Willie had his 91st birthday yesterday, Apr. 29. And we are all blessed to still be seeing him perform. Just for fun you need to react to Toby Keith and Scott Emerick singing to Willie on his 70th birthday. It's called "I'll Never Smoke Weed with Willie Again."
I love Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain. My dad would play guitar and sing it all the time when I was younger. When he taught me to play the guitar, that was one of the first songs I learned to play. As I grew older, my musical taste evolved to be more rock centered, but I still love me some Willie. It's just great genuine music.
Love Willie’s version. Another beautiful version is the one by Elvis. It brought tears because it was around the time of Elvis’ divorce and you felt the emotion in his voice. Thanks for this great reaction. 👏👏🥰
Willie told this story once: He came home drunk again and his wife at the time was fed up, so she sewed him up in a bed sheet - he said she took her time about it and he was sewed in - then she beat him with a broom. He said he woke up with these white things flying at him hitting him and he had no idea what was going on.
At 90 years old, Willie is still performing and touring. He’s written hundreds and hundreds of songs and started out writing a number of number one songs for other people.
Willie recorded his version in the early eighties. Among others it had been previously recorded by Brenda Lee and Elvis Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher and Mark James wrote it.
The “hook” in this piece is the song itself, the words, the music and the presentation by Willie Nelson. It’s an honest confession from him to her, quietly, that gets your heart & soul. Some songs don’t need head banging noise! Know what I mean?
The piano is the late great Sister Bobbie Nelson. Willie said the two of them alone could do a show with no rehearsal, they played music with each other every day of their lives
HA - that's the first thing I said when this video started: BOBBIE!!! ....and, my 22 yr old son said: No, it's not - that's Willie Nelson.... 🙄 RIP, BOBBIE!! PLAY ON, WILLIE!!!
Thats Willie's sister Bobbie playing piano.Willie probably has one of the most distinct guitar sounds. He always said when Trigger goes he'll go. That guitar is still going.
See if you can find the video of Toby Kieth (live version) singing his song "I'll Never Smoke Weed With Willie Again". Willie is on stage with him as he hears the song for the first time. The grin on Willie's face as he's taking in the lyrics is priceless!
Willie is another one of those legends in music. He also is one hell of a song writer. He has wrote over 2,000 songs for everyone from Aretha Franklin to Cake. Some others that he wrote for were Al Green, Roy Orbison, Patsy Cline
That is Willie's sister, Bobbie, on the piano. She passed away a year or so ago. This is one of Willie's best. "Blue Eyes Cryin in the Rain" is another. Also, his duet with Loretta Lynn.."Lay Me Down" is wonderful. And, his recording of "Don't Let The Old Man In" written for Clint Eastwood by Toby Keith. Willie has a totally different cadence to his singing than anyone else. He's one of our state treasures.
PEGASUS, YOU MUST CHECK HIGHWAYMEN BY THE HIGHWAYMEN! YOU WILL LOVE IT. It's a song by the band Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings created in the 80's.
Oh, I love that song, my late brother used to play it for my niece when she was little, she loved it so much. I had the privilege of seeing Willie in concert, he was fantastic!
"Willie Nelson's range" 😂. My friend, that IS his range and thank God for it. He tells musical stories. As others have said, the man is a musical treasure.
Willie is currently on a twenty four date tour at the age of ninety.I'm going to drive from Denver to Lincoln, Nebraska to see him for the first time.He is truly a living legend.
Sometimes less is more. Willie makes you feel this song. He was a fan of Frank Sinatra. Norah Jones is a fan of Willie and carries the influence forward. I think they did a duet once.
Willie has such an incredible past, writer, composer and singer, duh. ‘The Red headed stranger’ is an album in itself. You should treat yourself and spend 30 minutes with that masterpiece.
Please, please and again please…more Willie! Ray Charles and Willie collaborated on many songs but the one that really got to me was A Song for you. Ray had just told Willie backstage that he was dying and the song was for their friendship. Not many songs have affected me like that but it was very special. Willie is my spirit-person..I’ll love him always.
I remember back in the 80s being a teenager, and my grandma loved Willie. I never really paid attention. Now, I'm 53, and this is actually making me emotional. I totally get what you're saying, BP.
You're correct, Elvis sang this song about 10 years earlier. I didn't realize that until my adulthood, though. I was only 2 when Elvis passed away so I grew up thinking that Willie was the original artist of this song. I still quite enjoy Willie's version though. Check out Red Headed Stranger. I think you'll like it.
Perfect illustration of when they say, 'less can be more', for sure. He accomplished the same result when a song he wrote called 'Crazy' was taken to the highest level of acceptance in country music by Patsy Cline. Again, simple.....but with penetration to the human soul of monumental proportion.
Love Willie. He has a unique voice and vibe. He's so laid back and casual, but he speaks to you. I can tell by the emotion showing on your face just how deeply this song is hitting you.. Check out Willie and Snoop Dogg together singing..... "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me" Also check out group, *The Highway Men singing "The City of New Orleans". The group includes Willie Nelson (taking the lead on this song) Johnny Cash, Waylan Jennings and Kris Kristofferson there's a mean harmonica all the way through this song.
Look into his IRS Tapes. Gotta love Willie. I always thought it would be the best time to be a fly on the wall back in the day listening to Willie, Waylon, Kris and Johnny hanging out and telling stories. His 4th of July picnic was always one of my mother's favorite things to do in the 70's and 80s. I think he still does it.
I am so glad you reacted to this song by this totally genuine icon. I cannot imagine another person in the WORLD, who could have such a huge following as a singer, when he sings with such a nasal sound. That is normally not considered to be desirable but somehow Willie became super famous singing like that for decades. There is no pretension in him. He is always himself, no frills, no fuss, just a man with a guitar or harmonica standing on a stage and sharing his music, his heart, and his soul. He is beloved and a national treasure. If you ever get the chance, watch the very last part of his 90th Birthday Tribute that was televised. He got up on stage and performed with a wide variety of artists. You would have especially enjoyed his duet with Snoop Dogg when they sang the classic " Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" !! How perfect is that !!?? It astonished me how sharp Willie still is. He was just Willie, doing his thing, as if he was in his living room and he knew the words to every song he sang and did not miss a note vocally or on guitar !! I was super-impressed by that. I was fortunate to have seen him live in the 1980's with Waylon Jennings, and it was AN EXPERIENCE AND A HALF !!! He is someone to be remembered. Thank you. This made my day! 😊 🎸🎙🎶🌞❣
One of the greatest songwriters of all time. He could have lived most of his life as a very wealthy man just off the royalties of the many hit songs he wrote that other singers recorded.
My real dad is a huge Willie fan and this song breaks my heart every time I hear it-he and I have a strained relationship and in the last 20 yrs, I have had to realize that, while far from perfect he loves me in his own way even if he hasn’t always been present.
One of my favorites from Willie. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain was another one you would like or Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground.. Great reaction. ❤
I think you are one of the songwriters from your generation that could truly appreciate his song My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys. It's probably my favorite country song ever from a songwriting perspective. It is pure poetry man. Don't let the song's title fool you. Anyone over a certain age that has any kind of self awareness can appreciate the brutal honesty of the lyrics and the pure beauty of the song. Love and respect man
I think this is a song of reflection. A man realizing how important this special person is to then and how much he took them for granted. We can all relate to this and be grateful to Willie Nelson for saying it so beautifully.
It's never too late to tell your wife how soecial she is to you.Women crave words of verbal affirmation,it lights us up! There is a great book called The Five Love Languages,check it out! Love this song so much! So tender...💞🎙🎶
Willie has a soulful wistfulness in his voice that's like that little voice in your head when you realize there was something you could've dealt with better but maybe it's a little too late to correct it now but you really wish you could.
Willie does a great cover of Georgia on My Mind although Ray Charles version is probably the standard for measuring all the others. He wrote Crazy which Patty Kline did so well. I like his version too. A few more noteworthy songs: Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground, I Would Have to Be Crazy, Help Me Make It Through The Night, Whisky River, On the Road Again…. Willie said in an interview that songs were just out there in the air, he just had to pluck them.
Hey Black P, you brought up Whitney Houston singing I Will Always Love You. In case you didn't know, Whitney covered that song. It was originally a Dolly Parton song. She wrote and performed that song for Porter Wagoner when she left his TV show.
Willie Nelson does not need the flash, loudness, strength, holding notes, to get the message out. The song is slow, simple and gets the words out for people who do not show emotions that would melt a woman's heart. This song is decades old and maybe in those times, men did not express openly to others, or a manly man might find it hard or embarrassed to come out with the words so touching as what is in this song.
I was invited to Laughlin Nevada, Free Tickets to an outdoor small venue concert Saturday night 4/20… Willie Nelson concert got center stage seats about 18 rolls back👍, I’m so glad to have seen him…. There is a FREE RU-vid movie called HONEYSUCKLE ROSE 🌹, a 1980 movie starring Willie👍🤗 I also love Elvis singing this song to his wife Priscilla on the music video, love it👍🤗♥️
Angel too close to the ground.....Blue Eyes crying in the Rain.... great songs.....Seven Spanish Angels with Wille and Ray Charles you will love his music. you were feeling it
i WAS ABOUT TO WRITE ABOUT THE CONNECTION i HAD, AND THE TEARS ROLLING DOWN MY FACE. But then you made the pause for your first reaction comment. You said everything I was going to write.
Everything that Willie does is amazing. He is a prolific writer. I was lucky enough to see him a couple years ago with Chris Stapleton. I was way more stoked for him than Chris, haha. That guitar he’s using in this video is the one he’s always used and still uses today, its name is Trigger. He was considered “outlaw country” btw.
My Mom's favorite song. I think of her every time I hear this. Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground is a great one. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys, with Waylon Jennings is another classic.
You're right Elvis did record this song. It's been covered alot. Willie wrote Crazy and Patsy Cline sang it. It's a classic. He's written so many. He has a song, Roll me up and smoke me when I die. Snoop said Willie is the only person to out smoke him 😂
My oldest son is 22 and my mom's favorite talking point about him is how he used to say "meme go one the road again".... Willie was the first musical artist that my son ever kinda quoted lol.
