Just saw Steve Martin and Martin Short in Hartford, CT. Brilliant show. They played this song and Martin Short came out dressed as the "Pretty Little One".
I think Steve is a very underated vocalist. Probably because he is such an amazing banjo player, comedian and actor. How can anyone excell in so many fields? Don’t ask me, he is truly unique.
Well, I'll be... had no idea Steve Martin could sing and play the banjo! Glad to see Edie Brickell still making music with all her other fellow musicians. Great listening!
Cathrine! Steve Martin has played the banjo since he was a lad. He was hired by Glenn Campbell as a writer and banjo player and performed in a 6 picker version of Cripple Creek alongside Campbell (and other well known pickers) on his show the Goodtime Comedy Hour in 1969 well before his stand-up comedy routine (where he utilized his banjo) made him famous. Steve has written a hit song "King Tut" as well as garnered 5 Grammys both for Comedy (2) and for Bluegrass/Country Instrumental/American Roots performances (3) Not only that but Steve Martin has been nominated for Grammys 10 times! He is one of the top banjo players in the country... it doesn't hurt that he Steve Martin famous comedian and actor, BUT Steve Martin has earned enough accolades as a picker that he will surely be inducted into a music hall of fame (of one kind or another) in the future!
Yep, these 40+ years he has walked onto the stage for his comedy stand-up, and played it several times during his show it wasn't just a prop and a recording. He's the real deal, and many fellow musicians consider him a master of the instrument.
I had to really listen more than once to see if I heard him right (not my Steve) then turned on closed cap just to get the full story and damn she wrote the song!
I can not play the banjo and sing at the same time. The rhythm just throws me off. Gotta play my mandolin when lead singing. When the other band member sings I’m all over the banjo.
I seriously don't know what you mean by SKETCH. That there are plenty of men throughout the US exactly like the guy portrayed in this song, I have not one hint of a doubt. I have known of a few lower level creeps similar to him over the years. That type have been around going back through history. What usually happens is the woman becomes a shell of a person, a human door mat; That this song stamps a different narrative on that all too sad story is a triumph. Life is neither as pretty as we would like, nor is justice done as often as it should when the nastiness in human beings crops up. That Steve, Edie and the Steep Valley Rangers have performed so flawlessly, harmonized so gloriously and made many laugh a bit (including myself) at what is essentially a tragedy that is played out in the US all too frequently, is a nothing short of a miracle. One of the finest (if not indeed the finest) bluegrass songs I have ever heard! Maybe Amy, you should listen to the song a few more times and if it doesn't reflect your life or that of anyone you know, rejoice in that fact, but realize that many women are in situations similar to this, WITHOUT the redemptive table turning in this song. The "Pretty Little One" is an anthem to those women. Bravo Steve Martin, Edie Brickell and The Steep Valley Rangers.
![ARGENTINA vs. PERÚ [1-0] | RESUMEN | ELIMINATORIAS SUDAMERICANAS | FECHA 12](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/xtI25ENDDSY/mqdefault.jpg)
Steve Martin is a true Renaissance Man. He is an accomplished author, a playwright, a musical composer, and oh yes, a comedian.
And that's why we love Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers
The difference in a violin and a fiddle
A violin has strings a fiddle has strangs
Edie being country cool is the jewel of this song
Swedish opinion
Just saw Steve Martin and Martin Short in Hartford, CT. Brilliant show. They played this song and Martin Short came out dressed as the "Pretty Little One".
Mercy! I'd have paid good money to see that one!
That is hilarious!
I think Steve is a very underated vocalist. Probably because he is such an amazing banjo player, comedian and actor. How can anyone excell in so many fields? Don’t ask me, he is truly unique.
i have it on authority he's terrible at cross-stitch
A murder ballad with a twist, Big Mon would be proud.
She brought a pistol to a knife fight.
Good job!
Gotta love the banjo!
I can't get enough of this song
ALL great musicians but that fiddler…………🎶💜❤️🎶💙
unsure why this hasn't 145m views...it's brilliant
I absolutely LOVE this song.
. I played this song over and over so many times, my phone actually said to me " HEY DUDE, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH" !!!
This is as good as it gets.
Good man,nice banjo player,thanks!!!!
Morbid, yet funny! Steve and the Rangers are pure genius.
Great song, they really work well together.
Masterful
Eddie Brickel!!!!
Love this song!
Yep, even a song about murder is happy on the banjo.
Steve sings great. I wish he'd sing more.
Awesome
Woman vocal is perfect
Smoking hot❤ take care.
I came across this song by accident, great as I think Steve is an awesome actor had no idea he was musical! He is as cute as a buttercup! ;-)
Well, I'll be... had no idea Steve Martin could sing and play the banjo! Glad to see Edie Brickell still making music with all her other fellow musicians. Great listening!
Cathrine! Steve Martin has played the banjo since he was a lad. He was hired by Glenn Campbell as a writer and banjo player and performed in a 6 picker version of Cripple Creek alongside Campbell (and other well known pickers) on his show the Goodtime Comedy Hour in 1969 well before his stand-up comedy routine (where he utilized his banjo) made him famous. Steve has written a hit song "King Tut" as well as garnered 5 Grammys both for Comedy (2) and for Bluegrass/Country Instrumental/American Roots performances (3)
Not only that but Steve Martin has been nominated for Grammys 10 times! He is one of the top banjo players in the country... it doesn't hurt that he Steve Martin famous comedian and actor, BUT Steve Martin has earned enough accolades as a picker that he will surely be inducted into a music hall of fame (of one kind or another) in the future!
Yep, these 40+ years he has walked onto the stage for his comedy stand-up, and played it several times during his show it wasn't just a prop and a recording. He's the real deal, and many fellow musicians consider him a master of the instrument.
He has also recently composed a broadway musical called “Bright Star.”
Like he says, "the way to cure depression in this country is give everyone a banjo"
I love this song! Listened to it too many times lol
Steve Martin the 'Original Gangster'! Go figure!
He is so talented
I had to really listen more than once to see if I heard him right (not my Steve) then turned on closed cap just to get the full story and damn she wrote the song!
Edie Brickell!!!!
My favorite song he sings besides his song with Bernadette Peter's Tonight You Belong to Me.
Do that thing, you know, that thing !!
I love this song, listen to it daily. Lots of beautiful riffs for the musicians.
Sizzles!
Love this
Ha! You bring a knife, l'll bring a pistol. Excellent music. Love it!
Sizzles!
Wow,I love it!*****
Edie is just so pretty
Love it!!!
Love this rendition!!
Funny song!!
love it !
That violin player was gettin' DOWN
ArtificiallyFlavord %
The great Nicky Sanders, Grammy Award winner trained at Berklee in classical violin and composer of orchestral concert music.
Love this song/story
great
Nice .
Awesome!
este tio es un crack
I love this song, I can’t find it for purchase anywhere. Anyone know where to get this?
My kind of murder ballad. >:)
catchy
You got that right!
♥
Who in the hell would sing a song like this? Hilarious!
How did this escape the #metoo movement?
2019?
The dark side of Steve Martin.
LOL!
stay with the woman who looks at you like her
Jimmy Fallon shreds the Mando
NEVER MAKE JOKES ABOUT JIMMY FALLON. HIS MEDIOCRITY IS WHAT KEEPS US ALL TOGETHER
I can not play the banjo and sing at the same time. The rhythm just throws me off. Gotta play my mandolin when lead singing. When the other band member sings I’m all over the banjo.
Why
Love the group, Edie, Steve...but these lyrics and their meanings are SKETCH.. Disillusioned and reassessing.
I seriously don't know what you mean by SKETCH. That there are plenty of men throughout the US exactly like the guy portrayed in this song, I have not one hint of a doubt. I have known of a few lower level creeps similar to him over the years. That type have been around going back through history. What usually happens is the woman becomes a shell of a person, a human door mat; That this song stamps a different narrative on that all too sad story is a triumph. Life is neither as pretty as we would like, nor is justice done as often as it should when the nastiness in human beings crops up. That Steve, Edie and the Steep Valley Rangers have performed so flawlessly, harmonized so gloriously and made many laugh a bit (including myself) at what is essentially a tragedy that is played out in the US all too frequently, is a nothing short of a miracle. One of the finest (if not indeed the finest) bluegrass songs I have ever heard! Maybe Amy, you should listen to the song a few more times and if it doesn't reflect your life or that of anyone you know, rejoice in that fact, but realize that many women are in situations similar to this, WITHOUT the redemptive table turning in this song. The "Pretty Little One" is an anthem to those women. Bravo Steve Martin, Edie Brickell and The Steep Valley Rangers.
??? Amy, what do you WANT out of a song? Where have you BEEN in life Ms Bean? I love the lyrics. Yes there are men like him.
Meh.
I agree. It’s not long enough.