Dave Matthews & Neil Young - Alone And Forsaken

[jt2145]

how could anyone dislike this, f*ckin a**holes

[strangerthanml]

awesome!

[MrSoccer122222]

After listining this song six or seven times I favorited it. I hope you do so also. This is a song everyone should know and love.

[ricardojriveraa]

neil's reading from a prompter. if not, hes staring so hard at nothing.

[JDoubleOP]

PERFECT MATCH, GREAT SONG

[rammsteinpk]

Hank Williams original is amazing. this is just crap!

[CriticsConfession]

@rammsteinpk I agree.

[gopakrz]

@rammsteinpk This version is a HUGE upgrade to Hanks version. No disrespect to Hank a great artist, but this is clearly superior!

[subimeyouthBJJ]

@gopakrz social distortions verison is an upgrade of this by ten.

[sabreyow]

@gopakrz check out the townes van zant version..its spot on and haunting

[shyguy74577]

@gopakrz you need to put the drugs away Hank is the king, his version is haunting. I bet he influenced both theese guys . remember hank is in rock and roll hall of fame and in country hall of fame as well

[lasanders1]

This came out over a year ago, and I'm still listening to it almost every day. Absolutely chilling. It was a perfect song for such a heartbreaking, tragic event.

[csharmy]

goose bumps.

[jovelpoldo]

Thank's a lot, this music is the best cover I ever seen.

[bensmith3200]

Wikileaks reports have proven that the United States -- in collusion with Levi's, Hanes, Fruit of the Loom -- conspired to prevent Haiti's government from increasing the minimum wage to $6 a day. U.S. Foreign policy is the reason why Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. Sadly, I don't think there will be any celebrity sing alongs in honor of this revelation.

This being said, I dig this performance.

[sharmylittleone]

love this song!

[RisinOutlaw21]

I want Neil's guitar, it's one of Hank's

[usaffidelity]

i wish dave would open up a show with this and go into lye in our graves. would be something, huh.



[Brittneyjade1983]

I wanted to cry when I first saw this, great performance :-))

[VeronikRosa]

The choice of song & this performance by these 2 great muscisians was perfect for the horrid situation that still exists in Haiti!

Hank Williams was NOT in anyway whimpy, he was genius.

[ryry37]

Yeah... I've never really cared for Neil Young. I do love me my Dave Matthews, but I still prefer Hank's voice on this song. ...And please don't even mention the Social D version. They need to go away.

[lonsumtravlr]

Neil's always awesome, but Dave sucks.

[ssnow67]

The only good cover if this is Townes.

[pauldarilek]

Dave Matthews has such on-the-spot class, pulling out the high singing voice to match Young, as though to salute saluting a music icon

[ckass123]

man how bad ass would it be to play on stage with those two musical gods?!

[MsHappygirl23]

Awesome!!!! Two guys who just play their music. Thats is what it is all about:)

[iampower714]

Thanks for posting this. They took it down for awhile.

[TheJimbo415]

wow very very powerful may god bless the people of haiti

[scocar67]

This is not good, let alone worthy of song of the year. Social D's cover of this is way better. Their wimpy-ass voices ruin the song. It just doesn't sound right.

[GhostofGoodnightLane]

@scocar67 YOU ARE CRAZYYYYYYYY! Even Hank Williams' version of this song was better than them! It's supposed to be emotional so their "wimpy-ass" voices work better than anyone else I've heard!

[ajatkinson2004]

@GhostofGoodnightLane watch a video of the Haiti destruction with this song as the audio track and you tell me which one is more moving. I think for this scenario (the Haiti relief), this version was perfect!

[scocar67]

@GhostofGoodnightLane It's an emotional song written by a guy who was far from "wimpy". Hank's version of this song was far from wimpy. Dave Matthews and Neil Young ruined it. Mike Ness enhanced it.

[jgarland87]

Dave Mathews does not deserve to cover a Hank Williams song, makes me sick!!!!! Thanks for butchering a classic

[Johnjayhawk83]

@jgarland87 This cover is better than the original man. But you're intitled to your opinion!

[ThomWithKawliga]

@jgarland87  couldn't agree more if you forced me to at gun point.

[richiemabie]

@jgarland87 Why not ?? He has not earned it ??

[jgarland87]

hell no he has not earned it.

[jgarland87]

hell no he has not earned it. hank would be turning in his grave. ask his grandson shelton (hank 3) he would say the same thing

[KWOOTfluke]

@jgarland87 suck my cherry flavoured balls.

[flkinganuthin]

nice try, girls.

[5thcorps]

Written by the original poetic master, The late great Hank Williams

[ssil08420]

@ watwatindabutt69 notice how much higher Neil brings it after Daves intro....Neil is 60+ and its hard to get up there in range without falsetto's...seems he wanted to keep the sound natural.... however this made me give alot of creedence to dave mathews talent....p.s Neil seems to be nearly an octave higher the whole time....

[ksol1460tv]

@ssil08420 Along with what you say, I hear Neil trying not to cry. His close friend L.A. Johnson had died suddenly just hours before this. Jay

[ssil08420]

@ watwatindabutt69  notice how much higher Neil brings it after Daves intro....Neil is 60+ and its hard to get up there in range without falsetto's...seems he wanted to keep the sound natural.... however this made me give alot of creedence to dave mathews talent....

[amandanicole275]

just a fantastic job. amazing. leaves you speechless.

[Schizm1]

What a legends !!!!!

[watwatindabutt69]

dave was awesome but neil couldve tried harder to get high notes

[TimF1994]

@watwatindabutt69 Man, that's what makes it chilling. It's Neil's style.

[mdpocoroba]

Whip My Hair for Haiti!

[jovelpoldo]

A great song ever! Thank' a lot!

[MsHappygirl23]

AWESOME! :)

[jamie69247]

@gamlastanarn

your alone on that one bud,

[woofydoofy33]

how could you dislike this?

[woofydoofy33]

@gamlastanarn it wouldnt be any fun if they copied the original, now would it.

[pluginbaby03]

they're capturing the spirit of haiti. it's horrifying, haunting, and somehow out of the disastrous horror that came out of port-au-prince, it's still beautiful, just like the song.

[rocklegends4ever]

@gamlastanarn you kidding? This is haunting, more sincere, and less playful than Hank's version. I understand that he originated it, but this version compliments the lyrics and title more effectively.

[ThomWithKawliga]

@rocklegends4ever its about as sincere as madonna's version of american pie.

[lauramariemoore]

Those two completely compliment each other. For real. They sound PERFECT together. Crap, they even look like each other. First time I've ever noticed the similarities. Probably because I don't pay attention too good. Still, those boys are my faves! I watched this show (originally) from the cabin of a sailboat in the Caribbean Sea, 350 miles from Haiti. The Haitian people are beautiful souls. Bless them God, and keep the rich folks aware of their daily struggles. Please & thanks!

[MsHappygirl23]

I just love these two singing together. "wow"

[lilwyte901]

good to see artists like these playin ol Luke the Drifter

[ThomWithKawliga]

seriously fuck these guys. hank would be spinning in his grave. fuckin hippies

[ajatkinson2004]

@ThomWithKawliga uh, Hank Sr. was somewhat of a hippy of the country music scene his own self lol

[woofydoofy33]

@ThomWithKawliga The world could use less of people like you! DOWN WITH HATERS!!

[biggoodness]

stunning! makes me wanna pick up an instrument and sing....

[weathervanesmusic]

I loved Neil first...then he became Dave's friend. Then I loved Dave...see? They are friends...how cool is that? THE BEST!

[EmmaRose473]

Incredibly beautiful and equally painful song--I thought it represented the suffering of the Haitian people so perfectly, as well as reminding us of all of those throughout the world whom it appears that God has forgotten...then it suddenly became my own personal 'theme song' after my father committed suicide on June 15, 2010... Did I forsake and forget him too? I wish he could hear me and know that I'm so sorry for all I did and sorry for all that I 'forgot to say or do'...but it's too late.

[angryfishmonger]

@EmmaRose473 I wish had the words to comfort you

[ROMULOVOCAL]

two legends!

[xVinsenTx]

I absolutely love it... a different twist to the original.

[jamie69247]

where can i get the mp3?

[JessieSoul]

Hauntingly beautiful!

[dino123abc007]

oh lord please help us all

[ggman12345678910]

Amazing.

[matzchase]

Good performance but doesn't sound anything like the original. 

[irtimed]

@matzchase Thats not what they're going for.

[matzchase]

@irtimed Really?

[PiggusVomitus]

should have been nominated for song of the year and won

[MavisRileyJunior]

love the C64 intro lol.

[NiKKiG0FRAPFRAP]

I absolutely love their performance of this song it is just beautiful.