Dwight Yoakam, Streets of Bakersfield Video

[ecullen934]

That's My grandpa at 1:47...for real he is

[Nezbien]

Classically epic song!

[Nezbien]

Classic

[gnfan100]

One of my all-time favorites. And you can see how tickled Dwight was to be singing with his "hero"..

[NuttyOne1971]

Awesome song

[xxPerfectyInsanexx]

luv it from texas

[xxPerfectyInsanexx]

again two hotties

[elgerm91]

born and raised

[pojamie]

I'm from Bakersfield. Buck did a lot for the town, but Merle was the one we were all so proud of being from there. I would never go back to walk them streets, but I can google it now. Oh and say he is a bad ass white boy is NOT being racial, it is just a description, and it bad ass blonde, etc.

[ilovenumbers1000]

my crazy cousin said this song made her want to visit bakersfield CA, how happy she was when she got a boyfriend from there about 20 years later, too bad her boyfriend dumped her shortly after she got back...but all in all, she is happy to have been able to say she walked the streets of bakersfield!!!! yeehah

[vickiryan100]

Love this.. .....You can tell they were close friends, great talents, great song and video and I love to see the part where Dwight turns around.

[lavenderscentable]

he is just a cutie pie love his music I remember Buck owens from hee-hawt's been years since I heard about him

[HistoryKrell]

@lavenderscentable: Unfortunately, Buck Owens died of a heart attack on March 25, 2006 in Bakersfield. Since early 1990's he had reoccurring health problems. I heard Buck had written this song many years ago and as an act of friendship gave it to Dwight. They mutually admired each other.

Buck's positive attitude and influence will be missed.

[CNSBecca]

@HistoryKrell Actually Homer Joy wrote this song

[HistoryKrell]

@CNSBecca: Thank you for this information. It just shows how little I really know about this.

[str8fan4evr]

I just Luv this guy...

[russgirl68]

this song brings bk memories cuz i used to live in this town.

[puncher53]

it's funny to see dwight yoakam play in movies like crank and wedding crashers

[TheArkiemisfit]

home sweet home

[lyonese1]

share

[terryking10]

I sure walked them.. see pau lterry king.com  lol

[mariachiunica]

Que Viva Flaco Jimenez!!!"

[Krazyfoo420]

Mike Gantong was here

[Hedda632]

Viva la musica pisano. Dwight and Buck are kick ass. I remember this song when I was 5 and it still makes me want to dance.

[Hedda632]

Now that's Mexican

[doubleagent14]

Now thats cowntry ! ! !

[olivarezjj1]

CON LA ACORDION

[duhdorkus2010]

Dwight yokam 100

[astrologyfox]

I love him.

[samdogdamndog2]

Play it, Flaco! Why weren't you in the video???

[Mark18240]

I like the tex-mex background

[TheHeather26]

Dwight knows how to wear a pair of jeans lol damn. 

[deanna291000]

proud 2 b from bakersfield....i had the best time growing up there just was there 3 mo. ago loved it!!!!!!!!......also love this song good old buck!!!!!

[jjkcharlie]

Thats Flaco Jimenez playing that Norteno accordian

[glenroy56]

A Classic the moment it was cut...

[MrBurney12]

One of my favorite singers too bad billy bob thorton cut off his head with a lawn mower blade in that movie lol

[graverobber35]

Dwight is a good dancer. But Buck is country. There are no country singers these days, just pretty boys and pop singers.

[cornerrats]

thumbs up if you're from bakersfield:)

[HistoryKrell]

This is not about race.

[fooku13247]

big 14/88 crowd out there. white trash hated and proud!

[Devs05]

*a song about Bakersfield

[Devs05]

A song about but the music video was filmed in Arizona, except for the very ending where Dwight and Buck drive off under the Bakersfield sign.

[TheLindazip]

They didn't come any hotter than Dwight..looks,major talent and oh those dance moves..yeahhhhh

[333367777]

This is a bad ass white boy here,I like his style,His boots spoke for themselves,and Mr Buck was immensely talented, This was an talented duo yes!!!!!!!

[jmkm11skeet]

I'm from Michigan...and it just don't get any better than the 'ol boys!!!!

[m1kewithaone]

@FightForTruth2011 yaeh, i'm happy. i just wasn't that other night when i wrote that. but i'm happy, see, i'm smiling. :) and even thought it's tuff right now, and i'm going through a lot, it could always be worse you know? i could be walking the streets of bakersfield...

[kissklassics]

@FightForTruth2011 I don't live in a shithole anymore now that I got out of bakersfield. Dumbass.

[iambluetrain]

Love these two singing together...can't go wrong with Buck Owens.

[m1kewithaone]

@FightForTruth2011 i agree with what you're saying there, but i finally figured out these comments here are because of the lyrics to the song. ..... well, i don't know dwight yokum and i only had heard this song once before on the radio while driving past bakersfield on the 5 frwy. so i didn't know. jees, sinse i gave up drugs, life just doesn't seem to be much fun anymore... :(

[ottoZ24]

@m1kewithaone toke a bone

[m1kewithaone]

ok, people bakersfield didn't use to be like that ok. maybe now, it is. but it wasn't 25 yrs ago. and it's not any different than any place else no a days. jees, i can't believe this, i came here to hear dwight yokum, who i always heard on the radio, but have never seen till now, and everyone here is talking about how bad bakersfield is. how about hemit? it's in the news almost every night!

[amadeus809]

Great just Great performance !! Thanks Dwight and Buck (RIP). There are people who cant understand different kinds of music. They usually have shit inside their brains. Some people call them ignorants or simply jerks.

[kissklassics]

he forgot one thing...bakersfield is a complete shithole

[GwenPidgeon]

those LEGS OMG  so hot !

call me Dwight!!!

xoxo gwen

[chuyleewax]

there nothing wrong with AM and anybody can weather a storm but dont say dodge is a lazy mans truck

[Monicamcs]

Awesome!!!!!!!

[Monicamcs]

Best Country song ever!!!!!!!!!

[user229473]

Bakersfield is nothing but an over populated sewer.

[Mulishamadness]

@user229473 hey so is your mothers vagina you troll

[rockcougar69]

grande Dwight ! Quando verrai in Italia per un concerto ??!!!

[jaybow1982]

The band Korn is also from Bakersfield

[MsBones1950]

when i was a kid i grew up on the streets of clovis i guess thats about 100miles from bakersfield and i worked there for a while but in 1969 i joined the milatery and in 1970 i served with the 101st airborne thanks to them i have seen men killed by rockets morters and gunfire but the crulest thing i ever saw was done by a couple of doctors working in one of the larghest hospitals in tulsa for more info please see [msbones1950] a waiting grave

[toriElena]

loved it. looks like they were having fun. i heard dwight was really torn up when buck passed away,

[loenliestkiss]

i love this song only country song i like lol love bako but hate the heat

[WilNDona]

This song was good back in the day

[MrNascar1111]

what type of gittar is that at 0:13

[lilvance1228]

dwight does the c-walk...country walk!!! haha

[KolacheKing]

Geatest country song in the last 30 years. Thanks Dwight for giving all of us once last chance to hear a living legend when we still had a chance. Wonderful use of the steel guitar and accordian. R.I.P. Buck!

[grrrstick]

Proud to have grown up in the San Joaquin!

[homicide1234]

i love this song who don't like this song can fuck off

[sassypantz33]

This song still puts a huge smile on my face:) I can't help it!

[Calijoe76]

The accordion part was by Norteño legend Flaco Jimenez in Capitol Studio C after the rest of the track was completed. Anderson describes Jimenez as “the Jimi Hendrix of Norteño accordion. Flaco just rolls with the wind. I played him the track, and he was like, ‘I know this groove,’ and started playing.”

“Flaco is a one-take player. If he feels it, it’ll be perfect, right off the bat,” concurs Wakeman, who has worked with Jimenez several times since they recorded “Streets of Bakersfield.”

[NANUSHKAG]

@Calijoe76 Flaco Jimenez Rocks!

[BibTZ]

It's not Flaco Jimenez from Texas Tornados. It's Francisco "Pancho" Zavaleta, from the real Streets of Bakersfield. Believe or go to Crystal Palace and look at there memorabilia of the accordion there.

[Calijoe76]

@BibTZ I'm not saying that Pancho Zavaleta didn't play the song with Buck, but the track recorded on the album was done by Flaco Jimenez

[bbbobby98]

YO CHECK OUT "619 - THIRSTY" ROUZY ROUZ IS FROM BAKERSFIELD!

[Kabul81]

Woo Hoo Flaco!

Jman

[6mechanix6]

fucking retard bangers..they should just exterminate you pieces of shits like the vermin you are...dwight and buck singing bout the old days when it wasnt such a gang ridden shit hole...go troll some shit rap threads this is good shit not trash

[captmclain]

Greatness

[joshuabrooks21]

Two great legends, one great song. Thanks for posting this.

[TheRaymond1955]

this is done juge ME

[everlostinyou]

Amazing actor and singer. Brava, brava

[luvsick73]

He is so awesome! Great song one of my all time FAV

[sammy11232003]

i think this is great they sound fantastic together great song too. and i would have a hard time believe either one of this is gay and who gives a shit if they are? listen to the music, if you don;t like this type of music or these artists then get off the page/

[9563343907]

nice accordion!

[dieingiirdr2000]

4 ppl shouldnt even listen to this music go to hell losers

[sandrachansler]

I like it so fuck u all...haha

[Cheifwash123]

i want some real mexican food... who else wants to go to Taco Bell

[Cheifwash123]

this song makes me feel like walking through the flea market here in El Paso Tx

[roctex]

Tumcamcari, Tahachapee, and Tokopa. where on earth are these places? Mentioned in cool song called "Willing" Linda Ronstadt. Judging from comments Bakersfield has gone ghetto or what???

[roctex]

@roctex from roctex. Sorry it's Tucumcari, Tehachapi, and Tonopah. 

[40ozAndChronicDice]

jus like erry town in southern killa cali... Kern County is one of the biggest gang areas even the news said it. Bakers been in the game... it wuz always hood... even wen it was at its smallest

[RememberSoCal]

@40ozAndChronicDice yeah man cause gangs are so cool. just look at los angeles...

[m1kewithaone]

@40ozAndChronicDice and what's yer point? what does that have to do with anything here?

[40ozAndChronicDice]

@m1kewithaone i wuz replyin to sumone else itz ur comment that doesnt have 2 do wit anythang

[m1kewithaone]

@m1kewithaone

[giljacky]

@40ozAndChronicDice You dumb, illiterate, uneducated piece of shit! Do the world, a favor and take yourself out. Scumbags like you are a total waste of oxygen!

[40ozAndChronicDice]

@giljacky come see me bitch 5th n eye man up n say it to my face n mo comments...

[matt1284508]

Don't get no better than this anywhere or anytime!

[MyDogFulton]

Elvis king of rock and roll

Dwight king of country!

[Villaner]

who would want to go to bakesfield.....its a piece of shit

[kjetsssfool]

@Villaner shut the fuck up red neck and hill billy

[kripy17]

TheBarnacleBob1 it is mexican influnced watch the beging of the video dwight himself says it moran, argh ignorant ones

[menstruatingorchid]

@kripy17 -if the idiots can't hear the mexican influence on the guitar and concertina then they are hopelessly stupid

[kripy17]

im a chico n love both these boys aint nothing like some good ol country music better yet when they show some love to the chicos

[40ozAndChronicDice]

TAKE DIS MUTHAFUKCIN BULLSHIT OFF... HOW R SUM BITCH ASS REDNECKS GON MAKE A SONG BOUT THA STREETZ OF MY TOWN?

[PremiumPeckage]

@40ozAndChronicDice those two musical geniouses ESPECIALLY Buck Owens are what made our town. OUR town. not yours. and unfortunately pieces of trash like you are what made this town the hell hole it seems to be today. so just shut up and leave your garbage comments off of GREAT videos like this one.

R.I.P. Buck Owens, sorry you have to deal with such disrespectful people like 40ozAndChronicDice

[40ozAndChronicDice]

@PremiumPeckage dat niggaz dead!? rest in piss koo no mo bad rep fo my town

[rmmaldonado37]

@PremiumPeckage totalmente de acuerdo cotigo

[DJMorter]

@40ozAndChronicDice Be a nice Troll and crawl back into your hole...have a nice day!

[40ozAndChronicDice]

@DJMorter tru ill crawl back into yo momaz hole bitch ass nigga

[40ozAndChronicDice]

@ILIKETOBAKE THA FUKC I AINT BLACK U RACIST ASS BITCH ITZ BROWN PR1D3 ON MINE... YEA DATZ RITE ITZ BOUT MY CITY IN CALIFORNIA GANG CAPITAL BITCH

[Mulishamadness]

@40ozAndChronicDice this isn't your town bitch, guranteed, shut the fuck up, or run up motherfucker.: pull your fuckin card with a quickness bitch.:

[40ozAndChronicDice]

@Mulishamadness alrite bitch come to tha WS at beale park i be posted there 24/7 n bitch dont use those 3 dotz unless u really bangin datz on tha hood... no mo comments bitch come see me...

[Mulishamadness]

@40ozAndChronicDice PuroSur.:

[megabrandon12urmom]

im somewhat related to this guy lol

[ihatetaft]

KUZZ!

[truckman63]

R.I.P Buck Owens

[HawaiianMachinist]

@truckman63 I grew up with Roy Clark and Buck Owens...it's a bummer to lose an icon like Buck...

My hats off to Buck for helping Dwight with Streets...

[kennedyrm1]

Ahh Buck and Dwight. AWESOME!

[brockbrien]

Dwight's not gay,

[MegaBRONCOS01]

I live n bakersfield

[temp4490]

spent a couple nights in bakersfield, one night at bucks bar in the 80s, its rockin..

[TheBarnacleBob1]

Meican?LOL It is called POLKA!morans argh ,you young ones!

[balnoutacntrl84]

Bakersfield forever my home specificly the east end

[peterbiltroy]

I've walked the streets of Buckersfield!

[TIJUANA818]

wait wait wait....am i seeing thangs? guns mounted to the car at 2:19????? thats boss!!!

[TheHeavy666Metal]

I love this song and all dwight's stuff. Who says metal guys can't be inspired by some western

[J25x]

I come from the streets of Bakersfield and am proud of it.

[captainarchernx01]

This sounds like it was pushed through an AM mono speaker radio in a rain storm in a 72 Dodge truck.

[TIJUANA818]

@captainarchernx01

yeah, true bakersfield style

[MrMJones1952]

@captainarchernx01 Read my mind... good one.. hella song though.

[mraglets]

@captainarchernx01 As it should, of course.

[mraglets]

@captainarchernx01 As it should, of course.



[theHeartfulSoul]

@captainarchernx01

too bad about the audio



[gordofats]

@captainarchernx01 Wow! nice one!

[yoshibootz]

@captainarchernx01 Thats when it sounds the best!

[elkycruiser79]

@captainarchernx01 '73 chevy actually

[itseggrolltime]

Gotta love living in Bakersfield.

[kikinhugs11]

wow!! i didnt even kno.. lol.. i love it!!

[Anders1957]

fantastic

[MrRobrepp]

sounds like Flaco Jimenez on accordian.

[cowboymike82]

@MrRobrepp that was flaco

[M3tAlH3Ad2011]

heyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyyyyyyyyyy!!!

[M3tAlH3Ad2011]

my momz fav song. RIP mom, love ya!!! :)

[DaveWollenberg]

Dwight and Buck hit #1 in Billboard, 10-15-88. God bless ya, brother Buck! See ya in Heaven!

[ernasty3]

U know whats krazy streets of bakersfield was mostly filmed in taft i heard haha!

[MmFord45]

missing my hometown of bakesfield, Ca. time to go back.

[cinzanobianco1]

class act class song cool

[roughneck707]

Damn, two of the greatest singers in the history of country. Buck Owens is a legend and Yoakum is getting there. Buck Owens aint dead...not by a long shot!!!

[clq1259]

IF THIS CAN NOT UNITE THE COUNTRY, THEN WE ARE LOST MY FRENDS!! MAY THE "COUNTRY" BE WITH US ALL!!

[cynthiakgibson]

I love it!

[Jolker]

Mexican girl at 2:05 is cute as a button!

[blkakim3]

I wonder how DY looks in drag?

[Robertahausen]

@blkakim3 probably hotter than hell :)

[Nacho66]

I love this song even though I'm from San Bernardino.

[MrNascar1111]

god bless his sole

[asianwhitenigger]

Buck Owens is the worst fucking lipsyncher on the planet

and Dwights dance after the first chorus is the coolest thing ive ever seen

[jStarz03]

This is my first time listening to this song... I never even knew it existed!!!!! And I lived in Bakersfield for yrs!!!!!!!! Omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vakeromty]

POLKAAAAAAAAAA

[tybeebum]

If you've ever wondered what digital clipping sounded like, here you go..

[jtz100607]

The 1st time i heard this song I was livin in Bakersfield at the time. And i guess Buck Owens had bought a new radio station so that day for the Whole day they played this song back 2 back. No comercials No interuptions. That was the shit. Nice song even though im Not from Bakers.

[ThePinky860]

@jtz100607 how fortunate for you, I would be very interested in knowing what Bakersfield was like, way back then,are you still living in the area?how much has it changed? is country and honkey tonk still prevalent there?

[787pablo]

be as hard as u wanna b but everyone knows this song there in bako. Everybody !

[kissklassics]

bet he wouldn't like bakersfield if he had to live there

[ThePinky860]

@kissklassics please tell me what is like to live in bakersfield now

[juanrdz80]

I love this song