Sturgill Simpson - Call To Arms [Live on SNL]

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  • @beaverf16
    @beaverf16 Před 3 lety +2977

    Guess you guys aren't ready for that yet...but your kids are gonna love it.

  • @cpresto2
    @cpresto2 Před 4 lety +1206

    2 years later this still makes me wanna get in a high speed police chase

    • @webpagesthatsuck
      @webpagesthatsuck Před 4 lety +7

      Chris Preston Yes! Yes, it does!

    • @randyhospodar8864
      @randyhospodar8864 Před 4 lety +6

      Cool comment, love it

    • @dmitrikrosikio2684
      @dmitrikrosikio2684 Před 4 lety +8

      and then immediately after you play sing along

    • @beanseff
      @beanseff Před 4 lety +4

      Welp....I'm glad I'm not the only one...

    • @beanseff
      @beanseff Před 4 lety +16

      @goddessofamonkeyman I was traveling through Alabama and was pulled over for 92 in a 70. I told the patrol man "freebird" was on the radio and I apologized. He let me go

  • @scootarooda4064
    @scootarooda4064 Před 11 měsíci +263

    Here to check in that this still holds up as the best snl performance ever

    • @nicholasaustin2717
      @nicholasaustin2717 Před 10 měsíci +9

      It makes me want to light all the cigarettes in a pack in 4 about minutes, learn to play the trumpet, C walk, wake my kids up to show them this video, and use aqua net as a flame thrower.

    • @user-og7nj4mq6u
      @user-og7nj4mq6u Před 10 měsíci +2

      Exactly how I feel about this epic performance
      Badass as all hell and when them horns start a blowing the eargasm begins this is just straight fukin fun

    • @whatthebluff
      @whatthebluff Před 8 měsíci +1

      Yup…it still is

    • @LostNeveR
      @LostNeveR Před 7 měsíci

      FEAR

    • @jasonwigand3112
      @jasonwigand3112 Před 6 měsíci

      Agreed. 100%

  • @danboback9325
    @danboback9325 Před 6 měsíci +141

    I love how Sturgill checks in on each of his band members during the performance to ensure they are kicking the appropriate amount of ass during this banger. My all time favorite SNL performance.

    • @moonladylife
      @moonladylife Před 2 měsíci +2

      Yes, it’s my favorite performance too! Sturgill and the boys raised the bar that night! I watch this all the time!

  • @markperrine501
    @markperrine501 Před 2 měsíci +31

    The best performance in SNL history.

  • @yarb2643
    @yarb2643 Před 2 lety +311

    This country singer just gave one of the most rock 'n roll performances I've ever seen. He used every inch of that stage and played the hell out of a protest song on live TV with a Star Wars patch on his guitar. Incredible...

    • @wallen1977
      @wallen1977 Před rokem +18

      Not just a Star Wars patch... a Star Wars Rebel patch.

    • @strings1586
      @strings1586 Před rokem +6

      So what did you think of Sturgills new album? The Ballad of Dude and Juanita is a modern classic, in my opinion.

    • @yarb2643
      @yarb2643 Před rokem +2

      @@strings1586 I think it's great, all of his albums are bangers.

    • @CavanalK5
      @CavanalK5 Před 6 měsíci +5

      @@strings1586the fact that it’s one continuous stories in several different styles Is so amazing.

    • @TigerKing77
      @TigerKing77 Před 5 měsíci

      💯 kick ASS🎵🤘🏻

  • @TheCawalstrom
    @TheCawalstrom Před 5 měsíci +44

    After seeing this performance live and watching about 300 times on this channel and all I can say is this, it's almost 2024 and the music world could use a strong dose of Sturgill Simpson.

  • @SS-fu7dd
    @SS-fu7dd Před 4 lety +206

    Sturgill knew the significance of the moment and acted accordingly. Legendary performance.

    • @jackmace6531
      @jackmace6531 Před 2 lety

      Was it about Trump's inauguration?

    • @SS-fu7dd
      @SS-fu7dd Před 2 lety +1

      @@jackmace6531 No

    • @jackmace6531
      @jackmace6531 Před 2 lety

      @@SS-fu7dd no

    • @MLHMODZ
      @MLHMODZ Před rokem +4

      @@jackmace6531 Trump started no new wars and NEVER agreed with Middle East interference because he knew it would destabilize the region. Nothing in this song reflects trump… tds?

    • @jackmace6531
      @jackmace6531 Před rokem +1

      @@MLHMODZ Pretty sure it's about Trump my dude. It's a protest song. And look at the date it was performed

  • @QuicksandHUM
    @QuicksandHUM Před 6 lety +1076

    That bass player is definitely their dungeon master on the tour bus D&D games.

    • @SS-fu7dd
      @SS-fu7dd Před 5 lety +14

      Hilarious but I'm betting these boys don't do much D&D on the road....unless......

    • @Bubby-vc5fv
      @Bubby-vc5fv Před 5 lety +52

      Every bass player is the DM. Source: Bass player & DM

    • @socrev
      @socrev Před 5 lety +11

      HAHAHA
      Now roll for save vs. death, mo fo... See how funny you are now.

    • @Lightningrod75
      @Lightningrod75 Před 5 lety +8

      I feel like he took it from the trumpet player and trumpet dude is waiting for his chance...

    • @SS-fu7dd
      @SS-fu7dd Před 4 lety

      One thing they don't do on the bus though............no dumping allowed!!!

  • @miconis123
    @miconis123 Před 5 lety +709

    That last scene when he throws the guitar down feels like he's issuing a challenge to modern country

  • @mr.anderson70
    @mr.anderson70 Před 5 lety +271

    When all the good Ramones jobs are gone but you can play keys.

  • @TigerKing77
    @TigerKing77 Před rokem +315

    This may be the greatest performance I've ever seen on SNL leave it to sturgill Simpson to knock it off itz rockers🇱🇷

    • @alfredrobertson7852
      @alfredrobertson7852 Před rokem +5

      I saw Sturgill a couple months before they played SNL and this is the only video that captures how amazing they are live.

    • @lawlaw1
      @lawlaw1 Před rokem +1

      You must be very young

    • @debradiamond8285
      @debradiamond8285 Před rokem +3

      I think it’s the best I’ve ever seen. And I’m 61

    • @TigerKing77
      @TigerKing77 Před rokem +2

      @@debradiamond8285 I agree sturgill is certainly a one-off no one like him 🤘🎵

    • @davidratliff3977
      @davidratliff3977 Před rokem +3

      Check out Chris Stapleton’s SNL performances with SS playing along.

  • @josephjohnroe3678
    @josephjohnroe3678 Před 5 lety +406

    He is so incredibly talented it's scary. But since he isn't singing about dirt roads, trucks and beer, he never gets a sniff of being pushed on radio. This guys has more talent than anyone pretending to be a Country artist today.

    • @garyj449
      @garyj449 Před rokem +6

      Bo Burnham my man.
      Pop country on the radio for damn near the last 2 decades isnt country.
      Check out Tyler Childers and Whiskey Myers if you're looking for some good music.

    • @Oliviaw700
      @Oliviaw700 Před rokem +12

      He doesn't want the radio. He could have saved country music but realised it wasn't worth saving.

    • @BanjoFrog612
      @BanjoFrog612 Před rokem +3

      I’m a prisoner to this video and I cannot leave. Don’t you dare send help.

    • @bigrig4385
      @bigrig4385 Před 11 měsíci +1

      Even worse, he's singing about true events that [they] don't want us to know about.

    • @deanshuler8910
      @deanshuler8910 Před 10 měsíci +3

      I agee , soo many great performances country n rock .. I can't get enough of him. Billy string is pretty bad ass too

  • @kempire4623
    @kempire4623 Před 7 lety +623

    Wife and I saw him live in Cleveland and they played this hard for 2 straight hours. No opening act, just came out, started crushing, and left. I've never been a huge country fan because it all kind of sounds like the same top 40 nonsense to me, but Sturgill is something different and I can't get enough.

    • @terrywallace4539
      @terrywallace4539 Před 5 lety +2

      He's great

    • @blakerutherford5243
      @blakerutherford5243 Před 5 lety +12

      Then you haven't been listening to actual country, my man. You'll rarely find it on the radio.

    • @nicholasmonteforte4241
      @nicholasmonteforte4241 Před 4 lety +7

      He and Stapleton and Cody Jinks are keeping the spirit of country alive

    • @marysalmon2367
      @marysalmon2367 Před 4 lety

      true dat

    • @magisterrleth3129
      @magisterrleth3129 Před 4 lety +10

      He and Ol' Wheeler are my faves. They break the mold. And if you'll notice, both have unconventional song topics and draw much more heavily from bluegrass and rockabilly than their contemporaries. In other words, they make music the way the old greats used to. They followed the stream to the source, then forged their own path, instead of succumbing to multi-generational derivision.

  • @jayham____fromgeorgia
    @jayham____fromgeorgia Před 4 lety +442

    let's hear it for tight motherfuckin' horn sections

    • @michaelenglish7798
      @michaelenglish7798 Před 4 lety +4

      Hell yea and my boy slayed the damn keys

    • @erikreisling2730
      @erikreisling2730 Před 4 lety +6

      No doubt. Have watched this video a ton of times just b/c of the brass section. I hope they catch your comment because they def deserve the accolades.

    • @cfmrowley
      @cfmrowley Před 4 lety +2

      The horns!!

    • @stephenprescott1736
      @stephenprescott1736 Před 4 lety +6

      Absolutely, you rarely hear horns mesh well in this kind of format. But they just completely crush it. Simpson is a true talent as a writer and how to put great talent around him.

    • @leslieforster1774
      @leslieforster1774 Před 4 lety

      Fooooo sure!!!!

  • @davidsharpify
    @davidsharpify Před 3 lety +81

    When you realize, most of the audience doesn’t know who you are, so you’re gonna make damn sure they remember the next 5 minutes.

  • @Alex_Black
    @Alex_Black Před 6 lety +251

    This... this is perfect.
    If this is where country is going back to, sign me the fuck up.

    • @lawdog1569
      @lawdog1569 Před 2 lety +1

      Agreed! No more California fake as fuck accent bullshit. Sadly Country music is now having homosexual rape of the devil, from again California.

    • @sammy5517
      @sammy5517 Před 2 lety +9

      @@lawdog1569 take your meds lol

    • @lawdog1569
      @lawdog1569 Před 2 lety

      @@sammy5517 refering to lil naz X.... Shit sammy, keep up with the times.

    • @celestemunda7143
      @celestemunda7143 Před 2 lety +3

      @@lawdog1569 lmao that was one song three years ago, move on.

    • @rickestensen1948
      @rickestensen1948 Před 2 lety +1

      KIN A!

  • @calebraden
    @calebraden Před 7 lety +445

    3:42 Dude was rocking so hard his cymbal came off. This is the best SNL performance I've seen in a long time, I've watched this video almost as many times as I've seen Star Wars.

    • @miconis123
      @miconis123 Před 5 lety +12

      ​@Mark Perrine And then almost kicked the keyboard stand off the stage

    • @brandonjpj1
      @brandonjpj1 Před 5 lety +8

      I loved how they all cracked up when his cymbal went flyin!

    • @brandonlbartlett
      @brandonlbartlett Před 4 lety +6

      It's absolutely killer. Another old school one that blew the roof off was Neil young and crazy horse going rocking in the free world

    • @Johnny_Blaze
      @Johnny_Blaze Před 4 lety +2

      I just posted that. I've seen high hats lost their top and I've seen entire cymbal stands fall, but I have never seen the cymbal fly completely off the stand.

    • @tylermcmanus4
      @tylermcmanus4 Před 4 lety +1

      @@brandonlbartlett That's the only comparable one I can think of, as far as matching energy levels.

  • @jasondogg4201
    @jasondogg4201 Před 3 lety +483

    This is by far the best live performance I’ve ever seen. I think I’ve watched it well over 100 times and always catch something new. Each of these musicians feed off of each other’s energy and are clearly impressed with each other’s performance. The smiles on their faces, the keyboard surfing, the incredible trumpet solo and the cymbal crashing to the ground are just a few of the highlights that have brought tears to my eyes while watching. Absolutely incredible, Sturgill really let them shine and pulled off something amazing.

    • @Phish1995
      @Phish1995 Před 3 lety +7

      Gaddanm right

    • @Phish1995
      @Phish1995 Před 3 lety +3

      So right! Agree

    • @andyinoregon
      @andyinoregon Před 3 lety +2

      Right there with you, Jason. When that baritone sax starts honkin' at 1:53 I 'm in heaven!

    • @yousuckdicks1
      @yousuckdicks1 Před 3 lety +6

      the other 2 guys in the horns LOVED the trumpet solo, for very good reason.

    • @adamcheek7379
      @adamcheek7379 Před 3 lety +7

      I actually knew the trumpeter back when he was playing with the Piedmont Souprize in Virginia! Scott Frock's his name and he's excellent - my family and I would go see the band play all the time at various places around Richmond, and it was such a surreal feeling to see him with Sturgill on here, at the Grammys, etc. Great guy and a fantastic musician.

  • @mojoxphotography
    @mojoxphotography Před rokem +52

    Damned near a half a century of watching SNL and this is the best band performance I have ever witnessed.

    • @karenhaas7185
      @karenhaas7185 Před 10 měsíci +1

      It never gets old! Awesome musicians doing there thing. Incredible!

    • @karenhaas7185
      @karenhaas7185 Před 10 měsíci

      *their.
      How could I disrespect that performance with a grammatical error? 🤦🏻‍♀️

    • @mojoxphotography
      @mojoxphotography Před 10 měsíci

      @@karenhaas7185 LOL I wasn't gonna call you out on it! :)

    • @karenhaas7185
      @karenhaas7185 Před 10 měsíci

      @@mojoxphotography Thank you!

  • @CGott-fs4vl
    @CGott-fs4vl Před 7 lety +660

    One of the best performances in SNL history. Keep it up ya'll.

    • @MegaNuc
      @MegaNuc Před 6 lety +5

      absolutely! i turned fan the instant this segment aired.

    • @jasonriddle6280
      @jasonriddle6280 Před 6 lety +3

      C. Gott Fear is the best perfomance in SNL history. This shit is good though.

    • @andrewkinser9375
      @andrewkinser9375 Před 6 lety +4

      i dont think there has ever been 2 better performances ever on SNL! lots of single ones . U dont see enthusiasm like whats comin from his rhythm section

    • @homeyiommi1921
      @homeyiommi1921 Před 5 lety +1

      @@jasonriddle6280 Oh man I gotta agree there. Watching Belushi go apeshit in the mosh pit on live NBC television is still a fuckin trip.

    • @rilot8349
      @rilot8349 Před 5 lety +5

      One of the best performances anywhere, anytime

  • @GALLEN-vf7uy
    @GALLEN-vf7uy Před 7 lety +651

    That was extreme high energy. But, don't miss the trees for the forest. This song is all about the lyrics.

    • @factorybear5264
      @factorybear5264 Před 5 lety +20

      He knows some shit about the gov't controlling international drug markets. I had old school servicemen tell me some shit along those lines that I'd rather not discuss on here.

    • @williejenkins9681
      @williejenkins9681 Před 5 lety +86

      I'm a veteran so I'll tell you. The USA controls the world drug trade to finance their Black ops around the globe. This opioid epidemic is no accident. Just like the crack epidemic before it. We guard the poppy fields of our allies and "eradicate" those of our enemies. Don't ever be afraid to scream from the highest mountains the wrong doings of our government.

    • @parentsbasement7734
      @parentsbasement7734 Před 4 lety +18

      Well he is a C.I.A operative

    • @factorybear5264
      @factorybear5264 Před 4 lety +5

      @@parentsbasement7734 Hitman to be exact

    • @GITMachine
      @GITMachine Před 4 lety +5

      I knew an ATF agent that busted CIA operatives during a drug raid, not knowing they were federal agents "working deep cover". Those CIA guys were out of jail within 24 hours and never charged with anything.

  • @melindashannon1015
    @melindashannon1015 Před 3 lety +80

    The best musical performance in SNL history. And I've been watching since 1975.

    • @Kickinthescience
      @Kickinthescience Před 2 lety

      Better than Prince in 1989 and 2006?

    • @TaylorTrask
      @TaylorTrask Před rokem

      @@Kickinthescience yup

    • @Kickinthescience
      @Kickinthescience Před rokem

      @@TaylorTrask well I’m glad you said musically because Prince had choreography in his which this performance lacked

    • @stevengiles1253
      @stevengiles1253 Před 3 měsíci

      Chris Stapleton was better but Sturgil is good too

  • @busbystandup1337
    @busbystandup1337 Před 4 lety +101

    Legend has it that to this day, SNL is still trying to get their roof back on

  • @zaxapitsa
    @zaxapitsa Před 7 lety +121

    At long last someone playing like it matters, fuck yeah

  • @kevinscottbailey8335
    @kevinscottbailey8335 Před 7 lety +62

    Clearly, Sturgill and the boys thought, "We might only be on SNL once, so let's burn it the fuck DOWN!"

    • @SANDMANbomber
      @SANDMANbomber Před 2 lety +1

      legend has it... they are still repairing the decimated stage after that remarkable performance ;)

  • @johnswiecki
    @johnswiecki Před 2 lety +52

    I go back and watch this once in a while.... because I start remembering what a great performance it was... and then I start doubting my memory and I start thinking, "Nah, it couldn't have been THAT great a performance". But then I watch it again and I'm like "Oh yeah it was!" Man, they KILLED it.

  • @alfredrobertson7852
    @alfredrobertson7852 Před rokem +29

    Had the privilege of seeing him live and I can confirm Sturgill Simpson is an absolute monster on stage. This is the only video that comes close to capturing how great it is. If you're a fan, and you should be, see them live.

  • @daffy72ky
    @daffy72ky Před 7 lety +238

    I can't stop smiling. Making Kentucky proud Sturgill!

    • @gregking477
      @gregking477 Před 6 lety +1

      Carrie Baxter Sturgill, Stapleton, and my buddy Dillon Carmichael are all making us Ky proud!!

    • @Phish1995
      @Phish1995 Před 5 lety

      Got Daymm right.

    • @nathanharrill9365
      @nathanharrill9365 Před 5 lety

      Nathanharrill right o

    • @JimmyWhite1967
      @JimmyWhite1967 Před 5 lety

      Even us ol boys from Missouri are proud of him. 😁

    • @kyleerickson6445
      @kyleerickson6445 Před 4 lety +1

      It's a good thing, too...lord knows Kentucky doesn't have much else to be proud of these days.

  • @tahoeben
    @tahoeben Před rokem +38

    This is and always will be my favorite performance. This is the standard all musicians should strive to attain.

  • @BB-qt2zb
    @BB-qt2zb Před 2 lety +8

    Been watching since 1978 im 47 he rocked it better than anyone in 40 plus yrs

  • @user-vg4hw9ft2m
    @user-vg4hw9ft2m Před 2 měsíci +7

    7 years later and this still kicks ass

  • @coltm9279
    @coltm9279 Před 7 lety +153

    Sturgill and the band killed it.

    • @noahrodgmusic1622
      @noahrodgmusic1622 Před 7 lety +11

      Cowboy Colt literally! he's a Cia assassin

    • @coltm9279
      @coltm9279 Před 7 lety +2

      Noah R XD haha yeah!

    • @chanchan5349
      @chanchan5349 Před 7 lety +2

      Cowboy Colt amen! Love the brass...

    • @lfish21.
      @lfish21. Před 6 lety +2

      Bass player is laying down some grooves.

  • @taylorpilewski
    @taylorpilewski Před 6 lety +90

    4:17 Love when the organ gets kicked and the guy is wrestling to get it back into position while still playing. This video has so much nuance. I absolutely love the entire performance!!!

  • @cucamongaduke3600
    @cucamongaduke3600 Před 4 lety +88

    I’m here from watching Sound & Fury on Netflix.
    This performance?
    Good. Grief.

    • @SS-fu7dd
      @SS-fu7dd Před 4 lety +3

      Check Sugar Daddy out if you like. This is probably the best live thing you will see anywhere. Maybe Life Ain't Fair or some of the Sunday Valley stuff holds a candle to this too.

  • @CurtMudgeon
    @CurtMudgeon Před 4 lety +35

    That shit just changed my life! I felt like Sturgill was shooting rays of energy from his mind's eye at all of his bandmates! The energy was exhilarating!

  • @stevendoyle2343
    @stevendoyle2343 Před 7 lety +54

    Straight bad ass slams that guitar at the end this dude is legendary

    • @johnbourgeois6598
      @johnbourgeois6598 Před 6 lety +2

      Drummer just also plays the crash cymbal so hard it falls off 3:44

    • @taylorpilewski
      @taylorpilewski Před 6 lety +1

      Check it out again. Sturgill actually hits it off with his guitar lol.

  • @seanjd1971
    @seanjd1971 Před 7 lety +352

    wheeler was right, he's an assassin without a doubt he's killin it

    • @TaylorTrask
      @TaylorTrask Před 7 lety +4

      Hahaha, you know Wheeler's a fake character right?

    • @seanjd1971
      @seanjd1971 Před 7 lety +27

      Taylor Trask is that a stupid question or just a real dumb statement

    • @phug0id
      @phug0id Před 7 lety +3

      your joke flew over his head

    • @TaylorTrask
      @TaylorTrask Před 7 lety +1

      Enough people think Wheeler is real, I had to ask.

    • @seanjd1971
      @seanjd1971 Před 7 lety +5

      Taylor Trask Wheelers real Bens the fake one

  • @GDSasquatch
    @GDSasquatch Před 4 lety +37

    Still one of the best performances I've ever watched. You can absolutely tell they left everything on the stage after that performance. You can tell they were feeling it 100%.

  • @ltcolzodd7579
    @ltcolzodd7579 Před 7 lety +82

    Anytime you see Sturgil strapping on a Tele you know some hell is about to be raised, You go boy.

    • @michaelhedgepeth5106
      @michaelhedgepeth5106 Před 5 lety

      I'm afraid for the safety of any Musica performer Who will speak out against the establishment.. I'd love to hear hesy got a bunch a good 'ol Boys at his 6. if history serves an he can't be Bought out . they'll come to hush'em up. love 2 c them get a Good bloody nose for all they're trouble.any how. I reckon so, Hope he's a smart friend or serving .
      , may have taught him already

    • @nathanharrill9365
      @nathanharrill9365 Před 5 lety

      The beach has to go on my accont but not for you but it will have a lot more than the same time and I know that it was in a very small way but not a single person would you say it to the other side and it's

  • @lfish21.
    @lfish21. Před 6 lety +38

    That bass player is just crushing it.

    • @chuckbartels6539
      @chuckbartels6539 Před 4 lety +3

      happygilmore06 thank you!!

    • @checobanmusic4358
      @checobanmusic4358 Před 2 lety +1

      @@chuckbartels6539 now that things are getting back to normal we hope to see you in Sweden soon!

  • @worldismyashtray
    @worldismyashtray Před 2 lety +47

    This will always be one of my favourite live performances. No GD question.

    • @jforeman210
      @jforeman210 Před 2 lety +1

      Yup, I come back and watch it pretty much weekly after seeing it on snl live that night lol

  • @shanelantz1
    @shanelantz1 Před rokem +14

    This was the first time I'd ever heard Sturgill perform. It opened up a whole new world.

    • @pokerman9108
      @pokerman9108 Před 6 měsíci

      Hows that new world going 1 year later?????? inquiring minds!

  • @bigpapi3636
    @bigpapi3636 Před 6 lety +234

    Just watched this again....for about the 100th time.

  • @thedragonbroke
    @thedragonbroke Před 7 lety +112

    Definitely the best, realest performance I've seen on SNL.

    • @johnnyb1897
      @johnnyb1897 Před 7 lety +13

      I kept waiting for Baluchi to come across the stage doing backflips.

    • @k.l.shelly5035
      @k.l.shelly5035 Před 6 lety +2

      I have to put in a vote for Elvis Costello's "Less than Zero/Radio Radio" (banned from SNL for a good 20 years after that!) -- but this just about ties it. czcams.com/video/kSOZ4mQAjOQ/video.html

    • @gayrambo4529
      @gayrambo4529 Před 4 lety +1

      Nothing can get more real that FEAR

  • @chrisbrazee9755
    @chrisbrazee9755 Před 3 měsíci +3

    I'm a heavy metal guy and that shit had me jumping and moving! Best fucking performance EVER! officially a Sturgill Simpson fan now. Currently listening to the Ballad of dood and juanita

  • @aaronjohnson2663
    @aaronjohnson2663 Před 2 lety +5

    that trumpet player has some pipes holy cow.

  • @ChristianParley
    @ChristianParley Před 7 lety +90

    Greatest performance on Saturday Night Live ever. And I've seen them all.

    • @danger2374
      @danger2374 Před 6 lety

      I'm gonna have to agree with you!

    • @buzzard2082
      @buzzard2082 Před 6 lety

      I've seen the Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Who, ZZ Top, U2, Eric Clapton Chris Cornell, Neil Young and many other great bands live and my fellow Kentuckian can rock with the best bands in history! That performance was KICK ASS!!

    • @holyworrier
      @holyworrier Před 6 lety

      Larry Valentine - ZZZZZZZZ

    • @buzzard2082
      @buzzard2082 Před 6 lety +1

      Is that all you've got? I hope you can find a more meaningful life.

    • @buzzard2082
      @buzzard2082 Před 6 lety

      That was for my friend holyworrier

  • @paulspurlock599
    @paulspurlock599 Před 6 lety +51

    Loved the drummer here. Hard steady beat the entire time, and doesn't miss a step when Sturgill knocks his cymbal off and continues on using the edge of another. Just an awesome performance period.

    • @twangerzonly
      @twangerzonly Před 2 lety

      Miles Miller is the motherfucking man. Go watch some of his livestreamed shit on IG. Hes coming out with an album soon. Killer voice.

  • @jimwhite9735
    @jimwhite9735 Před 5 měsíci +2

    Seven years later, I still watch this every now and then when I need a pump of adrenaline. It is a top three performance with Elvis Costello's "Radio, Radio" and Nirvana's debut in '91.

  • @TheRealReidMeister
    @TheRealReidMeister Před 4 lety +27

    This might be the best live performance I’ve ever seen

  • @brendanjacobs7665
    @brendanjacobs7665 Před 6 lety +18

    By far, one of the best performances I've ever seen on TV. Nobody plays like this anymore.

  • @CydeFX
    @CydeFX Před 6 lety +12

    He and his band lit that stage absolutely on fire that night. So incredible.

  • @paintedgypsyco8387
    @paintedgypsyco8387 Před 4 lety +44

    When real music slaps the world in the face on Saturday night. Unbelievable.
    The new face of new, real music.
    Fantastic.

  • @ryansimpson4781
    @ryansimpson4781 Před 3 lety +33

    This was Sturgill's best band.

  • @d010208
    @d010208 Před 4 lety +44

    Before: I’m going to bed, but one more video first.
    After: *all sturgull simpson songs*

  • @SS-fu7dd
    @SS-fu7dd Před 5 lety +18

    Quite possibly one of the most EPIC live performances that I've ever seen! Former vet myself and I get Sturgill's lyrics as much as a common man can anyway.

  • @TheBearBiffo
    @TheBearBiffo Před rokem +14

    Love when you see a band just having the time of its life. Outstanding!

  • @ungratefulpeasant8085
    @ungratefulpeasant8085 Před 3 lety +9

    How the hell did I miss this one, they went full on country fire and blues brothers! What a great live show, too bad it was on SNL and nobody was watching live.

  • @Phish1995
    @Phish1995 Před 5 lety +17

    I've watched SNL from it's inception. This performance was the best I've seen as a musical act. They tore the roof off.

  • @likecrazyhorse
    @likecrazyhorse Před 7 lety +399

    How much did that ceiling cost to replace, son?!?

  • @Bmizzzle1
    @Bmizzzle1 Před 4 lety +33

    this is litterally what happens when the Marshall Tucker Band smokes and drinks with the Blues Brothers for a week.

  • @ConnorHolbrook419
    @ConnorHolbrook419 Před rokem +15

    This man’s music is so tied into my family and our history and my relationship with my father. He’s from Breathitt county originally and my family is all from/many still in Magoffin County which is next to Breathitt. I saw this performance live while I was in a penitentiary in Ohio, where I was born and raised, and called my dad immediately the next morning to tell him “you gotta look this guy up” not even knowing he was that close to where my family come from. I’ll never get to tell him but his link to my life, my relationship with my dad, and my family history will forever be a big part of me. He named his debut album “High Top Mountain” which I knew was a cemetery on top of a hill/mountain in Kentucky where his family is buried, while a lot of my family is buried on Cow Creek just a couple miles away. Maybe one day I’ll get to tell him, but God Bless this man for his work and for him always being himself.

    • @saganrak
      @saganrak Před 8 měsíci

      Wonderful & beautiful comment; thank you for writing it

  • @featheredcoyote5477
    @featheredcoyote5477 Před 6 lety +12

    This was his Johnny Cash "Stomp Out The Footlights" Performance! Once in a lifetime deal right there!!! Nothing can top this one

  • @jordizzle253
    @jordizzle253 Před 7 lety +119

    Shout out to Sturgil for that Rogue One call sign on his guitar😎...

    • @bryanhall5699
      @bryanhall5699 Před 6 lety +28

      *Rebel Alliance ;)

    • @kd4yrp
      @kd4yrp Před 6 lety +2

      Thanks, for that. I was trying to figure it out.

    • @SS-fu7dd
      @SS-fu7dd Před 5 lety +6

      Felicity Jones hosting to boot.

    • @f-150yeti2
      @f-150yeti2 Před 5 lety +3

      jordizzle253 should have been on the bassists guitar.... Rebel Base

    • @MrEvilsurpent
      @MrEvilsurpent Před 4 lety

      rebel alliance nothing to do with rouge one

  • @davidsmethie
    @davidsmethie Před rokem +5

    Love the energy, especially when Sturgill knocks the drummer's crash cymbal off the stand at 3:44 lmao. This is what rock n' roll is supposed to sound like!

  • @notd0ll109
    @notd0ll109 Před rokem +3

    When you know they ain’t bringing you back, might as well burn the fucking place down.
    The best SNL musical performance they will ever have.

  • @dougaloo
    @dougaloo Před 7 lety +61

    I gotta admit, I never heard of Stirgill and his band before watching them on SNL. I will never forget them now.
    They're all excellent musicians, but I especially love the drummer's steady driving beat. Somebody, tell me about these guys!

    • @Bradplaysdefense
      @Bradplaysdefense Před 7 lety +6

      Listen to his album A Sailor's Guide to Earth it's nominated for album of the year at the grammys it is an unreal album

    • @golden046
      @golden046 Před 7 lety +4

      DPB1947 You haven't even scratched the surface. Pace yourself. ;)

    • @Lightningrod75
      @Lightningrod75 Před 7 lety +2

      If you do Amazon Prime you can get all 3 of his albums.

    • @tweakfreak87
      @tweakfreak87 Před 7 lety +3

      My hubby's been a Sturgill fan since long before he got the bid in SNL and he got me into him too. Love his sound!

    • @drgonzo767
      @drgonzo767 Před 7 lety +14

      Start at the beginning, he had this band called Sunday Valley that was some sort of brilliant bluegrass punk thing, then work your way through his three solo albums. He keeps evolving but it is all honest music, that's the thing with him just when you think you have him figured out he just builds and goes somewhere else, he just does whatever the hell he wants to. He is a great talent.

  • @stephieirene1
    @stephieirene1 Před 7 lety +396

    Sturgill Simpson, a man who just kept plugging away and never selling out. Now on SNL.

    • @christiannewsome5638
      @christiannewsome5638 Před 7 lety +4

      stephieirene1 thatsright

    • @davidwilliamson9643
      @davidwilliamson9643 Před 7 lety +1

      Christian Newsome this guy does even write his own music or have his own ideas he is the key definition of a sell-out

    • @Ryansrangereport
      @Ryansrangereport Před 7 lety +12

      David Williamson you're saying Sturgill does not write his own songs ??

    • @jamiebirkett5305
      @jamiebirkett5305 Před 7 lety +9

      if he keeps on making music this good i dont really care what show he performs on. As long as he keeps away from all the celebrity kardashian bull**** then its all good.

    • @keithmutvei7850
      @keithmutvei7850 Před 7 lety +48

      Oh man... boo fucking hoo.. Just step away from the hipster bullshit ,, he was cool before he was this famous´´ and just enjoy the fucking raging masterpiece that he is.

  • @joshuahenry4218
    @joshuahenry4218 Před 5 měsíci +3

    The best in the business 🏆

  • @kaizenweisz2120
    @kaizenweisz2120 Před 3 lety +12

    Best SNL musical guest performance and best version of this song 👍🏽👍🏽 And with a bonus star-studded line-up:
    Trombone: Jon Richardson
    Alto/Tenor Sax: Eddie Munster
    Trumpet: Lovechild of Wilfred Brimley ("diabeetus") and 'The Beast' from Beauty & The Beast
    Bass: Lovechild of Stanley Kubrick + Nick Frost
    Drums: Lovechild of Frankie Muniz + Giovanni Ribisi
    Keys: Sasha Baron Cohen
    Lead Guitar: Lovechild of David Brent + Anton Chigurh

    • @pgriffinbaron
      @pgriffinbaron Před 2 lety

      Oh c'mon... the dude on the keys was like... uh, "Billy Ramone" or "Jimmy Ramone" or... one of the other ones. Gabba Gabba Hey, where's my organ?

  • @recub13
    @recub13 Před 5 lety +16

    To all you listening to this on a phone, do yourself a favorite and throw on some good headphones or play through a decent stereo and pay attention to the instrumentation. Amazing.

    • @lbowsk
      @lbowsk Před 5 lety +1

      I see your headphones and I'll raise you. Four Jumbo Klipsch. Four hundred watts. 2 CF-3's and 2 KLF-30. And a sub. Sure do hope my neighbors approve.

    • @warrenharrison9490
      @warrenharrison9490 Před 4 lety

      I'm sitting here in my Mercedes work van rocking this as loud as the stereo will let me

    • @johngalt1568
      @johngalt1568 Před 2 lety

      Been busy traveling and haven't had me time to just throw on some phones and listen to music. Was wondering hmm what song do I need, oh I know..

  • @nikkismustanggt
    @nikkismustanggt Před 7 lety +19

    Hell yeah. They've killed it for years. Keep on truckin,' Sturgill!!

  • @tscin2010
    @tscin2010 Před rokem +7

    Saw it live on TV and it never disappoints probably one of the the best live performances that SnL has ever had pure rock and roll 🍻

  • @andrewhoffman8427
    @andrewhoffman8427 Před rokem +5

    Pretty sure about 3,400 of these views are from me. Best performance ever.

  • @kylelundgren2177
    @kylelundgren2177 Před 6 lety +48

    This is seriously one of the best things I have ever seen in my entire life! If you're ever anywhere near Oregon I'll be there.

    • @Bradywan
      @Bradywan Před 6 lety +1

      Kyle Lundgren Dude, same here. Next time he’s in Oregon, that shit is on!

  • @digging6068
    @digging6068 Před 6 lety +132

    It's Like Waylon Jennings and Creedence Clearwater had a love child and wrote him a song. Van Morrison, Molly Hatchet, and Keith Whitley are his uncles.

    • @caseywalker1714
      @caseywalker1714 Před 4 lety +1

      I dig it

    • @cazgerald9471
      @cazgerald9471 Před 3 lety +3

      And a little Pete Townsend for the finale.

    • @Phish1995
      @Phish1995 Před 3 lety +1

      Could not have described it better!

    • @DobermansRock
      @DobermansRock Před 2 lety +1

      And James Hetfield is the kids God Father. Just for a little And Justice...

    • @tonytidbits2465
      @tonytidbits2465 Před 2 lety

      Might be the best description I've ever heard....

  • @rivermasonmusic
    @rivermasonmusic Před 5 měsíci +1

    From Bobby organ surfing, Miles loosing his main ride cymbal after Sturgill decided to help with the drums, the ridiculous over the top build up that gives me chills everytime, the "WHOOOAWWW" and the guitar smash. Boy oh boy

  • @weltubergang356
    @weltubergang356 Před 5 lety +617

    Country Singer goes on SNL, exposes Afghan heroin trade, and no one even noticed.
    But Joe Rogan did.
    And now I did.

    • @michaelhedgepeth5106
      @michaelhedgepeth5106 Před 5 lety +24

      Welt übergang
      it's been about the herion since they ran the Russians out of Afganistan way back in the 80s. England jumped on China 200 year's ago over opium! it ain't nothing NEW, just a different generation. please Keep America Free young ones!!!

    • @michaelhedgepeth5106
      @michaelhedgepeth5106 Před 5 lety +2

      you see "They"; know we love the way it's He sjings old school. I!! Get 2 him an they get us 2. suck us all down to the devil's rabbit hole

    • @michaelhedgepeth5106
      @michaelhedgepeth5106 Před 5 lety

      Jake Ross I'm hopye to wh at y a sayin 100%

    • @gagebaynes7784
      @gagebaynes7784 Před 5 lety

      Welt übergang when did joe Rogen say something about call to arms

    • @averat84
      @averat84 Před 5 lety

      @@michaelhedgepeth5106 British Opium War come to America. And yeah, it went from the Golden Triangle to the Golden Crescent.

  • @TheMoFauxs
    @TheMoFauxs Před 6 lety +19

    I can't seem to get this loud enough

  • @michaels7368
    @michaels7368 Před 7 měsíci +2

    I got my coffee in front of me and put on this video..... I forgot to drink my coffee.

  • @DG-wu7ke
    @DG-wu7ke Před 6 lety +84

    Damn he tore it down

  • @ryanjeanes5253
    @ryanjeanes5253 Před 4 lety +8

    The look on the drummer's face at :57 when he realizes magic is happening.

  • @lynngriffin2106
    @lynngriffin2106 Před rokem +4

    I’ll never get tired of watching this performance I swear

  • @guitaristdotcom
    @guitaristdotcom Před 7 lety +501

    No idea wtf he's singing about, but I believe him!

    • @guitaristdotcom
      @guitaristdotcom Před 7 lety +13

      James Moriarty on drums.. :-)

    • @noeljones9684
      @noeljones9684 Před 7 lety +32

      Apparently this song was influenced by the three years he spent in the Navy.

    • @thejonwalden
      @thejonwalden Před 7 lety +205

      The song is clearly about how the American government has brainwashed the public and the military with false information and distractions in order to send American troops to die for everything but freedom.

    • @ltcolzodd7579
      @ltcolzodd7579 Před 7 lety +24

      Jon Walden; There's a great Sturgil Video called "Folded Flag" On You Tube you should check out. It's a great performance and this about the only way you will hear it.

    • @jpeoplesman1
      @jpeoplesman1 Před 7 lety +206

      I done Syria, Afganistan, Iraq, and Iran
      North Korea tell me where does it end
      Well the bodies keep piling up with every day
      How many more of em they gonna send
      Well they send their sons and daughters off to die
      For some oil
      To control the heroin
      Well son I hope you don’t grow up
      Believing that you’ve got to be a puppet to be a man
      Well they cut off your hair and put a badge on your arm
      Strip you of your identity
      Tell you to keep your mouth shut boy and get in the line
      Meet your maker over seas
      Wearing that Kim Jong-il hat
      While your grandma’s selling pills stat
      Meanwhile, I’m wearing my ‘can’t pay my fucking bills’ hat
      Nobody’s looking up to care about a drone
      All too busy looking down at our phone
      Our ego’s begging for food like a dog from our feed
      Refreshing obsessively until our eyes start to bleed
      They serve up distractions and we eat them with fries
      Until the bombs fall out of our fucking skies
      Turn off the TV
      Turn off the news
      Nothing to see here
      They’re serving the blues
      Bullshit on my TV
      Bullshit on my radio
      Hollywood telling me how to be me
      The bullshit’s got to go

  • @TMoody
    @TMoody Před 7 lety +21

    Fuck yeah!! If you ever wondered what it means to "rock out" then consider yourself lucky because you have just discovered it.

  • @tonyattardo9350
    @tonyattardo9350 Před 2 lety +24

    Yo hat’s off to the camera crew, so much going on and all the details captured. I love this performance so much!

  • @britnyank9002
    @britnyank9002 Před 3 lety +5

    I still come back to this periodically. Might be the best gig I've ever seen on SNL. Pure musical adrenaline.

  • @jeffreyv2458
    @jeffreyv2458 Před 6 lety +13

    One of the greatest musical performances on SNL... PERIOD

  • @slipper409
    @slipper409 Před 5 lety +7

    Love it. Them all standing together at the end, challenging anyone to a scrap.

  • @jacobpowell4516
    @jacobpowell4516 Před 2 lety +2

    no pharmaceutical product could ever equal the rush you get when the band hits that groove; the people are dancin', and shoutin', and swayin'; and the house is rockin'!

    • @wkerst
      @wkerst Před 9 měsíci

      Who tf needs coffee when you can just watch this every morning!?

  • @jaylambert2838
    @jaylambert2838 Před 4 lety +6

    The most music I’ve ever heard packed into a mere 4 and a half minutes. That was an amazing performance

  • @andyinoregon
    @andyinoregon Před 7 lety +27

    Damn, I thought that trumpet player was just gonna explode in a big puff of smoke.

  • @AcePhoenix
    @AcePhoenix Před 7 lety +8

    So glad that this was uploaded onto CZcams officially. Easily the best performance of SNL 42 and one of the best seen on the show in years.

  • @devinbeck6383
    @devinbeck6383 Před 3 lety +5

    This is amazing foot stomping get up and dance music. Every time I watch it my heart starts racing. Even though the drummer loses a crash cymbal they keep right up and going. You can tell how much fun they were having.

  • @freedom3594
    @freedom3594 Před 4 lety +38

    And so little Timmy, this is where babies come from.

  • @ih1206
    @ih1206 Před 7 lety +37

    Sturgill is he f-ing man. This may not be country, it may not be rock, but is damn good. He sure tore up SNL and I hope he takes the opportunity to tear up the Grammys.

    • @kyleberling2210
      @kyleberling2210 Před 7 lety +18

      ih1206 Shooter Jennings said country ain't just about where you're at, it's about staying true to what's inside. If Sturgill fuckin' Simpson isn't country, I don't know what is.

    • @deaterk
      @deaterk Před 6 lety +7

      Fuck all these categories & labels. The debate is only important to the 'Ad execs' and Marketing people...trying to sell something. Sturgill is a musical assassin. He (and band) kill.

    • @MrTPain
      @MrTPain Před 6 lety +1

      Ken Deater yes yes he is

  • @geoffhoward1619
    @geoffhoward1619 Před 6 lety +3

    He and the band are PERFECT examples of live music done the right way...full soul, no hesitation, and all awesome.

  • @ohmyjo5h470
    @ohmyjo5h470 Před 3 měsíci +1

    What a performance. That bass player is really Gettin' It!!!

  • @karynr77
    @karynr77 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Holy smokes.......I love him. I really hope he comes out on tour again...I need to see him live, whew 😮❤