This song managed to condense a book that would take me a week to read and a movie that would take me two hours to watch into about five minutes of enjoyment. Absolute legend.
Harry Muesli Almost 2 Years Ago On April 12th, 2016 My Mother Died From Dementia At The Age Of 94.I Will Always Miss Here Loving Smile And Presence. 5 Months Later On September 2nd, 2016 My Niece Jessica Rae Gordon Died From Liver Cancer At Age Of 34.She Always Had A Smile And Very Positive Outlook On Life. In Some Ways This Video Of The Late Marty Robbins Singing "El Paso" Is Helping Get On With My Life. I Await Your Answer.
I lost my dad when I was 19 I'm 28 now, My dad would always sing this song and play his guitar I miss him so much I can't help but tear up everytime I hear this.
And Rosa's Cantina still stands. I live in this West Texas Town and I love their Mexican food along with a few cold imported Mexican beers to go with it! Y'all need to come and check it out sometime!
Unbelievable live performance. No tricks, no gimmicks, no "enhanced" vocals, just sheer talent. Love Marty's guitar playing and his singing is exquisite. Super trio harmonies and what else do you want?!!!!
Not as simple. This was a staged performance on film. Marty Robbins is not playing the Mexican Guitar and I have serious doubts he is actually singing. There are just not enough live action and it sounds exactly like the recorded track. I'm just saying because I play guitar and nothing live from music to vocals ever sounds exactly the same as the recorded track that you here on the radio or albums. On this song clearly Marty Robbins is playing rythem guitar and making a show of it for the Camara. Then you have the Mexican or Spanish guitar with individual notes playing the lead. Just watch it and listen again. Not to mention the lead sounds more like softer sounds of vinyl strings instead of metal.
@@daveweed2765: You might play the guitar but I have worked in the music business for several decades as a writer, performer, singer and musician and have been involved in video production, editing and arranging and I can assure you this video is NOT lip-synched to the original recording - in fact it doesn’t sound anything like it in terms of either vocal or instrumental tonality. Anyone experienced in music production can see at a glance that this is a genuine live performance, something Mr Robbins was extremely good at. And btw, the guitar off screen in this video is normally described as a Spanish guitar or a classical guitar and the strings are made of nylon, not vinyl.
I’m a metal fan… But there is something amazing about this whole album. It tells stories in a way none of the progressive metal songs I like could. You see these stories in your head. They play like short films in your mind as you listen. I adore this kind of songwriting. No hidden meanings, no overly complex stuff. Just pure storytelling.
How I miss real country music, like Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Johnny Cash, to name a few. El Paso is an amazing song, written and sung by amazing Marty Robbins. It's so sad to lose so many of the great singers of the 60's, 70's and 80's. I'm not really into today's country music; it's just the not the same. I also love "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife." It brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it. RIP Marty Robbins.
Try George McAnthony. It was a singer from my zone, did a kind of country that was unique to him. Sadly he passed away too. Try it and tell me if you liked :)
I so agree with you about that last Marty Robbins song. Just hearing it in my head right now makes me almost tear up. Marty was one of the best. I listen to classing Country/Western music on SXM radio in my car sometimes. The “western” part has been dropped -
This is a western which is completely different than country music. In a western there's Cowboys and horses and guns. In country there's drinking and cheating and broken hearts. This is one of the Best Westerns ever.
Eric: My definition of Country and Western is that the tune resembles a horse at a slow gallop . . . (Think Your Cheating Heart) Country music can be any pace of song ... 🤔 think Shania Twain ...
I have seen Marty Robbins in several recorded live videos. He never missed a note, never strained to hit it. What an incredible voice and an amazing singer. I’m a fan for life.
While I generally agree with you, not all country is bad nowadays. At least some people seem like they are trying. For example, Colter Wall does a decent job paying homage to Waylon and Johnny Cash with his style of music.
The border between USA and Mexico is where two cultures merge, and this song is an example. With many features shared with the mexican corrido. Telling a complete human story that usually ends tragically. Also the vocalization remembers this style. A great composition and video!
Listened to this in my 1998 VW beetle in 1999'sh or so on the way home to my divorced wife with my kids, I always played this on the ride there and we would sing the songs. Time Life Western Classics CD. Memories. I bet the kids remember it too, lol
I am Italian, I live in Spain, but I love country and western music and I am so proud about it. Marty Robbins and Johnny Cash are my Idols, rest in peace and may they be singing with the Angels next to our Lord ❤️
As a child I used to listen to this song on my dad’s record player and it always brought me to tears. Now it’s a joke that if you want to get me emotional all you have to do is turn on El Paso. What an amazing performance.
This is my favorite Marty Robbins song of all time. Im 59 so i grew up, in Texas, listening not just to him but all classic country greats. Im a corrections officer at a Texas state prison going on nine years.
It’s the song that put El Paso on the map. Sadly the powers that be in El Paso have no clue in how to honor him for the recognition he brought to El Paso. With all the highway and road construction going on in the city is a perfect time to name a new road or street after him. Why Lee Trevino has a major street named after him is a mystery. He’s from Dallas and never claimed otherwise
I remember as a young child during Christmas time. A snow storm raging outside , The Fireplace warming the living room, and my Dad playing this song on the record player. You couldn’t beat the atmosphere. Such solitude in Marty’s Music that echoed throughout our home. Some songs just stick with you and bring back the most amazing memories of two amazing loving parents who did everything to keep us happy and smiling. It’s amazing where memories will take you.
i was one of the lucky ones who got to see Marty Robbins in concert at the old opry house downtown in the late sixties..he was with bill anderson that night and Marty closed the show.he played three encores because the audience gave him standing ovations every time.HOT AS HELL that night because the opry house didn't have air conditioning..i was maybe ten but that show always stuck with me..probably why I've been to over 400 concerts..
I chose my very first NICU Travel RN assignment to EL Paso, TX to Las Palmas Medical Center because of this song. I lived in El Paso for a year and a half. Yes I searched for "Rosas Cantina"
My father used to play this on vinyl in the late 70's when I was a toddler. I'm so happy my family exposed me to a rich history in music. It is so special to me now that I'm an adult.
My mom used to play this on stage with her band.. they were really good! My mom? She was BRILLIANT! 😁All the Western music I know, I learned from my mom, and it spans decades.. Thanks, Mom! Miss you! 💔💙
Nowadays it is difficult to find a version of this song that includes the 5th verse. Dunno why it has been dropped, but having grown up with this song, it really destroys it by making the cowboy seen callous when the 5th verse is his horror at what he just did. I REALLY appreciate this video. One of the best from a master of the cowboy ballad. We miss you Marty.
It was dropped to shorten the length of the song. Columbia records shortened the length because most stations liked a song to be no more than 3 min long. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Paso_(song)
"El Paso" Out in the West Texas town of El Paso I fell in love with a Mexican girl Nighttime would find me in Rosa's cantina Music would play and Felina would whirl Blacker than night were the eyes of Felina Wicked and evil while casting a spell My love was deep for this Mexican maiden I was in love but in vain, I could tell One night a wild young cowboy came in Wild as the West Texas wind Dashing and daring, a drink he was sharing With wicked Felina, the girl that I loved So in anger I Challenged his right for the love of this maiden Down went his hand for the gun that he wore My challenge was answered in less than a heartbeat The handsome young stranger lay dead on the floor Just for a moment I stood there in silence Shocked by the foul evil deed I had done Many thoughts raced through my mind as I stood there I had but one chance and that was to run Out through the back door of Rosa's I ran Out where the horses were tied I caught a good one, it looked like it could run Up on its back and away I did ride Just as fast as I Could from the West Texas town of El Paso Out to the badlands of New Mexico Back in El Paso my life would be worthless Everything's gone in life; nothing is left It's been so long since I've seen the young maiden My love is stronger than my fear of death I saddled up and away I did go Riding alone in the dark Maybe tomorrow, a bullet may find me Tonight nothing's worse than this pain in my heart And at last here I Am on the hill overlooking El Paso I can see Rosa's cantina below My love is strong and it pushes me onward Down off the hill to Felina I go Off to my right I see five mounted cowboys Off to my left ride a dozen or more Shouting and shooting, I can't let them catch me I have to make it to Rosa's back door Something is dreadfully wrong for I feel A deep burning pain in my side Though I am trying to stay in the saddle I'm getting weary, unable to ride But my love for Felina is strong and I rise where I've fallen Though I am weary I can't stop to rest I see the white puff of smoke from the rifle I feel the bullet go deep in my chest From out of nowhere Felina has found me Kissing my cheek as she kneels by my side Cradled by two loving arms that I'll die for One little kiss and Felina, goodbye
Don Winters, one of his backup singers, was the husband of my Girl Scout leader. Him being in Marty Robbins' band made her a celebrity too! Went to school with their son Dennis. They were all such nice people.
I'm 15, turning 16 in a few months and this is one of my favorite songs. I much prefer to listen to this than the garbage they play on the radio nowadays. Marty Robbins is a legend.
My dad absolutely loves the song! He is 90 yrs young. EVERY time I play it for him he says that it is the best song ever written. He listens intently to every word and will gladly hear it again and again and again.
My 17 yr old,orange-headed, Dutch,German,Irish,Czech,Hungarian kid cranks this song up on his 12"Rockford Fosgates in Carson City,NV , though he hails from Northern wisconson,U.S......this shows the spread of the influence of beauty...just an awesome song!!
I married a East Los lady and her mom lived in Covina. We used to pick her up from west hills ca. I had to sing this along with El Paso City and then Dreams and pretty woman by Roy Orbison every time we picked her up all the way back to our house....Miss ya Mom.....
I came to see Marty live because I've recently been into his music. What a coincidence I found this on his birthday! Happy birthday Marty. Thanks for the stories!
I remember watching this live with my Dad in 1964 on a black and white TV. Dad had a great trained bass voice and sang that song for years after that. I learned to play it on my guitar and played it for him on his 70th birthday 2 years before he died in March of 2000. He sang it with me. I'm 70 now! Great memories.
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This is my family's favorite song. My grandpa had Alzheimer's and he sang El Paso right before he passed away. He remembered every word and sang it so beautiful.
The first overseas concert that I saw in the 60's in Wellington,New Zealand. I am now 76 years old and still remember the concert and meeting him after at the hotel he was staying in. Still one of my favourite artists singing country , ballads and island music.
