Chris Whitley - 'Wild Country'

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[@nov20five]

Make sure your children and their children do not go through life without knowing this man's music.

[@roygumpel8415]

Amen!! And of course all your friends and FB too. breaks my heart to see little Trixie down there in this video. Love her too.

[@gelpage925]

amen

[@D.E.A.77]

that´s right man!!! love it!!!

[@SolarHarvestSolutions]

Well said and so true, The best comment yet, if I could thumbs up multiple times 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@cashglam540]

Chris is one of the most underestimated musicians from last century. Brilliant singer, brilliant guitarist, brilliant composer, brilliant poet.

[@GizzardsandGravy]

i didnt find this man's music until i was 47. now i believe the universe waited patiently to give me a gift i so desperately needed. Just beauty.

[@mr.orange5258]

I consider it a real gift that I discovered him when he started in 1991. I stumbled onto his 1st album and thought, "Who the hell is this guy?" He was gone too soon

[@Mr_Lightheart]

@@mr.orange5258 I'm 70 and just discovered him. At least I'll get to know his music now.

[@ShawnPuryear]

Trixie adored him and I tear up every time I see her watching him sing and play. One of the greats of our generation and sadly missed. So glad “Living with the Law” cassette cover captured my attention back when it came out. Mesmerized ever since

[@ApollonianKing]

If Chris had ever had a clear picture of what his life and his songs were about, he would have been a less effective spokesman for the disenfranchised and the wild natured singer he was. As much beat poet as anything, we have so much of his spirit scrawled across his discography that there's no doubt he was one in a million. RIP my man.

[@lesheathjr4494]

ApollonianKing couldnt agree more!

[@nov20five]

Well put!

[@bucksterbob55]

warm words shining his light

[@yamapenny5960]

@@douglasharwood513 MZSIC IS MY BEST FRIEND. LOVE from Hamburg Germany

[@TheMonolake]

I think he was an angel .

[@dgrizzley]

I had the privilege knowing Chris when he played in New York back in the late early 90s. He was a really good guy

[@seanlevin7476]

Had the good fortune to see Chris Whitley perform in Dublin, Ireland in October of 1998...was the beginning of a months long, lost journey through many parts of western Europe...hailing from Santa Fe, New Mexico and starting my Euro odyssey in Reykjavik, Iceland. I did not necessarily expect or intend to live through that trip....but when I hear a Chris Whitley song - something I intentionally make happen often - I recall that trip and the awful state of mind and heart I had grown, and how the melancholic, blues-laden, profoundly under-appreciated trademark sound of his National Resonator Guitar - slide piece always in hand - and his beautiful, vulnerable, and authentic voice.....lifted my Spirit right out of my chair in that Irish auditorium...the chills running up and down my emaciated body's tortured spine throughout that night. The memory of seeing one of my all-time favorite singer/songwriter -blues/rock musician, easily the most unexpected pleasure I encountered in all of Europe, certainly helped save my life, kept me interested in playing guitar and writing songs, and will forever be remembered. I still listen to your music - Chris - frequently, and hold-you-up on one of the Biggest Pedestals this little heart and mind has ever erected...Thank You Chris Whitley! Que Dios te bendiga Compadre!

[@chevrolet2044]

Sean Levin ..............well written...........Sir. Hope all is good..................

[@cleatusbarncoat8642]

These chord changes just tear me up. Tear, like rip. And then the voice, and the lyrics, heal me. Thank you.

[@davidhaley9092]

It's his birthday today. Strangely I still miss this man... I think I saw him perform a dozen times. He deserved so much more and I hate how it finished. But I agree with nov20five... turn people on to this man and his music. Living with the Law, Dirt Floor, Terra Incognita, Perfect Day.... so powerful

[@mr.orange5258]

I think I want this played at my funeral.

[@JeffMTX]

I’ll play it for you, since I’m doin mine too. BTW congrats on getting a cool name

[@ridgerunnerson1327]

My kids grew up with him. Oldest plays all his songs on the guitar.

[@ninesticks]

hear this and know a soul is speaking

[@erichahn9686]

Thank you Chris for your music, you still speak to me even after your have left.. I hope to hear you again later on in spirit. Till then

[@dombyrne4213]

so much yearning in this .. longing .. aching .. accepting / rejecting .. no fucks left to give

[@landspeedrecord]

beautiful film piece too

[@JeffMTX]

He turned to smile at his baby girl at the end :)

[@kristianpedersen6963]

A man singing about what he saw in a way not many ever could

[@Zoevandyne]

One of the best songs i've ever heard. thanks chris

[@CrossBonesAlex]

right

[@gordonballard8222]

Some souls just have it. C.W in abundance. 🙏

[@RomTankin]

Amazing song - very happy to have found Chris & Trixie's music.

[@georgenederstigt2854]

Such a beautiful song i listen alot to his Music it relaxes me in a way i cant describe simply Brilliant 👌

[@galluslucagallina3405]

Love you Chris

[@Jaden48108]

Haunting, simple & straightforward. Has an honesty to it you can't hide, nor want to.

[@ZachKopkaZake]

Welcome it with open arms

[@milespotvin739]

Chris was an absolute gem ❤️ so sad he was such a tortured individual 😢 RIP Chris Whitley

[@Mr_Lightheart]

Seems like the truly great artists never have an easy life, Van Gogh comes to mind.

[@jpmbanana]

There are a couple moments in the video when a certain distance is reflected in his eyes...not many songwriters have had the gift of describing what is seen as well as Chris Whitley .

[@jade1077]

im a busker i feel this guy he is the essence of street music so inspiring a true troubadour he fuels my music

[@UncleBubba]

God I love this song.

[@ZachKopkaZake]

Me too just told mat that

[@NAHAJI133]

I cried when he left us.

[@mattelierband]

I don't care how i got here, im just glad i did!

[@nomadtraveller100]

I agree. A true poet!

[@cynthiabegg741]

Unbelievable,

[@HectorRamirez-lq8sc]

Masterful

[@colinmetzler]

hey chris, so appreciate and miss ya, i often perch upon the veil, those heavy cornices, shadows always present, i'm happy but so long for that one thread, always escaping, have i peered long enough, there's so much wonder

[@christellenathsol]

Much love ; connected with your soul, thank you Sir.

[@jsnjanusch]

Awesome musician.... Be sound Chris.

[@MileSisters]

Nobody ever put high poetry across as well as Chris. Not even Dylan

[@alfan0079]

uh jeff buckley? not even him?

[@ShaggtyDoo]

Agree

[@dougo2616]

That Buckley and this man were contemporaries , and both passed so early is not only a COLOSSAL loss for us all, but also a COLOSSAL CO-INCIDENCE: like two Albino Buffalo from completely different paths... I wonder how much they knew of each others work, but wouldn't be surprised if their single-minded purposes left no room for them to even dwell on such things...

[@roblestako8221]

this is nice

[@peterhbg]

Beautiful. lots of love.

[@damani4146]

... genialer song xxx

[@brakmarrdesplainesbourses9859]

Je pleure à chaque fois que je l'écoute...

[@tomallen5837]

Me 2

[@chuzzrocket]

Moi aussi.

[@paulvandersteen2984]

RIP Chris. What's it like?

[@JeffMTX]

I'm gonna sing this song at my funeral

[@JeffMTX]

@Evan Hodge I'll briefly leave the wild where I'm from ;)

[@ZachKopkaZake]

Incredible tune

[@chrispine851]

the most influential artist ever for me, it was like they pulled him from a bear ravaged log cabin n said"hey man wel record ya"

[@fatfox6706]

chris pine sounds like yur a bit of a poet yurself ma fren..."bear ravaged cabin!", love it!

[@williampierce7188]

Fat Fox beautifully evocative description

[@gordonballard8222]

Recorded in a bear ravished cottage. True story

[@75YBA]

TRIXIE!!!!!

[@timoakes450]

Christof =genius /sw him many times london us etc loss sad loss ps was on 25yd range at Bozze wi our friend from Enfield via Bruno-loved it -killla me

[@TheTwinkleeye]

Found Chris the year he died, dammit, haunting me beautifully love dah guy.

[@GizzardsandGravy]

the ten thumbs down are now serving their time in Milli Vanilli Hell.

[@jyhem007]

Légende . RIP chris

[@satday1808]

1 man 1 gitaar

[@ZachKopkaZake]

Facts

[@timoakes450]

"soon i'm going to drop this jack and run-return into the wild were i'm from" miss you every day-tommy27

[@timoakes450]

Still here champ thx

[@JeffMTX]

@@timoakes450 me too

[@timoakes450]

@@JeffMTX thanks for the sentiment -lol tommy 24

[@gerardhill6470]

Yes that's Trixie!

[@Viajealduende]

The music historians are going to have to categorize Chris Whitley’s genre in his own name.

[@blissengine1]

thanks for posting 3 videos from Dirt Floor. I've spent years waiting for them. yes it's Trixie looking at her father making art/music on a dangerous place. the right screenplay to describe a situation that leads to death. I was waiting for buying the "Scrapyard" videotape but never found it. I've seen on Chris website (the one when he was still alive) some still pictures from another cheap video made during the Dirt floor era : he was playing banjo, had the same hairstyle. Ballpeen hammer ???

[@st1353]

RIP!

[@mcordone3]

me too!!

[@roygumpel8415]

WHERE was this shot?? Pilgrimage time!

[@tmendyka]

Probably in Vermont, where this was recorded. Vermont has a few rock quarries.

[@abyssquick]

I see this as a song about death. He has too much work going on in his mind, a restless tumult. Everything has become banal, predictable. He has a loved one still anchoring him in this world. He wants to let it all go, run back to the spiritual wilderness. And I suppose he did about 7 years after this song.

[@dougo2616]

Death... well, yes. But to me it's a yearning to break free of the bonds of pain in our unceasingly duelistic world: where spiritual leaders are predators and those professing to help 'the people' only want to fleece them of what little they have. He is wistfully ready to go, with the industry polished Big Sky Country hit even regaling what it would be like to "meet you in the BSC" and the unstated longing to be "meeting my maker in the BSC". With Trixie looking up at him from lower in the mine, his prolific output is almost Mozartian considering he also had to battle so many other things. Hotel Vast Horizon indeed.

[@h.p.6455]

wow

[@kiss-shotacerola-orionhear5516]

♥️

[@JMeara]

Makes me wish I was feral.

[@JeffMTX]

heehee

[@saggacc]

i got here thru his daughter trixie - i thinks she's the one below him in the vid

[@67Rolo1]

Yes it is

[@MrBillyMac69]

@blessedgoddess I think his voice is the best of the three, listen to his song Dirt Floor

[@chevrolet2044]

Lets Hope .......He found His ........Wild..................cause in the end ...............All we can do is..................Hope..........................

[@67Rolo1]

Their is to much conviction to doubt he returned to where he/we are from!

[@timoakes450]

SOON IM GONNA LOOSE THESE RAGS AND RUN RUN RUN LOSS TOMMY27

[@Nascar24ms]

@ShalashaskaUK666 me too!

[@Sweatmore94]

:)

[@ShalashaskaUK666]

I was brought here by Myles Kennedy!! :D

[@ZachKopkaZake]

How so?

[@rickeythompson1443]

U do know i Auto feel Nirvana

[@Sweatmore94]

:)

[@Sweatmore94]

:)