Every time I've walked away from a Smithers concert I am stunned by the impact he has on me. Authentic and most spiritual......Long life my friend
@michaelminihane25358 жыл бұрын
You could have filmed this guy anywhere and he would always be just amazing.
@MarkGerardBarry8 жыл бұрын
If you get a chance - hear Smithers version of Dylan's "Desolation Row" on his 2003 CD "Train Home" where he duets with Bonnie Raitt - stunning pairing on a lyrically genius piece of writing. Bob has nabbed the NOBEL PRIZE - and about fucking time too. I'm off now to sniff drainpipes and slaughter "Blood On The Tracks" for the 1000th time...
@howardsimpson489 Жыл бұрын
Love Smither but you had better be careful of drainpipes. They are now the collecting points for covid discharge.
@spadoukie11 жыл бұрын
So Folks, Here is a cool transition. Take a Dylan masterpiece...Desolation Row..have it beautifully rearranged by another master..Chris Smither...and then what happens..an emerging singer/songwriter is blown away by Chris's work and decides to put her interpretation out there. This is one of the main reasons I think that people love live music and hopefully continue to support it. Check out the Gabrielle Louise cut on KZbin of Desolation Row.
@benmercadante57744 жыл бұрын
Greg Brown, Chris Smithers, our best two poets...flyin right under the wire... ; )
@TXmuseic Жыл бұрын
I was so immersed in Chris that I didn't notice laughter. Not gonna go back to find it not gonna break the spell.
@Ludachris5610 жыл бұрын
I filmed this at a venue that serves dinner during the show. This front table included several people eating, drinking laughing, etc. unfortunately. So don't send me no more letters unless you mail them from desolation row!
@robertnorrell90737 жыл бұрын
You done real good, Mr. Sweeney. Thanks, had this song in my head all day, today, always love Chris. Have a great day ! :-)
@theturk1436 жыл бұрын
Excellent comment !!! Great song...my favorite
@perilouspoozer37495 жыл бұрын
I think one of the laughs was because Chris Smither sings about Romeo “you’re in the wrong play my friend”, instead of Dylan’s original lyric “you’re in the wrong place...”. Smither’s lyric is quite an amusing take on the original. The other laugh might have been due to the line about Cinderella putting on a Bette Davis style, which is quite amusing, too
@TonyWesley5 жыл бұрын
@@perilouspoozer3749 Besides changing the lines, he rearranges them. Smither will start in one verse and switch to another. It works well.
@perilouspoozer37495 жыл бұрын
Tony Wesley starting in one verse and switching to another is good? Are you completely mad, Tony Wesley? I have spent the last 54 years having the precise order of words of that song being etched into my cerebral cortex and I won’t stand for any changes! 😱
@jbc625412 жыл бұрын
Project song for January 2012. Thanks for posting.
@nickgodwin3412 Жыл бұрын
Chris Smither is a musician of sensitivity and integrity without equal in his own unique style and rendition.
@leonaltmark28527 жыл бұрын
Chris keeps it real, not a sell out. Thanks for your insightful words, great melodies and picking.
@alphuez5 жыл бұрын
Sensational version done in reverence, one that Dylan himself would be proud of. Unlike the other poster here, I actually enjoyed hearing someone in the audience (OK, maybe a little drunk) reacting to the lyrics while obviously hearing them for the very first time. Yup. As always, Smither's guitar playing is as effortless as tapping his foot. Thanks so much for recording and posting. A gem.
@judyarmstrong33689 жыл бұрын
Wow what a performance.Great guitar playing and singing.Thank you Chris Smither.
@per-olofemanuelpalmertz467310 ай бұрын
I havn't heard him before, but now I will listen to him. He have a lovely voice an he do this song so very good. 💕
@knip8012 жыл бұрын
yes..he plays this song in open g.......D G D G B D
@petermarquard51075 жыл бұрын
Beautiful rendition of one of Dylan's best songs. I wish he'd sung the verse about Ezra Pound and T.S. Elliott.
@plasorsa110 жыл бұрын
His guitar playing in open G is great. How many reality talent show stars can hang with Chris??? Zero. Love to more his take on even more Dylan songs. Love his Visions of Johanna.
@friederich669 жыл бұрын
+plasorsa1 could someone tell me, please, what "playing in open G" means?
@Teddyb19392 жыл бұрын
Chris is magical in Visions of Johanna,
@mikegowans10676 жыл бұрын
That laughter really bothers me-------Sure, if you're not familiar I get it-----------The Dylan lyrics, etc.------------but fantastic rendition-----------truly captures the spirit--------Thank you for sharing
@freejulianassange31434 жыл бұрын
Fantastic upload. Thank you for your efforts!
@easystreet18883 жыл бұрын
We drove through Houston Tx. on our way across the US in 1971. Visited my deceased friend who worked at a radio station. Next day we went to a local bar where one of Bob's co workers was entertaining singing and pl aying the guitar. I thought the fellow was fantastic and then learned as he sat with us that he earned a mere $50. an evening providing great talent and entertainment.
@Hollcall Жыл бұрын
hahahaahah......in 1970 I started my Apprenticeship { Lineman } for $1.74 Per Hr.8 Hrs. for app. $15. I would have "Kissed You " for $50. hahahahahaha
@perilouspoozer37495 жыл бұрын
This song has always moved me ever since it was released in 1965 (or was it 66?), even though I still don't really understand it. This is a great performance of it. Beautiful playing, as others have said.
@eddiesmithermusic4 жыл бұрын
Always happy to hear a "Smither" pickin' and (sometimes) grinnin'.
@Wahey3 жыл бұрын
Wonderful cover of a masterpiece. Inspired by the great poet I've made a video of Isolation Row. Dylan is my inspiration.
@gregorysullivan71754 жыл бұрын
Chris Smither's sings Bob Dylan's Desolation Row yeah like the time King Kong shared a sinful desert with Godzilla. Two spoons. Thanks.
@burnistuck94994 ай бұрын
Very very nice...
@gregorysullivan71754 ай бұрын
@@burnistuck9499 Thank You.
@georgeparkins7779 жыл бұрын
I would give any non-vital organ to play like this guy.
@LittleLeighVisual8 жыл бұрын
Or you could just do what everyone else has to and practice! ;)
@georgeparkins7778 жыл бұрын
I've been practicing for something like thirty-five years and I'm nowhere close...
@LittleLeighVisual8 жыл бұрын
George Parkins Then practice harder! No lol I am joking, he is very good.. it takes a hell of a lot of commitment to play well I think.. hmm and some natural talent too most likely!
@g.stephens2637 жыл бұрын
The hopeful musician asked the New York cabbie..."how do I get to Carnegy Hall?". Cabbie's reply..."practice, practice, practice!" LOL
@peerman20067 жыл бұрын
Practice.
@Teddyb19395 жыл бұрын
No tricks just Chris and magical guitar. up there with the best, just missed him on tour In The U/K, choked.
@drkeithsnell3 жыл бұрын
I saw him on that tour, just outstanding and I was privileged to shake his hand afterwards to thank him for all the years of exceptional music making.
@Teddyb19393 жыл бұрын
@@drkeithsnell lucky you Keith. Chris magical,.
@ritaggn8 жыл бұрын
I love how he does Dylan songs. Great musician. R
@grahamcole353410 жыл бұрын
Just a fab version of an amazing song. Chris brings his own take to it and makes it almost a different thing from Bobby's fantastic originals.
@g33fer946 жыл бұрын
Great version of the Bob Dylan classic.
@johngault52147 жыл бұрын
Only been to one CS gig in the Tall Ship Glasgow and love his style which is similar to the style I play
@geebud18807 жыл бұрын
deep and sincere - this is All Right
@perilouspoozer37495 жыл бұрын
How does anyone sit down and write a song like this? I wonder if “substances” had a role to play. Not that that diminishes the song or its author in any way.
@Teddyb19392 жыл бұрын
Lovely version of Bob Dylan's masterpiece.
@xXSironimoXx6 жыл бұрын
HRvF from GERMANY : Geiler Song
@ANGELKOHLER8 жыл бұрын
Una gran interpretación, muy muy buena.
@garrettmoore15499 жыл бұрын
Chris Smither is a lyrical and musical genius. We are lucky to live during the time when he is creating such masterful works and to enjoy them as they are being created.
@peerman20069 жыл бұрын
Garrett Moore This is a Bob Dylan song.
@alphuez7 жыл бұрын
Well of course. In tribute. He writes great songs as well, and I'm pleased that he occasionally covers those of others he appreciates. One thing that's odd is the laughter you hear from a guy in the audience after some of the lines. It's OK not to have ever heard the song before (strange, but understandable I guess), but that reaction struck me as a bit odd. It wasn't written to be a comedy..
@beatsinabar3 жыл бұрын
@@alphuez Ooh, I don't know - there's something irresistibly comical about the opening line.
@paperprincess10503 жыл бұрын
Love
@brianmurphy97525 жыл бұрын
great version.. but who is that fool ruining the track by laughing in the background
@wayfaringchinese7 жыл бұрын
gosh, your singing of this song made my eyes cloudy
@troytaylor92287 жыл бұрын
I've loved Smither since I first read just one of his lyrics! After looking deeper who couldn't be hooked!? Luv it thanks for the upload!
@teddyduke65066 жыл бұрын
You mean Nobel Laureate Mr. Bob Dylan's lyrics.....
@gups6512 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this great version!!!!!
@philpinckley17202 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@Teddyb193910 жыл бұрын
Magical Chris,
@eddiesmithermusic3 жыл бұрын
👍
@pietop554 жыл бұрын
Outstanding!!!!!!
@EnCasaDelHerrero6 күн бұрын
Now that's what a call A VERSION. He takes the song. Inhabitates it. Gets to the deepest of it. Experiences it. Feels it. Makes it his. And then delivers it. With all respect to Bob Dylan. Not imitating anyone. He just delivers that piece of art somebody else wrote and he's known for a long time, and delivers to his audience since he thinks it is worth it. And he is. Thank God for Bob Dylan. And for Chris Smither too
@DictionRedaction12 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Moving. Smither's in a class by himself in some important respects.
@Teddyb19395 жыл бұрын
So lovely.
@Yahziboy11 жыл бұрын
Compare this imagery to T.S. Elliot's "The Wasteland"
@deborahkauffman098 жыл бұрын
And he's at the Duck, Houston, too cool
@rubenscorrea93377 жыл бұрын
Simplesmente fantástica a versão de Chris Smither para "Desolation Row".
@gortagnan6 жыл бұрын
I am trying to learn some of his songs (almost ashamed I only recently found him!) Can anyone tell me his tuning here, seems to be some D open tuning but I am not sure ...Many thanks if you can help ....
@moreisee Жыл бұрын
Chris mics his feet tapping on a piece of particle board. Always amazing timing.
@gilltplsrable11 жыл бұрын
nice version
@manuelamigliore617610 жыл бұрын
Ok bellissima cover
@teddyduke65066 жыл бұрын
Bravo! Bravo! I believed every word. Open D?
@normanchristiansen18642 жыл бұрын
well --- (i do it in _DADDad ......)
@fillra0111 жыл бұрын
I like this version. It's a Bob Dylan song from 1965, the Highway 61 Revisited albumj.
@Teddyb19396 жыл бұрын
Chris so good, everyone should hear this beautiful version of Bob's classic song.
@Fillerspace Жыл бұрын
You kidding me? I see close to 150k views and only 745 likes? People come on now were better than that, what if Dylan only write 11 verses to DR ?
@TheAien1234 жыл бұрын
I would kiss kiss if I’m tnere
@gasbeing Жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@danmpearce2 жыл бұрын
Yes, fab version of great song. What a lovely chap and his guitar work is sublime
@thecatalunya110 жыл бұрын
lyricks fantastic...
@RemingtonRidersMusic3 жыл бұрын
Do you realize this video was published on 11/11/11 ?
@tommcdonough90294 жыл бұрын
Dude's got some big-ass hands.
@xXSironimoXx6 жыл бұрын
geiler song (HRvF)
@aaronvedock45810 жыл бұрын
I love Chris' interpretation of this fine tune. I must add, I do not understand what the guy with the camera finds so amusing about this song. It is a very serious song, nothing funny about it. His laughter I find to be quite odd.
@adumbberg10 жыл бұрын
I think there's a lot that's funny about it. It's a great, sprawling song, heavy from some angles, but there's definitely some humor there. I don't find the laughter odd at all. Don't let it bring you down. :)
@meetchyohanesse985210 жыл бұрын
It's funny for people who don't know what the song's stories are about. The guy laughing might be an idiot, too... "at 20 she was already an old maid" really shouldn't be that funny. People want to be entertained...
@aaronvedock45810 жыл бұрын
Meetch Yohanesse - Yes I agree Meetch, I the person filming/laughing is pretty oblivious.
@robertschulte76389 жыл бұрын
What is the song about?
@robertschulte76389 жыл бұрын
Meetch Yohanesse What is the song about?
@breathize Жыл бұрын
Very soulful!
@normanchristiansen18643 жыл бұрын
guitar is in an open tuning ?????
@jamesvalentine379310 жыл бұрын
fanastic flat picking in an open chord
@rheaub28 жыл бұрын
+james valentine With respect, this is not flat-picking which is picking with a plectrum held between the thumb and index-finger. CS is a finger-picker and uses a thumb-pick plus picks commonly on the middle and third fingers: the alternating thumb on the lower strings renders the typical 4/4 timing of folkies.
@fretkillrfan8 жыл бұрын
Thank you, CS + CS.
@dianwilson484011 ай бұрын
Bravo!
@dianwilson4840 Жыл бұрын
I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone cover this. This man is a treasure.
@friederich669 жыл бұрын
several writers mention the expression "open tuning", for example "open G", i would like to know what that means.
@Yahziboy8 жыл бұрын
+Billi Backer It means you get a major chord without having to push down any strings. In open G you strum and get G major. You have to loosen three strings, 1,5 and 6. And then when you bar the neck you get a different major chord. Smither plays an abbreviated A minor shape with two fingers which gives the sound of the fourth and fifth chords in the key of G (C and D) and he keeps walking them down ending with G. Just as a review, a major G chord carries G with the third and fifth notes in the scale (do, re, mi, fa, so, la ti do) combined. That would be Do and mi and fa.
@friederich668 жыл бұрын
Archie Merwin ah, thank you
@frankiefranks38937 жыл бұрын
Walter Schwaneberg But you know how to Appreciate Good Music and Good Musicianship! 😊
@nwh5712 жыл бұрын
is he using an open tuning?
@bernardozon587211 ай бұрын
Génial!!
@jaredsteele85066 ай бұрын
My favorite cover of all time
@mejbarron Жыл бұрын
Great work!
@mejbarron Жыл бұрын
Your performances reminds me of Rab Noakes' cover of Mississipi : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGelp2mBr9h_hrc