I'm in my sixties now, I've loved all kinds of music my whole life and these three guys as solo artists, but performing together they are just so incredibly good, and this is such a great song. Huge fan of all of them and huge, huge fan of the Flatlanders!
My (heroic) older brother performed this song with an acoustic guitar during a small memorial service we had for our recently passed mom. Great song, very touching, and apropos. His rendition choked us all up. Love you Mom, hope we did you proud.
All three voices are so different... yet these guys are great friends and share songs back and forth. Met them in 1971 in Lubbock. Probably the bestest ever group musically ever.
Always good to hear actual real country/western music. 99% of top 40 Nashville country radio listeners don't even know who the hell Bob Wills is, non the less these guys. Just damn sad.
I like to think of these guys as real folk artists -- just from West Texas. There are few "country" artists I enjoy, and most of them are close to my age (71). I think the youngest is Dwight Yoakam, and he's 60ish now.
Just good, solid, RHYMING LYICS, with awesome and very UNIQUE VOICES ..... GREAT, GREAT MUSIC, compared to 2018 7/11 music ((7 words, repeated 11 times)). One man's thoughts. .... thanks, Gene Henry.
I'm glad the people who listen to the poppy bubble gum pussyfied so called country music of the masses don't know these guys and there kind are.cause they don't deserve to hear such great music.
one of my friends laughed when i said i liked country then we went to a J.D.M.& B.H concert i said but you don't county he yeah well not dolly or tammy but this then we got to see theses two every time they came to England we also got to see the great Jonny Cash sadly my friend has passed away he and his wife were good friends miss them both and the music
My heart soars like an eagle in flight whenever I hear the Flatlanders play. I pray for 1 more LIVE concert somewhere, sometime. Sort of like listening to Dawn Sears sing LIVE.
Jimmie Dales' voice is truly transcendent... when you are in his presence, it is akin to entering an elevated realm~ he is is a lovely gentleman M Mystic ❤❌❤❌🇨🇦
I love these guys; before I die and before they die I want to see them live in Texas. Too many talented musicians are dying off these days i never got to hear George Jones live, or Waylon or Johnny Cash or BillyJoe Shaver but I did see Merle Haggard 2X and John Prine, and I’ve seen Willie already just in case. As the song goes: who’s gonna fill their shoes? in many of these cases nobody can or will
Why did these guys never get more air time. I found them by accident, when I picked up one of their cd's at a yard sale. And why doesn't Butch Hancock get more credit as a songwriter?
.....I'll take the Shinola...thought I was dreamin that this song and this performance was a masterpiece....watched it 10 or 12 times...I still think I'm a genius in judging musical artistry...
Mark ROGERS Hell, if you picked this for a winner, I think you're a genius too! It is just precisely, absolutely perfect. And that just doesn't happen much.
In the 70s I heard JD Gilmore a lot in Denver playing with the Supernatural Family Band. They were all involved with the Guru Maharji's Divine Light Mission.
What beauty, what class, top quality music played by the masters, this can not bettered. This comes from a person this a follower of top rocking Thin Lizzy, CCR, The Doors, Jim Morrions, Rory Gallagher & U2
@@driverain2 Yes in the west, way out in the mountains but in a different country, in a place called Connemara, Ireland and yes I have also been to Texas
wow. just found this. awesome. been listening to gilmore with dave alvin. so good. followed alvin for 40 plus years. saw ely maybe 40 years ago. he was great. but one thing really hits me. i saw sierra ferrel a few days ago. check out lighthouse, my favorite. she would totally nail this. i wish she would cover it. her voice and presence...omg it would be heaven
If you were a bluebird, you'd be a sad one I'd give you a true word, but you've already had one If you were a bluebird, you'd be crying You'd be flying home If you were a raindrop, you'd shine like a rainbow And if you were a train stop, the conductor would sing low If you were a raindrop, you'd be falling You'd be calling home If you were a hotel, you'd be a grand one But if you hit a slow spell, do you think you could stand one? If you were hotel, I'd lean on your doorbell I'd call you my home If I was a highway, I'd stretch alongside you I'd have you pass byways, that have dissatisfied you If I was a highway, I'd be stretching I'd be fetching you home
I'm in my sixties now, I've loved all kinds of music my whole life and these three guys as solo artists, but performing together they are just so incredibly good, and this is such a great song. Huge fan of all of them and huge, huge fan of the Flatlanders!
Still going strong,if you get the chance, go!
My (heroic) older brother performed this song with an acoustic guitar during a small memorial service we had for our recently passed mom. Great song, very touching, and apropos. His rendition choked us all up. Love you Mom, hope we did you proud.
Aw man, that was a great thing you guys did. So sorry for your mother.
You did!!
Oh my gosh.....
West Texas gold.
These are the artists that we overlook...and then go " THEY WE RIGHT HERE...RIGHT BESIDE ME...!!"
PURE GENIUS
Absolutely fantastic..
Said it before….
Will say it again , one of the best songs to come out of Texas in the last 50 years.
All three voices are so different... yet these guys are great friends and share songs back and forth. Met them in 1971 in Lubbock. Probably the bestest ever group musically ever.
TC Smith, yeah, I'll go with that. They are just so so so dang smooth
Jimmie Dale Gilmore sure has a great voice!
They all have! So beautiful and touching!
....otherworldly...gifted from spiritual realms unseen ✨
Bluebird is one of my all time favorite songs... and at its best performed by Flatlanders. Butch you are a genius! And all of you are adorable!
Jimmie Dale Gilmore still has that great voice.
yes. check out walk on with dave alvin
gotta be one of the best performances ever, of anything....
These guys are wondrous...
I cannot do anything but agree. Super performance.
I agree
Always good to hear actual real country/western music. 99% of top 40 Nashville country radio listeners don't even know who the hell Bob Wills is, non the less these guys. Just damn sad.
anything the stupid shallow masses don't know about is a good thing in my mind.
I like to think of these guys as real folk artists -- just from West Texas. There are few "country" artists I enjoy, and most of them are close to my age (71). I think the youngest is Dwight Yoakam, and he's 60ish now.
Just good, solid, RHYMING LYICS, with awesome and very UNIQUE VOICES ..... GREAT, GREAT MUSIC, compared to 2018 7/11 music ((7 words, repeated 11 times)). One man's thoughts. .... thanks, Gene Henry.
I'm glad the people who listen to the poppy bubble gum pussyfied so called country music of the masses don't know these guys and there kind are.cause they don't deserve to hear such great music.
@@patricksheeley2138 the fun is in the finding of impossibly rare gems such as this.
I once went drinking with Joe Ely and his band in Ljubljana, Slovenia. I gave up around 6am, Joe and his guys were still going strong.
Wow! You weren't drinking with Joe Ely. I'm so impressed
This is such great music and yet is probably unknown to the vast majority of fans of the Nashville country pop machine
one of my friends laughed when i said i liked country then we went to a J.D.M.& B.H concert i said but you don't county he yeah well not dolly or tammy but this then we got to see theses two every time they came to England we also got to see the great Jonny Cash sadly my friend has passed away he and his wife were good friends miss them both and the music
My heart soars like an eagle in flight whenever I hear the Flatlanders play. I pray for 1 more LIVE concert somewhere, sometime. Sort of like listening to Dawn Sears sing LIVE.
3 of the best on 1 stage. Awesome!
Love this song and this guys SO much!
Yes you say it's all right and I agree with you,hello Anette how are you doing 👋👋👋👋
What a great song. The lyrics are incredible! Don’t Mess With Texas!!!😉☺️
Now this is the real stuff
It just don't get better than this!
Best version of this song I have heard. Gorgeous.
if you were a hotel, I'd lean on your doorbell, and I'd call you my home
Best line ever
Horsehide I am torn between that one and “big ole Buick’s at the Baptist church , cadillac’s at the church of christ”. Great songwriting
Sayonara Kitty, yeah, daggumit, you got me there. That is a pisscutter as well.Kudos for that!
Texas Americana Roots music. Absolutely the best.
I love Jimmie Dale Gilmore's voice. It's very distinctive...it has a bit of Hank Williams twang to it.
Jimmie Dales' voice is truly transcendent... when you are in his presence, it is akin to entering an elevated realm~ he is is a lovely gentleman M
Mystic ❤❌❤❌🇨🇦
Agreed! He's my fav country singer.
I love these guys; before I die and before they die I want to see them live in Texas. Too many talented musicians are dying off these days i never got to hear George Jones live, or Waylon or Johnny Cash or BillyJoe Shaver but I did see Merle Haggard 2X and John Prine, and I’ve seen Willie already just in case. As the song goes: who’s gonna fill their shoes? in many of these cases nobody can or will
And a little Willie Nelson sometimes. Not that it takes away from his ability! His voice is very special.
like a cross of Willie Nelson/Rudy Vallie....
I'm speechless. Beautiful. :)
Can’t stop listening to this beautiful masterpiece.
don't get any better than this soothing beautiful music for the soul
How could you not love this?
This is soul healing..its honest
Truth here.
I remember watching this on Television, and fell in love with this song they did. Thanks for sharing it. Great tune.
I am jealous. I had to wait for years and hear tons of crud on youtube, haha
Big love for these guys!!!!!
Wow. Gives me chills. Thank you for posting.
Wow this is great! It was recommended to me I check out Butch Hancock and I'm glad I did. Another pocket of the genre to enjoy.
One of the best love songs ever....
not sure it gets better... what a great song- thx. (saw JDG in Phila around 1990.)
tnx brother. wonderful
My love for this shines brighter than the dang sun. If you're ever blinded, that's just me and I do apologize.
What a truly beautiful and poignant song.
Oh yeah.
One of my favorite songs.
A permanent slot in my ever-rotating top ___ howevermany.
Thank you for posting -- they sound incredible!
If this song went on for 30 minutes it would suit me, of course is was over all too soon.
Great group ❤
beyond beautiful
simply awesome
Really great footage, the very best!!!
Sublime, just beautiful.
Love this song! Thanks for posting!
I love this! Thanks.
one of the best songs ever written
Forgot to say thanks for this post.
Class. Real Class. What a wonderful performance. Thanks for This Gorgeous Upload. Regards Frank
Took me back to a different part of my life….beautiful love song 🥰
Great tune. Reminds me of my late brother. RIP JC
Amazing music!
beautiful!
❤❤❤ Love this !!!
Beyond beautiful
I heard this for the first time a few years ago ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
LEGENDS
Damn. I remember these guys at this age. Lots of miles gone. Like a old house north of Idalou in March.
God this makes me miss my childhood and Texas
This is so fucking good, words cannot come out.
amen brother
but they did, they did
Thank God! You really think you have anything interesting to say
Beautifully done!
Nice tune. Great artists!
Why did these guys never get more air time. I found them by accident, when I picked up one of their cd's at a yard sale. And why doesn't Butch Hancock get more credit as a songwriter?
It´s called taste. You got it.
I live this song
Good stuff - the best.
I love all of ya'll ~ always have ~ always will ~ wish we could all meet again in Johnny Hughes Lubbock living room ~ lol
.....I'll take the Shinola...thought I was dreamin that this song and this performance was a masterpiece....watched it 10 or 12 times...I still think I'm a genius in judging musical artistry...
Mark ROGERS Hell, if you picked this for a winner, I think you're a genius too! It is just precisely, absolutely perfect. And that just doesn't happen much.
Great stuff.
This is Amerika for my I hear the music seit over 6o years in Berlin
Think about this to vanquish all the bad times of this country of love.
Awesome
beautiful
In the 70s I heard JD Gilmore a lot in Denver playing with the Supernatural Family Band. They were all involved with the Guru Maharji's Divine Light Mission.
What beauty, what class, top quality music played by the masters, this can not bettered. This comes from a person this a follower of top rocking Thin Lizzy, CCR, The Doors, Jim Morrions, Rory Gallagher & U2
You must live in Texas too.......
@@driverain2 Yes in the west, way out in the mountains but in a different country, in a place called Connemara, Ireland and yes I have also been to Texas
Perfection.
The best had the privilege of driving Butch a Jimmy when they where in Nz.
Yes you say it's all right and I agree with you, Hello Shona how are you doing 👋👋👋
Be still my heart!
The best love song nobody has heard, great stuff right here, this needs no label but GREAT, just sayin'
I miss Texas but I'm coming back hone soon.
Love it!
Priceless!
wow. just found this. awesome. been listening to gilmore with dave alvin. so good. followed alvin for 40 plus years. saw ely maybe 40 years ago. he was great. but one thing really hits me. i saw sierra ferrel a few days ago. check out lighthouse, my favorite. she would totally nail this. i wish she would cover it. her voice and presence...omg it would be heaven
Everyone has talked about jimmy dale's vocals but for me this song isn't complete until Butch Hancock hits the mike. JMO
This is the shit man i love these guys !!
Amazing
The stuff that makes whiskey great
Still.. Greatness!
VERY COOL!
I love it ❤️
Epic!!
When will the complete Texas Connection be available on dvd/blu-ray? GREAT PERFORMANCES!!
Brian Brick, heck yeah, me too. I want that stuff!
Sweet.
Yes you can say that,Hello Marty how are you doing 👋👋👋👋
Crazy man.
Old home time
just a bunch of kids with a dream
Lovely comment, Hello Amanda how are you doing 👋👋👋
OMG!
I'll always love Emmylou's version beyond anything, but this is pretty damn good
Rich Horton, do not let your stuff and EL's stuff confuse you. I do understand, trust me. But this is the clear winner,regardless.
P.S. Just wish I'd got to see them play live, but being in England, that would have been a bit tricky!
Does it get any “f’in” better than that, pardon my French!
I don't reckon
cool music,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,z
If you were a bluebird, you'd be a sad one
I'd give you a true word, but you've already had one
If you were a bluebird, you'd be crying
You'd be flying home
If you were a raindrop, you'd shine like a rainbow
And if you were a train stop, the conductor would sing low
If you were a raindrop, you'd be falling
You'd be calling home
If you were a hotel, you'd be a grand one
But if you hit a slow spell, do you think you could stand one?
If you were hotel, I'd lean on your doorbell
I'd call you my home
If I was a highway, I'd stretch alongside you
I'd have you pass byways, that have dissatisfied you
If I was a highway, I'd be stretching
I'd be fetching you home