Dave Matthews - Farm Aid 2006 - Sister

[0TheBestMan]

I was there, and I gained a new respect for Dave Matthews that night. That guy is really talented.

[Snuke43]

Ok Ok I will be the first to say, FARM AIDS!!!!!!!

[LucasTUBE13]

he's on drugs?

[Korvan1993]

@LucasTUBE13 No. He is a genius.

[sexualgoth10]

powerful song. I love you, Carm. love youre brother

[mbradfield6]

around 3:00 when he says tears, he does that crazy awesome thing with his voice. loveeee it

[jbaby007]

omg i love this song but my sister sucks! wish i had one like this.

[jaytea08]

LOVE LOVE LOVE DMB!

[jryoz]

am i the only one who hears baby blue in that guitar?

[toothpick664]

@jryoz dont you hear sister in baby blue ha

[jryoz]

@toothpick664 hah, well touche

[rbetit2020]

@toothpick664 totally.

[Acohen91]

@jryoz I definatly do too, very beautiful song again by Dave though

[karrenbrickey]

♫Happy Birthday to my sister, ROBIN! ♥♥U...

[achtungbaby1967]

My sis & I saw Dave at Alpine Creek for her 45th b-day in 06.Our lil bro was killed at age 32 in 1999 in a car wreck. He'd seen many shows at Alpine Creek We'd never seen Dave b4 but it was my neice's 11th time 2 see him. As each set ended Sis'd sweat we weren't gonna hear from Chad thru a Dave song as us3 were so tight & speak 2 each other thru music even now! I kept the faith & Dave played Sister 2nd 2 last song of the nite.we'dNEVER heard it b4 Tears of joy flowed as we danced -Cool video!

[davidtyler15]

More than likely Elixir.

Those are the strings on most Taylors. They came on mine.

[ChaseAwayDrummer]

first time

i saw you

was like......

[highriser465]

what kind of strings does he have on the there guitar ?

[bucksman56]

This song is awesome!

[MrCopperhead1861]

I need to tell my sister I love her more

[Thystonius]

@MrCopperhead1861 Damn right!

[babybear11279]

I can't imagine my life without my sister. My best friend.

[lallylelastein]

i love u too Dani! thanks for this!

xoxo

Ariella

[roxyd311]

i love this song. I dedicated it to my sis today in honor of her b-day today. Happy birthday Ariella. i love you!

[warriornation1115]

after he sings "sister you keep me..." that guitar part sounds like the beginning of my baby blue from groogrux

[MichaelPaulJess]

That's what I was thinkin. Musicians keep comin back to certain notes and vibes though. Love it! Great comment!!

[ihavalife]

dave reverts back to that unique tuning and usually hits the same scale of notes for songs like this... the only other two I can think of is 'shotgun' and 'stay or leave'

[intolerence]

So beautiful, his sister was murdered by her husband in like '94 or somethin, this song is an awesome tribute

[maprecio]

You're referring to his older sister. At the beginning of the video, you hear him say this song is about his younger sister, Jane.

Beautiful song regardless.

[intolerence]

Ah ok sorry my bad, thanks for clearing that up xD

[DannYHarneR]

that is true, but i think song is to Jane, his other sister. Anne was murdered, Jane is his other sister

[dancingnancy41]

this song is so sweet.

[MonAmi266]

i love dmb!!when are yous coming back to australia???!! please be soon

[whiplashgirl13]

whoa! do people in australia say yous?!?!

sorry, i'm from philly and we say yous too. it's nice to know other people do.

[Clam078]

Yous suck!

[whiplashgirl13]

You're a dick!

[ramstacp]

paul-john-bob-DAVE!-....its a natural progression.

[sytycd4reelz]

i love dmb!! he kinda reminds me of forest gump

[kevinwheeler2]

ya dave looks like tom hanks

[scaskey08]

Its an affirmation of love and life that will never leave, and that is, in some ways, better than when they were in my arms, although I still do miss them.

[scaskey08]

When the rest was gone, I was sure Id be lost, but I was in turn; found. I began to recognize a reality that had escaped me my entire life; the real beauty of the loves of your lifethat they are truly alive inside and all around. Their souls do live and breath a life more profound than I had even realized. Like the tide, they bathe over me and surround me still with their love, allowing me the peace of mind to know that they exist still, bigger and more alive than they had before.

[scaskey08]

But, what I didnt understand until their passing was that their tangibility wasnt the part I was the most connected to: it was their love and spirit that made all of the rest real to me.

[scaskey08]

There is no question that my eyes would love nothing more than to see my loved ones.  My hands would love nothing more than to touch them. My arms long to hold them again, and so my body grieves for their with drawl from this Earth and my existence as I know it.

[riseandshine75]

He's of his box!

[MandyMayzy]

Must be so painful to be him.

[718194]

any guys have a cam? i have mine in my profile G

[Wunderdogg]

When it comes to writing songs for acoustic, Dave is second to none. He's an inspiration to acoustic guitarists.

Keep it up Dave!

[tencr4z]

@Wunderdogg dude i couldn't agree more i play so much of his stuff because i love playing acoustic

[stfuwk]

hes briliant!

[YoJolina]

Great post. Thanks!!

[zamo1512]

where can i find this song to buy. i dont see it on itunes

[TEEDUB2440]

On CD Its on the DAVE AND TIM AT RADIO CITY CD

[dreamingrace]

what a crazy beautiful song. thank you for sharing this. I love every moment.

[jpevear]

you're welcome.

[musiclover1223]

I could do my top 20 Dave songs. Anything less would bother me to leave some out! No need to list them - we all have our own favorites that mean something to us, connect with us, help us thru the day, help us deal with sadness, or help us celebrate good times! Thank You Dave (DMB)!!! Keep it going for many more years!!!!!!!!!!!! See you at the GORGE!!!!!!!

[allpraisetd1]

this song is incredibly powerful. loved seeing it in scranton, pa live.

[zep123dmc]

Greatest Dave Matthews (Band) songs:

1. #41

2. Crash into Me

3. Crush

4. Sister

5. Ants Marching

6. Don't Drink the Water

[bigpoppaa1]

Those songs on your list are great songs no doubt, but saying those are his "greatest songs" out of his entire catalouge of songs. I might have to dissagree with that one. But thats the beauty of it that noone is right and noone is wrong. It's all personal opinoin But we all can agree that DMB makes great and rememberable songs. I would share my list of "personal best" but I do believe there would be alot of songs on my list and I don't have the time to put them all down lol.

[akangell]

RAPUNZEL!

[kevmehl]

bartender!!

[dlettier]

So Damn Lucky!

[h00dsy]

word... great addition to the repertoire of live jams, blew me away in Mansfield

[TheLurMan1]

Rhyme & Reason!!

[luvlife347]

4:27... Dave's facial expression....PRICELESS!! AND YOU SAY DRUNK...LOL

[jmacomber16]

im pretty sure he is 100% sober now to but to rest any "omg he is so fucked up" topics

[paazei007]

I think yur botskills are mistaken this song for a completely different song

[luvlife347]

I love this song and I love Dave. BUT, when he is talking he sounds like FOREST GUMP!

[xharleyxloverx]

ITS ABOUT JANE! HIS SISTER, he says so on the live at radio city dvd with tim reynolds, in the so damn lucky documentary

[jonob600]

wasn't she killed

[xharleyxloverx]

no that was his....sister anne, she was murdered by her husband...and his father died of lung cancer

[jonob600]

ah good old reliable wikepedia

[xharleyxloverx]

haha yup :-) lol

[jonob600]

still such a heart felt beautifull song

[xharleyxloverx]

dave matthews is one of the greatest musicians and songwriters EVER!! im seeing them live on june 9th IM SO EXCITED!

[jonob600]

your so lucky i missed an oppertunity to see em last summer he's one of my favorites by far

[kdldreams01]

any sister would be proud to have you as a brother, she is your Angel. She makes your heart beat. You make mine beat stronger, so I guess "Anne" does too.

Thank you

[moemoe1120]

my brother sent this to me and I cried i felt sad that he moved out but this makes me remember him!!!! ;-)

[rossmann014]

this song makes me think of old times with my sibings and neiborhood kids playing on our street

[whykatieortiz]

i love how hes fucked up!! and still he sound and plays wonderful!! i love this song!

[mustxgetxout]

well lol most great musicians are fucked up when they play

[Sarrahlee35]

im not sure who its about. it could be a little of both. maybe?

im sure he feels that way about both of his sisters. i do. Except for the heart thing....thats pretty specific i think, haha. cute though. all of it.

[idontknowanothername]

On the radio city music hall, he says he was in a writting slump recently (when ever that is) and spoke to his sister who told him to "pull you head out your ass" and just let it happen. Not sure if that helps.

[Sarrahlee35]

well which sister said it?

[timmydogman]

Yea man....isn't that Radio City CD amazing??? I love it!

[jstlive]

its not about his sister who was murdered... its about his younger sister jane... the one who was murdered was his older sister...

[madasstrick]

actually yes it is, just listen to the lyrics. it's about anne.

[madasstrick]

sorry i'm high and i totally fucked up that answer. it's about his YOUNGER sister jane, he says it. the one who was murdered, anne was older.

[sirwill133]

he is full of emotion because it is about his sister in south africa that was murdered by her husband ... spouse abouse

[Kahlbom91]

This lyrics is so good! It's so emotional.

[foderahead]

Dave Matthews is quite simply just an awesome musician. I think the world would be so much better if more people saw it the same way dave does.

[twostepman36]

word this song is awesome.

i have the pleasure of dancing with my older sister at her wedding shortly to this song. i cant wait! when i told her it was a DM song she freaked out, but then she heard it and couldnt stop crying.

oh and im dancing with her because well we lost our father a while back so i get to fill in for him at her wedding.

[kvnno]

well i was pretty hammered when i wrote my comment before, i believe for the stand up cd, dave did do quite a bit of drugs (shroom tea was one I heard). however, for concerts, i remember reading an article many years ago where he stated he usually drinks a full bottle before each show. which goes back to my original statement.... HE IS SO SHITFACED IN THIS VIDEO!

[Shrubbs]

OMG! I KNOW! He's sooooooo wasted

[snx41]

I have a little sister and I couldn't think of any way to describe the way I feel about her better than this.

[kcbv]

I feel the same way. I had my little sis listen to this and it made us bith tear up. Great comment!

[skiking07]

Well kvnno, for a guy who doesn't smoke, he sure does write about getting high quite often

[jaydarrow]

He's using a baritone guitar for all of you who are asking, B, E, A, D, F#, B

[twostepman36]

its not a baritone guitar, the pitch is too high for it to be a baritone!

which is why he uses a different guitar for the space between when he plays it on an acoustic thats a baritone guitar!

[kvnno]

obviously you people who thinks hes "blazed" dont know a goddam thing about A.) Dave Matthews or B.) Weed. He doesnt smoke, but he doesnt drink... a lot. if u look at the end of the video, hes clearly shitfaced

[kcbv]

So shitfaced! love it!

[timconn1981]

you're retarded. I dont think he drinks a full bottle of anything but water before a show. Its impossible to drink a full bottle of booze and then go perform for 3 hours.

[kcbv]

I never said it was possible and Iam not stupid enough to think it is. All I was saying is that he was shitfaced! Sorry you didnt like the term I used.

[kvnno]

you dont think he drinks anything besides water? have you ever been to a dmb concert or any concert for that matter? i mean, have u ever even been exposed to alcohol? i'm not saying he definitely drinks a full bottle every night before a show, its what i read in rolling stone 5+ years ago, but if you think all he drinks is a bottle of water you are one stupid son of a bitch.

[skYdYvinFreek]

he drink and smokes, just listen to recently he talks about dirnkng and smoking a bowl

[simm0ns777]

DADGBD

[chrisrf]

i heard something about his sister dying in apartheid protests in south africa??? is this true?

[drewbarbes]

what happend was his sisters husband ended up killing her and then took his own life as well. i think they had two kids that him and his sister jane took care of after that. you'll also see that the album under the table and dreaming was dedicated to her

[spin2spun]

i am not 100 percent sure but, it was grace who died in south africa.. this sister is about jane (i figure jane because its recently and its in the tense where she is alive)

[nightghast]

Anne died, Jane is still alive

[jjolly310]

She and her husband were murdered, but not many details are out there, b/c Dave doesn't want her kids, who, he takes care of to know what happened before they are ready to know.

[sixstringdude]

anyone know how to tune this, i know the notes for it, but everytime i try my strings snap..

[JakeRyanFilms]

I believe he uses his High B tuning found on Oh and Stay Or Leave. What you do is restring by: Buying two sets of elixirs, then use the a string in place of the low e, the d in the a, and so on, but the high e string is replaced by the normal b string. Then you tune all strings except the b (normally high e) up a step (two frets) so that your tuning is : BEADF#b

[JakeRyanFilms]

Also, the b (normally high e) will be lower, explaining the different chord sound in the songs he uses this tuning on.

[curetheworld]

wow. that made me cry and wish for a sister. named jane if possible, please.

[ericmgislason]

beautiful done

[dutchess411]

Yeah right, who gives a sh*t whether he's blazed or not... don't get me wrong, I'm from Amsterdam myself... just don't get why it seems such a huge deal to everybody here in the States. Love the song, he's so precious.

[twostepman36]

i dont think he needs weed to perform. he used to do it, but has said he stopped since he has kids before he goes on stage.

he is just nervous of large crowds and is awkwardly hysterical.

[TheOriginalEntz]

maybe he has disability where he needs weed to be able to perform like he is severely crowd shy and traumatized?

[Sureshot82]

Shouldn't Dave be dumping feces from his tour bus on unsuspecting tourists' heads?

[ryantwilliams]

Sureshot, that was the fault of his bus driver. I'm pretty sure that driver was fired after that incident.

[blueskyALABAMA]

smoke on Dave... smoke on...

[pardue]

I don't give a fuck if he's blazed or not. He's one of the most creative and distinguishably talented musicians out there.

[babaoriley8]

dave played this in Phoenix,AZ it was beautiful.

He explained the song almost word for word.

:)

[noiunited]

do they have a studio version of this song?

[ushockeyguy17]

no not yet. im hoping it will be on the next album.

[GoNavy107]

i heard its coming out in july

[Austrailian4Beer]

It supposed to be on the new "Live Trax" from Las Vegas coming out soon. I think it was an encore song.

[paulo5736]

Who cares if they are high or not when they go on stage. All that should matter is that he is making wonderful music. Whether or not he is high, shouldn't matter.  Just appreciate what he is doing.

[worldtraveller05]

Dave played this song on Melbourne, Australia May 1st 2007, was absolutely brilliant!!!!!!!

[daduke40]

haha..hes so drunk...

[rodey29]

No he's not, that's just how Dave is.

[daduke40]

Rodey, dave is usually drunk. That is how dave is. If you can't tell dave is drunk on this video, go look at the farm aid interview video. Its obvious.

[rodey29]

Dave might like to get drunk when he's not on stage, but Dave is rarely drunk or high when he's playing.

[daduke40]

And how do you know this?

[rodey29]

Pretty sure I read somewhere about Dave saying he doesn't go on stage influenced by drugs or alcohol, at least not anymore. Ask most hardcore Dave fans and they will tell you the same. I'm not saying he never has, but I don't think he does anymore. People always confuse the way he acts with being drunk.

[tdogg98264]

I think I heard the same thing somewhere. He doesn't do it anymore because of his daughters.

Although I went to his concert with Tim Reynolds in Boston on 4/20 and he made it quite obvious that he had smoked before hand. He kept refering to it as 'having a fever'.

Best. Live. Performer. Ever.

[stinaaa83]

i've heard that they're always high on concerts and unfortunately watching this video i know it's true for me it's really sad

[Austrailian4Beer]

Wow! What a surprise. Just another beautiful, heart-melting song from one of the greatest songwriters ever. Dave is truly a man amongst boys. Can't wait for the summer. THANKS!!!

[a3dez03]

his voice sounds really fresh.

[davematthewsgirl81]

Where can I get this dvd of farm aid? Dave f'n rocks as always. I have farm aid from 2001 but I want this one.

[robroy286]

Yeah. I believe Anne was older. Isn't #34 dedicated to her?

[jhud731]

he's such a good ass song writer

[jaydarrow]

This one was made for his sister Anne who past away in a domestic accident. When was this recorded?

[paulaitchison]

no its for jane,

[cityondown36]

As Paul said, this one is for his sister Jane.

[ReinierMatthews]

Another song That Jane Likes .. ? Amazing song!

[JackBabsDMB]

amazing

[warrior4jahmike]

keep it alive DAVE!!!