Violent Femmes - Country Death Song (Live on KEXP) 

Holy fucking shit this is the most gut wrenching brutal song ever.

this is one of my favourite songs of all time

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

Dudes just playing the grill like it ain't nothin! 😂

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!!!!

LEGENDARY!!!! Dude's playing drums on a Weber 😅

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.

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!!

Heard it in 94 lived in Seattle well after. This song was always there

Geez chills down the spine.

One of the few albums that I wanted to hear again , before finished the first hearing was complete .... thanks guys

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.

I remember when Hallowed Ground came out. I was 10 years old and man every song was just wonder and delight.

Huge VF fan here. Probably the punkiest version I heard so far thanks a lot for the upload (:

such a shame I can only thumb this up once, genius level songwriting.

Love the drum kit.

As a man with 4 daughters I can't get threw this song without crying.

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.

Saw these guys live in 2005. Just amazing. Time passes but the quality of their performances somehow stays top notch

This is my Happy song.

They have 2 albums in my top 10 ever

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!

most beautiful. Thank you

The look on his face, while he sings that, is intense... Great band.

They still sound damn good.

My favorite VM song!

12 year old girl in the crowd freaking out in her head right now 🤣 😂😳😳😂

OMG ONE OF MY FAVORITES BAND.

Hold up... Is that guy playing a Coleman grill as a drum?

Exceptionally brilliant!

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.

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.

Love the Femmes!!!

Oh man they're old, his voice has changed so much One of their better songs

This song always reminds me of Dylan's "Hollis brown"

that was GREAT

Thank you, O Lord, for Gordon Gano

What is the vocal equivalent for The Portrait of Dorian Gray?

And Victor Delorenzo was suddenly playing the BBQ!

❤

My favourite song off of Hallowed Ground by far

Jeez this song is really dark.

1000+ views... 45 likes. WTF??? This is a clinic on live performance.

❤❤❤❤❤

billy strings needs to cover this asap

Know your papa loves ya and know you'll go to heaven

Very difficult to find quality BBQ drummers these days.

surreal

He took Bella and threw her it that well

THIS SONG MAKES WONDER IF MY SISTER STILL HAS A BOYFRIEND

Femmes on one stage H on a different stage at the same time.... don't regret not seeing H.

Who dances to this???

Know wonder our children are f.....d up

प्रतिभा !!!

This song is horrifying. It freaked me out as a teenager. Worse than Halloween.

Was this an ad for Webber BBQ's??

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...

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?

Legacy 9

This now reminds me of Chris Watts

Artemis approves.

Chris Watts theme song

MARK Tongs song.

Savagery

remember that god saves 😧

It seems like the crowd is at the wrong show There are children in the crowd?!? It's not a feminist rally btw

This dudes voice sounds like he's 20 in some sections

Disturbingly believable..

This guys voice is the aural equivalent of "Oh God Why" 🙂

NK and CW in hell

No trace of that pretty face left...

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.

The Best.

Oh...Gordon...