Kassi Valazza | "Johnny Dear" | Western AF
Вставка
- Опубліковано 30 чер 2020
- Support Western AF videos: / westernaf
Subscribe: tinyurl.com/6u5khe5m
Facebook: / westernaf
Twitter: westernaf?lang=en...
Patreon: / westernaf
Instagram: / westernasfu. .
...
We decided to take a trip up to Montana for a short vacation. Luckily this included being surrounded by amazing musicians such as Kassi Valazza, Riddy Arman, and Kiki Cavazos. Meeting most of these people for the first, we instantly knew we would all be great mountain friends. Late nights around the campfire, beers by the river, Montana stole our hearts.
Once upon a time on a weird lonely night in Austin, my friend Gus Clark showed me the amazing music from Kassi Valazza. Her music was an instant cure. Getting to capture a couple of songs had been on the bucket list since that drunken night in Austin.
A little bit about the song:
"This song is inspired by family. My dad was young when he left Arizona for the first time. He was pursuing his dream of playing music and I think his leaving was pretty hard for my grandma."
...
More music from Kassi on:
kassivalazza.bandcamp.com/rel...
Instagram: @Kassandraerin
Sound director: Ruebin Buchanan
Special thanks: Riddy Arman
Producers: Brian Harrington & Mike Vanata ( Square State Film )
All rights reserved 2021 © Square State Film
For more WESTERN AF videos and content visit www.westernaf.net/
this is incredible, I don't remember how I found this channel but I'm so glad I did
Isn't it great? If you haven't checked out Gems on VHS, that's also full of gold
@@thereverendsam413 Beat me to it. Gems actually got me here a while back.
this channel finds you.
Wow
Same. Just incredible sounds. Sometimes they sound like they're calling from years and years ago.
Talent is back!
This is not Radio Country. This is real country.
I havent seen my family in over two years due to working on the oil rigs. I heard this on my buddies spotify and I just felt my heart drop. It reminded me of home and the faces I havent seen in a long time. So I booked a flight and just landed back home. Wish me luck.
Good luck.
Have a ball man
updaaate
Luck brother.
So tell us man, how was your trip back home?? 🙂
You’ll never hear it on the radio or CMT awards, but there is a real resurgence of some serious old school country sounds in the last few years and it makes me really happy. She’s such a talent, glad I stumbled upon her music:)
Agreed. Zach Bryan, colter wall, Benjamin tod, Tyler Childers. Any others?
@@drew9555 I'm a big Sturgill Simpson fan, I would also take a listen to some Corb Lund if you havent:)
If you haven't heard her already, check out Bella White.
@@CalgaryDynastar corb Lund is good, but he’s Canadian lol, alberta
@@user-lh5rm2nu2m So is Colter wall, he's from Saskatchewan.
Why is no one talking about how clean and perfect that strat sound is
its excellent
Strat through a blackface, just how it's supposed to be
I wonder what his settings are. I'm about to get an electric guitar and amp and I'd love to know how to get that tone. I guess there's a pedal involved as well.
@@dangerdan2592 reverb
@@dillon8987 Thank you! I've only really played acoustic so I have no idea how to set up an amp and definitely don't know anything about pedals. I'll be doing some research.
I feel like I’ve discovered a part of me that was missing through this new wave of western folk and country music. It gives me hope, in a strange way
I wonder if there’s an unfinished Tarantino movie , wandering around, looking for this very song to complete it. 😎
You want a Tarantino song just listen to Summer Wine by Nancy Sinatra
Best possible comment for this song !!
MrDmartinezjr Ah, you’re too gracious, but thank you. 😃
TheXKL1NEx I’ve always liked what I’ve heard by Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazelwood, but I hadn’t been aware of this particular gem. It is indeed very Tarantino-sequel ... thanks for the heads up! 😃
Meh, at that point the popularity would drain from the realty.
My son subscribed me today to this. Here Dad. He said. You will like this. He is right.
@Dean Kenney - Lol. Same here!
Youe son has a great ear for music! Get onto chris stapleton, colter wall, Tyler Childers and the tesky brothers. You'll thank me :)
Smart kid
Raised him right
Remember Jessie from Toy Story? This is her now. Feel old yet?
No, because this isn't Jessie.
Yes
@@TNK8 r/wooooosh
I guess I should, because when I was a kid there was no Jessie in Toy Story....
Jessie could've turned out a lot worse! I'm less worried now.
Ofc I feel old, lol
I left Texas at 17 and have spent the last 20 years wandering. I recently told my mama I was considering coming back and to hear the relief in her voice was a wake up call. This song hits like a ton of bricks. Poked me right in the heart and feeling lucky to have the ability to go back home.
Have a safe trip home. Peace be with u.
Get on it brother while you still can !
Godspeed
@Burn Barnes - I lost both parents at a young age, in my early 20's & it's a strange thing. No matter our age, you feel so orphaned & lost, when you lose a parent..& the world just doesn't look the same! Life is fleeting & passes by, faster than you think..don't blink!! Unfortunately, we don't realize it was, "the good ole days," till they've come & gone!! I'd give a million dollars, to have both my parents back! I feel asthough I've been jipped, as I never got to see them, grow old & grey!! And now, I have this longing, this nostalgic feeling, of wanting to go home, but not knowing where home is!? Hiraeth I believe is the word for that!? So please, take it from me, family is priceless & tomorrow's not promised! Go love on your Mama💙
God Bless Texas.
@@CrustyWhiteBread
God have mercy on America.
Goddamn that tone on the strat is just wonderful
Her way singing is like an Irish southern American, especially at the "seen your face in many years" its so beautiful
Yeah I can see that she also has red hair haha
James Kirk it doesn’t sound Irish at all lmao
@@daltonyoung6866 Irish southerners.. aka 75% of Appalachia below West Virginia
There's a lot of gingers in the NC mountains.
@@tanneradams20 That's the history of bluegrass and old school country. Irish immigrants and the enslaved/freedmen
When she's singing a bit higher, her voice reminds me a bit of Patsy Cline. This lady is the real deal!
You've gotta check out her full album! She's *VERY* reminiscent of the old legend female country singers!
I hear Loretta as well
This one hit me hard. My mom is gone now and we were estranged near the end of her life. No matter the reasons why, I have come to understand that my leaving was so hard on her. Wish I could still come home one more time. For all her faults, she loved me so much.
Same here man, same here.
It hurts so much
Its alright man
Man, just know that even though the hard reality of time comes and goes, love existed and still does. That’s what matters brother.
@William Gray - I relate to these words! Same here! Except there's no, "home," to go to anymore! Hiraeth, the longing & desire to go home, when you don't really know where home is! Below, is a link, which better describes this word! Peace & love to you.
sites.psu.edu/kielarpassionblog2/2016/04/02/hiraeth/
Aint seen my son for 3 years now, this song allowed me to cry and get out the bed today.
Thanks
My father died today. This beautiful song set off the waterworks.
Sorry Amigo. Feel better, know you are loved
@Ban Brady - I don't know you, but I'd like to say, I'm so sorry for your loss! I've lost both my parents & it's a strange thing, while although we maybe grown, it makes you feel, so orphaned & lost!? And Idk about you, how old you are & your story? But I feel so jipped, bcuz I'll never get to see my parents grow old & grey!? Time sure is fleeting, isn't it!? It passes by, faster than you think, don't blink!! Tomorrow's not promised & unfortunately, we don't realize, that it's, "the good ole days," until they've come & passed! So cherish each & every day! And we will all meet again one day! God Bless you & R.I.P Dad💔
It gets better brother Brad god bless
My dad died three months ago as well. Listened to a lot of Colter Wall that week. Wish I'd known about this then. Cheers friend, hope you're doing alright.
Love you Ban Brady, now imma gonna cry
I feel like we don't deserve to listen to this but am so glad we are. Western AF and GemsOnVHS truly blow me away with their talent and discoveries.
Gems on VHS are masters of their craft and make me proud to be in this business.
@@WesternAF How do you go about finding all of these folks? I go to look them up after I watch their stuff for the first time from y'all, and I can hardly find a thing on 'em!
My two favorite channels on UA-cam
If you like metal you should check out Napalm Records too
@@WesternAF well I found both Sierra and Nick Shoulders on Western AF all the way over here in Scotland a few years back...Gems gave me Ben Tod tho' ..if Western AF had brought me Ben too, I'd probably never even have heard of Gems 😅 :p
Damn and probs on that guitar. That guy was putting straight heart into that guitar.
This is real country music. Not that pop country garbage.
Truth brother.
I don't care for gatekeeping genre circle jerks, but, yeah, it do be.
It do be, brother.
actually this is western
Not western, and all genres have to leave room for pop music. So get over yourself, we're in this commercial mess together.
The "I haven't seen your face in many years" part gives me goosebumps
That's the part of the song where I start crying. Hits like a ton of bricks.
Her and Colter should do a Kate McCanon remix
Like to hear her and Uncle Lucius . . . more - so much Smokey sound
with Childers doing the hook
Very true.
Or a country roads remix with colter and her..
Man, if this happen... I will cry! A LOT!!!
Damn, unfortunately these aren’t the types of songs to break through on the radio in the suburbs of Philadelphia, but they sure break through your heart. And that’s way more important.
I’ve listened to this song 54 times in a row now and I can’t stop❤
Same. Im addicted to it.
54 times?! what happened, did your speakers break?! :p
A voice that could make angels cry... let alone humble me.
Lol
When I was younger my relationship with my mom was complicated and we were often estranged.
Now that I’m older and have softened up a little I can see how much precious time was wasted on hurt feelings.
We’ve recently reconnected and things are good these days but the regret of years lost is still present.
Thanks for making music that speaks to my heart Kassi. It’s appreciated more than I could ever adequately explain.
These stripped down versions of the songs are the best versions.
That guitar player makes you feel it. God damn 🤘
Hear I go again, begging Western AF to make a spotify playlist with all their recordings... I live and generally work in areas that lack service, so I cant always go to youtube to listens to these absolute gems...
Burning a fire outside in NJ drinking watching my son enjoy his youth feeling every word she sings.
It’s been over a year and I still come back to this song. To me that’s a sign of a great song.
In addition to singing very well, he has beautiful eyes. When he looks at the camera it's like wow.
Baffles me that this doesn’t have a million views already
Two years later and I still get the chills later listening to this song
just found it. Incredible
Me too! My husband showed me this song when we first got together 3 years ago and every time I get chills
DAMN! Had me the minute she started singing.
i NEED to know how he made that guitar sound so haunting, pedal, amp, everything...its so haunting
Some days I wish I was dead, but my own country's music makes me glad I'm alive.
This is too good to be free.
I love finding new artists like her. She’s going to be stuck in my head for a while now
This song gives me chills in the best possible way
Legitimately I believe my heart just stopped with love of her voice... I may need to call a doctor. But after I watch again...
She is beautiful in many ways. Her voice is angelic and capturing.Just a gem! Wow!
what a green eyed beauty, what a talent
Left my momma back in oklahoma recently, this song hits different today. Love you momma
"I wrote this song kind of imagining from her perspective what it was like to have a son go off and leave her home."
Yeah, it's fine, I'll just be crying before the song even starts.
Oh. So. Much. Beautiful. Reverb.
you know, sometimes you come across a song that just hits you in the gut.
This is one of those songs.
My brother died five years back, and I had to tell my mom he was gone. It was the saddest and hardest thing I've ever faced. Last month, she passed away too, never getting over her loss. I pray they're both in heaven now. For the past four years, I've pictured them together in this song, and it always brings tears to my eyes. It's a beautiful song
🫂♥️
In a modern world where most country music is on a scale from awful to uninspired, it was a great joy to Kassi Valazza music.
I am a son who moved away, this song made me emotional. Hug your moms if you can. Beautiful work.
Kassi is an incredible musician. I had the privilege of seeing her near my lonesome home in Nevada. Incredible!
I come here every time I need to experience a feeling I can't quite explain
Music like this is better than any sermon
This brought up a hurt iv been avoiding for a long time. Listening the whole song through it was hard to breath. Tho my mothers no longer apart of my life. My father, sister and I have always been close. I followed my dream and moved to the far side of the canada and tho ill never move back, it ways heavy on me alot. And I could hear them in ever word in this song. An amazing song.
Why can't I like this song more than once!
i've watched this video almost everyday after work for the past few weeks and i don't know why. it's so calming
Yo también hago lo mismo
No soy americano pero esta música me hace sentir bien con todo
Voice of an old soul
A hefty thank you to the creators of this channel you’ve introduced me and by extension many of my friends to some beautiful music we otherwise would never have been exposed to.
I didn’t expect this voice out of this young lady. ❤️
Ive never been a fan of country music aside from Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, and good ole Johnny Cash but this channel has given me a new found love for what I like to call Neo-Country. The stuff on the radio just gives me a headache.
You come home in the mourning. I just realized.
Wow.....didnt expect that....shes incredible.
Sometimes the hair on the back of your neck just wants to stand up and let others know that they are not alone in their sorrow. This is one of those times.
Wow she’s out here making Carrie Underwood and Miranda Lambert look like jokes. Deserves to be a lot more popular.
Hey now back off of miss Miranda..
Because they suck. This girl is the real deal.
@@AngelaPickles1929 not true at all! miranda and carrie are both talented just as kassi is! we don’t need to pit talented women against each other
Miranda Lambert is not the enemy here haha
She ain't making anyone look like a joke. She's average. Her rhymes lack. Ireplace 4 lines in this shit and speed it up a hakf step and lastly nix that's TRASH OFF KEY IN THA MORNIN lol
This is hauntingly good. I keep coming back.
Came to say this woman’s singing made me cry like a baby
Been a while since a song hits me like this one does.
Man I can’t hardly listen to this. So hard on the feels being so far from home
Jesus.....this is beautiful.
That opening guitar sent chills down my back
Wunderschönes Lied,Musik.
Immer wieder ein großer Genuss das Video anschauen und anzuhören.
Sounds a bit reminiscent of Townes VanZandt . Great voice, now I need find more of her to listen to.
Definitely reminiscent of Townes. And that’s high praise.
@@TheWdayton Intended as such! Sometimes artists pick things up and don't even realize where it came from. Miranda Lambert had no clue she was taking much from Steve Earl when she wrote Kerosene. I had a friend who cut a CD and he had no clue he was influenced by Doc Watson.
Beautifully haunting - thanks from Canada
My 16 year old son turned me onto this a few years ago. I just love everything about this version.
Such a beautiful song and performance!
Her voice is just incredible ❤️
I left home and been traveling since 14 I'm 36 no this is a awesome song it actually made me choke up abit thank you for writing this song
That's a nice guitar and a fine song.
Johnny my dear you have come back home
It’s taken its toll being left all alone
Don’t mind my face it has aged a bit, while your face looks the same
I must admit
Johnny my sweet won't you take a seat?
I haven’t seen your face in many years
Is your hair still brown?
Is your heart weighed down?
Will you come home in the morning?
What tales have you for a woman such as me
Have you seen the Rio Grande or the hills of Tennessee
Did you think of me at all on your lonesome dreary drawl
You call my name in the morning
Johnny my sweet won't you take a seat?
I haven’t seen your face in many years
Is your hair still brown?
Is your heart weighed down?
Will you come home in the morning?
As for me I’ve been craving company
With the snow falling down there's nothing much to see
Did you miss the snow falling did you hear me softly calling
You call my name in the morning
Johnny my sweet won't you take a seat?
I haven’t seen your face in many years
Is your hair still brown?
Is your heart weighed down?
Will you come home in the morning?
Thank you.
Yes thanks
Beautiful words! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you.
Gorgeous song & voice! Western AF never disappoints to introduce me to some awesome artists.
I left home when i was 19 decided to travel the world. Id come home once or twice a year and i know it hurt my loved ones to see how i was changin. I finally came back at 23, i was chewed up and a far cry from the person who'd left. This song hits the feels like a truck.
I'm a Canadian farmer..... absolutely beautiful music, please continue with your talent
What a beautiful woman 😍
Soul stirring voice
I come listen to this song about once a day and I always skipped the beginning commentary like an idiot. After hearing what it’s about I realize I relate to it on a whole other level now and it’s heartbreaking. I left my grandmother in the south for California and she passed while I was away. And it kills me every single day.
She is stunning, looks and sound.
Wow! A little Iris Dement vibe going on here.. Beautiful!
I haven’t seen your face in many years sent me to the moon. Gosh that voice
Wow, what a voice !
this made me cry
My gosh. Her eyes cut through me almost as much as her voice.
Pure Talent.
She is absolutely incredible. I had never heard Kassi before but when she started to sing it's like the second coming of Patsy Cline. Amazing.
Amazing song, hauntingly beautiful. The guitar solo was incredible, I don't know what he did with his hands, but god damn he nailed it!
5 Stars.. this song makes me cry, ugh..
what kinda steel balls do you need to sing or listen to this without crying???
Where the hell do you all find these women they are just dripping with class ,serenity and beauty all I can say is just unreal . bravo 👏🏻 beautiful alabaster skin red hair green eyes what a beautyOh yeah the voice and the song writing is on point as well. where the hell is she at on so called country radio. The country they play on the stations nowadays what a joke please don’t make me laugh this is country at its finest.
Saw her on KEXP. Been hooked since. Great Alt-Country
same!
this isn't alt-country this is true country
@@gkhan05 "Alt-Country," or also known as "Hipster-Country", is taking "true country" sounds i.e. Loretta Lynn, and playing them currently in this day an age, 2020. Cheers mate.
I can listen to him all day play that Melody on the guitar. Beautiful song.
Oh... My... Goodness...
Dixon is only about 40 minutes drive from my place. Had I known she was playing there I would have come to listen. This was fantastic!
So refreshing to hear some real country again. What an awesome song. Thank you
The moment the verse began, I had to pick my jaw up off the floor...amazing.
I’ve listened to this song everyday since I first heard it.
ditto