Alabama Shakes - Hold On (Official Video)

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  • @lindaleigh409
    @lindaleigh409 8 ปีที่แล้ว +564

    I am 73 and have always loved cutting-edge music....this takes me back to the fabulous '60s and '70s. If you love music the way I do, you are never too old to be in the fabulous musical moment of NOW.

    • @brocksampson01
      @brocksampson01 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You go sister!!

    • @familiaalo5957
      @familiaalo5957 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      perfect

    • @skipdawg9681
      @skipdawg9681 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yes ... organic ... real ... I like it

    • @AtibaVV
      @AtibaVV 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      good music is immortal so the sound of the 60s and 70s will never fade I'm glad u still enjoy new music at ur age unlike my grandma who only listens to 70s soul and r&b singers

    • @joeerb1970
      @joeerb1970 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Linda Leigh

  • @martinhairston1645
    @martinhairston1645 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3079

    My wife said if she passed before me she wanted this played at her funeral... and I did. Surprised alot of blue hairs. God bless y'all. I'm going to hold on

    • @danielgoldsmith6668
      @danielgoldsmith6668 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Martin Hairston 🙏🙌🤙

    • @acey1169
      @acey1169 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      for real??

    • @sistacharjah
      @sistacharjah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Bless her beautiful soul Martin, and keep holdin on kickin on and stayin strong.. 🌱🕯️🍀

    • @vicky8867
      @vicky8867 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      🙏

    • @josefkovach5530
      @josefkovach5530 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Martin Hairston my man! respect

  • @chillencey
    @chillencey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3542

    i’m 23 years young and fighting a very aggressive cancer, and this song has filled me with the fight i needed to conquer my battle, thank you Alabama shakes
    EDIT: thank you all for countless support. i never thought in a million years i’d be where i am now. i am doing better baby steps at a time. thank you to those who reached out to me and those who left words of encouragement. i held on and here i am ❤️

    • @brettelder8023
      @brettelder8023 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope you beat the cancer!!! Way too young!!

    • @josephbuonfiglio9442
      @josephbuonfiglio9442 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      May you receive prayers to overcome you cancer. God Bless.

    • @johnthorne4093
      @johnthorne4093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      I will pray for you. Please stay strong.

    • @jennifergreen6109
      @jennifergreen6109 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      You've got this!

    • @mjwybound8358
      @mjwybound8358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      You Got This!

  • @justmeinclt
    @justmeinclt 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +161

    My late son introduced me to so much good music including Alabama Shakes and this song. I can’t tell you how many times I asked him after he died why he just couldn’t hold on one more day, one more night, one more minute. I love this song and think about him every time I hear it.

    • @nosuchthing8
      @nosuchthing8 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'm so sorry, how did he pass away?

    • @jenniferfoote6623
      @jenniferfoote6623 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Stay strong❤

    • @lauraclinton3471
      @lauraclinton3471 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      So sorry for your family's loss, you gotta keep the family together. Be strong... Keep listening your son is there with you.

    • @lovelyapples7708
      @lovelyapples7708 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Death 💀 is never the end it’s only a transition to our next journey.

    • @pamelamonks9339
      @pamelamonks9339 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😢

  • @mylesschmidt941
    @mylesschmidt941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +448

    Im a stage hand. Seen alot of bands, heard ALOT of music live. Ohana festival 2022 Brittany and her band came and played mid afternoon main stage. Until then i hadnt heard of her. Myself and 4 of my other stage hands who were on break enjoyed her set from the eagles nest backstage. I couldn't move, i couldn't speak. Literally took my soul for a ride unlike it had ever been on before. They played this song about halfway through their set and this one brought me to my knees! FOREVER A BRITTANY AND ALAMABA SHAKES FAN!!!

    • @Dan-hn1lx
      @Dan-hn1lx ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hell yeah brother!!!

    • @joshuadowling8778
      @joshuadowling8778 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Amen buddy. That chic is heaven seant.

    • @carlit7903
      @carlit7903 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What band is she with now? Is she fronting with just her name?

    • @vickyarnall4378
      @vickyarnall4378 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Great line 'Took my soul for a ride'!

    • @jamiechristoffersen1879
      @jamiechristoffersen1879 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Right on 🙌🏼

  • @philk8807
    @philk8807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +534

    Her voice is unreal. Aboslutely freaking fantastic.

  • @MrBeckytownsend1
    @MrBeckytownsend1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    When the words hit you and help you deal with life in the moment. 12 years , and first time hearing this. I needed this.. thank you

    • @ColemanCanna
      @ColemanCanna 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      💯👊

    • @mcgolj1
      @mcgolj1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This hit me today, right when it needed to .

    • @Theunhurriedhomemaker
      @Theunhurriedhomemaker หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I also found it at the exact time that I needed it ❤️

  • @lulsmokes
    @lulsmokes 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This song is one of the few things getting me through this past year of my life. Chronic illness and pain wears you out, you got to hold on. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for this song.

  • @Gray_Bush
    @Gray_Bush 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +75

    THE best concert I have ever been to was the Alabama Shakes, March 14, 2015 at the Chicago Theatre. Walked up to the window after enjoying St. Patrick's Day weekend, and found 2 tickets, 10 rows back, for $30 each! Regardless of the price, or amazing situation, the show was over-the-moon! One of the best memories of my life!

  • @Tigman396
    @Tigman396 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

    As a 7-time heart attack survivor at 57, I held on for the help of the one above! All praise to the Most High!

  • @hamedahmadi1675
    @hamedahmadi1675 2 ปีที่แล้ว +685

    This song should have 1 billion views, so underrated.

    • @timothymcintosh2932
      @timothymcintosh2932 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How is it underrated people listen to what they like. The views are an accurate measurement of what people like. I love this song Ya baby hold on and get down you go G

    • @willreasoner4472
      @willreasoner4472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You have to be white, blonde and extremely attractive for that. Music just doesn’t work that way anymore

    • @dinopharis2876
      @dinopharis2876 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      It's very underrated and this song moves your soul

    • @It-Wasnt-Me-Was-It-You
      @It-Wasnt-Me-Was-It-You 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @hamedahmadi1675. I concur and so do 1.5 billion other people.

    • @coreythomas3086
      @coreythomas3086 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I agree 💯💯

  • @draemalic
    @draemalic ปีที่แล้ว +172

    That soul. Those pipes. 100% feeling. This is music. Guitars, drums, and bass are dope as well. Damn good band.

  • @bertbretherton
    @bertbretherton 6 ปีที่แล้ว +385

    I'm 77, so why do I think this is worthwhile? Because it is brilliant.

    • @gordon4385
      @gordon4385 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Because we remember music.

    • @chazzi4454
      @chazzi4454 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Perhaps because it reminds us of Bruce Springstein, rock, acid rock, mind music. The good old days of Jimmy Hendrix, Led Zeppelin. Woodstock. She does it well.

    • @peteradams982
      @peteradams982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm 66 and I agree.

    • @kiwis.4228
      @kiwis.4228 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hope you’re still doin well!

    • @bertbretherton
      @bertbretherton 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@kiwis.4228 Thank you so much for asking. I'm fine. I hope that you and those close to you are well and continuing to enjoy real music.

  • @enzothebaker22
    @enzothebaker22 9 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    O.M.G...real musicians performing real music! This is what makes me go out and spend money to actually own the CD.

  • @thrownforaloop58
    @thrownforaloop58 ปีที่แล้ว +443

    I fell in love with this song when I was just coming back to life after many years in addiction. I held on and never looked back. What an awesome song ❤

    • @BlackCatTarotLove
      @BlackCatTarotLove ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Same!! ❤️‍🩹❤

    • @makeupyourway6996
      @makeupyourway6996 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Im so proud of you.

    • @robbiegailh.2076
      @robbiegailh.2076 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Me too. Keepin hold of recovery!

    • @JoyfulSong111
      @JoyfulSong111 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      YOU'RE A WINNER!!@ ❤️‍🔥🙏🏼 The best thing that can ever happened to any of us is through Sobriety 💯
      At 35 years of living Free & Clear my life is Good❤❤ my kids live healthy & Happy lives. They're watching you and learning. Find your own Personal Power & love Life AGAIN ❤

    • @babyd6937
      @babyd6937 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same here!

  • @jeremys5904
    @jeremys5904 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Been looking for this long for 11 years and could not find it!! Finally found a list of my favorite songs back then! Thank God!!

  • @groovyguru5314
    @groovyguru5314 8 ปีที่แล้ว +487

    I get so tired of people saying there's no good music anymore this is fantastic and there's lots of great music out there if you know where to look for it

    • @dougcarter1924
      @dougcarter1924 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Groovy Guru This is the music my oldest son turned me on to.Its as good as it gets.

    • @room2376
      @room2376 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      So much great music being made everyday. Sometimes it’s hard to find though. Best way I’ve found is listening to pandora and creating a channel on something you love and the related music helps to find real gems

    • @justinheathcoat7369
      @justinheathcoat7369 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You want hear it on the main radio stations. I can't tell you the last time I listened to regular radio. I always play Pandora.

    • @amberparker9883
      @amberparker9883 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Groovy Guru AL Shakes so under the radar. .yet they've won at least one ..gramny was it??

    • @MyDirtydan
      @MyDirtydan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      some people dont listen past their radios or the "whats hot" list on youtube.

  • @fudgey91
    @fudgey91 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2926

    You know a band is good when they use the live version as their music video!

    • @stdavid10
      @stdavid10 9 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      True dat

    • @Danneleet
      @Danneleet 9 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      And you know a band is good when they make such a good song like this with only one chord though out the whole song

    • @1WEareBUFO1
      @1WEareBUFO1 9 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I personally love the feral cat sounds that mince out of the much hated Ms. Joanna Newsom. Also, the female lead of Carolina Chocolate Drops (can't remember her name o- o) has a badass southern singin' voice a lot like Brittany.
      Good music NEEDS to xome back to the forefront. .... I wish to do inhuman things to radio devices, (depraved, horrible things,) even when I know they don't control the insufferable noise that is deemed popular and diarrhea'd out of their speakers.
      Sorry F. Mercury
      All I hear is Radio kaka.

    • @Twotontongue
      @Twotontongue 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      +bieberhole69 lol! Great comment! Kudos! Also kudos on your screen name! Oh and kudos to the actual musicians as well because they are good and this is their video afterall

    • @Backlists
      @Backlists 9 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      +Daniel Kindh Hate to say it, but there's two chords, F and C.

  • @ineosha7825
    @ineosha7825 7 ปีที่แล้ว +567

    her voice sounds like someone melted down pure gold and found a way to make a melody out of it

    • @sarahholly5088
      @sarahholly5088 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yessd

    • @robertm4050
      @robertm4050 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nah, not gold. More like someone melted down a big chunk of rusty iron and added some honey to it. I mean that all in a good way. Gold is like some pop singer. This chick has some pipes and a roughness to her singing. Been listening to them most of the morning with my 1 year old daughter, dancing and singing along. Hoping I can get her started on the good stuff so she doesn't get into just the pop stuff that her friends are into when she gets older. I was listening to 60's 70's rock and old blues before I was a teenager and never got into most of the contemporary music of my youth. Fortunately I moved before high school and it was cool to like that music at the new school.

    • @williammillsaps6036
      @williammillsaps6036 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Exactly...

    • @maem7636
      @maem7636 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Robert M , # C00L COMMENT ! My 26 year old son introduced me to Alabama Shakes and this 61 year old widow is dancing in my bed as I listen to her voice which is a gift from God ! Have a blessed up day today ! " ....Got to hold on !....

    • @robertm4050
      @robertm4050 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@maem7636 thanks. Music it's something that everyone can agree to. Her voice is impressive.

  • @gonz420247
    @gonz420247 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    This song has me fighting back the tears. This resonates with me on every level.

  • @scarebear9898
    @scarebear9898 4 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    It's so amazing seeing her transformation thus far. She went from this, a shy woman with a great voice and soul, to a beast who isn't afraid to belt her amazing voice out. Go Brittany!

  • @ChadPwns123
    @ChadPwns123 11 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    This is the kind of music that I love. It's REAL people in a room together making real music from the soul. Not a bunch of computers doing all the "music". We need more if this.

    • @clutchdog63
      @clutchdog63 11 ปีที่แล้ว

      totally agree, this is about as real as you can get, cant stand the cookie cutter crap

    • @piguy3280
      @piguy3280 ปีที่แล้ว

      whatever... ticket... costs.. 😢😢

    • @co7314
      @co7314 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      💯

  • @Crunchatize_Me_Senpai
    @Crunchatize_Me_Senpai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Honestly, the more I listen to this, the more convinced I am that the guitar riff playing during the chorus is my favorite riff of all time. It’s so goddamn beautiful and soulful.

  • @laurenkrsue
    @laurenkrsue 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    im 17 and my dad just recently passed, him and my mom would always play this song and dance around. I should have never took those moments for granted but I love and miss you dad

    • @jkt4810
      @jkt4810 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm so sorry for your loss 😢

    • @k.h.307
      @k.h.307 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm sorry for your loss. I hope this song brings you comfort in time. ❤

  • @montgomerybillings7033
    @montgomerybillings7033 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Wow. This is the first time I've ever heard of this band and this song and I am at a loss for words. Absolutely incredible.

  • @TheNotSo90s
    @TheNotSo90s ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Amazing. Love the sound this band makes. The voice is unbelievable.

  • @velanapontinha
    @velanapontinha ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I must have been living under a rock to have let this one slide under my radar. Absolutely love this!

  • @jennm405
    @jennm405 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Watching Fire Country and heard this. Had to Google to see who was singing, so glad I did! I'm in love with this song

  • @Glitchfinder-ow1km
    @Glitchfinder-ow1km ปีที่แล้ว +215

    When you look like a guidance counselor but sing like a legend

    • @shannajhullaby
      @shannajhullaby 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @easleyreacts5827
      @easleyreacts5827 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Was thinking Lunch Lady

    • @easleyreacts5827
      @easleyreacts5827 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Was thinking Lunch Lady

    • @melaniebrinkman323
      @melaniebrinkman323 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      😂

    • @javier987
      @javier987 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Fr the only counselor you will ever need damn ❤

  • @OldSchoolParatrooper
    @OldSchoolParatrooper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +256

    First time I heard of this group was on SNL. Nothing flashy until they start to play and sing. I was blown away. It was like a throwback to the 60s and 70s where real talent and voice was what mattered.
    So impressed by this group

    • @Ruf-Art-by-Tim
      @Ruf-Art-by-Tim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You can say that again.....raw talent......not auto-tuned
      And it's about goodness not greed or flash or HATE

    • @stevenchurney2416
      @stevenchurney2416 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      YuMMMMMMMMMMM

    • @dsyy90210
      @dsyy90210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      its wild how something as corny as modern SNL can put a spotlight on some unbelievably raw talent

    • @sadieinnes-smith8263
      @sadieinnes-smith8263 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm listening to them for the first time ever because Dave Grohl recommends them on Hot Ones. Wow. I'm in tears. Alabama Shakes, you have shaken me to the core. Thank you

    • @littleogeechee223
      @littleogeechee223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You nailed it. They are the best I’ve heard in a long time!

  • @flamencoprof
    @flamencoprof ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I am over 70yo. I am proud to say that when I heard this band back then I was so impressed I bought an outdated CD format recording just to get access to the sound on my old system.

  • @FischtankProductions
    @FischtankProductions 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Why am I 11 years late to the party...WTF.....I DONT WANNA WAIT

  • @bustedup
    @bustedup 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Music is one of the main reasons why I get up in the morning. It’s magic in the air. This song is love. Bless me, bless all of you ❤

  • @blackstrat6732
    @blackstrat6732 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The most beautiful people on the planet are the honest ones, and she delivered that song as beautifully honest as could be done!

  • @chinitapegullo
    @chinitapegullo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    I just randomly found this gem. Love this song! The singer has an amazing voice. I can't stop listening to this.... Yeeeeah!!!

    • @williamrolls2865
      @williamrolls2865 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello friend, how're you doing today?

    • @pamkeener8248
      @pamkeener8248 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too.. very much needed it!! I love it so much!!

  • @jobleach
    @jobleach ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This one always seems to show up at the right time. What a powerful song.

    • @vicX276
      @vicX276 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amen.

  • @learning2live_brokeninchro157
    @learning2live_brokeninchro157 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This song (Brittany Howard’s amazing talent) has held, cradled, supported, pushed, and lifted me through some of the hardest times of my life.

  • @amandaalvey408
    @amandaalvey408 4 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    This song has gotten me through so serious crap in my life. I love this band and their sound. Her voice and lyrics are just amazing. Thank you for saving my life. Seriously.

    • @williamrolls2865
      @williamrolls2865 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello friend, how're you doing today?

  • @BritanyDalton
    @BritanyDalton 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Thank you to whoever wrote this song and to the ones who played it. One night I was sitting alone and scared in a really bad bad situation and I was praying so hard to God and asked for a sign from my ex fiance to please give me a sign that they he was with me and I would be saved and make it out alive. God's good grace and mercy was upon me and the radio powered on by itself and this song started to play I started crying and in that moment I knew I would be ok. Fast forward week later my Dad and aunt drove 8 hours straight and found me in the middle of nowhere they rescued me saved my life. I'll forever be grateful and never will I forget this beautiful song that played that night out of the blue. This is the whole truth my truth of God's love mercy and Grace. Never ever give up and always hold on. ❤

    • @rhondaanderson2515
      @rhondaanderson2515 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just keep in mind. Those feelings of wanting to end it all..they are only temporary. They come and go. Be strong and hold out till those feelings change. And when.you are thinking clearly use this time to come up with positive changes that you can use next time you find yourself in that suicidal position again. I know its exhausting but ppl that love you would rather have you tired then dead. Dont be so hard on yourself. We all seem to be our own worst enemy.

  • @flossymaserati6466
    @flossymaserati6466 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I'm so grateful this showed up on my feed. What an absolute blessing of a song 🙏❤️💕💕💕🩷🩷🩷🩷🩵💎💎💎🩷💕💕

  • @DanielDwightMusic
    @DanielDwightMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +633

    This song got me through 3 back surgeries and then detoxing in 2020 after 8 years of addiction to opiates. Much appreciated my friends

    • @jmc7504
      @jmc7504 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      how long was the detox

    • @coryhobbs5386
      @coryhobbs5386 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Stay strong and hold on

    • @headleygrange6205
      @headleygrange6205 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Go on with your bad self, Daniel Dwight Music💜

    • @DanielDwightMusic
      @DanielDwightMusic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      I'm 2 years STILL CLEAN AND SOBER TODAY!

    • @krishiatt7203
      @krishiatt7203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Keep your head up! Those drugs are bad, extra bad when they're prescribed to ya...

  • @FallenAngelMtl
    @FallenAngelMtl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    She's got one of the best voices of this century!

  • @meganhamilton3508
    @meganhamilton3508 3 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    It doesn't matter how many times ive heard this song over the years. It instantly gives me chills & makes me want to cry because Brittany Howard has always been beyond her years. She is unreal.

    • @mariapaolamaggioni4548
      @mariapaolamaggioni4548 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ❤️

    • @dianeweathers5589
      @dianeweathers5589 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The group is awesome brings back memories

    • @MB87659
      @MB87659 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I totally agree. I just heard it for the first time watching fire country Friday. Been crying and searching for it.♥️

    • @maricicanetbainetbai7167
      @maricicanetbainetbai7167 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I totally agree..❤😢Beautiful words

    • @headley1032
      @headley1032 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You're killin me. Yep great artist. This song has pulled me through the past.. KLBJ 93.7 AUSTIN ROCKS!!!!!!!

  • @Davett53
    @Davett53 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +63

    8/2024.........I'm 70, and I still love these folk's music,.....especially their earliest music. Raw and still new. Bravo!

  • @point7point724
    @point7point724 5 ปีที่แล้ว +229

    Kick ass band. The vocals are mesmerizing. The band is tight. They are a throwback to the days when music punched you right in the gut and made you listen!

    • @Switcharoo12
      @Switcharoo12 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Damn right!

    • @jacklizzard1428
      @jacklizzard1428 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yea, that lead guitar and the bass and organ etc.... well the whole dang band is really very good!!

    • @darkmaitri
      @darkmaitri 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes! And that illustrates the difference between a real band and one where a bunch of different musicians back up a front person. This is a real band!

    • @ethanfisher-perez9620
      @ethanfisher-perez9620 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's a good way to put it :)

    • @pena.3302
      @pena.3302 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That Gtr's So well mixed..actually e/thing is Perfect..Vox..beautufill.Awesome.@!@BAMA Shakes.!!

  • @PaintedShovel
    @PaintedShovel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1106

    It's been 30 days since I was told I have cancer. It's taken this long to get a second opinion and my port in. In two days I start dose dense chemotherapy. I will be honored to listen to this song during the next six or seven months of my treatments. I thank Alabama Shakes for sending me this message.
    P.S. It doesn't hurt that I'm an Alabama girl!
    P.P.S. Here's my update. I've held on! Still around, had a recurrence, post traumatic GROWTH (how bout that!?!?). On immunotherapy and doing well. Love to all of you who sent me love and prayers and good vibes. I had no idea so many of you reached out until today, my 3 year anniversary). Wish I could reply individually to you. Make your day great!
    Julie Kay from Alabama

    • @ramham24
      @ramham24 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Good luck, friend. I'm battling cancer myself at the moment. It took me about a month to start treatments as well just because of port and had to get kidney stents put in. It's a rough road. The radiation is what really kicked my ass. Hang in there .

    • @PaintedShovel
      @PaintedShovel 5 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@ramham24 Thank you. Sending you good vibes too.

    • @becsailor1822
      @becsailor1822 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I am going through cancer with my mom. I know how it feels but you are not alone. You have made a statement about how good your taste is and made it to the people who feel you. I am with you and I am sure the rest here are as well. Good luck and the positive attitude is what gets you through.

    • @karynorourke4223
      @karynorourke4223 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      good luck!!

    • @sjladuke75
      @sjladuke75 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Wishing you all positive thoughts to get through it the shit. Lost both parents to malignant melanoma & 2 best friends to cancer. Personally fight skin cancer 3 surgeries in past 4 months & 2 rounds of chemo. Have biopsies every 3 months. Gotta keep fighting. Courage & bravery comes from inner strength you can't believe you even have. Fight on because there's no decent alternative! ❤💪😊

  • @chadmacneil2030
    @chadmacneil2030 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    I was hooked the first time I heard this song. I love everything about this song. It gives me hope and faith. This song is in my top 5. Music and lyric.

    • @hardlines2635
      @hardlines2635 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Take a look at Australian group Teskey Brothers.

    • @belleamie4628
      @belleamie4628 ปีที่แล้ว

      First time I heard this song, it hooked me too! 💗

  • @Unwavering137
    @Unwavering137 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Thanks Brittany & Bama Shakes. Good lesson in self love and faith in the process of life as it unfolds.Y'all rock!

  • @mth101261
    @mth101261 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Wow!!! Where have I been? This is my first encounter with this band. That woman wails!!! Awesome!!

  • @MariaPNW
    @MariaPNW 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    This song, these words, now more than ever, mean EVERYTHING!!! I literally play it every day, several times, just to mentally get myself to try and fight! What some humans do to each other, or hold back from others, is cruel and evil. So thank goodness for your songs and music!!!!

  • @Tibbz1313
    @Tibbz1313 3 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I'm from Boston, Massachusetts and I remember hearing this for the first time on WAAF while at work and immediately got the chills and fell in love with the lyrics and emotion in her voice and the whole band's delivery of this song!!! Absolutely amazing!!!!! Thank you Alabama Shakes for such a beautiful, truthful and inspiring song!!!

    • @Eric.Clarke
      @Eric.Clarke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm from Boston too and I grew up with WAAF and WBCN. So many great memories of listening to the radio in the car or at home in my room. I was so sad when WBCN closed them mad when WAAF closed too.

  • @rodneylatimer4000
    @rodneylatimer4000 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm almost 70 now, and a fan of the 70's music ... no pun intended. This is my kind of music. I heard this song, or parts of it in the movie "Dog" tonight. Just wow, what a voice, melody, guitar playing and song!!! I'd never heard of Brittany Howard or the Alabama Shakes. (guess I need to keep up more lol) But, I'm a big fan of both now, and look forward to listening to more of their music.

  • @bobbucks
    @bobbucks 6 ปีที่แล้ว +110

    OMG this is the best thing I've heard in years. Unreal

  • @brittanyoconnell755
    @brittanyoconnell755 6 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    This song brings tears to my eyes every time..whether it be happy tears or sad tears. I've battled addiction for years and am finally clean and getting myself back up and holding on.. Plus my name is Brittany and my dad calls me baby girl...what a small, beautiful world we live in

    • @doctormccaff2451
      @doctormccaff2451 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      good on you :) congratulations for beating your addictions

    • @brandikio3005
      @brandikio3005 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Congratulations on your clean time hopefully you will stay on that path.

    • @sheenabuckles4255
      @sheenabuckles4255 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      👍

    • @TheOhyeah1
      @TheOhyeah1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      me too, sometimes you just need to hear something like this to make it past a hard time xo

    • @xrawrbiexrotten
      @xrawrbiexrotten 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      This is my kick addictions ass song also. Thxnfor sharing Brittany

  • @burningbird7776
    @burningbird7776 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I can't wait for 40 years to pass, and hear this song only to scream my lungs out singing it to my grandkids

  • @ogadlogadl490
    @ogadlogadl490 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Really ruff time back in 2010, use to cry driving on the way to work while singing/screaming this song holding onto the future and steering wheel for dear life.
    Great performance, great song.
    Thank you for helping me have hope during that time.

  • @neville2308
    @neville2308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    As someone named Brittany who was in and out of foster care as a kid with super abusive parents. This song meant everything to me growing up. Thank you.

  • @barbaravanwhy4564
    @barbaravanwhy4564 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Oh my God this woman blows me away I love her what a powerful voice

  • @josephearley9530
    @josephearley9530 ปีที่แล้ว

    Come back here every so often and still my favourite recording on TH-cam. The Itunes recording just isn’t the same

    • @StinkyOwl-j4m
      @StinkyOwl-j4m ปีที่แล้ว

      Completely understand no hard feeling nothing personal we all good. Kindness please this jams hella best best needed to be heard on the daily I think anyone else?😊

  • @jborgman105
    @jborgman105 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I heard this song when I was like 13 for the first time and it caught me off guard. The older I get the more I fall in love with this song. So powerful and so much soul.

    • @michaelflanagan5450
      @michaelflanagan5450 ปีที่แล้ว

      It caught me around 2015 keep going back great sounds.

  • @ciaranocraobhach
    @ciaranocraobhach ปีที่แล้ว +235

    How in the world did I only just hear this song in 2023?! Simple, brilliant. Those vocals are killing me.

    • @frankcarey9567
      @frankcarey9567 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same here, this song blew me away!

    • @jamescrawford2341
      @jamescrawford2341 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I was channel surfing years ago and spotted/heard the Shakes on a Saturday Night Live. A show I hadn't watched in years. Her voice captured my interest, and I started watching SNL again every week to insure I would catch the new bands!

    • @activechild35
      @activechild35 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jamescrawford2341 That was their big entrance I feel in mainstream..That performance was ammmmmazing

    • @ciaranocraobhach
      @ciaranocraobhach ปีที่แล้ว

      ​​@@SunnyvaleTrailerParkSupervisorI was too busy banging your mother mate

    • @chasidyk8730
      @chasidyk8730 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      SAME! How am I just now listening to this song in 2023? Sittin here crying my eyes out reading these comments. Much love to every single one of you fighting a battle whether it be cancer, addiction, or anything that might be stealing your joy! To Brittany and her band keep on keepin on PLEASE! ❤❤❤

  • @joepeterbilly2922
    @joepeterbilly2922 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Been listening to this for a while, saw the video a few months ago. Can't believe how hard this chick rocks! Now that's feeling! Absolutely love it! Thumbs way up.

  • @sl8913
    @sl8913 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This song has kept me breathing for the past 8 years. Thanks for the hope.

  • @Freakerbythespeaker
    @Freakerbythespeaker ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Been struggling with depression and a friend that is trying to help me back to the light sent this to me. Oof, the feels on this one!

    • @MARKS-oq6bd
      @MARKS-oq6bd 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Keep going.

    • @aesonsempratesupergamer2917
      @aesonsempratesupergamer2917 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I struggle everyday this song gives me a reason to HOLD ON! You're not alone.

  • @felixjones9198
    @felixjones9198 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I heard this on Rage TV at about 6-7 am at the end of a huge night of partying, you know when you're feeling all the effects at once and you're emotionally fragile like you can't believe... I could tell by the drums and the intro that it was going to be something special, but I wasn't prepared for how utterly spellbound I was by the raw emotion of her voice and the quality of the musicians in the band. It was one of the few songs ever that genuinely blew my mind the first time I heard it. It left me speechless with my jaw on the floor. AMAZING.

  • @shaydelindsey3120
    @shaydelindsey3120 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1219

    2021 here, I still get goose bumps everytime I hear this song!!

    • @brittanycox1741
      @brittanycox1741 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      My name is Brittany, and this is basically my hype song. haha

    • @erictagg7465
      @erictagg7465 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Me too..

    • @IdealDanl
      @IdealDanl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Me three :) -- Ms. Howard is timeless.

    • @jakecutty8381
      @jakecutty8381 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That makes 4 of us

    • @shaydelindsey3120
      @shaydelindsey3120 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@brittanycox1741 You can't help being lifted up listening to this!!!

  • @craigmarlow2194
    @craigmarlow2194 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    O girl said I drink and listen to the same old songs over n over. She said she wanted to play one. Now I listen to this one over n over now 🤘🏽

  • @KS-ow5ts
    @KS-ow5ts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +403

    My Mama speaks to me through this song...... She introduced me to you, and since her death this song keeps coming into my life... I'm holding on!!! Come on Karly, you got to get back up.. Holding on!! ❤️❤️❤️💯💯💪🏼

    • @jeanette590
      @jeanette590 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      She would want you to get back up! You got this baby girl! ✌️❤️✊💪🙏

    • @irenedixon4615
      @irenedixon4615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      God ❤ loves you Karly.
      Keep the Faith!
      God Almighty is awesome.
      He'll NEVER forsake you RATHER we tend to forsake him. Your Mom is your guardian angel 😇
      Stay safe sweetie ❤

    • @itgetter9
      @itgetter9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Rooting for you, Karly. Your Mama is watching over you. HOLD ON!

    • @KS-ow5ts
      @KS-ow5ts 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@itgetter9 trying so hard

    • @ahaley3292
      @ahaley3292 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Keep holding on Karly. And Happy Holidays!

  • @kayleemullinax5697
    @kayleemullinax5697 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Was one of my dads favorite songs . Been two years . This brought so much emotion . Thank you .

  • @Dana-wn6il
    @Dana-wn6il 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    My husband reached 69 .He played this song for a whole year before he passed away.I love You Alabama Shakes

  • @davebowles1957
    @davebowles1957 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That's pure soul oozing out of this womans amazingly powerful voice and the drive of the beat reaches deep, deep down inside my gut!
    This was my late wifes favorite song while she was ill.

  • @yakob8221
    @yakob8221 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    You know this band is authentic as heck when they have their music video be them playing the song live 😩😍
    This tune is the positivity I need daily

  • @amentetbastet6746
    @amentetbastet6746 8 ปีที่แล้ว +302

    her voice is so powerful I love this song

  • @davemiller8203
    @davemiller8203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Your voice is like a thousand angels singing at once. I just love your music!

  • @isidrotapia8391
    @isidrotapia8391 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This took 12 years to get to me. I’m thankful. The wait is over. The future is today

  • @afromaster02
    @afromaster02 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That voice gives me chills.. This is the how you perform music!

  • @paoladeleon6365
    @paoladeleon6365 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Such grit, such soul. Simple but powerful message & lawd that voice. This is my go-to pump up song. Happy Friday world!

  • @stevelandry5822
    @stevelandry5822 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This song I just can't stop playing on repeat. Amazingly talented. Heard it on movie The Dog. And searched. Now looking up some of there different songs. Simply awesome. Thank you.

    • @littlebudro8032
      @littlebudro8032 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I just heard it watching the movie Dog & I looked it up & had to have it in my collection..so good..luv it

    • @irisheyez24
      @irisheyez24 ปีที่แล้ว

      I heard it years and years ago and was just now watching the movie The Dog and thought, holy crap!! How could I have forgotten about this song??? Now I've been listening to it on repeat...
      I have NEVER posted personal stuff about my life, but in the last 18 days, I've lost my job, my relationship and my apartment, health insurance and medications at the end of this month and I'm 55 yrs old. This song...has given me some hope to cling to at the single worst time of my life. 🙏🏼 for me. And, thank you Brittany and the Alabama Shakes.❤

  • @Crippledbunny
    @Crippledbunny 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This song is incredible and has been a beacon of light in some of the darkest times of my life.

  •  8 ปีที่แล้ว +1309

    She is absolutely incredible, soul touching. What a woman.

  • @gbates5414
    @gbates5414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    Brittany Howard has spoken. I love her voice, it is 1 of a kind

  • @glorialorrainequintana244
    @glorialorrainequintana244 8 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I am in love with Alabama Shakes! I can't get enough of this band!

    • @puregold8053
      @puregold8053 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I LOVE HER TOO....HOLD ON..

  • @mariacamilamachadoalmeida3292
    @mariacamilamachadoalmeida3292 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I am 68 and learn from my son about new bands ! This lady's voice is pure gold and soul !

  • @Mark-yb1sp
    @Mark-yb1sp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    No matter how many times I listen this, I just “got to hold on.” Life is good. 🤗

    • @chrislewis5336
      @chrislewis5336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You saved my life, I cant express in words how grateful I am, I love u. Dont have the guts to tell u so I'll bury my emotions in the comment section lol

    • @davidjones-bh5xg
      @davidjones-bh5xg 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Life is Pain - Schopenhauer

  • @ima2000man
    @ima2000man ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Hey thanks for inspiring me. I'm 58, and every day I somehow live in this place, where I gotta hold on... and damn, I feel like the whole world looks at me funny, I just gotta hold on. Fighting many forms of character defects, addictions, and other issues designed to kill my spirit... the song lets me know what I gotta do. These comments listed here let me know I'm not alone. And what I gotta hold on to, that's the interesting part. I gotta hold on to something not so easily touched, not so easily seen. Sometimes it's hope, sometimes it's God, sometimes trust, and often times I don't know what, but the energy of it is captured in this song. C'mon Brittney... you gotta hold on, and if I can see you doin' it, holding on, I believe I can too. THANKS

  • @stickman5454
    @stickman5454 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    This song and my family got me through 108 days in hospital some the darkest I have ever known...still listening to it now and for ever!

    • @jamiearmstrong2412
      @jamiearmstrong2412 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I wish you the best.

    • @767dag
      @767dag ปีที่แล้ว

      stay strong i’m your cheer leader … been to the edge

  • @flamencoprof
    @flamencoprof ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Back playing my playlist. This number grabbed my attention when released. That driving chug of a rhythm, the slow crescendo, the kbd pushing with simple chords, the lead guitar is tasty, the bass is just driving it along, and then there's Brittney, holding it all together. Still awesome to me after a decade.

  • @Christine-ux5lw
    @Christine-ux5lw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    I literally thought this was an older middle age guy singing. Till I saw this video. Like 5 yrs later. Wow. She rocks.

    • @precisionbrown6829
      @precisionbrown6829 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Still wondering if it’s a girl or a guy

    • @tracyboles107
      @tracyboles107 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is my first time listening to this band, they were highly recommended by a coworker, Damn he is right, she can rock it out!!!!!! New fan here......

    • @RByrne
      @RByrne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me to!

    • @metalicrobot66
      @metalicrobot66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@precisionbrown6829 she's a woman. no need to be rude.

  • @daughterofdan6668
    @daughterofdan6668 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This woman's voice in incomparable and impeccable. When I feel down this song lifts me up.

  • @natewilliams1062
    @natewilliams1062 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Late 60s perfected. I say that with sooooo much respect. Shakes have it on lock. Real shit is hard to come by. Thank y’all

  • @OnTheShouldersOfGiants64
    @OnTheShouldersOfGiants64 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I remember being in Tennessee about to head back to Florida in the morning unable to sleep and seeing this song performed live! I was coming back to town for my grandmothers memorial service and I had been talking to a girl and we ended up getting together when I got back. It reminded me that there was good even in the bad times, of course we didn't last and eventually I had new good times to get me through that darkness.

  • @Boski391
    @Boski391 10 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    I am just speechless.....this gives me hope that REAL music and Musicians are not gone.

    • @X9523-z3v
      @X9523-z3v 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Rip

    • @cjoelharrison
      @cjoelharrison 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Me too!!!!

  • @aprilflynn
    @aprilflynn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I love her so much. The whole band kicks.

  • @amberlowery3417
    @amberlowery3417 10 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Nearly 3 years on rotation in my playlists & it's always as good as the first time.

    • @n4nurfknb1ness52
      @n4nurfknb1ness52 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I just heard it for the first time today and wow I'm very impressed with this band. Cant wait to see them at Bonnaroo this year. June cant come fast enough.

    • @amberlowery3417
      @amberlowery3417 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed. Brittany is electric and so captivating on stage. You will not be disappointed! Bonnaroo is going to be great.

  • @Knottybohemian21
    @Knottybohemian21 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    One of my favorite bands! My grandma passed away in 2017 and I played this song over and over to get me thru it!

    • @IdealDanl
      @IdealDanl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      For me as well. Lost my sister after a long difficult battle, and as you say, this song get me thru it.

  • @geraldlandryofficial
    @geraldlandryofficial 8 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Man these are some freaking talented musicians. What a great band.

  • @thepeckhampoet1909
    @thepeckhampoet1909 6 ปีที่แล้ว +668

    Dame this girl has got soul in her soul. Best female artist I've heard since Joplin

    • @throatbruise
      @throatbruise 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Don't forget about early Gwen.

    • @vicky8867
      @vicky8867 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Soul in her soul. Good one 👏👏👏

    • @ruthcarter946
      @ruthcarter946 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Britany is Bomb, but you should get with some Beth Hart.

    • @chrissteinruck8681
      @chrissteinruck8681 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah, you're missing a female artist or two.....just saying 🤘✌

    • @leerampolla2835
      @leerampolla2835 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Beth Hart

  • @amykelch3826
    @amykelch3826 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    So much TALENT, SOUL and POWER. UNBELIEVABLE!!!

  • @casestudy220
    @casestudy220 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Finally got a copy of this album. Been looking forever. One of best records ever made. Every song is as great as this one.

  • @ConoverKennard
    @ConoverKennard 10 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    What a voice!