I love hearing an artist sing their own work - there's something special about knowing this song came from this person's soul. Love this rendition, the bluesy feel, really has a ring of truth. This is an artist that really should be promoted!
Hope he gets his butt back up to GreyFox. It has been a few yrs and he is a pleasure to hear and see working with other artists. Thank you Darrell for doing what you do for those of us who like hearing what we hear from you.
someday people will talk about how this guy was the best ever at picking writing adding blues, jazz influences all into the utlimate americana singer songwritter that ever lived.
I love the bluesy, soulful sound of this rendition. You can really hear the solemn, reflective tone in his voice during the "sometimes it's lonely, sometimes it's only me and the shadows that fill this room" part.
Whoever is saying mean things about Tritt-try to pull off this song as well as he and Scott both do -thanks for singing and playing to us men and easing our burdens with song Debra Bish
Wow...a second listen with headphones this time instead of clock radio sized speakers. There's so much more "chet like" stuff to the guitar work than I noticed before. Hey darrell - though you'll likely never read youtube - "I see what you did there" with the lower register climbing while the upper register's descending. Thoughful and awesome.
It's amazing how different travis pr Tritts version is from Darrell Scott, the tone is totally different and the lines almost take on new meaning because of it, God damn Darrell Scott is too damn good
Darrell wrote this song. Lyrics: (Darrell Scott) I got rice cooking in the microwave Got a three day beard I don't plan to shave And it's a goofy thing but I just gotta say Hey I'm doing alright Yeah I think I'll make me some homemade soup Feelin pretty good and that's the truth It's neither drink nor drug induced No I'm just doin alright And it's a great day to be alive I know the sun's still shinin when I close my eyes There's some hard times in the neigborhood But why can't every day be just this good? It's been fifteen years since I left home Said good luck to every seed I'd sown Give it my best and then I left it alone Oh...I hope their doin alright Now I look in the mirror and what do I see? A lone wolf there starin back at me Long in the tooth but harmless as can be Lord I guess he's doin alright And it's a great day to be alive I know the sun's still shinin when I close my eyes There's some hard times in the neigborhood But why can't every day be just this good? Sometimes it's lonely Sometimes it's only me And the shadows that fill this room Sometimes I'm fallin Desperately callin Howlin at the moon... Ahwoo! Ahwoo! Well I might go get me a new tattoo Or take my old Harley for a three day cruise Might even grow me a Fu Man Chu... Oh Aww! And it's a great day to be alive I know the sun's still shinin when I close my eyes There's some hard times in the neigborhood But why can't every day be just this good? And it's a great day to be alive I know the sun's still shinin when I close my eyes There's some hard times in the neigborhood But why can't every day be just this good?
There's always a special magic in hearing a writer sing one of his great compositions.
This is the best version ever. Just Darrell, a guitar, and a microphone.
Stumbled upon this by accident. And what a genuine pleasure. Best thing I've heard in over a year. A real talent with real feel.
I love hearing an artist sing their own work - there's something special about knowing this song came from this person's soul. Love this rendition, the bluesy feel, really has a ring of truth. This is an artist that really should be promoted!
Hope he gets his butt back up to GreyFox. It has been a few yrs and he is a pleasure to hear and see working with other artists. Thank you Darrell for doing what you do for those of us who like hearing what we hear from you.
one of musics best kept secrets, love him...
best version ive heard him do by far
Gonna see this awesome singer/musician/songwriter Saturday night Been a big Darrell Scott fan forever a long time. Aaaaaaawooooooo!!!!
I love that Darrell changes things up with every performance depending how he feels. Each performance has an original signature to it.
someday people will talk about how this guy was the best ever at picking writing adding blues, jazz influences all into the utlimate americana singer songwritter that ever lived.
I love the bluesy, soulful sound of this rendition. You can really hear the solemn, reflective tone in his voice during the "sometimes it's lonely, sometimes it's only me and the shadows that fill this room" part.
It's nice to hear "Talent"again....
Beautiful Song, awesomeness.
I feel sorry for the guys that walked in at 4:00min....... they missed it.
excellent - thanks for posting the video
Darrell, besides being one of the best songwriters around, has one amazing flat picking style!
Whoever is saying mean things about Tritt-try to pull off this song as well as he and Scott both do -thanks for singing and playing to us men and easing our burdens with song Debra Bish
Wow...a second listen with headphones this time instead of clock radio sized speakers. There's so much more "chet like" stuff to the guitar work than I noticed before.
Hey darrell - though you'll likely never read youtube - "I see what you did there" with the lower register climbing while the upper register's descending. Thoughful and awesome.
yes, written by Mr. Scott. I think jaxunable was saying he prefers this to the travis tritt version
He wrote You'll never Leave Harlan Alive too!
It's amazing how different travis pr
Tritts version is from Darrell Scott, the tone is totally different and the lines almost take on new meaning because of it, God damn Darrell Scott is too damn good
@horsechik1001 yes, he wrote it.
Darrell wrote this song. Lyrics:
(Darrell Scott)
I got rice cooking in the microwave
Got a three day beard I don't plan to shave
And it's a goofy thing but I just gotta say
Hey I'm doing alright
Yeah I think I'll make me some homemade soup
Feelin pretty good and that's the truth
It's neither drink nor drug induced
No I'm just doin alright
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neigborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
It's been fifteen years since I left home
Said good luck to every seed I'd sown
Give it my best and then I left it alone
Oh...I hope their doin alright
Now I look in the mirror and what do I see?
A lone wolf there starin back at me
Long in the tooth but harmless as can be
Lord I guess he's doin alright
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neigborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
Sometimes it's lonely
Sometimes it's only me
And the shadows that fill this room
Sometimes I'm fallin
Desperately callin
Howlin at the moon...
Ahwoo!
Ahwoo!
Well I might go get me a new tattoo
Or take my old Harley for a three day cruise
Might even grow me a Fu Man Chu...
Oh Aww!
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neigborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
And it's a great day to be alive
I know the sun's still shinin when I close my eyes
There's some hard times in the neigborhood
But why can't every day be just this good?
Original is still the greatest!
95.3 = My childhood
@speedster303 yes he does
correct me if i'm wrong but did Darrell not write this song?
He reminds me a lot of Jackson Browne.
yea he wrote it
i think he wrote it...
@speedster303 absolutely false my good friend