Bluebird Cafe #8: Steve Earle "Ft. Worth Blues"

Steve Earle closes out the Bluebird show with some reminiscences of Townes & the song "Ft. Worth Blues".

[@joannehack7588]

Tennessee in spring is green and cool. The most beautiful lyrics I’ve ever heard

[@awesomeisasawesomedoesyo182]

Love this homage to Townes a true Texas legend.

[@craig203]

Crowd mesmorised in awe and sadness.

[@rodwilliams6655]

I watch and listen to this every couple of weeks now. I’ve never heard him sound better. What a guy.

[@bobdonovan4505]

right at the top of his game love his music and writing

[@jimolson8424]

I think Steve remembers all the people he has met. The man is a icon. I think he will pass away making new music. Steve Earle will never fade away... He will be making new music even after he is gone.

[@ryanfitzsimmonsmusic]

Other than Steve, the other three... Kelly Joe, Eric Taylor, and Greg Trooper (and David Olney who he calls out in the intro) have all passed. RIP. At this point, it adds a erie poignancy to this beautiful reading of one of his best songs.

[@wegie101]

“It’s a lot easier to hear tell of people than it is to actually see them.” Gets me every time.

[@katherine9109]

hear tell not hear tale. it's the accent.

[@jacko2575]

just the look on everyone there, Jesus I'm bawling

[@donsurdej7824]

Rare talent,,, his connections to the lyrics are symbiotic to his soul,, his music has a life of its own,, thank you God for the gift,, awesome 😎

[@rickhewitt9235]

based on that comment don. i do hope you have had the good fortune of checking out the work of townes van zandt and guy clark

[@johnnykyson2928]

Pro trick: you can watch movies at Flixzone. Me and my gf have been using it for watching lots of of movies these days.

[@fabianfisher6740]

@Johnny Kyson Definitely, I have been watching on Flixzone for months myself :)

[@UCqkdtMiE5ZquD_lF9prae4Q]

Lyrics: In Ft. Worth all the neon's burnin' bright Pretty lights, red and blue But they'd shut down all the honky tonks tonight Say a prayer or two If they only knew You used to say the highway was your home But we both know, that ain't true It's just the only place a man can go When he don't know, where he's travelin' to But Colorado's always clean and healin' And Tennessee in spring is green and cool It never really was your kind of town But you went around, with the Ft. Worth blues Somewhere up beyond the great divide Where the sky is wide and the clouds are few A man can see his way clear to the light Just hold on tight That's all you gotta do And they say Texas weather's always changin' And one thing change'll bring is somethin' new And Houston really ain't that bad a town So you hang around with the Ft. Worth blues There's a full moon over Galway Bay tonight Silver light, over green and blue And every place I travel through I find Some kinda sign, that you've been through But Amsterdam was always good for grieving And London never fails to leave me blue And Paris never was my kinda town So I walked around with the Ft. Worth blues Ft মধ্যে. মূল্যবান সমস্ত নিয়ন জ্বলছে উজ্জ্বল সুন্দর আলো, লাল এবং নীল কিন্তু তারা আজ রাতে সমস্ত হংকি টোঙ্ক বন্ধ করে দেবে একটি বা দুটি প্রার্থনা বলুন যদি তারা জানত তুমি বলতে রাজপথ তোমার বাড়ি কিন্তু আমরা দুজনেই জানি, এটা সত্য নয় এটি শুধুমাত্র একটি মানুষ যেতে পারে যখন সে জানে না, সে কোথায় যাচ্ছে কিন্তু কলোরাডো সবসময় পরিষ্কার এবং সুস্থ এবং বসন্তে টেনেসি সবুজ এবং শীতল এটা সত্যিই আপনার ধরনের শহর ছিল না কিন্তু আপনি চারপাশে গিয়েছিলেন, সঙ্গে Ft. মূল্য ব্লুজ মহা বিভাজনের ওপারে কোথাও যেখানে আকাশ প্রশস্ত এবং মেঘ কম একজন মানুষ আলোতে তার পথ পরিষ্কার দেখতে পায় শুধু শক্ত করে ধরে রাখুন যে সব আপনি করতে হবে এবং তারা বলে টেক্সাসের আবহাওয়া সবসময় পরিবর্তন হয় এবং একটি জিনিস পরিবর্তন আনতে হবে 'নতুন কিছু এবং হিউস্টন সত্যিই খারাপ একটি শহর নয় তাই আপনি Ft সঙ্গে প্রায় স্তব্ধ. মূল্য ব্লুজ আজ রাতে গালওয়ে উপসাগরে একটি পূর্ণিমা আছে রূপালী আলো, সবুজ এবং নীলের উপরে এবং প্রতিটি জায়গার মধ্য দিয়ে আমি ভ্রমণ করি কিছু ধরনের লক্ষণ, যে আপনি মাধ্যমে হয়েছে কিন্তু আমস্টারডাম সবসময় শোকের জন্য ভাল ছিল এবং লন্ডন আমাকে নীল ছেড়ে যেতে ব্যর্থ হয় না এবং প্যারিস আমার ধরনের শহর ছিল না তাই আমি Ft সঙ্গে চারপাশে হাঁটা. মূল্য ব্লুজ

[@mario7frankielee]

i think a bug flew in my eye no tears of being touched of course goddam is this beautiful

[@leecrampton8544]

The Fort Worth Blues - it gives me a deep feeling of sadness. Of regrets & people & pleasures lost. Any city town or locality is a good place for grieving Love your work Steve.

[@dr_bit]

So many great songs, so many veins of country, rock and folk mined. An American gem. So nice to be able to revisit him at many points in his career.

[@michaeladmond759]

RIP Guy and Townes

[@brucerighter5539]

Sad that Steve is the only one still alive of these four. I traded for a bootleg years ago to see/hear Kelly Joe Phelps, but loved Greg Trooper & Eric Taylor nearly as much. Steve was already a fave, but this song confirmed that.

[@davidmehaffey727]

Watching this just now, I remember that Kelly Joe passed. I had forgotten. Saw Steve on this albums tour and he opened with Christmastime in Washington. By himself. So amazing.

[@douglasgay4497]

Just Wow.!!

[@AlanDavidson-h8g]

Does it get any better than this? I don't think so. Steve rules. Peace and Love to everyone.

[@TheBlueskyson]

The guy crying. This is the american spirit. Spread it to the middle east and beyond. We here at youtube dont want wars or bombings, ty

[@polar199]

babble

[@TheBlueskyson]

@@polar199 Tears but no fears is the American way friend Stan.

[@ronaldjaybelin520]

The structure very much like ‘goodbye’

[@ronaldjaybelin520]

And I wrote that

[@TheBlueskyson]

@@ronaldjaybelin520ty 4 ur music Ron

[@DCShaneTours]

Best Version Ever.

[@martincapek96]

it's beautiful no question about that.. but have you heard the tribute one from 97'? damn, nothing beats that for me

[@nilradem]

@@martincapek96 It is a toss up between the two for me. The intensity of the 97 tribute is powerful, but musically I think Kelly Joe adds a lot to this. Singing in the place he last performed with Townes also adds some depth here. Both have people weeping.

[@mormoonimikko]

love this song

[@cuatbarbq]

Stunning

[@Northyorkspaul]

Fantastic song

[@benniesweat9848]

FOLKS! This is the original that I have on VCR. The slide Dobro makes the difference, plus Steve was straight at this time.

[@darlincommitme]

He was straight, but has been since 1994

[@shnootch]

Kelly Joe Phelps on that Dobro?

[@MrTontoYoder]

Arlenoclast, you are the light of an angel and the possible salvation of the world.

[@bobbypaul3057]

RIP David Olney

[@joannehack7588]

🌙✨🌠💥💫

[@mairianncullen8753]

Oooph! That was powerful!

[@mariodriessen9740]

Lost his friend, named his son after him and now recently he lost his son too. How much can a man take?

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

I love this version--we had Nancy and he gang. oxxooxooxo

[@jwschrijverhidma]

Top song steve

[@sealevelbear]

Love ya Steve.

[@robertbentzel8105]

Freakin phenomenal song

[@alabastardmasterson]

His song writing makes me jealous

[@chuckhurlocker2180]

Powerful

[@crobarus]

Beat that

[@rbeezy42]

That slide solo!

[@nilradem]

If you haven't, look up more of Kelly Joe Phelps'music. You will appreciate it.

[@gregorymillerMUSICFORMEMORYS]

This Is Terrific. Not like a decrepid

[@mrkmnr3902]

Heard Isbell and JTE were in the crowd

[@quickmac2299]

Don't worry that's a good thing!

[@ronaldjaybelin520]

Eventually we have to replace our herd-enormity and magnetism with corrected sights

[@whitebluesky6932]

❤ i see Justin . Steve's Dad, David Olney,

[@timgriffin715]

says Ft.Worth like a native--Foat Wurth

[@michaelwilliamson7276]

He is

[@MarkSmith-nw4os]

Above the Great Divide would be a better place I think.

[@alantracy6757]

Saw kelly live once and he refused to play slide

[@wilvio28]

06:03 that guy looks like Neil Young

[@brendanpowers4684]

That was a young Justin Townes Earle, Steve's son, who left this world 2 years ago.

[@wilvio28]

@@brendanpowers4684 nice to know. Thanks! So sad he left this world so early...

[@brendanpowers4684]

@@wilvio28 Have you checked out his music? He was a force of nature

[@alantracy6757]

Halo over the moon same key and chords

[@timsrednavnaj]

Great live-version! Pretty disrespectful, at 6:35 the end titles start. I mean, this is a sincere Folk-song, not a funny closing jingle or something.

[@nickjohnson5376]

Steve Earle is a great songwriter. A political theorist; not so much. Eric Taylor is a poet; never gave a fuck about politics, except about Wounded Knee, which we all know..

[@lesm2373]

TVZ

[@kurtinklern3262]

This capture would have been so much better if Taylor just kept his mouth shut.