Honky Tonk Women-Gram Parsons /Flying Burrito Brothers

That "Other' Rolling Stone, Gram Parsons, putting his spin on this classic Stones song, as only he can, along with The Flying Burrito Brothers.From that ridiculously legendary album of outtakes called...Sleepless Nights.AND as always-I do not own a thing-would I lie to you? No, I wouldn't lie to you.Don't forget to visit www.GramParsonspetition.com and send our favorite son home where he belongs, into the COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME...Sign today...and God Bless...

[@joannalakszay9311]

This young man was a musical genius. He had such a soulful, sweet and vulnerable voice. His songs are as relevant today as ever. I never tire of listening to his recordings. Thanks for sharing this. GP your spirit will live on....one hundred years from now.

[@margaretross9150]

Amen!

[@Genjo_N_Mojave]

*I remember too well the early, mid and late '70s, when few if anyone knew who GP was. It's great to see the number of people commenting on Gram's work here on KZbin 50 years later. GP would be thrilled to know his fan-base has grown considerably!*

[@martigrant120]

OMG. Genius Gram. Only HE could do a Stones' song better than The Stones. Southern music at its finest because of him. No wonder Keith Richards was so in awe of him. Gram makes me so proud to be from The South. RIP Gram. I know you are. God loves you.

[@plasteredbastard]

The few times Stones have waded into country waters, the results have been completely authentic. Gram didn't have to stretch to make it sound believable.

[@MrsJHarrington]

Gram Parsons, pure genius, pure voice, hands down awesome ❤️👍

[@jeffhammers5677]

Gram Parsons was country. So we're The Stones. Love the Burrito Bros. Version of Close Up the Honky Tonks from the Seattle Pop Festival, 1969

[@emilykantor9481]

Great as the Stones are and they are BEYOND, I definitely prefer Gram's version of this particular song.

[@shirleywright2712]

Wonderful soul I love his music not bad for a 81 year lady xxx

[@johnblood3731]

With a name like yours you can never be WRONG.

[@hamricmike8]

Best line ever - "She blew my nose and then she blew my mind".

[@Jkroger100]

The Flying Burrito Brothers bring a fantastic calm to my life.

[@wolfbrothermax]

Gram could turn any song into a classic...

[@HashishUno]

Well this song is already a classic.

[@john022560]

@@HashishUno Certainly helps

[@guitarplayzme6449]

I was under the impression that he wrote this song. Correct me if I'm wrong

[@donniemaxwell1929]

On a Gram kick today..

[@paullevine1813]

It's just amazing just what a Gram can do. LOL..

[@guitarrosecouture520]

me too i been on a Gram kick for years lol

[@melissajackson7056]

SAME LOL

[@thetreblerebel]

I hear it...feel it....almost see it....Gram was a very special fella. A one and only

[@TinaAndCrew]

Gotta hear Gram at least once a day. Good medicine he actually feels the music.💜💜💜

[@sandyjohnson3030]

Me too. Everyday!

[@sandyjohnson3030]

Me too! Everyday!!

[@jamesfigueroa6478]

I bet he really wrote this one too.

[@hardrockindaddy]

of course he did...Stones were no different than The Beatles...both bands were phonies

[@_countryfan06_88]

Gram was a great songwriter and singer Loved his songs with Emmylou Harris also

[@RonTuriello]

Have you seen this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpqYcmyFeKasf80

[@davidherringgo]

Another great cover of "Emmylou" by First Aid Kit , on You tube, is by the band Finger Pistol.

[@rogerfournier6410]

Gram certainly did.

[@hoponpop3330]

Country Blues GP was the master. Totally unique makes the Stones version look like a cover.

[@garysimmons2396]

I laid a hitch to fame in san francisco - nice one Gram.

[@kathyreed8715]

Gram KNOCKING OUT OF THE PARK AS USUAL RIP GRAM

[@6969icon]

The late great GP. RIP

[@johnharrington2400]

A woman I've loved reminds me of a woman that Gram would have loved. She's that special.

[@philipd4466]

This kicks ass!

[@2468pebble]

Does it matter whether he wrote it? (Intriguing as the rumour is!) He gives it a Gram Parsons treatment and the song will never be the same again. ('But frankly people, I don't have the time' - poignant, or what?) A classic performance.

[@BennilocoLoves]

Going through your Graham Collection.. All thumbs up, and signed the petition.. Huggz from Joshua Tree, CA. ;-) I'll be bookin a room soon.. room 8.. Jam a bit, maybe Graham will dig it.. I know I'm gonna!

[@jojoheartspaypay]

🙏🌹

[@sandyjohnson3030]

Keep us informed of your visit there! I so want to go sometime too

[@bruceg1845]

Gram on that bike - looking good... bet he had no room for a helmet

[@mollyntenbrooks]

Just blows my mind! Love this! Love Gram!

[@larryc3860]

TFBBros just added to Gram's (R.I.P.) musical awesomeness.....this is cool

[@shannondawn44]

3:16 my favorite GP picture . He looks so happy . This is a great recording . Thanks for posting

[@margaretross9150]

Unbelievably good!

[@frannyvillareal4265]

Thanks so much for sharing everything Gram!!!! I love it!

[@michaelray3200]

Gram kick days are the best! Yall check out Hot Burrito #1 and #2 back to back after a bowl!

[@acobjinthedriveway7965]

that’s heaven

[@kimberlyroberson2837]

Hot Burrito #2 never gets mentioned, it's a great song.

[@cherylpostlethwaite8089]

Hell yes ,like better ,that the STONES

[@thomaspatrickparker6648]

Country Honk is pretty damn good though. I prefer that more than any of the guitar versions.

[@josiahquincy2744]

Tend to agree but maybe cause I heard theirs 7 million times

[@jackduncan4228]

I keep coming back to this song. I love it. Gram singlehandedly transformed country music. Many bands that came after him the Eagles being one would never have emerged the way they did without Grams influence. Shame he died before he got to really reap the rewards of his genius. “In the arms of the angels” was written about Grams death. You just need to read the lyrics of the song to understand In the arms of the angel Fly away from here From this dark, cold, hotel room And the endlessness that you fear You are pulled from the wreckage Of your silent reverie You're in the arms of the angel May you find some comfort here So tired of the straight line And everywhere you turn There's vultures and thieves at your back The storm keeps on twisting Keep on building the lies That you make up for all that you lack It don't make no difference Escaping one last time It's easier to believe in this sweet madness Oh, this glorious sadness That brings me to my knees In the arms of the angel Fly away from here From this dark, cold, hotel room And the endlessness that you fear You are pulled from the wreckage Of your silent reverie You're in the arms of the angel May you find some comfort here You're in the arms of the angel May you find some comfort here Gram died from a morphine overdose in a dingy hotel room.

[@margaretross9150]

Actually written by Sarah McLachlan, but it suits Gram well. Beautiful lyrics. Emmylou didn't find Gram, but she's mourned him for 46 years.

[@jackduncan4228]

Margaret Ross You’re right, I’ve obviously associated it with Gram because the words describe his death almost exactly. It was written about Johnathan Melvoin the keyboard player for the Smashing Pumpkins, he died in a hotel room from a heroin overdose. I compare it to Gram because he died of a morphine overdose in a dingy hotel. We both agree that that song is a beautiful tribute to a troubled musical genius.

[@DieGwinners]

THANKFUL -

[@jpb1231000]

I wish Gram and Billy Joe Shaver woul'd've hooked up!!! Wowsers!!!

[@bloozedaddy]

always tune before tracking

[@borzak101]

Been a very long time since there were hoky tonks in Jackson.

[@mikechilders3683]

Gram and Keith now that’s a pair to draw to!! Too bad that the needle took another one

[@richardlall3012]

Great

[@skydogduane]

Gram !

[@sandyjohnson3030]

I like Grams version much better than the Stones

[@gabriellagrimoldi3174]

Gram sono della tua età e sarai sempre nel mio cuore

[@bighouse6120]

That's a dandy

[@dardmason5852]

I've always thought Gram Parsons and Randy Meisner looked like brothers.

[@robertiaccarino4363]

Randy copied Gram's songs too.

[@krisscanlon4051]

Gram was like the Eagles prototype

[@vanwinkleproject1600]

Thanks

[@hollycarpenter7902]

whisper beginnings🙏💟

[@ED-gz4cg]

I thought it was Noel Fielding at 0:49. I think he even wore a Gram inspired outfit in one of the episodes of The Mighty Boosh

[@ugmodude]

I think Gram was a lot happier, once he faked his death, had surgery in Denmark, and triumphantly returned as Lucinda Williams...

[@pierremoynihan8517]

haha

[@laurieeyebee]

@@pierremoynihan8517 if only, right?

[@paulsavage5057]

Well, they kind of look the same. Image is the most important thing in business, especially 'show' business! It's not about the music, it's always about the money and G. Parsons just didn't want to play the game but he hung on to Keith Richards like he was some kind of god or hero and in the end this friendship destroyed him because Gram Parsons became a junkie like Keith Richards. He wasn't a very nice person towards women or his friends but people just forget about his dark side and like to remember him as being a sweet, sensitive soulful songwriter due to his musical genius and his impact on popular music.

[@MrIndyjoe]

Paul Savage yes and that is what drugs do to a person. Unfortunately, in modern society we tend to glamorize them, much to the harm of everyone. Even to this very day. This is tragic and a key contributor to the decline of our civilization.

[@HillBomber517]

I would bet money that he really was.

[@AnaTorres-ig1hk]

Me gusta 😘😘😘😘

[@RemingtonRidersMusic]

Awesome, maybe better than the Stones. I often wonder what his influence would have been on the Stones if he had lived.

[@tamrapandanelsonnelson2857]

love you aways, adios...at least i was telling the truth...we were so clise to the best part. i have to go with someone else ad now i have to get usedta that idea...love always...

[@sven.semencic]

This is Gram's song ! Like some others that RS and Richards stoled from him.

[@jackduncan4228]

I prefer this to the stones version. He helped write this song and Wild Horses but got cut out of the credits.

[@jojoheartspaypay]

*Thank you Jack* 🙏🏻

[@paulsavage5057]

Why?

[@paulsavage5057]

Jagger and Richards were such assholes that they wouldn't let anybody on to their turf. They both try to portray themselves as nice guys but they wouldn't even give Brian Jones songwriting credit for Ruby Tuesday. They did the same thing to Ron Wood. It just goes to show that Jagger is a greed monster and either Keith Richards is selfish or is so intimidated by Jagger that he doesn't want to cause a scene by helping his friends get recognized for inspiring some of the best Rolling Stones songs. Jagger and Richards couldn't be bothered to go to Brian Jones' funeral but they made a big song and dance out of his death. Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts went to his funeral, so it wasn't like they were too busy to attend. They just didn't like the guy, so I guess it makes sense. Why would you go to someone's funeral if you don't like the person?

[@willvsw2508]

Paul Savage are you crazy Keef loved Gram

[@frankiebutler2894]

Paul Savage You are so ill-informed. Please do research for yourself. Almost everything you just wrote is like playing ga me of “telephone”; in other words, just plain gossip.

[@xboyertownx]

Rumors circulate that Parsons wrote Wild Horses and this song and that this never came out for that reason.

[@thomasoswalt7128]

the music that came to be in that era was about so many changes in the way people thought about life and how they fit in .The music said that.My generation lost that unity in affluence,greed,and marketing.We created the wasteland.

[@frankiebutler2894]

To Ryan Mattic... The answer to that rumor can be found in Gram’s own voice in an interview, if you search for it. I found it yesterday.

[@79tazman]

It makes me think what else Gram could of done if he would of stayed away from those damn opiates I guess it goes for other greats who OD like Janis and even the one who died early on the road like Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens

[@ralphnoyes4366]

Bad bike wreck. He never recovered from it. That's why he was taking opioids.

[@l2string]

Sounds like The Dead.

[@leurf]

yeah right

[@fantaz963]

Sounds dead. Crap version

[@db4290]

l2string totally

[@antimoron123]

not really, no.

[@ELECTRIC_WIZARD_]

They certainly do sound like the grateful dead sir

[@melblank760]

without a doubt in my mind did he write most of the stones songs from 68 to 72, whether he was paid to keep quiet is another story

[@CodyDylanSewell]

He was born a millionaire with a trust fund. Money didn't matter. He didn't write their songs but I'm sure influenced them deeply.

[@CodyDylanSewell]

+l2string if you get specific, 30,000 in 1970 with inflation is worth almost 200,000 in today's money. So if he was getting that after his mom died when he turned 18 or whenever you went home. It would be almost 2 million by the time he died

[@melblank760]

maybe i was a bit overstated with my implication, but the similarities to Flying Burrito Brothers, Grievous Angel and GP, considering that the Stones had really done nothing in the way of country rock up up until Gram came in the picture, is highly suspect....also Jagger & Richards seem very tight-lipped on the subject of Graham, but that might just be me inferring too much

[@CodyDylanSewell]

+Mel Blank yeah I don't think mick liked him very much. I know Keith is always praising his lost friend. I definitely think he influenced the song. I wouldn't put it past to say he may have thought of it from jamming with gram but grams whole career was mostly country and soul covers. He was always too fucked to focus and make his own music until he decided to go solo and clean up a little bit. Sadly he jumped back on the stuff too soon and too hard.

[@goransailer5013]

Dont believe it , but of course his a strong influence on Keith. They were blood brothers. And we all copy what we heard before. Simple as that.

[@kennyfirer3998]

He was living and dying proof of how good drugs help make good music

[@db4290]

Kenny Firer and yet he would still be here without them

[@brohemian]

and pools of money

[@blondearyanmohawkhairdoski9086]

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[@josiahquincy2744]

Is this open G?

[@jgwire]

the stones version is in open g. dunno about this version. I'd say Gram is doing it in reg tuning cause open g would step all over the great steel pedal

[@hambone1157]

It is in A

[@derekmtheriault]

#ugoottalisten2b4udie

[@almanull]

Better than the stones for sure 😄😄😄😄

[@russfain7150]

if he was so country why not get a hair cut and go to n/a russ fain

[@garygivens4733]

It's too slow and it lacks energy--sounds like they were just messing around.