Reverend Gary Davis - Death Don't Have No Mercy (RARE VIDEO)

[SuperEraser1]

this is real music

[PietkaMS]

this is the best shit i've seen in a long time ;O

[cheeseppuff]

Thumbs up if Jack White didn't send you here, and you already knew of good music like this

[karenjim16]

:-)

[inadaptado88]

este video es una puta joya histórica!

[SuperKalaspuffar]

This must be from the film "Blind gary davis" by Harold Becker (1964) or? The first film he played in, what I know. Soon after he moved to jamaica, queens...

[tabsofmydreams]

reminds me a bit of skin blues by john frusciante

[DukeSecom]

one of the painfullest songs ever

[rmccarthy104]

You asked where this was filmed? I don't know where he is playing but the street scenes -- that's Harlem. I from NY and no other city looks like that but NY. I can see 5th ave going right uptown & I can see the east river. Oh yeah, Harlem. No Doubt.

[rmccarthy104]

I think this is the saddest song I've ever heard.

[silverbaal]

In the middle of watching that "It's Just Noise" or something documentary on VH1...Thanks Mr. White!

[Electroelectro]

@silverbaal It might get loud...

[TheSonora1]

so morbid.

[dubstepagh]

"I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING" ..very blues man.. word.

[FollowersofDamu]

The only way you can honestly dislike this and not find it interesting is if you were a dehydrated person in the desert expecting water and instead got fed a big mouthful of soulful blues

[WesselVerkerk]

Guitar out of tune, singing ragged and sometimes out of tune, spooky song....

Awesome, best blues you'll ever get.

[jyunit95]

im trying to put together a cover for this song kind of like the animals cover of house of rising sun, if anyone has any input on what would sound cool that would be really helpful

[RJT27061953]

@jyunit95 clean reverberated guitar tones and a lot of profound attitude could make this an epic electric guitar piece. you wouldn't want to complicate it at all. just one man playing the guitar whilst singing makes it difficult to adapt to a 3 or 4 piece band. the bass probably wants to sustain the root note through each chord to add depth. the drum wants to leave a lot of space by using only a few beats per line to accentuate certain areas but played really hard. thats about it. experiment.

[skullcandyman1]

what wud you say the tuning is for this song?

[eyencyst]

@skullcandyman1 The reverend's guitar was a bit out of tune,but this is played in a standard tuning.not terribly hard.there should be some lessons or tabs of this song around.

[TheMourningPalace]

damn his good

[demens61]

very great Song..

[diop533]

amazing song. both beautiful and frightning at the same time.

[ok84plus]

In "The Mayor of McDougal Street", Dave Van Ronk talked about Rev. Davis sometimes having an odd sense of intonation (usually a bass string tuned flat). This is the first time I've really heard it; makes the sound even spookier.

[CubeableGame]

@ok84plus That's quite an interesting piece of information! Thanks for sharing.

[RobTheMisfit]

@CubeableGame Sounds like all the strings are a little flat to me

[andymaq]

This is the first video I've seen with 0 dislikes, fucking nice!

[TheArnoldo206]

@andymaq not anymore hahaha

[TheArnoldo206]

@andymaq not anymore hahaha

[bruceleier]

@andymaq You had to know some asshat would take up the challange!

[KingNurk]

No one sent me,just my interest for songs about death brought me here.XD.

[twalling]

Reverend Davis sent me.

[MrNicknames123]

this was definitely a guy in a kkk outfit filming all the black people

[LoetPaureate]

Thumbs up if the Grateful Dead sent you.

[kudlow39]

Awesome man,,,,

[bballguy008]

This song is pretty much a look into the soul of blues if you listen to this song you can see why blues has inspired so many musicians including jack white. Listen to any of jacks songs and you can feel the same emotion that you feel in this song

[Ghostofgrace92]

This Video is Haunting, Perfect match for the song, sends chills down my soul everytime i see it...this is what the blues is all about.

[MrGitpicker]

This gives me chills.

[ABEV5821]

yes, this is from the (it might get loud) video

[bullsandmilk]

This video is so haunting.I can imagine climbing on stairway and there i see him just playing and preaching blues.Cant find words i need to describe how much emotional impact this video has on me.Long live blues

[zkira67light]

wtf?what the heck is it might get loud?

[bullsandmilk]

@zkira67light its the documentary including jimmy page,the edge and jack white talking about their influences,how they started their career etc.And in some part of movie Jack white is talking about his staying in detroit city and talks about blues artist.There he mentions Rev, Garis and Son house-I asked for water she gave me gasoline

[bondman00794]

@zkira67light a documentary with The Edge from U2, Jack White and Jimmy Page they sit around, jam and talk about their influences and techniques and stories. Its REALLY good. look it up on google.

[tyrannischgott]

I've been looking for this damn video *everywhere* since I saw it in It Might Get Loud.

[jdawg10k]

thumbs up if Jack White sent you!

[gustaventura]

@jdawg10k \o/

[dookie2kie]

@jdawg10k

No Mark lanegan did about 6 years ago...

[peacelovewolf]

when i first saw this in it might get loud, it scared me so bad. its beautiful in the scariest in ways.

[hiu1102]

wow. good stuff!!!!! thank you so much for sharing!

[ericnwobhm555]

when it was filmed?



[MadAndronicus]

Great stuff. Thanks!

[stewartakaryan]

@MrV1C7OR was it really neccesary to put when you were born there bud....music is ageless,you could be 3 and listen to this

[marcelostormrider]

... perfect perfect perfect !!!... i listen to this and feel kind safe from the s#!t music (music??) that's going on nowadays... things like those kitsch, useless, retarded J.Bieber and stuff...

[Snake7610]

This is the blues in the flesh, this song defines blues! This is the soul out in the open.

[StupidChicagoPunk]

i love that vibe it gives off.

[yubashirinumber13]

I love, this not like your fuckin' pop !!

[archimedesnation]

This is probably the best music video in youtube

Thanks Cube

[ripbaloff]

can anyone point me to more songs with this vibe and style

minor style blues, not happy clapping gospel style

[Chrisbernstein]

@ripbaloff most of son house, robert johnson, sam mitchells leaf without a tree if you can find it

[shrooms60]

@ripbaloff "were did you sleep last night" by leadbelly is a good one that is similar to this one.

[killerkarl123]

@ripbaloff

Skip James and Blind Willie Johnson

[90peep]

fantastic, this blues is... painfull and beautifull, the rithm, sound, feeling, great.

[TheJiphead]

this is the song that made me understand the blues....truth and tension

[SoundDefiance]

I played at an open jam last night. All I could think of was this song while everyone else is playing as many notes as they can get in and bending them to sound blue.

[stevehaisman]

If I remember correctly, this clip was actually in colour for some parts - the Gary Davis section - preceded by a wonderful trawl through the streets of New York, settling on ratty old redbrick tenement..in the open door...up the bleak stairs...along a corridor to an open door - and there was Gary Davis, playing the song we'd been hearing.

I'm sure that's how it was?

[stevehaisman]

yeah, thanks for posting this up - extraordinary!

Where did you find the clip?

I have a clip myself, but it"s lost on an unlabelled VHS tape amongst many others.

I recorded it off a BBC blues night.

[JAYCHUCKBURNS]

CubeableGame, thank you for posting! Fantastic footage and a devastating performace!!

[SuperEraser1]

@JAYCHUCKBURNS You spelt devestating wrong.

[srv3563]

holy... dats scary , but its so .. good..