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GemsOnVHS

GemsOnVHS

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@gonzaloduran5648
@gonzaloduran5648 5 жыл бұрын
Daaaamn the two dudes that made me love this channel are HOMIES
@AshArtois
@AshArtois 4 жыл бұрын
I JUST THOUGHT THE SAME THING
@reshadmamedov4211
@reshadmamedov4211 4 жыл бұрын
Same
@whoresandhounds9171
@whoresandhounds9171 4 жыл бұрын
gonzalo duran word.
@levihowland8007
@levihowland8007 4 жыл бұрын
I know right ?
@QuestionEverythingUC
@QuestionEverythingUC 4 жыл бұрын
Right! Great comment.
@GemsOnVHS
@GemsOnVHS 5 жыл бұрын
the reason ben isn't singing/playing along is simple; this is called a song swap. amongst songwriters it is very common. you don't noodle around on a song you've just heard for the first time - you sit silently and listen to the world the other writer is painting for you. in part 2, ben will play one of his.
@pred3537
@pred3537 5 жыл бұрын
Totally understand that I just love that he's there kinda it gives a really special feeling
@EnduroRiderChannel
@EnduroRiderChannel 5 жыл бұрын
Cannot wait until part 2.
@jennshoemaker1674
@jennshoemaker1674 5 жыл бұрын
I will be waiting ever so impatiently for yours Ben..with a dread of pain shared but the need to feel more all the same. Love you both from a sacred space-only someone who has set one shoe on your path can know those feelings..
@littlefishfury
@littlefishfury 5 жыл бұрын
Cool, thanks for explaining that.
@Automedon2
@Automedon2 5 жыл бұрын
This song deserves a full band - fiddle, second guitar, banjo, drums
@jrketelsen4470
@jrketelsen4470 4 жыл бұрын
I saw Guy Clark back in the early 90s. He talked about writing songs. He told a story about a man who asked him how he wrote such great songs. Guy's response was that he wrote about what happened to him in life. The inquiring would be songsmith replied, "Nothing happens to me!" Guys response: "Then don't write songs."
@phaedralee6831
@phaedralee6831 2 жыл бұрын
or be like John Cage.
@galaxyanimal
@galaxyanimal Жыл бұрын
Lots of things happen to me, but I have no musical talent to turn them into songs.
@BrandonDickenson35
@BrandonDickenson35 8 ай бұрын
The side to you, best fed, is what will best succeed. If you cant hear music in your mind when you write, begin with poetry. After, figure your music out and then add bridges and the chorus ​@@galaxyanimal
@saxabass
@saxabass 2 жыл бұрын
The grit in his voice when he sings “swing low” kills me. This song is fantastic
@Frank_Darko
@Frank_Darko 5 жыл бұрын
Lost Dog Street Band brought me to Gems on VHS and the rise and fall with and without her. Watching two young lovers starting off in a trailer croon our anthems to the American tales of love and woes, to Bens heart break as he fell back into the bottle and bottomed out onto the spoon separated from her, shirt tattered and eyes sunken in on “using again”. I remember trying to write songs in a garage in bum fuck Egypt California, with a long time friend and we both were broken at the time, up all night and soulless when Ben released “I will Rise”. I played it for my friend Louie that morning on the monitors and some hope came back in both our eyes. Just enough to keep going and maybe think about putting ourselves back together. Documenting these journeys from Ben to Hayden and both their struggles brings addiction, music, and the joy we find in our suffering that much closer to home. This is the second time I’ll thank you.. Gems and your artists. Finally, I have an ex stuck in Colorado still trying to live but living to die and it’s heartbreak every time she falls again. She could be gone tomorrow as is the life of an addict. Either way It’s good to see both of these guys still breathing. Anyway, Anyone that reads this.. don’t stop fighting. - From a Southern California Junkie trying to get it right.. May we all one day “Rise”.
@GemsOnVHS
@GemsOnVHS 5 жыл бұрын
Much love bud.. keep on keepin on.
@brianwagner384
@brianwagner384 5 жыл бұрын
Laveine?
@zelupl2063
@zelupl2063 5 жыл бұрын
Hope you'll make it.
@terrybarnes7932
@terrybarnes7932 5 жыл бұрын
We do recover brother..
@michaelwallace8159
@michaelwallace8159 5 жыл бұрын
A. Janse that’s right brother man your not a loser til you stop fighting. Much love from philly I’m a dirtball doper that only wants to live right too🙏💪🙏
@marleneshoe
@marleneshoe 5 жыл бұрын
I think people connect with these two particular men because when they perform their songs you can easily see, feel, and hear that their music comes from depths that most cannot reach. These two do some deep dark diving into themselves and they come out with the ugly truths that we all can relate to. I do not ever get the sense that they “perform” necessarily, but that they are most sincerely sharing their pain with us. They are both truly special writers and artists.
@Diagn0sed1
@Diagn0sed1 5 жыл бұрын
Truth but we all lerform at some point n life
@Diagn0sed1
@Diagn0sed1 5 жыл бұрын
Perform
@paulainthehills
@paulainthehills 5 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@fleshyt-bird5764
@fleshyt-bird5764 5 жыл бұрын
It would be nice to be able to pour that much of yourself into expression must be a amazing feeling even if without audience I imagine they do it for themselves
@societyreborn33
@societyreborn33 4 жыл бұрын
Well said
@justinbowen3387
@justinbowen3387 5 жыл бұрын
This guy is a damn poet. So freaking beautiful and haunting.
@SabrinaAngel
@SabrinaAngel 5 жыл бұрын
Justin Bowen Agreed!
@kyledoxstader2731
@kyledoxstader2731 5 жыл бұрын
I dare say Dylan but damm.
@jrc7660
@jrc7660 5 жыл бұрын
Love seeing this get likes. No smoke and mirrors just raw and beautiful. Celebrate Dylan, the man has inspired many along with many many others that have too as well.
@jazzfenn8504
@jazzfenn8504 4 жыл бұрын
@@jrc7660 this song got me ..hard. top left hun. Respect, I simply can not imagine the pain you'd have had to had gone threw but 'wow' is all I can say
@bottomsupbass
@bottomsupbass 4 жыл бұрын
hes very careful what he gives you before he pulls the rug out. brilliant writer.and Benjamin todd is like some kinda gift from somewhere. his work is the only thing that's struck me down in years. I'm retired but these 2 fellas need to know the world needs to hear this. I know; I'm a friend of the worlds.
@chrisperez3218
@chrisperez3218 4 жыл бұрын
This song really hit home... I’m a 33 year old recovering heroin addict from Sacramento, California... I heard this song for the first time while I was sitting in the hospital waiting for heart surgery. I spent 2 long month’s in Sutter General downtown Sacramento. I had pneumonia and endocarditis, which is an infection in your heart valves, that is usually caused by iv drug use. I spent the greater part of the last 10 years slamming dope. I’ve been clean for a little over 4 months now. Now I try to summon strength to labor thru this fight trying to live drug free. There really is light at the end of the tunnel. Fortunately I’m still here. Stay strong everyone.
@BriscoMedia
@BriscoMedia 4 жыл бұрын
Stay up Chris, the road to a clean life is bumpy, but well worth it. Stay safe brother
@TrinidadJamesWoods
@TrinidadJamesWoods 4 жыл бұрын
Stay strong, brother. Glad to hear you are in good health again.
@johnwilson4326
@johnwilson4326 2 жыл бұрын
Just keep the needle out of your arm my friend. I know that's easier said than done because I'm going through it myself. Honesty I'm snorting dope instead but it's a start. That damn rig will get you for sure though. I've seen it to many times. Stay strong brother.
@JerrysAscentInaHAB5
@JerrysAscentInaHAB5 Ай бұрын
Chris, how are you doing?
@westxranchin
@westxranchin 2 жыл бұрын
The opiate epidemic in all these of it’s sadness and horror helped create some amazing songwriters. As a recovering heroin addict (7 years sober) I can fully connect to the writing.
@2hacksbuilding82
@2hacksbuilding82 2 ай бұрын
Keep on going friend
@williamsr1988
@williamsr1988 3 жыл бұрын
Crazy how heroin makes soo much sense to an active user and yet no sense at all at the same time. It’s like your first serious relationship, you get addicted to the emotions you discover and crave the intensity of them while refusing to acknowledge their destructiveness. Makes it so hard to want to pull yourself out of what makes sense when it’s your first taste of emotional reciprocation. I never thought I’d hear someone illustrate the feeling with words so accurately until I heard this song. Going on 5 years clean now and this makes me weep like I’m going on 5 hours. God bless you brother👊🏻
@syliss133
@syliss133 5 жыл бұрын
I fkn dig that Ben Tod is sitting there Chillen and digging it
@Philly7Eagles
@Philly7Eagles 5 жыл бұрын
This channel is amazing. Gives you surreal feelings watching someone you know to be an amazing artist just in the background holding space for another amazing artist to also shine his own light. It gives the picture of a larger world they all inhabit, one I want to be a part of.
@skretch5420
@skretch5420 4 жыл бұрын
@@Philly7Eagles tell ben he sure fuckin shakes the earth with his music.thats how i found this song and i LOVE it! What a voice..
@neurotoxix
@neurotoxix Жыл бұрын
If Benjamin Todd is backing him like this, you know this guy has something.
@tlojhnsn
@tlojhnsn 5 ай бұрын
I dunno why, but I had to hear this song today ..active addiction sucks
@krystlepantoja2113
@krystlepantoja2113 5 жыл бұрын
Dude these guys are bad ass! I am from San Antonio, tx. Jumped fright all over USA, Mexico and Canada. I fought a 16 year heroin addiction and been clean for five years! I hope these guys keep doing what they are doing! Thank you! Somebody finally put words to hope I feel that's for sure!!!
@juliawright6772
@juliawright6772 4 жыл бұрын
Hayden - it was super rad watching you play twice in Denver during these weird times. You apologized for only playing sad songs. Well, as Weezer once said, "All my favorite songs are slow and sad".
@brianwagner384
@brianwagner384 3 жыл бұрын
Weezer SUCKS! Hate that band!
@corynadermann2479
@corynadermann2479 3 жыл бұрын
@@brianwagner384 Brian Wagner sucks
@brazenlilhussy5975
@brazenlilhussy5975 3 жыл бұрын
@@corynadermann2479 Lol ...Cory sucks! 😁
@jeremybuchanan957
@jeremybuchanan957 4 жыл бұрын
No music recorded and produced in the finest studio can touch this. Thank youGemsOnVHS!
@fouriewaldo
@fouriewaldo 5 жыл бұрын
Lyrics: Better men have died for less, rats get fat no matter where you've been And San Antone’s a catacomb where Sirens speak the tongue of broken men They say your body is a credit card, sell your ass they're sure to get you well And if they offer tainted points, just bleach the ends, add a crack upon your belt And it wasn't all too long ago, crying out in a hospital gown With a bandage torn off from the chest and an oath to stick the landing coming down The boarding house was an easy out, but it don’t help when the noise begins to tower And every second is a minute and every minute is another endless hour Swing low, sweet northern wind to guide my weary bones Don't let them bury me in San Antone Don't you bury me in San Antone Pacing an apartment, gifted clothes hang tattered, torn, and loose How deeply green the grass must be as it calls beyond the window of a noose And now cowardice is baring teeth, a fit of shakes in wait before the sight To only kill a part of me, the cost that buys some shelter for the night Now morning comes with vengeance, taunted by the light now growing wild Bathing in the warmth she brings, a kick to shut down weeping like a child Begin the false bought clarity, the summoned strength to labor through the fight Just to thumb a stolen wallet and to stumble towards another endless night Swing low, mother misery let the shackles go The gift of ease before I die alone And I know I'll die alone Better men have died for less, but the rats get fat no matter where you've been
@charliechristian1097
@charliechristian1097 4 жыл бұрын
This song is about being homeless and addicted to heroin.
@societyreborn33
@societyreborn33 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant poetry here
@marialunding2524
@marialunding2524 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lyrics. This is so honest.
@orangeiceice12
@orangeiceice12 4 жыл бұрын
@@charliechristian1097 Yeah.
@charliechristian1097
@charliechristian1097 4 жыл бұрын
@@orangeiceice12 I wasn't shooting dope but I relate. Lot of my friends from the old days did, couple made it out, most didn't. Really sad how guys get restless and stuff and can't acclimate to "normal" life so they run back into the old familiar stench of the gutter. Seen it happen a good few too many times. "Treatment" centers are all too willing to take em back in to the tune of a couple grand a day
@lukecole9805
@lukecole9805 5 жыл бұрын
Your killin it gems. Keep up the good work.
@zarekcockar8020
@zarekcockar8020 5 жыл бұрын
I've always devoted most of my Gems attention to LDSB, Josh Okeefe, and Sierra Ferrell, but I've listened to this on repeat for the last 3 days. This channel and the artists you feature just do it for me. Thank you @GemsOnVHS for your hard work and the beautiful music you've allowed me to be part of.
@austinmcgehee9521
@austinmcgehee9521 5 жыл бұрын
Spent a year lost in San Antone... thank God that town didnt bury me... great job buddy
@chrismiller643
@chrismiller643 4 ай бұрын
Personally, I think this is one of the best songs ever written, lyrically. Every single line in this song is GOLD! Freaking GOLD! And the emotion in his voice is raw and honest and vulnerable. I've watched this video so many times and get chills every time. As a songwriter he's in the 1%.......when he wants to be. I'd put his best songs up there with Townes Van Zandt, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan. He's really freaking talented!!!!! I beat heroin 7 years ago. I hope he stays sober this time. Sure he has something to offer the world but its selfish to say "get sober so WE can hear great music" I hope he chooses his art because it is a way to heal. And its a way to learn even more about yourself. You can grow! That other shit offers none of those things. Useing is like that stupid Adam Sandler movie.....Click.....is that it? The one with the remote control? Everytime you use its like hitting pause on your life and if you do it enough you eventually realize that a large, very large, portion of your life was wasted. Those moments resulted in no kind of growth. Im gonna stop. Theres only one person in this world we really owe anything to and thats YOURSELF. So be kind to yourself. This man has a real gift and he owes it to himself to take it as far as it can go! STAY CLEAN!!!!!!!!!!!
@mathiaslouvet7984
@mathiaslouvet7984 5 жыл бұрын
His album is beautiful ! One of my best purchase this year. Thanks gemsonvhs!
@TxWhisk021
@TxWhisk021 5 жыл бұрын
Mathias Louvet same!
@GemsOnVHS
@GemsOnVHS 5 жыл бұрын
hey thanks bud. more coming.
@mathiaslouvet7984
@mathiaslouvet7984 5 жыл бұрын
@@GemsOnVHS can't wait !
@rachelpalmer3384
@rachelpalmer3384 5 жыл бұрын
Hands down my best purchase this year lol
@Ryan-ff2db
@Ryan-ff2db 5 жыл бұрын
Man, those lyrics and emotion. It's so hard to find music like this. Raw and personal but hauntingly relatable.
@thetrax91
@thetrax91 2 жыл бұрын
One of the first videos I watched on this channel. Such a solid song and artist. Also saw him post recently on Instagram that he’s been sober from heroin for a year now. That’s what it’s all about man.
@rachelpalmer3384
@rachelpalmer3384 5 жыл бұрын
This is amazing! I've been waiting on this since the IG sneak peak! Hayden is truly so talented!
@TheMJCMike
@TheMJCMike 5 жыл бұрын
The rasp in his voice at 1:49 is the freaking truth... That's awesome and raw.
@TristanWilliamsonMusic
@TristanWilliamsonMusic 5 жыл бұрын
Legit just came here to comment that
@courtneygrier2015
@courtneygrier2015 4 жыл бұрын
I lost it at that point...tears. Music is so powerful
@cosmiccomedy7394
@cosmiccomedy7394 Жыл бұрын
It reminds me of Kurt Cobain a bit. Its harsh and rough yet still beautiful.
@jaimebethriley
@jaimebethriley Ай бұрын
This is such an incredible take of this song. I have it on the same playlist like 7 times.
@sheepofsaltspring2195
@sheepofsaltspring2195 5 жыл бұрын
This may be his best song yet
@chrisbrooks5501
@chrisbrooks5501 4 жыл бұрын
He is definitely playing, and obviously feeling better than I've seen.. Lots of folks are low down.. But Hayden has the tools.. He is gonna do great
@alishamontgomery5314
@alishamontgomery5314 4 жыл бұрын
At times I feel these artists give us a part of their lives, we relate, we feel our stories in our own lives, others feel connected by some unconscious measure. In any form we derive some pleasure, I feel a bittersweet emotion. This is raw, untethered, this the lives sang through true emotions. This music is touching lives for the very reason they create it.
@rhymeswiththirsty19
@rhymeswiththirsty19 3 жыл бұрын
This song helped me get clean.
@ArsOct
@ArsOct 5 жыл бұрын
Both these dudes write amazing music. Thanks for the gems, y'all.
@Lonelys_bestie
@Lonelys_bestie 5 жыл бұрын
This touched my soul...you are brilliantly gifted...I know where those songs come from...thank you
@coltfortyfive1992
@coltfortyfive1992 5 жыл бұрын
These two brought me inspiration in times hope seemed like science fiction. If it weren't for their music, I'm not sure if I would have even started playing/writing again. The world needs more REAL musicians like you guys.
@TomFoolery32
@TomFoolery32 5 жыл бұрын
Two of my favorite artists God damn you guys kill it with your finds!
@viddifreeman-ei8lf
@viddifreeman-ei8lf Жыл бұрын
When I was in Colorado finding myself I listened to this song EVERY morning. I got my dreamer and my addiction faded. To nothing. Just her face. Nothings impossible
@littlefishfury
@littlefishfury 5 жыл бұрын
i hope they do a song together, ive been a big fan of both these guys for some years now!!!
@jennshoemaker1674
@jennshoemaker1674 5 жыл бұрын
If I could only convey the look apon my face after hearing this the first time, seeing the artists I feel most connected to at this point in my life in the same space-Id give so much to spend one day sharing our music with you both. You are more strength and power than you know. Thank you for this Hayden.
@jmsblk1
@jmsblk1 3 жыл бұрын
What a voice and great lyrics you can feel this song in the centre of your soul
@judecaplin1860
@judecaplin1860 5 жыл бұрын
I love this channel so much! Every time a new video drops 1st thing i think is This is the best song i ever heard, 2nd thing i think is Isn't it a shame that none of these artists will ever be as famous as they deserve to be. Every single artist and group here needs to b on the radio but nooooo we have to listen to Beiber and Selena Gomez and other garbage. Maybe one day the industry will realize their mistake
@imherkhan
@imherkhan Жыл бұрын
Anthony thank you for archiving what music is ment to be. You take an artist's gift to the world and perfectly capture the intimately personal experience of the song.
@ironsmack10
@ironsmack10 2 жыл бұрын
First Townes, then Justin Townes, now this guy... you can hear it
@dearyayres8583
@dearyayres8583 3 жыл бұрын
Tragedy, suffering, heartache, and redemption this is the formula to writing songs that hook into the soul of the listener. Some music barely scratches through the ears while the songs that these two fellas write peel back the eye lids and jump in possessing anyone in earshot! “In the presence of giants!”
@peterjones5428
@peterjones5428 5 жыл бұрын
Love these 2 guys.bens lost some weight.keep up the great songs lads.please come to the uk.big up to gems on vhs
@ptuffgong8504
@ptuffgong8504 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you once again for bringing this to us.
@vaden706
@vaden706 5 жыл бұрын
This channel has been a blessing to me for finding music that's changing my life, you guys are fkn dope!!!!
@dawnadesjarlais1166
@dawnadesjarlais1166 2 жыл бұрын
You know that feeling you get when your hair stands on end and you get goose bumps from a song. That's what I got from this guy. Amazing. Fucking phenomenal 👏 😍
@fergofns
@fergofns 5 жыл бұрын
Wicked song ... I could watch that half a dozen more times.
@titos1281
@titos1281 5 жыл бұрын
There i just gave you a reason to listen again...
@GemsOnVHS
@GemsOnVHS 5 жыл бұрын
okay I lied there won't be a song swapped cus Ben didn't like his rendition sorry guys i'm a LIAR!!! love you all tho more Ben soon.
@johncuriel355
@johncuriel355 5 жыл бұрын
This performance must have been real hard to follow.
@MrOndras1984
@MrOndras1984 5 жыл бұрын
Come on Ben lol
@chrisflippo7455
@chrisflippo7455 5 жыл бұрын
this hurts. can we at least get a duet, like "blue eyes dancing" with Matt Heckler?
@brendonleary
@brendonleary 5 жыл бұрын
@@johncuriel355 Dam straight. It almost looks like Ben is paling out while sitting there listening.
@elimissey1148
@elimissey1148 5 жыл бұрын
You know I get it Ben and Hayden have two very different styles and I'm not sure how well this song would fit Ben's. But this has to be one of my favorite songs I've heard so far.
@voodoopunchie5519
@voodoopunchie5519 5 жыл бұрын
Wow this was brutal, had my stomach flip flopping the whole time. So raw and real. Please keep 'em coming guys, you're both incredible!
@TizzmantineUK
@TizzmantineUK 3 жыл бұрын
I don't even know your name, but "gemsonVHS guy with glasses" YOU, like you personally, have exposed me to so many musicians that I can only describe as phenomenal, Benjamin Todd and the hill country devil, Matt Heckler and Sierra Farrel, the list goes on, I swear you're how I heard of Charley Cockett and amigo the devil, I'm so glad you chose to do what you do, music is such a huge part of my life, this channel and it's artists have been a part of my life through my very very worst and my absolute best, to say it's affected my playing would be an understatement, I just appreciate this channel so much, I'm definitely too drunk but Honestly, ahhh just thank you
@GemsOnVHS
@GemsOnVHS 3 жыл бұрын
Gemsonvhs guy with the glasses here. Thanks buddy.
@uns33n
@uns33n Жыл бұрын
its anthony simpkins fwiw
@thebritishippie
@thebritishippie 3 жыл бұрын
Benjamin Tod (and his other stuff!), Hayden and Jason Dea West (And his other stuff) right now are on loop this end. Wicked channel @GemsonVHS you're curating a whole new taste I'm lapping up. Big Love!!
@thehunter4876
@thehunter4876 5 жыл бұрын
It seems you're in such a better place Hayden, we're all happy for you xo keep it up. Much love
@yakityyakity
@yakityyakity 2 жыл бұрын
His voice is mesmerizing ❤
@gavinjohnston8156
@gavinjohnston8156 9 ай бұрын
I am thoroughly convinced that Benjamin and Lost Dog Street Band are the greatest “unrecognized” artists of the 21st century. Unbelievable talent and emotion
@applespider3236
@applespider3236 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful artistry here....
@evainecaldwell8926
@evainecaldwell8926 4 жыл бұрын
this has made it to my top 5 songs of all time
@johnwilson4326
@johnwilson4326 2 жыл бұрын
What a lonely and trecherous road to go down The dead end of opiate When coming to that fork in the path of life my friends I advise sincerely to choose wisely
@haleyaliselillemon6132
@haleyaliselillemon6132 4 жыл бұрын
Omg I am definitely going to learn this song! I wish I could write more poetic lyrics like the ones in this song. Truly truly soul grabbing and heart wrenching! The lyrics are so deep but also so relatable. I want to meet that guy and pick his brain & of course Jam with him!!! A+++++++++++++++++++
@rorycunningham7106
@rorycunningham7106 5 жыл бұрын
you can hear the strength in his vocals more and more with each song. Keep em coming Gems, and Hayden, keep doing your thing.
@rabonour
@rabonour 5 жыл бұрын
Seriously. The music is so beautiful, but it's also so powerful when you can hear someone who has been in a dark place recover.
@thewerd1982
@thewerd1982 5 жыл бұрын
Love your guitar styles man-o. Picking, strumming... Strumicking
@ryanellis7520
@ryanellis7520 2 жыл бұрын
So underrated. The pain it took to write this is understated. It came out beautiful. Thank you.
@MexicanMartialArts
@MexicanMartialArts 5 жыл бұрын
A. A. Bondy's making music again!! 🙌
@DonnyKash80
@DonnyKash80 11 ай бұрын
I don't think Ben could've said it better. Ben has helped me to not to commit suicide with his songs. For quite a while now. Ex: I'm sorry for the things' I will Rise' Etc etc
@JP-qt5ly
@JP-qt5ly 4 жыл бұрын
Pain in music transitions to beauty. This is amazing!
@Lukas-b3u
@Lukas-b3u 5 жыл бұрын
Those guys and some others on gemsonvhs, how they live for their music, remind me to Townes van Zandt
@heathkish6901
@heathkish6901 5 жыл бұрын
Adam Lukas Agreed, may he rest in peace!
@hogger123
@hogger123 5 жыл бұрын
I’ve created a playlist of the Hill Country Devil (and other GemOnVHS artists) that lives on repeat! Ben makes the world stand still while he sings. Different in many ways, but when I first heard Jack Johnson it had the same affect 20 years ago and still today. Thanks Ben
@cosmiccomedy7394
@cosmiccomedy7394 Жыл бұрын
This song is a gem amongst gems. I absolutely love it.
@georgeevankovich3489
@georgeevankovich3489 2 жыл бұрын
Super good.. Absolutely amazing in fact.
@keeganwatt3217
@keeganwatt3217 5 жыл бұрын
I thought "lets change things up and listen to something without ben." so much for that. Can't get away from my favorite singer. what a wonderful curse
@kountryboy1989
@kountryboy1989 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!!! Very heartfelt tune. THIS is music. 🤘💀🤘
@davidwood1931
@davidwood1931 4 жыл бұрын
Benjamin looking at Hayden, is LIFE! 🎸🎶🖤🤘
@CrispyMOFO91
@CrispyMOFO91 3 жыл бұрын
Real music. Painfully honest, rough around the edges, the ability to tell a story, and best part is when these two sing any of their songs you can tell it's painful for them or was at one point in their life's.
@MJCenac76
@MJCenac76 3 жыл бұрын
Two modern legends. Thanks Gems.
@cassb6970
@cassb6970 5 жыл бұрын
This one is by far my favorite of all the Gems songs/vids... hits ya deep.
@bottomsupbass
@bottomsupbass 4 жыл бұрын
that pattern is a tricky strum. so nice. visceral and fast burning intent lyrically. great stuff. the half ass musician in me wants to grab maybe a cello or bass instrument and simply accompany and search out those high lonesome harmonies this type of song dictates
@bottomsupbass
@bottomsupbass 4 жыл бұрын
great shit .
@bottomsupbass
@bottomsupbass 4 жыл бұрын
is that fella behind him who I think ??? he spins a decent tune himself ???
@cw6621
@cw6621 5 жыл бұрын
lyrics: Better men have died for less, rats get fat no matter where you've been And San Antone’s a catacomb where sirens speak the tongue of broken men They say your body is a credit card, sell your ass they're sure to get you well And if they offer tainted points, just bleach the ends, add a crack upon your belt And it wasn't all too long ago, crying out in a hospital gown With a bandage torn off from the chest and an oath to stick the landing coming down The boarding house was an easy out, but it don’t help when the noise begins to tower And every second is a minute and every minute is another endless hour Swing low, sweet northern wind to guide my weary bones Don't let them bury me in San Antone Don't you bury me in San Antone Now pacing an apartment, gifted clothes hang tattered, torn, and loose How deeply green the grass must be as it crawls beyond the window of a noose Hoping cowardice is baring teeth, a fit of shakes in wait before the sight So I'll only kill a part of me, the cost to buy some shelter for the night And now morning comes with vengeance, taunted by the light growing wild Bathing in the warmth she brings, a kick to shut down weeping like a child So begin the false bought clarity, the summoned strength to labor through the fight Just to thumb a stolen wallet, and to stumble towards another endless night Swing low, mother misery let the shackles go The gift of ease before I die alone And I know I'll die alone Oh, better men have died for less, but the rats get fat no matter where you've been...
@daniellekiley5356
@daniellekiley5356 5 жыл бұрын
My favorite song off the album !!!
@zachmikkablair9537
@zachmikkablair9537 5 жыл бұрын
Very nice. Ive connected with everything Bens ever wrote. And now starting to get on with the hill country devil but i like what ive heard.
@Think4Yourself90
@Think4Yourself90 4 жыл бұрын
I wanna marry this guy!! I love his voice and his songwriting is so deep and well said. He's up there with some of my all-time favorites like Counting Crows, Bright Eyes, etc.
@becharac
@becharac Жыл бұрын
i heard this song in a little bookshop in Croatia, i fell in love immediately!
@GemsOnVHS
@GemsOnVHS Жыл бұрын
damn who in croatia is playing this
@shawnkelly592
@shawnkelly592 7 ай бұрын
​@@GemsOnVHSCroatians 😅
@daphcliche1584
@daphcliche1584 3 жыл бұрын
Love your real music so much guys ❤ From Girl from quebec 🤟
@dyllynnehurley8594
@dyllynnehurley8594 4 жыл бұрын
Better men have died for less, rats get fat no matter where you've been And San Antone’s a catacomb where Sirens speak the tongue of broken men They say your body is a credit card, sell your ass they're sure to get you well And if they offer tainted points, just bleach the ends, add a crack upon your belt And it wasn't all too long ago, crying out in a hospital gown With a bandage torn off from the chest and an oath to stick the landing coming down The boarding house was an easy out, but it don’t help when the noise begins to tower And every second is a minute and every minute is another endless hour Swing low, sweet northern wind to guide my weary bones Don't let them bury me in San Antone Don't you bury me in San Antone Pacing an apartment, gifted clothes hang tattered, torn, and loose How deeply green the grass must be as it calls beyond the window of a noose And now cowardice is baring teeth, a fit of shakes in wait before the sight To only kill a part of me, the cost that buys some shelter for the night Now morning comes with vengeance, taunted by the light now growing wild Bathing in the warmth she brings, a kick to shut down weeping like a child Begin the false bought clarity, the summoned strength to labor through the fight Just to thumb a stolen wallet and to stumble towards another endless night Swing low, mother misery let the shackles go The gift of ease before I die alone And I know I'll die alone
@peterjones5428
@peterjones5428 5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love hill country devil.like a fine wine he gets better and better with age
@AxeMoose
@AxeMoose 5 жыл бұрын
Holly cow. This is very good. Songs like this make the long nights of pain in my body worth while. To share in something like this is worthwhile.
@Ron4president09
@Ron4president09 3 жыл бұрын
hope your happy and healthy hayden, you mean so much to so many people, you can't fake this kind of raw emotion
@somekindofghostt.j.c976
@somekindofghostt.j.c976 3 жыл бұрын
You both convey jus fine and it’s most excellent
@EndingTimes0
@EndingTimes0 4 жыл бұрын
I started playing guitar again after like 15 years because of these guys and a few others. Just bought one a few days ago and have blisters on my fingers. I put a couple videos up so far just messing around learning things if anyone wants to look.
@chuckwilson9099
@chuckwilson9099 8 ай бұрын
Hayden. Love what you do bro. Gems guy. Go find him again. The heck you doin
@nealhardin6869
@nealhardin6869 4 жыл бұрын
This Is honest and real as it gets. This is what I consider true talent. Awesome job
@justincihi363
@justincihi363 5 жыл бұрын
Yes! Keep up the good work Hayden, you’re an inspiration
@AcornFox
@AcornFox 3 жыл бұрын
That effortless vocal fry has me jealous. Dude can sing, hot damn.
@melissacantrell4809
@melissacantrell4809 3 жыл бұрын
I lost my fiance to heroin addiction. This really hits hard.
@PabloBanksie741
@PabloBanksie741 3 жыл бұрын
Im sorry for your loss
@haselock1963
@haselock1963 5 жыл бұрын
As raw as it gets. Love it
@sabotagesabotage9697
@sabotagesabotage9697 5 жыл бұрын
Great song
@haleyalbee269
@haleyalbee269 2 жыл бұрын
His lyrics are insane. My heart broke listening to this one
@freddiemercerful
@freddiemercerful 6 ай бұрын
Such an ace song mate.
@DarrenRayYagle
@DarrenRayYagle 4 жыл бұрын
I had to come back! This is brilliant!!
@austin3425
@austin3425 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic chords to the words 👍👍👍👌
@blueriver4449
@blueriver4449 4 жыл бұрын
Great lyrics, great song!
@alexestevafernan
@alexestevafernan 3 жыл бұрын
I love this song!!!!! Thank you!!!!
@rocketcoyote
@rocketcoyote 5 жыл бұрын
This is my favourite off the album. Seeing ol Karch play it makes it even stronger. Thank you for this
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