Guy Clark -This House Is A Tower Of Wisdom -( Chuck Mead )
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- Chuck Mead tells a story about writing songs with Guy Clark.
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Guy Clark
Chuck Mead
BR549
Let Him Roll
La Freeway
Lower Broad St. Blues
What's your favorite Guy Clark song? I always find myself circling back to stuff like Let Him Roll, The Randall Knife and Desperados Waiting For A Train. What's your favorite?
Gotta go with one he never recorded called step inside this house ,Lyle Lovett recorded it . Not sure why but Lyle said Guy hated it.
L A Freeway is my wife’s favorite song ( is there a better line than “without getting killed or caught”?)
I guess mine would be Dublin Blues. ( comparing Doc Watson’s playing to the David and the Mona Lisa. Perfect!)
Love Br549 and mister Mead.
Thanks as always Otis!
LA Freeway or Dublin Blues, don't make me choose!
Ramblin’ Jack and Mahan hits me just right. Thanks for posting this!
Changes daily, but I'd start with Let him Roll, and My Favorite Picture of You.
As my father ages, I'm leaning towards The Randall Knife. As I age, its Desperadoes Waiting ..
I miss Guy Clark all the time
I understand where you're coming from, Steve!
It's even worse when they do go. Appreciate them while they're still here.
Gold Otis! Years ago me and a few friends "acquired" some all access passes to a music festival. Our plan was to make it inside and spread out early, then gather back up after the crowd had grown. For some reason I headed back stage, I stood out like a sore thumb. I turned to leave and walked into Mr. Clark, It was like coming face to face with George Washington. I was visibly star struck. Guy took a drag off his cigarette and said "you lost?" I asked "is it that obvious?" Guy pointed to the courtesy table with cold cuts and FREE keg beer and said "you would be a lot less obvious if you helped yourself". So I did and we proceeded to shoot the shit like we were old friends. I cant remember what was said but I remember making guy laugh and how tickled he was about me sneaking back stage. I wasn't questioned by anyone else during the festival, I don't know if it was the all access pass or Guy's blessing that saved my ass....
That's beautiful, Greg!
Love all Guy Clark songs but "Homeless" touches my heart.
Asking about a favorite Guy song is like asking about a favorite Dylan tune. But I gotta think Desperados is up there. And LA Freeway. Kind of the soundtrack of my life.
Hands down “Anyhow I love you” most romantic song I’ve ever heard.
My favorite love song and definitely one of my favorite Guy songs as well.
Guy Clark. The only man who has kicked the shit out of me just by making eye contact. Whooped my ass with a look. Saw he and Verlon at a small venue in Fairbanks. So close you could feel that voice in your chest. Though still not close enough to see Verlons fingers move. Best show I’ve ever seen.
Thanks Otis for throwing carrots down the rabbit hole for us all.
Thank you, Michael!
Man, I would love to have seen Chuck and Joe Ely together. Two of the best right there.
Years ago my friends and I went to see Guy Clark. Something happened and according to Guy they were told that no one was getting paid, so the sound people wouldn't run sound. It was an outdoor show. He came off of the stage and sat on the grass with all of us. He said "Apparently no one's getting paid but we came here to play music and that's what we're going to do."
He gave us a concert sitting there on the grass. It was great!
That is what you call a CLASS ACT.
@Jo Smotherman
Southern California.
South of Los Angeles somewhere but I can’t remember the exact location.
I think it was around the late 80’s.
The first ones that hooked me, Let Him Roll & Instant Coffee .
Also a very special place in my heart for Boats to Build
Too many fav's, but his version of Country Morning Music in Heartworn highways is top notch.
So hard to chose but LA Freeway, Texas 1947 and Dublin Blues would have to be at the top. The verse in Dublin Blues that gets me every time:
"I have seen the David
I've seen the Mona Lisa too
I have heard Doc Watson
Play Columbus Stockade Blues"
I saw Guy and Verlon outside Pine Mills, Texas in the woods in 2003. I saw him walk over to the courtesy camper and I followed and waited outside. I asked if he’d mind signing my acoustic and he said, “You don’t want me to ruin that!”
He was so cool to me, and Verlon stood and talked to me outside the merch tent for at least 15 minutes about songwriting. My brother and I met them again in Nacogdoches, TX and saw them get introduced to the Gourds music. They dug it. Guy has been my influence from the moment I first heard of him back in the 90’s,
thanks to David Allen Coe. What a joy it is to meet your influences and have the experience exceed expectations.
As far as favorite, there are too many. But, Old Friends touches me like no other.
Guy is one of my favorites. All those Texas songwriters from that era are near the top of my list.
Anyhow, I Love You is my favorite. That song kills me every time. Love you, Otis. Chuck is one of your most entertaining and hilarious guests, and that’s a tall order, friend. Cheers from Gulf Shores, Alabama.
Stuff that works. By far my favorite Guy Clark song.
Great story!!! Guy Clark has been the soundtrack to my life for more years than I care to remember. He AND the great JOE ELY...
So hard to pick just one Guy Clark song. Dublin Blues, South Coast of Texas, Ramblin' Jack & Mahan, Homegrown Tomatoes, L.A. Freeway, I can go on and on.
We need more Mead!!!✌️
I get the feeling that Susanna was the brains there, in the middle of all those talented people. Black Haired Boy, a song Susanna wrote about Townes, is one of my favorites. I can't just pick one. Guy was the best.
The guitar, the cape, out in the parking lot, just to name a few. Otis, keep up the good work man.
Thank you, Luke!
Man Guy had some great ones... one that I do, so evidently it made an impression is, Magnolia Wind.... Verlon is a treasure as well, and he and Guy together were magic...
Oh gosh, yes. I 💕 Verlon's voice and guitar playing. I watched a documentary about him (Sweet Dreams can come True - a title like that) and he came across as one of the nicest of men, as well as so talented.
@@mairianncullen8753 thanks.. I’ll have to check out that documentary! Yes Verlon comes across as a very down to earth guy, and he’s from a part of Oklahoma some of my family is from…. Have a nice day 😏
br549 is a great band...i saw them live at an outdoor show in richmond,va...WHAT A SHOW!!
Hank Williams said it best! Also the guitar , such a haunting song ! But truly no one can really only have "one" favorite Guy song . The list goes on!
Boats to build and The cape are my fave Guy Clark songs…
I found Guy Clark because I was listening to Lyle Lovett, from Lyle's 'Step Inside This House', which of course set me on a musical journey into Texas songwriters ... and here we are.
Thanks, Otis! And thanks for the stories, Chuck 🙏
So many Otis! Guy and I were friends for over 30 years. I met him when I went to a bar in Austin with a group of fellow soldiers. I went to take a leak and they went to find their fame and fortune. I stayed. It changed my life. My favorites currently are “Stuff that Works”, “The Cape” and “Fools for Each Other”. “Let em Roll” held that distinction for many years. Guy is the song track of my life. He once asked me why every time I saw him I always asked him to sing “Instant Coffee Blues”. Until you hear it you’ll never understand the power of Guy’s phrasing. When I got married for the second time we danced to “Like a Coat From the Cold”. I was so glad that I could share that tidbit with him before he passed. I miss him a lot. We were not close friends but like Chuck said he was always great to me. Thank you Otis.
Thank you for sharing this, David! : )
I just ran across your utube show this past month and have watched several and have really enjoyed you and your guest. You really come across as a sincere and honest guy and will be on my radar for a daily listen. Thanks Otis.
Favorite Guy Clark song was Magnolia Wind.
I was very fortunate to be at one of Guy's last, if not his last show, ever. It was at 3rd and Lindsley.
My favorite song of his is either Desperadoes, Let Him Roll, Dublin Blues, or Magnolia Wind.
Cold Dog Soup is also a beast....there are so many.
Just love everything he sings..very good!!
LA Freeway is my #1 song full stop. Not just from Guy but from anyone. When I hear that opening lick I can't help but smile no matter how bad I feel. And tonight I feel BAD so I think it's very appropriate to see this video, be reminded of the song and now to crack out the vinyl.
#2 is The Cape.
#3 Dublin Blues.
He told a story before the last verse of LA Freeway when he was playing live. Something about hating the landlord and a beautiful orange tree in the back yard and how he finally decided they were leaving LA. It always put a nice smile on my face. There has to be a few versions of it somewhere on the youtubes. : )
@@otisgibbs That goddamn grapefruit tree.....
@@kathrynsmith5750 Hell yes! : )
Impossible to pick just one... That's like picking your favorite kid... you love them all, each for different reasons. Another great Documentary👍
Thank you, Keith!
This was so good! I just turned 27 and have been listening to Guys music for the past 12 years or so it’s so hard to pick a favorite, But my top five if I had to choose would be “ Desperados waiting on a train” “Randle Knife” “Old Friends” “LA Freeway” “Let Him Roll”. Thanks for making and putting out great stuff Otis!
Thank you!
Since I came back to Nashville in 2016, I’ve had the good fortune of being immersed in the deeper awareness of the best writers. John Prine, Townes, and Guy Clark. At this point in that evolution, my fav is “The Cape”.
Great Guy Clark stories! Been a Guy fan since his 1st RCA album. Bought every release. In a world full of loss the loss of Guy Clark is one of the greatest. Genius songwriter, singer, picker, & human presence. As always: thanks, Otis. & thanks Chuck.
Thank you!
Thanks O for the G Clark stuff. My personal fav song writer. Fav song, that old time feeling! Cheers
Much love to ya, Mando! : )
My favourite guy song is Dublin Blues. The version he done on the transatlantic sessions, as it was my first time hearing guy play. I was a big fan ever since
Trust in your cape! Best song!
Dublin Blues is one of my favorites
Let him Roll and LA Freeway are long time favorites
Shades of all Green, is one! Thanks!!!
Mine is the Randall knife and The Cape
The cape has special meaning to me because I have a grandson who underwent open-heart surgery when he was eight days old. He is 5 years old now and loves to run around the house wearing a superhero cape. I hope he always trust is Cape like he does now ❤️
Great stories, love ya Otis. So many great Guy Clark songs, too many to pick a favorite. But....right now, it's Dublin Blues. Who knows next week? Keep on keeping on, Brother.
Thank you, Christopher!
I love the folk art of storytelling you got it down Otis!! Keeps the ghosts a living’!!
The Cape! Words to live by in so many of his songs. And The Guitar always give me chills. Love a good story song.
Great post! Favourite Guy Clark song has to be LA Freeway such a song of regret and hope! Was a song the resonated with me when I relocated back to Australia after 20 years overseas!
Great video. I wish Chuck and Guy had done more together. Both are two of my all time favorites. Desperados has to be my favorite song, but I also loved My Favorite Picture of You which was one of his later songs. Thanks Otis.
Thank you, Jim!
That old time feelin!
i have been to tennesee many times. always think of tenessee as a place where the sun never seems to get above the horizon... dark and the skies never clean blue but hazy grey.
just like these vids.
Love Cold Dog Soup. Jesus Christ it’s Tom Waits with three collection plates!
now way to pick one favorite.... i just missed seeing him at wiillie nelson's (2nd annual) 4th of july picnic in bryan/college station texas in 1974....but i had the pleasure to see him twice later on...probably 1997? at the frank brown songwriters festival in gulf shores alabama, and on that songwriters showcase tour with joe ely ,john hiatt and lyle lovett.....all such good shows,,,,i'm gonna say L.A. Freeway, Dublin Blues, Magnolia Wind and Boats to Build are songs that I love...but there are so many more!
Otis I really enjoy your stuff! I could listen to you and Chuck all day!, thanks
Great one Otis! The story Guy reveals in Desperados waiting for a Train is so interesting. I can see the kitchen table. The young kid watching the old men drink and play dominoes. The old man dying in his hospital bed. Its such a powerful song!
Thank you, Robert!
I should probably choose " The Cape" as it reminds me of the time I jumped out of a tree using a bedsheet as a parachute, I was about 8 or 9 at the time , ended up with a fractured ankle and disgruntled parents. If I was forced to choose it would be LA Freeway or Dublin Blues, but drop the needle anywhere on any Guy Cark album and you will listen to the end. Back in the late 80s or early 90s my late wife and I had breakfast with Guy in a small hotel in Donegal, he was fascinated by the sheep grazing outside the window, he was a wonderful person as well as a truly great songwriter. Enjoying these blogs and hope you can find some way to keep the diehards rolling.
Thank you, Rodney!
As a bonafide OGD (Otis Gibbs Diehard) these interviews are incredible not just for the stories but the names of players and songwriters that I've heard and heard of over the years but that I may have forgotten about. Thank you for introducing me to Chuck Mead and for reminding me of Joe Ely. I literally keep a piece of paper next to my keyboard to make notes.
I appreciate the kind words, Catheryn! : )
Great interview! Desperados Waiting for a Train!
These are great stories and interviews, I liked to the mention of Joe Ely too, Thank you. :)
I love me some Joe Ely! : )
Joe Ely is another treasure.
Another great interview. I would have to look back through my CDs to figure out my favorite Guy Clark song. At this time of year as I am putting a bunch of tomato plants in the ground I will just have to go with Homegrown Tomatoes.
Thanks, John!
I have a difficult time trying to pin his songs down to one but I think Desperados waiting for a train because it's I think his first that I heard. Thank you Otis, a great interview. I think this puts you one step closer to being the Talk Show Host that I mentioned before.
Thank you, Wayne!
Dublin Blues , but Things That Work is growing on me. Also New Cut Road !😀
Guy was great... Thanks Otis
Thanks, Scotty!
Absolutely adore anything GC ever did. Randall Knife is my favorite of his songs. Holds a special memory of my Dad for me. He was the lead singer and rhythm guitar player, and my Mom sang harmony in his Western Swing band. They played the Bakersfield, California to LA Honky Tonk circuit after WWII. For my 6th birthday he gave me a small pocket knife. Thanx, Otis for these stories. It’s reminded me of some pleasant times.
That's beautiful, Diane!
Thank you so much Otis. This interview had me all choked up. I completely get what Chuck was talking about. You are opening up the music world of singer/songwriters and letting everyone feel us. When I sing Desperados Waiting for a Train I sometimes get tight in my chest and remember my Grandpa Wes that thought I could do anything. All I can say is Thankyou and I hope God will bless you real good...or may the God of your choice bless you real good as Guy Clark would say!
Thanks, Bob!
Guy is without doubt one of the greatest song writers of my time. I was first introduced to him through Jerry Jeff Walkers LA Freeway (who I thought wrote it for years) . However it is Susannah's "Come from the Heart" that I consider the 'Perfect" song.
I love Chuck's "Daddy Worked the Pole" and BR's "Too Lazy to Work; Too Nervous to Steal"!
I co-wrote Daddy Worked The Pole with Chuck while sitting in lawn chairs in his driveway. I'm glad to hear you dig it. : )
My favorite Guy Clark song is homegrown tomatoes only because of my Aunt Sue, who was a real firecracker of a woman who was wheelchair bound during the latter part of life due to a massive stroke. It was difficult to understand her speech, but I could leave her belly laughing with that silly song. Randall pocket knife is my personal favorite even though the first knife I ever got from my papaw was a Barlow, but I know you get it...
Peace and continued success, Dave Hedrush
Thank you, Dave!
I always thought it was "LA Freeway" until I heard him do one his wife and another fellow wrote, "Old Friends". I first heard him on TV on KET, it was a songwriters thing, I think in about 1984 but it was a rerun. As soon as I heard him I ran out and had a heck of time finding an album of his. Living in a rather rural area he didn't get much help from any record label getting his stuff out.
Gotta be Ramblin Jack and Mahan, since I've met Larry, (he now lives not far from here in Guffey, Colorado,). A few of my best buddies and pickin partners were at a Guy concert and Guy asked the audience what song they wanted to hear. People were yelling "Desperadoes" and Guy's going "Nah" and my buddy, in the front row says, "Ramblin Jack and Mahan." Guy looks at him, smiles, and says, "Now that I'll do."
Big Chuck Mead/BR549 fan...met him a couple of times ..super nice guy
Chuck is the best!
I'm a Guy Clark fan, loving so many of his songs. I truly do like 'Cinco de Mayo in Mexico' 😊. I'm happy hearing this context for how it came to be written. Thanks, Otis!
Thanks Otis! Desperados waiting for a train. Thanks again!
Thanks, Randy!
Great interviews. Guy was/is my favorite! Saw him often. A few times with Townes. L.A. Freeway is my favorite. I was born and raised and lived in L.A. till the 70's. Always thought I'd get killed or caught. Wait, got caught a couple times. Not that big a deal though. Old Friends is next. I love singing those as well.
Thank you, Craig!
So many to choose from but Instant Coffee Blues packs a 2 hour movie or a 300 page book into a 3 or 4 minute song.
My favorite is Rain in Durango co-writen by Guy and Shawn Camp.
How cool is it, that Guy would talk about Emmett Miller.
my favorite Guy Clarke song hands down is Magdalene !
L.A. freeway was my intro to Guy, but I like Like a Coat From the Cold and Sis Draper is another. Tough call, there are so many.
I've loved your channel from the beginning....never wrote a comment yet though...Guy is one of my favs though...His songs make me tear up...great man..."Boats to Build", "Stuff That Works", "Old Friends", "Come From the Heart"......too many too count, like Tom Petty....I didn't see anybody mention Tom's song "Wake Up Time", last song on Wildflowers...that song always kills me
Thank ya kindly, Aidan! : )
Guy clark is a genius
I talked to him once at Castle Creek, neat dude, will never forget it. Love his music. Everything he recorded was great today it's LA freeway, Rita ballou, that old time feeling, Texas 1947, she ain't goin nowhere, desperados waiting on a train, Otis I can't just name one, him and Fromholz were just the best to me.
fav guy clakr song...oh baout lal of em
Great story again Otis picking a favourite guy clark song
Is very difficult love them all never heard a bad one
Thanks, Rob!
Great content as always. I LOVE me some BR-549. I went through a spell were all I wanted to listen to was them and tha Derailers.
I listened to "LA Freeway" for years and thought Jerry Jeff wrote it, because it was on his album. Hard to pick a favorite Guy song, but I am going to go with "Desperados Waiting For a Train".
I'm with ya all the way! : )
Thank you for posting this! I love EVERY Guy Clark song. I don't think I can narrow it down farther than The Guitar, Magdalene, The Dark and The Last Gunfighter Ballad. And Desperados Waiting For A Train. 😊
Thank you, Susie!
So many to pick from, but if I recall the Guy song that first grabbed my hear was The Cape. I was tubetub surfing Steve Earle links and came across "Together" - live recording of Guy, Stev and Townes. It was listening to that performance I first heard The Cape... next step was to learn to play it - that's still a work in progress ;-).
Thanks for the interview Otis - great topic
Thank you, James!
I certainly haven't done my due diligence in exploring all of his songs, but Desperados Waiting for a Train is up there in the top ten of my all time favorite songs ever.
Fabulous.Thanks guys.
It's good to see ya here, Roscoe! I hope you're happy and healthy in NYC. : )
@@otisgibbs All good. Best to you Otis.
In no particular order. Dublin blues Heatbroke LA freeway. Old friends stuff that works Despratos waiting Magnolia wind. Randall knife. I could go on but ill stop. The man never wrote a bad song. Thanks so much for this Otis you never disappoint.
Thank you!
thank you both for that, Chuck's been lightin a spark at least since Lawrence days, I missed his earliest ones there. lotsa quality work since, only on video for my part. this was like nice fresh vinyl, passes the sniff test. much appreciated, bothayas. keep talkin.
Thank you!
"...only caught on video for my part (regrettably)..." would've been a little more precise.
I blame a major bottler for that, but nobody else hasta.
Beggin the questions both sides, I guess.
Pardon, Mr. Gibbs, I'm done now.
Love it. My favorite guy Clark is Dublin blues. That’d be a huge regret. A good lesson to learn thanks Otis
The first time I heard The Randall Knife I cried. It is a song that touched me deeply. I think it is one of the greatest songs ever written. Thanks Otis, for another stirring interview. Truly amazing friend. 🌵
Thank you, Kyle!
Guy Clark is my favourite song writer. I love Randell Knife, but The Cape is probably my favourite. I want to have it played on a continuous loop at my funeral.
Well I'm old now so my favorite.. this old bag of bones ain't really me
Otis, can I call you Otis, I consider you and those you interview"the lucky dogs," for being able to have these great experiences. Thanks again for sharing.
Thank you, Buster!
Hello Otis,that's some pretty powerful stuff.If Chuck's hat is a Stetson,which I think it is,It's the Open Road or The Cattleman model,with the medium/bound brim and narrow band tied off like a ribbon.I had the Open Road which I gave to a good friend when he became terminally ill 35 yrs ago,it's on his chest now,and replaced it with the Cattleman,which I wear.Favorite is "Stuff That Works" because it's so relatable.You interview like a ref should ref:keep it flowing and stay out of the way. Peace and happiness.
Let Him Roll
Great show as always Otis. Guy Clark one of my all time favourites. Tough to pick one, a lot of great songs but Dublin Blues hits home. Your on a roll Otis, keep er goin. Thanks man.
Thank you, Dan!
Great video!
"Old Time Feelin"
Thank you, Timothy!
mangolia wind is a song who gets a lot of repeats on my player ... also john p and mrs Harris version ...
Dublin Blues. It’s just so damned lonely.
Of course I want more videos like this! Who wouldn’t? Thanks, Otis.
Thank you, Timothy!