Nanci Griffith - The Rolling Stones Song (No Expectations) (Austin City Limits)

[@ripetomato9629]

Rest in Peace Dusty Hill, Nanci Griffith, and today we lost Charlie Watts 🌹

[@robertbentzel8105]

Don’t forget Don Everly too

[@carltonhigginbotham9290]

there's a wonderful band in heaven

[@mvmmotovlogmusic2815]

✌🏼 and ❤️

[@gingerevans1346]

😢

[@robertrindler2080]

Vaya con Dios

[@CrossForum]

Great version of this. When I quit my job (retired) they had a small 'pot luck' gathering for me, I mentioned the workplace and imminent retirement reminded me of the song "No Expectations" by the Rolling Stones. A lot of confused looks as all the folks in attendance were younger than me and nobody knew what I meant. Later some folks looked up the song and the lyrics and figured it out what I meant. Let's just say the management was not happy about it. I'm proud to say that I thoroughly burned that bridge and have no expectations of going back there ever again.

[@eg4449]

Sometimes people don't have rich experiences, and are not exposed to great music. Keep on Rolling.

[@paperologist]

This is one of the very best ACL I have ever seen and heard. So love seeing all these awesome women. Missing Nanci today.

[@jerryturner3997]

Your all beautiful 🪨's Keep on ROLLING.... FOREVER! Thanks for sharing.

[@bondojoe8161]

Just fantastic! Some of us knew her music before she died. Everyone else is in for a rare treat when they find her!

[@jerryturner3997]

Yes indeed! 👍..

[@AlanCheney-g4h]

So up tempo and fun! ACL... what I can I as a 5th generation Texan say. P.S. If you haven't yet, listen to the original on Beggar's Banquet. Listen to the whole album, in fact.

[@pckennedy11]

I love this song and love this performance. Simple, elegant, and poetic. Thanks for sharing.

[@patrickorourke2313]

I grew up in the rolling stones they wished they had done it so well thanks

[@philveness8154]

Why compare? They took a great song and made it their own in that moment. Doesn’t diminish the original one but!

[@erikt454]

Roll In Peace / Rest In Power...

[@austinteutsch]

Heaven needed the sound of Nanci's sweet voice and delivery. RIP Ms. Griffith.

[@grslegaloffice]

Here crying over the loss of the emotive Nancy the legend. Just heard her sing Across the Great Divide. Always bittersweet and heatbreaking to hear her sing. The American songbook wizard

[@johnlatorre8821]

Across the Great Divide is indeed a wonderful song. You might want to check out the version by Kate Wolf, who wrote it.

[@markshaw7253]

I had this show on vhs for decades. Great, great show.

[@michaelhalsall5684]

I love these "genre crossing" pieces of music. A country version of a hard rocking tune. "No Expectations" is an overlooked tune from early Stones days, it still rocks!

[@s1hemp]

You must be thinking of another song. No Expectations isn't early Stones and it certainly isn't "hard rocking". In fact, it's one of their slowest, mostly acoustic songs.

[@s1hemp]

jeffry gagnon I never said it wasn't a Stones original. I just think they could have done something interesting with all those guitars instead of everybody strumming the same chords in the first position. The solos were good, though.

[@rdrrr]

​@@s1hempThe slide parts are sorely missed.

[@dbreardon]

Wow, I loved that version/cover of the song!!! That was great!

[@codym8897]

This segment was taken from Austin City Limits Season 17, Episode 1: Songwriters Special, the season premiere, which aired on January 17, 1992 on PBS.

[@AnotherWayFilms]

Thank you for the info!

[@suzannelawson9215]

Is this particlar Austin City video available for purchase? If it is, please post information. Thank you. RIP Nanci Griffith. Have loved your music since first hearing it in the 1980's.

[@johnpurser2798]

@@suzannelawson9215 I've been looking for it for years and haven't been able to find it. I'll keep looking.

[@suzannelawson9215]

@@johnpurser2798 Yes, please let me know. Thank you. 😊

[@jamitch3]

I have all but the very beginning of it that I recorded on VHS years ago, and have transferred to digital. If I find that it’s not available on here, I’ll try to get it posted soon. It’s got some amazing performances

[@sartainja]

Viva the memory and music of Nanci Griffith. Another great gone too soon. Gone but not forgotten.

[@markw4206]

Man, this one really worked together. Nice teaming up there.

[@carloseugeniocarlos4287]

very cute and soft version. R.i.p Nanci Griffith (1953-2021)

[@thomasdungl8493]

Very nice song and strong performance - thnx you so much 4 sharing ...

[@paulschlesinger4544]

Pete Kennedy was at the show accompanying his hometown friend Mary Chapin Carpenter because her regular guitarist, John Jennings, was unable to be there. By the end of the night, Nanci Griffith asked him to come out on tour with her a week or so later; the very beginning of a long-time intermittent musical relationship.

[@jimcampbell8061]

I always wondered why ACL DVD releases didn't include so many especially the early years. Only 3 from the early seventies were on the Live from Austin series.

[@billowens8051]

My god, this is wonderful. I missed this episode so a BIG thanks for posting it. Nancy and the ladies doing a classic Stones song - wow, what a treat. Thanks for sharing all your magic over the years, Nancy; RIP.

[@robertbentzel8105]

Awesome. I would never think it could be transformed to sound like this. Guess that’s why I’m not a musician

[@genez429]

One reason I was so sad to learn Nanci has left this earth.... I was always hoping to just maybe meet her before I die. "Sweetheart of Gold" always came to my mind.

[@robertbentzel8105]

What a super group

[@HouseOfMcLoughlin]

love this version, thank you for posting

[@SarahJonestoo]

Fabulous!

[@davediamond9436]

nanci and mary such cutie pies

[@stevenlawlor520]

Great cover version. Hearing for the first time❤. Sure Mick and Keith would love it too! 🎉

[@gpmaher]

Well, that is just awesome!

[@vicvidoni1847]

Thank you, George!

[@dmmeswla]

Correct. This song did not appear on any of her albums but she did record it on the 1997 tribute album "Stone Country: Country Artists Perform the Songs of the Rolling Stones."

[@billowens8051]

Yes and it’s a helluva album. One great reworking of classic Stones tunes after another.

[@jdgnevada]

Great vibe

[@mauriceoneill2259]

awesome

[@om92555]

Great vocals. I miss Nanci.

[@margotbronski2234]

have always loved Nanci

[@Viajealduende]

TheJohnny Cash cover version. Beautifully done!

[@philveness8154]

She is so great- what a take on that song.

[@robertrindler2080]

Wow!

[@magprob]

Say Hello to Townes.

[@coreyjones2694]

What a power group!

[@RichardLeffingwell-s6k]

The problem is I cannot go a day without listening to this version.

[@rolfgreve]

Das ist genau meine Musik.

[@stevepenney6459]

Fantastic!!

[@AnotherWayFilms]

Excellent!

[@fraseredk7433]

Heart

[@donstone7103]

Wowza!!!

[@richardleetbluesharmonicac7192]

Nice

[@PeterPAAntony]

Love it! X

[@HTJB60]

Not the 'best' version of the song BUT still enjoyable and will visit again. So nice seeing them all ENJOYING SINGING and having FUN with it. Alway's said / thought the Stone's have written some great COUNTRY song's....

[@Richard-xu4cj]

no better than the Stones version, but its' equal, and a brilliant arrangement.

[@dane_gerous1]

Far Away Eyes is one of my favorite Stones off of Some Girls one of my favorite albums of all time.

[@HTJB60]

@@dane_gerous1 Yes. They have written so many wonderful song's. I love hearing other Artist's version's to. Have you seen the Video to WAITING ON A FRIEND..

[@HTJB60]

@@dane_gerous1 I couldn't choose one album over another by The Stone's. Each is unique in it's 'time period'. I can choose the most awful ! That psycadlic thing.

[@coynable]

OMgosh!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@newtonpo1]

Here you are Mr. Watts, four angels to sing you home

[@robertkaufman7662]

Dang!!

[@jackietaylor9565]

Pete Kennedy is amazing.

[@lynndow3185]

THANK YOU! I had no idea who that wizard was!!

[@jackietaylor9565]

@@lynndow3185 He and his wife Mara perform as The Kennedys. They toured with Nanci for years.

[@lynndow3185]

@@jackietaylor9565 I have been watching some videos...amazing is the word for sure. Many thanks!

[@jeffrp73]

1000th like! And with mean.

[@gregoryarruda5198]

RIP Nancey and /////brian

[@mejustme6944]

❤

[@gingerevans1346]

😢

[@robertbentzel8105]

Indigo Chicks baby!

[@johnmartin2017]

I believe it was Robert Johnson that wrote and first recorded "No Expectations".

[@BC25citizen]

You may be thinking of Love in Vain, which is on the same Stones album and has a similar sound.

[@harvey1954]

@@BC25citizen Love In Vain is on Let It Bleed, but that's the Robert Johnson tune. The Glimmer Twins wrote "No Expectations" from Beggars Banquet.

[@BC25citizen]

@@harvey1954 you’re right, of course. My memory is foggy. I always think of those two albums as a pair like the two discs of the White Album .

[@harvey1954]

@@BC25citizen Although one had input by Brian, but barely none by the time they did Let It Bleed. I think he played one track.

[@BC25citizen]

@@harvey1954 yep. Autoharp on You Got The Silver, if memory serves

[@danschreffler1280]

A celebration of music and early 1990s ladies haircuts.

[@jojordan5868]

Mick and Keith tip their hats.

[@trenthoebener2944]

Back when acl had good music

[@fraseredk7433]

Mick Jagger always was a country boy at h

[@ElChupacabra77B]

Man is Pete Kennedy ever young there!!! This must have been before he married Maura!!!

[@cflott1]

What is the name of the song? I love it! Thanks for posting!

[@gwflew]

Carole, the actual name of the song is No Expectations from the Stones'1968 album Beggars Banquet. Thanks for asking. I had not heard the song before Nanci's version though I am a Baby Boomer who listened to the Stones in my teens.

[@cflott1]

Thank you! I love this version!

[@stephenlamb3929]

Look up Rolling Stones Rock n Roll Circus “ No Expectations” on you tube . Pretty awesome!! Plus see some cool sixties hippie vibes .

[@gsco82]

I don't need to listen to the Rolling Stones version to believe that this, in my opinion, is much better. Lovely harmonies.

[@markstouffer2448]

i'm afraid you need to listen to the Stones version. Lovely tempo - much slower - and some of Jagger's best singing + great Brian Jones slide guitar.

[@markstouffer2448]

this version is nice and done professionally but they killed some the emotion that is in the original by skewing towards bluegrass

[@theAmazingblumpkin]

In credible

[@ImMickey444]

They sound so much better then the stones

[@cflott1]

Do you have the whole program?

[@gwflew]

Sorry, I was only interested in Nanci back in those days. Besides, back then there was really no video editor and extracting individual tracks was not easy. Unfortunately, I did not rip off the entire program and the VHS tape went in the trash with my last VHS player. It's too bad that we didn't have the vision when we were younger. I once owned (age 12) the no. 1 issue of Spider Man and a 66 convertible Mustang. Both are somewhere "blowin' in the wind".

[@Matthew_Eitzman]

The most covered song on KZbin, or at least the most covered Jagger/Richards song. My version is horrible. Please contact KZbin and alert them that the post as offensive.

[@gwflew]

I have no idea what you are talking about!

[@Matthew_Eitzman]

@@gwflew, Jorge, type in “No Expectations” on a KZbin search. More specifically, type in “Matthew Eitzman No Expectaions”. For a few weeks in early 1988, this was my favorite song. This is a classic example of why one should use a click track if one is to perform all of the I instruments themselves. (I’m sure ‘click track’ will boggle your feeble mind.)

[@Yakovlievich]

How many guitar players did she have?

[@trentc7329]

The others are famous singer songwriters also. They were taking turns playing their songs and this is the encore. Blonde lady on left is Mary Chaplin Carpenter. The two in the right are the Indigo Girls. The backing band looks like Nanci’s.

[@Yakovlievich]

@@trentc7329 Ah ok

[@KCJeffro]

@@trentc7329 Who was the guitarist taking the solo?

[@trentc7329]

@@KCJeffro I don’t recognize him. Maybe he’s in Mary’s or the Indigo Girls’ Band. He’s very good.

[@willbigelow472]

@@KCJeffro we'll call him Mr. Mullet! 😝

[@jsigur157]

I used to love Nancy Griffith till I learned one of her heroes was Lyndon Johnson but since I have come to realize that most of my former singing heroes kissed up to "Big Brother"

[@hemkarki6328]

It was Brian Jones song. They didn't do enough research.

[@falcon5467]

The musicianship is very good, but the tempo is too lively for a song that's about hopelessness and sorrow.

[@scottstewart9584]

I adore Nancy but this is a horrendous version of an incredibly sad song. Boo!

[@harvey1954]

It loses something when you up the tempo so it's just a romp.

[@deckiedeckie]

Was she gay??

[@gwflew]

Who cares? If you really want to know, ask Google! I'm not wasting my time answering.

[@danarzechula3769]

She who

[@s1hemp]

This version loses the spirit of the original. They have turned a soulful song into just one more average bluegrass song. Yawn.

[@s1hemp]

jeffry gagnon Taste in music is subjective. You can't be wrong about what you like and dislike. Sure the solo is good, but the interpretation is uninspired. It's just a vehicle for soloing like most bluegrass music.

[@jamescrawford9883]

Fantastic!