This song is the one that I first heard of the man. On the record it was snarling slide guitar on distortion and thumping drums, but to see the man, tormented as he was on an acoustic, moves me more than I'd have thought.
When Townes got Blaze's guitar from the pawn shop (whichever version of that dark tale you choose to believe) he said this song was "trapped in the guitar trying to get out". He said most of the lyrics are just recollections or variations of conversations he and Blaze had over the years.
@probinson1337 - you can tell that is a melody straight from the guitar itself. Every guitar that has been owned and loved by a real player before has a song about the past and if you hear them out they'll teach you a song on their own.
@StrongHeartLives Yeah, I experienced that with a '74 Ovation Glenn Campbell Thinbody that I traded some "stuff" for in 1977 or so. That guitar dissapeared a year or so later. I called the song "bad karma" becuase that soft, sweet voiced, guitar had a cynical dope fiend vibe inside it, Always figured I earned the bad karma it carried when I traded for it and that's why I lost it. Never been able to make the song feel right on anything else...
How I wouldhave loved to have meet Townes and Blaze. True American originals!
rquan61 4 weeks ago in playlist Townes Van Zandt
best blues guitar. seriously. This IS BLUES! not like all that shitty rock crap
opinionsthesheaf 6 months ago
Any townes song....can make you cry.
gymhourfee 9 months ago
This song is the one that I first heard of the man. On the record it was snarling slide guitar on distortion and thumping drums, but to see the man, tormented as he was on an acoustic, moves me more than I'd have thought.
BrooklynJackBlue 10 months ago
Brilliant music with so much guts.
flashkaput 1 year ago
When Townes got Blaze's guitar from the pawn shop (whichever version of that dark tale you choose to believe) he said this song was "trapped in the guitar trying to get out". He said most of the lyrics are just recollections or variations of conversations he and Blaze had over the years.
probinson1337 1 year ago 3
@probinson1337 - you can tell that is a melody straight from the guitar itself. Every guitar that has been owned and loved by a real player before has a song about the past and if you hear them out they'll teach you a song on their own.
StrongHeartLives 1 year ago
@StrongHeartLives Yeah, I experienced that with a '74 Ovation Glenn Campbell Thinbody that I traded some "stuff" for in 1977 or so. That guitar dissapeared a year or so later. I called the song "bad karma" becuase that soft, sweet voiced, guitar had a cynical dope fiend vibe inside it, Always figured I earned the bad karma it carried when I traded for it and that's why I lost it. Never been able to make the song feel right on anything else...
probinson1337 1 year ago
for blaze foley, that"s Blaze
ou812faQ 1 year ago
One of the best songwriters to ever live.
Noodlebass 1 year ago
DAMN thats some pickin now! Awesome
tenbears21 1 year ago
Wow, Townes sure play some mean guitar on this one
zoarces 2 years ago
"I ain't headin' down this highway all alone..."
Mntgoatsfan 3 years ago
cool
thanks for the post
leahcim3360 3 years ago 2
Been looking for this one - thanks for posting it!
taljechin 3 years ago 2
"Ha ha haaaa haa ha haaaa!"
Thanks for posting this.
deebee76 3 years ago 2