Ry Cooder - Vigilante Man (live)

[alhazerad]

It's a bottleneck, that's why they call it bottleneck guitar

[reefrunner9]

Cleared my Ears some....good for the soon to be on the road blues.....

[1988bluemoon]

could sound foolish but does anybody know the tuning for this? Open D, Open G? Will play it one day! Also what kind of slide is that that hes got on, has some sort of hinge on it I think. Thanks.

[chumeiperlebys]

@1988bluemoon I think it´s Open E, but half step back. Open D#

[primeVibe]

Learning about RC and liking it

[Fuzzpicker]

@laiholapso Thanks for the shout back. On 911 I was up here in Alaska getting ready for work. I saw the shit go down on Fox. I KNEW it wasn't an accident. I couldn't hardly believe my eyes. But I knew my Marine Corps brothers would be going after his ass. It's great the Seals got him and dumped his ass for crab bait. Cooder can get some people with vastly different tastes together with his music and for good reason. It's great music! Thanks again.

[laiholapso]

they should make a seperate youtuber for real music where the word gaga or bieber is prohibited and if you do type it in you get 2 bullits through the head so we don't have to be comfronted with bullshit anymore, thumbs up if you agree.

[detect2173]

For those who don't know he recorded tracks for the movie Crossroads opposite Steve Vai...he (Ry) is a true guitar legend!

[Fuzzpicker]

First I heard of Ry Cooder I was attending Community College in Cali. My Art Design class Instructor was a friend of his. Ry was finishing a new album, and we had a competition in class to design an album cover for it. While working on it we listened to Ry's music. First time I had heard it. Really dug it. I didn't win the competition, but I learned about some fantastic music. The album was to be "Borderline". I left Cali for Alaska shortly after and didn't hear what became of the album..1981.

[laiholapso]

@Fuzzpicker first time I heard ry was the day 911 took place. that was the first time the thought occurred that it takes just a couple of oceans to go from all the greatness in america to the shelter of dumb cunts such as osama and hussein. anyway may we praise america and god that them fuckers are pushing daisies, (that was a joke, they threw osama in the ocean, no daisies their. only catfish and holy shit their evil)

[Sootytailpipes]

amazing: listened to this 1000 times or more and never get tired of it

[danesesse]

No I have not seen batman but green lanterns round the corner if you want him...

[jedmaster111]

Have you seen that vigilante man?

[JerryLaCasse69]

One of Americas greatest artists



[order57]

These are the days for the vigilante men.

[JinksVORZE]

if i could play like that then i would get so much more tail

[VoodooKush]

bad ass

[CoreyL11]

Greatly underrated guitarist

[cyclomal]

Made to be heard, better than a prayer...

[Everio620User]

I love the purity of this style.

[Kennymurraycampbell]

What a great sound on his guitar.

[ThePropellerdiver]

Check out his newest CD. There's a song about some border crossers killed by a vigilante.

[jfjvhgsieofl]

Its such a shame Ry Cooder isn't better known in todays world. Just goes to show that true talented musicians are taking the backseat to pre-packaged corporate cock sucking wanna be rock stars

[gangster8wk]

@jfjvhgsieofl true that.

[marinman39]

@jfjvhgsieofl Not to worry. Ry's recording will still be played in 20 or 30 years. Corporate music won't. Hell, he'll probably still be playing live to full houses in 20 years himself if he wants to.

[HopeWithPandora]

How brilliant this man shines in the now and yester-years!!!

[HumanBornFree]

Rolling stone magazine is a joke.

[LynnMee]

born in 1955 in the UK - brought up on Old Grey Whistle Tests - thank you BBC

[huichol53]

Ry is so damned talented Great voice, even better slide guitar if you have moe of old ry cooder, please send 'em huichol53.....

[grzzzzz]

amazing , he is a gift to world music.



[Honestmanayr]

Sticking out

[jimmybluemoon]

allways loved his slide work ,this is great to watch thx

[tpain2345]

thank god for youtube

[sebastiencouture]

2:33 he felt that bend

[xxxchrist1]

Brilliant, beautifully played.

Thanks for posting.

[crushercowley]

its tuned to open d. d a d fsharp a d a timeless classic

[Kraglord]

Yay I am the 806,668 viewer! - I am also the 1st - 806,667th.

[givingitashot1]

music for the soul, for all those who feel it stand tall and be proud, we,ve got one of the best things ever

[Siemianowicee]

803190 Sept. 23, 2011

[Danioabyss]

He can't sing, but his guitar playing is absolute slide-magic!!!!!

[oximore111]

@Danioabyss ...... mmh, you sing ????

[paulyblun]

@Danioabyss I'm sure I just heard him sing tho'?

[nansir]

When are we going to learn that it is MONEY itself that is causing our problems. In order for things to have monetary value they must be scarce. That fact stops us from producing things like food and good housing in abundance, which we have the technology to do. It is time we changed and started working together. It is one world and we are all one. Google Zeitgeist Moving Forward 20011 and the Venus Project.

[digitaldown]

one of the greatest guitar players of all time! Awesome!

[5xq38p4u]

A true musical genius. One of a kind.

[playchickenskinslide]

Fantastic!

[ultang]

Pusikalmuamichaelboltonshnard sucks.

[Siemianowicee]

@ultang You spelt that wrongly.

[ronjinsan]

As always Ry Cooder is brillaint

[redsskin42]

REALMENTE , teria tanta coisa pra comentar , mas me faltam palavras. Este som é sublime.

[MUSIcMaN587]

Seven hundred seventy thousand and counting. Something good is happening here. Not all the powerful music in the world has been forgotten

[Timmyboy505]

@MUSIcMaN587 already at 852.354 mate

I think in due time we will hit a million

[MrTurdey]

now thats the gift of sound at its best

[YouriCarma]

Celente: “Jack Ya Dead!”

[Jewel123]

Open G?

[hahaurmno]

@Jewel123 Open D i think

[semiLivedj]

@hahaurmno E

[InserrtUsername]

@semiLivedj No this is in open D

[igorgirotto]

seria como explicar física quântica a uma mula, hahahaha

[igorgirotto]

Mr Guilherme, concordo com vc; só acho que o Justin Bieber não vai conseguir ouvir, pois é uma frequência de som muito sublime pra ele, hehehehe

[igorgirotto]

Isso sim é slide blues! Ry Cooder é o cara

[phan777tom]

I wonder if he heard Dan McCafferty singin' this song......

[Chillton]

He's not f**kin around

[MrLuisguilherme]

please...call justin bieber and tell him to hear it.

[longboarder1960]

Ry can play anything with strings in any style you want to hear it !

A TRUE MASTER !!!!!

[sodapopkid90]

how do people dislike this?idiots

[ketchfish]

@sodapopkid90 26 people with no ear for music

[westy3081]

@ketchfish Abso fucking lutely , sit back eyes shut and listen to this and it blows your mind , how you would not like and respect the music from Ry Cooder is just wrong.

[guywolff]

This music still makes my soul jump over my body !

[sgm2005fu]

Fuck me. That did my head in.

I'm going to listen again.

[SuperPais]

@music2012 - Thanks to Ry Cooder I found a native of my planet. I'm from planet Nurp, too :-() I'm a Shlapsgorf with the age of 239 gexagons, and I also love these kind of noise-waves, even I prefer the traditional musickerasn of our planet. But, YOU ARE NOT ALONE, ANYMORE: We wave to go out, someday

[kareljuwet]

@RustyfFender

'cause there ain't no sun

when the day gets to an end

When you've seen it yourself

you will understand

no there won't be no sun

in the evening sky

and you will know

why babies cry

[RustyfFender]

@kareljuwet

But they'll hug their pillow

And you'll love your man

And you can wonder off to dreamland.

Free your soul

Free your heart

Till the twilight brings a new start.

[kareljuwet]

@RustyfFender

I like spontaneous stuff like this :)

thank you for the laughs :)

[RustyfFender]

@kareljuwet

And I hear the blues like Ry can play

It makes my heart wanna sigh

He finds those strings that slide can tug

... Music to end the day by.

[thebich2man5421]

@wert1074 You should search on youtube, Andre Segovia - Asturias. He would just sit in the middle of some HUGE church or theater, with no one else around, and play some mind-blowing, relaxing, classical stuff.

[XxLetsTalkGamesxX]

@thebich2man5421 yes the recuerdos de la alahambra is great as well :)

[MetalAndRockGuru]

@JHamilton263 I'm JHamilton263 and I whine like a self centred bitch when people express their opinions :D

[glowajr]

justin bieber have 22 yt profiles

[RustyfFender]

@glowajr When you grow up you'll stop thinking about him and making such foolish comments. But take your time - age only moves in one direction and it picks up speed.

[ronftlvr]

@RustyfFender "Age Only Moves in One Direction And it Picks Up Speed".....damn I like that, and it is so true.

[RustyfFender]

@ronftlvr Ya, we'll write a song:

My pappy said; get it while you can

Lord those were words to heed

Cause age is movin' in one direction

And it's pickin' up speed.

Ok - your turn

[SingleCoilVoodoo]

Does anyone know the tuning he used for this?

[abatikrrissovu]

@SingleCoilVoodoo F C F A C F, which is open F, or open D with capo on 3rd fret

[abatikrrissovu]

@SingleCoilVoodoo google "slide guitar uwe", and you will find a page with several Ry Cooder slide tabs, and quite a few other interesting ones.

[DlABL0GlCAL]

@RealRockandRoll / I could not have said it better

[RealRockandRoll]

This style of song is very much a tribute to some of the early blues legends such as , Blind Willie Mctell, Charley Patton, Mississippi John Hurt, etc....Im feelin this!

[madchad77]

makes me drink everytime i hear this song thanks for posting!!!!!!! A+++++

[MrUnseenBucket]

his action looks low as shit, how can he use a slide with such low action?

[metropolitan242]

Pay close attention Jusim Bimbo. 

[TheFenderplecre]

how can anyone dislike this gem?

[ghostfacedude93]

Earth is a weird place to be, when a man just trying to do good is on the most wanted list.

[huichol53]

I'm a young 64, used to listen to RY, bLIND DOC WATSON, AND leo kottke. I had at least 112 of Ry Cooder's albums, all are smokin!!! huichol53.......

[LedZep26996]

I never knew my comment is stuck at the top of the list now, great, everybody can stereotype me now as I too see the same comment every video.

[EuanFox1211]

@LedZep26996 I feel the same man, hence the comment... I wrote it sarcastically, but I think people may have been mis-interpreting it :P (I do love this song though)

[kurtcobainsk8dudu]

Cant get enough of this song!

[Jengirl92]

The absolute best, in my opinion.

[mgssol90]

Written by Woody Guthrie circa 1939.

[gplito]

@mgssol90 Yes it was...in reference to Republicans,Union busters,Banksters and other greedy American scumbags.....better duck for cover,they're hatching like eggs.

[banjopedro]

God rest our weary souls

[katinasvenska]

CCCOOOOLLLLL

[Nangus01]

Im only six months old, and I love this kind of music!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't understand why other people my age listen to the junk that gets played these days! My mommy bumped this when I was in the womb and I've loved it ever since!

[RcUniverseGuy]

@Nangus01 hahahahahaha thats hilarious yea i hate people who do that and say they are like 10 years old when they are really 30 year old pedophiles looking for a few thumbs up their ass....

[JustinSage]

Anyone who posts here has amazing taste. Even dorky comments.  Hell, you're here, right?

[jpsegu]

My mistake . I was thinking of something else!!

[ladymo97]

There is nothing like the sound of a true bottle neck side...*sigh*.

...now I got to go make me a nother one, dropper my last one....thanks for making me remember some truly "Good ole days" !

[neckthroughbody]

Justin Bieber and 18 of his friends must have watched this video

[Rhinoch8]

@neckthroughbody Who the fuck is that? - Ozzy Osbourne

[branch1234]

@Rhinoch8 hahaha did he really say that?

[Rhinoch8]

@branch1234 Yup ;) /watch?v=r0hfg1htnM4

[branch1234]

@Rhinoch8 hahah that made my day

[lisalawphotography]

Dig Ry.. is he fantastic or what!

[danocable]

ONE OF THE BEST VERSIONS IVE HEARD HOW ABOUT YOU?

[johny9693]

GOD is playing pay atention xDD

[MAKISSPARTI]

@johny9693 No, God is paying attention!

[music2012]

I'm from planet Nurp, I'm the only Shlapsgorf of my age of 489 gexagons that likes these kind of sound waves, all the other Shlapsgorf just like the soundwaves of Popsikualmuzakshnarf.

[MaturinG5]

@music2012

Popsikualmuzakshnarf...

omg just recovered from a 5-minut-conniption. If there are more people like you, Nurp must be quite a decent place.

[MaturinG5]

@music2012

Popsikualmuzakshnarf...

omg just recovered from a 5-minute-laughing fit. If there more Shlapsgorfs like you, Nurp must be a likable place.

[JustOneMeatPuppet]

@music2012 Holy shit! This might be the best comment I've seen in a while...You, Sir, have made my day

[mokaey]

@music2012 welcome to earth.

[Cosmickey86]

@music2012 lolwut awesome.

[kudillo]

@music2012 Go figure. All this time thinking the dudes at  Shlapsgorf were into the Pusikalmuamichaelboltonshnard

[omega0365]

Amazing song by Ry Cooder.

[TheArchangelxxi]

love this version of the song. Amazing how many covers of Woody Guthrie's original

[NicolaRedwooddforest]

Incredible song.

[NicolaRedwooddforest]

Unbelievable voice and song. 

[leiposuctie]

ry cooder is the only skinny white guy that can pull off the pink patterned blouse, matching bandana, and sequence pants-combo

[Tubyubber]

@leiposuctie unlike 'playing guitar'.

[alexryterski]

Got a real bottle neck there . . .

[sullyvsearth]

Wish I had enough instruments to keep up with this guy and all of his tunings. Can't afford strings to try'n learn em'. Any thoughts on a good acoustic/standard one by him?

[Sakij76]

hate the voice love the guitar work

[branch1234]

@Sakij76 how could u hate the voice...

[Sakij76]

@branch1234 idk just doesnt do it for me, thats why feelin bad blues is the only song of his i like.

[branch1234]

@Sakij76 lol..alright

[zifis]

@Sakij76 Seriously, how?

[zifis]

@Sakij76 Seriously, how?

[Gil666theBeast]

just listened to it the first time and just thinking "yaaaah, dig it, he absolutely got it!" damn!

[gnarkillkicksass]

I'm 22 been listening to Ry - since my parents named me after him! And I'm Aussie not yank.

[BaggedGnome]

I've been listening to this for hours.. So soothing. Rarely I came across a song that actually holds my attention and captivates me.

[branch1234]

wow.

[jyomat]

He's God.

[omega0365]

love this song

[ilmanmuutajamuutilma]

holy mother fuckin insanely amazing. i dropped to the floor from my chair.

[rawjokes]

@ilmanmuutajamuutilma that's blues for you...

[ilmanmuutajamuutilma]

@rawjokes true,lol

[kswilson89]

is that a Martin?

[0nthelevel]

@kswilson89 D45

[tom27j]

love it, is he in open g? any one know.

[0nthelevel]

@tom27j

Open E

[ilmanmuutajamuutilma]

@0nthelevel no,open D.

[videoman4323]

Amazing slide guitar, almost as groovy as Ry's outfit.

[KMdeRosa]

ahhh, for 3:23 secs time just stopped completely :) beautiful

[TheKNstudio]

this is awesome, but i still like woody guthries better

[inferno232]

@TheKNstudio Do we have to choose? I like both.

[churdoynz]

the guru himself

[BlueDiamondPro]

Im 17, and ive converted some friends with the help of Clapton, Joe Bonnamassa, and Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

[Cabronosidad]

19 people have had their brains removed & replaced by clock-work mice!

[VT108TNT]

@Cabronosidad : if they were lucky..... :-))

[mpo1107]

@Cabronosidad

I agree.

[jsystevo007]

@Cabronosidad FUCKIN AWESOME COMMENT

[mink61]

@Cabronosidad I think you're being a little generous Cabronosidad.

[Keesecito]

@Cabronosidad Hear hear!

[tsalapack]

@Cabronosidad

Slide like this is a dying art unfortunately. We no longer have Duane, but there are a few left....Thank You Lord!

[JustinSage]

@Cabronosidad I know your comment is two months old, but I severely agree. This where the human soul meets a guitar.

[ronftlvr]

@JustinSage ..."This is where the human soul meets the guitar".....damn , I like that....excellent description..

[JustinSage]

@ronftlvr Thank you my friend.

[JustinSage]

@Cabronosidad Clock-work mice. Love it.

[gplito]

@Cabronosidad  now it's 22

[pasaremos2010]

Many Thanks!

[jesusejesus]

It makes no sense that the Susumu Hirasawa mix eventually runs into this song

[urigilmour]

THIS MAN IS A GOD ON EARTH

[rocktenniscat]

Happy Birthday Ryland Cooder. Thanks for all the great music through the years (and many more to come) We luuuuuv you!