Townes Van Zandt - Waiting Around to Die (Official Audio)

[@deadeyedarwin]

If you play this three times in a row at work (or twice along with his cover of "Dead Flowers"), someone from HR will stop by and ask if you're ok.

[@claytonhayward3222]

One time at work someone asked me what I was listening to. I responded simply Townes Van Zandts cover of Dead Flowers. The next day, HR called me down to ask if I was going through anything and if they could help. I had never been more confused. Apparently an old timer overheard and knew the song well enough.

[@bobbyboykin7467]

😂😂😂

[@jamisonwatters]

🙏🏻✌🏻🫶🏻🤙🏻🤘🏻🖕🏻

[@idontknow2stoned]

Toby can fuck off while I wait around and die. Edit: office reference haha.

[@juliejones2458]

​@@tgipson20 m

[@paddycool]

it's nice at 70 to accidently stumble across a talent like this

[@ShowtimeShowss]

Never too late. 23 myself, TVZ has been so influential to me as a person the past 3 years.

[@JayTX.]

Cheers brother

[@MrHolzheim]

Same hear @76

[@elkennedystrat7894]

Also seventy. Got to see him many times here in Texas. He was truly a gifted and tortured soul. Tragic at the highest level. RIP, brother.

[@irluckey]

Now 67 …grew up in Texas . Never got to see this man in person and really regret it ! So lucky you saw him live………👍🏼

[@jamescrydeman540]

I was given a terminal diagnosis, I just carried on with my life, working, indulging my recreational vices, living , the death would be here whenever in the meantime there is a life to be lived. Took a photo of myself with the biggest schnapper I had ever caught on a workmates fishing trip, to hospital when I went for a chemo session and put it on the notice board to encourage others. One of the doctors took it and used it to encourage someone who wasn’t doing well, came bank and thanked me because it had helped. Fatalism can be a help in this situation if you use it properly.

[@evacostelloe4479]

Hope you're OK man

[@jamescrydeman540]

@@evacostelloe4479 Two weeks ago I had a scan result that said there was no sign of lymphoma in my brain presently but reminded that as the disease had returned once, the genetic weakness was probably still present and it could return again. But as I said there is a life to lead so i will be getting on with it. Thank you for your kind thoughts.

[@isaiahbasaldua924]

Good authentic folk country American music. A Townes Van Zandt was a great troubadour of American music and the spirit of all us rambling folks

[@stripedlights]

He was from money. Hardly a man of the people. Good on the existensialism tho

[@MikeBurkard]

I cry every time I listen to this song... every now and then, everyone needs to have a good cry...

[@moondog50002000]

I cry when I play it live

[@rxflyfishing1316]

💯😭

[@hansgruber9685]

Some authentic country going on here.

[@phrakture8888]

eeyup

[@juanbahama8718]

So authentic it’s actually the blues

[@HenryColeHawkins]

@@juanbahama8718 *real country

[@reelfishing47]

@@juanbahama8718 its country blues

[@Monroey-nb5wh3qo6y]

This is country no way blues​@@juanbahama8718

[@DaveB-hg7el]

One of the best songs from one of the best catalogs of songs by one of the best songwriters our country has been blessed with in the 60+ years I've been alive. TVZ writes about the lives of the people who live on the fringes of society, making them real and human to everyone who usually looks past this group of people. Peace 💚

[@deidresowerby4687]

Yeah, such reality, if he hasn't 'been there' he damn sure feels what it would be like. Awesome musician always.

[@Dermot-b7e]

Townes thanks for your contribution to life even at its darkest you shine brother

[@skwaliboi]

Beautiful song and writer ..cheers to life 🍻

[@omairsh8]

Still my favourite Townes track. From the music to the lyrics to the performance, everything is perfect

[@kariskogstadlita8085]

Oh ,yes it is perfect .You got that right sir .

[@sricord]

Townes Van Zandt for ever

[@walliegirl2]

Townes and Marty Robbins forever.

[@GriefTourist]

I had not heard the music of TVZ until I was reading a page on electro convulsive therapy and a list of famous people who'd received it. I'm glad to have finally heard his music.

[@Louisa-jn1xx]

I'm here from Joe Picket, 1X 3. I'm about 24 minutes in, and I just had to pause it, and search for the full song. Wow. All the way from Bayelsa state in Nigeria. Wow again.

[@duncanpatrick75]

Ditto 😁😁

[@HarryLime-ge6dc]

Hey, brother!

[@smashleel5029]

I paused Joe Picket to hear this too 😂

[@JayTX.]

Here's to you Uncle Seymour 🍻

[@Yahyia-cv3sx]

To Uncle Seymour! 🥂

[@rxflyfishing1316]

One of the most beautiful, crushing songs ever made. Love you Townes ❤

[@thomaspense9915]

What an incredible lyricist

[@lefterisortylidis4981]

Texas legend

[@climbnride58]

Best three things to come out of Texass. Townes, Stevie Ray, and Willie Nelson.

[@simplirv3585]

I just heard his song on the Netflix series Ozark S2 E2. We absolutely love it. Thank you for sharing your incredible talent with us. Rest in peace. (SimpliRV - May 31 2022)

[@NIKKGAGE1994]

I was pleasantly surprised to hear his beautiful song I'll Be Here in the Morning on Euphoria. Last song in the world I expected to hear on a show like that lol

[@FredoNavajas92]

@@NIKKGAGE1994these shows got some good ppl in them

[@Nubsogggers]

I found this from The Walking Dead Game S4, it sounds real nice

[@DonnieMelton-es8og]

I discovered his music watching hell on wheels and the big labewski so I listened to more of him and I always hated country until I heard Townes van Zandt I'd never heard anything like it though he's inspiring

[@judgeholdentheallfather]

Yep modern country shouldn’t even be considered country anymore

[@MasteringSilence]

This is my favorite version.

[@omairsh8]

It’s the best version in existence

[@Pwecko]

Great song, wonderfully sung. It's a shame he didn't have to wait very long.

[@jekylwhispy]

you'd have to ask him. seems to me he didn't necessarily love being alive

[@JayTX.]

The good die young

[@frederben4776]

written in 1969, he died in 1996

[@Pwecko]

@@frederben4776 27 years. That's no time at all. I remember 27 years ago like it was yesterday.

[@k.hendrickson8735]

@ frederbend, If that’s true that this song, “Waiting Around to Die” was written in 1969… I’m not the least surprised.

[@sputniksmom3593]

I showed my buddy the TVZ biopic Be Here To Love Me hoping it would pull him out of a dark place. It didn't. Poor sumbich drank himself to death at the age of 45. RIP buddy.

[@standroid64]

Townes Van Zandt brought me here. I first heard this in the early 90s. This song was on a compilation tape, I forget which music mag it was. The song, however, was the one standing out.

[@smnmeh9246]

Perfect harmony and awesome voice

[@frederben4776]

Best songwriter ever, can't stand his singing

[@silviosilveira8338]

Demais ,todas as músicas muito boas ,abençoada internet nós de tão longe agora podemos curtir

[@davebeach2343]

Thank you for posting one of the best story songs that looks at how the vast majority of people in the U.S. get through life. The first song he wrote, from a scene in the movie "Heartworn Highways" (sp?). Incredible images created by such few words.

[@tjonz5222]

Man. ..this damn song jams ....this made me holler ...lol I needed this

[@shanehall9697]

I could go for some of that purple stuff in my cup some cold codeine and lemonade sounds good right about now

[@Som3thingsupwiths3pt3mb3r]

Noone will ever hold a light to townes van zandt...

[@moon1val]

Lyrical genius

[@jimw.4161]

Genius! Gone way too soon. 😢

[@FredoNavajas92]

Im here because this was Pimp Cs favorite song and now one of mine for years now. it’s cool to see a Texas legend respect another Texas legend from another genre. After listening to this I was able to understand Pimp C a lil more i see a lot of Townes inspiration in his music. RIP to both of them 🙏🏼

[@k.hendrickson8735]

Wait, WHAT? Rest in peace?

[@MelaniKnight]

Did not know that. Love townes and pimp c. Kindred spirits

[@FredoNavajas92]

@@k.hendrickson8735 Townes in 97 and Pimp C in 07 😪

[@FredoNavajas92]

@@MelaniKnight my buddy the pimpc book and showed me this song, I need to get a copy!

[@peezus]

Please tell me more. C and VanZandt have basically written a lyrical biography of my early life, from Texas to Memphis, pain, helplessness, isolation, addiction, the deepest love, most desperate circumstances, cruelty abuse, leaving me with a permanently broken heart and then and most beautiful scars, inside and out. Broken in every way but I wouldn’t change a thing. Rest in peace to everyone who I saw die to teach me the value of life, and best wishes to the broken women and their men who showed me what it takes to survive. I love you mom, I know you did your best.

[@DroChaku]

Perfect song title to describe my life.

[@pikkuapuri]

The story and amazing music, what more do you need?

[@MrAdriaxe]

This should have 100,000 likes not 5!

[@quill444]

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[@burgburg6093]

getting there, slowly :D

[@louie22942]

I love how the most replayed part of the video is the beginning because we’re all rushing to play it again

[@msg36093]

Brilliant songwriting.

[@annecarragher3126]

Waiting around to die TVZ he the man!

[@joannehack7588]

My fave

[@adnilrummut105]

awe-inspiring

[@WHYAREWEHAVINGTHISCONVERSATION]

this is my new favourite song ever.

[@forgottensage-o5o]

Does anyone know if this song ever made it onto radio? It's from the mid-70s but I never heard it during that time period and only discovered it on accident. 10/10.

[@josephchicoine2354]

Amazing 👌❤

[@johnniefairchild2220]

Legend

[@markwillingham5343]

Haunting

[@Mama3242-z5v]

Shout-out ozark

[@lonerstar]

I hate and love this guy so much at the same time. Why did he have to be so good? I honestly wish I never got into his music, now I feel like he's dragging me down with him, especially when my current mental state isn't doing so well either. Who knew art could cause an affection this deep. :(

[@Fookincheezcake]

If it will help, you should look up his oldest son JT VanZandt. His son is a famous fly fisherman and an all around good dude with a very cheerful, humble, and appreciative attitude. It's definitely good to know that Townes' son didn't continue the cycle.

[@lonerstar]

​@@FookincheezcakeTHANK YOU

[@yanukadeneth99]

Just came across this from Joe Pickett (Tv-series). This is an amazing song

[@ShinarMoshi]

Great Series

[@katie-xb5yb]

It so sad😢

[@rameshpankhania987]

FIRST TIME I HEARD TVZ WAS WHEN WATCHING MOVIE "HELL OR HIGH WATER" AMAZING VOICE AND ARTIST

[@paramo.alejandra]

Sometimes I don't know where This dirty road is taking me Sometimes I can't even see the reason why I guess I keep a-gamblin' Lots of booze and lots of ramblin' It's easier than just waitin' around to die One time, friends, I had a ma I even had a pa He beat her with a belt once 'cause she cried She told him to take care of me Headed down to Tennessee It's easier than just waitin' around to die I came of age and I found a girl In a Tuscaloosa bar She cleaned me out and hit in on the sly I tried to kill the pain, bought some wine And hopped a train Seemed easier than just waitin' around to die A friend said he knew Where some easy money was We robbed a man, and brother did we fly The posse caught up with me And drug me back to Muskogee It's two long years I've been waitin' around to die Now I'm out of prison I got me a friend at last He don't drink or steal or cheat or lie His name's Codine He's the nicest thing I've seen Together we're gonna wait around and die Together we're gonna wait around and die

[@Paconennation]

I really give thanks to True detective for this fascinating artist!

[@simonedavis2398]

Remember me a lot of My name is Carnival by Jackson C. Frank, twice beautiful and sadness song.

[@VulCitres]

I noticed that this is the same-similar "banjo music" from Rdr2 soundtrack love it 🥰

[@indi1678]

Woah no shit! I started playing the game recently and I love it, I came her from a breaking bad episode

[@Suleei]

​@@indi1678 wow which episode? I came her from Ozark s2e2 intro

[@n0b0d1-rc6dz]

Those who know the feeling know. The ideation every day.

[@loeuvrededieu]

wow

[@stephanieburns3339]

Benjamin tod covers this and it gives me absolute chills

[@strangewayfaringstranger]

Whitey Morgan does an amazing cover of this.

[@psst...heyyou6508]

Townes Van Zandt brought me here..

[@jonduncan188]

if it wasn't for him we wouldn't be here

[@marcbird3784]

Brutal

[@darynrussell2898]

Sounds good 2 us.

[@JamesFolkers]

The transcript is screwed…

[@zacherygraham5442]

Those days where you know there no god and no hope.

[@redfox106jf]

Naw man the whole point.

[@mikehunt4341]

Wrong. God loves you very much

[@iejcwejheiowcnlwekn]

We are what we are and we are what?

[@colinlevi4614]

The fact that unjust suffering and hopelessness exists in the world isn't a valid reason to assume God isnt real. I'm not religous, and I hope there isnt anything after this life, but if anything, the pointless pain and constant struggle that we have to endure proves at the very least that there is something significant about us as a species, and if you're religious I suppose that specialness would be that we are made in God's image, and in the same way God suffered on the cross, we too must suffer on our own crosses.

[@zacherygraham5442]

It's just my interpretation of the song. This song cuts deeper into your soul when your down and out. Brilliantly written

[@rwchenault5669]

God brought me

[@josephbrown2644]

Whitey Morgan covered this song and he did it justice. Townes Van Zandt was a musical genius tho.

[@SPIRIT_PUBG_MOBILE_STREAMS]

A remake of this artist would be perfect for the TV series the walking dead

[@kenwiseman9054]

5 way bi pass I beat the heart attack the first time getting those same chest pain now.

[@hallezebrowski]

i’m here because i listened to an electronic version of this song first by the avener, didn’t know this was the original

[@VanessaMagick]

When I was young I didn't know what codine was and I thought this song had a happy ending.

[@brighamruud5090]

He loves LEAN

[@psst...heyyou6508]

That sizzyrup!!

[@wouxnd]

real

[@jameshowlett1251]

He's talking about 222

[@ruthdixon7807]

packs a powerful message: make the most of your opportunities.

[@nevanmurray1737]

I disagree, I think the outlook of the song is inherently nihilistic. The most we can do is wait around to die. When he takes actions in his life, meeting a woman, trying to earn money, he gets nothing for his efforts. He tries to get ahead in the hopes that it will be easier than just waiting around to die, but he fails. I don’t see the message of making the most of your life, I think the song actually espouses the opposite view. In the final verse he has accepted the futility of life, and is resigned to waiting around to die.

[@MK-nd2ij]

I had lung cancer, I was waiting to die, but one day in my room in the hospital I was so drunk with all the Ukrainian vodka I could take, slept this day on my own vomit there in Ukraine all alone.

[@Whateverhappens567]

cheers body, whatever you are

[@robertfetters5816]

Holy shit dude

[@Larry-b3j]

Has everybody knows about how he wrote some of those songs in a dream state Dillon said same thing 😅

[@trinityayrton2201]

Sawayn Station

[@pacerfan23]

Thanks breaking bad. Season 2😂❤

[@alcom3101]

4k FROM FRANCE🗳💪🌌

[@Sparknutz76]

The Be Good Tanyas brought me here...

[@Manxfeeder]

Me too

[@marshallmarvin1369]

❤

[@SamHoks-m6b]

Golden Mountains

[@VaniaBilka-y1w]

Haven Rue

[@AngelinaDaRose]

Back to muskogee huh

[@mariadaniel990]

Oleta Fields

[@albertmillus9637]

I have a number of VanZandt vinyls. Offer me a million dollars. I wouldn’t sell.

[@rickyricardo5782]

bullshit

[@missybishop4996]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@thetrill2006]

Pimp C Brought Me Here

[@ursalaminor8457]

Townzie ma saint o saint zzzapped him purty brain as a teen with electro shock took away his memories made him hurt too much. Fliowers in your codeine TVZ

[@weffewfew-b1w]

Bayer Plains

[@ShinarMoshi]

Joe Pickett

[@matthewbarry1746]

Townes Van Zandt led me here.

[@RobertRichardson-o1c]

Keaton Hill

[@danielzak4405]

Townes Van Zandt said he learned to play guitar because he thought it was an easy ticket to money, fame, and women. Though his songs achieved critical acclaim, he mostly only played small venues, and lived in a smal reclusive shack in the woods with no heat or telephone, hopelessly addicted to heroin and alcohol. Sometimes he was so drunk he would forget the words to his own songs on stage. Once, when he lacked money for Heroin, he offered to give the rights to all of his albums for $20. At the end, his alcoholism was so bad that he spent days in bed, not even getting up He tried to record a final album, but collapsed drunkenly and broke his hip. His ex-wife brought him home, where he died. Not sure what the moral of the story is here.

[@VitoKrausz-s4s]

Hahn Motorway

[@stevekippel3809]

🕊️💌🕊️

[@Jimmy-jn5sq]

I tied to kill the pain ………. It was two long years 💔 …….. Now am out of prison ,,,,,,, waiting round to die .

[@GarnetSellers-t9r]

Russel Haven

[@ElmerBornstein-m6h]

Casper Locks

[@BenurRadio]

Mr Townes, Our love is well known, can you explain me how do you play that desk so good? I wonder how you play by just sitting there with no instruments whatsoever, I can hear a sort of cuban box, I guess is the desk while in the wait. Waiting much Mr Townes?

[@RosemarieRabideau-n6f]

Lowell Mountains

[@josedelcarmengayosso4957]

Joe Pickett brought me here 🤠🌵

[@ShinarMoshi]

Same

[@varela.estevao]

Singalongmtfkrs Sometimes I don't know where This dirty road is taking me Sometimes I can't even see the reason why I guess I keep a-gamblin' Lots of booze and lots of ramblin' It's easier than just waitin' around to die One time, friends, I had a ma I even had a pa He beat her with a belt once 'cause she cried She told him to take care of me Headed down to Tennessee It's easier than just waitin' around to die I came of age and I found a girl In a Tuscaloosa bar She cleaned me out and hit in on the sly I tried to kill the pain, bought some wine And hopped a train Seemed easier than just waitin' around to die A friend said he knew Where some easy money was We robbed a man, and brother did we fly The posse caught up with me And drug me back to Muskogee It's two long years I've been waitin' around to die Now I'm out of prison I got me a friend at last He don't drink or steal or cheat or lie His name's Codine He's the nicest thing I've seen Together we're gonna wait around and die Together we're gonna wait around and die