.
Willie has been around as long or longer than any of them. Lotta miles, lotta performances.
He has that sense of "guys, this is how I wrote it!"
Best version of this song. Gets me teary every time... ain’t it funny..
Sweet Hannah 🌹
Yes me too! I come back to it at least twice a year lol.
because it's just so beautiful, it hurts a little.
Not in a bad way, but it still hurts.
Yes it reaches into places into the heart and soul . A great guitarist, vocalist and performer ❤️
Joe HInton made a fantastic soul r&b version that was very popular in 1964. Check it out. See what Willie can inspire.
the way Willie does this song really connects to me right now in my life , I am a Vietnam Veteran I have 4 children and 6 Grandchildren I have been married since 1970 . Life has certainly had its ups and downs . It just seems like you want to look back at life and think on what has happened
Happy 50th anniversary!
Willie Nelson for president!!!!!
2020!!!!!
I would imagine being president is the last thing Willie would want to do
@@jackdawson5490 I think that it would interfere with his "special" garden & the harvest afterwards!😅
Have truer words ever been spoken.. ain't it funny How Time Slips Away?
How appropriate to be asked by one of the greatest singer-songwriter wordsmiths himself
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My favorite version of this song. Love seeing the other guys reaction listening. So freaking beautiful. Listen to that guitar.
This is the definition of" real and authentic music"
I'm a keep going back to this performance here on youtube... And starting to love it more and more!!!!
I listen to this particular rendition every day❤ saw willie in belfast. The crowd didn't really hear his joke about the pillowcase of weed on the bus ,but my 10 year old did😂 She plays guitar and a few other rigs and has developed a love for willie nelsons style of singing and guitar playing.❤ would love to see him again.❤
You know you paid your dues, you know you are legend, you know you have made it. You walk on any stage, into any bar, gay bar, country bar, metal bar or the grand ole opry stage. You are 70ish with braided pigtails and a cowboy hat and pull out a 50 year old guitar with holes in it and do this, there will be hush and awe and a profound respect and gratitude for what you have done for music. Willy could do this, the only other I know is Elvis or Freddy Mercury.
Gord Merritt I believe he’s 90ish not 70ish. 87 or 88 I believe ? And he still has his elder sister Bobbie (90+ years old) on piano at his shows
@@japseyepolemonkey9540 Yeah but here he was 70ish.
This is Willie taking all those other superstars to school. You can tell they are all listening to a classic and a legend. They are in awe... as I am also. I'm so lucky that I got a chance to hear and see this legendary session. LOVE Willie.
@Willie Nelson 🔵 i have been a fan since I was stationed at Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas (1977). I'm from New York... born in Italy...but always loved country music...Buck Owens and Eddie Arnold were my first introduction to country (1963). Then I graduated to Willie, Waylon, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard and the rest of the gang... I was never as happy as when I was listening to you guys. I thank God I was lucky enough to listen to your music... it's heaven on earth. Thank you sir for your talent and especially your voice and Trigger's notes. Your music has completed my life... it's that amazing. I still listen to your music every day of my life and plan to do so until the good Lord calls me back home.
@Willie Nelson 🔵 I would love to and it would be my honor.
@Willie Nelson 🔵 yes sir, I'm still here. Who is this, really. What is your name? You can't possibly be Willie.
@Willie Nelson 🔵 if this is Willie, how did i become so lucky ss to be contacted by one of the greatest artist of all time? I would never insult you or anyone for that matter. I don't mistreat people...I wouldn't even think of it. Please tell me the truth... is this the one and only Willie Nelson? I suspect not as Willie would never refer to himself as "the great." We would, but not Willie. So I suspect that something is amiss. So disappointed.
How can anyone not love Willie or his music, you don't have to be just a country music fan to appreciate true country music.
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Very few artists and musicians transcend it all - Willie is one of the very few. He wrote this and after hearing this version I can’t really listen to anyone else do this song
One of the most beautiful performance ever I saw in my life
I'm 70 y.o. and this hits me right square in the feels...
I have aids