I'm 21 and my friends always wonder what the hell I'm listening to, but screw 'em. John Hiatt and Steve Earle are musical monsters, can't wait to see John live again.
We're mixing up drinks with mixed feelings. . .god, I love John Hiatt! This is one of my favorite Hiatt songs. How could you not love "there's only two things in life, but I forget what they are"?
This video was filmed in 1994 and I'm actually in it for a few seconds at 3:24 the girl on the left in the white sweater. I was 24 at the time and I so miss these times!
My mom's family survived the Great Depression on 40 acres in northeastern Arkansas next to Buffalo slough. Every time I hear this song it takes me there and it's 1933, now that's Americana. Grandpa built the house on the 40 acres himself. All that from a 4 minute, 35 second song, all of his music is like that.
Yes sir, I am 65, and this is my favorite video. Even the videos are excellent. I had head of him years earlier, but damn, when slow turning came out--- I know good stuff👍🍉
“Now there’s only two things in life but i forget what they are”... What an amazing lyric. The phrasing and musical pronunciation should be studied by next gen songwriters.
I'm 26 and feel that most of my peers have abysmal taste in music. Good to see other people around here who agree: John Hiatt, Steve Earle, John Prine...simply three of the best ever.
Our man John is a special talent with an amazing ability to paint a picture with words in a way that only a few can. And he adds cool music too. ;) Long live John!
We play this track as part of our set and the good people of the UK love it. The melody is evocative and the beat is beguiling so even folks who have never heard it, love this track - best wishes, Mike from The Hicksville Band
My God! One of my 5 favourite Hiatt tunes of all time! I never knew this one was released as a single. It's incredible that songs like these don't sell a million/billion times. But it's great to see that at least it is much appreciated by his fans. John is one of the best!
Put this on my walkman 20 yrs ago to listen to on holiday with my kids, they still love the tracks from Perfectly good guitar , to this day ,now that's education
For what it's worth now, this song has been out there all along on the underrated "Perfectly Good Guitar" album. Just one more absolute gem from Hiatt that never got enough notice. Great to find it here.
This guy is a great singer. I can't imagine why he isn't more famous than he is. I had the CD "Perfectly Good Guitar", but my kids tore it up. BAD KIDS!
I heard this song Live four (count 'em, *four!* ) times on the Perfectly Good Guitar tour, with Mike Ward on guitar. As much as I love Ry Cooder and Sonny Landreth and David Immergluck and some of the other great folks who have played with John over the years, it was one hell of a band he had here, known as The Guilty Dogs ("I did it!) on that tour. This song was fantastic live, and Mike Ward's slide guitar break and solo on "Thank You Girl" was one of the most insane over-the-top phenomenal slide guitar moments I've ever heard. (I have it on tape, as one of the show's was broadcast on local radio and a friend taped it for me). I took my new girlfriend to the 3rd (and fourth) show I attended on that tour, and I think she fell in love with John Hiatt at the same approximate time she was falling in love with me! She has been a huge fan ever since. She tried to get tickets *today* for the upcoming tour of John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett, but all the good seats at the closest theater were already sold out, except for the seats in the nosebleed section. Our old eyes don't work that well at a distance, and anyway the timing would be problematic for her work schedule , so I guess we won't be able to see him this time around. Bummer!
This song, as well as Cross My Fingers, was my "gateway" to the genius that is John Hiatt! IMO, he is the not only the greatest American songwriter but he is the greatest American lyricist ever. I welcome any others that are in his class. I would love to hear them!
I've seen quite a few performers on stage. John is among the very, very best of them all. There is no better singer and no better songwriter on the planet. Unfortunately I have seen him live only once, as he doesn't come to Germany too often. I'd love to see him again.
I can't believe I found this song on here...thank-you so much for putting it up. I absolutely LOVE this song and can never find it and no one seems to know it. Buffalo River Home...I have always felt a connection to the girl he is singing about; I think I am that girl! (But what girl doesn't, right?)
@ShortiSnappin You have really exceptional taste. Hey, I'm 33 and I was about your age when I got into John Hiatt too. Don't worry. John Hiatt and Stever Earle will still be highly regarded long after Kanye West and Rhianna are gone.
I was given a copy of Hiatt's "Slow Turning" cassette by a boss during a college job. I was probably about 22. I was a metal head but I instantly loved Hiatt. Delbert McClinton, Knopfler and Robert Cray were also some of my faves.
Year’s of living and driving that road this is a blues tribute song that I always thought was a great song and the best song Compared to highway 61 with Dylan .
Well the last couple people who say that their peers don't get their taste in music... Our parents are cool and they listen to wicked music! We went to see Hiatt as a family when I was like 14. (The Mandy Moore thing is painful)
@ShortiSnappin Good for you! Stand your ground....you are the one who should be laughing at them. This music will stand the test of time, theirs will be forgotten.
So many similarities to manic depression. The song may have nothing in common, but it fits some ways, very close. Thank you John for telling truth better than any shrink.
Who does not like this song, along with the rest of his huge catalogue have no taste, and aren't intelligent enough to understanding it! He's our hometown jewel here in Nashville.
![John Hiatt & The Guilty Dogs - Buffalo River Home [3-15-94]](/img/n.gif)
I'm 21 and my friends always wonder what the hell I'm listening to, but screw 'em. John Hiatt and Steve Earle are musical monsters, can't wait to see John live again.
John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett are stone cold magical to see together as well.
Tell them you're listening to music! Give me Hiatt, Earle, Lovett, Bruce Cockburn, Jason Isbell and Rodney Crowell and I am a happy camper
Being 21 doesn't last long, huh?
@@tmac8892 Not long enough! :)
May I suggest the late great John Prine for you also check out rock and roll group Dire Straits Mark Knopfler solo stuff
We're mixing up drinks with mixed feelings. . .god, I love John Hiatt! This is one of my favorite Hiatt songs. How could you not love "there's only two things in life, but I forget what they are"?
Trying to fill this hole in my soul but nothing fits there! What a great songwriter!!!
Just let that pony ride!
Who's listening in 2023??
2024
The first time I heard this gem it resonated with me on so many levels. "Trying to fill up this hole in my soul, but nothing fits there".
This video was filmed in 1994 and I'm actually in it for a few seconds at 3:24 the girl on the left in the white sweater. I was 24 at the time and I so miss these times!
I was listening while reading the comments then I saw yours.
That's cool.
One of the few songs in the world & can listen to over & over. Hands down John Hiatt is America's greatest songwriter!
AMEN!!! And Nashville agrees!
I agree
My mom's family survived the Great Depression on 40 acres in northeastern Arkansas next to Buffalo slough. Every time I hear this song it takes me there and it's 1933, now that's Americana. Grandpa built the house on the 40 acres himself. All that from a 4 minute, 35 second song, all of his music is like that.
Man, i'm 52 years old and just recentlly discovered this guy. I think iI missed alot.
His music is great!
Yes sir, I am 65, and this is my favorite video. Even the videos are excellent. I had head of him years earlier, but damn, when slow turning came out--- I know good stuff👍🍉
“Now there’s only two things in life but i forget what they are”...
What an amazing lyric. The phrasing and musical pronunciation should be studied by next gen songwriters.
I'm 26 and feel that most of my peers have abysmal taste in music. Good to see other people around here who agree: John Hiatt, Steve Earle, John Prine...simply three of the best ever.
Your taste in music is beyond EXCELLENT!!!
steve earle ?? you lost your mind ??
25, right there with you. So many more. Lyle Lovett is great if you haven’t checked him out.
Our man John is a special talent with an amazing ability to paint a picture with words in a way that only a few can.
And he adds cool music too. ;)
Long live John!
We play this track as part of our set and the good people of the UK love it. The melody is evocative and the beat is beguiling so even folks who have never heard it, love this track - best wishes, Mike from The Hicksville Band
My God! One of my 5 favourite Hiatt tunes of all time! I never knew this one was released as a single. It's incredible that songs like these don't sell a million/billion times. But it's great to see that at least it is much appreciated by his fans. John is one of the best!
One of my favorite songs of all time. And I've been around awhile.
Meeee Tooooo!
Sixty three and I agree.
41 here
Me too
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Put this on my walkman 20 yrs ago to listen to on holiday with my kids, they still love the tracks from Perfectly good guitar , to this day ,now that's education
John Hiatt is such a great musician. He's amazing!
God, I love visiting Hiatt's videos. No vitriol, just love.
He is a national treasure. Once he cleaned up and found his footing as an artist, every album has been a gem.
Absolutely one of the greatest songs ever written!
For what it's worth now, this song has been out there all along on the underrated "Perfectly Good Guitar" album. Just one more absolute gem from Hiatt that never got enough notice. Great to find it here.
Not underrated.
Haven't heard this in years
Crying happy tears now of better times
Just when you think that you've gypped, the bearded lady comes and does a double back flip......
I miss seeing y’all at greens grocery. You’ll never know how much you and Nancy touched my life. Best always…always. Stacey Anderson
This guy is a great singer. I can't imagine why he isn't more famous than he is. I had the CD "Perfectly Good Guitar", but my kids tore it up. BAD KIDS!
I heard this song Live four (count 'em, *four!* ) times on the Perfectly Good Guitar tour, with Mike Ward on guitar. As much as I love Ry Cooder and Sonny Landreth and David Immergluck and some of the other great folks who have played with John over the years, it was one hell of a band he had here, known as The Guilty Dogs ("I did it!) on that tour. This song was fantastic live, and Mike Ward's slide guitar break and solo on "Thank You Girl" was one of the most insane over-the-top phenomenal slide guitar moments I've ever heard. (I have it on tape, as one of the show's was broadcast on local radio and a friend taped it for me). I took my new girlfriend to the 3rd (and fourth) show I attended on that tour, and I think she fell in love with John Hiatt at the same approximate time she was falling in love with me! She has been a huge fan ever since. She tried to get tickets *today* for the upcoming tour of John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett, but all the good seats at the closest theater were already sold out, except for the seats in the nosebleed section. Our old eyes don't work that well at a distance, and anyway the timing would be problematic for her work schedule , so I guess we won't be able to see him this time around. Bummer!
This is one of the best songs ever
cool melody. he's a genius amongst songwriters.
Absolutely adore this song...
Hiatt is the coolest ever!!!
This song is SO phillosphical...
Saw him live once, great performer.
His album 'perfectly good guitar' could be a Greatest Hits record.
Wonderful.
Lived in Mississippi for a while and this sound was always on the bonfire playlist.
I have ALWAYS loved this song!!!! Thanks for the vid :-)
just floated the Buffalo river yesterday and we did see some pretty sweet old homes, front porches, horses.
Rock on, John. Very few people paint a picture with words as well as John Hiatt.
My favorite Hiatt song. Love this song......
Blasted out the album this came from earlier
Awesome from the truly marvellous John Hiatt
one can t go wrong with the best song writer EVER
great music, nice man, JOHN HIATT!!
What a great storyteller he is with such a wonderfully unique voice to tell it in!
saw him twice in mobile .. great shows.. a national treasure!!!
This song, as well as Cross My Fingers, was my "gateway" to the genius that is John Hiatt! IMO, he is the not only the greatest American songwriter but he is the greatest American lyricist ever. I welcome any others that are in his class. I would love to hear them!
I thank you great song and video.
One of John's best!
Why does this damn song move me so much!!??
Because it is brilliant!
Saw the man in Manchester UK, 20ish years ago. Great gig.
Fabulous ..great rhythem and melody..guitar stringing great..great band
I've seen quite a few performers on stage. John is among the very, very best of them all. There is no better singer and no better songwriter on the planet. Unfortunately I have seen him live only once, as he doesn't come to Germany too often. I'd love to see him again.
"Now there's only two things in life, but I forget what they are"...Ha Ha!!
"It seems we're either hanging on a moonbeam's coat-tails or wishin' on a star...."
WoW! What memories! Shows my age!!!
Thanks John...............................
I can't believe I found this song on here...thank-you so much for putting it up. I absolutely LOVE this song and can never find it and no one seems to know it. Buffalo River Home...I have always felt a connection to the girl he is singing about; I think I am that girl! (But what girl doesn't, right?)
super! never knew there was a video of this song
BRILLIANT!!!
this is some of the best music in current times
Perfect song.
Michael Ward's guitar work makes this one of my favorite Hiatt albums.
In a subtle and humble manner, he's the antithesis of the Hollyweird. He's a bard for the ages.
Legend!!!
Reminds me a little of Tom waits. Love it!
mr. hiatt's best songs, and there are several, stand alone
just when you think you've been gypped, the bearded lady comes and does a double back flip.
My favorite J.H. C.D. s.
Let that pony ride.
From "perfectly good guitar" 1983. Superb!!! marvellous!!!
Antonio Dias 1993 ;-)
Right!!! I'll repair the mistake immediately
fantastic song writer
i'm wich yoos! He's the best! and This is one of my absoloute favorites of his! and of all.
@ShortiSnappin
You have really exceptional taste. Hey, I'm 33 and I was about your age when I got into John Hiatt too.
Don't worry. John Hiatt and Stever Earle will still be highly regarded long after Kanye West and Rhianna are gone.
YESSSSS!!!
I was given a copy of Hiatt's "Slow Turning" cassette by a boss during a college job. I was probably about 22. I was a metal head but I instantly loved Hiatt. Delbert McClinton, Knopfler and Robert Cray were also some of my faves.
John Hiatt Rocks. So to speak
Buffalo River. Arkansas born and raised.
@ShortiSnappin Kid, you are our hope for the future.
Always thought I would like to See John hook up with Neil young and the horse on this one. Guitar and drums very similar and a great song
Here it is life!!!!1
My life sumed up!
Year’s of living and driving that road this is a blues tribute song that I always thought was a great song and the best song
Compared to highway 61 with Dylan .
Only two things in life we forget what they ae
An Indian blanket on a pony, with no rider in the flesh and bone. I've seen it in this Land of Enchantment.
mixing up drinks with mixed feelings
One of my favorite lines too. I hope you get to see him live...it further proves what a genius he is.
that kid must have been crying frome the sheer epicness of John Hiat in person
Well the last couple people who say that their peers don't get their taste in music... Our parents are cool and they listen to wicked music! We went to see Hiatt as a family when I was like 14. (The Mandy Moore thing is painful)
i like to see john hiatt visit columbus ohio one more time
@ShortiSnappin Hiatt's a recipient of the AMA's Lifetime Achievment Award in songwriting. Your parents are wise. Quality endures.
@Kulardenu My sentiments exactly
I looked for this song from the mid 90s. At one point one person told me it must be Bob Dylan. What a joke.
@ShortiSnappin Good for you! Stand your ground....you are the one who should be laughing at them. This music will stand the test of time, theirs will be forgotten.
I have found it :-)
2 things in life that's me!
Video filmed in Coahoma county and Clarksdale,listen closely to the lyrics.Luv you all.
@dbciii i am right there with you on that dbcii.
So many similarities to manic depression. The song may have nothing in common, but it fits some ways, very close. Thank you John for telling truth better than any shrink.
I love you
There are just two things in life--but I forget what they are
One more
this song is "stright otta time"! lol 4 those who don't know,, stright otta time is another awesome tune by the wordsmith!
Mixing up drinks with mixed feelings.Say no more.
An Indian blanket on a pony, with no rider in the flesh and bone. I've seen it in thie Land of Enchantment.
here on youtube..
Mixing up drinks/with mixed feelings.
Mark You found it. T.W.
Ever see him in concert?
Pensacola Springfest!
#BassPlayerSusan
No but I am taking my daughter Stephanie Jean up to Santa Rosa Calif. in October for his show with Jerry Douglas. We can't wait.
How could two idiots dislike this!? HOW!?!
Who does not like this song, along with the rest of his huge catalogue have no taste, and aren't intelligent enough to understanding it!
He's our hometown jewel here in Nashville.