Violent Femmes - Country Death Song (Live on KEXP)
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- KEXP.ORG presents Violent Femmes performing "Country Death Song" live in KEXP's gathering space. Recorded August 2, 2017.
Host: Troy Nelson
Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Alaia D'Alessandro, Kendall Rock & Justin Wilmore
Editor: Jim Beckmann
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Holy fucking shit this is the most gut wrenching brutal song ever.
check out psycho. old bluegrass country tune about a murderous rampage.
this is one of my favourite songs of all time
Gordon Gano is one of the best vocalists ever!!! He's got a great Bluegrass vocal style... Not to mention the fact the he plays the banjo amazingly... Not to mention the percussion players over the years... Their best songs were without a DRUM KIT, AT ALL!!!!
Dudes just playing the grill like it ain't nothin! 😂
Right, like what even makes you say, nah "leave the drums,take the grill".
He's the patron Saint and living avatar of dad's grilling.
i've played a weelie bin.... one is inspired.
They're gonna BBQ some drumsticks on that grill/drum after the concert
Place this song next to the studio recording and it is EXACTLY the same vocals! That's almost impossible to not have to change key 35 years later! Suck it Sting
You have to do some skippedi du, but not that much hehe
So much so that I wonder if a little funny buisness is going on. Other songs def don't sound the same vocally as 80's...NO ONE sounds Exaclty like they did when they were 21. P.s. If you can find of the late 80's early 90's version of gimme the car, where Gordon has a Bright Red Strat....He has the most possessed, intense eyes you will Ever...Ever...See...It looks
like he has "Something" if you know what I mean.
There is a little age in it but you're spot on. Same key indeed.
@@xfiazc07 He is a unique individual that you would never pick out of a crowd.
While I do agree wholeheartedly that Sting should, in fact, "suck it" (whatever "it" may be), that does nothing to change the fact that the studio version of "Country Death Song" is much better that this very acceptable live rendition. Nostalgia sucks.
LEGENDARY!!!! Dude's playing drums on a Weber 😅
I realize I have aged since the 80s but somehow didn't think Gordon & the guys had. You know how you still see a band as they were when you discovered them?
Absolutely love VF. Always will.
THAT VOICE THO!!
Yes!!
Just found this now. 2023. I feel old
Still got it, always had it....brilliant lyrics, dark subject matter that only they could get away with then & now. Country Punk at it's finest.
Geez chills down the spine.
I briefly taught English and used this to teach the structure of a ballad poem (AABBB or ABABB) but also the basic structure of popular music; verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus. Yes, this has a bridge but the structure and story are classic ballad. I showed the video and they LOVED it! They were also fascinated by the structure of pop/rock songs. Hopefully it's stuck with them and maybe even lit a fire or two.
There is art here, where storytelling and music meet, that is honest and very American in that this is the story that hides underneath folk music.
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I remember when Hallowed Ground came out. I was 10 years old and man every song was just wonder and delight.
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Heard it in 94 lived in Seattle well after. This song was always there
such a shame I can only thumb this up once, genius level songwriting.
How beautiful
Huge VF fan here.
Probably the punkiest version I heard so far
thanks a lot for the upload (:
One of the few albums that I wanted to hear again , before finished the first hearing was complete .... thanks guys
Love the drum kit.
As a man with 4 daughters I can't get threw this song without crying.
Now now Dan . Dont you be getting any funny ideas .
That is a disturbing mis-spelling of through...all things considered.
@@Alsatiagent 2:55 😂😂😂
I have three and I play songs on the guitar on piano a few nights a week. I play the title track to this album, but I will never learn this one. Where could a person besides them sing it and not make everyone around them questions everything?
I have a 7 yr old daughter, still trying to figure this one out. I give hugs daily, never would send down a well.
I just listened to your live version from the 80’s and then a cover by another guy and THEN THIS, oh my this is SO GOOD! Wow unbelievable years later, you have not lost the edge in your voice or the emotion in the story the song tells. Really enjoyed this. Ive been to three live concerts of yours and I wish I was here for this evenings event. So good of you to post this to view. Now kiss your mother good night and remember that God save.
This is my Happy song.
They have 2 albums in my top 10 ever
Nice which ones? I assume the debut’s one…
most beautiful. Thank you
OMG ONE OF MY FAVORITES BAND.
My favorite VM song!
Hold up... Is that guy playing a Coleman grill as a drum?
They still sound damn good.
Saw these guys live in 2005. Just amazing. Time passes but the quality of their performances somehow stays top notch
Exceptionally brilliant!
12 year old girl in the crowd freaking out in her head right now 🤣 😂😳😳😂
The look on his face, while he sings that, is intense...
Great band.
Love the Femmes!!!
that was GREAT
This song always reminds me of Dylan's "Hollis brown"
I discovered ive been saying Gordon Gano's name incorrectly for 40 years. It's pronounced "gay-no" & i always thought it was "gah-no". These guys are great!
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What is the vocal equivalent for The Portrait of Dorian Gray?
Best comment!
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surreal
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My favourite song off of Hallowed Ground by far
Never Tell
Loved what this group has done since the 1980's. And now. Just concerned what was the "thinking" behind Country Death Song. I've clapped along for years.
And Victor Delorenzo was suddenly playing the BBQ!
Thank you, O Lord, for Gordon Gano
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प्रतिभा !!!
1000+ views... 45 likes. WTF??? This is a clinic on live performance.
I was supposed to go to this. No idea why I didn't.
70k views. That's better
Oh man they're old, his voice has changed so much
One of their better songs
Jeez this song is really dark.
Know your papa loves ya and know you'll go to heaven
billy strings needs to cover this asap
He took Bella and threw her it that well
Femmes are simply not as well recognized as they should be, particularly the lesser known songs. Gordon and Brian are f’ing ridiculously talented. Great album! No sophomore slump in my view, but many hated it at the time. I’m from MKE. I know, I’m biased.
Who dances to this???
Was this an ad for Webber BBQ's??
Know wonder our children are f.....d up
Femmes on one stage H on a different stage at the same time.... don't regret not seeing H.
Yikes ,ya think Chris W listened to this??
What could be more punk rock in 2017 than wearing a pair of glasses that look like you stole them off of Donald Rumsfeld's dresser?
Punk rock these days is fucking with the wokes.
that's funny right there, great observation.
THIS SONG MAKES WONDER IF MY SISTER STILL HAS A BOYFRIEND
Very difficult to find quality BBQ drummers these days.
Legacy 9
This now reminds me of Chris Watts
This song is horrifying. It freaked me out as a teenager. Worse than Halloween.
I'm a bass player and I discovered the Violent Femmes in 1993, I was, and still am a fan of Pop Punk music... If there wasn't a Brian Ritchie, there would be no Matt Freeman... Aggressive, but still in the pocket... Brian created that pop-punk sound on bass...
This isn't pop punk, this is folk punk. Also, Matt Freeman plays ska punk, not pop punk.
Artemis approves.
Savagery
Interesting song choice after the Las Vegas tragedy as well. The Femmes are fuckin epic
They recorded this in August
Chris Watts theme song
It seems like the crowd is at the wrong show
There are children in the crowd?!?
It's not a feminist rally btw
kids can like the femmes too!
MARK Tongs song.
This dudes voice sounds like he's 20 in some sections
remember that god saves 😧
The Best.
Disturbingly believable..
NK and CW in hell
This guys voice is the aural equivalent of "Oh God Why" 🙂
No trace of that pretty face left...
We should all look so good after 40 years.
Youth and beauty are temporary.
They’re still grinding it out for our benefit. Be grateful, and respectful.
@@chrisdougherty9098 Yeah, women in society always get extended that respect. I'm sure you make sure to comment every time you see a woman's looks being disrespected online. If women can put up with it so can men. Deal.
He is describing the Political Left!
Awesome.
You have to be akin to a flat earth believer to think that this is real music! It's so bad, boring and discordant that it's comical, but maybe that's the point...
dreadful..just give it up for the good memories. aren't you ashamed of yourselves?
Man this is awful.
No. Bad.
not if you know the song . its mainly pre listening anticipatory ....
Johannes DeMoravia Put a fuckin sock in it buddy, your incessant mindless ramblings are only making you embarrass yourself
Oh...Gordon...