So many of the great American poets got weaker in their ability to write as they aged, but Guy weaved tapestries of prophetic prose right up until the day he was laid in the ground. The biggest compliment he ever got was that he was never played much on mainstream radio, because his words, those awe-inducing lyrics, his haunting, crackling ghostly voice, and his beautiful strumming was only truly appreciated by those who could grasp the immense layered complexity within his simple verses. A songwriter could live 1,000 years and not pen as perfect and as heart-wrenching a song as Guy penned with Dublin Blues. It’s all there: immense love overflowing, the pain of staring down old age, of unrequited love, and of the echos of a life so full of beauty and pain that one can simply do nothing but listen in complete silence as he sings. You are dearly, dearly missed Guy!
@@coreyjohnston4673 Thanks Corey The older I GET the more I appreciate Guy Clark genius greetings from Dublin Ireland brother and sisters We love singer-songwriter HERE
jeezus harold christmas... you got me tearing up over here brother. 🥺🥺🥺 i’m an hour north of Austin right now, and all i’m doing tonight is listening to Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt. your words are perfect !!! 👌🏼
This is the first Guy Clark song I ever heard, when a friend with impeccable and eclectic taste put me on to it. I would say I can't understand why he isn't better known, but I do. His lyrics and music were songs with everything that wasn't essential stripped out. That isn't likely to make you popular; but it does make you great.
A lot of people think “He Stopped Loving Her Today” by George Jones is the best country song. I don’t know that there’s one “best.” This one is up there though.
"Forgive me all my anger, forgive me all my faults, there's no need to forgive me, for thinking what I thought: I loved you from the get-go, and I love you till I die" So many beautiful lines throughout this song
This song always gets me choked up a little...i fell in love with his music back in 92' when i was in college in Texas. I had never even heard of him til then...its the first time i could feel what real country music could be (tho i would call his style folk/country). He's one of the original "Cowboy Poets". A great singer songwriter. I miss being able to hear him play live and in person...but all good things must come to an end...eventually.
One of the 'cosmic cowboys' along with townes, earle, young well in fact too many to mention. To me it's more than country..in fact I'd call it the start of 'Americana' as a proper genre and in the last ten years (as most times happens cos it seems everything is cyclical) the people they inspired now have found great success themselves. Often described (I'd agree) a 'songwriters songwriter' . Regards from Ireland to ya brother.
Out of all the musicians that we've lost this year the 2 that have shocked & hurt me the most because they are musical heroes of mine were Steve Young & Guy Clark. Dublin Blues is a perfect album, not a bad song on it, but then again Guy doesn't know how to write a bad song.
skeetabix36 I didn't know till I read this. I used to drive around Hill Country in summer with my windows down in 2007 when I was gifted Dublin Blues. Jesus, I miss Texas sometimes.
A beauty. Reminds me of so many great songs. Gillian Welch. Mercenary Song by Steve Earle. Outlaw Song by 16 Horsepower. Lover by Lilium. Heartbreakers all.
If you're ever in Austin, do yourself a favor and have dinner at the Texas Chili Parlor. Get yourself a Mad Dog Margarita, and tell them Guy Clark sent you.
I was just listening to a recording by Bob Dylan called Bob Dylan - New York, 1961 and the first song hit home hard, I know that I heard this song sung differently by the great Guy Clarke called The "Dublin Blues, have I got this wrong I believe not., so thanks a million Bob, & thanks a million Guy
That's about the only way you can have Hiatt, Ely and Lovett on the stage and they don't need to do a thing other than sit in deference. What a song...Hard to imagine any song that is much better than Dublin Blues. RIP Guy
As much as I love Guy, and I do(Boats To Build & Dublin Blues as studio albums are brilliant works of art🙏🎶), he simply didn’t get the “performance gene”, and is sadly uninspiring as a live artist. Sorry, Guy, find a pair of balls, or stick to the studio….And if the excuse is that he’s aged here, I saw him live in ‘94 and even then he faded into the wallpaper…… and I’d say the same for Lucinda Williams as well. Brilliant in the studio, but weak & ineffectual as a live artist. I guess every singer-musician can’t be Bruce Springsteen…🎶🙏😞
So many of the great American poets got weaker in their ability to write as they aged, but Guy weaved tapestries of prophetic prose right up until the day he was laid in the ground. The biggest compliment he ever got was that he was never played much on mainstream radio, because his words, those awe-inducing lyrics, his haunting, crackling ghostly voice, and his beautiful strumming was only truly appreciated by those who could grasp the immense layered complexity within his simple verses. A songwriter could live 1,000 years and not pen as perfect and as heart-wrenching a song as Guy penned with Dublin Blues. It’s all there: immense love overflowing, the pain of staring down old age, of unrequited love, and of the echos of a life so full of beauty and pain that one can simply do nothing but listen in complete silence as he sings. You are dearly, dearly missed Guy!
Beautifuly spoken
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Thanks Corey
The older I GET the more I appreciate Guy Clark genius greetings from Dublin Ireland brother and sisters We love singer-songwriter HERE
jeezus harold christmas... you got me tearing up over here brother. 🥺🥺🥺 i’m an hour north of Austin right now, and all i’m doing tonight is listening to Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt. your words are perfect !!! 👌🏼
Absolutely! One of the VERY best!
Nice nod to "Doc" Watson...RIP, too
This is the first Guy Clark song I ever heard, when a friend with impeccable and eclectic taste put me on to it. I would say I can't understand why he isn't better known, but I do. His lyrics and music were songs with everything that wasn't essential stripped out. That isn't likely to make you popular; but it does make you great.
Quite simply the best country song ever written....
For me, "Long Black Veil" would be the best. It is the Citizen Kane of country songs.
@walliegirl2 my thoughts exactly.. this is quickly rising the ranks tho!
A lot of people think “He Stopped Loving Her Today” by George Jones is the best country song.
I don’t know that there’s one “best.” This one is up there though.
@@walliegirl2 I like it too,but from Johnny Cash only...
“Ain’t no money in poetry, that’s what sets the poet free”
"Forgive me all my anger, forgive me all my faults, there's no need to forgive me, for thinking what I thought: I loved you from the get-go, and I love you till I die" So many beautiful lines throughout this song
Wonderful poet. He was so down to earth but then over the moon with his songs. He should of been inducted in the Country Music Hall of Fame!
This song always gets me choked up a little...i fell in love with his music back in 92' when i was in college in Texas. I had never even heard of him til then...its the first time i could feel what real country music could be (tho i would call his style folk/country). He's one of the original "Cowboy Poets". A great singer songwriter. I miss being able to hear him play live and in person...but all good things must come to an end...eventually.
One of the 'cosmic cowboys' along with townes, earle, young well in fact too many to mention. To me it's more than country..in fact I'd call it the start of 'Americana' as a proper genre and in the last ten years (as most times happens cos it seems everything is cyclical) the people they inspired now have found great success themselves. Often described (I'd agree) a 'songwriters songwriter' . Regards from Ireland to ya brother.
Such mastery. Not a note nor word wasted. The silence to let the words sink in. This hits like a truck.
a legend that should be missed more than he is. what a beautiful voice
One of the most beautiful songs, sung by a master RIP Mr. Clark
Yes, a good version, but listen to "Lost Dog Street Band"!
As Steve Earle referred to him ‘Goodbye Michelangelo’
My hero
Mr.T. Snider
Too many smiles
And days turned around to better days from hearing a song or a story .
.❤ from a boy named Muel
What a great songwriter, lyricist, and story teller Guy was. I can feel his shakes while he sits in the Chili Parlor saloon.
Aren't the shakes in Dublin?
@@bonitastjulienlepauvre6489 They are... i feel the chocking back the shakes
Isn’t it chilly parlor? Or Chile parlor??? Wtf???
Pure genius. Period.
I've been a fan since the late 70's. Damn, I wish I'd seen him in person.
Made me cry... What a beautiful song.
I have Rich Hall to thank for introducing me to this song. Rest in peace, Mr Clark. You were great.
“I loved you on the Spanish steps the day you said goodbye.”
I loved you too, Larissa. In another lifetime,eh? ; )
@@brazenlilhussy5975 well. Maybe.
“I loved you from the get go”
😪
Where’s them Spanish steps at anyway?
Guy was awesome and so are the other players sitting next to him on stage.
Out of all the musicians that we've lost this year the 2 that have shocked & hurt me the most because they are musical heroes of mine were Steve Young & Guy Clark. Dublin Blues is a perfect album, not a bad song on it, but then again Guy doesn't know how to write a bad song.
agree 100%
guy was a tresuare to this thing called music.
skeetabix36 I didn't know till I read this.
I used to drive around Hill Country in summer with my windows down in 2007 when I was gifted Dublin Blues.
Jesus, I miss Texas sometimes.
A beauty. Reminds me of so many great songs. Gillian Welch. Mercenary Song by Steve Earle. Outlaw Song by 16 Horsepower. Lover by Lilium. Heartbreakers all.
He was a brilliant song writer and story teller one of my heroes R.I.P GUY
If you're ever in Austin, do yourself a favor and have dinner at the Texas Chili Parlor. Get yourself a Mad Dog Margarita, and tell them Guy Clark sent you.
I'll do that thank u c s
It's on the bucket list
So many years and he still has IT
the camera catches Joe's eyes a couple of times when the awe he had for Guy shows
I was just listening to a recording by Bob Dylan called Bob Dylan - New York, 1961 and the first song hit home hard, I know that I heard this song sung differently by the great Guy Clarke called The "Dublin Blues, have I got this wrong I believe not., so thanks a million Bob, & thanks a million Guy
Great writer, great song.
I just got back home from the Texas Chili Parlor drinking Mad Dog Margaritas here in Austin.
Dublin Blues...... Wow..... must go dig my cd out .....ain't played the album in years...
This is the first time im hearing him and this is the first song i put on!
I wish I could send this woman this song. Unfortunately, she’s gone with the wind
Priceless
That's about the only way you can have Hiatt, Ely and Lovett on the stage and they don't need to do a thing other than sit in deference. What a song...Hard to imagine any song that is much better than Dublin Blues. RIP Guy
I wish I had been in the audience for that guitar pull. So good.
Wished to drink and smoke with you Guy, ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤in a dark music-bar
So sad I wasn’t able to see Guy Clark in person. He’s an American hero for sure!!
Just finished his biography. This is powerful stuff
Great song, Guy was amazing.
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Great music
Hello there pat nice meeting you here
“It’s gotta come from the heart if you want it to work”
-Guy Clark
Ridiculous good. Like Prine, you need to appreciate poets!
I make rap music and Guy has influenced me more than almost any rapper
American Masterpiece
I cannot believe that I got to 70 years old without hearing of Guy Clark . I feel like my musical education was sadly neglected.
Pretty damn cool that you're still out here discovering great artists at 70!! There's so much great music in this world that no one can get to it all
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Happy birthday, Guy.
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I wish I was in the audience
You had me at chili parlor
Amen True Boyo
Songwriters tour with Joe Ely, John Hyatt, and……… I’m too old to remember.
Lyle Lovette
THANKS
Lifesaver
9 Bro Country fans were here
"I have seen the David, I've seen the Mona Lisa too, and I have heard Doc Watson sing Columbus Stockade Blues"
Man.....
An awesome statement from one musical genius to another.
good music from old guy on a friday nitht.
RIP :(
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classic!
Bucket list
Badass
who are the 3 musicians sitting next to him and awkwardly not playing. I believe that's Lyle Lovett on the far left.
Lyle Lovett John Hiatt Joe ely, they all do theyre on songs then do a couple together at the end
@@blakenorman4822 Saw them when they toured together at Massey Hall in Toronto. I will never forget that concert. Simple, Clean and Beautiful.
17 people are soulless fools
Lyrics without equal,
Jus’ a little strum..
I would give anything to be able to leave just one song like that!
Lonesome stew!
REAL country music exists in Texas and across the Red River in Oklahoma. Not in (as Houston Marchman called it) Viet-Nashville.
Notice Guy is playing a 12 fret guitar.
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Dublin Ireland or Dublin, TX?
he is and was a spiritual blessing.
who's the cat between Hiatt and Clark?
Joe Ely. I'm good.
What are the Spanish Steps?
In Rome
@@samderrida Thank you. Now I can research it a little more.
Didn't even need the band...
Rap ? Jesus Christ
There's some brilliant rap out there. Don't be closed minded. Check out The Roots.
As much as I love Guy, and I do(Boats To Build & Dublin Blues as studio albums are brilliant works of art🙏🎶), he simply didn’t get the “performance gene”, and is sadly uninspiring as a live artist. Sorry, Guy, find a pair of balls, or stick to the studio….And if the excuse is that he’s aged here, I saw him live in ‘94 and even then he faded into the wallpaper…… and I’d say the same for Lucinda Williams as well. Brilliant in the studio, but weak & ineffectual as a live artist. I guess every singer-musician can’t be Bruce Springsteen…🎶🙏😞
LOL
No pleasing some peeps!!....
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