A baseball bat straight to the heart...this one really hurts. I miss you Christine.
@chrisstiles3743 жыл бұрын
"Surrounded by her family, I saw that she was dying alone" might be the most poignant line of lyrics ever written.
@MISNM02 жыл бұрын
😔🎯
@MarrymeLeraLynn Жыл бұрын
The line "One thing that's real clear to me/No one dies with dignity" could also be the most poignant.
@robertthomson54853 ай бұрын
He has always done it his way. God Bless him. He’s a damn good actor too.
@JBTFan1243 ай бұрын
This guy is the best songwriter in the business. Him and Iron and Wine.
@SYLO4ever10 жыл бұрын
This guy says more in 4 minutes than most will their whole careers...
@elchiponr14 жыл бұрын
or their whole fuckin lives
@sh56633 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@bryanroush43742 жыл бұрын
Agree
@putdowndaforka2 жыл бұрын
Yeah he does and he can get those eyes wet
@robarnold69982 жыл бұрын
Amen!!!
@alisak586 жыл бұрын
I see why John Mayer says Jason Isbell is the best lyricist he's ever known
@songsfromspringcreekave8216 жыл бұрын
And what a compliment that is right? John Mayer is a brilliant songwriter in his own right. Jason Isbell's songs move my soul!
@maximalist50386 жыл бұрын
“Jason Isbell is the best lyric writer of my generation. He lives at a level where even great writers can only visit.” -John Mayer
@sicsempertyrannis90245 жыл бұрын
❤
@American-Dragon4 жыл бұрын
@Mike Seals when Clapton was asked what it was like to be a guitar God he said ask Prince.
@American-Dragon4 жыл бұрын
@Mike Seals we might both be right. Clapton seems gracious
@texashookem224 жыл бұрын
A 43 year old man shouldn’t be sitting on his kitchen floor wiping his eyes to clear the tears from a song, but this does it, even though I’ve heard it 100 times and know it by heart. Best songwriter out there right now, period.
@brianking11123 жыл бұрын
Yes they should!
@heidigilsonmusic28003 жыл бұрын
such a wonderful, and tragic song. I weep, too. It'll be ok
@alexoliva31903 жыл бұрын
Periodt.
@MichaelSmith-xk5dg3 жыл бұрын
Hey brother. Agree. Keep doing you.
@alanbinder67722 жыл бұрын
YES
@bartboop11 ай бұрын
Ther is not a wasted word in this song. It is the most efficient imagery I have ever heard. This is poetry at its best!
@Gulliot4 ай бұрын
Could not have said it better myself. ❤
@JohnOnland9 жыл бұрын
When you are happy you enjoy the music. But when you are sad you understand the lyrics.
@cgats7779 жыл бұрын
***** i couldnt have thought of a better quote than this one. so true.
@5yearsout9 жыл бұрын
+John Onland Never thought about it that way, but very true.
@jasonteaster40289 жыл бұрын
+John Onland Should credit George Jones for this quote. At least that's where I heard it first.
@BlsBls-gr1ll6 жыл бұрын
Man that is so true
@michaelmorgan28805 жыл бұрын
most under rated coment on the internet
@the0Redneck Жыл бұрын
Saw Jason live in November sitting beside my wife with her bandana covering her head due to cancer, really hit me hard
@pauljohnson8847 Жыл бұрын
My wife was diagnosed the week the world shut down for COVID to the day. The recovery was isolated, horrible, and ultimately successful. I hope your outcome was also successful, although many side effects will never abate, of course. But I listened to this song many Friday nights when things were rough. I want to see him live but I will be destroyed if he did this song. I admire you and your wife's courage.
@mr.jazzbodkelsey58 Жыл бұрын
@@pauljohnson8847You should really try to see them live, if you get the chance. ✌️
@robertrorrer5736 Жыл бұрын
I’d heard this song a time or two before I bought Live at Ryman after my second or third AVD treatment, I learned as part of my “dealing with it” process; two years in remission now.
@1967Cuz9 жыл бұрын
True story: my wife got diagnosed with cancer in 2013. I didn't know this song was on the album--I was listening to Southeastern in my car for the first time and it came on as I sat at a traffic light. The time was right in the middle of her whole cancer journey. I sat there at the light, blown away, tears just rolling down my face like parallel waterfalls. Not looking around, of course, 'cause that ain't tough and I didn't want anyone to notice. :-) It's a vivid memory still today, because the emotions this song evokes, captures, and reflects are so visceral, and so absolutely accurate--never more so than hearing it the first time, that day. Bottom line: I don't know if Jason has first hand experience or not, but this song nails the whole experience of being with someone going through cancer. Nails it. There aren't a lot of truly important songs in the world. This is one of them. Jason, if you ever read these comments: thank you. This song was cathartic for me, ridiculously emotional for me, and something I clung to going through hell. If you ever wonder if the songs that you write matter, or if they make a real difference in people's lives--they do.
@masonmarek9 жыл бұрын
+Cuz 1967 ever got a moment check my song "If Lightning Strikes Twice" I want to see if it ignites something in people about having a second chance. Constructive Criticism please
@DawniiiDDD9 жыл бұрын
that was beautiful...
@DawniiiDDD9 жыл бұрын
and now I'm crying....
@masonmarek9 жыл бұрын
+Dawn Sullivan elephant is a great song. If you get a chance check some my songs out. Peace and love!
@masonmarek9 жыл бұрын
+Dawn Sullivan music is a great release for that. Times may be tough but time goes on. There is no way in stopping time, in a sense. People live on, you will live on. Much love. God knows your strengths and god knows how to handle situations that you are able to. Like a friend told me "All be Fine" :)
@jimbeam414010 жыл бұрын
Holy mother of God. I loathe country music, but this, this is poetry; this is literature. This speaks to me like nothing I have heard in years, although I'm not sure I would have understood what he meant by elephant a few years back. Sadly, I do now.
@stephenroverton10 жыл бұрын
You need to buy "Southeastern" best CD you will ever buy! Money well spent!
@jimbeam414010 жыл бұрын
I've already ordered it online, but thanks :)
@stephenroverton10 жыл бұрын
Going to go see him on May 9th at the Alabama theater, this will be the fourth time to see him with the 400 unit, one of the best live show.
@jimbeam414010 жыл бұрын
I'm jealous. Would love to go down south to see him, but I'm from Toronto and that's a long way to go. Hopefully he'll make his way up to Canada sometime soon.
@TripArmour10 жыл бұрын
A lot of people hate country music because of the shit coming out of Nashville lately but IMO, when done right, it is still the best medium for musical story telling.
@blkcat10282 жыл бұрын
Truly amazing. I was a hospice nurse for 5 years. This song is more true than anything I've ever heard. I'm in tears.
@rickmoran63072 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your service. Nurses and their kindness were critical when my uncle was dying. Fuck cancer. I’m glad we can listen to this song and remember those that passed on.
@davidbonner67558 жыл бұрын
Dear god there needs to be some kind of warning before the start of this song. I feel like someone just walked up to me and yanked a knife out of my chest that somehow I had forgotten was there. As perfectly as this song is written I get a sense of relief when it finally ends. It's like I have survived some terrible trauma and finally have a moment to try to catch my breath.
@nicholastotoro77218 жыл бұрын
I seem to think that whenever I hear one of Jason's songs for the first time ever.
@christelsiebenberg91276 жыл бұрын
That's what life is like with cancer. Every day.
@bvaughan38626 жыл бұрын
Welcome to the world of the living.
@RonTuriello4 жыл бұрын
@@christelsiebenberg9127 I am a survivor as well and it cuts me to the core.
@lastnamefirst40354 жыл бұрын
@greg wigren also to hear that you have cancer is a gut punch. Dont want to double punch my "cancer" friends by saying "listen to this. I think you can relate"
@superprettywords11 жыл бұрын
Man, I'm telling you. There just isn't another songwriter right now I have to brace myself for listening to. If he doesn't go down as one of the best songwriters in history, there's just no hope left in the world.
@nspector6 жыл бұрын
+superprettywords He will.
@julianhurley47254 жыл бұрын
@@FeIonKeller i like chris and traveler a lot but he is nowhere near the level of isbell in regards to song writing
@TheWeemaster4 жыл бұрын
Hopefully you have Tyler Childers in your record collection! For me Jason and Tyler hold the belt for greatest songwriters of our time. Music and words that come so perfectly from the blood and soul of today.
@Jasondurgen3 жыл бұрын
For all y’all in these comments, John Moreland is also an artist I highly recommend! Great lyricist like Jason, very soulful, real stuff
@anthonyrflores2 жыл бұрын
Jordan Dreyer from La Dispute is a fantastic lyricist. They're an entirely different genre of music, but their songs hit just as hard. I'd _highly recommend_ "King Park" and "I See Everything" (especially the latter if you're only going to listen to one of them).
@kirchitup11 жыл бұрын
People seriously have a problem with the word F word? It's a song about someone you love dying from cancer, you jag offs. It's a song about one of the worst things anyone can go through, and it is expressed in a beautiful way. Honest, and beautiful. Have a problem with one word? You don't deserve to hear such beauty, then. Period.
@paoli91 Жыл бұрын
I used to perform this song a lot,now it´s me with stage 4 cancer ....and it´s a wholly different and deeper understanding of the lyrics,spot on,great song
@rayannkeyes71432 ай бұрын
Me too… 🤞🤞🤞 for us both. 🙏🏻
@benjaminb284110 жыл бұрын
If you don't appreciate this song you have no soul.
@Magoover13 жыл бұрын
I'm a two time cancer survivor. Those scars run deep, and it's hard not to get emotional every time I hear this. Jason, I don't know how you did it, but you really captured and encapsulated many of the realities if that journey. Thanks for doing what you do.
@atticus99079 жыл бұрын
Listening to this is like having the wind knocked out of you,but in a good way.
@theweaponjosh8 жыл бұрын
+S Wyatt I was just thinking the same thing.
@Septembercampbell7 жыл бұрын
yes. nice description.
@brianhorn27088 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I have lived this song. I have never heard anyone put these emotions to words. "There is one thing that is clear to me, no-one dies with dignity. " powerful song
@5yearsout8 жыл бұрын
I too have lived this song, the line about dying with dignity gets me, but the line that does it for me is "surrounded by her family I could see she was dying alone" always brings tears to my eyes because that's how I felt while going through treatment. The final journey we all have to take by ourselves.
@Magoover15 жыл бұрын
Hello. Fellow survivor here. I wish I could say it made me a better person, but the price was high. Hope all is well on your end.
@RonTuriello4 жыл бұрын
Fellow survivor and that's one of the things I learned early on is that dignity goes away very early as you deal with disease and having nurses help you with things you wish you could do on your own. They are heroes.
@number1cabdriveriniowacity7363 жыл бұрын
My dad. Held his hand as he died. We did the best we could.
@wilceaux3 жыл бұрын
@@number1cabdriveriniowacity736 I did the same for my dad 15 years ago. Today it's my mom's hand. Holding hands, while trying to let go of regrets.
@snydesy5 жыл бұрын
Jason Isbell told Uncut magazine about this defiant and intimate witnessing of a loved one dying of cancer, whose inspiration dates back to before he met his wife, songwriter/fiddler Amanda Shires: "I was living above this bar in Sheffield, Alabama, for a long time before I moved to Nashville with Amanda and I was dating this girl that worked at the bar," he recalled. "I told her she couldn't get too attached to the people sitting around the bar because they're all gonna disappear, and sure enough - within a couple of years, half the regulars were gone. It's hard for me to get through it some nights. It's a sad song."
@camera0o09 жыл бұрын
There are very few perfect songs. This is one of them.
@brewnoser8 жыл бұрын
+camera0o0 See also: Yvette
@thehauntedfisherman17927 жыл бұрын
yep.
@maximalist50386 жыл бұрын
brewnoser that’s a great one, but Elephant is on another level. Elephant, If We Were Vampires, Decoration Day, Outfit, TVA, Dress Blues, and Relatively Easy are all lyrically perfect imo
@dbelew11 жыл бұрын
It should be illegal for anyone to write a song this good.
@robbygaume60011 жыл бұрын
You might as well say it is , D. . Stuff this good hardly sees the light of day . The dumbmasses wanna hear about beer , high school memories , and the beach . That's why Aldean , Bryan , and Chesney are so big I guess . Isbell has take shits with more talent than those hacks .
@EvelynPattersonBurke8 жыл бұрын
I have been sick; I tried to ignore the elephant. It is hard to keep the sickness from taking over but you fight to keep it at arms length and not discuss it. Just live like you have a real life. THank you Jason for making this struggle real .
@tylergarbers20294 жыл бұрын
Hope your doing well ❤️
@sh56633 жыл бұрын
All these years later I hope your doing well
@xDPx-zh7vr9 ай бұрын
I'm sure almost all of us have seen cancer take a loved one from us but being intimately close while it's happening is another level of sadness. Watching their mind and body fail and them realizing it the whole time. The meds and the weed only do so much to help them escape the inevitable. Jason put a finger in that exact emotion like few can. Amazing artist.
@chrisperrine6905 Жыл бұрын
I've heard this song many times. Its always heavy. My friend Rune passed from cancer recentlty and it's even harder to listen to now. We need songs that capture those kind of feelings sometimes, so we both remember, and don't forget.
@disgruntledgus244611 жыл бұрын
Having lost my wife two months ago, this one hits home. Pretty much hit the nail on the head from my perspective.
@cghoehn11 жыл бұрын
I don't know how but he knew my sister jessica. I heard it while listening to NPR delivering Chrismas cheer and had to pull over. I can't drive while under water. I miss her
@nspector6 жыл бұрын
+Chris Ohhhhhh so very sorry.
@wayleygg4 жыл бұрын
:(
@tgcolley23Ай бұрын
Ive been listening to this every night since my wife passed from cancer god i miss you jayme
@larrysheppard84338 жыл бұрын
He might just be the most gifted writer of this young century. The young man writes fantastic songs.
@morrisgrammer3858 Жыл бұрын
There's one thing that's real clear to me... No one dies with dignity.....
@ghoulidee11 жыл бұрын
Have probably listened to this fifty times since I first heard it Sunday, in an empty house w/ hardwood floors. The silence afterward scared me. It's hard to try to learn to sing something when you're crying, or trying not to. I'm doing it on piano, but the tears will have to subside first. Isbell is a national treasure.
@MichaelSmith-xk5dg3 жыл бұрын
Hope you are well. Alone is not ideal. You have a community around you. 💪🏻👍🏼
@johnmurray33462 жыл бұрын
You beautiful man!
@nateandchris20009 жыл бұрын
Don't think I'll ever hear a song in my life again with this type of grit and beauty
@raymonddickersonmanchester8 жыл бұрын
Jason is one of the few out there that is willing to probe the depths of pain and then tell the truth about it...I am glad he does what he does...
@skttruel6 жыл бұрын
Raymond Dickerson hate to say it....it wasn't his his...I guess until he got on the wagon. But I'm so glad he is putting his soul out there.
@melissabadgett41903 жыл бұрын
Jason Isbell wrote this amazing song. It is Powerful. Just Powerful.
@678tucker6 жыл бұрын
My wife was going through breast cancer when this song came out by Jason truth lies within the lyrics of all of his music. But this song truly broke my heart. I will always be a fan of this man.
@bellestarr648411 жыл бұрын
Just was part of a group of friends seeing a friend through the last two weeks of her dying from colon, liver and lung cancer. A friend helped her by blowing dope smoke in her face. It gave her a little peace. She died peacefully.
@richsherman36732 жыл бұрын
Every musical Genre will eventually have an innovator who enhances a complete musical genre. Jason Isbell is a musical genius, who even on his knees, stands taller, truer and sweeter that the people who came before him.
@chuckmadden22518 жыл бұрын
Damn that's real at the speed of light.
@jimmyjazz195611 ай бұрын
This guy is one of the most important artists in music
@ggriggy94982 жыл бұрын
This is one of the greatest songs ever written
@jessicaknoch96703 ай бұрын
I lost my Momma a year ago to cancer 😢 This song hits right in the heart 💔
@codymcguiremusic8 жыл бұрын
If this isn't the saddest song ever, I don't know what is. Awesome lyrics
@topdroog8 жыл бұрын
The Christmas Shoes. Just my opinion.
@topdroog8 жыл бұрын
We have different opinions, then.
@jakeiverson578 жыл бұрын
I've never seen anyone with a worse opinion.
@topdroog8 жыл бұрын
Than mine? I'm sure you've seen worse opinions than that. Think of who you're going to vote for. Now think of the opponent's opinion(s).
@mikewest7128 жыл бұрын
LOL
@Pilgrim5519556 жыл бұрын
Me story hit home run my wife passed away with cancer cried all the way through it
@jrozzo16908 жыл бұрын
This song hooked me 2 yrs ago and I still find I hold my breath until he says "try to ignore the elephant somehow.." the first time"
@RonTuriello4 жыл бұрын
Ernest Hemingway said just write one true sentence. This song is a testament to that.
@allenchason2473 Жыл бұрын
Man, this song just hits me, it's my favorite right now.
@mattcurless1556 Жыл бұрын
It's rough to watch someone slowly slipping away. Lost my mom and a few really good friends to cancer so this hits real hard. I just thank him for even writing a song like this. Helps more than he will ever know.
@5yearsout9 жыл бұрын
I've been able to Jason Isbell too many times to count and every time he plays Elephant the place goes dead quiet. This songs moves people on so many levels. Do yourself a favor and go see Jason & the 400 Unit, well worth the effort.
@realsickclown9 жыл бұрын
Jason Isabell is way better than he is getting credit for.
@smoothitalianleathereater60458 жыл бұрын
amen
@wwaldo25258 жыл бұрын
+Julio Arguello we are lucky to be around
@austink91243 жыл бұрын
He gets plenty of credit for being great, what he doesn't get is the mainstream attention, and I think he and his fans are fine with that.
@gregmontgomery97262 жыл бұрын
Sort of a niche market but yes.
@juliadixon8465 Жыл бұрын
True 10 years ago; true rn
@JeremyNeal2 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs ever written. Idk how he doesn't choke up singing it. You can feel the emotion. His songs are incredible
@bennelson44395 жыл бұрын
I’m 37 and my dad is 66. After fighting for 6 years he’s getting down to the nitty gritty and it won’t be long now. Dammit if this song doesn’t resonate. Fuck cancer.
@Azzurra2k2 жыл бұрын
If anyone ever gets the chance to see him live do it. The amount of emotion in his words and the music. There isn't any way to describe it
@markmailloux86535 ай бұрын
I can't say anything about this song and performance that hasn't been said already but could we just give a shout out to the sound engineer that mixed this? So good all around!
@rogergreene227211 жыл бұрын
Jason Isbell is my favorite songwriter. I like to sip on bourbon with my friends by a campfire and play his songs. I usually cover Decoration Day, Outfit and more recently, Elephant. It takes a special person to pack so much emotion into a 3-4 minute song. Most people "hear" music while some "listen" to it. Jason's songs take you to a different place. If you truly listen, then you will know exactly what I'm talking about.
@RonTuriello4 жыл бұрын
I am so glad that he and Amanda have hooked up with Brandi Carlile. Brandi is such a positive force and a really kind person. I am looking forward to all the great work they do together.
@paulodaniel93249 ай бұрын
Jason Isbell always will be the best.
@joshbeddis63516 жыл бұрын
best song written of our generation every song is like a movie really paints a picture
@HolyRetribution Жыл бұрын
I normally hate country music, but brother, this is something special.
@bostoncfbrown Жыл бұрын
Just found out about this genius of an artist and learning how much he has impacted the industry without being popular and it’s mind boggling
@LRogers28065 жыл бұрын
It's funny how I always come back to the same songs. The songs that make me cry. The songs that I feel like nobody else understands. The lyrics. The emotion. The tears.
@rtchamberlain3 жыл бұрын
He’s a rarity these days. A true story teller
@Inurk10 жыл бұрын
This may very well be the saddest song I've ever heard in my life.
@lastnamefirst40354 жыл бұрын
A friend and I were sharing sadest songs we knew. I thought of this but its an unexpected kinda sadness.
@stephens94623 жыл бұрын
He has a sadder song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGjSg41_ZcdnasU
@reesenemeth51639 жыл бұрын
Sad thing is this guy is fighting for a music career meanwhile florida Georgia line is selling out stadiums...
@mtdewramen9 жыл бұрын
I will quote Afroman's Whack Rappers "Most rappers are whack, just like the people they attract." Yes i like decent music no matter what genre, and often support it.
@AnnaeliseArnold9 жыл бұрын
its disgusting isnt it? FGL is literally one of the worst things to happen to the music industry
@reesenemeth51639 жыл бұрын
Annaelise Arnold yep %100
@CreechyMcCriggles9 жыл бұрын
I feel the same way. But you can't expect simple minded Fla/Ga line fans to appreciate extraordinary music like Sturgill and Isbell. It's like trying to get a toddler to appreciate a Picasso. But yeah, it's way fucking sad.
@reesenemeth51639 жыл бұрын
Yep. Well said
@danstraley936811 жыл бұрын
So since I heard this song the first time I can't stop listening to it. It.just kind of ate at me....I was moved to reach out to a friend who had struggled with cancer...I hadn't talked to her in a while...you know to damn busy...I sent her a text....later that day I received a text back...it was her daughter responding on her moms phone....telling me she died a little over a week ago....so take the time and reach out to your friends be they healthy or sick
@papagriz338 жыл бұрын
Best use of the "F" word in music history, IMO beating out RATM's Killing In The Name Of. Elephant is a masterpiece.
@RaleighKane7 жыл бұрын
This one or Ryan Adam's "Come Pick Me Up"
@sFvSaucyyD5 жыл бұрын
Completely threw me for a loop lol
@TheTruthiest4 жыл бұрын
Damien Rice - Rootless Tree
@chrismartin31973 жыл бұрын
No love for Cee Lo?
@FastEddieMandolin10 жыл бұрын
Stunningly powerful stuff. Jason Isbell is the Neil Young of the American South.
@heidigilsonmusic28003 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more. Jason's lyrics and music stun me.
@songsfromspringcreekave8216 жыл бұрын
There are plenty of songwriters I love, but none of them move me like Jason Isbell.
@terjehaugland6768 Жыл бұрын
This is the best song I`ve heard in years, so beautiful and amazingly emotional. Makes me cry.
@kenodonnell41911 жыл бұрын
This song hit me like a kick to the throat. Your a master writer awesome guitar player and haunting singer
@davidbaird40764 күн бұрын
Saw Jason and the band in Edinburgh last night, outstanding gig. This is a truly wonderful song, draws a tear every time
@davidedwards470310 жыл бұрын
An amazing song!! This song will tear you up if you've been touched by cancer!! What a great artist!!
@JamesDeVile8 жыл бұрын
+David Edwards And who hasn't?
@robinseedah9 жыл бұрын
Jason is an enigma, stay with him. He will teach us all
@flashcat9459 жыл бұрын
Man, when Jason Isbell sings, I stop everything I'm doing just to listen. He's one of the most amazing artists alive today. I love all kinds of music, but this is really, really special.
@ryanbuckner2405 Жыл бұрын
I just watched an interview where Jason says that this is the best song he’s ever written. I don’t particularly agree with that, but as someone who has written a couple songs I always find it funny the ones that are closest to my heart that aren’t my family or friends favorites. Generally because they are sad and have a lot of personal experience in them.
@dustinkennedy98654 жыл бұрын
I don’t think I’ve ever gotten through this entire song without getting emotional
@GroovyGirl19907 жыл бұрын
Came here from the Daily Show tonight....this guys needs to be seen and heard. This one is a keeper.
@philwheeler420111 жыл бұрын
Should have gotten a grammy nomination
@DougWittrock7 жыл бұрын
He has won a Grammy.
@teach7106 жыл бұрын
Four. :)
@prestonpersonal3 жыл бұрын
"I've buried her a thousand times, given up my place in line. " Damn that hits hard
@rowdyhoo10 жыл бұрын
One of our best Southern poets...
@philpalumbo10829 жыл бұрын
I literally pulled this song up randomly from Apple Beats curator function (pretty damn good tool). Immediately rose to the top of my list of the Saddest Songs Ever.
@bass2fan11 жыл бұрын
I am so thankful that i finally became aware of Jason....wow, what a writer ans performer. Jason and John Fullbright are both carrying on the tradition of great american songwriters following John Prine, townes van zandt, guy clark, steve goodman, and many other greats.....so excited to hear them and look forward to following them
@dancantwell60613 жыл бұрын
I don't even know what to say, this song is just beyond words ... not even sure how he makes it through singing this one ... all of it, but the "sharecropper eyes and her hair almost gone" hits SO hard
@gamjammer8 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing. Im so lucky to have seen Jason and the 400 Unit at the bottom work their way to the top.
@mudstaind262 жыл бұрын
Lucky to have caught one of his live shows. He is on another level with his songwriting and the 400 unit is talented AF. There’s a story in every song and in some way we can all relate to varying degrees - sometimes to the bone. I’ve never had an artist make me cry as much as Jason has with his music.
@arbin.m.50892 жыл бұрын
I've been hoping millions have been introduced to this man due his music being on the series "Yellowstone." What a tragic/heart felt song this one is. Just discovered it. Love y'all. P.S. the song from Yellowstone is called "Last of My Kind."
@christelsiebenberg91276 жыл бұрын
The best song I've ever heard about cancer. Brilliant and true. No compromises. This is what art should be and do.
@BrookeeeeeeeB4 жыл бұрын
She said, "Andy, you're better than your past" Winked at me and drained her glass Cross-legged on a barstool, like nobody sits anymore She said, "Andy, you're taking me home" But I knew she planned to sleep alone I'd carry her to bed, sweep up the hair from her floor If I'd fucked her before she got sick I'd never hear the end of it She don't have the spirit for that now We just drink our drinks and laugh out loud And bitch about the weekend crowd And try to ignore the elephant somehow Somehow She said, "Andy, you crack me up" Seagram's in a coffee cup Sharecropper eyes, and the hair almost all gone When she was drunk, she made cancer jokes Made up her own doctors' notes Surrounded by her family, I saw that she was dying alone But I'd sing her classic country songs And she'd get high and sing along She don't have a voice to sing with now We burn these joints in effigy And cry about what we used to be Try to ignore the elephant somehow Somehow I buried her a thousand times, given up my place in line But I don't give a damn about that now There's one thing that's real clear to me No one dies with dignity We just try to ignore the elephant somehow We just try to ignore the elephant somehow We just try to ignore the elephant somehow Somehow Somehow
@johnnymiller50507 ай бұрын
So beautiful and sad at the same time it makes me cry
@katkennedy919411 жыл бұрын
Best songwriter out there today. Truth aint always pretty, but Jason has written a beautiful song about the ugly truth of life and you can't get anymore real than that. He also puts on a damn good show. One of the greatest talents alive today.
@rogersharman36576 жыл бұрын
Jason Isbell is the greatest Songwriter so far In the 21 century bar none, simple.
@gmeister03 Жыл бұрын
I can’t listen to this song all the way through
@rumtuckskatter6 жыл бұрын
2018 and Jason wrote Maybe It's Time (A Star Is Born). Dude is a GOAT.
@kathrynb74395 жыл бұрын
No shit?? Best song in the movie, makes sense.
@fluidpower4311 жыл бұрын
Southeastern is one of my favorite albums this year.
@gurnemanz2811 жыл бұрын
My late wife and I did morning news radio and music radio together. Young Mr. Isbell's lyrics are pretty close to how it was for us, these last years. I didn't need this spear through my chest, but over time it will be for the best - if I live that long.
@allenklosowski2269 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite songs of the past two years. Powerful.
@amberstafford62862 жыл бұрын
This video is the first place I ever saw/heard Jason Isbell. I cried and knew I was going to become obsessed with his music.
@ggarcia398210 жыл бұрын
I love this live acoustic version more than what on the album.
@jimfarrar4925 Жыл бұрын
This is a Fucking great song..tears in my beers
@spartyman710 жыл бұрын
Thank you Marc Maron for turning me on to this. Would not have heard it.
@markriddle78505 жыл бұрын
Check out Jason's old band Drive by Truckers. They are amazing.
@kellydesander90693 жыл бұрын
Once you hear these lyrics they become embedded in your heart like a knife.
@andrewkling95308 жыл бұрын
I can't hear this without tearing up
@DevinBForMayor Жыл бұрын
Southeastern, one of the best albums I've ever heard. This song is so heartfelt and human, he's demonstrates true experience