Loudon Wainwright III

Live in Sydney, Australia, Loudon sings "In C," a song from his new album "Older Than My Old Man Now," released 4/17/12.

[@cook5381]

In 1974, three of us, including my wife to be, drove from Bournemouth to Southampton, in a Trojan bubble car to see Loudon in a classroom in the university. We've always loved his music, very much of those times. We are still here and just celebrated our 45th wedding anniversary and Loudon has been along with us all those years !

[@martinmaguire3493]

Saw him 8 days ago. He is my life's hero.

[@ThomasHope73]

As an alienated father this one hurts a lot, but l keep coming back to hear Louden sing my pain.

[@andrewdunn2199]

ditto...

[@MichaelThomas-dr6xy]

I’m with you Thomas, I got to see London perform this in Tryon, NC on April 1st, i got his autograph and and a picture with him, but I think I have lived this song, and I can feel his pain in the song.

[@robertthompson5908]

I saw him for the first time in 1980 when I was 23. I had all his albums. I’m 66 now, about to see him again in a few weeks for the nth time , I can’t count that high. Absolutely one of my favorite performers.

[@DavidNewlandz]

The man does irony like no other. LW111 is amongst my favourite musicians of all time.

[@peterraps1118]

The greatest American songwriter, bar none, of the past 50 years (i.e. since Dylan's heyday) - the most insightful, most articulate, the wittiest and most brutally honest. The sheer number of wonderful and emotionally powerful songs (like this one) is simply incredible.

[@woke2woke153]

I have huge respect for Loudon Wainwright. Pitilessly honest. Beautiful songs.

[@DavidNewlandz]

Being a songwriter and producer of my own music I have also covered Numerous songs of other people. This man could fill my songbook. He does so much to my ears and heart. The humour, honesty, irony. I put LW3 in my top 10 greatest songwriters.

[@dennistate5953]

Ouch. Love to you my old old friend i never have known.

[@haydenralph1862]

An utterly flawless performance. Honestly my favourite song of his. So heartfelt and honest.

[@andrewdunn2199]

Agreed: a masterpiece witnessed only by those fortunate souls in that intimate space...so very few musical bards as Louden; before & after...

[@PinHead9707]

Saw him live first time back in -72, and he still amazes me with his wit and his bravery. Compromising? Hardly... but he works - his way! Old Loudo :)

[@MissCharlieYT]

My heart.

[@99muddy99]

“If families didn’t break apart, I suppose there’d be no need for Art”. Wow! Tell it like it is!

[@andyzxc]

A strong contender for the saddest song ever written, and certainly one of the finest. Thank you, Loudon.

[@doctorpangolin]

Wonderful. He should have sung this to the man who couldn't cry. It works for me.

[@roberthale6572]

Out of this world

[@jedionwax]

I love this song so much.

[@wakajumba]

Amazing talent and insight into the human condition. This song is heartbreaking

[@berk4758]

And I’ve noticed they’re a bit like me, With a tendency to sing in “C”. I cried, then the sob made me laugh.

[@robinchanteusedylan8326]

He & Rufus wear gold ring on their right pinkies. Such talent that Rufus & Martha have, too.

[@randycompton5230]

I heard his name years ago, but just recently “discovered” him. Great song. What a talent.

[@jublaim]

Oh shit, this was moving! Never really listened to Loudon before, only knew him through McGarrigles and Martha and Rufus. Then I saw him with David Thomas and Pere Ubu on "Late Night" (?) 1989, and I had to check out the guy. Here I think he reminds me slightly of late Warren Zevon, the dark humour and the sensitivity that is allowed to get through the cracks; Warrens "Shit's fucked up" comes to mind.

[@harrylado]

Well, everyone is listening. I was there that night in Sydney at the Basement. Also went to Factory Theatre and down south in somewhere near Wollongong. Come back Loudon please. He sang this song about living on the international dateline and dating a girl who lived on the other side of the dateline. Was it today, was it tomorrow? What a great song it was, I don't think he has recorded it. I bet he wrote it on the plane coming over to Australia. What an artist.

[@electricvultures551]

Yes, he did record it - it's on the album "Older than my old man now".

[@SpudWil]

Good old LW. Heart-rending!

[@Stringman1950]

He bears it all . . . He bares it all! A real artist never lies . . . But can be painful to watch. There’s a fine line between self-flagellation and art. He’s truly an artist. Bless you, London “Dead Skunk” Wainwright III.

[@sebastianmantel3]

Inspiration to sit down for a while..

[@andrewbatchelor5498]

Better than good ..heart felt blues

[@keemandikotravels]

Love him thanks for sharing

[@stevejenks9735]

I was privileged enough to meet him in Birmingham after a concert a few years back - told him I had first seen him just after Album II came out and that, although his voice had changed, it was still just as good - just different.

[@walterdudedonny]

My favorite protagonist, me.

[@andrewbatchelor5498]

Wow !!!! So good.

[@hillarywest971]

Perfect.

[@stevenstarr9067]

Wonderful.

[@scrimshank1]

If you need a little cheer-me-up after this song, try Loudon's "My Meds" right afterward.

[@themanwithnoname5325]

The helplessness of this song is almost unbearable for me, but it keeps bringing me back.

[@robinmead5826]

Damn...

[@lindyasimus]

Anyone know if he did a concert here in the late 80s, early 90s?

[@jabodl1]

I blame herself and I blame her....

[@guillermonorman9454]

I think this is PNC

[@truenorther]

Revolver is fake in Poker. fake.....