B.B.King- nobody knows you when you're down and out

[JanHanuko]

omg this is something amaznggg :) i can listen forever ,this song is the reason why i dont want to sleep now :))

[comucoyu]

is a song written by American songwriter Jimmy Cox

[mkeywork]

eric clapton unplugged version was amazing also

[edisonbluesman]

I heard this wonder sung by the one and the only one Mr BB King, when I was trucking from New York to Los Angelis, since then I've been trying so hard to find it, now I got it again. I'm a Brazilian bluesman who can't find anybody to share this unique piece. Thanks BB King!!! thank you very much!!!

[cooldaddyjames2814]

thumbs up if teri hatcher brought you here by her rendition in lois and clark the new adventures of superman.

[SlammoFandango]

Nina Simone did this right also...

[panvigocsc]

Oh, wtf! I only knew the Clapton's version and this gets me on my knees even more!

[1948luc]

B.B. King is friendly on stage.

Clapton is not!

[OoBettaoO]

Great song blues of the '20s of Bessie Smith, interpreted very well by B.B.King, but also by Eric Clapton, two different versions of two important artists that deserve great respect! :D

[oldboyriky]

@OoBettaoO

sorry: the song writer is Jimmy Cox

[mizzgeek99]

@OoBettaoO

My favs for this song - Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter, and BB King!!!

[mrcraig200]

just heard this on bioshock 2 haha and though i wonder if bbking covered it XD

[whitebellys]

Claptons version, while technically well done, still has his "sweet" voice ..I am under the opinion that this song should be sung with a bit more feeling, soul and gutter-

blues than Erics' voice can attain..

[FrancescoTNM]

he's just the king.

[flmdrpeena]

Sad but true… It hurts for a while ~ that seems forever ~ & often recurs

Only good thing is it weeds out real friends, albeit the hard way. The old & maybe trite circulated internet msg. tells

A true friend doesn't care if your house is untidy, your car makes funny noises, if you only have $5.00 in the bank this week, or that your family is not perfect...they love you for who you are. A true friend can go long periods of time without speaking and never question their friendship.

[GleBanana]

so true sad but true...i find out on the hard way ^^ cheers

[rmachayes]

My brother in law once told me something about people. He said, "you know I used to be a hellraiser, stayed drunk, got to know the inside of the town jail cell pretty good. There was one thing I found out. My so-called "Christian" friends never came down to see if I needed anything, never offered to bail me out, treated me like dirt. The ones I could count on were my true friends, my drinking buddies." I never forgot that. Don't know why, but this song reminded me of that.

[Shaun17170]

I thought eric Clapton wrote this, turns out is goes back to1923

[usmc2020627]

@Shaun17170 Made popular by bessie Smith / Written by Jimmy Cox in 1922

[Shaun17170]

@usmc2020627 I was close

[usmc2020627]

@Shaun17170 Made popular by Bessie Smith / Written by Jimmy Cox in 1922

[shyathena34]

nice. touches your soul.

[golfingblues1]

look up poppa chubby version live

[golfingblues1]

look up popa chubby verion live

[thiagochaim]

I like to work listening his musics

[kujofox]

bessie smith, bb, clapton all brought this song to life. so soulful...

[illerd365]

this song is one word- life

[songsterman]

@ macaframa12; so your opinion differs from mine - and? There's no 'objective' 'truth' to 'prove' here. You obviously think verrrry hhhighly of your own opinion, but it's neither objective nor universal. C'est la vie. Have a nice day.

[autte]

anyone know how to listen the otis redding version?! youtube do not hosts it

[tnb35]

@autte there is a otis redding version???

i gota find it

lord this would be awesome

[cherrush]

@autte

I just put in online. I cant post the link. Enjoy! ;)

[9onaeb]

Seen BB in Chicago, Milwaukee, Santa Fe; his talent is the greatest of treats. Particularly I have always enjoyed his 1970 album," Indianola Missippi Seeds"

with him doing the Leon Russell song, "Hummingbird."

[dickTed]

Hey I been singin it in the Clapton style, but I'm gonna change to this.

I'm 65. Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

[elmosmidlap]

So it goes.....i am there now and digging myself out....life is weird, weird, weird....moving out of the country just to get some piece of paradise on the cheap while i am young enough to enjoy it. (48)

Long live the USA..Viva Costa Rica, Viva Nicaragua, Via Panama...

[operalament]

@elmosmidlap hey elmo, best of luck to you. I moved to costa rica almost 9 years ago. Im a lot older than you, but i could not live in the U S anymore, though there are things i miss there. good luck.

mike

[Madmojomax]

Amazing vocal performance as usual. Nice one B B King.

[Daqnastii]

you have yo check out Sam Cooke version on a disc called Sam Cooke the rhythm and the blues

[Miredninja]

;-(

[fenbields5]

check out the derek and the dominoes live version of this song. you can find it on itunes if nothing else...

[MonsieurMajestic]

That's when you know who your best friends are.

But there's always a good pal I think!

I love that song,great post.

[BeeMichael]

Amen Bro !!!

[pieceofcoon]

Clapton unplugged is 1 of the best

[basicmystery]

Great song.

[songsterman]

Best version since Bessie Smith.

[powmanpo]

@songsterman True, so true...

[Soulshine59]

@songsterman

Clapton ain't no slouch! his versions are quite good!

[macaframa12]

@songsterman Is that a joke? Claptons version is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yy better

[n15M0]

@songsterman eric claptons one is better in my opinion:)

[Billiardnut520]

@songsterman cant believe I am saying this .... but I like this version better than the Clapton version. Of course I like hearing the guitar cord progression in the Clapton version. Kind of like comparing apples to apples lol

[ButterflyQueene07]

Amen!