Lyle Lovett with Nanci Griffith - Closing Time
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- This is one of my favorite Lyle Lovett songs. Here he is performing live at a backyard barbeque in East Texas, with Nanci Griffith. Their harmonies are heavenly. I wish they had done commercial work together. Their sound far surpasses his duets with Emmy Lou and others (imho). This was shot in the late 1970s prior to anyone becoming popular. Most of this shoot I was the Technical Director (the guy that calls the camera shots and makes the switches). On this particular song, I traded off and grabbed the handheld. You can see me in the beginning just to the left of the stage, before I realized I was in the shot. Another interesting tid-bit. One of the cams was on a fixed tripod for wide shots.and WAS NOT TO BE MOVED. It was just to be monitored. Unfortunately, the cameraman was stubborn, thought he knew better, and went against specific instructions. You can see the results of him fighting the tripod. When I saw the footage afterward, I was not very happy. Originally, in post, I edited out the visuals of most of his footage. Here, I have chosen to leave it as is. This was also the debut of a communications system the my brother designed for the TD to talk to the cameramen. We had no idea the talent level that was going to be there and thought it was a good time for a test run. Some of you know my brother as the designer of the TANSTAAFL Sound Systems from the early 1970s on the East Coast. Others may know his later work on the Space Station communications systems for NASA. Prior to my posting this up on Facebook and subsequently, now, here, only Lyle had copies of this footage.
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What an astonishing duet, and oh, how young they were. The world is darker and drearier without Nanci.
She is Still Here ☮️💞🐕✌️🇺🇸🦾💪☕
I've never seen either Lyle or Nancy at this young age. This is a treasure. Goodbye, Nanci. Thank you for sharing your gift.
Me either.
Funny, I was just thinking "wow it's really something to see Lyle looking this young... but Nanci? She stayed this sweet young woman all her life, somehow." I mean I've seen pictures of her in her 50s and 60s and she still held onto that sweet gentle spirit of youth somehow.
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I was thinking same they are so young
@@markw4206 yes nanci aged really well
Wow, Nancy was like "hold my beer" Then does a killer duet! Two of the greatest songwriters
Takes me back to 78 and 79 when I was at UT and lived a block behind the Hole In The Wall. Lyle played the Aggie scene and Nancy had a regular gig at the Hole. It was a different Hole back then, everyone was real. Many a night listening to Nancy sing and play her heart out. One night she even made a jesting remark about me, referring to someone in the audience as being obnoxious. There were only four people in there that night, and two of them were bartenders. I would just sit in the back mesmerized with her often. Enthralled by her shows every time. Fly on sweet Nancy on your beautiful angel wings.
wow. that must have been something else again....
Nanci is still a beautiful light, despite her soul’s recent transition to its next journey. I will always picture her with those beautiful Angel Wings she wore in the video “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness”
I take comfort in the idea that John Prine welcomed her….wearing his wings ❤️
This recording is one reason why TH-cam is so great. Thanks for posting this!
The sound is amazing in this video. Really good stuff , thanks for posting.
So sad just heard the news...Nanci Griffith RIP...a true musical treasure
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Nancy's songs were filled with the images and stories of womens lives. Fly on, Nancy! We'll never forget you, and thank you for writing all those beautiful songs!
Agreed, but this is a Lyle Lovett song.
God bless the flyer, Nanci.
@@johnely one of my favorites too
Can't help but wonder how there are so many musicians far less talented getting so much more attention than these two receive.
This is really special. Lyle and Nanci singing together is so sweet and lovely.
@Lyle Lovett please add me to your fan club. Thank you so much for sharing your gift!
Seeing these two so young again makes me feel young…and reminds me just how old I am.
RIP, Nanci. Thank you for the music. Never forgotten...
Nanci's voice was always heavenly, but her gift as a harmony singer often goes unnoticed, I think.
Oh, so, so sad to hear of Nanci's passing on Aug. 13, 2021.
Just can't believe it. In my eyes she always seemed so young.
Was lucky to see her just once in concert at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles about 1993.
What a treasure this video is, an Nanci, RIP, sang like I would imagine angels sound like ❤🙏☘🕯
this gave me the feeling that i've been going to the wrong backyards bbqs my whole life.
@Janet Kelly not from the uk, and chuckle is the intended reaction .
Me too!!
Just saw him tonight then found this touching footage of Lyle so young. And dear Nanci. We are the same age. How long these artists gave us joy.
theres hardly a day that goes by that i dont hear some one new on YT. In 62 years I never heard Nancy Griffith! Im glad I happened upon this video and looked her up. Wonderful songs. What a gem she is indeed! RIP
Jesus Christ. Nanci's gone. Now, seeing this just makes it a thousand times more heartbreaking.
I know -
So nice to see Lyle and Nanci singing together. They were both so young with their life and careers ahead of them. RIP lovely Lady.
I never get tired of this performance! It doesn't get much better than this! So young and so talented! I have been so fortunate to see them live in several venues in and around Taos!!!
Major kudos to the sound quality!
For something that was recorded over 40-years ago, outside on a breezy day, at a party, and next to a road, it's amazing you were able to get anything other than back ground noise. This should be archived at the Library of Congrss.
Thanks. We tried hard to make sure the performers were heard and not the traffic or planes. Do loves their duet. She was magical that way.
sound table at 2:50.... reel deck... thats why... GREAT forethought
(... where's the rest of the reel.... )
Blew me away. Long time fan and supporter of Nanci G. Have always appreciated Lyle, under-rated, how handsome they both are here and sounding perfect thank you@
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What a treasure this video is.. Thanks for preserving this memory.
They are both national treasures. Rest well Nancy, you will never be forgotten.
Nanci Griffith was beautiful in every way.
Total guess is this is from 1978. Just feels like that moment in time to me. August.
What a beautiful version of one of Lyle's finest songs.
Truly how the end of a show sometimes feels.
I just happened upon this. Two of my absolute favorites. WOW!!
Such a beautiful recording of a simple song by Lyle with Nanci accompanying. Sometime you find gems out there on the web. Sad that Nanci has left us. Such a beautiful voice and songwriter
I can’t get enough of this. Revisit it a couple times a week. So thankful to the OP.
So cool to see these two performing together when they were so young. I wonder if they had any idea at that time that they would grow up to be legends?
Perfect song for today... thank you. And thank you Nancy for it all...
Even more rare--an Aggie grad and a Longhorn grad in harmony!
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Also, I love the less-than-perfect quality. Perfection is highly overrated!! Thank you for sharing!
Youth is gone so quickly yet so imperceptibly, right under our noses.
Great! A wonderful gift . Goodbye, Nanci. Thanks for your music.
It goes to show what accomplished musicians can squeeze out of a wooden box strung with silver wires and two voices in exquisite harmony.
I remember Nanci at this age - in little places when you could buy her a drink - but this performance is great indeed. I lived in Texas back then and heard her many many times. I would go see her or SRV whenever they played in Austin or Houston. Both masters and both gone to the great beyond - RIP honey
Thank you for this. I've seen Lyle a couple of times, and Robert Keen. But I never got to see her a was recently shocked to hear of her death. All these folks were a part of my life. RIP Nancy,
Great share! It's the oldest Lyle video I've seen, and I agree Nancy sounds great with him. As a fellow archivist, I appreciate your effort.
Wow, just stumbled upon this and it gave me chills; I spent many a Sunday evening in Aggieland listening to Lyle perform at a hamburger joint called Dead Solid Perfect. This would have been around that same time; seeing his face in this video just took me back 40 years to a far simpler time. Thanks for posting this! Made my day.
I’m really enjoying the posts (in addition to the INCREDIBLE MUSIC) and mentions of a “simpler” time. Was it - or is it just so much better than what we have now. The cooling long sleeve white shirts, the backyard, the people are so welcoming. I love this video and keep coming back. Thanks for posting!!!
Amazing duet...I haven't ever heard of Lyle Lovett& Nanci Griffith performing together 😘 They both look so young! 😘🤗
Look at how young Lyle was!!! Awesome video.
This is about the time I first started listening to both Lyle and Nancy use to go to Anderson's Fair in Houston and the Cactus Cafe in Austin.good times/memories. Thanks for the reminder of a simpler time and how good these artist's are.
This song served as the perfect closing track to Lyle's debut album.
Fantastic quality for a couple of musical geniuses having some fun outside. Look at the cars passing by, right behind them!
This is great, from about ten years before I became obsessed with her . I'm still very heartbroken about losing Nanci, but what an amazing wealth of music she left us. In a better world she would have been one of the biggest names in the industry, but at least we fortunate ones are blessed enough to have treasured her while she lived and remember her far, far after she left us.
What can be said when presented with such grace and beauty?
This is so lovely. Thanks very much for sharing! I had it on my “Watch later” list for like 3 years, and finally watched it, and now I keep returning to re-watch it. There’s something so bittersweet, not just in the music, but in the sense of years passing. They were so young. ❤❤❤
An absolute tragic loss to the world. God bless you Nanci and thank you for everything that you have given us all you will forever be remembered
I've watched this footage at least 20 times and enjoy it for it's candid and honest innocent style. I've loved Nancy for several years and never got the chance to see her live but just seeing this video, with her so young and 'wide eyed', with Lyle, and her doing such flawless harmony, is such a treat...Thank You for sharing this treasure from the 70's!!!
Before her "I Like Ike" button. To listen to Nanci and her amazing songs is a gift that will continue though it is not the same without her.
This is so so so so so awesome. I can't imagine seeing these two together in a backyard. I would've died and gone to heaven. I've been listening to Nanci and Lyle since I discovered them in college 20 years ago. Hard to believe it's been so long. They are both just amazing performers, writers, and singers. So glad you posted this and I came across it. :)
Ditto to every sentiment stated.
I have been to various folk back-yard gatherings where people just get up and sing a few songs each. All ranges of talent you hear at these informal get togethers, some quite good, others so-so but never saw talent at these type of gatherings like Nanci & Lyle (even through it was the early stages of their music at the time.)
Thank you. I found this by luck. Nanci, I am so saddened by your passing. My music has been influenced so much by your style and humble approach.
WOW! Beautiful! Back in the '70's, I was aware of Nanci but not Lyle. Nanci played at my college around '76 or thereabouts. I got her album "There's A Light Beyond These Woods", on the original BF Deal Records - actually, she appeared on my campus with a host of artists from that label: Mike WIlliams, Allan Damron, Bill & Bonnie Hearn...damn good times in Texas back then.
Mould broken...so sad
Live on in the hearts of those that loved you....RIP
Breathtaking moment captured for the ages!
I "discovered" this gem a few years ago and have played it over and over so many times I have lost track! So sweet!!! Thank you for this one!
A song with true country heart. Thanks to both these wonderful performers.
Whenever I hear Nanci or Lyle sing I think of Texas and home. The young lady on the lawn with the Lone Star beer...I'm in a Lone Star State of Mind.
Thank you Terry.
So beautiful, as everyone says! People who sing from their hearts touch the goodness in us all.
This is incredible. Thank you for posting.
Thank you. I miss Nanci's music and I hope she is healthy and happy
Just came across this video. I absolutely love both of their music and what a nice duet they do here. Beautiful tune. Although this was posted a long time ago, I'm so glad to find it out here in the online universe! Might try to sing it with my daughter.
Grateful for this video. I know they collaborated, it's just lovely to hear them together tonight. She's so beautiful.
This is sheer magic - they are so young and sound so pure. The person with the shag haircut who sips from their beer about halfway thru this looks a lot like I did at that time - it would have been one of the greatest afternoons of my life to have been there. Beer, ribs, and the voices of angels. Thanks for sharing this.
Just beautiful, thanks.
unplug them people, magnifecent !
i'm so happy that i've seen nanci (once) and lyle (three times)
This is music. A man, a woman, and a guitar....singing a hauntingly beautiful song.
That’s a good title for a song in it’s own right.
I’m an Aggie. I’ve followed Lyle for decades. I’ve never seen his hair look this normal. I thoroughly enjoyed this clip!
When you hear the 1st bars / beginning of this song song you are in for a great/melodic feeling that soothes you at the time and beyond.GREAT SONG,GOD BLESS LYLE & NANCI
wow!!! all i can say is WOW!!!
This is priceless, thanks for sharing
I wish I’d been able to have a Lone Star with Nanci
Much love Nanci; thank you 💝
This was around the time i discovered these two .caught as many show that i could.Anderson's Fair Cactus Cafe Emma Joe's Good memories good times
Two people who will have part of my heart, as they gave theirs.
This is a Treasure, RIP Nancy - You gave us the Gift of Happy Memories.
Angelic voice incredible mix thank you
This is so beautiful to bring pain
Wow!thank you for sharing this gem 💜 going to miss Nanci Griffith so much😇
Superb. Thank you for sharing. 🙏 💚
Oh wow ty for posting this ❤️❤️🥰🥰🥰❤️❤️🥰🥰
RIP Nanci. Beautiful video. Nothing like Lyle and Naci together.
Thank you for posting this! I’m looking at old Nanci performances. Missing her sooo much. Guess I always will now. This song is quite fitting.
Well this is JUST THE SHIT!!!
Can't imagine Lyle and Nanci out in the backyard, and Lone Star beer.
How cool could that have been.
Thanks for a GREAT upload!
Nice and relaxed, natural, effortless, organic. Real. Delicious. Thanks for sharing.
My gosh they’re both so young! Adorable.
Wow, this footage is pure gold. Thanks for sharing it.
What wonderful footage, thank you for this. RIP Nanci, you will be with us forever.
Don't get too sad when a musician or movie star dies. I only cried when Jerry Garcia died, and when Nanci died. Sometimes late at night I am brought to tears listening to her songs. So many songs do it
Thank you so much for this video Definitely something that will be shared It's such a sad day
So cute, and cute still with no hair. Love his voice.
What a rare treat. Thanks so much for posting this.
It might be Closing Time, but for me this is the perfect way to start my week on a Monday morning. Beautiful.
My favorites. What a beautiful gift to find this tonight. Thank you. Truly truly.
Thank you so much Terry for posting this - what an incredible treasure ❤️
I come back again and again to listen to this beautiful song sung by 2 of the very best singer-songwriters. If you have more footage, this Nanci fan would dearly love to see it. Thanks again Terry 👍
What incredible treasures. Thank you.
Great sound for an outdoor venue! Thanks for posting this video of very young Lyle and Nanci -- I love them both!