Nanci Griffith - Love at the Five and Dime (Solo Acoustic) (BBC TV 1994)
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Nanci Griffith introduces and sings a beautiful acoustic version of 'Love at the Five and Dime' for the BBC TV series 'Words and Music' in 1994.
(VHS transfer)
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Listening to this breaks my heart a little. A sentimental song making me sentimental about life 30 years ago and this very special songwriter. The world has gotten so much colder.
Such a lovely song. RIP, Nanci Griffith.
Beautiful song. RIP 🙏🏽 Nanci Griffith
I used to love the old Woolworth's store at El Cerrito Plaza. My Mom and I would go in there after we did a shop at Emporium Capwell's, just sit ourselves down at the lunch counter and have a couple of grilled cheese sandwiches and Cokes. I can't ever hear this song and not cry. I miss my Mom, and I miss being a kid at the old Woolworth's store, and now I miss Nanci too.
This already felt like another world...even more so now
RIP Nanci....John....Woolworths
Isn't that the truth, maybe this angel got out in time?
Dear Ms Griffith, I am so glad I got the chance to listen to your music. Respect and love
It’s so hard to hear that song without “and I wanted them to stop the car & let me out so that I could go fill up my suitcase with unnecessary plastic objects” and “that’s what it is….it’s the elevator doors….ding” and at the very end………”going up!”
It’s even harder to hear knowing her voice has sung every song it ever will. RIP Nanci Caroline Griffith. You gave us more than we deserved.
Absolutely with you on that! Thanks.
Oh good it's not just me that found that intro charming
A beautiful sentiment, beautifully written from the heart.
@@rogerturner5504 made in CANADA, good on YOU NANCI. B.Simpson Pender Island BC, CANADA
Loved the reference you made for this song on her great live album "One Fair Summer Evening", which I have on CD. Just heard it again. That version always brings a tear to my eyes. Her whole catalog is filled with deeply emotional tomes to the mundane, melancholy things in life. She passed way too young. She died at 68, and I'm 62yrs-old. I feel like I grew up with her and didn't want to see her go.
Nanci Griffith is a first-rate storytelling and refined musician, because with simplicity she puts into play real life stories with poetry, and she does it with great humanity and piety and with a disarming purity.
Nanci's songs are so deep and magical.
This song, is a pearl from every point of view.
Well said, my friend!
I agree. I tear up every time.
A wonderful talent and she will be sadly missed!
Really true, John
I'm 77 and this beautiful song takes me back to my teenage years. A classic with pure innocence and magical storytelling. I'm a tough old disabled vet and this song brings tears to my eyes. Your in God's house now Nanci and singing to the angels! God bless your kind soul
I wish there was more than just a "like button" for this artist! I have loved Nanci Griffith's music from the first time I heard it! Rest in peace Nanci.
So sorry to hear of her passing. Her music, her love and humanity, will always be a part of my life. ❤️❤️❤️
Nanci was most beautiful in every possible way and never changed!
This. Song. Aches with longing...and drips with genius...
So sad to hear Nanci passed away just a few hours ago. What a sweet soul she was. Thank you.
So sad to lose such a superb soul, perhaps the greatest American songwriter of all time. One more star in the heavens tonight.
My favorite Nanci Griffith song. I sang this to my daughter when she was small.
RIP to Nanci. So, so very good and such a lost. Simply the best. Shed a tear or two on this.
R.I.P. Nancy Caroline Griffith 😢 Thoughts and prayers to family and friends.
Thank you for your words and voice, you will live on in our hearts.
RIP Nanci , can't help but shed a quiet tear or two to hear this and hear she's now gone - what lovely music and what a beautiful little soul she was .
RIP Nanci..one of the great storytellers...
The first song of Naci Griffith's I ever heard, on Dick Pleasants' Folk Heritage show on WGBH Boston in the 80s. It was love at first listen, and I have been a fan ever since. I will miss her so.
I grew up in St Louis MO. Maplewood to be precise. It's amazing to me how she got the line before the song absolutely so spot on. I c a n visualize it and smell it. Like popcorn and chewing gum rubbed around on the bottom of a leather soled shoe.
Absolutely amazing.
Such a Beautiful Song and such a Beautiful Songwriter. Nancy was A God given gift to Humanity.
Nanci, sweet Nanci. She was wonderful ❤! This is wonderful. Thanks.
A very beautiful song written by a very beautiful woman.
RIP Nancy, thank you for the music .
How special is this? My gosh, it is extraordinary and more.
I can't help but think she is an angel.
agreed
She IS an Angel now. RIP Nanci 🎇
Such a great song....RIP
Nanci had a unique voice. We will miss her passion and her talent. But we will always have
her music. Rest in peace Nanci.
So beautiful!
I just love this love this song. In 1978 I worked for Woolworth. My wife and I had just married. We were so young an innocent. She was 18 and was 20. We had just moved to the big city from our small rural town. Now we have been married 42 years and living back in our small hometown. Many seniors want to move back home where they grow up. I guess that's the meaning of reverting back to childhood.
God rest her soul, what a talent.
rest in peace lovly woman
Will miss your talent and grace, Nanci. What a gift you gave us in this song.
Woolworth store in my town was center of attention . They had everything ....It was my favorite place since i can remember . I was 16 in '77 the last time I was there ..I had a donut at the food counter before a job interview for a roofing job after being up all night raising hell . Come on ! I was 16 with a 1970 chevelle ss ? But that Woolworth's store and food counter was an historical fixture in my town..Broke my heart when it went away ..Nancy summed it up and made it as beautiful as she is . Love Nancy.
baler johnson you're beautiful
I was stopped for shoplifting in 67.
A light has gone out.
Just watching. Loved Nanci. Makes me a little sad. Beautiful.
One of the most beautiful songs ever!
Heartfelt personality and musician. Love her!
Can’t believe this beautiful creature/ folk singer/ writer is no longer with us. Bless you Nancy for all you gave us in your too short time with us. Will always listen, Jim, Colorado.
Such a lovely lady. We are graced that you shared your soul with us.
Loved this song since I first heard it many years back!
Love this song and love Nanci
What a beautiful woman,in all ways.x
Love this song
There is a store sort of like Woolsworths in Branson, Missouri called Dicks 5 and 10
It carries toys, Christmas ornaments,
and all sorts of fun things you will remember from your childhood including the laminate checkerboard flooring. Worth the trip. You can also shop on line.
that speech at the start was so smart and beautiful.
rick james check out her Austin City Limits version of this song on You Tube - best ever.
Few artist blend a little talk with their songs as well as Nanci.
So beautiful. So classy.
RIP Nanci...Such a sad loss.
Lyrics:
Rita was sixteen years, hazel eyes and chestnut hair
She made the Woolworth counter shine
And Eddie was a sweet romancer, and a darn good dancer
And they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime.
Eddie played the steel guitar
And his mama cried 'cause he played in the bars
And kept young Rita out late at night
So they married up in Abilene, lost a child in Tennessee
Still that love survived
'Cause they'd sing
Dance a little closer to me, dance a little closer now
Dance a little closer tonight
Dance a little closer to me, 'cause it's closing time
And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime
One of the boys in Eddie's band took a shine to Rita's hands
So Eddie ran off with the bass man's wife
Oh, but he was back by June, singin' a different tune
And sportin' miss Rita back by his side
And he sang
Dance a little closer to me, dance a little closer now
Dance a little closer tonight
Dance a little closer to me, 'cause it's closing time
And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime
Eddie traveled with the barroom bands
'Til arthritis took his hands
Now he sells insurance on the side
Rita's got a house to keep
Dimestore novels and a love so sweet
They dance to the radio late at night
And they sing
Dance a little closer to me, dance a little closer now
Dance a little closer tonight
Dance a little closer to me, 'cause it's closing time
And love's on sale tonight at this five and dime
'Cause Rita was sixteen years, with hazel eyes and chestnut hair
She really made the Woolworth counter shine
Eddie was a sweet romancer, and a darn good dancer
And they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
And they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
And they'd waltz the aisles of the five and dime
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My favorite song by a female country singer has always been , I'm not Lisa, by Jessie colter but I recently heard this song again and haven't been able to stop singing it for days, I believe this is now my favorite country song by a female artist, I love the five and dime song
Did she write this song?
Yes, she did.
Amazing
A true Texas treasure! Always will be.
But the Texas critics hated her. They thought she was inauthentic and put-on
@@johnbanach3875 Yep but Texas loved her !
@@kevinr5187 I thought she was an amazing songwriter, a unique vocalist, and a great performer. I think due to poor health the last 10 years or so of her life she wasn't up to par. (She shouldn't have been smoking, but artists and musicians love their cigarettes!)
Eddie travelled with the ballroom band, 'til arthritis took his hands, now he sells insurance on the side. Rita's got her house to keep she writes dimestore novels with a love so sweet, they dance to the radio late at night.
"bar room band"
Poetry of the mind. What a beautiful woman. Once they are gone they are gone. Go listen to them while you can.
just beautiful Nanci, just as you were.......
sweet story.. i miss woolworths too.. love this song ♫
Me too
My childhood, thank you mam for everything 💖🌻🌟
WOW! This was absolutely beautiful! I have had this song playing in my head the last few days...I love it. Thanks for posting.
Perfect. Just perfect. Thanks for sharing, Mali. - Ramcey in Nashville
You're very welcome :)
love Nanci so much. may she forever R.I.P.
If an angel ever walked this earth it would have been this woman.
So ...........Im full of words. Verg good ...well the best..I love you Nanci
I remember watching this when it was broadcast. I had learned how to play it in standard tuning but realised Nanci played it in Open G with a capo. Made it so much simpler. RIP Nanci and RIP Woolworths. Will we ever see their like again?
Can you explain open G and I can't tell if capo is on 4 OR 5
@@mikeglasgow9618 Open G tuning - low to high - DGDGBD. The capo is on the third fret as the song sounds in Bb. If you're not used to open tunings it can be disorientating as familiar chord shapes don't work. On the other hand they do offer some interesting sounds that can really inspire. Incidentally if the strings feel a little slack tuning that way try EAEAC#E and putting the capo on the first fret. That is, of course, the same as if you were playing a regular A chord but now you've got no fingers down.
We had a Woolworths Store in Maplewood Missouri. I can't tell you her description of it is amazingly and hauntingly familiar.
Popcorn and chewing gum on the bottom of a leather soles shoe. Absolutely spot on. I'll give this TUNING a try. Thanks for information . I am familiar with other tunings and capo position just not open G.
@@mikeglasgow9618 We had a Woolworths in Braintree, Essex. As Nanci says on the live album, the stores are/were the same the world over.
I was teaching a young female singer/guitarist back in 1989 and she wanted to sing this song. We ended up in a relationship and this was one of 'our' tunes. I haven't played it in years but we're hoping to perform it again at an open mic session next month as she intends to visit my part of the UK. I'll need to rebuild my fingerpicking chops!!
Glad you're familiar with alternate tunings. I thought it better to give too much information than not enough. Enjoy playing around with Open G
It's good to talk to another guitar player. Although I doubt I make it across the pond anytime soon. All I play is acoustic Kevin. I play a 6 string Ovation and a 12 string
Sigma/Martin. My latest purchase was last week. I treated myself to an
" D'ADDARIO ,IN THE HOLE TUNER.
Great little gadget. Stays in the sound hole of my 12 string. I bought it for my Ovation but the beauty ring on the Ovation is too thick. Causing it not to fit. Being from the U.K. , have you been able to see the group
" THE ANALOUGES " ?? I would love to see them live.
Take care.
Go raibh suaimhneas síoraí ort a Neansaí. may you rest a while Nancy. Love your songs and singing. Always alive.
Comment go h-ailinn a roisha bheag. Agus bhì si go h-ailinn fosta
Such a tremendous vocalist, and a tremendous song,
Nanci gone to join Kate across the Great Divide...
Greetings from Dublin Ireland its raining 🌧tears.... for both...
I worked at a textile factory years ago. Every payday, I would walk to our local Woolworth's store and sat at the food counter. A cheeseburger and a basket of fries. I miss those days.
Perfection ❤
I hope the Taylor Swifts of the world give Props to this amazing songwriter and singer who laid a foundational pathway. RIP Nanci.
Love you Nanci. Rest in peace.
one artist i regret never got to see live R I P Nanci, i would loved a date with Nanci in Woolworths or any where
Lovely.
Perfect
Going Up!
I HATE SO BAD that she is no longer with us... So much TALENT, and very nice looking too-!!! She will DEFINITELY be missed... 🤔🙂👍✌
Miss you Nanci!❤️
You gotta love her...
RIP..... Love you ....
Astoria Ballroom Leeds...thank you
R.I.P
First heard/Daytona Beach/spring break/1989/her eyes in the night/flickered/like candles/in forgotten rooms.
Lovely wistful songs - she always looks to be about 12 years old!
Another piece of our common Heart has left 😔
Poetry.
Best song
Simplicity. Beautiful.
RIP Nanci
Nanci is certainly singing with Heaven's Angels..
You grace
🤔🤔👍👍👍👍👍🌹⚘⚘⚘🌺💐
RIP
Ohev shalom, Nanci
To me, a comet in the sky flashing before me only to pass me by
Love this - i wrote a song that includes a "Woolworth's " store on my new album - The song is called "Cracks" and inspired by the mention in this one
😞🌹🙏
Wait, what? You wrote this in 20 minutes??? Goddamn!
To the young men out there... This is the kind of girl you want to marry.
💔
Smile
I was always troubled with the hard-core Nancy Griffith fans, who, til this day, call her Nance Griffin. Her most ardent fans,
XOXOXO FAREWELL,
🤔😘🤗👏👏👌👍💙💚
What's going to happen after all these good people are gone?....look around you....see what is left....fakes....wannabes.....three dollar bills...
NO! Deckie. It is a panic that isnt needed. Music is better than ever. You are your own DJ! Just find the gems out there that you like like this!
A simple song about simpler days ,, I'm glad I remember the woolworth store ,,I hated it when it closed ,, story behind Woolworths is sadder than most songs ,, anyone besides me ever watch Poor Little Rich Girl ,, they where cursed,money dont fix everything,,no ,it just complicates life,,But I'd sure like to have some lol ,,money not curses have enough curses