Driving home alone in the fog on an old highway in upstate New York in a rusty 23-year-old Chevy. I think it's always going to feel this way, and it hurts, but it hurts a little less because of this song
I needed to hear this song, but I wanted it sung right, so I endured versions by Elvis, Randy Travis, Winona judd, Bernadette Peters, Terry Bradshaw, and Hank Williams himself, none of got the job done. Then I stumbled into this guy. He gets it, man. He really gets it.
My beloved Shirley fell asleep on 25th April 2017,, just two days before our wedding anniversary; Steve sums up how i feel. Thank you Steve, you are amazing.
you will join her hopefully when your time for sleep comes too. hold on to the memories you both had together, the wedding you had that i'm sure was absolutely beautiful, every single little thing that made you truly love her. hold on to those things because i know she wouldn't ever want you to stop loving her. keep the memory alive and she will be too in one way or another. if you ever need to talk you can reach out to me, you're never truly alone. I love you, & keep hanging in there being an incredible person.
Amazing cover. Cried like a baby. Hank's version hits me so hard, but this cover amplifies it. My mother passed away in 2020 and life has been all sorts of lonesome so far though I'm managing it day by day. Songs like this one help me heal. Music is such a powerful thing.
This is the best cover for Hank's song, in my opinion. The use of the pauses, the silence between the melody, the dry seriousness of his soft delivery is what most becomes this beautiful piece.
Seasick Steve has an okay voice and is an okay guitar player, what he has is a huge amount of soul and passion which makes him so much more special, talented and wonderful than modern artists who have skill and can make a hit song
THIS IS THE SADDEST SONG EVER PENNED BY A HUMAN BEING, THERE WILL NEVER, EVER, BE ANOTHER HANK WILLIAMS, PERIOD - BBBUUUTTT, THIS OLE BOY DUN IT REEL GOOOD - BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!
He's been everywhere and done everything. It takes a person with a truly painful story to make you feel it. im a lucky sob and so even if I had Steve's talent, I couldn't portray it in the same way.
Seasick Steve gets even with his best voice this number up to the more perfect it. Great that you think of yourself even better than usual and proof it can. A real blues man from his heart, and American roots ...
In these times of war, of anger, of global crisis, people just want to get back to what is 'real'. Steve is as real as it gets. Just look how this simple song, sang by a simple man, has made you feel. It's made you happy, made you cry...all from a simple song. The days of thinking that money is going to save you are over...it's the simple things in life that matter. "Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." Peace...
I truly never liked the song, even the Hank Williams version never "did" anything to me. untill the day i first stumbled across seasick's version.... and man, from the first note played it gaves me a chill across my whole spine... just look at his eyes when he is singing, and you can feel the pain that a song with a title like this one should pull out from every inch of bone i have in my body... even my 6-year old boy, who is usually running across the house, came to sit with me quiet for 3.30
My heart aching, my body swaying... this is so special... seasick steve is full of life lessons and soul. We are so blessed to have this awesome version of Hank's timeless gift.
I look at this man and I see man whose lived through hard times. His voice, his face and even the way he strums his character displays every inkling of pain from those hard times.
The more I read about Hank, and the more of his music I hear, the more convinced I become that this is how Hank wrote the song to be played, but was constrained from doing so. His doubts about whether or not his words and meaning would be understood or misunderstood, to me, add weight to the proposition. Well done Steve. The best cover of this song I've ever heard.
It just can't get better than this! One man with a marvelous voice performing some marvelous picking, coveying genuine, deep rooted feelings. Best rendering I've ever heard of this great HW song. .
🌬💕singing this song like he doesn't want it to end. Forever fan of seasick steve...this beautiful song makes me wish someone, somewhere wonders where am I. Love his soulful voice and his ubiquitous "walked stick."
He really carries an emotional impact and such nice finger picking and great voice. I'm so glad he got recognition and many could experience his phenomenal talent, and that he could prosper too.
Simply stunning ....had the great pleasure of seeing him at the Mangawhai Tavern in New Zealand ...and even better with my son ..who was 25 at the time. How cool is it to have Dad & son both say one of the best shows they have ever seen.
I've just listened to the Richard Hawley version of this wonderful song, and I've got to say that I'm gobsmacked to find an even better rendition....I bet both of the Hanks are smiling....Thanks, Steve .
This is the song that turned me on to Hank Williams many years ago. Seasick Steve does it justice and more. Love it....shame about the sun logo in the corner though.
to me, moments like these just beg the question, "Who is more important to humanity? Guys like Steve or the President of the United States?" Honestly, as an American citizen this single video has done more for me than the last 3 presidents combined. Like this if you are a proud American and you agree!
There are people why try to sing this song and just sing it. Then you have people like him who actually feel the loneliness and it comes from their soul.
Oh my God, pack me up and mail me home to Mama, I've just discovered a new hero, and all thanks to Hank III. Now THAT'S da blues, y'all. White or black, yellow or red, da blues is DA BLUES, and Seasick Steve is the best and the newest I've heard in years. Stripped down to its simplest--and ain't that what da blues is all about? Nothing phoney here.
That is undoubtedly the most amazing cover of this song I have ever heard. Good Lord ol' Hank would be proud. A thousand lonely nights with nowhere to call home just pour out of this man.
best cover i've ever heard of this song. The only one that can compare is Hank himself, although Waylon did a pretty good job on it. steve's voice is perfect for a D chord on an old guitar. I blow my G harp along with him on this tune and it gives me bumps. your rare steve.
That has got to be at least my 2nd favorite version of that song...if not my favorite. Trying not to disrespect Hank, but damn, that have me goosebumps from head to toe and may have been my favorite. Almost made me cry! That's talent when you can evoke emotions in someone. That's what real music is about!
So dang wonderful. Really enjoyed your song and singing. You described the loneliness that some people feel. May me cry. Blessings to you...hope you are well.
A story a song a poem casually American perfection for anyone who cares to hear and thanks to you tube to for us all to see. Steve is the best of what a song and real man can be. You won't see Steve on the voice for a panel of judges that wouldn't know talent from a bulls fart. He ain't ac D.C. And he isn't some panty waist performer want a be. Not just anyone with a guitar can pull this music off. I've been playing guitar all my life and tryin to sing I'm ready know to throw my guitar in the trash and never cat call another tune because this guy nails it the way I never will.
I think this version is the one that conveys the hurting feeling that I always thought it had. Seasick Steve does it best in this old boys humble opinion.
Great version......how the hell can anyone dislike?????. This is the best cover of this song I've EVER heard!!.
Yes but you might want to check out the Cowboy Junkies cover of it as well
This version of this song is part of the fabric of our nation, a gem of American cultural heritage.
Hank gave this glorious song to the world. Steve gift wrapped it.
Driving home alone in the fog on an old highway in upstate New York in a rusty 23-year-old Chevy. I think it's always going to feel this way, and it hurts, but it hurts a little less because of this song
I needed to hear this song, but I wanted it sung right, so I endured versions by Elvis, Randy Travis, Winona judd, Bernadette Peters, Terry Bradshaw, and Hank Williams himself, none of got the job done. Then I stumbled into this guy. He gets it, man. He really gets it.
Patrick Marks How about Al Green's version?
steve young during the party at guy clarks house. heartworn highways
Try Pat the Bunny's version.
Waylons version is Great . Try it you won't be disappointed.
Willie
My beloved Shirley fell asleep on 25th April 2017,, just two days before our wedding anniversary; Steve sums up how i feel.
Thank you Steve, you are amazing.
john tinker god bless you John
Lazy cow, wake the bitch up, the dishes need washing.
Justin Rippon classy
I'm sorry man. That's all we're promised is death and taxes
you will join her hopefully when your time for sleep comes too. hold on to the memories you both had together, the wedding you had that i'm sure was absolutely beautiful, every single little thing that made you truly love her. hold on to those things because i know she wouldn't ever want you to stop loving her. keep the memory alive and she will be too in one way or another. if you ever need to talk you can reach out to me, you're never truly alone. I love you, & keep hanging in there being an incredible person.
Amazing cover. Cried like a baby. Hank's version hits me so hard, but this cover amplifies it. My mother passed away in 2020 and life has been all sorts of lonesome so far though I'm managing it day by day. Songs like this one help me heal. Music is such a powerful thing.
I'm so sorry.I love you friend.May God comfort you in his loving arms and ease your pain.
Best cover of this song so far, in my opinion. Seasick Steve, you gave this song the soul it deserves. Thank you.
Motorcity I am after totally. I would like Seasick Steve & Melissa Etheridge singing a Duett together what about that, that Will be great!
By a country mile 👍
Really is. Quite amazing. Captures the emotion
This is the best cover for Hank's song, in my opinion. The use of the pauses, the silence between the melody, the dry seriousness of his soft delivery is what most becomes this beautiful piece.
An incredibly beautiful tribute to Hank Williams, Steve is my fucken hero!
Seasick Steve has an okay voice and is an okay guitar player, what he has is a huge amount of soul and passion which makes him so much more special, talented and wonderful than modern artists who have skill and can make a hit song
THIS IS THE SADDEST SONG EVER PENNED BY A HUMAN BEING, THERE WILL NEVER, EVER, BE ANOTHER HANK WILLIAMS, PERIOD - BBBUUUTTT, THIS OLE BOY DUN IT REEL GOOOD - BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is the best cover of this song I've EVER heard!!
The best version ever - I bet he captured how Hank Williams sang it when he first wrote it - away from the studio and other instruments
I could listen to Steve sing that song 50 times in a row!
This is one of the very few people on our planet that can be called a true musician. Absolutely beautiful, the man is a living legend
I am a Davies in name only
This is just simply the best version of this song ever, bar none. Thank You Steve
probably the best version of this song, that ever existed. and when you think how many legends have sung this song, its really something big ....
This one might be my favorite. So from the heart. You are amazing.
He's been everywhere and done everything. It takes a person with a truly painful story to make you feel it. im a lucky sob and so even if I had Steve's talent, I couldn't portray it in the same way.
Jacob Davies I like your name I carry it but it ain’t really my fathers name but it is mum’s husbands
If there is a genious, he just stood up! This guy makes the world swing again.
Seasick Steve gets even with his best voice this number up to the more perfect it. Great that you think of yourself even better than usual and proof it can. A real blues man from his heart, and American roots ...
Sung with the passion and feeling this song demands. The slide work takes it up a notch and after it`s over you are thankful you heard it. Thanks.
This gives me the chills. I have just today discovered Seasick Steve. What a story and talent.
it`s such a simple song,but very hard to do .most covers fail . this one shines like a million stars
mario7frankielee Dean Martin also does a great version
We can see billions of stars at night and it’s still dark, yours is a terrible analogy, lol
Goosebumps! I love his voice, he puts such a great amount of feeling in his music. He is already a legend!
So simple, soft, and soulful. One of the best renditions I've heard!
i can't even imagine what i am hearing right now. this is the most truest form of music.
In these times of war, of anger, of global crisis, people just want to get back to what is 'real'. Steve is as real as it gets. Just look how this simple song, sang by a simple man, has made you feel. It's made you happy, made you cry...all from a simple song. The days of thinking that money is going to save you are over...it's the simple things in life that matter. "Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." Peace...
Here here. Thanks for this.
This is art. Thank you for this rendition, it helps me feel deeper and grow more empathy to the human condition.
I truly never liked the song, even the Hank Williams version never "did" anything to me. untill the day i first stumbled across seasick's version.... and man, from the first note played it gaves me a chill across my whole spine... just look at his eyes when he is singing, and you can feel the pain that a song with a title like this one should pull out from every inch of bone i have in my body... even my 6-year old boy, who is usually running across the house, came to sit with me quiet for 3.30
My heart aching, my body swaying... this is so special... seasick steve is full of life lessons and soul. We are so blessed to have this awesome version of Hank's timeless gift.
I look at this man and I see man whose lived through hard times. His voice, his face and even the way he strums his character displays every inkling of pain from those hard times.
hank wrote that song i think to me my heart has been forever broken
The more I read about Hank, and the more of his music I hear, the more convinced I become that this is how Hank wrote the song to be played, but was constrained from doing so.
His doubts about whether or not his words and meaning would be understood or misunderstood, to me, add weight to the proposition.
Well done Steve. The best cover of this song I've ever heard.
Tone and character, two of the most important traits in a great voice, Steve you got them both, best rendition I've ever heard, bravo!!!
Touched by my Heart ❤ Thanks for Sharing
Always liked Hanks Cracking songs and that was a very rendition of one without a doubt.
Jesus, man, this hits in a deep way.
It just can't get better than this! One man with a marvelous voice performing some marvelous picking, coveying genuine, deep rooted feelings. Best rendering I've ever heard of this great HW song. .
Steve your rendition is impetus of why I picked up the guitar at 12 years old and still to now. Thank you for your live, music and expression
There is only one word for it....... Amazing!!!!!!
🌬💕singing this song like he doesn't want it to end. Forever fan of seasick steve...this beautiful song makes me wish someone, somewhere wonders where am I. Love his soulful voice and his ubiquitous "walked stick."
* walking stick
Yes! Thank you. God bless this man. Exactly how it always sounded and felt inside my head.
He really carries an emotional impact and such nice finger picking and great voice. I'm so glad he got recognition and many could experience his phenomenal talent, and that he could prosper too.
This is the best performance mayby even better as Hank.
Every time cold shivers and tears, and that for a big guy like me.
Simply stunning ....had the great pleasure of seeing him at the Mangawhai Tavern in New Zealand ...and even better with my son ..who was 25 at the time. How cool is it to have Dad & son both say one of the best shows they have ever seen.
The song suits him and his past.. anything is possible with passion and History. rock on Steve please come to New Zealand we would make you welcome!
Now I am the saddest but so sonorously rendered y the tools justified it well...
I love the way Steve plays and sings this song! It really makes you feel lonesome!
You're a true artist, a true singer. That's amazing.
I've just listened to the Richard Hawley version of this wonderful song, and I've got to say that I'm gobsmacked to find an even better rendition....I bet both of the Hanks are smiling....Thanks, Steve .
I met Steve in Leeds a few times. He is a legend around here and such a down to earth and great guy
This is the song that turned me on to Hank Williams many years ago. Seasick Steve does it justice and more. Love it....shame about the sun logo in the corner though.
to me, moments like these just beg the question, "Who is more important to humanity? Guys like Steve or the President of the United States?" Honestly, as an American citizen this single video has done more for me than the last 3 presidents combined. Like this if you are a proud American and you agree!
Beautiful simple song but performed to absolute perfection!!
I can listen this over and over again, I never get tired of it.
Where ever you wander, where ever you roam, you are never alone. You are born into a part of everything, you cannot escape that.
Still coming back to this in 2024. Just beatiful, thank you Steve ❤
There are people why try to sing this song and just sing it. Then you have people like him who actually feel the loneliness and it comes from their soul.
lovey song this one ,one of my favourite Hank William's songs steve does a great job with feeling as it should be ,thanks for uploading
Oh my God, pack me up and mail me home to Mama, I've just discovered a new hero, and all thanks to Hank III. Now THAT'S da blues, y'all. White or black, yellow or red, da blues is DA BLUES, and Seasick Steve is the best and the newest I've heard in years. Stripped down to its simplest--and ain't that what da blues is all about? Nothing phoney here.
Instantly my favorite rendition of that song! The way it was played and sung is brilliant! Thank you Steve!
Haven't heard from him lately...nothing coming up on UA-cam ❤where is he. I love his voice, guitar, etc.
This has been one of my favorites since childhood. ❤
That is undoubtedly the most amazing cover of this song I have ever heard. Good Lord ol' Hank would be proud. A thousand lonely nights with nowhere to call home just pour out of this man.
best cover i've ever heard of this song. The only one that can compare is Hank himself, although Waylon did a pretty good job on it. steve's voice is perfect for a
D chord on an old guitar. I blow my G harp along with him on this tune and it
gives me bumps. your rare steve.
That has got to be at least my 2nd favorite version of that song...if not my favorite. Trying not to disrespect Hank, but damn, that have me goosebumps from head to toe and may have been my favorite. Almost made me cry! That's talent when you can evoke emotions in someone. That's what real music is about!
I've been going thru every version myself. So this beats every one hands down.
One of my favorite Hank Williams songs. Southern music vibrates my soul.
Like an arrow piercing the heart. WOW!
that was awsome.... so much soul...........
beyond amazing. this is a masterpiece.
am learning it right now. I never even liked this song until now.
just beautiful.
A unique talent... just love listening to you Steve..
What a song? What a talent? Still don't buy the Sun,remember Hillsborough !
So dang wonderful. Really enjoyed your song and singing. You described the loneliness that some people feel. May me cry. Blessings to you...hope you are well.
Old Hank would be proud of the way this was done...
my god that was beautiful
OMG. I'm in awe about this man. ✌️❤️😊
Something special about you
Makes you want to cry. Fantastic.
-cover, gotta love it when a cover is owned
-why isn't this man on radio?
Man I love Seasick Steve! Inspirational, talented and fun to watch!
LOVE SEASICK STEVE--HE MELTS MY HEART LIKE NO ONE ELSE.
That was such a beautiful rendition of a wonderful song! So much emotion! You did it justice, Steve
A story a song a poem casually American perfection for anyone who cares to hear and thanks to you tube to for us all to see. Steve is the best of what a song and real man can be. You won't see Steve on the voice for a panel of judges that wouldn't know talent from a bulls fart. He ain't ac D.C. And he isn't some panty waist performer want a be. Not just anyone with a guitar can pull this music off. I've been playing guitar all my life and tryin to sing I'm ready know to throw my guitar in the trash and never cat call another tune because this guy nails it the way I never will.
its not often my boat is rocked ,this is heaven
I must live under a rock,I never heard this guy but was listening to Jack White and I'm glad I caught this cover.Great job!!
my whole body is one big chill bump, thank you brother!
Couldn't agree more Judy, he knocks the ball way out of the park on this one, Hank sat up in his grave to listen.....
Hank would have been mighty proud!
wow! what an unexpected treasure I have run across tonight...this Seasick Steve is like the country/blues cousin of Whitey Ford......
19 people must of hit the wrong button , how can you not like this.
This probably sounds like what the old delta blues must have been like...raw..heartfelt..and beautiful:-)
This is possibly the best version of this song I've ever heard.
the best cover song i have ever heard by miles and played by a true artist
Holy crap.... that song just found its way home
Man that us one hell of a cover of a great song. Steve nailed it!
Wonderful cover. What a great poet Hank was!
I think this version is the one that conveys the hurting feeling that I always thought it had. Seasick Steve does it best in this old boys humble opinion.
Damn, the Sun doesn't deserve to host such an awesome guy.
Pardon me while I steal that phrase you wrote. Brilliant, simple way to explain why this song is now "home".