Larkin Poe | Hard Time Killing Floor Blues (Official Video)
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- Опубліковано 19 лис 2018
- "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues" is a song written by Skip James from Larkin Poe's new album 'Venom & Faith', out now! Order from iTunes, Amazon or from the Official store & listen on Spotify: lnk.to/VenomAndFaith
Videography by Andy Snyder & Sean O'Halloran
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Well, Oh my God I don't know what to say. I'm 65 years old. I listen to everything from classical to jazz to blues and country. These young women are something else. Just when I thought all the younger people's music was crap - here they are, bringing up shades of the allman bros and many many other great groups of my youth. These girls just flat blow me away. They have restored my faith in the younger generation. Great great - really authentic, really from the soul. That voice - my god girl, you stand in a tradition that goes all the way back to bessie smith, ma rainy, billie holiday and many others - janis joplin - and you belong with them. just pouring out everything you got into every note with a god given talent. You got that edge - blues edge from the depths of the soul. You can't get that, either you got it or you don't - you got it. Wow, keep it up.
"pouring out everything you got into every note with a god given talent" - yep, BINGO.
The Lovell sisters are great swampuppy, but there are many young people making interesting music these days. Just check out the Audiotree channel on YT. You surely won't like it all (I don't) but there's no shortage of youthful talent and creativity in this timeframe. It's just much more difficult to be original with a century's worth of recorded music already out there.
well said my friend !
I’m 64 and I’m with you !!!
Whats wrong with you ?
These two were put on this earth for one thing. To restore my faith in this gen of music. Thanks Larkin Poe
As long as you're happy I guess that's all that matters. You don't mind if the rest of us listen do you?
i absolutely agree
AMEN!!! 😇💖
While I still love the 1930s version, this modern version is pretty good.
Try watching Tash Sultana..she is great as well.."Notion" .."Under the covers" she is Badass!
These two show what can be done with just talent and passion. No glitz, no special effects, no revealing clothes- and they are all the more beautiful for it.
Only discovered them recently - big fan now 😊
Talent, passion and no revealing clothes???? Awwww yeah..... that's way their not on TV or played on main stream radio. They don't fit in with the pure shit that you find there.
Well said. 👍👍👍 I've been a big fan for around 5 years now. As time goes on, you'll come to love their music even more as I have.
@@BlueRidgeKat1 I find it really said that people with this sort of talent are overlooked in favour of talentless nobodies who are prepared to sell their souls for their 15 minutes of fame.
I am a massive fan of Rush - another group who were overlooked by the majority because they refused to compromise their musical visions.
Like Rush , Larkin Poe will have to wait for the world to wake up and catch on to their talent.
@@kph1034 Случайно нарвался на этих девчонок и обалдел ! Люблю такую музыку.
These sisters are great, same as Tedeschi Trucks, good, VERY GOOD and CLEAN ❤️🎸🎶🎸❤️🎸🎶🎸❤️
Cold night here, in this small, third world country, called Wyoming...as I sit in my living room, with a heating pad on my legs, wintry outside with a minus 25 and ice forming on my window. Inside in the candle light with real black coffee... this sound, this emotion, this vibe...this talent moves thru my mind and settles in my soul. I've got this very feeling many times growing up, working in radio for 40 years. This feeling comes into me, from a combination of talent, inspiration, honesty and emotional consciousness. I'd get it when I'd drop the needle on a particular artist or song, no matter the genre, the year, the gender... It gives me what Ry Cooder used to call "chicken skin music." I'd get goose bumps....
These ladies music is like a river that gently and sweetly cuts through rock like a band saw. It cuts quickly to my soul. The sound is so real, so deep. This? This transcends age.... It burns like whisky but coats my musical taste buds like honey.
A slide like....Duane Allman... With shades of Roy Buchanan.
Voices like a wounded Stephen Stills and harmonies like the Wilson Sisters...voices like angels!
This? This is like real chocolate in cold, fresh milk. Almost perfect!
Dear Lord... Please...Don't let this old musicologist die without seeing Larkin Poe live.... Thank you....
Amen...
You f***** get it, man!!!!!
Well said! 🎼🎸🎤👍👏👏👏
To end up in such a cold place, you must be a man of the blues. Hope you got a chance to see them perform live since this post. Thank you for expressing what so many of us feel about this extraordinary band. 👍👍👍👍👍
Bless you Boss - they play Oxford England May 2022- be there, say Hi !
you surely believe in music , mate ^^
Love Megan's lap steel and Rebecca's vocals. I found my interest in music again.
Such chemistry between two old souls. Such wonderful talents!
The slide guitar together with the fab voices of these sisters and the beat makes the blues music great.
Once-in-a-generation band. Total class act.
Must agree. There is a unique respect these two sisters and their band-mates have for the blues? Why? They must have A&R parasites all over them wanting more "Pop" tunes. But again, why so committed and passionate about Blues? This is the sauce that makes them so unique...
Yes!
Ben Shelef absolutely!! Amazing live show!
There are good bands out there, just like Dorothy and The Pretty Reckless.
Dorothy sounds a bit like Larkin Poe.
@@Skypie61 they do it for love not for money... If they earn 0 by playing blues they will :)
My day suddenly got better.
Blues ain't dead !
This track was the highlight of the new album for me. I love that Larkin Poe interprets these classic blues songs in a way that is both respectful to the original while still putting a bit of a contemporary take on the songs. With that 2-beat measure added, and the awesome slide solo section this version sounds fresh while still including hints of Skip James’ original guitar licks. That’s the true genius of a successful cover of a classic tune: both fresh sounding while still maintaining the feel of a direct descendant rather than a distant cousin of the original. Awesome!
Very well said. I would add that they even improve some aspects of those original songs here and there :)
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The Blues Crossroads true keeping it modern and hinting on the old feel is tough!
Skip James
You nailed it. I would also say that they have a real feel for the blues and how to express it. As Willie Dixon said, "satisfies my soul".
This type of musical badassery is in short supply. I'm gonna sing this song, and I'm gonna sing some more. Something special here.
One of the best Delta blues songs ever. And these gals do it justice. Respect!
To everyone complaining that there's no good music anymore, I say, "Ladies and gentlemen, I give you Larkin Poe."
Absolutely! We should all be spreading the music of these fine sisters like the flu. It's time to turn down the Taylor Swift and turn up the Larkin Poe!
Kenneth Herbert hahaha true!
You do realize that this song is decades old, right..? They're playing an old standard, and to be honest, they're bringing very little new things to the table. Virtually any older rendition of this song is better.
Saw her in Berlin and amazing! I'm still going to Junior Kimbrough for real blues though.
corn pone music maybe
"To live in hearts we leave behind, is not to die." - Thomas Campbell
RIP Skip James 1902-69
I really can't imagine a cover of this song done any better. These girls clearly love their source material.
Rock N' Roll + Blues = Larkin Poe, I love your songs
Great sound on the slide. Could listen to that for hours.
This one will have you listening for days.
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This is a difficult song by Skip James and their interpretation is wonderful!
I will be 64 next month and am glad to be surprised by new artists like these two fine women !
Man, not nearly enough people are following you two. That sound is rock solid.
U young ladies definitely have a lot of soul, make this old rock and roller smile, please please keep on rocking
And the good Lord above gave music another chance....God bless Larkin Poe!
Eli the Pit Bull so good!
Ladies, you are awesome! Never stop making music 😎🤘😗
Right on! 😎
Fuck you
Syd swahili come on, brother. Have some class!
These young ladies have some old souls in them God blessed give me goosebumps every time I hear them
Easily one of my favorite videos. These girls don't need filler, they're captivating.
Loved when you guys performed this song live in Monterey yesterday. I swear that I must have been the only person in the audience who knew who Skip James was. Had to hear your version again! Thank you again for an excellent show, Rebecca & Megan! I particularly enjoyed Megan's steel guitar on this song and all of the other songs during that live show. This comes from the red pen and blue pen guy you met after the show. 👍🎸😎
Jealous Jealous jealous , these girls just ooze talent , love everything they do !!
I think Skip James would dig it. Great cover, ladies!
Lyle Swan, Skip James might actually be saddened by the fact that his Depression-era song is still so very relevant today.
I like how much they change their covers. No one can do this like Skip James and I like their take on it.
Revisiting song almost after one year..magic just multiplies. ...they are invincible.. and so lovely....
The Blues Sisters are perfect musicians and vocalists.
I credit their taste in what music to cover. Skip James, Son house, and Robert Johnson for starters. They are obviously steeped in the blues.There is no posing here; only soul, authenticity, and virtuosity. Part of virtuosity is knowing what NOT to play. Megan is always serving the song. She could show off plenty, but she never does. Each note means something, and some raise the hair on my neck!. Of course, Rebecca's lead vocals are epic.She is also a fine multi-instrumentalist. So much talent here put to it's best use.
Skip James recorded some of the deepest blues in history. It takes guts just to take it on, much less to make it their own. Much respect and admiration. Nancy and I have been fans since the Lovell Sisters days at MerleFest.
2,100 views in 7 minutes? Word might finally be out. See you in SLC! (hopefully sometime)
The best band on Planet Earth. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
God I am addicted to this song ❤
You ladies have souls that are incredibly linked in the same path. Your music moves me along that path as well. It’s an enigma how you can be so young and express the license required to do what you do so well. This reminds me of what BB King said. ‘A guitar can never play the blues until it’s been in a pawn shop.’
Two old souls with the blues gene. Love it.
This is a fitting song for your Venom & Faith album. Even though the original song was written in the 1930's, it seems quite appropriate for todays' times as well. A wonderful version of a great song. Thank you once again for the beautiful music you are giving to us all...
Absolutely the best Sister group ever!!! Can't get enough!
The cd came today, "Venom and Faith". I am going to try to do justice to the work that these ladies have done, no doubt I am going to fail, but here goes. There are sounds that one hears from disparate Blues performers that capture your attention and your soul, but often these are fleeting. There is a set of emotions that comes through from them, again these are rare. The collections of works on this cd capture these sounds and emotions from the first track to the last. The production, mixing and layering of what I have over the years called, the Mississippi muddy water, barefoot sound is intense and grabs you. The guitar and steel performances are so honest and basic that they are overwhelming at times. The vocals completely compliment the instrumentals but are good enough to stand on their own and convey total conviction to the music. I honestly can say that this cd is, track to track, the strongest that I have ever heard. Well done Ladies!!! Thank you...
yes!
Been following these ladies for awhile. They impressed me from that first video I watched. This had got to be one of my favorites. Bravo
Chris Rodrigues saw them on Conan and immediately bought their album and saw them in NYC the next day
Overwhelming passion! That is the essence of music.. passion, and these girls own it! Every note doesn’t need to be perfect, BUT, are you all in? LP is all in every second!
A timeless song, that anyone who's ever had genuinely hard times can relate to instantly.
I’m high key obsessed with this song
Hard times are here and everywhere you go
Times are harder than ever been before
Ohh ohhh ahhh
Ohh ohhh ahhh
People are driftin' from door to door
Can't find no heaven, I don't care where they go
Ohh ohhh ahhh
Ohh ohhh ahhh
You say you got our money well you better be sure
These hard times will kill you dead and there ain't no cure
If I can get up off of this hard time killin' floor
Lord, I'll never get down that low no more
Ohh ohhh ahhh
Ohh ohhh ahhh
Ohh ohhh ahhh
Ohh ohhh ahhh
Hard times are here and everywhere you go
Times are harder than ever been before
These hard times will drive you from door to door
Sing this song, I ain't gonna sing no more
Sing this song, I ain't gonna sing no more
Sing this song, I ain't gonna sing no more
Gracias
You two are the definition of powerful.
The Lovell sisters are lit! Much love for this tune and several others. The five that gave this a thumbs down....it must suck to not have taste.
Long may you run Larkin Poe.
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Real sisters?
@@berkc06 Yep. The real deal.
@@mattmyers7442 from same Mother?
@@berkc06 Correct.
@@mattmyers7442 Wow, hard to believe. Thank you Matt!
Goosebumps.
Definitely didn't expect that voice coming out of that girl..
David DiMuzio she’s got so much power!
Skip James, who wrote this song , sang in an unusually high, almost falsetto voice and also had insane guitar picking skills. You can find film of a couple of his original performances including this song on UA-cam if you look. There's also a very good, almost spooky instrumental cover of this song by Sonny Landreth and Cindy Cashdollar on You Tube, two of the very best slide guitar players around, recorded at a Skip James tribute conference or simething . Yes, there's some kind of Skip James Society that keeps the music alive ! Sometimes known as Wall Street.... that was a grim joke, but since this song was written about the Great Depression, and since depressions and recessions and economic panics have been with us for over a hundred years, a song like this seems to become a relevant yet again every decade or so.
Big surprises come in small packages, Buddy.
I wasn't a fan of it but, it's not bad either. Good riffs though, a good tribute to the original.
Wow not sexist at all
I just discoverd your music and I'm loving it❤
Same for me ✋
That's girls, such a rivelation
I love you guys
May the blues be with you !
I love these girls/sisters.
New album is amazing!
Please keep making music and singing the blues.
Some of the best Blues I've heard in decades. Awesome stuff
A song and a band that reconciles you with the new generations Thank you!!. Greetings from Catalonia
Thankyou ladies for keeping the Blues alive and kicking!
Amazing these ladies will be playing for many years to come.
About 8-10 years ago I saw a 3 sister act, The Lovell Sisters, in North Georgia. Pretty sure these are two of them. At the time they played bluegrass and were AMAZING, very young at the time, I think under 20. Anyway, the fiddle and dobro playing were perfect and the 3 part harmony likewise. The musicianship of these kids is excellent.
You right about The Lovell Sisters. The oldest sister desided to leave music and the two other regrouped into Larkin Poe. 👍
This is real a gift how they are playing everything,i had never heard before, but a friend sent a number of them,and now i am in love with their super good music,Chapeau.
It is so amazing to see these young women playing and singing the Blues!!!! thank you Larkin Poe & band... I thought the Blues was gone!!!!!
Great rendition of a Skip James classic. These girls are the real deal.
"Like" button is not enough. I need a button that says: "Love it!!".
If I want blues,(and I always do), I'll listen to Johnny Winter...........or Larkin Poe.
Robert Gelinas they keep that old feel really well!
Stupid wanna be Blues Fan
@@Sydswahili how?
Plus one for Johnny Winter, these ladies do him a solid
Robert Gelinas Check out The Glen Kaiser Blues Band. I have been listening to them since the 80's. Not well known but awesome. Check out Glen Kaisers cover of Crossroads live on his lap steal slide for starters.
Great sound! Great performance! Great rendition! Goose bumps...
Good lord. Chilling. So good!
In all respect to the original, this is literally the best cover I heard.
Such a journey you live... such a body of work to enjoy and the future is wide open.... this is one of your many jewels
Some of the most tasteful licks and perfect timing on transitions. These ladies blow me away.
si,si,yes..Skip,SKIP y great blues woman
Oh my God!! Such a booming voice. Amazing guitar all wrapped up in a true blues sound. This 60 yr old is very impressed
I can't help it, I'm in love with your sister Megan. Every time I see her she capture's my imagination with her slide and harmonies. She uses her lap steal as a voice 🤣 that is unique in the music you both perform. kudos to you Rebecca for all you do... you're a great guitar player and Singer, you can Rock the House Down girl, you go!!!
My all-time-favourite cover. Perfection 💓
There! You got it! My favourite blues song of all time interpreted by my favourite modern blues band. Must be in heaven!
NO ONE better than these two...love them !
Maravilloso sus voces y sus guitarras son espectaculares ,muchas gracias👏👏👏👏👏♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thank you for Berlin. It was so bad ass!!! With artist like you, Blues and Rock never dies. You are the best on this planet!
Magic in everything they do.
Ohhhh!!
I can see Skip smiling!!
What a cover, what a voice,what a guitar!!
Great!!!
These 2 lovely ladies are BAD ASS AMAZING!!!
This is incredible!!! This band Kicks Royal Ass and that slide guitar captured me the moment I heard it
Dreams are made of these two keep up the excellent work your a pleasure to hear
The sisters who rock the world! Blues On!!! 😉👍💙🎶🎸🎸🎶💙🌹🌹
Probably my favourite track off this album, excellent.
Okay, I understand people who say that two white girls from Georgia don't have what it takes to really sing the blues--especially a Skip James song like Hard Time Killing Floor. I think that the blues is music that cuts to the bone of life. All I know is that when I listen to this song, that's what I hear--music cutting to the bone of life.
What about a girl from West Virginia. ua-cam.com/video/w0ZRujjmfx8/v-deo.html
Ppl who say that 2 white girls can't sing & play the blues aren't listening....
@@AshberryMusic Soul has no color
A song for these times indeed. The blues are comin' back. Tuning up my guitar and checking my first aid kit. Stay safe y'all.
My God ! No words !
Beautiful, aching, lonesome. Thank you for playing it
Well, now you have gone and covered my all time favorite song. So much LOVE!!!
Hard times are here and everywhere you go
Times are harder than ever been before
People are driftin' from door to door
Can't find no heaven, I don't care where they go
You say you got money well you better be sure
These hard times will kill you dead and there ain't no cure
If I can get up off of this hard time killin' floor
Lord, I'll never get down that low no more
Hard times are here and everywhere you go
Times are harder than ever been before
These hard times will drive you from door to door
Sing this song, I ain't gonna sing no more
Sing this song, I ain't gonna sing no more
Sing this song, I ain't gonna sing no more
🎼🇹🇯😎👌
Just beautiful
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS TWIN SISTERS!!! What a voice! What a sound!!
B. R. M. C shirt spotted!! I really hope to get a cover from those two amazing bands one day
Plain and simple no frills just sheer talent and will
Brilliant!! What a voice and great playing. Their other vids are also brill.
Everything you put out is gold. I have finally found some new music that feeds the soul. That’s not easy for an “old man” like me. 😂
Innovative opening chords and rocking retro rythem. ...and lyrics in sync with reality. ...oh God...oh God....
Thank you so much.
Ladies , You are a Breath of Life to Music , A gift to the World , Thank you So Much
THIS is the sound I've been looking for!! Music that speaks right to my soul! So Inspiring for a blues hound like me. Their harmonies are so great. I love sibling voice matches :) Love love love!
Awesome blues! Thnx, sisters!
Brilliant! Thanks!