Dwight Yoakam - Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues

Dwight Yoakam

[@stevoschannel4127]

Play around you lose your wife, play to long you lose your life...what a great line and so true

[@davidstapleford8090]

I almost lived this line.

[@dave11222]

I'd say this is showing a hell of alot of respect to Dannie O'Keefe.

[@brianwilliams9791]

Yeah, I agree he's got it right more than most.

[@carolynmccloskey7314]

This acoustic version is so much better than his earlier recording. Sounds like he has learned more about life. He puts do much emotion into his singing. Great song, great voice, great video!

[@jakeseyes]

Dwight is just plain incredible!! He is unique and absolutely amazing, he can sing anything! And does it so well! Thanks for the post.

[@christopherallen9580]

Love Dwight's rendition!

[@BillGarner-vn1sx]

How about his cover of 1000 miles from nowhere

[@jtma65]

I used to listen to this song when I was little. I always loved it. Its nice to hear it by Dwight. He just has that soulful voice that can do the song justice. Thanks for sharing.

[@willieboy3011]

Much more mellow sounding Dwight than I am used to, but good version still. Dwight is still one of my favorite recording artists.

[@pappyc672]

I saw Dwight a few years back in North Carolina and he sang this song, it was awesome!!

[@kenvee9446]

Nice homage to the original!

[@skrue68]

@slinginguitarman I totaly agree with U, Nashville has lost it's countyspirit looong time ago.... Dwight is one of the few Country-artists that will be remembered forever! Thumbs up from Norway :o)

[@1004307]

The best version I ever herd thanks Dwight

[@eric72265]

I think he went back to Bakersfield & hooked up with Buck Owens, but none the less he is a true ARTIST as you stated. My favorite is "She Wore Red Dresses, & then "I Sang Dixie". I love all of his music.

[@21august1942]

i think this is a great video. i think he is a great singer and preformer

[@lizzywease1623]

Love that song

[@ronaldomeirelles7251]

Big Fan of Elvis Presley!

[@CashPresley32]

He was also a big fan of Johnny Cash and Buck Owens.

[@mikey1829]

GREAT version>>

[@acepicardify]

Dwight continues to be a classic in his own time. A genius. He takes a 45 year old staple recorded by dang near everybody and makes it his own thing. Listening to him is like listening to it for the first time.

[@JBCo2012]

Bernie Bennett everything you say is true BUT you neglected the singer songwriter who WROTE THIS TUNE, the EXCELLENT Danny O’Keefe who did the BEST VERSION by far. Now, I feel better.

[@sylviacrouch8073]

Loved the Elvis version but this one is great. Nothing like the original tho

[@louiserawle8999]

He is also a great actor

[@lynrossiter4544]

A True legend!!

[@terridianec7581]

Love you Dwight David Yakima Know matter what!!💞💞💞🤘✌👈🇺🇸

[@whiskerchild]

@slinginguitarman Totally agree. He's is authentic. Got his own sound.

[@PaytonFu]

I have to admit i don't like country music but there is just something about Mr. Yoakam!

[@ultraroadmap]

His vocal inflections make this song very much his own....as great as Danny's, just a little different...the harmony gives it a real Bakersfield sound.

[@ichihentai]

There are a number of good covers but the original by Danny O'Keefe has the right touch of dejection and sadness.

[@maryward6282]

I am beginning to love everything he sings. I used to think Billy Vera had the best LA band- changing my mind on that also- His band is great!

[@Ladyranger]

this guy is the country version of TOM PETTY!!!

[@blueticecho5690]

That's prefect..and I for one appreciate your humor..

[@taylorsmith8469]

Now that you mentioned it, I see the similarity. Great insight...

[@stevenhanson6057]

Danny must have been to Bakersfield 😏 Yoakum’s seen L.A.

[@hendy12]

me too!

[@sunshineonadogsass]

thats the purdiest man i ever seen

[@girthbrooks4730]

Love Dwight, but nobody can touch the Kings version.

[@girthbrooks4730]

Agreed.

[@johnjarou2357]

danny o'keefe had the original and best version.

[@vcredr6]

I did not know Severus Snape was an accordion player.

[@slinginguitarman]

@19jr82sr i meant how many pop songs there are about how country they are,most of them are the most contrived stuff out of trashville ive ever seen.

[@joe1969812]

@teamextray And Howard Stern on squeeze box.

[@kajwilhelm]

Dwights great! And beatleme2, it's his style to wear a hat, live with it. If you think that he shouldnt wear a hat because theres no sun, then all who wear sunglasses inside schould take them off, too...?

[@angussss10]

Eddie Perez on the guitar is amazing

[@gaylonfox5213]

Yeah,their always leavenin somwhere. let em go, Gaylon Fox MM

[@julieanderson7801]

how lonely I am think Ill take my life tonight

[@snicker-hc4nv]

that is stupid or are you really looking for attention-self-murder is against the ten commandments- a grey eagle

[@bmmuir]

was just commenting last night, take a look at some of the true legends of country. Merle, George Strait, Buck, Dwight, Bob Wills, Willie, Waylon. The thing they all have in common? Nashville had nothing to do with it. I truly think that except for the Opry, Nashville is a highly overrated part of country music history

[@StevenCarinci]

He should...it's his song.

[@CoCoKid]

@ matizzle32 There is no comparison between Elvis and this song. Elvis destroyed this song along with many other songs he recorded because all Elvis had to do was Fart and it became a hit. Sad. Dwight covers this song with feeling, as did Danny. Elvis simply sang the words like he was at Karaoke. Elvis had his place in music history, but he was far from the musical God that Elvis fans created. Great job Dwight!

[@chlynn13b92]

I like Dwight but I like Leon Russell's version better. The live version.

[@gotrox1]

1967-Danny O'Keefe, originally wrote and recorded it. It is definitely a classic.

[@kathygreen8058]

I love everything Dwight sings. He is awesome!

[@markbaggett3111]

Kathy Green he sounds like he needs to shit

[@UtzChips2009]

I don't care for country music. Never bought a C&W album. Then I had no choice but to escort my wife to a Brooks & Dunn concert & Dwight opened up for them. I was as impressed as when I saw Tina Turner. He knows how to entertain!

[@MW-eb1qh]

That Doyle Hargraves sure can sing. Mmmm Mmmm ;)

[@girthbrooks4730]

Marv W We aint got no band, Terry!

[@CUPCAKESUGARPIE]

Marv W U push 9-1-1...& tell em to bring an ambulance...or a hearst ✌️

[@kaykay1265]

Just found this...I'm a die hard DY fan. Love everything he sings but...this he takes you there. And like many others he sings. That's what sets him apart from ALL others.

[@SentimentalMe69]

Beautiful country blues performance by Dwight!

[@lottawork631]

This one should have been released as a single.....love it!

[@avdreader1]

He does a really nice version of this.

[@cleanslate2004]

Beautiful rendition of a great song by a wonderful artist.

[@pamspeer7255]

Man that man can sing.

[@rebeccacarter2924]

That hillbilly accent I hear it everyday right home in KY. He might have grown up in Ohio but his home that sound was flourishing. God bless him n his.

[@juliawhiteside9262]

Yes Dwight is The Most Talented Country Music Singer Ever!

[@wheelmanstan]

johnny cash said he was his favorite

[@Bumper_jed]

most talented feet

[@ToddFColeman]

Dwight's Martin Acoustic Guitar makes this version my favorite... Its so distinctively crisp and powerful.

[@JaNaBeMa]

Thanks so much for posting this clip. Great sounds from Dwight, as always!

[@donquixote2u]

my favourite Yoakam song, Dwights voice suits this song perfectly.

[@FonkyLynx]

Dwight has that special SOMETHING...one of my favs...BR

[@dennisholland649]

Dwight gives this beautifully crafted song the Bakersfield treatment and it's a perfect fit - one of the best versions out there...

[@valerierichardson5821]

I love this song!" My Hero"

[@vibasinger42]

each song gets better and better love you and this song mr dwight

[@mlongpre100]

@CoCoKid and also elvis removed the lyrics about 'got my pills to ease the pain' he couldnt bring himself to vocalize the real truth about his life

[@TheEldoradoKid]

If anybody can pull off a good cover of this song, it's Dwight. The man rarely disapoints and this is no exception. In his own Bakersfield hillbilly moanin' way, he still manages to evoke the feel of the original, even with his ever so slight inflection changes. Its the mark of a true artist who take a pure melancholy song like this original by Danny O'Keefe, and make it his own. Dwight Yoakam is vastly under-rated in this regard.

[@pavanatanaya]

Damn! Eddie Perez on Lead Guitar

[@terrizosia]

He's the only artist I can watch over and over.

[@CowanVostof]

I think this is one of those rare songs nobody could trash. Been done by the greats Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Leon Russel, and the one I grew up on Charlie Rich and I have yet to hear a bad version.

[@tiredlawdog]

I can't help but think of him in Sling Blade everytime I see him. He was one foul man.

[@stevoschannel4127]

tiredlawdog I was just thinking about that, why would he take such a part?

[@jtma65]

I grew up listening to this song. I've loved it for a long time. Dwight does a great job on it.

[@josealatorre5301]

By far my favorite version ☺️ of this song.Dwight knocks this song out of the park!

[@lottawork631]

Dwight needs to get Pete Anderson or Eddie Perez back in his band!!!!!

[@robbygaume600]

This number's solid as hell, but I agree with you. Pete Anderson's absence is as loud as Stan Lynch's in The Heartbreakers.

[@taylorsmith8469]

Is that Eugene Edwards on guitar?

[@JimDiBattista]

ALMOST as good as Danny O's version but the best cover of the song (next to mine)

[@guitaaress]

Eddie Perez on a Gretsch is sublime on this

[@Rick123691]

He can TEAR SOME OF THIS UP ! :-)

[@slinginguitarman]

dwight is one of the few who never changed,never compromised who he was,to me, that makes him an ARTIST,Trashville,[and what it should be called nowadays,]is full of singers,but very,very few ARTIST,DWIGHT tried trashville but they didnt get it, so he went to LA and became a friggin LEGEND,I dont understand why, but that seems backwards to me,anyways that was in the 80s,but nothings changed,there aint much country music in the country music capital anymore,just my two cents worth.

[@BarrySeymour]

I can't decide if that's Severus Snape or Ozzy Osborne on accordion.

[@Mistertomatocottongourd_78]

I think Waylon and Elvis did this song the best. Dwight does it pretty well though.

[@dolphsavage]

Mr. Yoakam, I thank you. Not just once but many times in my life, you've made the fucking difference, sir.

[@taylorsmith8469]

Does anyone know if that's Eugene Edwards on guitar, if not do you know who it is?

[@charliehecht8401]

My God, this is a good or even better than the original by Danny!

[@TheNecroWizard]

I say this live version is better than the album version. On the album "Under the covers" sucks ass compared to this, dont even bother getting the album TRUST ME it sounds nothing like this and he sings like a deppressed pop star so yeah.

[@LtcGuitarMan]

Hard to beat the orig by Danny O'Keefe. Just something about the pureness in Danny's original. Always good to listen to different versions...thanx to KZbin....

[@ukcatfan36]

my fav. version of this song....kinda reminds me of "rolling with the flow"

[@51362879]

gobs of artists have recorded this and people are quick to say this version is better or worse than someone else. I wish people would agree on the fact that anyone who does this song is their interpretation of it,. Not a copy, if you want copies, then check out tribute bands.

[@johnnyobryan8152]

Dwight is one of the top five greats of all time in country music. I love his style!!

[@williamhitri1663]

Shucks.........just...........aw shucks......that's all...... .

[@tallan9698]

Ozzy Osbourne on accordion. Who knew?

[@aliceappelt699]

The other version he sings of this his voice is softer, like he was 13 when he sang it. I like this version much better.

[@shegecco]

I only know Dwight's Version and i love it always have, always will!!!

[@slinginguitarman]

@19jr82sr maybe after the success of jamey johnson doing the whole waylon thing and a few others doing some rockabilly/country music, the ''biz'' is gonna right it's self for awhile,who knows,it kinda goes in cycles,but i for one have had enough of this pop trash they been cramin down our throats for way too long,and have you noticed how many pop song there are about how they are?

[@TheEldoradoKid]

It's a toss-up who does this better! Danny O'Keefe with the original, or Dwight with this fabulous rendition. What a great soulful job here, If I were Danny O'Keefe, I would be proud that Dwight Yoakam chose to cover my song...

[@blf6780]

Good luck deplorables blf

[@ecraner]

Everybody's gone away, Said they're movin' to L.A. There's not a soul I know around, Everybody's leavin' town Some caught a freight, some caught a plane Said find the sunshine leave the rain They say this town will waste your time Guess they're right -- it's wasting mine Chorus: Some gotta win, some gotta lose Good Time Charlie's got the blues Good Time Charlie's got the blues Y'know my heart keeps tellin' me You're not a kid at 33 Y'play around y'lose your wife, Y'play too long, you lose your life Got my pills t'ease the pain, Can't find a thing to stop the rain I'd love t'try and settle down, But everybody's leavin' town Chorus: Some gotta win, some gotta lose Good Time Charlie's got the blues Good Time Charlie's got the blues Good Time Charlie's got the blues Got the blues, got the blues Got the blues, got the blues Good Time Charlie's got the blues

[@nadetomirkova4943]

BRAVO ! WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE ! WONDERFUL MUSIC ! BRAVO FOR THE HUGE PLEASURE ! BIG, BIG, BIG THANKS ! GREETINGS FROM BULGARIA - EUROPE

[@denisemills2035]

Love Dwight ❤

[@502BICE]

Waylon knocks this song out of the park !

[@TheEldoradoKid]

@MrRazorblade999 I listened to Charlie Rich's version, it seems pretty sincere, perhaps because he took it personally, which naturally adds to the nuance of the song, but I still think that even the original by Danny O'Keffe is a little better than Charlie Rich's; but Mr. Rich still does a great job in his own style. I don't dislike it, but I prefer the others, and Dwight's is more faithful to the original.

[@preshousyoakam16]

I'll ways love his voice

[@dolphin9731]

Great voice, and Dwight also happens to be a very talented actor, evidenced by his portrayal of Doyle Hargraves in Sling Blade.

[@stacehoe]

Good bye Juanita Brown left to soon but Jesus said time to come home I need you here LOVE MELVIN AND STACIE MISS YOU SO MUCH shared 28 years together

[@ut1004bp]

Not what I expected, too many strings.. too much piercing ringing, production is poor.. I think Dwight needs to unplug his version and retake

[@scuba_sam6321]

DY just does his thing on this classic tune. Not knocking any artist version that has covered it.. yes, I think the original by Danny O'Keefe is still the "go to".. Dwight just knocks it out of the park too!.. Another favorite of mine is "Buenos Noches from a Lonely Room" (She wore red dresses) 😊

[@cooterriggs]

Dwight was the last real country. After him, its been people who couldn't make it in rock or rap. If it ain't country, don't call it country. Call it something else. In the 70's, there was progressive country, etc