GUY CLARK - LA FREEWAY

[bullysmom74]

something about his style and voice reminds me of Kristofferson, i like Guy

[03HEMI2500SLT]

best concert iseen in winnipeg next to steve earle

[plett410]

I love Jerry Jeff, but I never realized how his career was so based on Guy's songs.

Especially his earlier albums.

[jackaaa123]

just you keep on, keep on playin!

[mojohand12]

One of America's forgotten heroes.

[Nashvilleagain]

. . . one of the best singer songwriters - superior ! ! !

[waldopepa]

agree with zator,listen to OLD NO 1 the best wore out many cassettes and still love'em,and pure genuis,they always said a great artist can paint a picture in your mind,he has painted many in mine,such as TEXAS 1949 I can picture every thing happening in that song in B&W and laugh at the crowd and their reaction as the train blows by.

[912johnboy]

are they still on the highway??grew up with both of them>>crazy times/but great times

[w3cows]

He's a HOOT to listen to when he holds forth on any subject. I think his secret is he can boil a hour's conversation to 39 words and that's a verse and a chorus that everyone would remember and some of us could sing!

[bluepolarbear3]

i played this to everyone i know they all loved it. I dont know 'bout Texas but this would sound great anywhere

[Pangael]

@bluepolarbear3,

Sitting here in Cut & Shoot, Texas, yeah, this is fine. Made it off that L.A. freeway.

:-)

[drtphd]

I heard Guy and Jerry Jeff Walker do this song at the Rome Inn on Guadalupe and 35th in 1973. Best concert I've ever been to... and I've been to all of them.

[deadfish567]

simply brilliant. genius

[brewgrass]

guy is the man! i love his joke when he flubs a line ... "my wife says I could hide my own easter eggs." national treasure=guy clark

[dwnhllr1959]

Guy Clark....say that, and you've said all you need to about true Texas music.

[probinson1337]

@dwnhllr1959 Amen Brother, and we might reverently whisper a prayer for Townes Van Zandt as well

[sjbaldwin11]

This is just so wonderful to hear Guy singing this the way it was meant to be done. And sedrft06 is absolutely right. Guy is a genius at writing songs that grab right where you live.

[sedrft06]

I lived in Austin, Texas for 8 years. Although this song is titled LA Freeway, it gives the feeling of driving on the country roads of open skies open land Texas. It reminds me those moments in my life so vividly. Also, hear Guy Clark's Dublin Blues if you have never been to Austin and want to know what it feels to be there on a sunset over the Lamar Bridge. I guess, that is good song writing.

[newfiebygarge]

One of the most prolific songwriters of our time.

[JW550]

Back in the 70's I was a Deputy Sheriff in Aransas County,Texas, Guys Dad was our County Attorney, and later his little sister and I worked together, always loved his stuff, and I miss Texas.

[asparwhite86]

come back!

[sooner4u20]

Yes< Verlon is one of the nices guy you would ever meet, except when you get him on a basketball court! I played against him in highschool, i i till have black and blue spots to show for it..lol Grew up with Verlon and i know his momma was really proud of him..we all are..keep it up Verlon!

[joecoolmccall]

Is that townes van zant with him? wow

[distanceviewer]

That's Verlon Thompson.... Or as Guy calls him Verlon "Damn" Thompson....

[bulbheadmyass]

Verlon is himself a great songwriter and good on lead.

[thpaine1950]

damn straigt! hell of a nice guy too. met both of them a couple of years ago after a performance in park city and they spent about half an hour telling war stories about life on the road to my daughter and i

[marcmadcamp]

the man is a song & guitar playing genuis

[leecamer]

god clark (the other guy must be jesus)

[ianccc86]

Love this song and Guy Clark is great

[BarefootCowboy]

Actually, I don't know whether I like Guy Clark or Jerry Jeff Walker's version better. They are both excellent.

[yeahwellsoisyourface]

Good Point! Jerry Jeff Walker makes you wanna get behind the wheel, crank that tune up, and just drive for days where Guy Clark makes you wanna grab a stiff drink, sit at the old kitchen, and reflect on life and how you got there.

At least, that's how these two different versions make me feeL:)

[BarefootCowboy]

Great critique! Just depends on the mood but both are worth searching out.

[geardaddies1992]

I don't think anyone could say it better.

[bobwaits]

exactly....you got the essence of both versions perfectly.

[austinitesince1979]

Well if you consider a single song to be a teaching point for anyone who wants to learn to play guitar, then Jerry Jeff doesn't do the finger-picking, he just strums chords. In that regard, Jerry Jeff's version is far inferior to THE ORIGINAL Guy Clark song. You have to be retarded to not know the difference between strumming and finger-picking. Any idiot can bash a pick across the strings, but it takes intelligence to realize that distorted electric guitar fuels anger and acoustic is healing.

[tommycontact]

I like Verlon Thompson.........with Guy they make a pair to draw to.

[probinson1337]

Verlon was also the lead singer for a legendary but short lived band named Restless Heart

[fallriver04]

Guy & Townes...2 of a kind! (We miss you T).

[Beckybg]

I've loved Guy Clark since the '70's. I remember, back in the '80's going to see him at a small hole in the wall bar in Hickoyr NC. There were two other guys preforming with him that I had never heard of. They turned out to be Robert Earl Keen Jr. and Townes Van Zant! What a night!

[smilzator]

You have to listen to the 1975's original, is on his 1st album "Old number 1"... Great album!!!

[calicobonnet8]

Watch the version from Heartworn Highways- much, much better.

[artificialhipster]

I've only seen and heard Guy Clark on the dvd's 'heartworn highways' and 'be there to love me'. I really like his style...

[seanth014]

Saw him in Ottawa- NAC- with Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt, Joe Ely, and solo in Toronto-at Hugh's Place- he tells this story prior to the song about his old landlord giving him a problem with the gratefruit tree on his front lawn motivating him to pack up his things & write this great song. He performs really, really good live his voice is the same live as on his albums. He is one of a kind- gem.

[kikiscout]

amazing. i am seeing him this month at joe's pub in NYC. love heartworn highways...u can get that CD now.

[Xavi1900]

I always remember this from the opening of Heartworn Highways - One of his many classics.

[zackrolan]

Guy Clark is freakin' awesome. I saw him at the Kerrville Folk Festival with Verlon Thompson. One of the best shows I have ever had the honor of witnessing. The man does not get enough respect for all of the songs he has written that other less original artists have covered.

[Sawbilly]

Lovely! I'm sad it cuts off at the end but thrilled it's there at all.

[JAZZCAF]

apologies for the problem but there is another GC video to check out - hope you enjoy this wonderful artist - were you there?

[runnerguy43]

Id love to hear the whole version