St Vincent - Dig A Pony - Live @ All Points West Festival 8/1/09 in HD

[@russellschwartz3912]

I’ve been a Beatles fan all my life and they’re easily my favorite band and have meant more to me than almost anything else in the world. Having said that, I never really appreciated this song until I watched Annie masterfully interpret it.

[@joellebrodeur1015]

Same. I never liked this tune as a diehard fan until I saw this a few years back.

[@magalicomte5078]

How could you not like that tune ??? maybe you"re more a mac cartney fan..

[@joellebrodeur1015]

@@magalicomte5078 it wasn't top shelf material. This was done when the band was disintegrating rapidly. Making a snide remark is unwarranted.

[@PollySpin]

I've said the same thing

[@DarkeningSkies1]

She is the real deal, man.

[@adamrivera195]

lol

[@thesuncollective1475]

Hot

[@christiandoyle7783]

Absolutely wild that people insist she can't play when this video exists

[@ozone94109]

Incredible! Hendrix riffs from the Star Spangled Banner, some of Georges best cord combinations and this is definitely not a cover. She owns it like Jimi did Watchtower. Homage to great roots with her own originality instrumentally and the perfect voice to complete her interpretation.

[@Dana21283]

"like Jimi did Watchtower" 😂 cmon now It's good tho

[@JrJagsFootball]

When Steven Colbert said this was better than the original, he wasn't kidding!

[@purplew93]

1) She's an amazing guitarist. 2) She has the voice of an angel. 3) She's creating some of the most interesting, innovative music out there. 4) She's gorgeous. Honestly, clubpenguinBoy11, you should be asking "why isn't she MORE famous?" This cover rocks, St. Vincent is awesome.

[@weaselsuit]

GREAT control of dynamics in her playing.

[@joeyball3342]

Lennon would absolutely dig this, and so do I. She's incredible. Excellent job, she does the song justice.

[@carlogomez8899]

no he wouldnt.

[@decibully1984]

He would’ve had some dickheaded comment and tried to slap her probably

[@CJDUBstang]

he was actually a big fan of his covers, even bad ones. some he said were better than the original@@carlogomez8899

[@user-eh8gs4jj5l]

I agree that John would totally dig this.

[@timsullivan67]

How am I just finding about her in 2020? Good Lawd, I'm in love!

[@Fnoalle]

She has problems but no wonder in the politi (cotact me for the rest(

[@greyforge27]

she's goddamn amazing

[@swhite331]

My ultimate girl crush. She's brilliant.

[@andrew_owens7680]

This is a simple test for any pop musician. Can you go on stage alone with a guitar and entertain with a solo? I've watched this a couple of times, and it is only now occurring that there wasn't any backup. I didn't miss that at all!

[@lindabaylor5219]

have personally contributed at least 50 views to this. Annie is my guitar goddess

[@sosodtikvica]

Me Too ! :)

[@ralphwesseling4833]

She so kills this song. I have had it stuck in my head for the last 3 days. I never appreciated this Beatles song until I heard her version. It is a great song and this stripped down version really shows the skill and talent of Annie Clark. I love it.

[@eddhanks]

Ralph Wesseling stfu

[@ralphwesseling4833]

Don't forget your pills Ed

[@LewisFieldhouse]

the original is a CLASSIC!

[@simras1234]

exactly

[@roobarcrobar]

am with you, never a beatles favourite - but she slays it, and now I have to revaluate - somehow, her version makes more sense as a song - brilliant

[@aloyisus]

Best version ever. John would be proud to hear this. You really, really, really do this song proud!!!!!!!!!

[@raidacaipo]

Zoo animal - Dig a Pony performed by a female guitarist who kills this song.. look it up

[@michaelvaughn1496]

Agree

[@laurelrunlaurelrun]

Mind blowing. The energy is out of an alternate dimension.

[@kjarsenal]

Still one of the dopest things I've ever seen.

[@AndrewHalladay]

I'm so entranced by her own compositions that I forget that she's a fabulous guitar player too! What a talent!

[@AndrewHalladay]

@Merakio Merakio I can't believe I'm going to defend a comment I made 12 years ago, but what the hell. I'm sticking with it. It's called "feel," dude. It's not metronomic playing-and Thank God. Aren't we tired of quantizations and pitch-perfection by now?

[@AndrewHalladay]

@Merakio Merakio This video's for you: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIardoOjnJWmhtE

[@JP51ism]

Annie is the consummate artist, so much so, that in accord with the comments here her version of the Beatles is that distinct kind of homage, with her own shadings, that I appreciate though I am older and "dig" the original. That said, I give her credit for getting me interested in Nirvana's "Lithium" which she performed at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction of the group, with her obvious reverence for Kurt, whom I never really appreciated prior to hearing her impassioned rendition. Her virtuosity, vocally & on guitar is stunning; she has that special talent - grace.

[@treehouse722]

Fantastic. Nails the spirit of the song. The transitions from verse to chorus are particularly sweet.

[@larrysezit]

Shows her talent. Guitar and voice. Stripped down to essentials and still kills!

[@butchermachine]

Incredibly good cover! Lovely voice and fantastic guitar playing! Brought a tear to my eye. This lady is amazing!

[@guitaroable]

It brought tears to my eyes also and hurt my ears to. Amazing she gets away with it !

[@egdunne]

She does a great job on this. As others have said already: she finds the spirit of the song while also making it her own. As a decidedly mediocre guitarist, one thing I notice is that she has the gain turned way up on the guitar, leaving zero room for mistakes. Fortunately, she is a truly accomplished guitarist who nails it. I think I will watch this again now.

[@cyyytr0n]

Fantastic cover .. immense groove .. and that guitar tone .. gosh

[@larryc3860]

those of us who played in the 1960's and 70's and couldn't afford Fenders or Gibsons played Harmony and Teisco guitars...I played through Silvertone tube amps (check early Jack White)....in 2021 these items are desired and expensive....back then Sears sold them !

[@juangalarce9262]

I'm really not a fan of St.Vincent's music but I am sure there is a lot people who are not fan of the Beatles' music. But we got to agree when see talent, creativity, and brilliance. Wow, she took somewhat an obscured Beatle song with non-sense lyrics and turned it into a literally sexy, Hendrickesse, one artist song. AMAZING!!!!

[@danh7739]

I love just about everything she does, one-of-a-kind,a true individualist, it's always real and she does it like nobody-else's-business.Good Luck to All.

[@ryantennyson7562]

Love the way she closes her eyes when performing solo. Superb.

[@ArtemusClydeFrog1]

Love this!!!!!! Thank you Stephen Colbert for bringing me here after he shouted this out on his July 27 show.

[@wah3094]

Only just discovered her today and I'm so sold . Can't believe I haven't seen or heard of her before 😚

[@adolfohoyos2413]

Wow man.. the best Beatles' cover I've ever watched. Just stunning :O

[@thomascedergren8602]

She digs this song man

[@Not_Mondokat]

I keep watching this video over and over, she NAILS this song. Not easy. My favorite St. Vincent song.

[@tresleparqueproductions251]

Best version of a Fabs' song I've seen since Jeff Beck's take on a "A Day In The Life"". A great performance, from all angles. Thanks for posting.

[@rarethen9]

i love this woman

[@TippiGordon]

My favorite Beatles cover ever.

[@dolphe.chiarino6142]

This chick has been around 10 years & people are just getting into her now. She’s got a good voice & is an amazing guitar arranger/player. She’s from Texas but lives in Brooklyn now so if she’s playing in your area, don’t miss it. She’s a star!

[@parisbrat]

Johnny & the Moondogs are very, very happy with this!

[@juicebox3723]

St. Vincent covering a Beatles song!? One of the best things ever

[@waynevia6976]

she does a really good Version of one of my all time favorite Beatle songs. she is awesome. I dig this version .

[@80thtasties85]

Outstanding version ! on an old Harmony - wow!!!

[@fasteddy9]

I cant believe that people here are calling her a "lazy" musician. John Lennon didn't take guitar solos, no one criticized him.

[@nigeh5326]

George was your Beatle for solos

[@tomanderson3204]

john was still a brilliant guitarist

[@Krabadaque]

+fasteddy9 Wait a minute! Jam Lemon, in fact, DID take guitar solos - just watch the rooftop footage, for instance!

[@Zero-di9mz]

Thats why ot was a band and george harrison make the solos because he was the main guitar player dahh people comparing a legends to garage music

[@bassinblue]

+Proto Razor also adding, John Lennon is the greatest writer in music history (with Paul of course). Just being good at an instrument is not enough, you HAVE to write, even Hendrix knew that (he was a great writer).

[@CarloMarchiori]

I love this song of the Beatles

[@daveed94]

A very underrated Beatles song. What a great cover!

[@bluelectrified]

i get a very hendrixian feeling when she plays, guess she's what you would call; experienced

[@sixty-four]

it's the hair

[@lifeingeneral9111]

no, what we use to call them were music thieves

[@LG-dj9qr]

@@lifeingeneral9111 Annie is hardly a thief. She is great all on her own. A great cover is fun and can also be respected.

[@cj.lambert]

The good use of her thumb too for the lower notes

[@darwis4769]

It's the quick strum of the higher pitch notes that you hear hendrix do so many times like in the guitar solo for the wind cries mary, instead of starting low, he instantly went for the high notes before going back down

[@jimiostraco8396]

I'm in love with her!

[@bettyboop8423]

Gotta believe Lennon would have loved this

[@amarksupreme]

Definitely

[@joellebrodeur1015]

I agree with this

[@kingboobs20]

Lennon was a talentless wife beating piece of shit, no one cares what he would think.

[@russellschwartz9687]

Brie Russell you’re not wrong about the wife beating thing unfortunately, but how on earth are you gonna claim he was talentless? Come on, man.

[@kingboobs20]

@@russellschwartz9687 ?but how on earth are you gonna claim he was talentless?" He was a Beatle. Need I say more?

[@JamesHunterRoss]

What a great version of this tune! Kills it!

[@jessicanussbaumer8668]

I watched this video and it immediately made me go online and buy a late 60's Harmony Bobkat.

[@unvoce]

haha, a Bobkat link brought me here, but her smoking style and raw allure kept me here. But I will be looking at a beautiful 2PU Bobkat tomorrow!

[@jessicanussbaumer8668]

@@unvoce They are great guitars! I have been ignoring my other ones since I got it. :)

[@fossilmatic]

Yes, and its sounds more organic than her signature model that came along a bit later.

[@kuzey7809]

@@fossilmatic it's impossible to find one in my country

[@sebastianmelmoth9100]

Wow. Her timing is impeccable and her perfect finger-picking makes it sounds like she is playing lede and bass at the same time. But she is working with great material. This is one of those great pop-blues songs that Lennon masterly wrote, like Yer Blues or Happiness is a warm gun.

[@joellebrodeur1015]

I think she's using some type of octave pedal to achieve that. I really with I could see her pedalboard set up from this show.

[@alexandersapp793]

I’ve been watching this video for 14 years 😅

[@DeFiSiYT]

Can't believe I'm only discovering her now... I was already married by the time this gig happened, so I guess she's safe! 😆

[@thinwizzyfit]

If I lived downstairs from her I'd be yelling "It's late! Turn that God Damned guitar....UP!!"

[@annascoria6178]

One of my favorite Beatles songs, and this lady was amazing in her performance. Maybe I've spent all these days just to see this? :)

[@MrRp25]

Wicked good rendition of an old favourite.

[@gabrielexiner1546]

so brilliant, love this

[@LARIEEEE]

How can she be so fucking genius?

[@marcocalarco7575]

+LaBaq She's always interesting.

[@LARIEEEE]

Agreed

[@herf4010]

She did that with talent, intelligence and hard work. Not her looks.

[@Helios601]

LaBaq because she's not.

[@storybellz]

Ken Zarifes- I respectfully disagree. Talent and confidence are the main ingredients, of course. But, without looks and style, she wouldn't have gone as far.

[@gradaloo]

Little did the Beatles realize they were doing a civic duty setting this up so St Vincent could come along 40 years later and be spectacular.

[@lalalives]

The fact that someone like her is covering "Dig A Pony" is an honor to John. She's awesome and amazing and he was the greatest ever.

[@deanshields8031]

Who’s still listening to this cover in 2022

[@sidestyle05]

2024!

[@dougler500]

Man she WOULD cover Dig a Pony wouldn't she?. This woman...

[@CarolineSamorodin]

Still one of my favourite videos of all time

[@gordonrothbard4910]

She can play that damn guitar! A great version of a classic Beatles song.

[@jharri1]

Holy Mackerel that was awesome!

[@allisonholman9952]

Goddammit... She makes that look so easy.

[@guitaroable]

It is easy! Especially the way she plays it.

[@BowserSpaceLaser]

three years later and larry still probably blows at guitar.

[@peanutthesausagedog9052]

5 years later and Larry still blows

[@dancorbin5852]

love what she does to this ..... one of my favorite Beatles tunes

[@mjt11860]

a female jimmy hendrix!! she's amazing! i had never heard of her before. thanx for posting & therefore in essence introducing her to me.

[@jasonkadhim]

Now that’s a real talent

[@Billhatestheinternet]

This is my favorite song by The Beatles. This is a great cover.

[@georgekatkins]

best and most original cover I've heard of this song. Great job!

[@TheMonolake]

A STAR IS BORN.....!

[@michaelhunter1093]

Annie IS AWESOME!!!

[@guitaroable]

FAUX NEWS LIES AGAIN !!!!!

[@ronniebaker4549]

The harmony mic is a great idea. Great job on this song. It sounds so much like the Beatles but you made it yours!

[@dieselyeti]

Not harmony, it sounds like there's a chorus on it.

[@vivelavidarocka]

First time I saw her live was in this festival. Felt in love of her music 30 seconds into her set.

[@troyburzawa1003]

I found someone who has this Harmony guitar after 40 years. It was my first guitar and I never took pictures of it before I stripped the paint. If I wouldn't of known how good it sounded I would have kept it. It looks like I also found a great musicain too. It's hard to find musicains that write music this unique. Love to sit down and talk to her about music.

[@eliot468]

i think im in love

[@sangfroid4376]

I love that she sounds as is she took a 30 degree turn off Reality and Now to get to her own special place.

[@MadeiraIslands]

This has to be the best video I've seen here! Unreal!!,... Brilliant!!! The Beatles would be impressed!!

[@dougcrawford2302]

Superb!! loving it!

[@daysbydays]

can i say she is the most talented woman in playing guitar? her skill is INSANE!!

[@emjem99]

Sure you can, but why does her being a woman matter?

[@tonyennis1787]

No, there are many that are very good.

[@johng2880]

Lennon's swipe at the Rolling Stones ........... "you can imitate any thing you want"

[@Sunkenballs12]

John G after roll a Stoney

[@josevillarreal9920]

Except Moonlight Mile

[@russellschwartz3912]

I remember watching Annie on SNL play Birth In Reverse and thinking John would get such a kick out of her.

[@victor_r.m]

I *DIG* this version

[@DiamondTeee]

I came here from an RS DZ article... this is awesome...

[@jakesshopandtracktalk1835]

me too. I hadn't heard of her before.I be John Lennon would have liked this. totally kick ass.

[@SubCultureMEDIAHilbert]

She fascinates me :)

[@RingoMonsanto]

This is one aweome Beatles cover!

[@revrudy]

This is so very very perfect. Thanks Annie!!!!!

[@robwalker8166]

Lennon would have loved this!

[@ktiffy9213]

how do you know?

[@russellschwartz9687]

From one of the first times I actually watched her perform live one of my first thoughts was John Lennon would have dug her. She seems just the right kind of strange that John would have found fascinating.

[@mayamagination]

shes so cool

[@lystanson1983]

One of her best performances

[@frisuneila]

Me encanta esta mujer...realmente es bella.¡¡es maravillosa en todos los aspectos

[@DarthJacobi]

Considering she's playing lead all by herself with no drums or bass, I think she plays just fine.

[@jessicamoore1314]

Kash Zombi3 She does, I miss this kind of Annie. I get artists have to develop, but this is her at her best.

[@ronniebaker4549]

I play lead and I'm a front man. The hardest thing to do as a guitarist is to play lead and sing at the same time. Especially if the vocals are not right with the rythmn. I have to know the guitar part good enough to put on auto pilot so I can concentrate on singing. Guitar George knew all the chords.

[@joellebrodeur1015]

I like her early, more guitar driven material. I get it that people grow, but guitar is more organic. I've been playing guitar since '92, so I lean towards less processed sound.

[@lifeingeneral9111]

​@@ronniebaker4549 if you've come down from your acid trip this is a female guitar player kzbin.info/www/bejne/npaaiJqhl86Krbc

[@ronniebaker4549]

@@lifeingeneral9111 If you have your mom read my comment between the 2 of you you may realize I was complementing St Vincent. But I would love to have some mushrooms.

[@DrRussPhd]

Sounds like Hendrix playing guitar for a Beatles song.

[@snidelywhiplash]

+DrRussPhd That's a damned good description. If I were Emperor of Time And Space, I'd make the Hendrix-Beatles combo happen.

[@AlystrZelland]

+locomotivebrain IT WAS TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

[@Zero-di9mz]

Yeah you hit the right spot Out of tune playing like jimmy but with no skills pretty hendrix like hahah come on dont use a guitar player like hendrix to compare his playing its ridiculus

[@chungwahcancion7870]

Proto Razor her playing shows she loves some Jimi

[@scootmcgoot570]

DrRussPhd hell naw

[@jmspiro]

Great. Performances like this are so good it makes me wonder why I play at all! St. Vincent's records are well worth checking out. Good to see someone stripped down and still providing a full musical experience.

[@liamellifrits1965]

2018 and still in love! Timeless.

[@coffeecupwithtea]

Is it possible to have a deep emotional relationship with a youtube vid?

[@jaywinston8483]

Yes.

[@justme-27]

Yes

[@MorganPrinsloo]

Yea

[@phantom_skeletron]

Not only is it permitted, it’s the only emotional relationship possible during the plague times.

[@daveowens271]

Not only is it possible, it should be encouraged....

[@stewartmcdowall2285]

Jaw dropping moment

[@parisbrat]

I stumbled on this, just out of curiosity. What a great surprise.

[@MostlyEarTraining]

Awesome cover. Gives me a new appreciation for "Dig A Pony."

[@billowandbethany]

That intro was shockingly perfect! one of my favorite intros to a song ever and she just nailed it! Annie Clark is an impressively talented person -- but the nothing can touch the Beatles version i'm afraid. This is why they're the Beatles! I've never heard a cover that can top what they've already carved into the very air.

[@larryc3860]

again, musical performance and interpretation is NOT a competition.......while I agree the Beatles wrote and performed this first and it is great....but.....Lennon would have loved this, I think, and individual likes or dislikes don't diminish the talent and innovation of artists like Annie Clark

[@pallhe]

Very nice rendition. Lots of Hendrix in her playing here. Ah, the Star-Spangled Banner connection just dawned on me!

[@latexgeneration]

You can see the seeds of her amazing signature Music Man guitar in that Harmony. Sounds amazing.

[@kayashiva]

finally! she's fresh air!!!!!! LOVE