Sturgill Simpson - I Never Go Around Mirrors (Live on KEXP)

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  • @DavidDempsey-j2d
    @DavidDempsey-j2d Рік тому +23

    Kentucky's BEST. Now that's real country music.

  • @victoredwards0530
    @victoredwards0530 4 роки тому +61

    Sturgill, you have taken me back to 1955, when my family took us kids to a Hillbilly park near St. Louis, where we saw Lefty Fizzell sing this song. It is a good memory.

    • @victoredwards0530
      @victoredwards0530 4 роки тому +7

      It was Johnny Rion's Hillbilly park, at the Chain of Rocks bridge. You paid one fee to get into the park, then you could go from one of about 5 or 6 stages around the park to hear vaious artists perform. It was great!

    • @lulumoon6942
      @lulumoon6942 8 місяців тому

      ​@victoredwards0530 Good times, WOW!

  • @terryfarr8904
    @terryfarr8904 11 місяців тому +9

    Hey kids this is real country. Get em Sturgil

  • @peacetrain3320
    @peacetrain3320 Рік тому +14

    Sturgell’s performances during these years was the best! He’s better than anybody.

    • @Biscuit450x
      @Biscuit450x Рік тому +1

      I really hope he starts touring and making music again. It's just too good

  • @DavidDempsey-j2d
    @DavidDempsey-j2d Рік тому +4

    Man he was born to sing a country song. Kentucky's finest. Listening from Louisville. He kicks ass. And that band is killer also.

  • @johnlewis1850
    @johnlewis1850 3 роки тому +47

    Sturgill is a man with a deep, deep soul, whose not afraid to show it. Bless him and his talent which he willingly shares with us.

  • @Infidel7153
    @Infidel7153 11 місяців тому +2

    All the respect to Lefty Frizzell for this gem but Sturgill just kills this it has to be the best version I have ever heard .

  • @blaineobrien4720
    @blaineobrien4720 12 годин тому

    I love this song. It comes to my head every time i shave my face. Never heard Sturgill sing it until now. I think Lefty and Keith would approve.

  • @jeaniebennett231
    @jeaniebennett231 Рік тому +8

    I would love to see him live at a bar somewhere in the middle of no where. What a beautiful man, what a voice, what a soul. 👌🏼

  • @ThirtytoOne
    @ThirtytoOne 10 днів тому

    Sturgill Simpson is the greatest musician to ever grace this universe.

  • @elmerfudd1995
    @elmerfudd1995 4 роки тому +12

    Props to the lead guitarist, especially at 3:42. Gave me an eargasm.

  • @ryangrigby
    @ryangrigby 8 років тому +131

    Just got back from Nashville. All I heard on Broadway street was pop country (top 40s). I then went to the country music HOF and same sad story, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean stuff everywhere. Sturgill nowhere to be found or heard. What a crying shame. Thank God for Sturgill sticking to the roots of country music and giving us something we love to hear.

    • @tacobill70
      @tacobill70 8 років тому +1

      I was at the HOF in June and they had a huge display of Blake Shelton's clothes on display.

    • @codybell87
      @codybell87 8 років тому +5

      ryannnnnnnnn maybe they'll open their eyes when he snags album of the year with practically no radio play. Don't see ANY other "country" artist doing what he's doing.

    • @nickg.8205
      @nickg.8205 6 років тому +7

      They have sturgill and jamey johnson in the CMHOF now. I was just there last week. However, i find it ridiculous that they include florida georgia line and kane brown in the same room.

    • @trac3y160
      @trac3y160 6 років тому +5

      just like the hero's that he is following..... he bucks the country "protocol" i believe he says fuck em

    • @arlaj.martin1837
      @arlaj.martin1837 6 років тому +1

      You got that RIGHT

  • @SullenbargerLucas
    @SullenbargerLucas 6 років тому +139

    Sturgill is a talented guy with an authentic voice and sound....Really diggin Tyler Childers as well. Ky Proud!

    • @jamesrandolph6515
      @jamesrandolph6515 5 років тому +1

      Sturgil is the man

    • @craigerollins5736
      @craigerollins5736 5 років тому +2

      Don’t forget the mighty Justin Wells and there’s Ian Noe

    • @JR-kc8jx
      @JR-kc8jx 4 роки тому +2

      I like them both, by my girl likes Tyler’s voice, so I listen to that more. I like Sturgill more.

    • @soundguy5813
      @soundguy5813 3 роки тому

      Athletically mumbly !

    • @terence8688
      @terence8688 3 роки тому +3

      Tyler Childers will never fit in the same category as The Man Sturgill

  • @johnnyballinger1558
    @johnnyballinger1558 8 років тому +117

    THANK GOD FOR KENTUCKY, they say all we got is bourbon, women, & basketball, they just hate ADMITTING IN NASHVILLE THAT WE GOT MUCH MUCH MORE!!!!!! God bless KENTUCKY!!!!!!!!!!

    • @70mjc
      @70mjc 6 років тому

      Johnny Ballinger Bourbon and horses are all KY has. Everything else is a joke

    • @robertwhite1035
      @robertwhite1035 5 років тому +15

      Alot of country music greats are from ky!! Keith whitley john Michael Montgomery and Montgomery gentry and bill monroe and dillion caramichel and Tyler childers and kevin skinner marty brown dwight yokam sturgill simpson and Chris stapleton Tyler booth Loretta lynch pasty Cline just a few #kyproud #easternkyboy

    • @danielforsyth5775
      @danielforsyth5775 5 років тому

      You forgot the Moonshine

    • @DaRoyaleWCheese
      @DaRoyaleWCheese 4 роки тому

      Y’all ain’t even got shoes 😂

    • @DaRoyaleWCheese
      @DaRoyaleWCheese 4 роки тому

      Robert White Loretta Lynch?

  • @scotthayes1210
    @scotthayes1210 Рік тому +4

    At 3:03 mark he and the rest of the band goes full on GOD mode

    • @jbbucio7022
      @jbbucio7022 24 дні тому

      Right on, they explode right there

  • @staff72
    @staff72 4 роки тому +7

    This is the kind of country sound I grew up on, the real shit that touches your soul

  • @toddhenriksen2503
    @toddhenriksen2503 6 років тому +14

    A TRUE COUNTRY REBEL GOTTA LOVE STURGILL

  • @BigBucks191
    @BigBucks191 2 роки тому +9

    This lineup was like catching lightening in a bottle. Thank God I got to seem them play during the Metamodern tour!!

  • @Southernblueeyes78
    @Southernblueeyes78 8 років тому +128

    Thank God for Sturgill Simpson!!

  • @TimCuthbertson
    @TimCuthbertson 2 роки тому +2

    I seriously believe this is the best country song and performance I have ever heard.

  • @rockymountainrose8189
    @rockymountainrose8189 10 років тому +35

    Radio stations won't know what to do with this guy. He is really the best I have heard in a long time!

    • @MegaDizz23
      @MegaDizz23 8 років тому +1

      he's playing in a stations studio in Seattle :)

    • @rayroettger1142
      @rayroettger1142 6 років тому

      RockyMountainRose 3)

  • @CharlesWillisBonsai
    @CharlesWillisBonsai 8 років тому +93

    The lead guitar player killed it! I thought it was a steel guitar until the camera showed him with the Esquire and slide.

    • @iceman62509
      @iceman62509 8 років тому +3

      Charles Willis i prefer the steel myself. and gene watsons version along with daryle singletarys. i hear all this talk about sturgill simpson and real country being in the same sentence. as a traditional country music fanatic. i just dont hear it. if u havent heard daryles and genes version. check it out. that to me is country music.

    • @shirleys765
      @shirleys765 8 років тому +2

      You're right iceman62509. Gene Watson's version is the best of all i've heard along with Daryle Singletary and Keith Whitley.

    • @c8gofor1
      @c8gofor1 8 років тому +7

      iceman62509 disagree 100%!

    • @iceman62509
      @iceman62509 8 років тому +1

      c8gofor1 you sir dont know traditional country music. aka real country music

    • @c8gofor1
      @c8gofor1 8 років тому +10

      If this is not real country music I guess you are right, Sturgill makes Covers his own and does not perform the same old hum drum versions that's been done a hundred times. This is also a live performance with no studio tricks!

  • @jasonodell79er
    @jasonodell79er 3 роки тому +8

    Probably listened to this fifty times since it was published. Still a heart punch. Love ya, Stu. Thanks for everything. Your future is brighter than your past. Even your recent glorious past. Pretty amazing. God bless you.

  • @mikewenholz8423
    @mikewenholz8423 10 місяців тому +2

    Absolutely masterful! Best version of this song I've ever heard. And that slide Telecaster brings a smile to my face.

    • @bobstone8667
      @bobstone8667 8 місяців тому

      That man on that Fender can make it talk!

    • @wapitigrill
      @wapitigrill 7 місяців тому

      That tele could tell some tales

  • @jennburnett7231
    @jennburnett7231 8 років тому +7

    A country boy will survive!!
    Sturgill Simpson has no idea just how badass of a real country music musician he
    is and how many hours i have spent listening to and TRYIN to sing his music. An amazing individual to watch and listen to. I could only imagine hangin out with him. So PLEASE COME TO 181 Gilreath Way DAHLONEGA, GA 30533 and play all us country folk some real music!! I promise the folks around here would make u right at home!!

    • @paulrichey4730
      @paulrichey4730 3 роки тому

      I enjoy singing his music day after day

  • @Oliviaw700
    @Oliviaw700 Рік тому +4

    The great ones do it best live. Sturgill is uncomparable. Saw him at the Legendary Horseshoe in T.O. best show of my life.

  • @Asteroid-rp2jg
    @Asteroid-rp2jg 6 років тому +10

    Far and away my favorite country singer. One day this guy popped up on my feed and I've been sold since. Been about two years now since I first heard him, and nothing has compared to his music.

  • @jim34morrison
    @jim34morrison 2 роки тому +4

    Everything he touches is gold. It’s very rare, this type of raw talent.

  • @tootlemsfarm9188
    @tootlemsfarm9188 9 років тому +63

    I don't know where you came from hoss. Not sure where you're goin.
    I do know you're a breathe of fresh air. You've restored my faith in the younger generation.
    Who gives a shit about how much mud is on your tires?

  • @paulaelfritz5927
    @paulaelfritz5927 8 років тому +14

    I love the sound of real country.. I will see him in Amsterdam in September with my youngest son. It will be amazing memories!

  • @slapurmom5667
    @slapurmom5667 4 роки тому +8

    This is the sound I grew up with. I love the music, makes me feel young again. I enjoy all of Sturgill Simpson music he puts alot of effort towards any genre he does and he does a great job with great composure and I think his rendition of this song is top-notch

  • @johndozois9453
    @johndozois9453 23 дні тому

    Just said goodbye forever to my BROTHER in law. This is for you Dave ❤

  • @kevin11007
    @kevin11007 9 років тому +3

    best country band ive heard in a long time, that guitar solo was unreal, and this is the way country music should sound .

  • @Sweetpeabowgirl
    @Sweetpeabowgirl 11 місяців тому

    Such an incredible artist!! I miss hearing more of his masterpieces! Stu, please come back?! Our world needs you and your outstanding musical talent back to save real country music!

  • @darryltincknell1784
    @darryltincknell1784 Рік тому +1

    The best singer and performer in country music..and it isn’t really close

  •  10 років тому

    best song Ive heard in quite a while. Pure country voice, is what SS has. Great song.

    • @ChrisArmourMusic
      @ChrisArmourMusic 10 років тому

      its an old lefty frizell tune, so not sturgills, but their arrangement and delivery of it was superb

  • @jonEbeeGood
    @jonEbeeGood 5 років тому +3

    This has to be the best version of this song I've ever heard. Sturgill really kicks it in towards the end. Love this Kentucky Boy !!!

  • @minicooper1568
    @minicooper1568 5 років тому +6

    I am so impressed with this guy! Not a cookie cutter copycat " performer" thank God for singer/songwriters coming along!

  • @OhioJJ48fan
    @OhioJJ48fan 2 роки тому +7

    His voice touches my soul. ❤️

  • @dareljames1329
    @dareljames1329 6 років тому +4

    Sturgill Simpson always starts my DAY!! Amazing guitar. I don't need coffee just real country!

  • @randyelliott9152
    @randyelliott9152 9 років тому +112

    Thank You Merle Haggard for giving a shout out to Sturgill Simpson, in a recent interview ,when asked who he listens to these days.

    • @amayer4144
      @amayer4144 6 років тому +8

      Randy Elliott your right,, I read that article in a waiting room... Bout a year later I was asked for the first time if I know of jinks, Whitey and or sturgill or Isabel.. You mean the guys i bought multiples of records from to give em away trying to open ppls eyes.. The same music you hear anytime you get in my truck? Those guys!?! Na... Merle kicked those doors open and in strut sturgill, and he brought some pals along

    • @arlaj.martin1837
      @arlaj.martin1837 6 років тому

      Randy Elliott love this guy!

    • @alexs9520
      @alexs9520 6 років тому +3

      God bless Merle

    • @ek19106
      @ek19106 5 років тому +4

      merle always knew who was authentic and who wasn't.

    • @michaelhedgepeth5106
      @michaelhedgepeth5106 5 років тому

      @@ek19106 He sure tried his Ass Off to Make God damn sure his Real life Music has one hell of a Chance in this Hell to Stay Alive and well !!

  • @rowenadunlop110
    @rowenadunlop110 7 років тому

    Been told my hearing is almost perfect and will not apologize for saying this guy does absolutely nothing for me. Been listening to country before a lot of you were born.

  • @AlanaMorris-z4o
    @AlanaMorris-z4o 3 місяці тому +1

    I love love love his music, but this is my favorite! ❤

  • @ozonelayer3101
    @ozonelayer3101 8 років тому +7

    lefty sure wrote one of the beautiful heartbroke songs and sturgill gives it justice

  • @bigbadjohn8099
    @bigbadjohn8099 5 років тому

    Lefty would be proud to know people are still singing his songs. Thats Country son!!

  • @johnyblaze3020
    @johnyblaze3020 10 років тому +4

    this man in bringing country back to its roots again amen,that ole sound like merl,hank,and marty great

  • @SEEKPRODUCTIONS100
    @SEEKPRODUCTIONS100 3 роки тому +1

    Another Fantastic Cover of a favorite Country song! I've been listening to this one for the past few months and love it more each day!

  • @clintlassu2330
    @clintlassu2330 6 років тому +2

    This is what country music is supposed to sound like thanks

  • @robgodfrey699
    @robgodfrey699 2 роки тому +6

    This is peak Sturgill, to me.

  • @petecorcoran216
    @petecorcoran216 7 років тому

    Sturgill Simpson's the best damn thing to come along in Country music for quite some time, and thank the good Lord for that!

  • @BobM195
    @BobM195 7 років тому

    He's damn sure doing this song some justice. Mirrors...Broken down Dreams, Tears and I never go around Mirrors.

  • @TheSevensims
    @TheSevensims 5 років тому +3

    This might be the 🐐 Country cover of all time. And I’m being completely serious.

  • @joshshoemaker7819
    @joshshoemaker7819 8 років тому +10

    I can't get over how awesome he is!!! full package.

  • @johnnynoble8983
    @johnnynoble8983 7 років тому +1

    Sturgill fuckin' kills it on this track ! This is the track that got me hooked on him. Absolutely fuckin' Killer !!! God Bless Sturgill & Country Music

  •  5 років тому

    Sturgill Simson is the real fucking deal today......Godamned mighty fine! Outstanding!

  • @AshleyMcginnis-s4c
    @AshleyMcginnis-s4c 4 місяці тому

    One in 100 billion, thank you for blessings us with this voice of Sturgill.

  • @375TheHunter
    @375TheHunter 9 років тому +6

    Awesome! His band, voice and lyrics blow me away.

  • @scottb5524
    @scottb5524 8 місяців тому

    Beautiful song and better rendition. Thank you Sturgill. Please keeping making music. We need it to keep our world on it's Axis. Otherwise evil will prevail and we are toast!

  • @kylepruim5798
    @kylepruim5798 9 років тому +4

    Never honestly seen any music without any dislikes. You ain't here unless you want to be I guess. These guys are amazing!

  • @WarBeer
    @WarBeer 6 років тому +1

    Modern country has reminded me of rap/hip-hop since about the late 80's. Over produced, superficial garbage with high school lyrics. As such, I've never liked any country (except for pickers) in decades. Sturgill and his band...man, the REAL DEAL. Even amongst the handful out there marketed as "real"...this guy is just galaxies beyond. He sounds and acts honest and believable when he "performs". The vibe and tones from the band are just as authentic and raw as dirt. This has to be some of the best country EVER produce! IMHO

  • @paulcompton123
    @paulcompton123 7 років тому

    Just saw Sturgill at The Fox in Detroit. Him, drummer, bass player, and keys, 1 mic. Incredible show.

  • @gsesteve
    @gsesteve 5 років тому +1

    Love them Country cryin songs.Dad was from N.W. Missouri, raised me on Hank and Meryl.Thanks Dad.

  • @victomOFtheLIGHT
    @victomOFtheLIGHT 7 років тому +7

    God damn I wasn't expecting that

  • @Nobodyofimportance2u
    @Nobodyofimportance2u 4 роки тому

    I hope he comes back to country and stays away from drugs. He's one of a kind

  • @wandapitts2850
    @wandapitts2850 10 років тому +1

    This is one of my FAVORITES. He can flat out sing this song.

  • @chrisgleason1344
    @chrisgleason1344 6 років тому +3

    New to the game here but my goodness do I love this guy.

  • @terribleTed-ln6cm
    @terribleTed-ln6cm 2 роки тому +2

    A great cover of a great Lefty Frizzell song!.....spot on Sturgill!

  • @TheStringBenderer
    @TheStringBenderer 3 роки тому +1

    The tele player playing those pedal steel guitar licks....well done sir!

  • @johnpurvis3214
    @johnpurvis3214 Рік тому +2

    Top tier shit right here

  • @Rodinmod
    @Rodinmod 7 років тому

    This version of "Mirrors" is great in my humble opinion. I watch this video every night before I go to sleep.

  • @evaikwoma1658
    @evaikwoma1658 5 років тому +3

    1:37 the guitar solo is amazing!

  • @rainbowloomoverflow5106
    @rainbowloomoverflow5106 8 років тому +51

    Heard him do this in Lexington and Louisville.
    Lefty and Keith Whitley would approve

    • @dawnteem2916
      @dawnteem2916 7 років тому +2

      Mark Creech Great analogy. I loved KW

    • @jerrypickleheimer4586
      @jerrypickleheimer4586 7 років тому +5

      Absolutely... Just when you think there's no way a better version of the song could be recorded here comes sturgill and the band with one hell of a rendition. Not taking anything from lefty and Whitley but damn. That chorus starts up and that feeling hell I could just get up and kick holes in the drywall and head to that's cunts house and cry in front of her new husband... Hahaha hell of a band!

    • @rowenadunlop110
      @rowenadunlop110 7 років тому

      I really highly doubt it!!

    • @finalvoyage35
      @finalvoyage35 5 років тому

      Keith Whitley is who I was sure thinking of too

    • @axisbold1967
      @axisbold1967 3 роки тому +1

      Daryl Singletary version is great too.

  • @neilparis502
    @neilparis502 4 роки тому

    I’m from Kentucky too but I don’t think anyone dang this song better than Darlye Singletary RIP 🙏🏼

  • @terryfarr8904
    @terryfarr8904 4 місяці тому

    The real deal. Last of a dying breed

  • @markhilston2119
    @markhilston2119 3 роки тому +1

    This song just described my life

  • @xAceOfHarts
    @xAceOfHarts 9 років тому +3

    Such a smooth classic.. Thanks for keeping it smooth and amazing!

  • @jasonfranzen9716
    @jasonfranzen9716 7 років тому +4

    what a awesome job.sounds like it comes from the heart keep it up.real country music about time

  • @rsk5197
    @rsk5197 7 років тому +7

    Please Sturgill don't stop playing this kind of music I noticed you've been going off in different direction... come back home

  • @justinhuff7915
    @justinhuff7915 9 років тому +3

    I love this version. He did an amazing job

  • @OhioJJ48fan
    @OhioJJ48fan 7 років тому

    Where has this guy been..and why am I just now hearing of him?! WOW!!! Love this!

  • @jrc7660
    @jrc7660 6 років тому +2

    Another Great talent to come outta the Bluegrass state. God bless Kentucky!

  • @mungostjohn
    @mungostjohn 7 років тому +14

    So, I've listened to almost every version from Lefty Frizzell , Keith, Daryl, Merle, George, Willie, Gene Watson to the guys in the stairwell and I like this the best. Get after me!
    This is the performance that got me hooked on SS.

    • @marccohen4571
      @marccohen4571 4 роки тому +1

      Nobody touches Lefty Frizzell on this one. But Keith Whitley & Sturgill are tied for 2nd

    • @soundguy5813
      @soundguy5813 3 роки тому

      Apparently you don't like the words then because you can't understand a damn thing he's singing !

    • @jamesdinkins9391
      @jamesdinkins9391 Рік тому

      @@soundguy5813 I understand every word.

  • @ironmikeditka89
    @ironmikeditka89 3 роки тому +1

    Great cover

  • @jeffwilson9212
    @jeffwilson9212 10 років тому

    What a great mix of a superior style and a classic song!

  • @davidtalhouk
    @davidtalhouk 2 роки тому +1

    Many artists have recorded this song but nobody does it better ! I wish he would release a recording of this version of the song to purchase.

  • @simonsimpson5052
    @simonsimpson5052 2 місяці тому

    That guitar player 😍

  • @davidfincher2801
    @davidfincher2801 10 років тому +2

    yes, I can listen to country again. this is what its suppose to sound like.

  • @dognymejia9957
    @dognymejia9957 4 роки тому +1

    Mil,gracias Simpson,y su agrupación,por entonar esta melodía,de esta forma tan preciosa y con esa sabor original de country MÚSIC y ustedes son jóvenes y sigan cantando con ese sabor

  • @emilymason4593
    @emilymason4593 6 років тому +2

    God Bless Sturgill Simpson... and his music. ✌

  • @bobbyj.1301
    @bobbyj.1301 4 роки тому +1

    Lefty, Merle, Keith, George and Daryle would be proud of this cover !!! Keep it real Sturgill!!!
    Nashville can keep their country rap, pretty boy BS!

  • @donjohnson5172
    @donjohnson5172 3 роки тому +1

    Goddamn this never gets old.
    I’ve blown more than one set of speakers with this one.

  • @goneaway6291
    @goneaway6291 7 років тому

    country music born again!!!!!! get it ole son!!!!!!!!!#

  • @willieandwaylon8019
    @willieandwaylon8019 3 роки тому +1

    thanks for doing this song it meant so much to me .. keep on jammin brother

  • @johnbee6075
    @johnbee6075 3 роки тому

    This man reminded me some years ago that I was a a musician we will always have the rainbow bistro in Ottawa Ontario Canada uncle sturg ol' lefty I'm sure is proud...bless up

  • @We_are_the_light
    @We_are_the_light 5 років тому +1

    Sturgill . He hugs you and slaps you at the same time. Thank God we got him.

  • @baberoot1998
    @baberoot1998 4 роки тому

    Sturgill...is the real deal. How I miss this sound...that made country...country. Pop country...is dead. As it should be. Hopefully...this outlaw sound...is back to stay.

  • @alexpritt1063
    @alexpritt1063 6 років тому +20

    I can't stand to see
    A good man go to waste
    One who never combs his hair
    Or shaves his face
    A man who leans on wine
    Over love that's told a lie
    Oh, it tears me up to see
    A grown man cry
    So I never go around mirrors
    I can't stand to see me
    Without you by my side
    No, I never go around mirrors
    Because I gotta heartache to hide
    I can't stand to be
    Where heartaches hang around
    It's so easy for the blues to get me down
    To see a grown man crawl
    Is more than I can stand
    And I look into the eyes of half a man
    So I don't go around mirrors
    I can't stand to see
    Me without you by my side
    No, I never go around mirrors
    Because I gotta heartache to hide
    And it tears me up to see
    A grown man cry
    Writer(s): SANGER SHAFER, LEFTY FRIZZELL

  • @Bluesmusicno1
    @Bluesmusicno1 2 роки тому

    Met him in Scotland great guy he loves us Scottish

  • @theJoefamilychannel
    @theJoefamilychannel 4 роки тому

    Wow so good. Old time country sounds

  • @jackiw8868
    @jackiw8868 8 років тому +2

    Enjoying very much.