I must have heard this song 100 times including multiple live performances that I was lucky enough to be at and it still makes the hair stand on my neck every time. Incredible artist. Thank you Chris!
He reminds me of my buddy that died from heroin at 59 years old. The best songwriter I’ve ever known. The sadness and wisdom yet the stupidity of being a human. I just love it. Seems to be about a man being incredibly depressed for stupid reasons while probably an even more depressed man is struggling selling produce on the street I love it
Also I just listened to the official recording and this is a thousand times better. That’s why I hate so much new music. You need to hear the soul in the voice. I had editing on voices
GOLD , PURE GOLD ! I worked at the Collin's guitar shop in Austin TX. I always asked about artist that came thru the shop. One day I was chatting with the QC tech if he had ever heard of Chris Smithers. He said yes , one day he came in to check out the guitars. Bill Collings the owner met him and said as he played a potential guitar purchase . You any good ? Bill was always happy to hear great musicians play his guitars. Of course Chris was amazing and bought one. Look at the head stock and label in the sound hole. Collings 100% Gold. Grant ~
@@soundchaser2061I saw Richard Thompson in Cleveland a couple years ago at the Music Box, a very intimate setting. It could have been the best solo act I have ever seen.
what have I been missing for the last 60 yrs.? Stumbled across this artist a few months back. He is only a couple of yrs. older than I am & I had never heard him before, & I LOVE my music.
Yeah, it makes you wonder what else is going on out there that you don't know about. I just discovered Sarah Jarosz last year, and she's from my backyard.
I recently picked up a ukulele years after I last played the guitar, and I've fallen in love with it. I quickly realized Chris Smither's music is perfect for the little powerhouse, so it made sense when I just read that he started out on the uke.
Funny Tom, me too - it's that last verse that gets me "You can't buy it off the shelf, you gotta grow it from the seed" and I'm a wreck! The first time I heard him live was in Inglewood, Western Australia in 2001. Before singing this song he introduced it with some background: how as a child the produce seller used to come down his street, walking in front of his pick-up truck driven by his son and loaded up on the back with all his fruit and vegetables for sale. Chris then did an impersonation of the man's street call (as well as casting aspersions on my fellow Irishmen by saying we don't know what vegetables are and think Guinness is a vegetable!) before launching into the song. I think I should upload it here on UA-cam, as it's a great addition to the song.
So excited to see Chris Smither at the Shay theater this Saturday April 7 in my neighborhood. I've listened to his CDs for hours and now get to see him in person! Love the rhythms with his feet.
“Fresh out!“ What a fabulous tag line!
Thanks, i always wondered what he says at the end.
I must have heard this song 100 times including multiple live performances that I was lucky enough to be at and it still makes the hair stand on my neck every time. Incredible artist. Thank you Chris!
Me too and I totally agree!! Go Chris!
yes i saw him perform this song also many moons ago, was so emotional.
He reminds me of my buddy that died from heroin at 59 years old. The best songwriter I’ve ever known. The sadness and wisdom yet the stupidity of being a human. I just love it. Seems to be about a man being incredibly depressed for stupid reasons while probably an even more depressed man is struggling selling produce on the street I love it
Also I just listened to the official recording and this is a thousand times better. That’s why I hate so much new music. You need to hear the soul in the voice. I had editing on voices
GOLD , PURE GOLD !
I worked at the Collin's guitar shop in Austin TX.
I always asked about artist that came thru the shop.
One day I was chatting with the QC tech if he had ever heard of Chris Smithers.
He said yes , one day he came in to check out the guitars. Bill Collings the owner met him and said as he played a potential guitar purchase . You any good ? Bill was always happy to hear great musicians play his guitars. Of course Chris was amazing and bought one.
Look at the head stock and label in the sound hole.
Collings 100%
Gold.
Grant ~
"In the end no one will sell you what ya need.
You can't buy it off the shelf.
You got to grow it from the seed."
Brilliant
No better lyric was ever written!!
Sticks w/ me after Decades!
You don't understand this song until middle age. Then you REALLY understand it.
damn, ain;t that the truth. i mist have heard this song a hundred times. i never listened it until today.
Smither is absolutely the greatest living acoustic picker singer-songwriter.
Well, it's Jorma actually, but Chris is great.
Okay both of you are wrong. I’m no stranger to the oldies like Tommy Emmanuel, Chet Atkins, Chris, etc.. but Ed Sheeran is a God
I only discovered him recently and some of his songs are epic!
Richard Thompson, Bruce Cockburn, Tommy Emmanuel
@@soundchaser2061I saw Richard Thompson in Cleveland a couple years ago at the Music Box, a very intimate setting. It could have been the best solo act I have ever seen.
I adore this man. I have a working theory that he sold his soul. Something about it... so good
I think you might be right. I just texted a friend to say "How can a human make a guitar sound like the voice of God?" Your theory explains it nicely.
Whoever shot and edited this video deserves an award. Those are amazing edits for that song.
what a talented musician!
If you disliked this you are either a machine or dead inside.
what have I been missing for the last 60 yrs.? Stumbled across this artist a few months back. He is only a couple of yrs. older than I am & I had never heard him before, & I LOVE my music.
The consummate entertainer!
I am 67....and I just found this guy!!! Amazing. I guess we were too busy doing our lives, eh, Alan?
Yeah, it makes you wonder what else is going on out there that you don't know about. I just discovered Sarah Jarosz last year, and she's from my backyard.
I recently picked up a ukulele years after I last played the guitar, and I've fallen in love with it.
I quickly realized Chris Smither's music is perfect for the little powerhouse, so it made sense when I just read that he started out on the uke.
This song was the first I ever heard of Chris. I can still remember how captivated I was that first time.
I heard this for the first time this morning, and I can't listen to it without crying. Thank you, Chris Smither!
Funny Tom, me too - it's that last verse that gets me "You can't buy it off the shelf, you gotta grow it from the seed" and I'm a wreck! The first time I heard him live was in Inglewood, Western Australia in 2001. Before singing this song he introduced it with some background: how as a child the produce seller used to come down his street, walking in front of his pick-up truck driven by his son and loaded up on the back with all his fruit and vegetables for sale. Chris then did an impersonation of the man's street call (as well as casting aspersions on my fellow Irishmen by saying we don't know what vegetables are and think Guinness is a vegetable!) before launching into the song. I think I should upload it here on UA-cam, as it's a great addition to the song.
He's an American genius! Great songwriter, amazing guitarist, cool cat!
A great song! One of my favorites.
Chris is sublime. Discovered him in college about 45 years ago. Holds up too.
I was lucky enough to be on the same bill as Chris at The Blue Mountains Festival circa 2000. So was Kristina Olsen!
A great poet as well as musician
So excited to see Chris Smither at the Shay theater this Saturday April 7 in my neighborhood. I've listened to his CDs for hours and now get to see him in person! Love the rhythms with his feet.
Seen him twice! Wow, as a fellow player, he's a God!
Just fantastic!
This is up there as an all time favourite of mine. Brilliantly talented man with so much soul and love woven together in his lyrics and music. 👌🏻❤
A perfect song sung from the soul.
i saw him years ago at wolf trap, in vienna va. what a great show and amazing singer.
Incredible talent.
Chef d'œuvre absolu ! Me serre la gorge à chaque fois.
Masterpiece.
Incredible 👏👏🙏❤️
LOVE this and all the autoplay Chris Smilther that youtube has been playing for me
This song is one of my favorite songs ever....
it’s in my set almost every very time I play out ... 👍
Grate writer that Chris!!!!
just one incredible song..................dam I love this song
Thank you Chris my favorite song !
Love everything about this song chris, i hope you be arround for a long time,
OMG was it that long ago ?Still love it
What an incredible artist, so talented. Great writing and wonderful picking. Love it.
Brilliant!!
SO, so good in so many ways. Pretty amazing.
Always loved this song! Great recording too!
awesome track, I feel exactly like this ♡ just not able cause of pain..thnx smither
Amazing.
he makes it look so easy
I love this and I love you
Greatest of the great.. Amazing song.
Reminds me of blue Indian.
Love you, Chris, always HA
Love you.
Man. You got ta suffer if you wanna sing the blues. This is powerful stuff.
Love this guy used to have a little old veg and fruit man 30 yrs ago maybe the same guy
My dad turned me on to this song.
Música INCRÍVEL
Saudações do Brasil ! \../
muito obrigado F. wallace!
Goodonyamate " Blue Mountains Festival" Australia circa 2000.
What a maaaan.
So fine. So very fine.
Chris smithers
Folk music extraordinairer, C.S.
Quite a picker. Brilliant.
🎸😎👍🙏❤✝️
Great !
I grew seeds. Took out 8 seeds from my sores in my skin. Many more.
Seen you twice Babe…………come to the Torch Lake Cafe……..you the real thing
Fresh out...
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