Night shift. Austin PD. Fiance had left that summer. Driving home up MoPac on any winter morning at 6am, just trying to keep my head together, listening on KGSR to this recording at Anderson Fair. You never hurt the way you do when you are 20something, with your whole life in front of you, and your first true love breaks your heart. 25 years later, I remember. This song is incredible.
I stumbled on this recording in the early 90s, driving coast to coast, in my early 20s lost, broken hearted... became the soundtrack of my life for many years. Great sadness to read the news today.
There was a time in my life that I had this album on repeat and this song in particular made me feel less alone. Thank you, Nanci, for being such a light in the darkness.
Girl you think there's not a bunch of you out here?.. one of the missions I have left (only 67) so hope 4 more. A freaking Nanci statue in Austin. Boy do I miss her.
I'm from Ireland. In 1986 I was 15. Trying to be cool. I was obsessed with U2 and Thin Lizzy, Boomtown Rats etc. Starting to try and chat up girls and thinking I was the cheese. I remember my sister buying some stupid album by some singer I'd never heard. It was a big deal that she actually had the money to by an album, and I was disgusted that she had wasted it. I clearly remember hearing this song coming from her room and thinking what the hell is this. I waited till she went out and went in to see this stupid album. I put it on and ended up staring out the window, looking out across the fields in a trance. A few years later in around 1990 I left home and moved to the UK. A couple of weeks later I bought my very first CD. 'One Fair Summers Evening' by Nanci. The following week I got The Joshua Tree. I fell in love with Nanci that day staring out the window, and I've loved her ever since. RIP Nanci 💚
I became a big Nanci Griffith fan back in the 1980's and love her music. No one could perform better than Nanci in a live concert, she was a wonderful story teller and would put her audience in awe. Really miss Nanci, so glad we have plenty of video and recordings of her.
🕯 RIP Nanci Griffith 🕯 There a handful of artists that have paved a path in my heart … Nanci was one of those voices for me. This song in particular was a great influence on my life - as in every new home that I made I would look for that corner , that window, that desk or table top where I would do my real work … writing, drawing, listening to music. I always needed that special corner, and Nanci’s voice would guide me. I never let go of love ‘til I lost it in my dreams …. Thank you Nanci 💜💙💜
Angels really do walk among us and Nanci Griffith is one. Mere words cannot express how much her sweet words and music have meant to me over the years. Her words are poetry and music, divine. I never want to hear any of her songs sung by anyone but her, there is only one Nanci Griffith and I thank God for her. We are so lucky to have her. So darned lucky.
The word perfect, over used, yup. Not in the case of Nanci, hasn't ever been or will be anyone as perfect as my gal Nanci. Talent beauty charm honesty .. I haven't stopped crying since she left.
6 weeks in 1986 I listened to this everyday, in tears, lamenting the loss, Now we have been married 30 years. i remember those 6 weeks with tenderness! Thank you Nanci! RIP!
Every time I watch her sing my heart breaks all over again. I know she never married again, but I hope she had wonderful loves in her life. She's so lovable, and deserved to be loved well on a deeper, more personal level.
My wife and I listened to her music at length when we were dating. It is hard to believe it’s been 27 years ago falling in love with this music playing in the background.
Driving back to Bragg from DC for a deployment, hauling ass at midnight on 95 through Virginia trying to get back to base as soon as I could, This is what helped keep me awake too.
Close to being my favorite. I was working in corners way back in the day : ) and could so relate to this song-BEAUTIFUL!!! This version with just Nanci and her guitar is flawless!! We miss you Nanci!
It's a southern road west of New Orleans I'm fightin' off a cold From these winter rounds Houston, she's just around the corner But I think I'll stop off here in Lafayette Lord and have me another round I've been workin' in corners all alone at night Pullin' down whiskey Keepin' my eyes away from the lights I'll never be a fool but I will gamble foolishly I've never let go of love Till I lost it in my dreams I don't want to go to sleep 'Cause I just might dream I'm stronger now, there was a man in my hometown He sang so pretty I'm glad he turned my head around But I'd forgotten how to play a one night stand Lord I didn't have a word to say Just holdin' that stranger's hand I've been workin' in corners all alone at night Pullin' down whiskey Keepin' my eyes away from the lights I'll never be a fool but I will gamble foolishly I've never let go of love Till I lost it in my dreams I don't want to go to sleep 'Cause I just might dream These city streets at five in the mornin' I would've stopped to phone you But I'm almost home At my back door There's a porch light that's shinin' I just don't mind livin' here by myself If I leave it on I've been workin' in corners all alone at night Pullin' down whiskey Keepin' my eyes away from the lights I'll never be a fool but I will gamble foolishly I've never let go of love Till I lost it in my dreams I don't want to go to sleep 'Cause I just might dream I don't want to go to sleep 'Cause I just might dream Don't want to go to sleep You know I sure can dream And I sure can dream Sure can dream
Gregory Dennis & leapsplashafrog DGDGAD with capo 2 = A major She plays two chord shapes unusual but you can see them and work it out from this tuning. Lots of open strings played
@@houseofguelph8825 Thanks just trying to learn guitar (at 67), would love to play many of Nanci’s tunes, but with her grace and dignity and story telling skills, I will fall so short at my best. God her music l; it’s hard to separate the beauty of her soul, from the beauty of her guitar playing and the beauty of her amazing words and story telling…..so much peace in this angel.
You and Don Sanders (may he have great reward in the hereafter, a light beyond these woods) better stop going to those singer-songwriter seminars in Nicaragua if you want to avoid the CIA-Homeland Security (now declassified same as the NRO National Reconnaissance Office) Community enemies list. Who me? I don't have to go into Nicaragua. (I got as far as Guatemala, a DemocratRepublican friendly). You two told me about your trips into Nicaragua from the stage in Andersons Fair (before Tim bought the new room from next door and turned it into a bigger stage and before iran-contra). Eric may have turned your head, but you are not just a pretty face who can turn my head. Get religious with states' rights. Only the amazing grace of Jesus The Christ of The Holy Bible has been saving a wretch like me.
I played an amateur show on that stage from next door while it was still a work in process. Don Sanders had us pick numbers out of a hat and I was last. I was not ready to play songs from my album "national security and the nsa" with hit single, the Gary Powers U2 song, "spy is die", or you were ordered to eat that cyanide pill by President Eisenhower but you let the Soviets capture you alive. I just played some folk standards like Battle Hymn of the Republic. The audience sang Dixie a whole lot better than me and I kept stopping to listen to them.
So Bud McFarlane takes a bottle of valium pills with him on his secret mission into iran in case he has to commit suicide. How many glasses of water do you have to drink to swallow all that?
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This song just kills me every time. Watching her is mesmerizing. Must be one of the most beautiful recordings of all time.
Night shift. Austin PD. Fiance had left that summer. Driving home up MoPac on any winter morning at 6am, just trying to keep my head together, listening on KGSR to this recording at Anderson Fair. You never hurt the way you do when you are 20something, with your whole life in front of you, and your first true love breaks your heart.
25 years later, I remember. This song is incredible.
these songs last forever....she may have not known what a blessing she was. but we do....even more on this sad evening.
I stumbled on this recording in the early 90s, driving coast to coast, in my early 20s lost, broken hearted... became the soundtrack of my life for many years. Great sadness to read the news today.
@@figgymoonpowda xoxoxo
xoxoxo
funny how hard a heartbreak is in your 20s. Your heart will never let you get that hurt again. Life.
There was a time in my life that I had this album on repeat and this song in particular made me feel less alone. Thank you, Nanci, for being such a light in the darkness.
yes!!!!!!!!!!
Girl you think there's not a bunch of you out here?.. one of the missions I have left (only 67) so hope 4 more. A freaking Nanci statue in Austin. Boy do I miss her.
Me too.
I'm from Ireland. In 1986 I was 15. Trying to be cool. I was obsessed with U2 and Thin Lizzy, Boomtown Rats etc. Starting to try and chat up girls and thinking I was the cheese. I remember my sister buying some stupid album by some singer I'd never heard. It was a big deal that she actually had the money to by an album, and I was disgusted that she had wasted it. I clearly remember hearing this song coming from her room and thinking what the hell is this. I waited till she went out and went in to see this stupid album. I put it on and ended up staring out the window, looking out across the fields in a trance. A few years later in around 1990 I left home and moved to the UK. A couple of weeks later I bought my very first CD. 'One Fair Summers Evening' by Nanci. The following week I got The Joshua Tree. I fell in love with Nanci that day staring out the window, and I've loved her ever since. RIP Nanci 💚
Damn, she makes that Taylor sound like a symphony. Rest in peace, Nanci G.
I became a big Nanci Griffith fan back in the 1980's and love her music. No one could perform better than Nanci in a live concert, she was a wonderful story teller and would put her audience in awe. Really miss Nanci, so glad we have plenty of video and recordings of her.
Listening to this in 1988; that's when I fell in love with Nanci. Rest easy girl. We've all lost something magical now that you've gone. 💔
❤
🕯 RIP Nanci Griffith 🕯
There a handful of artists that have paved a path in my heart … Nanci was one of those voices for me. This song in particular was a great influence on my life - as in every new home that I made I would look for that corner , that window, that desk or table top where I would do my real work … writing, drawing, listening to music. I always needed that special corner, and Nanci’s voice would guide me.
I never let go of love ‘til I lost it in my dreams ….
Thank you Nanci 💜💙💜
Just a perfect song. You will be missed.
Man, what a voice.
Angels really do walk among us and Nanci Griffith is one. Mere words cannot express how much her sweet words and music have meant to me over the years. Her words are poetry and music, divine. I never want to hear any of her songs sung by anyone but her, there is only one Nanci Griffith and I thank God for her. We are so lucky to have her. So darned lucky.
Nanci is wonderful ... I love your words so much
The word perfect, over used, yup. Not in the case of Nanci, hasn't ever been or will be anyone as perfect as my gal Nanci. Talent beauty charm honesty .. I haven't stopped crying since she left.
6 weeks in 1986 I listened to this everyday, in tears, lamenting the loss, Now we have been married 30 years. i remember those 6 weeks with tenderness! Thank you Nanci! RIP!
Every time I watch her sing my heart breaks all over again. I know she never married again, but I hope she had wonderful loves in her life. She's so lovable, and deserved to be loved well on a deeper, more personal level.
Such an under appreciated artist. Her songs hit right at my heart.
I can't believe she's gone.
Singing with the angels now, Nanci. Can't wait to get there to listen. Thanks for your beauty in everything.
Always and forever was and would be a fool for you Nanci Griffith... Miss u madly
R.I.P. :( thank you for the gr8 music and shows 🌛💖🌜
What talent! One singer, one guitar, one song. It's perfection.
Watching these old videos makes me cry! I love you and your music, Nanci!
My wife and I listened to her music at length when we were dating. It is hard to believe it’s been 27 years ago falling in love with this music playing in the background.
Stunning performance of a beautiful song. One of the first Nanci Griffith songs I heard and I’ve been hooked ever since. Wonderful songwriter.
Nanci you were loved by many 🎶❤️. Thank you 🙏☘️
Between Nanci and Joni we have the best female singer songwriter guitarists
Stunning,such beautiful flowing guitar,and that emotive voice ,always with such authenticity,from the soul.
I can't stop crying.. Nanci.. just Nanci
Nanci's music is nourishment for the soul. RIP Nanci. Gone much too soon.
Perfection. 6 Strings and a beautiful voice x
Beautiful song by an extraordinary woman. I just love her!
Thank you for posting. I have loved this album for so long. I didn’t know there was video
Driving back to Bragg from DC for a deployment, hauling ass at midnight on 95 through Virginia trying to get back to base as soon as I could, This is what helped keep me awake too.
R.I.P. Thank you for the music!
Close to being my favorite. I was working in corners way back in the day : ) and could so relate to this song-BEAUTIFUL!!! This version with just Nanci and her guitar is flawless!! We miss you Nanci!
i feel exactly the same about this song
@@turnipoohead5762 yes dream on beautiful lady
She was so very special!!!!!!!
The Sweet Soul with a voice that never stops singing in your mind. Rest and keep singing Nanci.x
She is so special! Wished I had discovered her sooner!
It's a southern road west of New Orleans
I'm fightin' off a cold
From these winter rounds
Houston, she's just around the corner
But I think I'll stop off here in Lafayette
Lord and have me another round
I've been workin' in corners all alone at night
Pullin' down whiskey
Keepin' my eyes away from the lights
I'll never be a fool but I will gamble foolishly
I've never let go of love
Till I lost it in my dreams
I don't want to go to sleep
'Cause I just might dream
I'm stronger now, there was a man in my hometown
He sang so pretty
I'm glad he turned my head around
But I'd forgotten how to play a one night stand
Lord I didn't have a word to say
Just holdin' that stranger's hand
I've been workin' in corners all alone at night
Pullin' down whiskey
Keepin' my eyes away from the lights
I'll never be a fool but I will gamble foolishly
I've never let go of love
Till I lost it in my dreams
I don't want to go to sleep
'Cause I just might dream
These city streets at five in the mornin'
I would've stopped to phone you
But I'm almost home
At my back door
There's a porch light that's shinin'
I just don't mind livin' here by myself
If I leave it on
I've been workin' in corners all alone at night
Pullin' down whiskey
Keepin' my eyes away from the lights
I'll never be a fool but I will gamble foolishly
I've never let go of love
Till I lost it in my dreams
I don't want to go to sleep
'Cause I just might dream
I don't want to go to sleep
'Cause I just might dream
Don't want to go to sleep
You know I sure can dream
And I sure can dream
Sure can dream
Proof Angels do exist in the Flesh amongst us. Gassho Saint NANCI.
Amen, brother, amen.
Theres a few around Robert; working to keep us all together.
They all know the SCORE!
One of my favourites !
definitly
Awful news today. Nanci you were a one-off - incredible voice - and tone and pitch. A truly unique performer. May you Rest In Peace dear lady.
Loved it ! Thanks to my Dad for sharing this .
blows me away every time
I will never be fool but I will gamble foolishly, oh I never let go of my love till I lost it in my dreams... Damn
Perfection.
Nanci fkn Griffith.. just slaughtered our hearts forever.. let's get a statue in Austin PLEASE HELP ME DO THIS
I sorry that I missed her voice, now I am 67 and found a princess.
The lord has another angel tonight ,r.i.p. nanci we'll miss you
Isn't she a gem?
always a favorite, thanks for sharing it.
Love this!
Merry Christmas ALL FANS of a LEGEND
Every day, miss you.
Amazing talent 🍷
Angelic.
RIP Nanci
Rest In Peace, Nanci!
RIP, Angel
Beautiful, beautifully, ...
Great doesn't cover this lady's talent. My god this song is awesome.
For those that recognize, Nanci makes it appear effortless. It's difference between being a true story teller and a novice song writer.
Good night Nanci..I hope John is singing with you tonight
I just miss u Nanci
RIP beautiful dreamer :(
Covering this one too. Folks keep asking Who did u say that is.. I tell them that WAS Nanci and then I usually cry a lil. Fkn miss u gal
Almost 35 years ago now…..crazy…….
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I just want to say thank you to the gremlins who have hacked my web life
and remain kind on RUclips.
"Workin' in corners"
northern Vermont
Anyone know the guitar tuning? Thanks
Gregory Dennis & leapsplashafrog
DGDGAD
with capo 2 = A major
She plays two chord shapes unusual but you can see them and work it out from this tuning. Lots of open strings played
@@houseofguelph8825
Thanks just trying to learn guitar (at 67), would love to play many of Nanci’s tunes, but with her grace and dignity and story telling skills, I will fall so short at my best. God her music l; it’s hard to separate the beauty of her soul, from the beauty of her guitar playing and the beauty of her amazing words and story telling…..so much peace in this angel.
Come find my ode to Nanci on RUclips: Crystal Voice.
Anyone know what tuning she is using on this song?
No, and it's driving me crazy. Did you figure it out?
I think I just figured it out. I'm pretty sure it's DGDGAD and capo 2!
And now I'm just seeing the comment from a year ago. Doh.
Oh well, that was a fun exercise.
You and Don Sanders (may he have great reward in the hereafter, a light beyond these woods) better stop going to those singer-songwriter seminars in Nicaragua if you want to avoid the CIA-Homeland Security (now declassified same as the NRO National Reconnaissance Office) Community enemies list.
Who me?
I don't have to go into Nicaragua. (I got as far as Guatemala, a DemocratRepublican friendly). You two told me about your trips into Nicaragua from the stage in Andersons Fair (before Tim bought the new room from next door and turned it into a bigger stage and before iran-contra).
Eric may have turned your head, but you are not just a pretty face who can turn my head.
Get religious with states' rights.
Only the amazing grace of Jesus The Christ of The Holy Bible has been saving a wretch like me.
I played an amateur show on that stage from next door while it was still a work in process. Don Sanders had us pick numbers out of a hat and I was last. I was not ready to play songs from my album "national security and the nsa" with hit single, the Gary Powers U2 song, "spy is die", or you were ordered to eat that cyanide pill by President Eisenhower but you let the Soviets capture you alive. I just played some folk standards like Battle Hymn of the Republic. The audience sang Dixie a whole lot better than me and I kept stopping to listen to them.
... skin like iron and breath like kerosene... you were not your mother's only child but favorite one it seems... the day you left she cried
So Bud McFarlane takes a bottle of valium pills with him on his secret mission into iran in case he has to commit suicide. How many glasses of water do you have to drink to swallow all that?