Townes Van Zandt - Dead Flowers

Townes Van Zandt
Dead Flowers
Rolling Stones Cover

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• dead
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[spinch1488]

hey do you get teary eyed when you hear the late great townes van zandt sing or what or is it just me ???

[kingacree]

@roo7227

needle and a spoon,funerals, dead flowers, another girl to take the pain away, seems pretty sad to me. But its good that we have a self appointed spokesman for the song to let the rest of us know how to feel about it.

[pelodelperro]

@spinch1488 Not just you, my friend. Not just you.

[fscofi]

He neve really had the choice to live his life the way he wanted - if you could ask his Mom she would tell you he was robbed. Anyone who questions the addict has never felt the pain. Just appreciate his music and pray no one you love falls into the downward spiral of mental disease.

[darlincommitme]

@GCandD

I hope you didn't take what I said as negative... I love Townes' music and respect his artistic integrity. I just think it is dangerous to idealize the way he lived his life, and not recognize that he was deeply troubled. I have known people who use artists like Townes to justify their own self-destructive behavior, as if art requires it.

[GCandD]

@darlincommitme I was gonna say something ugly, but how can you while listening to TVZ

[morfeeene]

@lysergicdeez , you are incorrect about the Stones and country music. You're also clueless about Townes' authorship of his most famous song.

[camusmuse]

@VoodooPolitico Thanks...I think the first song I really picked it up on was Waitin Around to Die. I was teaching myself that song, fumbling through the chords from tabs I found also noticed some of the same or similar progressions as UT et.al.. Again I think TVZ is just one of many to inspire them. Regardless if it was conscious or not, I'm glad they picked up what they did. Watching TZV's videos here really give perspective on how he lived, played, and ultimately died.

[SONGFORTHESOUTH]

@darlincommitme He lived and died just like he wanted to; what's the problem?

[VoodooPolitico]

@camusmuse Never really thought about it, but since you point it out- You CAN kinda hear some TVZ in the "cadence" that Uncle Tupelo had. Thats a pretty cool observation.

[camusmuse]

@GodBurger I agree that Farrar is great, but has more of a TVZ sound or "cadence". In fact I think that Uncle Tupelo got much of their "style" from TVZ, Yes there were many more influences for UT, including alot of Dylan. FWIW....if you can find it, UT also does a GREAT live version of this song. I have a poor quality recording, no video, but it is definitely a favorite, but TVZ made this song his own. Respect to the Stones, but I only hear their version, I FEEL TVZ's........