Leon Bridges - River (Live on SNL) 

Thank you for sharing, I always find it beautiful when we stop to notice beauty in our everyday lives 😊 Anyway, so sorry for rambling but I’m on a Leon binge 😅 and I love to read the comments and absolutely understand this feeling of having a hard working day and yet stopping, in a little moment, to witness something beautiful.

This is simply beautiful. Youre a gorgeous soul, for seeing the glory in that moment, not seeing annoyance. Thank you for sharing. Because I will now see that image in my mind when I listen to this song. You've made me a better lover in this moment, having read your comment. May I see a little more beauty, and less annoyance, in these moments that surround me. 💛

This is bullshit.

That's out river. Speaking as BOH thats our river boy

Nice

you said everything im going thru me too hope your life gets better too

Same here bro...that's when it touches your soul...deep.

Because we all want to and will indeed bathe in those cleansing waters one day.

I meant permanently. it gets hard sometimes

Justin : Beautiful soul touching Comment have a blessed and safe holiday season❤️❗️🥰❤️

any good artist doesn't need anything grand to play and do their thing.

in total agreement .. thank you.

+ClueSign Me too!

It will

+ClueSign precisely. :)

+ClueSign boosted me to the stratosphere, for sure.

+ClueSign I found out about him from another youtube poster on a Sam Cooke song so I checked him out and haven't been able to stop listening to his stuff. I've also been spreading the word when I'm out listening to my generation oldies (60's and 70's) and read a post that "they don't make music like that anymore". Spread the word. This man is the goods. I knew Soul would have to come back. One song I heard of his has a little do wop in it also. He must be an old soul.

More like 50's

Well said.

What exactly do you mean by this?

You got a drinking problem

Ken Risser yes!

+The Art of Aaron Blaise Yep! same here

Me too... And I hadn't watched SNL in years.

+The Art of Aaron Blaise So heartfelt, and of course, soulful.

First time I saw him also. Now I'm a huge fan. He's phenomenal.

me too. I dig this guy. it's great to find real good newer music. kick ass band.

It did touch my heart and soul

If this doesn't touch your heart and soul it's because you don't have either.

Carlos Garcia k

I have been saying that since i first heard his songs

Michelle Bernal 1st time I heard this song I had to go back to listen to Sam Cooke dead serious

No kidding. They could cast him in a Sam Cooke biopic and I wouldn’t even be mad.

YES!!!!! Never get tired listening to him, could listen to his songs on repeat all day long!!

That's what I said, and another change is gonna come

... they touch my soul, I know that I've heard them before !!! ... possibly b/u for Bob Dylan's earlier albums when he got saved !!!!

The organ is a nice touch.

+joesuburb this song is just perfection! everything about it

+Michael Hart-Davis you obviously dont go to live shows

+WickedMo13 I do. Just havent seen him live yet

+Michael Hart-Davis apparently he records his songs live like that

mo blacc Amen!

That's it.

Careful coincidences.

Tell the truth!

So sorry for your loss. I pray for your peace and comfort.

Leah who are u

Patrick T what

They sound so filthy good. My goodness. It's the background singers for me.

+cedfri he's nominated for a grammy lol

+kiks dot oh cool!

+kiks dot that's nice.. But still doesn't change the fact that he's not as famous as he should be

I hope you're right.

CeddieCed He only has one album and had more than 2 Million listeners on spotify. Hows that unnoticed?

+Ryan Gaston the chord you posted isn't an Am7, it's Asus2 (C#sus2). He's not playing that though, he's just playing an A (major chord).

I knew it was the wrong name i was just too lazy lol but thanks for the correction.

+Zach Brown It's an A minor, not major.

it's actually G#Maj - C#Maj - A#min, relative to the neck, not capo

Demetrius Jones i feel u 💯

Yes indeed brother

May The Blessing's of Life flow to you. 🕊️

I feel the same way

Amen 🙏

+Nick Thomas Nail on the head ... "Change Is Gonna Come" seems to be the immediate inspiration ... had kinda thought Soul music was long gone ('cept for the likes of Van The Man & [maybe] Alecia Keys (sorta) comes to mind?) ... but DAMN glad maybe the warrant had been signed prematurely. "finally some real music . I've now gone out and bought his album and have listened to this song on repeat for the last 4 days" --- I could see that I spse - "You Are The Best Thing" comes to mind ~~~~~~~~ PLEASE people, tell me, is there other music like this out there anywhere today?? I'm in earnest. Is his LP as good as this number. The woman singing the back-up is REAL nice too. I probably fell HARD for about everything Solomon Burke did for half-a-decade --- and this Leon Bridges - River, seems pretty damn special. What ELSE am I "missing?" Of course (Atlantic sides mainly) Ray Charles is EPIC, and one could go on & on & on. So somebody. ANYBODY, clue me in...I can't FIND a single "complete" LP, in like, 3 decades, and I ain't ashamed to say I even fell pretty hard for about a half-dozen Bob Dylan albums... Thanks Kindly in advance

+jo blo have you listened to Jonny Lang? He's incredible. just unreal.

Hello Bueller D. I'm have never heard of Johnny Lang. I will do a search on RU-vid for him now. Is there a song that I should listen to first?

Saffron Walsh it brought me here too. the sound track is great

The use of this song at the end of season 1 episode 2 was jaw dripping good. Nicole Kidman on that bed then cut to black...wow. I ordered the book and it should be here Tuesday, that's how much I liked the show.

Agree.

Josh Gregory Because it has substance.

Impossible to not know who Sam Cooke is.

Maybe because Sam Cooke was murdered and taken away too soon; maybe yearning for soul filling messages from seeming old soul messengers

So true. He is not the next Sam Cooke. He is the only Leon Bridges.

I feel like its about baptism in a river but that's open for interpretation

Elba Badillo in some christian denominations they do baptism in rivers, the song is about being baptized and reborn and forgiven of your sins. 😊 is amazing

it's about wanting to be baptized in the river and being cleansed of his sins. Someone said it's open to interpretation, but not really. just watch the official video and you'll see. End credits says Baptism girl: etc. And there's always the lyrics. So your instinct was right

Elba Badillo it is about being baptized but the essence it is about someone who is broken and ashamed of the person that they have become and their regrets for ignoring their mothers and the Lords wisdom . It is their last and only hope to be cleansed in the smooth waters and to be forgiven and comforted. It’s painful and beautiful and it touches those emotions so brilliantly.

I'm feeling blessed

+Ross Fregia FOR REAL THIS GUY HAS MAD TALENT !!!!

Unfortunately the majority of people don't give a shit about this kind of music. It's a shame because this genre of music is absolutely beautiful.

Blair Calaway He means vocally. Say what you want about R Kelly’s character, but he can sing! And I hear the resemblance aswell.

please do not mention that man in the same sentence as this gentleman. thank you

Ewwww there are so many other fantastic artists to compare him to.