Willie Dixon - I'm Nervous

[MedeaTor]

Just turned onto Willie Dixon's "Nervous," and thinking Rory Gallagher's "Off the Handle" is a response to that, particularly the way he does it at Montreux 1994.

[Brandon18valensi]

does anyone know the key of this?

[DopeBoyMagic66]

*finds new music ive never heard before.............see's that lil wayne is fucking mentioned* sigh, no longer want to hear it now, stop comparing that faggot to good music, sheesh, give it a goddamn break already

[acgijzen]

8 people too nervous to press the right button

[HYDEDB]

A true craftsman.

[MarcBrewer]

Love the man. Look at that bashed up bass - he relates some funny stories in his memoirs about trying to catch a cab with that bass - Nobody would pick Willie up. So Memphis Slim would flag a cab while Willie & his bass hid out of sight. Slim would open the door and hold it open so willie & his bass could run & jump in.

[funkylensz]

i gi git gitz ne nee ne  nervous.. man do i gitz nervous...

[jwandhistools]

One of the coolest things I have ever seen...and heard.

[Skeksisexy]

you know what i despise.. the fact that the government still enslaves black people.

let me ask you, when was the last time you heard this type of music from a black man on mainstream tv ? only thing you see is hiphop, cheap music about cars, woman and useless shit... the system still has black people enslaved and they dont even realize it... i wish black people would be free some day (this is coming from a white man)...

[dylster21502]

@Skeksisexy u sir, r a fuckin moron.. how old r u, 14? when was the last time u saw an elvis video on tv? god dam gvrnmnt... ya no they do control wats on mtv. i must have forgotten all the rights blacks had back in the day. im sure one day lil wayne will realize how he is being enslaved. ur a fuckin dumass. y dont u go ask ur teacher to explain a lil about the difference between slavery n freedom u stupid "white man"

[Moiraxi]

Great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[ThePointingArrows]

@Moiraxi the ending "one" put that little bit of class that the comment needed.

[Moiraxi]

@ThePointingArrows Sometimes I prefer a visualised comment than a verbalised comment!!!

I think is stronger the first one than the second!!!

This song is still Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 for me.

[deepwoodskentuckian]

he is a legend. he cofounded the pre war chicago blues with muddy waters. its sad that both are gone but then again we have this to remember

[deepwoodskentuckian]

this guy was one of the founders of post war chicago blues along with muddy waters. he was a legend

[Jack0fA11Trades]

Damn!  only Willie could make stuttering sound this good.

[Grumberf]

No Willie Dixon= no todays rock or metal or music at all nor blues

[serhattabanoglu]

Yahu malmısınız Willie Dixon kekeme filan değil. Şarkının sözlerini anlarsanız niye kekelediğini de anlarsınız. Teatral bir durum var orada.

[Socioistic]

Black people could sing back then. What happened? What the fuck is a lil' wayne?

[TheSatanas666]

@Socioistic white americans hate the blues and this black artist back in those days as much as you hate little wayne, they only get respect in europe

[Socioistic]

@TheSatanas666

For severely different reasons, though. They hated the blues because it was new, it was different, and most of all, it was black. I hate lil' wayne because he's a talentless hack, not because he's trying to express himself individually, and not play what everyone else plays, like Willie, and the blues, and jazz artists of yesteryear.

[rojenghale]

beautiful hahha just beautiful

[riotxbitch]

8 nervous persons..

[paranoidchileno01]

The girls at 1:38....uff

[uzn88]

@paranoidchileno01 I agree... wow!

[FretFreak02]

@paranoidchileno01 Do you mean: ''Woof!'' or ''Oouchgr!?''

[Baldyjohn1]

@paranoidchileno01 too right - tick tock, I say, meeeoww !

[JameLouisSolo]

@paranoidchileno01 she may be dead by now :P

[paranoidchileno01]

@JameLouisSolo never mind, she was so beautiful when she was young, and if she died young, then she left a beatiful cadaver xD

[thejoto]

Amazing but I dont see why it is funny !!

He truly make me belive him!!!!

[GATisdale]

Crisp B&W! Thanks!

[fngrpkn06]

Love it!

[Tridoshic]

im nervous 2 willie d...

[CrisDmor]

É lamentável que num show desse, pessoas resolvem comentar sobre em ser branco ou negro...

[leonnostradamus]

i got a hang over the only time i get nervous is when i drink to much coffee...

[Follaton]

7 people are deaf...

[me86680]

willie makes those two white girls n-n-n-nervous!

[GamePadVids]

amzing! нет слов просто!

[kingblee1]

curious--does anyone know--do his relatives still receive, what must be monster

royalty checks, from his historical songwriting?--or have they been sold off

to some corporation

[Gelatmus]

@kingblee1

I'm pretty sure his grandson gets the royalty checks now.

[RockThatTele]

@Gelatmus does his grandson get the royalty checks for Zeppelin too ha ha. Because Zeppelin Stole like 5 of his songs.

[nowatout]

@Gelatmus NO ! his grandson is charged with the murder of the the then number one high school basketball player in the nation BEN WILSON back in 1984 ,and is still serving time for that murder that shocked the whole city of chicago.......It was heavy news at that time....

[ichheiref]

7 were to nervous to klick at like xD

[wickirsinn]

Love it!!!

[hendrixfun96]

I am Nervous man TOO !!! LoVe yOU nervous ! SSS

[MadAndronicus]

What year was this?



[fozzy8866]

This is excellent. Got to respect confidence like that.

[luvthatzeppelin]

Wonderful!!!

[Picasanta]

Great man! I wanna be like him!

[HudBR1930]

That's the reason i'm a Bassis-bassi-bassist !!!! That kind of music never gets too old ! greetings from Brazil.

[gotonga]

Willie Dixon's nickname: The poet laureate of the blues!!!

[StopTheMoti0n]

ahahahaha!

[robnic52]

M m m makes me sh sh shake all in my bones!! Smart, cool and composed.

[SBG1983]

mmmmmmmmmMega bbbbbbbbBurner

[yarbivi]

amazingggggggggg

4 minutes of pure fun!!!!



[riff3433]

such a smart and sooo talented artist.

[patopimienta100]

impresionante !!!!! un grossso el man !!!

[Necxotuga]

Nerveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeeeeeeeeee !!!

[tataso]

Uno de los mejores compositores bluseros de la historia !

[matthewhenson1]

@Brucy6666 Haha

[myroseaccount]

Is this where Daltry got his idea ofr stuttering in My Generation?

[r3imanr3iman]

@myroseaccount probably not

[MONKEYWRESTLER5]

@myroseaccount no, he got it from the fact that his ''generation'' was considered by the older generation as less mannered less educated and that the way the young people spoke was eroding english language. so in the song he pretends to be a retarded kid praising his generation

[6StiX6]

1:38 dibs on the right one!

[juanmsj]

Negro Genio Total!

[markotd44]

He's probably only nervous because he's th-th-the only bababa black man in there!

[Ganjamancer]

The man could've held the Titanic together if he had been on board.

[chewymeemee]

Really who is best Sonny Boy, Howling Wolf or Blues-Harper? youtube.com/watch?v=xq7hjhsPMl­Y

[GraemeG56]

@chewymeemee no one

[howlingsandy]

@chewymeemee Sonny (2) taught Wolf (he'd married Wolf's sister) and was a specialist on harp, as well as sang well. He also played a different form that most hear on recording. Wolf used a (generally with exceptions) minimalist approach intentionally blend it and not overshadow any other element in carefully constructed songs (No matter how wildly performed) Wolf played great slide too. When you say "best" most will never have heard other harp stuff Wolf could do, which he did for me on tape

[chewymeemee]

@howlingsandy I would love to hear that is their a way you can send me a copy?

[howlingsandy]

You'll know when those fresh songs we made are available, it will be news.

You may not realize, it's how I get by and take care of a number of people in great need, and also rescue some in danger, via sporadic income of an artist. Oft infringed but about to nail those suckers at last. But I can point you to one, but done in 1985, Wolf's not playin' harp on this version, I am. I'm not singing it, as with Wolf, Mike Wilhelm is. But it IS one of the songs we did 3w.+youtube.com/watch?v=q0X3NH­7Z5wM

[VampirelleAllegre]

Happy birthday Willie :D

[satchi123]

was feeling bit down but this made me laugh..lol..priceless performance

[doghousedave]

Oh Yeah

[whouwit24]

When I first heard this, I was gaggin'. I Get NNNervous, LOL!!!

[ItsDappy]

Amazing song. Wouldn't surprise me if he was high as a kite, too.

[TheRichard181]

Absolutely priceless and classy!!! Not many people could even come close to tying his shoes laces! Thank you to whom posted this; cheers my man.

[OklahomaUndabucket]

woa this is the sheit!!!

[powwowdoc]

This is awesome. What a showman! I never get time of Willie. A certified genius and incredible songwriter.

[sirgrimmie]

amazing performance, so funny. so good

[dizzack]

Fucking BRILLIANT

[SuperSPOKENWORD]

HISTORICALA AND FUN

[jasonvieira]

IIIII jjjjjust lllove ttthisss sosososong. 3:48 well spent!!!

[IncensePeppermints]

love it

[PAI93]

what key is this in?

[zilvisj]

@PAI93

B

[sayakecil]

@PAI93 hey, is in Cmay, bit deeper because of the piano.

[nomicmartyr]

coolest Cat ever!!! not nervous at all ;)

[JonnyHausberg]

best way of showing how text and music should live together

[cupofjazz]

@JonnyHausberg you got that right brother! :)

[dudektria]

BRILLIANT [2]

[staticviewer]

calm down man, it's only the blues

[DoktorDoof]

this song is aweome,

and

the bass looks almost ridiculously small next to him xD ^^

[fed01]

amazing !!!

[NewSovietUnion]

Love this song. Just have to stop and smile.

[preput]

i hope there still are people with such charisma nowadays (nice mustache btw)

[boneidol23]

No Willie Dixon= No Led Zepplin

[Okpolosi]

@boneidol23 Got that right, my fave LZ are the Dixon covers !

[jordangraham12]

@boneidol23 in that case they should have kept him away

[petitmort69]

@boneidol23 And no generation too!, i mean my generation.

[petitmort69]

@boneidol23 And no generation too!, i mean my generation.

[badboybaldy1]

smiling ....

[UptonBass]

great stuff!

[EricDymond]

Incredible concept!

[decapitatedxflowers]

brilliant

[ISmokeBananaPeels]

excellent.

[bigwookiejohnson]

didn't willie damn near write all them popular blues songs? seems like.

[WayTooManyPuppies]

WILLIE DIXON = PURE LEGEND!!!

[olderbluesfan]

Sooo Goood !!! He sings a little nnnervous but he sure plays that bass right!!!!

[Mystep]

TTThat's hihihilariiious.

[Gonzo82883]

I'm a n-n-nervous m-m-man

[VJSco]

nice

[mystro810]

haha. I always wondered where the Who got the idea to stutter in " My Generation". I should have known it was from one of the old blues players

[jluvbaby]

the guy is a genius...

[InMaTuRe7]

IIII LOLOLOVE IT!

[InMaTuRe7]

IIIII LOLOLOVE IT!

[frenzexperiment]

blues + humour = how to spend well 3:47 of your life...

[Brucy6666]

@frenzexperiment :)

[drendor]

bestbest !

[supercoolreiber]

EPIC!

[Superblusero]

Absolutely superb. 5/5

[rievans57]

I've got this CD and strongly recommend it to others. It's an absolute gem.  Willie Dixon was such a creative mind.

[GratefulDavo]

Memphis Slim I believe. It says it in the description and they collaborated in the early 1960's.

It was a great performance by the both of them.

[PHHOFTHEPH]

Who is the pianist? Sounds like Otis Span? Ne body know?

[tibiyani]

the pianist is Memphis Slim

[matheo1960]

i loved it them its awesomeee.... i like hear them actually ...

[Manoloerdelbombo]

Brilliant!

[DanacaoZumbi]

If there's something best than an old blues perform by the masters on the genre??? How can people like other things to hear i'll never understand, this is just magic... pure magic, baby...

[EuphoricApathy]

Brilliant song from beginning to end!

[MartaBtrp]

Good!!!

[SteveSanoski]

Probably the inspiration for Van Morrison's stuttering on Astral Weeks' "Cypress Avenue"...

The blues is the roots and the rest is the fruits....

[pegasusmum]

I like it!!! :)

[ihop54]

Great stuff.

[billyglassner]

inspiration behind My Generation?

[lvanhalen]

nothing like this these days its what music needs (get nervous)

[753lol]

man what would today's music be without willie dixon and his compositions

[dawterofdaking]

i enjoyed this song...great job

[whitestripebuzz]

t-t-t-this is f-f-f-f-f-fantastic

[cupofjazz]

@whitestripebuzz you got that r-r-r-r-r-r-right brother *or sist.. :D

[SuzumiyaHaruhi0]

UN TAN UN TAN UN TAN MOE MOE KYUN

[Mr125647]

well

[schokker64]

Didn't know this song, but dutch comedien Andre van Duin did a dutch version in the 70's, de Zenuwpees, totally based on this one. Also quite funny actually.

[2betom]

Fun-tastic! :) 5*

[vekswon0100]

i love the blues

[fernando8587]

nnnn  ice viddd mmannn lol dixon is a great composer ...very original man thanks for this

[aollendorf]

I wonder where The Who got the idea for "My Generation?" Hmmm.........

[rottamato]

Haha... I thought the same thing when I first saw this video...

[Needle76]

The stuttering in The Who's My Generation is based on the way the mods of that time used to speak - full of speed ... I'm not saying they couldn't have taken the idea from Mr. Dixon, but the "official" version is that they wanted to resemble the speed-induced stuttering of many Mod guys.

[DanacaoZumbi]

I've watched this documentary and it said that they enjoyed american blues in the very beggining of their carrer... maybe.

[caballocalco]

Sunnyland Slim on piano.

Nothing would be possible without him.

I shooked hands with Willie, in Mexico City. I got "very nervous".

[pianiplunker]

I think it's Memphis Slim on piano?

[Basetrem]

this is amazing

[steveey251]

Everybody here needs to chill out and enjoy this music.

[LeftForBlues]

Awesome! Damn i love this.

[JustAN3rd]

DAMN, can i retrieve my voting? Want to rate 5* for it :D

[Alxscode]

Very much like John Lee Hooker's style.

[daveson68]

Maybe the who - my generation, got a little bit of insperation of this song

[sleeplessintokyo]

a pioneer.

[sleeplessintokyo]

a  great blues individual.

[SiannDoll]

The sound of the upright bass makes me happy.

<3.

[roshtoff]

Th-th-th-thank you for sh-sh-sh-sharing th-th-this.))

[mathurin94]

lmao

[MrEverSoBad]

This Is the blues, This is my music. I have always loved the blues. Great music. Thanks for posting it!

[okaythenbob]

Willie Dixon showed those rockers you can't steal his shit and get away with it.

[Tabla461]

willie dixon and charles mingus are the to most bad ass bassists of all time.

[swampcat11]

I love this song and this man. A legend.

[chirritutiplen]

This vivivivivivideo is vevevevery good

[watermane]

great stuff, music just aint the same no more!

[nakedmolerat43]

some of it is, you just need to look harder, dont give up.

[samanthalynne144]

i couldnt help but just lay back and enjoy this song. twice... =).

i just got into this style music so if any one has any suggestions (incluing more songs by willie) thatd be awesome.

Check out...Howlin' Wolf,Muddy Waters,Sonny Boy Williamson 3rd,Junior Wells,John Lee Hooker,Little Walter,Lonnie Johnson,Robert Johnson,Son House,Skip James,Bessie Smith,Pinetop Perkins,Buddy Guy,Alvin Alc