Lightnin' Hopkins - Bring Me My Shotgun (HQ Audio)

[@omairsh8]

Who needs a bass when your voice is that deep. Lightnin’ something else man

[@davidg.9932]

109 years ago Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins was born on this day.. March 15, 1912. The day blues was born.. We respect all the blues greats but Lightnin' was one of a kind..

[@ShadowWizard123]

Who is we?

[@jimberlygridder183]

Well said and so true! People who know..KNOW!

[@desrahumphrey2563]

Of course he's one of a kind,cuz any talented, performer is always one of a kind

[@jimberlygridder183]

@@desrahumphrey2563 but Lightnin was more special than the rest.

[@zatoichimasseur6767]

@@ShadowWizard123 he's referring to the Federation. .. .

[@jamesbueker11]

Saw him live at Liberty Hall in Houston. My drunk friend asked if he could buy him a beer between sets. He looked him straight in the eye and said why would I need a beer from you boy.? I loved it. He was amazing. Fearless and fantastic

[@RockerCityClash]

Thats a great story, man...

[@davidwalker5054]

Lightnin was late for a gig. Promoter says to one of the backing band. Where the fuck is lightnin he's late has he not got a watch. Bandmember says ole lightnin dont need no watch. Lightnin decides what time it is. Coolest mutha ever

[@audreywilborn2018]

Now if he had said whiskey it would have been a different story .

[@bluefig797]

Lol

[@mkultra2456]

Hey where's the 5th comment?

[@waynepolk4179]

This is probably the hardest core blues song ever! And how Lightnin is never mentioned as one of the greatest guitar players is a mystery to me!

[@jordonhodges8493]

He is! Rolling lists him as one of the 100 greatest/most influential guitarists of all time. But he should be more talked about.

[@jodyvance4114]

Amen 🙏🏻

[@PedroOliveira-xo5zs]

concordo com voce cara, lightnin sabe fazer um belo Blues, hoje em dia é muito raro alguem que faz um Blues semelhante por que igual nunca sera!

[@stillshmokin]

first ever drill song in the history of music lol

[@ianthomas2289]

He was one of Hendrix's favourite bluesmen, amen.

[@theherbpuffer]

Been up for hours with insomnia but mr Lightnin Hopkins makes it bearable

[@jordanpetersen581]

You took the words right out of me….

[@JAMESlock1911]

I occasionally have insomnia. I took one Dramamine pill last night and it knocked my ass out!

[@jeromerice3448]

This is the kind of stuff that I think of when I think of the blues. Smooth as butter on a hot griddle. Thanks so much for posting it on the internet. Today’s young pickers need to listen n’ play this kind of roots music.

[@johnstrawb3521]

"Lightnin doesn't know many notes, but he knows all the right ones."

[@luanqueiroz8927]

Particular the blues notes

[@theherbpuffer]

Less is more? The OG Peter Green?

[@madlad3525]

First time i heard this song it came on the radio while I was stoned in Bathurst jail, it blew my mind, loved Hopkins ever since

[@DeuceDevil]

Bathurst N.B. ??

[@markkennard861]

Bathurst NSW ? ( Australia )

[@OriginalLHB]

Speaking as a Texan it doesn't get any more real than this. The way it was back in the day.

[@matthewfrench6461]

Still to this day.

[@joanmjames2495]

And Texas has great bbq sauce! Lightnin' Hopkins is way better than Stevie Ray Vaughan!

[@benjamincera1806]

@@joanmjames2495 irrelevant

[@joanmjames2495]

​@@benjamincera1806 Please, explain.😊

[@strwman5]

If you ask someone "who is your favorite blues singer?" and the response is "Lightnin' Hopkins" you know they are serious.

[@BMPOS]

I agree. Once I heard Robert Johnson I was able to find the rest of the gold mine like Lightnin and Furry.

[@matthewr8819]

I like the old blues sound he plays with, i feel the slower blues is exactly how true blues is played, he is a true blues traditional artist

[@100videos4you]

Try to listen to music that ahas a similar BpM of the human heart and you will likely be less stressed? This hyper and fast music of today sucks and agitates everyone even they do t want to admit!

[@parkerduncan1449]

​@@100videos4youfacts, you speak the truth on that one.

[@goofyduder2604]

Expanding my music taste past just underground rap was the best thing Ive ever done

[@cintovalenzuela7710]

Felt that one

[@dunnywatson2186]

It's good for your brain and soul

[@PinheadPunk]

Hell yeah dude

[@mkultra2456]

Rap music is essentially badass nursery rhymes.

[@CS-zj8ex]

The world is yours! Happy for you!

[@IHurricane]

Man... holy shit this is one of the darkest blues songs ive ever felt and heard. Lightnin' was something else

[@johnroncalli9035]

His playing on this song is so dark...almost with a spooky undertone. But he ends it with a little humer when his shotgun just won't fire. I just love his style.

[@Mary-gg9mj]

My brother was a blues singer and Lightnin was one of his heroes.

[@elimoore9950]

Gangster nothing like the black man blues awesome story telling.

[@tomwright4984]

Badass is all that can be said about this track

[@christianlacheze3323]

Understatement. Would need another word

[@copown]

Beyond badass for sure

[@alvistd2168]

I had a 3 record compilation as a x-mas present 1973 -he had one side of an album -I was 12 years old -loved the way he played

[@austintravis3083]

pretty heavy song man. love lightnin.

[@chipmiller9163]

Lightnin was one of the best to ever do it!

[@brileyvandyke5792]

Lightnin Hopkins the pride of Centerville Texas!

[@odietamo9376]

There are not many things in life that are perfect, but this recording is one of them. And that unexpected way the ending was done is like a kick, several kicks in the head. Lightnin’, wherever your spirit is, I hope you know how much people love you still.

[@davidwalker5054]

Lightning is the real deal not only is he one of the baddest bluesmen he is without doubt the coolest mutha to walk this earth

[@gazicj]

you don't get harder and rawer than this. Inshallah--I'm getting closer and closer--be able to do this right, and better than right

[@CHRO_MULUS]

lighting is my new favorite. so good

[@manskullman6509]

Lightnin’ Hopkins was one of the best blues men in the world, and stiil are his songs HQ class. Superb man ! Love his music, the Blues! 😊 jon fisher

[@Rm-ks8gg]

Absolutely love the blues.... !!

[@omairsh8]

One of my favourite pictures of an artist

[@curtbrooks7495]

The coolest

[@MrMarkar1959]

I LOVE IT🎸 "Hey Joe" just went to #2

[@mustafamuslim5581]

My Daddy’s music he loved him the most soulful sound I ever heard besides my Grandmother singing spirituals was him singing “ Prison Blues! Makes you wanna cry inside every time you hear it!

[@mkultra2456]

DADDY NOOOOOOOOOO! DON'T GOOOOOO!

[@garrettdahlberg559]

For the guy who wanted the list. Lightnin’ is arguably the best, but try; Leadbelly, son house, skip james, blind willie mc tell, blind willie Johnson, scrapper Blackwell, blind lemon Jefferson and Robert Johnson. They are all acoustic blues guitarists which is what was used in this song. Many of them have more of a delta blues style though. Lightnin went through phases like many of them as blues evolved when electric became more accessible. If you prefer the more modern sounding style and electric blues; muddy waters, howlin wolf, John lee hooker, Elmore James. For lightnin song suggestions, baby please don’t go, black ghost blues, nothin but the blues, mojo hand. Hopefully that helps. My Credentials: 18 years of blues guitar and studying of the different styles.

[@alyahoodii]

Don’t forget Stevie

[@crasherxtreme]

I know all these guys you mentioned. There is much more out there waiting to be rediscovered. L.H. and skip James and blind Willie Johnson just happen to be among the many favorites besides Eddie Son House and R.J. this was how you played the guitar. The best in the world until the blues got electrified during the post war blues Era. I'm a howlin wolf guy myself. Humbert Sumlin was a fantastic guitar player.

[@crasherxtreme]

@@alyahoodii Stevie does not rate here. Sorry. He might be the greatest guitar player, but not from the same mold as these guys. They all paved the way for SRV.

[@stevedickey6800]

2 obvious omissions....RL and Fred McDowell...

[@jamesbueker11]

I owned records by all of them. I was lucky to make friends at 12 with a black kid named James Combs. His father was a big blues fan. He also had Bill Haley and the Comets. Just a great friend who’s family opened my eyes in the time of the Beatles to real American music. Lightning stood out to me from the first. He put it all together on a plate for everyone to enjoy

[@FreeCandyGuy]

Some original gangster rap. Good shit.

[@Toughguysdontdance12]

Fuck rap.

[@FreeCandyGuy]

Tough guys don't dance Fuck you.

[@stargarnetmusic]

FreeCandyGuy Lighting was OG as fuck.

[@CalebePriester]

old school blues gangsta rap

[@spacemonkey5470]

The real gangsters played this shit

[@BloodFireDoom]

Greatest song of all time

[@Wizardstix23]

Absolutely the stuff that made it all happen!

[@dummyboygaming2069]

I fucking love lighting Hopkins some real og shit

[@SCsmartube]

Thanks for watching our channel!

[@mondariz6]

SC Entertainment thank you so mush..kep it up

[@rcforeal3340]

One of the pioneering greatest and best!

[@dariusdribbles.3981]

If you don't play then maybe you can't understand how insane that first round of bends is.. but then again, it's so sweet.. maybe you can.

[@Shayne_Mushin]

No, someone who has never tried bending to a note knows what it’s like, not to mention all the many hours of practice that go into it. There’s no real reference point - it’s all feel

[@unionbetty]

Damn what a blues man , a genius

[@erickriebel4366]

I heard this song before but I never heard the original this is a great song❤❤❤❤❤

[@teddyjam8005]

End of 2020 still jamming dis classic, power to the people ✊🏾✌🏿

[@angnoop2]

? What people

[@chase7167]

Man lightnin was one of the best blues artist black or white he's a legend! Love him

[@Aardwariorr]

Till Zion come

[@Coolyourbootsman]

That bend at 1.04....dam.

[@cdkilo77]

My thoughts exactly. So simple yet 2 tons of emotion in that single bent note.

[@kimberlyrachalgreen]

Heaven on earth!

[@Tasmanaut]

It's actually the lick that follows the bends, I can't figure it out. It's off kilter and it just hits in a perfect way. Best lick I've ever heard

[@omairsh8]

Man was born to play the guitar and write timeless music

[@RockerCityClash]

Amen... That slow slow up and down, just so personal .. glad he gets to do it

[@drmedblues6372]

MARVELOUS - PURE BLUES

[@paulbariohay3213]

sublime blues

[@oliverapex7924]

This song & this man, are bad to the bone.

[@Pete-cr8yl]

I only started listening t poor lighting about 1 yr ago,lucky me someone new (to me.) This man was gifted musically. .. ... .. .(imo)

[@kingsleymatladi8405]

2022 we still hre listening from south africa 🌍

[@richardbayliss1524]

This is the real deal: best blues song ever IMO.

[@davidlindley171]

Everybody buzzin' about Albert, BB, Buddy, Muddy, Taj and John Lee but they done looked over this LEGEND and other more obscure acts like Beaumont Albino Johnny Winter, RL Burnside, etc...

[@Jr-sn7qd]

You can hear Lightning in most of Hendrix songs.

[@FortunateJuice]

I wonder if this is where Zach de la Roche took the line "pocket full of shells" for "Bulls On Parade".

[@RockerCityClash]

I think it is... but that might be a saying... Im sure Zach has some serious blues knowledge...

[@John-wr6yo]

Timeless life changing lyrics.

[@TheAcidjoe]

Pure blues.....

[@chipper3948]

Way cool Thanking You for sharing

[@jozefhatert6231]

Badass song

[@rush1er]

My absolute favorite blues joint...

[@LMTH27]

Blind Lemon Jefferson, Alger “Texas” Alexander, Lightin’ Hopkins, Frankie Lee Sims, Albert Collins - eternal genius ♾️❤️☮️

[@antmortensen]

love this song, subcribed 👍

[@ThiagoConsentini]

Woah, go bring me my shotgun Oh I'm gonna start shootin' again Go bring me my shotgun You know I just got to start shootin' again You know I'm gonna shoot my woman Cause she's foolin' around with too many men Yes bring me my shotgun Yes man and a pocket full of shells Yes go bring me my shotgun Yes man and a pocket full of shells Yeah you know I'm gonna kill that woman I'm gonna throw her in that old deep dug well Hide her from everybody they won't know where she at That woman said Lightnin' you can't shoot me She said now you is dead of tryin' I don't take a day off for nobody She said Lightnin' you can't shoot me She said yes and you dare to try I said the only reason I don't shoot you little woman My double barrel shotgun, it just won't fire

[@audreywilborn2018]

Shootin' again ? So this wasn't the first time ?

[@jimberlygridder183]

I think he says..." That woman said Litnin you cant shoot me. You know you is dare to try. I DONT TAKE A DARE OFF OF NOBODY."

[@petewhitney7298]

Have moicie!

[@eduardogallardo11386]

for me this song is the beginning of Death Metal and extreme metal in general

[@ThiagoConsentini]

@@eduardogallardo11386 agreed!

[@buddy8412]

Played when i was having a recap. Like the longer i stare at that backdrop shade. The further they seperate.

[@shaunbees1]

Just wow!

[@FortunateJuice]

For best results: dance this one at 3am with the lights way down low.

[@h13nr1]

While drunk

[@ryanmeads6302]

My house mate's are gonna hate me 👍😆

[@sultanamiasmatic]

Careful lightnin. You got me reaching for mine now

[@mikemiller5257]

jimmi must have felt...what I just felt

[@joanmjames2495]

Jimmy who?

[@mikemiller5257]

@Joan M James Jimmie hendrix; ..was a huge fan of LH.. I hope you feel that power as well.

[@joanmjames2495]

@@mikemiller5257 Oh yeah! Jimmi Hendrix had a deep appreciation for Blues guitarists. He was also a big fan of Hubert Sumlin and Buddy Guy. ❤️

[@mikemiller5257]

@@joanmjames2495 💥✌️

[@larry1824]

This is texas blues!!!!!!!!

[@adamjacques6888]

Hell yeah

[@eazystreet5507]

This song should be played at every wedding.

[@nihilist_lol]

Why

[@BEEYUNG123]

Only at shotgun weddings 😂

[@scottoaks1234]

Your wife's divorce attorney is gonna love it the most.

[@eazystreet5507]

@@scottoaks1234 My wife is 16 so in my country she has to ask my permission to hire a attorney.

[@Shaker626]

Rap artists today: "She for the streets" Blues artists yesterday: "Go bring me my shotgun"

[@8swerve]

Can we start a suggestion list for listeners who live this, please? -coz I found it via a suggestion I read at Skip James and Devil Got My Woman, M.A.D. Love it !!! + thank! you!

[@JB-pu8ik]

Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Big Mamma Thornton The list goes on

[@IgNaceus]

Howlin' Wolf to begin with.

[@crasherxtreme]

Yes. Skip James devil got my woman just as haunting. Blind Willie Johnson has his trademark on the bone chilling stuff too.

[@malavparmar7694]

100000x better then shitty music nowadays

[@dinoblackwell36]

folding mirrors Burn It Down Lightnin Hopkins lightning hop in the Rolling Mill is burning down

[@renaldasa9344]

UgH toDayS mUsiC suCkS So mUcH uGhHH

[@dreydenransom2313]

You’re so edgy and cool for this comment lol

[@MLHMODZ]

Two guys above me definitely listen to shit rap

[@paulmcdermott638]

It is real music

[@amparoospina562]

Fantástico

[@mftalbot234]

Lightnin' Hopkins to Death Metal: It's so cute when you're trying to go "dark"

[@Herve1955]

It's harsh, hard, rough, raw

[@josephforrestbender8947]

Whoo! Hot damn! The best!

[@detriotman]

First time hearing him

[@NicholasANappiNick]

Sam was the man !!!!😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@annmatthews196]

I first heard him in the 50s when I was a teenager

[@alessandrodesouza6003]

Alessandro de Souza Baeta Neves ❄️ ❄️ ❄️ ❄️

[@meritrecordings]

does anyone know the exact year this song came out?

[@what4494]

The ending where the drums sound reminiscent a shotgun cock/gunshot, the beautiful voice, the blues swang! I love it

[@John-wr6yo]

...... should be alive today. He would be right at home with the black culture of the day.

[@StevenGuzman-j5u]

Smiles and crys 😂

[@danielgabrielrose7495]

Incredible video

[@tristenjackson7598]

1:04 can see where Jimmi got his licks from

[@donaldfeger91]

My kinda guy!

[@jonveranto7303]

I think Keith Richards said it best, "it's simple ... No Lighnin' Hopkins (or maybe one of the other other greats like Muddy Waters), no Rolling Stones." (Please correct me if I have it wrong.)

[@leigheifert1663]

There will never be true Bluesmen ever again!

[@redgraan6525]

Leigh Eifert there's plenty true bluesman walkin the streets pouring out there souls... they just ain't so much on KZbin or gettin record deal brother

[@cliffordernest7825]

I feel both statements. There’s plenty of bluesmen. Real and true bluesmen. I’m sorry, in my opinion, this is one of the most influential people in music history... both directly and indirectly. He is my favorite.

[@jmorales09]

As long as the human condition is still trapped under capitalism, there will always be bluesmen. They might not be singing the same blues you're thinking of, but it exists in all genres of music.

[@George-dy3pt]

​@@jmorales09take your communism and shove it! And I guarantee everyone who ever played the blues would say the same! Go back to your hole

[@reveddro319]

dat right ya'll BLUES

[@John-wr6yo]

Yeah the lyrics sound like the truth. Bring me my shotgun because i too lazy to get up of my drunk ass and get it myself.

[@perthdriver3299]

You can tell where Jimi got 'Hey Joe' from.

[@christianlacheze3323]

This the real stuff

[@kenneththompson8933]

Lighthin' Hopkins the Gunslinger...

[@jamessarge5407]

Yup

[@qzxsmx]

That's the stuff...

[@riverbankfisher]

I cannot help but wonder whether this song was in fact the inspiration from which Jimi Hendrix wrote the words to his classic tune "Hey Joe". The subject matter is identical.

[@dsvideoWashington]

Hendrix didn't write that.

[@riverbankfisher]

@@dsvideoWashington Well I'll be. I always presumed that he did write "Hey Joe"

[@jamieguy5130]

And people say rap is violent😂 great song though love this one so mellow yet so intense

[@texastrillahh]

1:05 to 1:18 🤲🏼

[@-TeddyBiker-]

👌❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️👌

[@joshuataft5541]

Oh injst realized pocket full of shells is like rage a t machine...andnthe rest reminds me of hey jo. From hendrix. I might be reaching a but

[@leigheifert1663]

Bring em on...........................