Townes Van Zandt - Rex`s Blues

[wayfaringchinese]

Straightforward and deep. Love it.

[flatonia]

When he sings:

"I'm bound to leave this dark behind" on the Live at the Old Quarter

LP you can hear him humming. It struck me that the whole song was

as if a parent were singing to a child, and I would imagine that's the tenderness

he felt towards Rex coming through.

[dgafglide]

well said, this song did indeed grab my attention. it took a bit of searching. well worth it though. they dont write songs like this anymore.

[luketdrifter2100]

Thumbs up if Leaves of Grass didn't bring you to this song...taste did.

[coyotehawk4]

so glad for the movie "Leaves of Grass" otherwise i may have never heard this great song

[unknown017369]

@coyotehawk4 same with me man. so glad!

[c4h2u0k]

@coyotehawk4 Its amazing how 30 seconds of a song can grab your attention so much that you have to spend the time to find it.

[ryuVSbison]

Sounds like "Harlem River Blues" was inspired by this tune at the "tell my..." parts.

[cpdd13]

Townes was greatness and this is such a beautiful song, thanks for posting.



[writersblock26]

Thank you for posting this, LowrySam1.

[prepetilec]

what album is this from?

[lgjonasson]

Who's playing second guitar?

[mircubstation]

Only 9 273 views. I must have watched this 9000 times myself. What an incredible song and musician. Townes was the greatest artist to walk this earth.

[mircubstation]

Can anyone help me to find an accurate transcription to this? I'm an amateur musician and Rex's Blues is my favouite Townes song. It's been haunting me since I saw a short clip of Townes performing it on the "Be Here to Love Me" doc. God, I thought John Lennon was great until I discovered Townes. Now there's no turning back...

[SamrauiChamploo02]

i want the version from "leaves of grass" whos got that version its the best .

[thebetterhalf37]

@SamrauiChamploo02 im pretty sure this is it. it has the 2 in-harmony guitars.

[banjodawgg]

One of my alltime favs! I love the pics, especially of him on horseback!

[mistertimz]

hey, where was this recorded? is it available bootleg or album?

[krsmqn1977]

@mistertimz Your guess is as good as mine.

[floppyd0g]

@mistertimz It's off "Rear view mirror" live album.

[krsmqn1977]

Well said brother.

"So tell my baby I said so long

tell my mother I did no wrong

tell my brother to watch his own

and tell my friends to mourn me none"

So good!!!

[AndrewMcCuen]

@krsmqn1977 Hey.....watch ur own.....there, I told you.

[AndrewMcCuen]

A lot of versions of this song, and this one is my favorite. The two guitars are killer. Dig the photos of Townes, he was so damn good!!