Black Water - Doobie Brothers Cover

[ig1988ig1988]

niiiiice



[thedudeabides3332]

that was awesome man....I'd love to jam with you over a few beers...you've got my subscription

[MrCrb333]

hey man you did an amazing job,great singing voice.Im definitely subscribing.

[ange3695]

Dude! I love it! AWESOME! And your shirt :) major beatles fan here haha

[IanGuitarhero]

Lol i dont mind paying you in beer if we can drink it together!!

[Nightwing690]

Well done Larry!

[lonerocker10]

i love this song my grandfather loved the doobies im gonna learn this song and me and my band are gonna play it.

[longvanilla1]

nicely done

[jclaxon]

damn good job

[woodsracing]

Nice job

[woodsracing]

Nice job , Keep the vids coming. Your ok man. Good job

[sveltwolf]

how do you calaberate with videos been wanting to do this i love p laying and recording but live out in the middle of know where anyone can help me with tech ?? q / a's i have equipment i need such as video programs musical gear on the way pf purchasing and have a new computer on the way to would be cool to have some online jams some how regular e mail is sveltwolf39@yahoo.com or hit me up on facebook as kenny sylvia

[sveltwolf]

how do you calaberate with videos been wanting to do this i love p laying and recording but live out in the middle of know where anyone can help me with tech ?? q / a's i have equipment i need such as video programs musical gear on the way pf purchasing and have a new computer on the way to would be cool to have some online jams some how regular e mail is sveltwolf39@yahoo.com or hit me up on facebook as kenny sylvia

[ritch110]

great tune...and you got the voice and style for it too...

always loved this tune...

[jesuisunehirondelle]

haha, great! cool guy you are!

[Swampnjuicy]

Hell Yeah Cuz

[SilverHamer]

@Swampnjuicy Hey Dude! Good to see you over here on da tube!  :D We need to rig you up with some videos.

[RedHatChan]

You are amazing <3 I think it was a fantastic cover!

[Rikk303]

I'd pay big bucks to hear you sing, provided you got a chick to sing the notes your cajones don't know existed. Love ya man...Huuuuuge man type hugs. Major kudos there 'bro

[gorillazfan3]

Fatastic cover! by the way, i love the shirt youre wearing!

[Larrymh07]

Keep playing! You're right. People who write nasty personal insults are usually cowards. You sing and play very well.

[AllmanBros424]

great job man!! awesome rendition of an awesome song

[kossoff77]

nice voice, good job

[vsarinelli]

I love it! great voice

[spunkygal76]

Thanks man for the tip. Awsome musician you are!!!

[jsl796]

you are AMAZING!!! keep up the great work!!!

[adepirata]

god job man, really good job. I love the song and your 'friendly' performance :D

when I get in texas next october I'd like to hear you live!

keep on rocking

[batherbutt777]

Damn Good Job.

Im going to post some allman brothers covers when I get my camera fixed.

[breakingwaldo]

hey silverhammer....if i didnt know better i would have said you were my neighboor, wow dude your awesome

[SilverHamer]

You never know...I could be....hehehe. Are you in Texas?

[Zippy765]

I LIVE IN TEXAS  :D

[breakingwaldo]

haha nope.....im from PA, tell ya what ill make a video of my playing sweet home alabama and let ya see it, tell me what ya think!

[ksm526]

Fantastic man absolutely fantastic!!! I want to hear more out of you !!!

[SilverHamer]

Thank you very much. I have 70 more vids posted for your consumption. :D Well...69 other vids...at least one of them is just a joke.  BUT, I thank you for your very kind comment.

LC

[breakingwaldo]

This is by far the best cover of Black Water!!!! Keep it up man!!!!!

[boogalache]

Nice work - sounds great dude - learning this for our band and I came across your take...If that was "rough" I'd like to hear "polished"!

[snare70]

Very good..very cool .l.ove your guitar skills and although you are not the doobies still as you say fun!!! Thanks!!

[surtursfire]

That was excellent! You're a great singer.

[Lukemanmike]

Great job ! Really enjoyed that !

[jockthedog0]

Just beautiful silverhamer.

[dogmooch]

I am an old school player in Denver Co. and sure am diggin hearing your stuff..have you ever tried "Texas" by Chris Rea...Plays well when we do it out around here...love to hear you takr on that great tune.

Best regards.

ken "breeze" smith

[jamesappleridge]

really nice version for just jamming it on guitar, i enjoyed it. personally i think you should drop the delay effect and replace it with mid-room reverb, the delay is robbing your voice of it's natural quality. anyway good jam and entertaining. jimmy

[donz38]

damn dude, thats so sick, im glad i found this, ive been trying to learn this for so long, Thanks bro

[slatkeyrag]

good job, thats a such a fun song and a good intry level tune for those just learning to deal with drop D tuning

[Ryandri0d]

Heck, I liked it better than the original...great job man. As far as it being "crude" I felt it was pretty clean, actually.

[richmron]

Nice...

A SilverHamer Fan

[lovesjoyajm]

I can't begin to describe what this song means to me, and you play and sing it amazingly. Brings back great memories. Thank you!

[pamplina4]

you play this song amazing! and you sing it awesome too! i have a quick question tho whats the 2nd chord you go to in the chorus when is says mississipi moon keep shinin on me? thank you!!! pwb!!

[SilverHamer]

That would be Bb...I sort of use a cowboy fingering on those chord formations...sort of like Clapton does, but I don't stick my middle finger up like I'm flipping the bird like he does...HAHA. Remember though, this is Drop-D tuning...both E strings are tuned down to D. Thanks for the kudos. LC

[eyank]

Nice job for a rough put together! I like what youve been doing

[YodaBannon]

NICE BEATLES SHIRT!!!!!!

[tweezy99]

Great half rehearsed impromptu! ;)

[breakingwaldo]

Deff. the best cover of this song of youtube

[streetska2456]

Well done sir.

[okidokier]

that was good i would be in you band and do the back up vocals

[phileustace]

Well done man ! You play with such talent and your vocals are great. I want to watch you in a bar with good fire place, hot fries and beers all around. THANK YOU. Phil

[USAF1947]

That was amazing! You don't give yourself enough credit.

Great job, sir!

[weddgy]

You done good

[GOATunh]

awesome:) my favorite song of all time!!

[lechat1408]

nice

[stompbox69xxx]

I love you brother

[orion777temp]

hey,that was fantastic man,thanks.

[musicstuff14]

Awesome!

[hootietami]

That was great! No need for any of your apologies, man.

[ChicaShizan]

loved it!

[SteveHaynie]

HFC Approved!

[SilverHamer]

Woah...thanks Steve! Nice to hear from you, bro!

LC

[wastedone]

i play an Ovation, But would be happy to pay you in Beer! ha great comments all along.

[ivandragokills]

"but this is fun" Thats all that matters dude f the haters.

[DancinMike]

wasnt long enuff, i was diggin it. seems like u were getting into it. this is one of my fave songs by the doobie brothers.

u covered it well.

[jcobaltss2005]

this guys smokes some dope in his time haha nice cover man!!!!!!

[SilverHamer]

*GASP* WhatEVER do you MEAN????  :D

[KYEONGTI]

Nice job!

Your guitar has great tone!

Your voice is killer too brother!

[wastedone]

obviously, he said it was for the Hamer forum website.... Apparently its a Hamer. I would be interested in what else is sitting there.

[SilverHamer]

Acoustics: '63 Gibson Country & Western, '72 Yamaha 12-string, '92 Gibson Starburst, '05 Ventura (what I'm playing)

Electrics: 5 Hamers of various shapes and sizes, 4 Johnsons (Fender knock-offs), 2 Telecasters (one I made and one knock-off), 1 Gibson SG, 1 Galveston Double-Neck, 1 ESP LTD, 1 Titan Strat (another knock-off), and half an SG that needs a neck. I think that about sums it all up right now.. :D

[gman0345]

amazing cover man... wow that was really good

[rockona7xx]

Man, that's really great. Looks like you're having loads of fun! Wish I could play like that, but I assume you've been playing much longer than me. ^^

[penkiepenguin]

wow, that's really good!

[MasterOfSparks]

I wrote some new lyrics for this song. Whatcha think? PT 1 Well, I bombed me Iraq and I'm ready for profit Ol' mighty dollar, she's callin' my name Oil wells aren't pumpin' So people we're thumpin' Black water keeps killin' in liberty's name Old black water, keeps destroyin' Mighty dollars hewn from the carnage all around me No, it just isn't right They won't tell us how many died, you sick bastards How many children died? And they ain't got no worries 'Cause I don't see no jury at all

[SilverHamer]

I think that everyone is entitled to their opinion. Mine is on the opposite end of the spectrum from yours because I got a first-hand view of the rape of Kuwait by Iraqi forces in 1990. I wouldn't have wasted one drop of American blood when all I would have had to do is push a button. Say what you want, I don't like that we have our kids over there either, but the world needed to be rid of Saddam and we accomplished that much. I am very glad that I am not in charge of shit like this...LOL.

[MasterOfSparks]

I'm a US Navy vet but I served in the 70's during peace time. Wouldn't one well placed bullet have accomplished the same thing without the multi-trillion costs? If you really want to understand the Middle East google "CIA Iran 1953". I hate to tell you this but we quit being the good guys a long time ago. But I know you don't want to turn this into a debate so I won't persist. Best wishes to you.

[SilverHamer]

Additionally, I am not here to make political anti-government statements, or to lead any movements, etc. I am here to have fun and to hopefully entertain and be a source of help for anyone who may wish to learn how to play popular songs. I don't really wish for my video postings to become a forum for political debates. I've said it before and I will say it again...IT'S ALL ABOUT THE MUSIC, BABY! That's my story and I'm sticking to it. Let's not prolong this debate, please. LC

[MasterOfSparks]

Part 2

Well, how much pain, I don't care

Don't make no difference to me

Just take that Abrams and blow up a town

Yeah, I'd like to see some justice in this land

I'd dance a honky tonk

And I'd be buyin' ev'rybody drinks all 'roun'

I'd like to see some justice in this land

Attorney General come and take Bush cuff his hands Cuff his hands, take Bush cuff his hands Attorney General

Come and take Bush and Cheney off to jail

[saq428]

Master of Sparks, you sir, are an asshole!

[MasterOfSparks]

That got to ya huh? Good!

[iplaydirty87]

i enjoyed it brother

[Shrimphead]

haha nice job on the doobie brothas brotha!

[Claire00xx]

Nice interpretation! Thank you.

[emceeshan]

haha i don't understand why u get negative comments you are awsome

[SilverHamer]

It has been my experience that most of the really scathing comments come from people who have no lives. Most of them have no talent of their own and so they lash out in jealousy. Most of them don't have the courage to post anything of their own so that usually means that they don't have any talent of their own. Have a look at stringcheese1230's page for example. Thank you for your compliment. :) LC

[stringcheese1230]

you are a faggot

[SilverHamer]

WOW! Very articulate! I am really amazed that the one live brain cell that you possess was capable of mustering such a complex expression. So here we have yet another person with an IQ somewhere in the neighborhood of bean dip who proves once again that abortion doesn't work.

[Guyute350ci]

Shut up string cheese dick theres no need to say that!!

[neatfreeek]

your guitars are wow wow we wow., love them, and your playin, your one cool dude

[plumbbumb420]

The funny thing is, brownsfanfan543 has no videos of him / her playin music. I think you are a great musician. I myself play the drum's. It would be fun to jam with a old school guy like yourself!

[brownsfanfan543]

he is fat relly fat

[SilverHamer]

Yea, but you're ugly...and I can go on a diet.

[brownsfanfan543]

your mom can go on on a diet

[Guyute350ci]

Dude shut the hell up Silver Hamer is the mann!!!! Your A Dickk!!

[SilverHamer]

Thanks, Guyute. Some people should keep their children locked up until they learn basic citizenship. It is because of ignorant buttheads like this guy that we have things such as "road rage".

[brownsfanfan543]

your mom has a dick he is fat

[SilverHamer]

Don't worry, Guyute, this clown is just another cowardly hater with no balls. He has no talent himself and so he must pick on others...he's a punk and has nothing of his own posted.  He'd never act this way in real life because even the frailest of women would break him in half. He obviously has strong resentment toward women for this because of the way he unashamedly attacks another person's mother.

[zeppelin743]

What kind of beer? Lol just kidding but that might be the greatest video of black water on youtube you do not need a backing track believe me it is awesome.

zeppelin743

[brownsfanfan543]

you gay

[stompbox69xxx]

Hey you rule brother.

[joealsilva]

Nice cover from a great Doobie bros song!

Joe

[Robertoroboto]

I tried to play it and was like, what the heck????

..then.... SHAZAAM!!!, its in drop D tuning! What cool chord progressions.

[bushna2007]

One talented man, one guitar, = one great song! Thanks for posting it.

[lpymaynard]

I really enjoy your videos. Wish we could get together and jam. Keep 'em coming!

[antonio54b]

bravo. ottimo chitarrista. la chitarra è una taylor? che modello?

[SilverHamer]

Questo modello è Ventura. Grazie per i complimenti.

[cysublime]

Awesome...maybe some Little Feat??

[xguitardude1]

every thing is realy good but your singing for this song is kinda a little of but good job.

[TKRILLY]

larry, you rock. Nice cover. Guitar sounds fricken excellent. Peace ~TKrilly

[kprugar94]

I just saw the doobie brothers last summer and you sound just like them.

[TheWindCries117]

Great cover man, love this

[overtime2005]

Damn good job sonn!

[pjraddinmusic]

Nice work, good rendition....

[Mowac]

He looks like David Crosby if he tried this song.

[roboguy999]

Hey Nice sounding guitar ,, what brand and model is it.. How many acoustic guitars do you have..

love your videos

[SilverHamer]

This guitar is a very inexpensive guitar made by Ventura (import)...I have 3 other acoustics, a 1963 Gibson Country & Western model, 1992 Gibson Starburst, and a '70's model Yamaha 12-string. Thanks for the kudos. LC

[mellistarr]

yeah why did you stop? At a great part. You are very talented!

[xjustjuddx]

Love it!!! Great job- Your fan, Orange COunty, Ca!

[PoochDoobie]

great skills, great set up. I want to grow old like you.

[motokev]

WOW, very good

great vocals !!!!!

10 stars, I love that song, million stars

[BCBband]

One of my favorites... Before I forget...

(*****) Five additional (manual) stars cause that little thingy up there only alots 5... You deserve 10!!! Just a joy! Great voice, great cover!!!

Bill

[SilverHamer]

Woah! A Tenner! WOOHOO! Thanks Bill! YOU DA MAN!

LC

[rjmanson]

Hey man,

Well done! Very enjoyable.

...just don't apologize so much.

Thanks for the music

[59lespaul59]

outstanding vocals

[johnfriley909]

outstanding!

I have enjoyed all of your videos.

You have great talent.

[cyclopticeye]

Unbelievable voice! Love that southern rock.

[tps607]

Very nicely done! *****

[Escagedo3rd]

Cool. Love the vocals!

[jeanniespage]

excellent!!

[kellyann5300]

BRAVO!!! And he's got jokes..I LOVE YOU MAN.

 From: Kelly in CRANSTON RHODE ISLAND

[JollySwagman2006]

LC that was great

[rnrhc10]

Hi Larry, thanks for all your different answers. Cool that you took notice of one of my sons vid's.

And the offer stands, if by any chance you come to The Netherlands again, we must drink a beer together. Grolsch or Heineken, the choice is yours...lol

In the coming time I'll use you're vid's to improve my own skills on the guitar. The are very helpfull. I'll keep track of any new vid's you put on the Tube.

Greetingzzz

Rob

[johnnyphall]

quality sound

lovely voice

[rnrhc10]

LC, if there is any chance of coming to Europe and especially to The Netherlands, I'll buy you as much Heineken beer you can drink. And yes you would play together with my sons band "Display" in my backyard garden. Ok just a fantasy.

Greetingzzz

Rob

[SilverHamer]

FREE HEINEKEN??? FREE HEINEKEN???? I'll be there tomorrow afternoon!!!! YEA, BAYBEEE! HAHAHA. That would be a lot of fun. I watched one of your son's videos and was very impressed. I will leave a comment there. LC

[redgruff]

dude, you are a true artist! I just subscribed...glad I came across your videos! you're awesome, man!

[rich151991]

sickk job u'd be sick at a bonefire just chillin

[JuanDeSoCal]

Wow man, nice. Good singing voice. Thanks!

[jerichoe]

god -DAMMIT why'd you stop?????????!! I was harmonizing along with you, you had it DOWN, dude!

Cardinal rule of stage playing: I don't care if you're having a fucking heart attack, the show must go on--pass the banner, do whatever you have to, but don't let your audience down!

[SilverHamer]

LOL, this is an unusual comment...usually the negative comments are telling me to stop...this one is asking me why...HAHA. I'm glad you were enjoying the vid...this was just a mess-around job here, not a performance. Perhaps I will do this one up Full Tilt Rip in the near future. Thanks for looking. LC

[sublime95]

Awesome job! My fav. by The Doobies.

[goldhat3]

Hi yo SilverHamer! Good one. We used to do this one all the time as a sing-a-long back in the day. 5 stars!

[BaddGuitar]

Great job - loved it.

[mrdatsyuk13]

holy shit. can we jam?

[SilverHamer]

Where are you located? Houston, TX area here...

[ccbc23]

5 stars. You do the song justice.

[ourmathew]

Wow that was great!

[EddieBear631]

Good improvisation, Larry. I couldn't help but pick up an acoustic and play along with ya! I, like you, will jam with just about anybody...If I only had a video cam... :)

[nux13]

I would give my left nut to be able to play like that! "rough"? are you shitting me? 5 STARS!

[Bellyflops2]

Wish you would do the tab for this

[weaglewilly25]

Not bad, LC. I like the song, the vocals aren't bad, and the Beatles t-shirts you wear definitely put you a step above the competition.

[SilverHamer]

Yea, I need all the help I can get so I wear Beatles T-shirts...HAHAHA. Of course it wouldn't have a thing to do with the fact that I've been steeped in Beatles music since I first learned how to play...

[guitarss2]

please join my band. 5 stars you kick ass brother. you tube star

[alecbucky]

sweet man. nice shirt too. loved it

[beatles4sale]

AWESOME!!!

[cdkkiss1952]

Wish my "rough" stuff sounded this good.You are a master of entertainment..Hammer on...Craig..5 stars..

[MrOz07]

Very cool buddy - cheers from Australia.

[Rickshepherd]

What kind of guitar is that? BTW, you are awesome!

[llwk78]

Thanks - that was fun and vibrant. Also enjoyed x eyed mary very much, and now i'm inspired :)

[dougdeike]

Man you are a great musician, you make it look so damn easy, i've always had issues with my timing, what do you suggest..i've been using a metronome lately but i still suck.

[BackingTracks]

Even songs I was never fond of or listen to much, I hear you play them and start practicing them. Now I don't no if your are into Neil Young, but if you are would enjoy hearing some of his music. Thanx :)

[jmccoy1986]

5/5 good

[chesrckwell]

sorry my freind. im from oregon. thats a long ways to pack a keg. if im in the area though we'll jam.

[chesrckwell]

i watched your vid again. thats the best doobie cover iv ever heard. I would bring a keg if you would let me jam with you. iv been waiting for someone to post a good cover of that song. you exceeded my expectations.

[SilverHamer]

*GASP* A KEG????!!!!  Where do you live??? LOL!!! I'm ALWAYS game to tap a keg and jam! I live in the Houston, TX area...if you're close, let's do it!!! LC

[chesrckwell]

your great.

[Starlababy]

I only know three kords.

[Logit4]

You call this crude, dude? You nailed it! Excellebt guitar playing. You're the best!

[Ferbi1986]

Execellent job.. as usual! please check my videos, because some constructive critics from an awsome musician as u are, will be very welcome, and they would help to improve... THANKS! (Sorry for my english is not my first languaje)thx again...

[BandOnTheRun87]

what is that tuning? can you play the dobro part?

[SilverHamer]

Tuning is D-A-D-G-B-D, and I'm not sure I understand what you mean about the dobro part...to my knowledge it has acoustic guitars, violin, bass, and drums.