Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin' (Original)

[1214jimbo]

Hotdamn Wolf! Your voice is soooo good! No wonder the Stones loved ya.

[brainsick213]

is the big bad wolf!

[heygirlgirl98]

now he has a powerful voice!

[joesoap81]

BOYCOTT CADBURYS.

[brainsick213]

cant go wrong wit dis tune

[cyclonefan34]

aaahhhh! I recognized it right away! I can't listen to it now!

[LordOfTheLands]

Hah! The ad I got before this song was for the new Bourne film. Hollywood should know that you don't get any more awesome than Howlin' Wolf.

[wraith313]

The fact that this song is used for Viagra is probably the biggest shame the United States has ever allowed to occur.

[TheManInBlack2003]

@wraith313 yea... forget about slavery...

[slickkapone]

@wraith313 yeah man, I really think Obama should address this issue, it's right up there with the US debt, lmao!!!

[MrFayettevillenc]

No, wolfs not king of blues, thats a debate of Robert Johnson, Mudd, BB king, Wolfs definitly in the convo, though. You can feel chills through this chere.

[victm00725]

the blues on me again mann, howlin wolf is the king of blues

[victm00725]

the blues on me again, mann howlin wolf is the king of blues, im victor oquendo from caguas, puerto rico

[petfireball]

i dont blame this song for being in a viagra commercial cause this catchy hook would get any guy hard lmao

[slickkapone]

@petfireball LOL, GREAT COMMENT. I'm ready right now, lmao!!

[redtsar1990]

Truly expresses the concept of a man suffering from a broken heart.

[Ultimate7Windows]

R.I.P Hubert Sumlin, one of the best guitarists out there.

[bhossast]

I know it's been said before but today's music is prepackaged.

[doodedallover]

naw, man. today's music sucks balls the size of water melons. fuck justin beaver

[Disabledfish]

@doodedallover ? why just justin beaver? why not fuck our generation?

[jamer675]

We have two ears and one mouth....this guy knew what he was doing. R.I.P.

[ManicMonkey84]

What makes it even worse that this song is used to sell erections is that one of his most famous songs besides this one is called "Back Door Man". Oh the humanity!!

[joker52mlb]

It's a national disgrace that this song is used to sell boner pills.

[pinkmoonmist]

@joker52mlb wtf seriously?

[joker52mlb]

@pinkmoonmist Yea. It's in Viagra commercials.

[D13fledermause]

@joker52mlb No it's not, I'm glad to hear the blues everywhere

[MrAbruer18]

@joker52mlb I don't know, this song gives me a boner. 

[j0rd4]

@joker52mlb lolz

[bitchingood]

@joker52mlb Whaaaaaaaa?

[brainsick213]

@joker52mlb fo real?

[elPYROreal]

el loco wolf un gran cantante de blues...y de gran estatura jaja un grande!.,.,

[SuperKewaun]

I LOVE HIS MUSIC ITS THE SHIT

[AaronH304]

This make me happy we have ears...

[hahaurmno]

Why the fuck was clubland advertised on his video, it is a discrase to the world

[kisza93]

Everytime I hear this song I think of Nathan smearin' himself up in sunlotion. Misfits <3

[caseyboy97]

I Love this song, to bad no one these days appreciates skill and good sounding music anymore *sigh* I was born in the wrong age. (15 year)

[dt089]

This will be the first song I play when I get a boat, followed by the soundgarden verison which is un real.

[ku4ik]

Misfits ?? Misfits !!!



[marq237]

Classic Song and one of the Best Bluesman of all time Baby. Hoochie Coochie Man, Baby. Hubert Sumlin R.I.P. Man. Kick Ass Guitarist who played on a lot of Wolf's Classic Hits. Wang Dang Doodle, Smokestack Lightning, Spoonful, and many more. He passed away November 4, 2011. One of my favorite blues showman.

[dianeembellir]

Great! better than th the movie; although the movie version of the song was very good

[masterchief8acht]

wat een tering herrie

[YerUncleKeith]

fuckin viagra

[victm00725]

the best iv heard to now, great music

[caesarcerf]

certainly does NOT sound like black dog?

[1087cameron]

@Nocaro It is a commonly used blues riff

[cs868]

This song is Viagra.

[farievampire]

like if the viagra commercials brought you here

[Bazsipapa]

Hatalmas Zene!

[alfie0536]

I prefer Soundgarden Version

[13CIRCLE]

Legend.

[playingwithfirehurts]

RIP The Wolf

[KawaiiZombehh]

reminds me if frosted flakes,,,,,its great! . h w jimmy reed, muddy all great pioneers along wit robert johnson. alot of REAL musicians like the stones e. clapton, van morrison etc stated the afore mentioned blues players really influenced the them n they even covered alot of their songs. chumps like elvis sang their songs and made tons o cash n never aknowledged them. kind makes one think that blaq folks do hav a legit compaint bout being robbd by whitey, ha ha life gos on

[pooface456kelly]

thumbs up for misfits!

[Zarathustra1919]

it takes a very special kind of person, that doesnt really exist anymore, to enjoy this music

[lordnipple]

why does my soul stir when he sings??

...oh yes, because this is superb music.

[brohmanski]

rip herbert sumlin

[upyoursorelse]

I think 5 people who watched this were deaf

[swiggy58a]

@upyoursorelse Deaf....or just plain stupid! Some people have no taste!

[LordGroundhog]

SusieQ wasn't a copy. Trad blues has a lot of what you could call standard patterns. The genius of the blues isn't always in a unique rhythm or unique riff or something, but in a unique twist on familiar things. Not that new things never happen in blues -- they do, all the time -- but there are a LOT of things that are an evolution of what's gone before. If you listen to enough blues you can trace the musical fingerprints of songs.

And then there's the "industry" of the "Bo Diddly" beat. :)

[joinersrule]

i herd dis on misfits n now im lovin dis tune wot a song!

[jevons21]

My father used to wrestle professionally back in the 80's for the WCW and some Canadian League. His stage name... Smoke Stack Lighting. This was his entrance song

[AIONBERSERKER]

@jevons21 that is epic

[abbonent]

@jevons21 cool story bro.

[KilYaWitCyanide]

@jevons21 Sounds like your father got some mad pussy back in the day ahaha

[jevons21]

@Nocaro Back when these blues artists were coming up there was no such thing as legal issues. So many artists copied each other. It usually worked out like this... the black musicians came up with some original sounds, and then white musicians covered them. The white bands got more exposure because of the times. And im not biased or racist or anything, thats just how it was

[jonescjify]

@jevons21 true i used to think the stones and doors were blues lol fucking young thats y

[lleitner1]

@jevons21

I had a convo with Willie Dixon's grandson about Leg Zeppelin and songs like Killing Floor winding up on Zep Albums credited to Page/Plant. They are still sorting out some of that crap.

[1divinedecor]

@lleitner1 The truth always come out...they have to live with it. A lot of artists from there sing one way but when they open their mouths to talk, the accent shocks you. They do help promote the music a lot ...but should give credit where it is due.

[TheLed123zep]

blues is father of rock

[Veqas1903]

Baba sen insanmısın !!!!?

[The1701defiant]

I hear ya crying and you'd be crying even more if you heard the state of music today. Top tune by a genuine legend.

[metalover2]

@Nocaro a lot of blues songs sound alike. Same tempo, swing, rhythm, etc. lots of blues artists covered songs from other artists. Susie Q was probably written as a homage or tribute. Blues is to laid back for legal issues. now that seems all there is is legal shit in the music industry anymore. We need soul in music again.

[trevgk]

one of the best tracks ever........

[highlife6661]

illuminati at itsbest .....dont tell me he didnt sell his soul for a voice like this his that toches your soul an gives you goosbumps

[RaphaelDeLaGhetto87]

@highlife6661

Knock it off with the illuminati. Gifts come from above.

[misterlestrade]

@highlife6661 lmao

[vtecrobert]

who would dislike ..... really?

[freddiemercerful]

Ah, oh, smokestack lightning

Shinin', just like gold

[clarkewi]

This vocal has never been equaled.

[YoGuy37]

This man kicks so much ass

[CALICOTV301]

You're real green if you don't real Blues!

[694fov]

One of the true greats, quality all the way, I never want it to end.

[nbnybeats4u]

@Myguitarroom word the wolf was big and bad ass,scared the shit out of muddy,lol

[22elcantil]

@nbnybeats4u A big, big man. Not a lot of patience, from what I've heard. Who cares?

[smeezle]

Yeaaah boy lovin this.. I would totally come out with a blues Cd just to see how people react 2011 style

[AakwardAardvark]

@smeezle we need some more real blues that got soul...

[RollinAwayTheDew]

Faggot-y ads, ruining vids.

Great music though.

[BossHawg6977]

2 idiots couldn't appreciate the howl of the Wolf !

[ninjanizzle]

best song on Mafia II

[Zeppelinfaktor]

This might be the best song ever...

[helgun88]

I love this song so much :)

[boooopadoop]

i need to find and ol'skool junk joint.............i wanna party

[22elcantil]

@boooopadoop That's a 'juke' joint. Maybe a 'barrelhouse'. Good luck - If you find one, let me know. Riskin' yo life, but well worth it.

[BHDread]

@boooopadoop JUKE JOINT....BETTER BE PACKIN...THAT MOONSHINE GET IT GOIN...ROUND PASSED MIDNIGHT

[majorporpoise]

@boooopadoop What's a junk joint?

[cs868]

@majorporpoise It's a place where people go who are trying to be hip, but they really aren't.

[juna2509]

@boooopadoop In europe most of us use papers :-)

[DarrenDoo]

95 people were struck by lightning

[liveforlove13]

susie q was a copy of this music, wasnt it?

[libertysunbeam2]

@liveforlove13 alot of musicians and especialy blues musicians copied from eachother, it wasnt frowned down on as it is today because of mp3's. elvis presley wrote none of his songs and used songs from blues artists (hound dog is an example). john lee hooker would rip off his own songs and write is own as well as borrow from other artists, borrowing rifts also done by blues musicians. whos to say unless its a historical fact its subjective.

[MattmanDavidson]

@libertysunbeam2 exactly, if it wasn't for albert king's "as the years go passing by," then "layla" would have never had that opening riff that it is so widely known for. duane and eric were two of the best fresh bluesmen in the late 60s and early 70s, and even they were borrowing bits from their idols such as howlin' wolf, b.b. king, etc. etc.; and as i guitarist myself, i find myself borrowing chord progressions and notes by artists and creating my own tempo or rhythm with it. the notes work.

[bergerfry]

@liveforlove13 Seems like most of today's music was somehow copied from this. Listen to Howlin Wolf then Led Zeppelin. Not saying it's a bad thing because it's not, unless there was no credit given for the creator.

[aiodiacho]

@liveforlove13 it's not actually a copy - many musicians worked around similar melodies, those days being the main concern lyrics and vocals (I know I'm simplifying it a lot but you get the picture).

[cobrananashakur]

from jamaica love it strong vocals

[cobrananashakur]

from jamaica love it

[xlted1]

and they used this on that viagra commercial..its a damn shame....but i fell in love with the instrumental, and i had to youtube it....

[Jan9462]

Howlin wolf... A true blues man who speaks to your soul. A supreme classic

[MemphisBlueAgain]

Once you've listened to Howlin wolf, and let that voice get to you, it never really leaves. I mean no one sings like him so there's really nothing to compare with. A perfect counterpole to Muddy's laid back style

[freebymagick]

That Wolf is the Wolf Howling

[belcome]

he is the one legend of de mundial music

[maytagman420]

wheres the real player???