Bill Withers - I Can't Write Left-Handed (Live) (Official Audio)
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- čas přidán 11. 06. 2015
- "I Can't Write Left-Handed" by Bill Withers
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Lyrics:
Strange little man over here in Vietnam I ain't, I ain't never seen
Bless his heart, ain't never done nothing to
He done shot me in my shoulder
#BillWithers #ICantWriteLeftHanded #Blues #Soul - Hudba
Again This guy is the most underrated artist of all time
Most underrated song of all time
@@hunterlogan7378 you gets no argument here so powerful
It’s true bro, real artist ..
Underrated?
While i can see how some would think its a reach, he def was an underrated songwriter. I put him up there with smokey robinson
I was at this concert when it was recorded. Bill let me stay after I sneaked in for the sound check-young ex college student with no money-but I was a serious fan of his music.
snuck
wow...
Thanks for sharing. 👍🏾✨
Damn that was back in 1972 right in the middle of a rainy week?
@@moxiemusic3739 Both "sneaked " and "snuck" are correct for past tense (and past participle). No need to believe me; look it up.
Anyone Here In 2020, To Remember This Legend💔🥺
makumi kamwaro come on out y’all. We know we got Bill. We are forever grateful. RIP BILL Withers
Bill Withers was in a class of his own musically
Yes, remembering his art of musical story telling. He was like an uncle in my mind. rip🌹
I'm jamming with it now the 9th of March 20/20 also heard John Legend and The Roots tour this morning I'm listening to it at 609 this morning check that one out to Bill Withers later down
RIP Mr. BILL WITHERS, your music will last forever thanks for your messages in your creation.
The drums are like a heartbeat and the background vocals are like breathing in and out. Its so soothing and then Bill's story-telling voice over the top, the guitar gently weeping. Magic, so simple, yet so clever and quietly devastating.
Thank you for this analysis. A perfect and succinct summary of the performance.
Yes;;;;; Yes''''''. So quietly devastating
I cried when i first heard this,i thought about friends that i was in Vietnam with.
Charles Melonson thank you for your service
#CharlesMelonson I know it's late, but thank you. My grandfather was over there as well. As I've gotten older, I have come to understand why he was in so much mental pain. All the best to you and your family.
My dad served in Nam thank you for your service on this Memorial Day
It took a long time for the general population in America to understand how the pain and horror of such a war affected its participants. That only happenned because progressive society and on-the-ground everyday people started to liberate information and loosen up the strict control that those in power always had over such wartime information. That strict control was completely normal throughout all history, up until then. Now, here we are 50 some-odd years later looking at it from 2 full generations of liberated media and all sorts of progressive political branches run wild, and perspectives are sooo radically different.
My question becomes: If all wars through all of human history were privy to the loosening of control that came about since Vietnam and thereafter, how different would the world be? If the struggles and triumphs of the Trojan war were given this exposure, would we still celebrate it? If all the battles fought with the native american tribes could have benefitted from mass media coverage, there would be no cliches like 'Off the reservation', and no cruelly named sports teams. And what of the Nazis' reign? Its simply unimaginable that such horrors would have been allowed to perpetuate by the rest of the world if they'd have known about it from the man-on-the-street. Mind blowing to even consider that...
ok, i'm done.
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Mr Bill Withers....a national treasure, in my opinion. Along with Ray Charles, Mr Withers was one of the VERY FEW recording artists, who covered all the bases. Listen to most of his catalogue, and you realize that he sang, soul, funk, pop, rock, country, folk and r&b. Stevie Wonder said as much, when he inducted Bill, into the Rock & Roll HoF...he believes that Bill's music, really does touch every culture. RIP, to one of "the great ones"
His smooth and soulful voice brought positive message of upliftment .Rest in peace maestro Bill Withers
Bill Withers is one of the greatest songwriters of our time. His lyrics just flow so naturally when he tells his stories. RIP Brother 🙏
Body chills from every Bill Withers song ever written! Rest In Peace
RIP you legend.
The Greatest ANTI-WAR song ever written. DEEP RESPECT to a Mighty Fine Black Man...Bill Withers R.I.P. [Always reminds me of Marvin Gaye's 'Ecology Song'. ] It's always the shackled who shine in beauty and with foresight.
The greatest anti-war anthems have empathy. You are right. I love this with all of my heart.
My dad was lucky enough to draw a good number in the draft. Many of his friends weren't. I knew that when I was 14, and we were standing at the Vietnam Memorial in 1988 (I was 14), and my dad broke down crying. I had never seen him cry.
@@misomaya : Thanks very much for your response from the heart. I too saw my dad cry when my mother died (1961) - I was seven years old then - in apartheid South Africa. It is a sad sight indeed when a grief-stricken grown man cries and aches from the depths of his soul. I wish you well in the years ahead. .
As a 57 year old white man, this artist got my soul. R.I.P. Brother Withers!
One of the best anti-war songs of the last 50 yrs. Beautiful
Live at Carnegie Hall is my favorite album by Bill Withers
He was a unique guy, and I love his music. Grandma's Hands is one of my favorite songs. ❤️
This song always gets me deep in the feels.
Makes me want to cry.
I am 50 years old and this is the first time I have heard this song today.....WWWWOOOWWW
The Roots and John Legend did a stellar job with this song! Right On!
The art of getting laid .
Chapter 1 : Throw on Bill withers
RIP Bill . Your one of the best
Rest In Peace Mister Withers! Thank you so very much for your songs that made us better people.
The Way he Pours his Soul and Sensitivity into Explaining the Emotional Pain of the Gentleman, When he Sang " I CAN'T WRITE LEFT HANDED" Pure Artistry .
RIP Mr. Bill Withers🙏🏽 Thank you for some of my favorite songs! You will live on❤️
Rest in peace, Bill, I've been lost all weekend.
Real music with heart and soul.
Bill Withers was a incredibly brilliant and talented man who was blessed with this magnificent voice, along with the ability to write and sing (songs) that gave his (💓) & soul to have the (🌍) world know what his thoughts & emotions were for (all) to understand what he felt & meant ....👥👥👥💯💯💯✔
Timeless. From Vietnam to Iraq, Ukraine or Yemen, endless.
This hits hard now. I cant atop crying. The world cant write left handed, but we are trying to for some reason
Wow...your response is spot on. The world has had its right arm removed, and most of us can't write left handed.
Wished I could been there but i was in spirit; what a Man...his songs & style & genuine strength have sustained me thru many a Storm, like right now...* Thank you Mr. Withers the Jewel of our Times...
Thank you for the journey, the memories , the music RIP Bill Withers
Was at CArnegie Hall last night, October 1, 2015...for the TRIBUTE TO BILL WITHERS....Aloe Blacc was phenomenal...Amos Lee, Ed Sheeran, Valerie Simpson, Ledisi, Gregory Porter, Dr. John....GOD BLESS YOU BILL WITHERS. They did a few of Bill's later songs at the beginning of the show...and then did Bill's 1972 LIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL song-by-song.
RIP Mr.Withers. Your Legendary Music Will Live On.
RIP. Love you Bill.
Here ....then the music scene our drafted boys returning to recover through ‘soul’ music. Here In Can’t Writ Left Handed Bill deeply sensitively , soulfully, prays the blues of a returned war veteran. Bill’s emotional mood balances Gill Scott’s. Bill shared his female side through most of his romantic soul RIP 💕💞
A masterful story teller. Rest in Peace, Mr. William "Bill" Withers and peace and sympathy to your family. ✨🌹
RIP brother Bill ✌️
Came to this after rereading a Rolling Stone article about Bill from 2015 where Questlove was quoted saying how he and John Legend recorded "I Can't Write Left-Handed" in the hopes of Bill liking it enough to allow QL to produce an album for him. I'll be listening to that next. I didn't remember his back story of how he came to fame later in life and how he walked away from the music industry when it didn't suit him any more, which made him all the more impressive. He was a regular guy with an incredible voice. He knew how to write songs that were easily relatable and powerful. One of my absolute favorites and one of the greats.
Musical poet, storyteller, philosopher, even musical genius, all fits Bill Withers to a tee.
Yes James, I can see why this song causes the tears to well up behind your eyes. It touched my soul as well.
Rest in eternal peace Mr. Withers
And today, April 2nd 2020, we mourn the passing of Bill Withers....That back stage handshake will be remembered, forever. R.I.P., Mr. Bill Withers.
This is just perfection of sending out a message as powerful as peace
Not just one of the best song writer's but mind's of the human condition!
This song should be mandatory listening for every American. God bless you, Bill.
Absolutely - America is not the world police but stand up for Democracy - Coming from wee Northern Ireland I am internally grateful for the US people helping for peace in our country - still Northern Ireland but we(Catholics) have equality thanks to my previous generations - apologies for the rant but in the Republic of Ireland they are Neutrual which in my opinion is easy when your and Island - but for UK/US/French etc the world would be very different - as bill says the individual may not agree with the war but if my friend was drafted I would not object - apologies and thanks to the US for peace on this wee bit of Ireland t
A musical genius. So many of my memories are tied to his songs. RIP, Mr. Withers. Your music will live forever.
Definitely. The Soundtrack to our lives!
May his soul rest in peace, what a genius he liberated me during darkdays here in South Africa.
smooth as liquid silk rip brother
This is Social Commentary, Solid Music with Grace and Style.
Nobody was more an astute political observer than Bill. His introductory rap to this Vietnam protest song is an exemplary model in storytelling. The song itself is a moving blues-gospel in which Bill insinuates himself into the soul of an American soldier. Bernorce Blackman's ineffable blues guitar fills and the voices lend this real force. In other words, the best anti-Vietnam war anthem I've heard in all my years. It can't help but to burn into your skull.
Ja a great man indeed.i grew up listening to this great man in my home town Lydenburg with my good friends.i really miss those days
RIP
May The Ancestors & The Most High Welcome You With Open Arms, Filled With Peace And Love, O.G. #ThankYou! 🙏🏾
Lord, this man got soul, class, talent! I grew up with his wonderful music. What a wise and warm-hearted man. Love you forever!
His speaking voice and how he describes things is as cool as his singing voice
If Bill Withers was a preacher, I bet he would've whooped the roof off a church!!! R.I.P. Bro. Bill
This song still goes through you.
Beautiful Song; as are All😢 Rest Well Mr. Bill Sir and Thank You
RIP Legend
I can't write left handed
Would you please write a letter write a letter to my mother
Tell her to tell tell her to tell tell her to tell the family lawyer
Try to get try to get a deferment for my younger brother
Tell the Reverend Harris to pray for me, lord, lord, lord
I ain't gonna live, I don't believe I'm going to live to get much older
Strange little man over here in Vietnam, I ain't never seen
Bless his heart I ain't never done nothin' to, he done shot me in my shoulder
Boot camp we had classes
You know we talked about fightin', fightin' everyday
And lookin' through rosy, rosy colored glasses
I must admit it seemed exciting anyway
But something that day overlooked to tell me lord
Bullets look better I must say
Rather when they comin' at you.
But go without the other way
And please call up the reverend call up call up the Reverend Harris
And tell him to ask the lord to do some good things for me lord
Tell him, I ain't gonna live, I ain't gonna live, I ain't gonna live to get much older
Oh lord
Strange little man over here in Vietnam, I ain't never seen, bless his heart I
Ain't never done nothing to, he done shot me in my shoulder
QUE MÚSICA LINDA, QUE VIBRAÇÃO BOA.
Bill withers, you humble me. Much love
First time hearing this song. He was a truly gifted singer-songwriter
Bought his LP ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you Bill🙏🏽
RIL Bill RIL Leo Evans Sr. For your service in Vietnam LOVE YOU POPS!!!
So honest
This song was really close to my heart I think about the guys I knew that serve in that war a sinceless war that cost the lives of young who just started to live he got a lot of flack about that song but the song was real
Continue your celestial journey Brother Bill impact left..salute..
too beautiful
All of your demons will wither away!
This one song is ❤❤❤❤😢
But God bless Bill
I love Bill Withers. He was too good and he had a golden voice. RIP legend!!!
Honestly, I could listen to this every day, having been the oldest and wondering what I would nave done,.....if called.
Bill Withers is one of my artist mentors and even my 9-year-old niece Aniya knows "Stand By Me" word for word!
but that was...
nevermind
@@lepidotos Wow
@@lepidotos Ben E. King
Maybe you mean “Lean on me” Either way, both reach your soul. x
@@scubalal lol
GOOD GOD THIS WAS SOME GOOD SH*T
I'm right-handed, and I can't write left-handed
I am upset I only found out about the Great Bill Withers until 2 years ago only for him to pass away. May he rest in peace.
RIP Bill, Peace be Still..
What a total legde.
Oh my God. Chills.
R.I.P. Legend!!!
RIP brother
His concert recordings are needed fresh air
Anyone here listening this song in 2021 during this pandemic Situation, Finding hope & Waiting for new normal era
Put this on at work.
4th of July.
They never heard it. They stayed quiet as I was the whole song
I don't know of any other artist who embodied everything about the '70s than this songwriter. R.I.P., Bill Withers.
Sean McCarthy- Bill was The Man for sure as this song is so relevant for the Viet Nam war veterans, but give a listen to "Golden Ribbons" by Loggins & Messina. They also embodied the 70's and this song goes well with Bill's ode to the Viet Nam Vets , for who I Thank for their service. Vaya con Dios Bill Withers.
My family was shot due to taxi violence,each an every time when I listen to this song,it becomes very emotional.
Beautiful song
How does he only have 314K followers this dude is a legend
Grazie Gemitaiz per avermi fatto scoprire questa perla
Best song
É a cone 🇧🇷
I agree
Check out Anthony David's cover of this song. He did a whole album of Bill Wither's songs. The album is entitled "Hello Like Before": The Songs of Bill Withers.
Thanks, will check it out
❤
Cone crew porra
This man needs a BIOPIC asap.
❤️🌎🎶🎶
The greatest anti war song ever written
I also hav this when came out I I NO WHAT THIS IS FO SURE. USMC SAW MAN DIE 3RD DAY IN THIS HELL HOLE.
Very great song. Just say: well…
Masterpiece, political dissidents in song
RIP Bill x
Anyone from 2016😱
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The beat makes me laugh