Richie Havens "License To Kill"

[rmw898]

Wow, what a performance! Origonally from Dylan's "Infidels" lp. Perhaps Dylans most under rated lp, Mark Knofler, Mick Taylor and Dylan play some mean ass rock 'n roll guitar on that lp.

[averylea]

why has this Special man not been named a National Treasure? Happy 71st Birthday Richie ....

[MrCarl220]

@averylea 71 and still going!

[Raiderfn31]

Ive driven w/out a license. I suppose it;s the same premise. Don't get pulled and it's cool.

[Raiderfn31]

Ritchie is so spiritual!!! He could talk down ANYBODY from the "ledge". I hope to meet him one day.

[PiscesandTrumpet]

It is a true.

It is a pray.

It is all.

so beautiful.

[fmazzar]

Isn't this something wonderful? Reminds me that there is still good music out there....not just rap junk and grind music, there are still artists plying their trade...Dylan and Havens make for some wonderful stuff...Richie has an album of Beatle and Dylan tunes that is filled with great stuff like this...He is a legend and such a respectful performer and an enlightened one too....

[gjc82071]

Havens has 1 of the coolest, most unique voices I have ever heard.

[skingirlrandi]

a true voice of the people. love will lead the way and we will follow. death to hate so we may all live free

[localguy8]

that guild guitar of his is so bassy i love it very warm like richie.Kids today play their guitars and turn up the trebles and makes their sound so twangy WHY?

[Plaayboarding]

i can't find the original what a shit this is good but i want to see an original :(

[viggeee]

@Plaayboarding: Sony is blocking all original Dylan material.

[Plaayboarding]

@viggeee yes i uploaded an original mp3 of union sundown it's blocked now 2 :(

[birdy26100]

Trés belle interprétation pleine de sensibilité profonde dans la voix et à fleur des doigts !

[birdy26100]

Trés belle interprétation pleine de sensibilités à fleur des doigts !

[intimeslikenow]

totally awesome

[fatesaccomplice]

He's a drummer with a guitar, a big thumb and a bigger heart. One of the best ever.

[ElnaCopper]

BEAU TI FUL <3 RICHIE HAVENS SO GREAT <333 and bob 4 ever <333

[TheTonto115]

i am young but this guy rules

[margarita6022]

So glad I found this!  I am a lifelong Richie Havens fan, but this was something i hadn't heard before. Richie you rock, saw you in person three times in the philadelphia area. This interpretation is spot on! Love you Richie!

[georgieonmymind]

Lovely, would love the tabs :)

[bocajuniorboca]

A bit free with the lyrics!!

A good interpretation tho'

[jjako57]

Des main faites pour jouer d'la guitard!!!ET quelle voix,rythme....

[effik3]

man...

[riotofdablood]

awesome

never liked this type of guitar untile i saw this guy

[originaldivinylsfan]

She.er brilliance from a stunningly talented artist

[lifeislife77]

does anyone have the tab for this?????

[HighPlainsDrifter53]

Richie straight up kicks ass

[gio139]

tuning????????????

[nodachislayer]

@gio139

At a glance I'd have to say some sort of open tuning, looks like open D tuning, DADG#AD

[nodachislayer]

@nodachislayer

My bad, that should be an F#, DADF#AD

[23jesusApo]

I would like to see who are those 5 motherfuckers that did not like this incredible song!!!

[samshaw47]

@23jesusApo now up to 7 motherfuckers that we have too hunt down, without having a licence to kill!! but we'll do it anyway :)

[malltease]

@23jesusApo ...ur right man...who the fuck can not like this version...almost or equally as good as ritchie rendition of Just Like A Woman

[trickiemickey]

@23jesusApo A masterclass in guitar playing. Brilliant.

[TheHype85]

Hey richhie what about makin amends for these 5 people that hit the wrong button....what's that you say??? we all got a right to live...maybe you're right...they gonna die anyway...of "tastelessness"...dont bother im german dont know how to say that in englisch^^

[4711StGermain]

Hey Richie.......PLEASE do a video of this superb quality singing your great cover of Here Comes The Sun. Some one let him know that there are a bunch of us waiting~! (those cell-phone videos just don't cut it)

[outlawrichard]

i've loved music of Richie Havens since 1969. he did a great version of "here comes the sun" which was a big hit in 1971.

[MrLiviooo]

D!!!

DDDivine sound coming up on his guitar...!!!

[englishteacher85]

What is the guitar tuning he uses for this version?

Something like a drop D? DADGDD?

[DEFkon001]

@englishteacher85 Richie Havens is known for making up his own tunings for his unique style, so the only thing I could say for sure is that he tends to favor open tunings.

[davie1689]

fantastic

[bradhorn14]

Richie is an incredible musician and stylist on guitar...

[PeanutsandPie]

this only has 138 thousand views, when one of lady gaga has over 250 +million views.

this is incredible and its a shame more people dont see it. 

[spacepatrolman]

@PeanutsandPie she didnt make that many records so maybe it will even out

[localguy8]

i once met this beautiful human being and seen him in concert countless times he's got a great feelings for all his songs he sings.I have even paid $5 for his concert in san francisco state university he says he was not out there to make money but to help the club in the university

[joeperryforpope]

this guys records are amazing and strange, i love his original compositions

[thehomefront]

did he sing any good songs or were they all shit like this one.

[ilTreBeffardo]

Guitar poet!

[Saraswatifan]

Dylan LOVES this version.

[porn1978]

The 5 pieces of shit who rated thumbs down must have been bob dylan fans.

[joeperryforpope]

@porn1978 hahhhaha

[Itsbeavis]

this version is a lot better than bob dylan, more power in voice and guitar

[Itsbeavis]

i want to learnt it

[pecne]

i think Richie's version of this song is much better than Bob's

[godriczimmerman]

forgot the part "all he believes are his eyes and his eyes they just tell him lies" a great performance though

[rollituplightitup85]

is this the dude that played at woodstock ,his sick

[groovemonzter]

Awesome

[tonedcos]

The best one is the woodstock opening set. Awesome.

[SupernalOne]

Havens gives rhythm and soul to other people's folk and pop songs - suddenly words that may sound facile or pretentious or only declamatory become profound

[irishsetterarchie]

God Bless You Richie Havens....I have loved your singing since way back in the 70's. Your are even more wonderful today....your talent is eternal!!

[dingodancer]

I stumbled onto this page.......I'm not leaving in a hurry. Excellent find, brilliant music.

[Swonko123]

A real legend!

[alfredo05]

this guy is awesome...Lo vi en Gainsville- Florida alla por Febrero....

he played in the university of florida,, I,,i am 39 and i only saw him in the woodstock movie.........Now i am in Peru and i feel glad to have the chance to see him at Gainsville

[DavelovesRealMusic]

Sorry BOB--your version is nowhere as nice as Richie's. But then the 80's were a strange time for Dylan....he was Lost,,, he found jesus...ten he found god, then he went rock Star and int oself destruction...toured with the Dead to revitalize. butr havens takes it to the core.

[JMPRidgeway]

really good . . . .

[needforlight]

Voila une reprise de Dylan digne de se nom! Une merveille de finesse de sensibilité et de précision!

[gbismarc]

my man...Richie take me back to the good times

[burnedbonemeal]

I was so psyched to actually be able to shake this man's hand. I told him, "Your words and music are an inspiration to us all." He replied, "I just try to teach what I've learned over my years."

[bb4960]

Whose going to take away biotech firms operating synthtetic telepathy/neuro-impulse weapons from clandestine subterranean facilties license to kill?

[blessudblidan]

and what a rare thing too, the out of sync audio vs, video actually adds to the magic somehow, i feel grateful

[grt5007]

one of the best ever...

[POOPOOSOLDIER]

his rhythm reminds me of a stampede of animals.. buffalo maybe.. his voice the growl of a grizzely bear.. his personality as warm as santa clause.. if his face was on cocacola bottles insteand of santa my life would be much happier.. i think I'm going to go do that right now

[Raiderfn31]

this is the BEST strumming Ive ever heard.....I heard a radio 20 feet from me one time....I heard the strumming and mouthed RITCHIE HAVENS Best strummer ever

[Frodisboy]

Richie really may be god. I'm not even kidding

[unclebobunclebob]

Mr. Thumb and Rythmn

[BlackKaweah]

The real thing.

[hanghang71]

does anybody have his version of sad eyed lady of the lowlands

[jogawhile]

what a version! what a voice! Havens rocks! Dylan rules!

[raphcohen]

He does several excellent Dylan covers. You should hear his take on "Just Like a Woman" and "Tombstone Blues" ...

[turbovire]

I know the version "just like a woman" really really good. he has a very full and emotional voice

[eleutherasamurai]

wow i jus stumbled across this guy he is awesome

[phillysteaks14]

yesssss

[noctambulosos]

música..nada más....

[snappedoxygen]

I interviewed Richie Havens in 1987 in LA for Reelin In The Years backstage at a taping of a TBN concert. He pulled out his guitar and began to sing Sting's They Dance Alone. It was so moving and beautiful I began to cry. Richie is such a beautiful cat in every sense of the word. He didn't care that there was a paying audience watching. He was moved to sing, and it moved me beyond words.

[claytonave]

I saw Richie at Isle of Wight 1969, didn't know him really before that and was stunned and very moved by his performance. He was extraordinary. Man I was so young then.

[jojojames1995]

i heard of the coolest stories ever about this guy... well he plays apart of it. it concerns his daughter, tibet, harrison ford, a buddhist monk, the dhali lama, a friend, woodstock, urma thurman, robert thurman, timothy leary an about 5 hrs driving through the canadian rockies :D haha. love his song, and him at woodstock

[roizluis]

Much better than Michael Jackson!

[raptress05]

does anybody know where I can find a video or the audio to Richie Havens' The Last One?

[Hoopermazing]

I love old hippies.

[fujilala]

lots of honest soul when richie performs.see him live if you can,he is a rare and special talent.

[kazkaz007]

Powerful, beautiful interpretation ..

like an awakening of the soul ..

But tell me please ... Why do I want to cry?

.. He plays and sings with eyes closed ...

(.. France) ...

[4711StGermain]

Hello France, I agree - he brings a tear to the eye. Very moving song and performed as only richie can do it!

[trevmm]

something special about richie he just puts so much feeling into it check out my channel for more good stuff

[shawnyboie]

he was at woodstock man...

is he still alive he sure has his own talent... i like it

[CorrecterThanYou]

I think that's half the reason why he does it.

[englishteacher85]

Can someone explain what he's doing with the chords? There's like an open E as well as something he covers with his thumb. Of course the rhythms he plays are wild, but I can't even quite get the voicings of the chords right. I don't care for the other version. I want to play it like this one. Help!

[johnnyboy13131]

It's open D. Some of the chords can be a full bar across the 6 strings... some are only 6,5,4 and 3. Good luck :)

[dashowest00]

he tunes his guitar very differently.

[johnnyboy13131]

Ya open D. DADF#AD low to high.

[Balldez]

His interpretation of this song is outstanding.

[mordentimes54]

Going to see Richie on June 6th.

[NathFilms]

i had never heard of richie and till i brought woodstcok on dvd i was instantly a fan, great voice.

[fxstwg1340]

Say Hi to Richie

[Eldonbrooks1111]

He is really incredible. I think I might go see him in Portland Maine on June 6th. One Longfellow Square is a great small venue. This makes the ticket price seem worth every penny...

[roberthillcox]

Hi ManYou will really enjoy Richie, I saw him live about 6 months ago in my home town, It was an amazing timeand when he played freedom!!! Fantastic

[fenderhands1]

HOly Shit, this is incredible. I'm seeing Richie in San Francisco this Saturday, I am so FeCKiN Stoaked!

[linknchuk]

dude. that amazing.

give him a big hug for me

[breathe8282]

This really is incredible!!!!!!! I get to see him in August!!! I can't wait!!!!!!

[PeanutsandPie]

@fenderhands1 how was he when you went to see him? probably epic

[grahamp87]

gpgreatwork, shook t6he great man's hand a couple of years ago in a small venue, Leicester UK- a legend

[rafflemonk1]

Everything sung by Richie is a relish 2 the heart, mind & soul...my world, musically would be desperately miserable had I not discovered beautiful person who plays & sings with such humility & a profound humane scholarly sense of life & humankind. He indeed is a true noble.

[rafflemonk1]

I shall request someting sung by Richie Haven's to be apart of my funeral rites of passage

[SinPerdon82]

Brilliant.

[smallblockman1]

great song first time ever hearing it

[myuselessopinion]

wow that was a knock out performance!! havens has got a superb right hand for rythm. realy enjoyed the video thanks.

[plarkin547]

wat a fuckin guy

[thedancingbuddha]

Richie Havens brings great power to this song. I love it.

[ccrunner007]

his acoustic is amazing!!!!

[CombustableHuxtable]

"Until all he believes are his eyes

And his eyes just tell him lies". He missed that bit, but did most of this song justice :) Nice version.

[CorrecterThanYou]

If memory serves, the complete lost portion of this abridgement was:

"Until all he believes are his eyes

And his eyes just tell him lies

His ears disrobe the woman

Of deposits no one buys

She screams, as from the pockets

Of a coat all caked in flies

He takes out half baked sausages

And two Denby Dale pork pies"

[hanghang81]

someone told me he does a lovely version of sad eyed lady but can't find it .If anyone has it could they put it on

[newarkseed]

this brought me back to my youth and all the hope and change we had way back then. how did we got to this point today???

thanks for the post!

[mrdizzle187]

this is quite amazing plain and simple.favourite cover by far!

[ddsmellz]

he was a street performer when discovered i believe the story goes, but i dont look shit up before i talk shit lol...dylan is a sneak by the way...an admitted thief of music a great imitator of real talent. however a great writer

[blujufirst]

You talk more Shit than ten Arses! I smellz it from here.

[sunnskyy]

admitted thief is noble, unadmitted thief is not... the Thief is one of Dylan's main archetypes (along with the Joker)

..."now you stand with your thief, you're on his parole...".... Love and Theft, etc.

[4711StGermain]

Richie, I listen to this every few weeks. It still brings tears to my eyes. You are amazing and so is this song.

[melticecaps]

gentlemen, stop arguing and enjoy this beautiful song.

[Fac08]

He is death now, Raiderfn31. I'm so sorry.

[MichaelFrances]

Magic krspike cheers. Ah! Trying to play Nic Jones Canadee-i-o and now more alternate tunings...wanting to emulate the greats is not easy!

[Raiderfn31]

you all need to chill out and have a smoke...thats what Ritchie would do....we have more in common than we have apart....humans are the same

[4711StGermain]

Lordie, wish that were true! Nice thought though........

[Raiderfn31]

he tunes to the tune of his voice...which is unique....good luck players, strummers and wanna be rockstars....play this

[Raiderfn31]

love this man.....hope to meet him one day

[metallicajunkie555]

he like frets his chords so weird never seen it done that way lol

[MichaelFrances]

Anyone know what tunning this is?

[krspike]

richie havens has his own web page where he shows you how he plays.

[insensitiveremarks]

pretty sure it's open E, but down to D... if that makes any sense

[diminbloom]

it says so on his website

[wannabeguitargod666]

best voice i've heard in a long, long time

[wrascal]

Fantastic!!!! Richie Havens sentthis to Anthony DeNicola Pres. of White Buffalo wildlife mass exterminator who has just wiped out hundreds of the Axis and Fallow deer in the Point Reyes National Park in the Bay area. (San Fran) He used helicopters to herd them together and then just opened fire. Yes, who IS going to take away his license to kill??

[alexPsanz]

fucking awesome

[Jiga1]

WOW

[badmuhfuh]

Man, Richie makes it looks so effortless. Of course, for him it is.

[Fac08]

Richie, groso total. Me mata cómo toca la viola con el dedo gordo; la tiene muy clara.

Fuck you, white people.

¡¡¡Black Power!!!

[joppler]

Havens is a real folk man, even more than Dylan. Dylan has been worshipped like god since he was 20 - he has no real pain to sing about, but Havens has.

[drummerm]

well Havens can creat the music, i dont think Dylan is there to have a musical satisfaction, just a message, rather Havens brings the music and the message out more clearly.

[hanniballecturer]

don't be silly, without people like Dylan and the Beatles there would be no Havens.... they are interconnected....

[Roxfly]

Listen, Dylan has been a millionaire since he was in his early twenties, THAT is my point, he is great with words, but I`m talking about PAIN, POVERTY, The Struggle, even a word-genius like Dylan needs raw emotion behind the words, that rawness comes from hardship...Multi-Millionaire Dylan never had hardship and pain like Havens! And THAT comes through into their voices!

[hanniballecturer]

oh please, Richie Havens did well financially too, he had albums out from nearly the time Dylan did (~65), quit trying to draw artificial lines between people as if only one type of person can know sadness or pain....

[Roxfly]

Dylan and Havens had a VERY different financial situation going on in the sixties. ANYONE CAN FEEL DEEP EXISTENSIAL PAIN, but when everyone tells you everyday that youre a genius and you have so much money you dont know how to spend it and the most beautiful models want to have your baby...like Dylan, I just dont wanna listen your Luxury Problems And Complaining...Havens was NOT well off even though he had albums out. He was still struggling like hell.

[hanniballecturer]

Oh stop it, you're just ridiculous. Dylan and Havens both were succesful in the 60s, Havens had an album deal with a major label... and Dylan wasn't the billionare you make him out to be... you seem to ignorant of the fact that Dylan, not Havens, suffered a disabling injury in the mid 60s, Dylan had plenty reasons to experience real pain... your argument is just ridiculous, you seem to believe that being white or being well off frees you from pain!

[Roxfly]

No, but as fuel for a great voice, being THAT well off, injured or not, it does not work being rich...it becomes hard to connect to the pain of the people. Cobain wrote about this fact. There just IS so much more pain in Havens voice. His struggle was BIGGER.

[hanniballecturer]

I find your claim prima facie bogus 1) Dylan wrote the songs! So clearly he experienced these things you talk about 2) Dylan wasn't an out of touch billionare like you put him forward as... he wrote these songs, so clearly he was in touch... and 3) Dylan suffered a horrific accident in 66 and had a multitude of his own problems to call upon ....

[Roxfly]

Ok, you win. Thanx for answering in a civil way unlike most you-tubers.

[hanniballecturer]

I don't think your view was without merit, I think you just put too much emphasis on what Havens brought to the table and not enough for Dylan, which I think you actually saw all along, in reality...

[ajhicks11]

Havens has plenty of music on his own. He also played at Woodstock in '69 that was when Dylan was still on the rise. If your going to say there wouldn't be people like Havens, you need to say that without the beatles all these rock bands now wouldn't exist. They opened a rock world. Dylan opened the folk world. Havens was there supporting the movement of hippies.

[hanniballecturer]

You're out of your mind if you think Dylan was still "on the rise" in 1969! You could actually make a good argument that he was on the DECLINE at that point! In fact, he was...

[ajhicks11]

He had risen out of the folk world but was just taking the rest of the world by storm.

[ajhicks11]

I did my research and I stand corrected. But still Richie Havens would be around without Bob Dylan. He is a talented musical artist. His guitar playing is like nothing else.

[hanniballecturer]

glad you see things differently, as for Havens, sure, he'd have a career, he's a great singer

[dhrthyerth2]

voila une chanson qui me redonne envie de prendre ma guitare

[dhrthyerth2]

voila

[Teknishen04]

i definitely like this version better.

[Folkhippie]

Dude, im going to see him tonight!! Im so very excited..