Anyway, this is my favorite Son Volt song. It takes me back to my band days and even though our split was amicable, I would love to restart the group.
As for the whole Wilco/Son Volt comparison, Wilco's famous for the "Mermaid Avenue" CDs, but Son Volt also covered some Woodie Guthrie. They did a great job on Guthrie's "I've Got to Know".
I used to be in a covers band and this was one of the songs we played. We were a family band (and with 2 brother-sister pairs too!). Here's our line up for this song:
My brother Paul: Lead vocal, mandolin.
Me: Bass: harmony vocal.
My cousin Cindy: violin.
My cousin Jack: acoustic guitar.
My cousin Chris: lead guitar.
My cousin Jerry: drums.
Cindy and Jack are brother and sister and are my paternal cousins.
Chris and Jerry are brothers and are my maternal cousins.
Don't ask me why this song just popped into my head, or why I am replying so long after your post. First of all, I am sorry for your loss and hope things have gotten better for you. Not that there is any schedule, because there isn't. I really liked Son Volt and was fortunate enough to see them as an opening act for John Hiatt. Be well, young lady.
Song for the Day - do you know son volt? although this video is not highest quality, the song is so amazing...and it's message is what I wish for you today.
This is amazing. I love how these are just regular guys, there for the music. No act; they're just up there to share it. No fancy clothes, no ridiculous country-star outfits.
While always excited about another Son Volt fan I just am a bit perplexed by this comment. Jay Farrar is probably as big of a departure from a regular guy as you will ever find and the fallout from Uncle Tupelo which led to the formation of Son Volt and Wilco is your every day VH1 rock star drama. They also are not a country group so hence the lack of country attire. At any rate glad you like the song :)
i am 14 and i love this band my dad got me in to them i sleep to this song sometime dad seen yall live this is the only rly country music out thire i lissend to ur old band and now this band keep it up
there really are some huge "Ouch, WTF!!! moments in these guitar breaks. listen to the outro; we're talking hunting, pecking, but far too often missing the mark painfully. you can see Jay's reaction, and it's a shame on such a great song.
the magic just isn't there with this line-up. it's sturdy, workmanlike, and serviceable, but Jay needs guys who are better players than himself. I'm not hearing that, anymore. I know he had the great Mark Spencer around for some of the solo albums/tours. are they still connected at all?
Good performance. Wish Hiedorn and the Boquist brothers were still a part of it, but the second Son Volt lineup is pretty good as well. Brad Rice fits well on guitar. He played with Whiskeytown and Keith Urban and has a genuine country style of playing that suits the music very well. Probably the best man Jay could possibly find to fill Dave Boquist's shoes. He did a very good job selecting the musicians in the new Son Volt- you have to admit that.
Great song but I wish Jay would just pay the original members of Son Volt to play again. The current line-up just doesn't put as much passion into the old songs. I have seen the new Son Volt 3 times and while they have been really solid, it's just not the same.
my friend & I were together 9 years before he died just after reaching 30... we loved long drives thru the south together... i had alot of trouble really finding a song to memorialize him until his best friend turned me on to this sad song shortly after his death. it remindes me of the joy & peace he found working on that old corvette putting the top down & heading south.
I'm in this video
drivebytruckerz 6 months ago
Switchin' over to AM....
5koverlibor 6 months ago
Anyway, this is my favorite Son Volt song. It takes me back to my band days and even though our split was amicable, I would love to restart the group.
As for the whole Wilco/Son Volt comparison, Wilco's famous for the "Mermaid Avenue" CDs, but Son Volt also covered some Woodie Guthrie. They did a great job on Guthrie's "I've Got to Know".
BassPlayerSusan 8 months ago
I used to be in a covers band and this was one of the songs we played. We were a family band (and with 2 brother-sister pairs too!). Here's our line up for this song:
My brother Paul: Lead vocal, mandolin.
Me: Bass: harmony vocal.
My cousin Cindy: violin.
My cousin Jack: acoustic guitar.
My cousin Chris: lead guitar.
My cousin Jerry: drums.
Cindy and Jack are brother and sister and are my paternal cousins.
Chris and Jerry are brothers and are my maternal cousins.
BassPlayerSusan 8 months ago
Don't ask me why this song just popped into my head, or why I am replying so long after your post. First of all, I am sorry for your loss and hope things have gotten better for you. Not that there is any schedule, because there isn't. I really liked Son Volt and was fortunate enough to see them as an opening act for John Hiatt. Be well, young lady.
mbeaneable 8 months ago
Song for the Day - do you know son volt? although this video is not highest quality, the song is so amazing...and it's message is what I wish for you today.
uma1bodhi 1 year ago
This is amazing. I love how these are just regular guys, there for the music. No act; they're just up there to share it. No fancy clothes, no ridiculous country-star outfits.
doomsdaydave11 1 year ago
@doomsdaydave11 And no backup dancers! Ha!
Salguine 1 year ago
@doomsdaydave11
While always excited about another Son Volt fan I just am a bit perplexed by this comment. Jay Farrar is probably as big of a departure from a regular guy as you will ever find and the fallout from Uncle Tupelo which led to the formation of Son Volt and Wilco is your every day VH1 rock star drama. They also are not a country group so hence the lack of country attire. At any rate glad you like the song :)
escalatorkid01 1 year ago
i am 14 and i love this band my dad got me in to them i sleep to this song sometime dad seen yall live this is the only rly country music out thire i lissend to ur old band and now this band keep it up
washthepolit 1 year ago
Love this song. Wrote about it on my music blog NIghtly Song. Check the link
HeyCro 1 year ago
This song is so good, I can't even describe it. What a fucking band....
Albeleo 1 year ago 2
See ya on Spt 10 at Exit/In :)
fixmeplz 2 years ago
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jliver69 2 years ago
thanks for sharing, used to listen this song driving home from work when, helped me through a lot of tough times.
hollowbodyguitar 2 years ago
Dude.. I can see the back of my head!!! sweet.
blakes314 2 years ago
Jay writes songs that are so good that he, himself, has trouble doing them justice :)
Luv yu
FeelinSoBlah 2 years ago
no kidding. wtf is going on with that lead guitar.
GoBackToBedAmerica 3 years ago
there really are some huge "Ouch, WTF!!! moments in these guitar breaks. listen to the outro; we're talking hunting, pecking, but far too often missing the mark painfully. you can see Jay's reaction, and it's a shame on such a great song.
truthero 3 years ago
The guitar just went out of tune. See the Bigsby! I have been listening to Brad Rice for 26 years, and have not heard him miss a note, ever.
bartboop 2 years ago
the magic just isn't there with this line-up. it's sturdy, workmanlike, and serviceable, but Jay needs guys who are better players than himself. I'm not hearing that, anymore. I know he had the great Mark Spencer around for some of the solo albums/tours. are they still connected at all?
truthero 3 years ago
Good performance. Wish Hiedorn and the Boquist brothers were still a part of it, but the second Son Volt lineup is pretty good as well. Brad Rice fits well on guitar. He played with Whiskeytown and Keith Urban and has a genuine country style of playing that suits the music very well. Probably the best man Jay could possibly find to fill Dave Boquist's shoes. He did a very good job selecting the musicians in the new Son Volt- you have to admit that.
9midwestern9 3 years ago
I love that song and I love that performance.
IngridPRS 3 years ago
This song is so...soothing. It reminds me of childhood in so many ways.
dogcoon 3 years ago
This song is just amazing and masses of people have no idea it exists, unreal.....
wilcojoe13 3 years ago 3
Sounds like heaven.
kimofilms 3 years ago 10
I love this song! Timeless and beautiful
vortextheory 4 years ago
Jay Farrar--has to be one of the best songwriters/composers of the past 20 yrs.
redshaftedflicker 4 years ago 6
Great song but I wish Jay would just pay the original members of Son Volt to play again. The current line-up just doesn't put as much passion into the old songs. I have seen the new Son Volt 3 times and while they have been really solid, it's just not the same.
escalatorkid01 4 years ago
my friend & I were together 9 years before he died just after reaching 30... we loved long drives thru the south together... i had alot of trouble really finding a song to memorialize him until his best friend turned me on to this sad song shortly after his death. it remindes me of the joy & peace he found working on that old corvette putting the top down & heading south.
seriojel 4 years ago 20
that's both sad and beautiful. this is such a beautiful song. sorry about your having lost you friend
hwymanric10 4 years ago 3
"May the wind take your troubles away"... yep, that about says it all.
bcarlson33 4 years ago 4
Probably one of my favorite songs. The lyrics are simply beautiful.
latufu 4 years ago 2
check out my videos for a slide show of the Fort Worth concert.
RareFootage 4 years ago
YAYA <3 SONG (Farrar is awesome)
Shotgunnova 4 years ago
That's me holding the sign at the end!!!
Lunapooka 4 years ago
A perfect song. Beautiful music, lyrics beyond compare. At least the best driving song ever.
snealfleeba 4 years ago
check out new video on out channel page
RareFootage 4 years ago
One of my all-time favorite songs. Thanks for sharing this and the other clips you posted from this great show.
ronfrankl 5 years ago
Just gor Son Volt Austin City Limits...great DVD.
solecraft311 5 years ago
great song. this is the song that I heard that got me hooked and into uncle tupelo and then wilco. great great stuff!
ckad79 5 years ago
does anyone have son volt "drown" in any form?
Weigaldo 5 years ago
One of the best songs ever written. Does anyone out there have a video of when Son Volt played on Saturday Night Live several years ago?
tjoverstreet 5 years ago
maybe the best song ever.
snealfleeba 5 years ago
great great song. get in a car and goooooo.
voteproud 5 years ago