Townes Van Zandt - Pancho & Lefty (Live in Austin, 1975) [RESTORED FOOTAGE]
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Here is a restored version of Townes playing his most famous song at a ranch in Austin, Texas in 1975. I took this footage from the cult classic film, “Heartworn Highways” and then sharpened the image a bit. I found that the audio of this performance had been remastered and remixed on a recent album, so I overdubbed the footage with that version, which is incredibly clearer. I highly recommend listening to this with headphones to get the full experience; it's an extremely moving performance.
Can you even imagine the music that we never heard because there weren't any cameras or recorders just campfires, hard work and storytellers. Thank God we have these videos and songs passed down...
jesus you aint lying bruv!! so many bangers!
Sadly, never heard......and, never will.
We've missed alot unlike today so much is captured, wrong time though.
I actually got to see Townes, in Boston in the early 70's. I was a high school kid with no friends into music like this. Went alone and I'm glad I did.
The first time I saw EmmyLou I went alone.
When you think about it it is the best way to see a show I want to see Bob Dylan and Tom Petty at Red Rocks alone and actually had to sneak into the back but I made it and it was the best show ever been to. You don't need friends to tell you about good music nice to have friends. But sometimes friends don't understand what you love. Townes Van Zandt is like that so is Bob Dylan so Steve Earle so Neil Young. The best poetry is not the hit song is someone that hits you in the balls song
I wish I could have
The first time I saw Richard Thompson I went alone. It was a small, intimate theater. Would have loved to see Townes that way. It's the perfect way to experience a true singer-songwriter. The music and the lyrics come through and hit you in the heart.
The two best concerts I've ever been to I ended up going alone. Aesop Rock (rapper) and Japanther (2 man noise punk band). I made friends for the night at each show, even though we were strangers they treated me like old friends. Music is so amazing at bringing people together. One love ❤️
He deserved more recognition than he ever received.
Agreed! As I said earlier, he inspired so many others.
When every songwriter you love sites Townes as one of their biggest inspirations and you don't go see why, I'm pretty sure that really is a sin. He's definitely worth all the listens.
Let’s not pretend the man wasn’t the partial architect of his own lack of recognition.
You got dat right
We still love him and his music.
One of the most beautiful and poignant songs ever written. It's power is clear to be seen in the face and eyes of The Man Behind Townes. The man was a genius. Ahead of his time. An outlaw in every sense. His death was a tragedy in that I don't believe this was the last song of this caliber he had in him. His loss is one that the whole human race suffers for. His is a great story of redemption. For his unbridled appetite for drugs which I believed stemmed from his deep understanding of The Human Condition and inability to cope with people who could be so horrible. While he was always good natured . He needed to find peace somewhere and we are all poorer for his loss. We love you townes! You will never be forgotten!
you're right he died while preparing an album with Sonic youth, he didn't want to be hospitalized after his fall for finish this project, he said he still had songs in him, but his years of wandering have caught up with him ,i miss Townes
well said
@@lepetitoiseau I'm a huge Sonic Youth fan. The fact that he chose to record with them says a lot about who the man was.
A real sweet tribute. ❤
This song should be taught in university literature classes on how to tell a story.
I love how his friend sitting at the table gets teared up.
What a beautiful moment in somebody's kitchen .
Susanna Clark’s kitchen
A song that puts you in a whole different time period
It kinda is timeless in a way isn't it ? Totally Universal, this clip could move a muslim from Irak, A Buddhist in Tibet, a French guy like me who has a love/hate relationship with the USA.... I have to admit I'm obsessed with these folk heroes....
@@thomasdupont7186 This music was born from the old America, the REAL America. Before it all went wrong.
the black old timer in the background says it all, you know great music when you hear it
He's crying from the beauty of it
Beautiful moment.
Who is he? He's crying because he knows something about this song.
I love that old timer 🖤❤️🩹🖤
His name is “ Lefty”
Man, I got choked up watching the old guy tear up!
me too
He was actually breaking up during Townes’ “Waiting Around to Die.” This video mashed up videos of the two songs
@@lepetitoiseauHe's Seymour Washington, a travelling blacksmith and was Townes van Zandt 's neighbour at this point in time
I love this version because it is so down to earth and humble. No bells and whistles just like a toyota truck thats all rusted out but keeps running
This is what an epic ballad is all about by an epic songwriter.
One of my favorite Townes songs!
Just fantastic! We are lucky to have had him if only for a little while...
Hi
Who is the woman in this video?
This video should be in the Smithsonian. It is a national treasure.
Agreed. So many country artists influenced by just the one song. Its great.
Yo
Not the Smithsonian! They take truth and Bury it.
Right up there with Leonard Cohen. Great Jam. I agree we should send it to space.
So was lefty
Pops in the background is listening to the story.. Shows the power of the narrative.
And the power of surrendering to great art!
In 1979 I was tending bar in a restaurant in Nashville, Ruby Tuesday’s. Townes and a couple of his friends sat at the bar for drinks and dinner. What an interesting evening. Great talent and I’m honored to have had a bit of time to talk with him.
The story of how this song came to him blew my mind. I've loved this song for years. I never get tired of it.
Can you explain this to me? I literally stumbled upon from a Josh Riiter binge to a Bob Weir binge.. and ended up here. Now I'm... I don't know.
This is a great song! I loved hearing him sing and I love Willie and Merle singing and playing it! Too bad he died so young😢
Townes, man. I tear up every time.
I sing this song and love the words and emotional content...Townes was such a brilliant songwriter and his songs have given me and many others joy...what a gift he had.
Few songs are as beautiful as this one.
1975 was a different world. I miss it...
One of the most human and beautiful moments I’ve ever witnessed. That tuff ole cow poke wouldn’t cry easy over anything ya know. That’s it. That’s why God is real. Because tuff ole gentleman like him still feel that and because this song got wrote.
Watching this video again a few weeks after discovering it. With a little less emotions because I know what’s coming I still find it beautiful and amazing but… this time I noticed the guitar more and would love to be lucky enough to find it in some closet somewhere. I think it’s a Gibson and that just makes it even better idk for sure because the camera guy almost shows the headstock clearly then just as it’s about to happen it pans away. lol. Any brand would be great but Gibson or another one of the more expensive brands would be better.
He was a local hero in Houston in late '60s early '70s...radio, concerts, albums
Townes and Bob Dylan are both proof, you don't need a great voice... You need a real voice, and something to really sing about.
I think Townes does have a great voice too tbh
100%. I love unconventional voices
The old man crying was beautiful 💚
I’ve watched this video countless times, only to just now see Uncle Seymour seemingly look up in the heavens and remember what it must have been like when his momma “Began to cry when he said goodbye, sank into your dreams.”
What a moment. I can’t believe I just now noticed it.
That's because it's from a different part of the film, in which Townes is singing "Waiting Around to Die".
I can't tell you how much I appreciate this website, but it's one of my favorites! I first heard this song in a performance by Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson that really got to me, so hearing it from the person who wrote it has been a treat!
Lungs,nothin,if i needed u.....
DYLAN wishes he could write this good.
I never heard the version with Bob Dylan. Of course, I’ve listened to the Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard version 1000 times and I never get tired of it. I also like the Emmylou Harris version very much.
@@JJG86 And while I love those guys, nothing beats the Townes version.
Great work. The Townes clips stole that whole documentary/film. "I'll play a medley of my hit.."
a Medley Of your Hit!?
@@un7t783
yeah he said that😅
must watch the whole movie
that guy clark clip 'old time feeling' is another great moment
I’ll play a medley of my hit!!
Classic Townes!!
I love when he sings waiting around to die an old man Seymour starts crying
@@mario7frankielee i did watch it :) there is a guy that says the same thing he says right after he says it
Some realize early this whole show is temporary and some hang on to hope to the bitter end. Some live and some are merely alive its not up to us to say whos right or whos wrong. I for one will keep living while im alive and only a few like towens has what it takes to enjoy the misery of living free.
Raw and Rare.I love this one.
never thought I'd see Townes on this channel but a welcome surprise for sure
Thanks so much for posting this. I've been singing this song for years and I am truly humbled.
The part of the video where the older man is crying is from a different performance, actually. It's from when he plays "Waiting Around To Die".
yes it was
Thanks , this edit pisses me off .
@@mrtips2175 yeah it's a bit dishonest if that's what they did
@@mrtips2175 Calm down, the uploader explained why they made the edit in a comment. It wasn’t for any nefarious purpose
@@alsharpe His explanation doesn't justify pulling video from a completely different segment that brought a man to tears and plugging it back into a song that didn't. If you haven't already, search and play the other ones from this same sitting and tell me what you think. Certainly the sound is better, I just think it's wrong to do it this way. This cut implies for future generations that THIS song made old Uncle Seymour cry when, in fact, it didn't. That may not be a big deal to you, but it is to me.
My dad love this song. By Townes no one else. There’s a story on a road trip but we will leave it there.
love this guy n the man in the background in tears !!
Prolly the most underrated dude ever...wish I could see him sing White Freightliner on ACL..
Um mostro o maior compositor da América!
No words.... This is *powerful* and *beautiful* beyond words, RIP
Amen.
old black man and the hotness smoking a cig in the background says it all with the vibe
she is indeed
Holy fluppin sheeaht!!
What a gem of a video.
This is super classic.
An amazing song writer and performer! Only wish I could have seen him live!
Love the Elder smoking a blunt...perfect setting for this song. Brilliantly played...
Many others recorded this, but this is my FAVORITE, clean , heartfelt , Genuine , Smooth to the soul ..
I worked for his uncle and went with his cousin. Back in the early 1980's something happened and the law was after him. He came down to San Antonio to hide out at his uncle's house. He had lawyer working on it so he need some where to hide out. Townes was there around a month. He played guitar every day. And slow on drinking some times. He could play guitar. He could play alot of old country songs. He was quite the character. He could stop playing guitar. But the guitar or a story in his mind. He could be talking to all of the and get up walk away and go somewhere to play a song or a tune it was the guitar that was his mind. It was like 24/7 guitar that was Townes life.
Thank you for sharing. The way you put it seems so real I can just imagine. Lucky you!
Chopping onions at 7 am.😢
This is the first time I heard this Legend ....He did not disappoint.😲😲😯
That's really fine. So many covers just skip over the words with no emotion...Only Townes can do it justice.
He wrote it.
One of a kind. Made me cry too. Strikes cord in you heart.
A man, a guitar, and a great song
I can listen to this song again and again no matter who sings it. Thank you Townes for that and more, of course!
still my favorite song of all time.. thank you so much.
The most moving performance and footage of all time
Amo essas músicas do velho oeste bela história me emocionei.
Thanks for your electronic mixing and restoration on this--not a simple matter!
This song was quoted in my murder trial: “he wore his gun outside his pants, for all the honest world to feel…”. This man sang real life. …not guilty. “and that’s the way it goes.”
JESUS, I LOVE YOU MAN
Good God, what a song, what a rendition !!!
Thanks. His "Live at the Old Quarter" is one of my favourite albums and it's nice to see a live performance with decent sound.
Great song. What a beautiful restoration! Great job!!!
Masterpiece......Musically but also as a piece of film. Great testimony. Very authentic. Even I (the French number one "redneck" hater ) could not unheard or unsee what I just witnessed, I'm still under the spell. oh man.... The love and understanding in the eyes of this woman (the way she moves and feels the rhythm of the ballad), "Uncle Seymour" who lived thru segregation and yet preserved his soul from any anger or hate, and decided to focus on wisdom (you can tell). The affection these 3 seems to have for each other... So simple and yet beautiful... Even the acoustic is perfect, the raw beauty of his singing. This is truly something.....
You couldn’t have told it a better way
@@thomashamby1236 Hey ! Thank you Thomas (we do have the same name^^).,English is not my native tongue, I know it is far from perfect but I tried to express it as best as I could. I'm still obsessed with these folk heroes. Are you from the USA ?
Such a great video of one of my favorite songs ever🎶🕊️💜🕊️🎶 Thank you for sharing it 🙏
I met him shortly before this when my boyfriend interviewed him for The Daily Texan. Glenn Jones (RIP) was my ticket to ... the rest of my life. I will always love him for (screw)ing up and us getting to move to San Francisco in January 1975 to, in his words, "keep an eye on the situation down in Carmel." Therein lies a tale; I'll have to wait to tell it. I pray there's time and an easing of statutes of limitations ... Texas woulda still had me jailed. Rest in Peace, Fat Charlie (Pritchard). Now that you and Glenn are both gone and Rhett Beard has joined you on the other side too, there's just me left to tell our story. I still laugh and cry.
This old hippie girl born a decade too late absolutely clings to everything Townes
Nothing but tears here when this song lives
He was hard down during this time in his life. He got clean for a while but relapsed in the 80s.
Glad u took it, what an incredible once in a lifetime experience I wish I had it. Townes van Zandt, John prine, guy Clark all my top favorites ❤ also would have loved to have met Seymore
A treasure. Thank you SP 🐷 ❤
I come back to this and live.
A true treasure……we are so fortunate to have this forever….
Loved this. What a National treasure
I and two of my friends from the University Rodeo Team, road tripped down to Austin to hear some of the music we liked in a live concert. A guy we talked with got us to travel down to Houston to a place called the "Old Quarter", and in that small, crowded room we heard Townes play this song and many others.
Beautiful and down to Earth.......beyond perfect....
He ain't cryin' from the song. He's cryin' 'cause he knows Townes is headed down that road and he ain't never comin' back.
I think you are right.
Townes had the heart of a nation...sometimes profound in its silence...but assured in his voiced words. The expansive west delayed revolutions to be faced when imposters of wealth and power sought their fortunes over the ordinary citizens.
I've never heard your sound before...Love it!!You have it!!Kick Ass on the acoustic and chilling voice!! Thank you...
Hurts me to see the old man in tears rip Van 🙏
This is the definition of Art!
I met you when you were about 14 and you were working as a Roadie / guitar tech for your Dad but you told me then you had aspirations of having your own career , damn if you didn’t do it , RIP Brother
My daughter and I would play Pancho, by Emmy Lou, and we wept Every time. Real tears for real music.
Good stuff! I remember hearing this on repeat back in the 80s on my dad's Willie Nelson tracks. Only now in 2023 did I get to hear the original writer/singer.
The late great Townes Van Zandt. So great they named an entire county for him, and that not done in Texas very often. Dead way too early at age 53.
Such great songwriting! 🫶🏻 🎸🤠 🎶📝
Thats just the way it goes
The best he ever played it.
He’s does this so well Swingin’ brings out different nuances!
Thank you!🙏🏻🤍
Best version!! 🤠👍
"...she began to cry when you said 'goodbye"... did you see the guy in the background, his eyes and smile. He lived that. He felt those lyrics. Whoa
Im crying like the old man in back. Because now....im an old man.
I got to open for Townes when that became a HIT for Willie at place called EMMAJOES. I'd never had more than 5 people listen to me before and when faced with a crowd I sucked. The Management were so mad at me they wanted to have the Biker security fk-me-up, but Townes came in, saw I was in trouble and made peace before I was hammered. 🙂
Brings a tear everytime I listen
My favorite video ever
my vote for greatest written song in the singer songwriter era....yep.
I was fortunate to hear Willie and Jody sing this song on three or four different occasions. The video is also a masterpiece of course with bone chilling harmonies. Thanks, Pig!
I saw EmmyLou sing this several times. She could sing the phone book and it would sound good.
EmmyLou and Iris Dement, Goddesses.@@nbenefiel
Back in the 70’s I was in grad school in Dublin. One of my friends gave me his ticket to her concert. He had an exam the next day. They had somehow double printed a whole row of tickets, and mine was one. I wound up sitting next to the guy mixing the sound. We got talking and it turned out he was from Detroit as was I. He invited me to go back to the Shelbourne Hotel for the after concert party. I got to meet her. She was lovely, asked me how I wound up in Ireland and what I was studying. She had a way of making you feel special.
Wow, amazing work. Thank you!
Nicely sung ✨❤️✨. ✌🏼
🎧👍🏽
Masterpiece
Poetry and Heart. So raw and everyone should see this to understand music! S
When you get that black man nodding in approval and shedding a lone tear, you're tapping deep into the universal soul
Gotta love Townes. Roseann Cash did an awesome cover of Pancho and Lefty also.
So did Emmy Lou Harris. But Townes is Townes.
Wow, this is beautiful
Legend. Willie did him great justice.Kudos to Merle, also. But, goddamn.
Life is so fucking hard. Songs like this make it all worthwhile.
I always wonder who Townes would have chosen to become if he could get ahold of his addictions. He deserved so much more than to become a historic tragic antihero. He deserved so much more.