Irene goodnight

[shagmox420]

Growning up every night the father would at bed time tell me and my sister say goodnight irene and we would always ask whos irene...but not knowing we still said goodnight irene every night..

[aaronthewolf]

Hearing this song while thinking of Joe Ben under that log...makes my eyes water.

[TestedBR]

Hmm... I guess 8 people didn't get let out of prison because of their musical talent

[drmr2006]

Up the GAS!!!!!!

[CedricRussowEsquire]

HE PLANTED HIM LIKE A TREE!!!! GOODNIGHT IRENE!!

[joedalby14]

Bristol Rovers Football club <3

[jesran47]

Thank you for sharing The WitchRegina, you're story. I dont think the pain and feeling of emptiness ever goes away. We are left one choice: To deal with it and hopefully as the years go forward hopefully, the pain lessens. Thank you for responding. Jesse

[bostonteabagger71739]

@ johnnyhorton2 its only leadbelly, nobody else. he sings then quickly talks a verse. no pete or woody on this.

[Kingofeurope]

Cream gravy!

[jesran47]

Our Mom passed recently. When we were kids she would always say "Goodnite Irene" when it was our bedtime. We never knew or asked where the saying came from. She was cremated this past April and I wear a heart pendant around my neck with part of her remains inside of which is engraved: "Goodnite Irene" We just learned today that it was a song ... Sweet Dreams Mom ...We will miss you forever ..... JESRAN@aol.com

[TheWitchRegina]

@jesran47 My mother used to sing this line to us before bed when we were young. She said she started singing it when she sang it to she sister Irene when they were young. I ended up singing it to my daughter too. I miss my mother too. Its been over 13 years now.

[twobit211]

@jesran47 much love to you and your mother. thank you for your story: may the lord take, and hold, your ma. bless.

[Mousesaurus]

Engineer. :3

[woos2045]

He played many instruments. He saw a Mexican guitar playing a 12 string when he around 12 and decided that he would learn that one as well. Midnight Special is my favorite..so far.

[fasena71]

Very nice song it make me remember when I was a kid and use to go to sleep listening at it.

[266jerimiah]

goodnight hurricane irene

[joontfish]

Juh

[DIANNEELEE]

Good singer, words ruin it.

[bostonteabagger71739]

@DIANNEELEE the words are from the singer. leadbelly's style, narrate and sing at the same time.

[mi777ke777]

hurricane song!



[Blairw25]

See Smithsonian's film on Folkways Records. Interesting story about Leadbelly.

[118rellik]

prayers and thoughts to the East coast today. Love,Canada

wwwdotthisisrellikdotcom

[IamTheiPhone]

pootis penser here

[ledheadzach2]

hurricane irene :(

[Quandary2]

2:00 What is he wearing?

[findingnobody]

@Quandary2 That's actually a still from the biopic film about Leadbelly, also called Leadbelly. it's on netflix. check it out! and, I think it's supposed to be a jail outfit

[Inetjoker]

Beauty of blues from the soul. Before the word soul was overused for music.

[EdEdelenbos]

All Leadbelly lyrics. It is an odd version, or an adulterated one as it was rare for him to record anything with other people playing.

[StrategistBlain]

Tom Waits also did a very cool version of this song :)

[homowalus]

leadbelly



[thedollhouse10]

yeah he doesn't get cred because he did so much time in prison people wouldn't believe how much of his music is covered actually a lot of rock songs are covered old blues and folk music.

[revolt81]

it's a ledbelly song, not guthrie



[mickhutchinson]

Great tune

[warrugul]

@leoleodk thats only in the later sanitized white country covers

[mherbert]

NO Lead Belly NO Beatles- I didnt make that up George Harrison did! go to the indiegogo site & look up leadbellyfilm

[Jimix68]

i guess you ((*are*)) in my dreams

[leoleodk]

Leak noticed L.eadbelly not sing "I see you in my dreams" byt sing "I good you in my dream" what was the old Leadbelly right text flap in 1850 'I good you in my dream

[Snappy1943]

@leoleodk

I get you in my dreams.

[Snappy1943]

@leoleodk

I get you in my dreams.

[steersteer]

@leoleodk its 'i kiss you in my dreams' isnt it?

[peacefreak9]

Reality is greater than the sum of its parts, also a damn sight holier.

Sometimes A Great Notion was an amazing book. This song and the book go extremely well together; I'm beginning to see why he chose that line for the epigram.

[GLITTERYUNICORNS1]

my name is irene:)

[IreGenny]

@GLITTERYUNICORNS1 goodnight!

[GLITTERYUNICORNS1]

@IreGenny

Haha thats funny...

[funderkitty07]

I used this for a presentation on African American music. Thank you =)

[Briancramer67]

Ken Kesey ('One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest') got the title for his second book, 'Sometimes a Great Notion' from this song

[Verfemdung]

@Briancramer67 And a great book it was too.

[jessegguitar]

what do u mean guthrie? this is all leadbelly, vocal wise

[ThatsMeSari]

This song but with different lyrics was my lullaby when I was a child.

[merle572]

My Dad used to listen to this kind of Music,thank God he taught me how to appreciate all music.

[CoffeeSnailontheweb]

Im pretty sure that only leadbelly sings in this version.

[ShrapnelOnTheFly]

Gotta love that oltimey music.

[imaRoLLingStonzFan]

He inspired THE STONES

[unclebobunclebob]

I can't believe he didn't play it darker.

[animalman1122]

its cool how people like leadbelly, robert johnson, etc. inspired people like Hendrix and Zeppelin, this music will never die

[apoxalex]

GODDAMN, damn the whiskey!

This shit just got real!

[Nidhogg86]

Does anyone know what version of Irene Goodnight is played in the movie 'Kiss the girls'? Slightly upbeat and totally rocking.

[Toadfoal]

Heh, we named our dog after this song. <3

[mikeygeneral]

Goodnight Irene. LMAO

Just finished doing some net research on the phrase which brought me to this page.

[hoedlhg]

thank you so much for posting this! what would us-american folk tradition be without that man? looking at his biography, doesn't it make us think about society?

[andreabaker2]

I'm listening to this as a bedtime song. Goodnight, Leadbelly, you've made my life richer and in my dreams I'll hear this song.

[dorianpalepic]

Does anybody know the version of Moe Tucker?

[supah1337B]

This doesnt seem to sound like Ledbetter Alittle sped up fo' his taste.

But I think it is Ledbetter

[RRaquello]

What's most interesting to me about this song is that while Leadbelly is famous as a blues singer, this number ain't blues, It's an old fashioned waltz. I'm no expert on this kind of stuff, but since he was in prison in Louisiana, and since so much of Cajun music is in waltz time, I wonder if the tune of Goodnight Irene might be derived from some old Cajun tune that Leadbelly might have heard while serving time. It certainly has that sound to it.

[moominpic]

@RRaquello Possible, However, I'd also heard that a lot of blues players also played popular dance hall and 'pop' songs of the time.

[RaZoRsHaRpScReW]

this is GRAND !

[MyMelodiousMusic]

My dad would sing this to me with his guitar when i couldn't fall asleep, it brings back so many memories! :')

[repatomonor21]

spy sappen mah Irene

[Rena1934]

awwwwww you actually put Irene Dunne on this video, aww I like this song because of her =) Thanks!

[jdmaniac820]

This is definitely leadbelly singing

[Wyant1]

Ok... So, the bit about stop gambling and go home to your wife is actually about Leadbelly, not Irene.... Yes? I kinda' wondered. That'd make Irene a little freaky and quite a long way ahead of her time, ya' know?

[TheIsraDave]

This is one of the best things I'll ever hear.

[vvanderer]

This is dfinitely Leadbelly singing this take, his composition, his hit record. This is the take that went to the hit parade

[southmead]

Rubbish Gas!!

[TheAlliswell]

great song, thanks for post

[pigmanobvious]

whatever! heres to a great ol colored man! history will remember you!

[MasterBowyer]

Thanks for posting this... A+

[hermenutic]

excellent.

[thumbscake]

lol team fortress 2

[MasturbatingPanda000]

sucide song?...lol

[amyinarms]

sounds nothing like Woody :P

[werealldoodshey]

yeah, all of it's leadbelly

[jamesmichaeljenkins]

The other "voice" is Blind Lemon Jefferson.

[kristac95]

the other voice definitely isn't woody guthrie. maybe... sonny or cisco? or someone unrelated.

[brokeass89]

i dont think either.... lebelly was before his (guthrie) time as far as i know. i could be wrong.. but i say its him just talkin..... i dont know tho honestly im just puttin in my 2 cents

[PDXorcist]

@brokeass89 Woody was around the same time and was a fan of leadbelly, but I don't believe they ever worked together though either. That would have been a great piece of music history if they ever did.

[Eusobios]

Actually, Guthrie and Leadbelly played together numerous times, and both played off and on with Pete Seeger and the Almanac Singers.

[PDXorcist]

@Eusobios in further research, i found that they did and it is indeed great. thanks for setting my comment straight.

[Eusobios]

Oh, no problem.

[timpaulcope]

yo lee

[extinguishersoul]

leadbelly is definitely singing but the voice inbetween doesnt quite sound like him

[MrCyberGJnr]

100% Leadbelly. No argument.

[18Loubeaux36]

@MrCyberGJnr

Sounds like it may be a young Pete Seeger.

[znkp]

This song is included in "Leadbelly: Huddie Ledbetter's Best..His Guitar - His Voice - His Piano".

I rest my case.

[ciderbaz]

All gasheads love you !!

[scarletjlp]

This is Leadbelly! No doubt, just picked-up abit. I like this pace, verses his original. "King of the 12 string guitar".

[Tooninoot]

Do you really have to argue about it? The Irish Rovers have the best version of this song anyway. :p

[stevensartifacts]

this is definitely Guthry Woods, who oft held a sticker upon his 8 string guitar that upon which read a statement such as "This device melts faces." Guthry Woods was a huge advocate of LSD and often jumped from windows in early 60s New York City with beat poets such as TS Eliot. For fun.

Do your research before posting videos to streaming video websites to misinform the public media.

[znkp]

Guthry Woods sounds like how some French call a gas mask (they call it mask gas). :D

[pietzsche]

definitely Leadbelly, no question, if you go to "three songs from Leadbelly" you'll spot it no problem.

[loitalove2009]

LQQKING 4 MY FRIEND JANISPERLA

[JohnnyBadHabit]

This is Lead Belly, not Woody Guthrie.

[charlieohms]

thats def leadbelly im sure of it...

[hipo250]

is this peete seeger singing this

[gashead1]

Bristol Rovers FC....

[daviemcf]

Classic Leadbelly!!

[phbakx]

I was surprised to hear that this subleme singer of the US-counrtyfolk was in prison for more than 30 years. Was it that he has killed two women?

[GoodOldGar]

He did several stints in southern prisons, including Angola, for murder and attempted murder. He was discovered and recorded in prison in 1934 by John and Alan Lomax in their search for authentic American music.

If you listen to Delta Blues lyrics, you find many concerning shootings and prison, such as Stack Lee, Frankie and Johnnie, etc. That's the culture that nourished blues music.

[1HRJR]

@GoodOldGar

"If you listen to Delta Blues lyrics, you find many concerning shootings and prison, such as Stack Lee, Frankie and Johnnie, etc. That's the culture that nourished blues music."

^Typical. Blacks have to tell their own stories or else dumb shit like the tripe above will get advanced by halfwit culture vultures like GoldOldGar.

For the real history of the blues start with a book.

[jessegguitar]

@GoodOldGar whats crazy is that i just found out that a resteraunt where i live is own by a nephew of alan lomax, who also recorded guthrie

[jessebrade]

this is leadbelly ive got the cd

[copperjones1915]

I dont hear woody guthrie but look at my video response its lead belly inspired

[boltville]

I had to post 3 times to get the exact vocals up. If you listen carefully you can pick them up. He must have sung differently each time as his vocals changed each time with how he felt. Straight from his heart I guess.

I would also say that is most likely Woody Guthrie too as he was a good friend to him.

I know this song well as my Dad could sing and he sang this to us a lot. I have a sister Eileen and he would joiningly sing it for her.

[boltville]

>Chorus Stop rambling, and stop gambling, Quit staying out late at night Go home to your wife and your family ....where ya otta be, and sit down by the fireside bright >Chorus I love Irene, God knows I do, Love her till the sea run dry If Irene turns her back on me, Gonna take a morphine and die

[boltville]

>Chorus I guess you in my dreams, I ask your mother for you, She told me that you was too young, I wish dear Lord that I never seen your face, I sorry ya ever was born. >Chorus Sometimes I lived in the country, Sometimes I lived in town Sometimes I have a great notion, ajump into the river and drown

[sfcub69]

gonna love her til (her) sea run dry, huh? wonder what he's talkin' about?

[lostindreams3]

My mom fondly remembers her father singing this song to my cousin when she was little. Now both her father and my cousin are gone, but this song makes her think of that moment.

[rkosgal21]

I know what you're talking about. When I was really little my entire family would sing it around a piano as loud as we could at get togethers. This song means the world to me :)

[jordanthecat]

This is great stuff- thanks for posting!!!!!

[kyngsmeadboy]

BRISTOL ROVERS FOREVER!!!!

[alonzogarbanzo]

And playing his Stella, with Paul Mason Howard, whom he'd never met before, accompanying him on zither. These were the 1944 Capitol Records sessions---the only recordings made of Leadbelly with (then) state-of-the-art audio quality.

That said, much of the rereleased Leadbelly stuff out there now has been nicely cleaned up digitally---it sounds a hell of a lot better than it did when I was collecting old sides in the 60s.

[ak47mustang]

thanks for sharing, very interesting. :)

[magnusbkdk]

it is only leadbelly singin'