I have listened to them for years. Havent recently though. Been down. Which is why I had a calling to listen again and when that harmonica came in "crying" I also seemed somehow more aware and more symbiotic with it. It went into me and just a few moments later I looked down and saw your comment. Today as I have been listening to this ridiculously good music for hours now (Sierra Farrell, Shannon Ridout and Ashley Mae, spitfire, Lost Dog...gems on Gems) the common link that keeps being forefront as I listen and read comments is that we are so deprived of true, sincere, empathetic, vulnerable, agenda-less, human connection. This music gives us that and a space to freely express how deeply we are affected with other people also feeling so strongly. Hope they realize the good work they're doing for us. Sad songs makes you cry but I bet your body was screaming for the opprotunity to finally let it out.
I love reading this everytime i play it ive been every type of fucked up and read this damn comment Cheers man this comments seen some Hard Times doing Great Now tho well better on my way to great haha
They've been through so much, I saw the on the hobo walk in Gatlinburg. These two are unreal, I gave a $100 note listening to terrible and true. After rapping with Todd in the middle of the Monongahela river. He was writing a song or lyrics on a big rock, as the river was rising. It's been some years since this event took place. I yelled out "Hey yer 12 string is about to go down the river, he said thank you kindly for the warning but I know this river, it ain't going no where. He told me his name, and I dismissed him for a fool, letting a $500 12 string fender,(if I recollect) be claimed by that river. The water never touched his instrument, and he continued writing in his worn book. I offered him a toke off my spliff, which we shared. He said, "Thank you friend, you ain't from round here are ya". I said "nope wish I was". He told me his name and said" well I best be off, gotta catch a train to get to Colorado". He waded through the water grabed his 12 string with his notebook in his armpit and disappeared above the hollar cut out. 3-5 years later i found him here... so awesome. What were you traveling to Colorado for, i asked. He said" Love, brother, what else"?.... I often wonder if he remembers that interaction....i do
@Gzus70 maybe he remembered it so well because that is a very strange dynamic of the interaction with a total stranger. Something like that would stand out in my memory. So before you get snarky and start creating justification of why you’re right maybe try just TRY to justify how they could be right and see if it makes sense then. An interaction like that would stand out starkly from other simple interaction and definitely something i would remember. Maybe you too.
Me too man. They remind me so much of my wife and I. Like Ben I was a addict for years and my wife never left my side. I relate to Ben's lyrics so much it's unreal.
@@pimentoloaf1509 I have hopped a train or 2 she has not and now we have 3 kids so it's no possible now. I do love that lifestyle tho. It's true freedom in my eyes.
"You ain't half the man you were when I called you my friend / I swore by you like an oath / you burn the sails to your own boat." Live long enough and this lyric will ring true to you in one way or another.
Hey Ben and Ashley, if you happen to ever be scrolling through the comments, I just wanted to say that your music has had a huge impact on me, and thank you for doing what you do. I saw you guys in Des Moines earlier this year and was gonna tell you in person but was too shy.
Stunning. That second verse is grim. "I'm always broken and never bent." Who hasn't felt like that? It's hard not to contrast LDSB's work with the soulless abomination that passes for country music today. Please get out there and do whatever you can to support and spread the word about this amazing duo. Buy the music, attend the shows, share the videos.
Unfortunately every aspect of modern life is spoon fed to the sheep. Heartfelt and soul does not compute within the sheeple of the modern day. This was made by and for real people like you and I. Trust me. This is how it is and it ain’t gonna change anytime soon.
I like how Benjamin’s music seems to always tell the story he kind of reminds me of Robert Earl keen and the way he tells stories love them both God bless
I just cracked open a fresh bottle of whiskey. Opened my RUclips app and this was the first video that popped up. What a perfect start to a night. Cheers
I got a letter on a cold lonesome morning Said you ain't half the man you were When I called you my friend I swore by you like an oath You burn the sails to your own boat And said bon voyage, adios We all break a promise or two Only got so many years to live for that excuse It’s a long hard road and a lonely moon Its giving up and it’s no use Sorrows deeper than the ocean Fills the rivers and the seas Joy's as empty as a bottle At least when she’s been thru with me And I’m calling from the well A broken man with time to kill Can you hear me Can you hear me I caught that train, always been a hard luck man Tend to walk away from things I don't understand It’s always one step closer 'til the end I’m always broken and never bent And I’m a man Lose it all at the end of the race Everything you love will soon return to the place I dreamt of your hand clasped in mine Walking thru the ashes of all time I said I love you Then you died Sorrows deeper than the ocean Fills the rivers and the seas Joy's as empty as a bottle At least when she’s been thru with me And I’m calling from the well A broken man with time to kill Can you hear me Can you hear me I got a letter on a cold lonesome morning Said you ain't half the man you were When I called you my friend I swore by you like an oath You burn the sails to your own boat And said bon voyage, adios
@@TFearss Don't You think "I am a man" fits this so well, tho (I know, it was written one way,) the way Ben cuts himself wide open and allows all who hear his song to "see him bleed?" I remember a sentence from Lonesome Dove spoken by the Ranch Lady to her daughters, "Men have tears, too."
My love for this band has blossomed more and more with every song they release. I've been blessed to see em twice now, one in Kentucky at the Burle and the other in Asheville. Both times I left with some of the best memories that have come from these rough past few months, so thank you LDSB for giving me that and the amazing music🤙🏻
I stumbled across one of Ben's solo videos (Using Again, I think) about a year ago and I immediately thought of Townes. It felt like all the air got sucked out of the room. To think that someone would come anywhere near THAT level of songwriting was nonsense, I thought. So I kept listening...and listening...and listening. Ben is able to create these songs that seem...simple, I guess (for lack of a better word) at a glance or from a distance. But once you pay attention you realize that there are layers upon levels of masterful poetry. And then you realize that at the center of the whole thing is this nugget of real, true hopelessness with gravity like a black hole in your heart. ^That is exactly what I love about TVZ's songs & what made him the greatest songwriter of all time, IMO. After seeing so much of what Ben puts into his songs, I don't hesitate for a second to put him right up there with the absolute best (Guy, Townes, Prine, Kristofferson, etc.). Now my mission is to show these songs to anyone who will shut the fuck up long enough to hear them... Speaking of shut the fuck up, sorry for the long reply...
Utah Fitz Good response, I try to show some of my friends these songs but they never understand them. Most kids my age listen to nothing but the fucking radio. About a year ago I found Tyler Childers and it led me to find a lot of folk music and such. The first Townes song I ever heard was waiting round to die. I knew after I listened to that song that he was something special and that I would be listening to him for the rest of my life. I’m really glad I found him. And about 8 months ago I hear Ben sing The Mountain and I couldn’t stop listening to them straight for like 3 weeks. Same thing with Townes.
Townes Van Zandt? Love that guy. Talk about good ol boys and REAL music. I just stumbled upon these two and absolutely love what they do. Cheers to anyone still enjoying this type of music
@OmShantiShanti496 you put into words that I could only feel without finding the right way to express it. Your thought is something that I find as a personal absolute when I listen to this music. I'm happy to know that I'm not the only one who gets this experience when listening to this simple, but powerful music.
Who would give this a thumbs down? This is True American Music. Never heard a bad sing from these two Poets. Thank God there's still Real music being made
Writing just one song like this in a lifetime is quite an achievement. It says a great deal that Ben has written so many. These two are beautiful together. Never thought of fiddle and harmonica working so well in tandem. "And I lament..."
Just wanted to say you two are the most amazing, raw, and heartfelt musicians I've ever come across in this troublesome life. You lighten the burden of living, and it's so easy to relate to the stories you tell. Your performance in Pittsburgh was flawless and it was a privilege to see you.
My son told me to look up this band and it blew me away. I listened to every single song.... Every single word.... WOW. His voice is amazing and the words are so personal. I love it
Those words " I love you then she died" have ever rang so true in my life, "I love you" were the last words I had spoken to my wife before I got that God damned call. I somehow knew I would never see her again, when those words were said. Thank you Ben your words and music have helped and continue to do so in these darken days that are left to me without her.
"Sorrows deeper than the ocean Fills the rivers and the seas Joy's as empty as a bottle At least when she’s been thru with me And I’m calling from the well A broken man with time to kill" These lyrics hit me right straight in the feels
This song! Whenever I realize I’ve stopped noticing my heart breaking over losing my son I listen to this song.y broken heart is always there. It will never go away. I just can’t explain it. I good days and bad days. The good days are not good because when remember my son was stolen from me by a strangers bullet I not only break again but hate myself for any happiness I let myself experience. People that have never lost a child will say you have to move on and he would want me to be happy. Yes he would. But moving on? There is no moving on! There is only staying alive for your other children. And just staying alive while forgetting about the broken heart that will never heal brings the most painful guilty feeling a human can experience. This song makes me feel right back at home where I belong. Right in that broken life with a broken heart. #justiceforbrae
Thank you Ben and Ashley for your music, and thank you Anthony for capturing their music with your videography. Love you guys! Best wishes from Herefordshire, UK.
Some folks just have the soul to turn their thoughts and experiences wonderful music, and I think the instruments come next. These two have the soul, skill and the passion to produce this wonderful noise. I hope we find ourselves back in a time where this music is appreciated more. I'm only 27 but have enjoyed this style my whole life.
dirty kid here your music inspired me to be free. if it wasn't for your music i would've never seen the top of a mountain, or threw caution to the wind and rode a train to wherever the fuck it took me. i learned a few of your songs and i busk with them. thank you so much ben and ashley.
I met Ben at a show and unfortunately I didn’t know how much his life mimicked mine until I lost my marriage and happiness. Lucky enough he is still around for my rebuild and betterment. Thank you lost dog and lost family!
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This is the authentic medicine for my poor old heart. Ben speaks to me. 47 yr old lifelong heroin addict with a few years clean. This music is balm for forever wounds.
i saw them perform this song a month ago in Cleveland its was one of the best shows I've ever seen even tho it was a cluster fuck........ but we shut that bar down and the music was all that mattered thanks Benjamin
@@billvenable9169 Did leaving that comment make ya feel better? There was no point to it... Because clearly some people care, I also care. it's a neat bit of info to have if you enjoy playing music like this. Why belittle people who are just asking questions?
Been coming here for years, from PEI Canada, what a great couple and great music they produce, we are so fortunate, please accept this message for my appreciation for there efforts not easy in today's world.
Wow I am blown away by the talent and the heart put into it. I would love to meet you guys sometime. You are getting me threw a really hard time of my life right now and I cant express what the power of your music does for me. Thank you
These guys help me get threw my withdrawals 11? Years ago.. here I am again been on shit for few months and I'm ready to go home and see my daughter. I got clean when she was born, had it all man now I'm homeless again and broken. Love you guys it's been a ride.
sometimes us city folk need to feel.... I was born and raised in the big city of LA... East LA..... but rural song teaches me more then my actual history class.. I cant help but fell your pain... because im there... I see it. I live it... I cant refute it... its my life as much as it is yours!!!! your song and their song is my song.... I hurt... she... died.... shes gone... but it helps when I know my family aint alone...
Ben, I love the way you took your music, these old songs hit so hard but I'm happy to see you happy I just gotta get used to the new vibe. So much love brother. Never fucking stop till the rails fall off
I swear to this group like an oath..!! To the Lost dog Street Band group, ya'll are truly inspiring, and honestly help me get through each and every day !! So thank you for never forgetting where you come from and sharing your Journey through music..!
I've always been a fan of live performances. I love listening to your albums, but seeing the live versions, and seeing your faces, always gives more meaning to these songs. Almost feeling your life experience. Thanks for all the amazing music. From the Netherlands
I dreamt of your hand clasped in mine Walking thru the ashes of all time I said I love you Then you died Ben, I'm a decade past losing my wife to kidney failure/ suicide. She got tired. 3x a week dialysis was eating her alive. I don't think I will ever get over it. Lyrics like these still drive me to tears. So many things do. Love what you do, man! Don't ever stop. Forever flod. Forever a fan. Misfit 13
Well most artists do have a few lame songs, especially in their early periods... I actually think their catalog is rather tight, and I struggle to think of any lame songs quickly.. Even back to Barefoot Surrender and Spit Shine, their tracks are all rather good.. I don't understand what you meant when you wrote " they bat 300 these days" ??? Could you be so kind, to explain it to me please?? Thankyou..
I'm entirely hooked... have been for a few weeks now. I just got outta jail over personal reasons and previously lost my pregnant fiance to withdrawals from heroin which kicked me off into the DEEP end. This group and Benjamin Tod's voice have helped me relieve a ton of the pressure n my head and on my heart!
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That harmonica crying gives me goosebumps
I have listened to them for years. Havent recently though. Been down. Which is why I had a calling to listen again and when that harmonica came in "crying" I also seemed somehow more aware and more symbiotic with it. It went into me and just a few moments later I looked down and saw your comment. Today as I have been listening to this ridiculously good music for hours now (Sierra Farrell, Shannon Ridout and Ashley Mae, spitfire, Lost Dog...gems on Gems) the common link that keeps being forefront as I listen and read comments is that we are so deprived of true, sincere, empathetic, vulnerable, agenda-less, human connection. This music gives us that and a space to freely express how deeply we are affected with other people also feeling so strongly. Hope they realize the good work they're doing for us. Sad songs makes you cry but I bet your body was screaming for the opprotunity to finally let it out.
That feeling you get when music does it’s job.
Very well put.
Enough said
tears?
👌👌👌
I love reading this everytime i play it ive been every type of fucked up and read this damn comment Cheers man this comments seen some Hard Times doing Great Now tho well better on my way to great haha
Ben's music runs through your veins. It's not something you can just casually listen to. It becomes a part of you.
You my friend are not wrong. It never leaves you
@@gentl3men108 We talking about Ben or the Needle :P
I will never get enough of these two. Ben's voice makes me want to sit by a fire on a starry night and sip some whiskey.
thisguy4290 Hahahaha
Bryan Yates hello fellow yates i love these guys i have 2 albums and am going to see them in july
Anthony Yates Saw them open for devil makes three a year or two ago you’re gonna love it
the silly sadist what
illminded89 I was being bitter and angry that day im deleting that comment. My apologies
I have been waiting my entire life to hear these two play and sing, I just didn't know it.
They've been through so much, I saw the on the hobo walk in Gatlinburg. These two are unreal, I gave a $100 note listening to terrible and true. After rapping with Todd in the middle of the Monongahela river. He was writing a song or lyrics on a big rock, as the river was rising. It's been some years since this event took place. I yelled out "Hey yer 12 string is about to go down the river, he said thank you kindly for the warning but I know this river, it ain't going no where. He told me his name, and I dismissed him for a fool, letting a $500 12 string fender,(if I recollect) be claimed by that river. The water never touched his instrument, and he continued writing in his worn book. I offered him a toke off my spliff, which we shared. He said, "Thank you friend, you ain't from round here are ya". I said "nope wish I was". He told me his name and said" well I best be off, gotta catch a train to get to Colorado". He waded through the water grabed his 12 string with his notebook in his armpit and disappeared above the hollar cut out. 3-5 years later i found him here... so awesome. What were you traveling to Colorado for, i asked. He said" Love, brother, what else"?.... I often wonder if he remembers that interaction....i do
Thank you for cool and humble story, I dont know if I can think of a better way
What a story man that's some poetic shit
Such a good story, I hope he reads this and it inspires him to write a song about it!
Ok Mitchell
@Gzus70 maybe he remembered it so well because that is a very strange dynamic of the interaction with a total stranger. Something like that would stand out in my memory. So before you get snarky and start creating justification of why you’re right maybe try just TRY to justify how they could be right and see if it makes sense then. An interaction like that would stand out starkly from other simple interaction and definitely something i would remember. Maybe you too.
I’m a simple man. I see lost dog street bad, I thumbs up.
Me too man. They remind me so much of my wife and I. Like Ben I was a addict for years and my wife never left my side. I relate to Ben's lyrics so much it's unreal.
@@brandonsergeon5915 If you guys have never hopped trains, give it a shot. Pretty exciting stuff.
@Coming Soon thanks man! We've been together for half my our lives, 16 years and been married for 10.
@@pimentoloaf1509 I have hopped a train or 2 she has not and now we have 3 kids so it's no possible now. I do love that lifestyle tho. It's true freedom in my eyes.
Interesting. Are you human?
"You ain't half the man you were when I called you my friend / I swore by you like an oath / you burn the sails to your own boat." Live long enough and this lyric will ring true to you in one way or another.
Hey Ben and Ashley, if you happen to ever be scrolling through the comments, I just wanted to say that your music has had a huge impact on me, and thank you for doing what you do. I saw you guys in Des Moines earlier this year and was gonna tell you in person but was too shy.
Must be bliss to see the two live..
keaton parker oh, it is.
I discovered them after I hit rock bottom and just got let out of jail and they instantly brought me to tears. I envy you seeing them live.
I've got a couple videos from when I saw them live not too long ago. Check them out on my channel, next best thing to actually being there
Count me in too
Stunning. That second verse is grim. "I'm always broken and never bent." Who hasn't felt like that? It's hard not to contrast LDSB's work with the soulless abomination that passes for country music today. Please get out there and do whatever you can to support and spread the word about this amazing duo. Buy the music, attend the shows, share the videos.
Unfortunately every aspect of modern life is spoon fed to the sheep. Heartfelt and soul does not compute within the sheeple of the modern day. This was made by and for real people like you and I. Trust me. This is how it is and it ain’t gonna change anytime soon.
My heart is broken. I'm a broken man. This song strikes a chord in my heart. Thank you Benjamin.
🐲🫀🔥
It’s ridiculous how many times I’ve listened to the song! ♥️
Same. Regularly in the rotation.
Me too like 6 times today alone love it
I lost my wife of 42 years of marriage in 2018 December 22 listening to Benjamin Todd’s music has help me through many many hard times God bless him
I like how Benjamin’s music seems to always tell the story he kind of reminds me of Robert Earl keen and the way he tells stories love them both God bless
You are amazing and beautiful
I just cracked open a fresh bottle of whiskey. Opened my RUclips app and this was the first video that popped up. What a perfect start to a night. Cheers
Poopie Sharper last time I drank tequila I ended up in jail. Lol
Old number 7 is where im at
Come to Scotland and try real whisky
@@syliss133 last time I drank whiskey I ended up in jail haha
@@patmagroin5638 dont you guys call it scotch?
I got a letter on a cold lonesome morning
Said you ain't half the man you were
When I called you my friend
I swore by you like an oath
You burn the sails to your own boat
And said bon voyage, adios
We all break a promise or two
Only got so many years to live for that excuse
It’s a long hard road and a lonely moon
Its giving up and it’s no use
Sorrows deeper than the ocean
Fills the rivers and the seas
Joy's as empty as a bottle
At least when she’s been thru with me
And I’m calling from the well
A broken man with time to kill
Can you hear me
Can you hear me
I caught that train, always been a hard luck man
Tend to walk away from things I don't understand
It’s always one step closer 'til the end
I’m always broken and never bent
And I’m a man
Lose it all at the end of the race
Everything you love will soon return to the place
I dreamt of your hand clasped in mine
Walking thru the ashes of all time
I said I love you
Then you died
Sorrows deeper than the ocean
Fills the rivers and the seas
Joy's as empty as a bottle
At least when she’s been thru with me
And I’m calling from the well
A broken man with time to kill
Can you hear me
Can you hear me
I got a letter on a cold lonesome morning
Said you ain't half the man you were
When I called you my friend
I swore by you like an oath
You burn the sails to your own boat
And said bon voyage, adios
@@TFearss Don't You think "I am a man" fits this so well, tho (I know, it was written one way,) the way Ben cuts himself wide open and allows all who hear his song to "see him bleed?" I remember a sentence from Lonesome Dove spoken by the Ranch Lady to her daughters, "Men have tears, too."
It's "will return to the clay" not "the place"
Thank you;
The harmonica on this song gets me every time...the definition of a wholesome song
My love for this band has blossomed more and more with every song they release. I've been blessed to see em twice now, one in Kentucky at the Burle and the other in Asheville. Both times I left with some of the best memories that have come from these rough past few months, so thank you LDSB for giving me that and the amazing music🤙🏻
This band absolutely touches my soul.
This version slaps 100% more than the studio version. Still a beautiful song but this one is just my jam
Studio versions are never as good as live recordings iv brought many a cd and been so disappointed in the sound ,
Ben got me through the death of my mother his voice and the resonance of her fiddle😞😞💔
His songs are medicine for my mind and soul... what a true gift his music is
"I tend to walk away form things I dont understand"- that's me 100% but now I can see that. Cant fix what you dont see. Thanks Ben and Ashley.
That first long harmonica blow gave me chills holy moly. How can a sound define pain so well
I feel like lost dog has saved my life a number of times. Bens lyrics hit so close to home it's comforting to know I'm not alone
Reminds me a lot of Townes. Which is a HUGE compliment.
I stumbled across one of Ben's solo videos (Using Again, I think) about a year ago and I immediately thought of Townes. It felt like all the air got sucked out of the room. To think that someone would come anywhere near THAT level of songwriting was nonsense, I thought. So I kept listening...and listening...and listening.
Ben is able to create these songs that seem...simple, I guess (for lack of a better word) at a glance or from a distance. But once you pay attention you realize that there are layers upon levels of masterful poetry. And then you realize that at the center of the whole thing is this nugget of real, true hopelessness with gravity like a black hole in your heart.
^That is exactly what I love about TVZ's songs & what made him the greatest songwriter of all time, IMO. After seeing so much of what Ben puts into his songs, I don't hesitate for a second to put him right up there with the absolute best (Guy, Townes, Prine, Kristofferson, etc.). Now my mission is to show these songs to anyone who will shut the fuck up long enough to hear them...
Speaking of shut the fuck up, sorry for the long reply...
Utah Fitz Good response, I try to show some of my friends these songs but they never understand them. Most kids my age listen to nothing but the fucking radio. About a year ago I found Tyler Childers and it led me to find a lot of folk music and such.
The first Townes song I ever heard was waiting round to die. I knew after I listened to that song that he was something special and that I would be listening to him for the rest of my life. I’m really glad I found him. And about 8 months ago I hear Ben sing The Mountain and I couldn’t stop listening to them straight for like 3 weeks. Same thing with Townes.
Townes Van Zandt? Love that guy. Talk about good ol boys and REAL music. I just stumbled upon these two and absolutely love what they do. Cheers to anyone still enjoying this type of music
@OmShantiShanti496 you put into words that I could only feel without finding the right way to express it. Your thought is something that I find as a personal absolute when I listen to this music. I'm happy to know that I'm not the only one who gets this experience when listening to this simple, but powerful music.
Townes is what brought me here!
Who would give this a thumbs down? This is True American Music. Never heard a bad sing from these two Poets. Thank God there's still Real music being made
It's been 2 years since this was posted but I still hope someday It'll be on spotify
My thoughts exactly
There’s a new album coming, I’m assuming this will be on it
Lol came looking for that comment ^^
been waiting a year and a half ffs
It was for a while. But under benjamin todd. Now there are only two albums from Ben but there used to be several. Not sure why they removed it.
Whoever leaves a thumbs down for this is obviously way out of their realm of musical talent.
Writing just one song like this in a lifetime is quite an achievement. It says a great deal that Ben has written so many. These two are beautiful together. Never thought of fiddle and harmonica working so well in tandem. "And I lament..."
Man, she really plays a mournful fiddle, love these guys!
Just wanted to say you two are the most amazing, raw, and heartfelt musicians I've ever come across in this troublesome life. You lighten the burden of living, and it's so easy to relate to the stories you tell. Your performance in Pittsburgh was flawless and it was a privilege to see you.
My son told me to look up this band and it blew me away. I listened to every single song.... Every single word.... WOW. His voice is amazing and the words are so personal. I love it
What she's doing on the fiddle while he's blowing that long note on the harmonica is really something. It's haunting.
holy hell someone else that hears it.. i cant tell you how many times i rewind it just to hear that subtle little part...
It's beautiful. That part played right as I was reading the comment.
I’m getting a harmonica because of this song! What key would it be?
As I was reading your comment he started with the harmonica.... 🤯 timing
@@AmansvistaI'm curious what key as well
Those words " I love you then she died" have ever rang so true in my life, "I love you" were the last words I had spoken to my wife before I got that God damned call. I somehow knew I would never see her again, when those words were said. Thank you Ben your words and music have helped and continue to do so in these darken days that are left to me without her.
Takes me back to my mom's death too. Peace, brother
Heavy man I’m glad you found some healing to help you through
"Sorrows deeper than the ocean
Fills the rivers and the seas
Joy's as empty as a bottle
At least when she’s been thru with me
And I’m calling from the well
A broken man with time to kill"
These lyrics hit me right straight in the feels
This song! Whenever I realize I’ve stopped noticing my heart breaking over losing my son I listen to this song.y broken heart is always there. It will never go away. I just can’t explain it. I good days and bad days. The good days are not good because when remember my son was stolen from me by a strangers bullet I not only break again but hate myself for any happiness I let myself experience. People that have never lost a child will say you have to move on and he would want me to be happy. Yes he would. But moving on? There is no moving on! There is only staying alive for your other children. And just staying alive while forgetting about the broken heart that will never heal brings the most painful guilty feeling a human can experience. This song makes me feel right back at home where I belong. Right in that broken life with a broken heart. #justiceforbrae
When a man speaks for all broken men in a terrible temporary plastic time
Thank you Ben and Ashley for your music, and thank you Anthony for capturing their music with your videography. Love you guys! Best wishes from Herefordshire, UK.
herefordshire in the house!
matwalk1975 UK tour would be amazing!
clevedon somerset England in the house!
Love seeing him still singing this song. Favorite spit shine song
Some folks just have the soul to turn their thoughts and experiences wonderful music, and I think the instruments come next. These two have the soul, skill and the passion to produce this wonderful noise. I hope we find ourselves back in a time where this music is appreciated more. I'm only 27 but have enjoyed this style my whole life.
The song for a man known as Richard Russel. The legendary sky king. 1989-2018 rest in peace.
Hello Benjamin And Ashley, God Loves you and is working through you to heal millions.. Amen Abraham
Thanks GemsOnVHS for giving us more of Lost Dog Street Band.
dirty kid here
your music inspired me to be free. if it wasn't for your music i would've never seen the top of a mountain, or threw caution to the wind and rode a train to wherever the fuck it took me. i learned a few of your songs and i busk with them. thank you so much ben and ashley.
You break my effing heart on every song guys. Every time.
Glad to see a better recorded version of this song! Epic.
that long cry of the harmonica in the beginning is so dang good.
Y'all are the real deal! God bless you both. This is another beautiful example of true talent. Can't get enough of your music.
My 9 & 10 year old say they like "country music" now because I got 'em hooked on your music.
I met Ben at a show and unfortunately I didn’t know how much his life mimicked mine until I lost my marriage and happiness. Lucky enough he is still around for my rebuild and betterment. Thank you lost dog and lost family!
Ben you and Ashley are phenomenal the music you sing speaks the truth of a simpler time really appreciate it thank you
Oh boy these two are outstanding! So glad I found them here. The real deal Keep em coming folks!!
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Blown away once again. Thank you
What a pair of artists they are brought together through love, hardship and music. They get it, so many don't...
This is the authentic medicine for my poor old heart. Ben speaks to me. 47 yr old lifelong heroin addict with a few years clean. This music is balm for forever wounds.
i saw them perform this song a month ago in Cleveland its was one of the best shows I've ever seen even tho it was a cluster fuck........ but we shut that bar down and the music was all that mattered thanks Benjamin
He is playing a D tuned Hohner harmonica for those who wondered
No pun cares we are just hire for the song
@@billvenable9169 Did leaving that comment make ya feel better? There was no point to it... Because clearly some people care, I also care. it's a neat bit of info to have if you enjoy playing music like this. Why belittle people who are just asking questions?
@@DustinBoden it was intended more for players themselves who wanted to cover this like myself ;)
@@billvenable9169A poor soul on top of not being able to spell, pity you.
@@billvenable9169 you're here for the comments too. apparently
Another amazing piece of art. Your music and your storytelling if beautiful.
The melody of these two is mesmerizing
Just lost my buddy yesterday and this popped up on my feed . Ain’t turned it off since I found out news .....😩😩😩
Been coming here for years, from PEI Canada, what a great couple and great music they produce, we are so fortunate, please accept this message for my appreciation for there efforts not easy in today's world.
The fiddle and harmonica really compliment each other here. Beautiful tune.
Your music keeps me going. Thank you.
Wow I am blown away by the talent and the heart put into it. I would love to meet you guys sometime. You are getting me threw a really hard time of my life right now and I cant express what the power of your music does for me. Thank you
This song got me through so much. Thank you both for the hard tines you've had to grant us with this masterpiece. Truly thanks
Beautiful and harrowing at the same time.
These guys help me get threw my withdrawals 11? Years ago.. here I am again been on shit for few months and I'm ready to go home and see my daughter. I got clean when she was born, had it all man now I'm homeless again and broken. Love you guys it's been a ride.
sometimes us city folk need to feel.... I was born and raised in the big city of LA... East LA..... but rural song teaches me more then my actual history class.. I cant help but fell your pain... because im there... I see it. I live it... I cant refute it... its my life as much as it is yours!!!! your song and their song is my song.... I hurt... she... died.... shes gone... but it helps when I know my family aint alone...
Bloody breath takin' 🙏
Love it buddy.. Nicholas would be so Fucking stoked about this... great work you 2
My favorite musicians from the first time I heard "Green Eyed Gal". Another gem from Gems.
Fantastic as always, these two are simply amazing.
I'm so spellbound by this song and I've been listening to it for years.
Ben, I love the way you took your music, these old songs hit so hard but I'm happy to see you happy I just gotta get used to the new vibe. So much love brother. Never fucking stop till the rails fall off
Man every song hits my feels. You’re amazing!!!! May peace and abundance surround y’all
I love the harmonica in this song, such a deep feel, hits hard, ouch! 🥲
This doesn't try to be happy. The best music isn't happy. This makes us cry. And we love it.
I’ll never get bored of this beautiful performance. Still gives me chills!
I swear to this group like an oath..!! To the Lost dog Street Band group, ya'll are truly inspiring, and honestly help me get through each and every day !! So thank you for never forgetting where you come from and sharing your Journey through music..!
Amazing! I'm so glad you guys decided to upload a new studio version of this. Great work, as always.
this guys voice is pure gold. beautiful instruments and awesome lyrics make for some amazing music. love it. absolutely love it.
God damn, how Ben's voice and musicianship has matured. He won't quit getting better.
Thank you real music ya feel it
just came home from a lovely holiday in Mallorca without lost dog street band. have had to listen to 1 + hour of their music to save my soul
I'll be listening to the LDSB as the world falls apart around me.
Cha Leowin it currently is :(
Please come to FL one day.....
I've always been a fan of live performances. I love listening to your albums, but seeing the live versions, and seeing your faces, always gives more meaning to these songs. Almost feeling your life experience. Thanks for all the amazing music. From the Netherlands
Absolutely beautiful no other words thank you
Thank God for Ben tod!!! Most American man I've ever met.
Amazing song, glad to see you bring this one back
I dreamt of your hand clasped in mine
Walking thru the ashes of all time
I said I love you
Then you died
Ben, I'm a decade past losing my wife to kidney failure/ suicide. She got tired. 3x a week dialysis was eating her alive. I don't think I will ever get over it. Lyrics like these still drive me to tears. So many things do. Love what you do, man! Don't ever stop. Forever flod. Forever a fan. Misfit 13
I'm here too let you know your not alone with your pain we all suffer differently.. Just know a stranger cares 🙏💛
Stay positive
So beautiful and healing to my soul. Thankyou. X
His tunes are of a more solemn, sad nature. They cut into that dark soil holding the deepest of roots. Thank you friend.
That harmonica solo sounds amazing, never thought It could sound like that.
Fantastic duo.love this band.GRITTY COUNTRY FOLK SINGERS.COME TO THE UK PLEASE
Spit shine was probably my favorite band rip Nicholas love this song guys so strong
I'm so glad you two are still making music... This is a simple request, don't stop, unitl it's time, brother and sister.
Do these guys ever put out anything bad? If they do, I haven't found it yet.
Here ya are sir. lostdognashville.bandcamp.com/ I also LOVE Benjamin Tod's solo stuff. benjamintod.bandcamp.com/album/i-will-rise
he asked if they ever put out "BAD" releases... lol
which the answer is no...
Their early stuff has a few lame songs they bat 300 these days.
Well most artists do have a few lame songs, especially in their early periods...
I actually think their catalog is rather tight, and I struggle to think of any lame songs quickly..
Even back to Barefoot Surrender and Spit Shine, their tracks are all rather good..
I don't understand what you meant when you wrote " they bat 300 these days" ???
Could you be so kind, to explain it to me please?? Thankyou..
I'm entirely hooked... have been for a few weeks now. I just got outta jail over personal reasons and previously lost my pregnant fiance to withdrawals from heroin which kicked me off into the DEEP end. This group and Benjamin Tod's voice have helped me relieve a ton of the pressure n my head and on my heart!
Continued- and I really like this!
Thanks for coming to Lincoln you guys! You'll have to visit Omaha sometime! ;)