Feel like an old fool, sitting here with a dog in my lap and tears running down my face.
@andrewstorrie3707
3 ай бұрын
not a fool..... just someone with pure class!
@TheAspadistra
2 ай бұрын
This one always gets to me.
@DK_Skand
2 ай бұрын
metoo ❤
@user-og2pm6tz5e
2 ай бұрын
Not alone 😊
@dottiewarmbier8930
Ай бұрын
No dog, but salty water steaming.
@alenahawke475
4 ай бұрын
Who's listening in 2024? 👇 Peace and love to all ❤
@rhondawilkinson3922
4 ай бұрын
I am
@paulpennell2115
3 ай бұрын
@@rhondawilkinson3922 me too
@alenahawke475
3 ай бұрын
@@rhondawilkinson3922 AWESOME ❤️
@alanmorris9526
2 ай бұрын
Am listening and always will
@lindagarland5223
2 ай бұрын
From Salem, Oregon. Gearing up to see Iris in July!❤
@ernesthill4017
Жыл бұрын
I cannot imagine a more fitting musical farewell for the last episode of Northern Exposure. It was heartbreakingly beautiful and bittersweet
@antonetteallen2194
6 ай бұрын
I completely agree. I cry every time I hear it. Each character in that show was perfect within the role they played. The bittersweet feeling of the show ending breaks my heart every time, and I feel compelled to join them again in Cicely just one more time. I'm truly crying as I listen to the song again.
@rickytrione1080
6 ай бұрын
I totally agree with you!
@sweetdeemomma
5 ай бұрын
OMG yes!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
@Beowulf-wt3kb
5 ай бұрын
That’s what brought me here. I just finished series and what a perfect song to end it all.
@Sd-yo2kd
5 ай бұрын
@@antonetteallen2194 during the closing scenes while this song is playing, the shot of the dogs running down an empty street is the heaviest
@bradleymiller437
Жыл бұрын
I will always choose Iris' style over mainstream country every day.
@MrCraigsut
11 ай бұрын
I couldn't have said it better. Such a unique, lovely voice.
@williamkershner4999
10 ай бұрын
Iris IS mainstream country. I don't know what all that radio/arena shit is...
@rosemarydaughter
9 ай бұрын
I agree with ...you* It's so sweet and soulful*
@MichaelSheffield-ox8yd
8 ай бұрын
Music as opposed to musak.
@charleybarley914
8 ай бұрын
somebody asked Merle Haggard in a mag interview a few years before he died who he thought had the most authentic country music voice he's heard and he said Iris Dement.
@shelayne4
13 жыл бұрын
whenever I hear this song it makes me weep. My mother loved this song so much. I bought it for her when it first came out. She played it over and over again. She has been gone now for 6 years. I can close my eyes and see her little self busying around her kitchen listening to this. God bless you my mommy. I love you and miss you. And I remember 'Our Town'
@jonathanmccann22
2 жыл бұрын
Always such a moving rendition
@johnmoore3508
2 жыл бұрын
yes i am the same lost my wife 6years also i see her every minute of day am sorry my total love miss you so much john
@marthakrumboltz2710
Жыл бұрын
That she was able to listen to it is the best gift you could bring. She is still grateful.
@elnapatton786
Жыл бұрын
You’ll never forget. My mother has been gone 40 years!
@mattuboyle5891
Жыл бұрын
Mine does too.. still does.
@thatguy7085
4 ай бұрын
She has the perfect sad voice for this song
@austinthyme2296
4 жыл бұрын
'I buried my Momma and I buried my Pa, they sleep up the street beside that pretty brick wall...' gets me every time. Beautiful.
@waldosgrade
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like such a winner tonight, hearing this song for the first time in my 68 years. I gotta a lot of catching up to do - and looking forward to it.
@flpnovr2
2 жыл бұрын
Enjoy it! It's going to be a fun ride!
@ScepticPJ
2 жыл бұрын
You have lot of catching up to do, indeed. Enjoy the ride.
@jimmitchell8768
2 жыл бұрын
There's so much great music out there that most people haven't heard of. This is a good start. Tbe rest is up to us searching around.
@grahamrickit5608
2 жыл бұрын
She is so pretty! Thank You.
@rickpeterson6831
2 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I heard her ....ain't nobody like I R I S
@anthonyhoey6394
Жыл бұрын
Listening to this in a rural part of Ireland and it resonates with the small villages in ireland,great song by two American beauties greetings from Ireland.
@NormaJean-TheOriginal
11 ай бұрын
Greetings from Limerick Ireland also. This song resonates with me also especially when I'm thinking about the small villages here. Limerick has changed an awful lot. I can totally get the sentiment in this wonderful song. Just love it 😍☺️😊🇮🇪🍀
@keithepley2132
9 ай бұрын
High praise from Ireland. Both of these singers are carrying on the tradition from the Isles. Yours and our Sinéad gave us some wonderful music. Folk singer Malvina Reynolds said "You could drop a net in any Irish pub and come up with a great quartet. Don't get me started on your writers!
@anthonyhoey6394
9 ай бұрын
She is American as bourbon and apple pie.
@tinsg1
9 ай бұрын
Same as that from the beautiful north coast. Love Iris.
@tonygroveislandgrove4590
8 ай бұрын
We're all saying goodbye to our town presently
@stanmilgram5578
6 жыл бұрын
I can't believe this has slipped under my radar for 45 years. This is the most beautiful musical performance I've ever heard.
@kd8199
Жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure to hear her “live” in a small venue. Her voice is incredible.
@chrisclark2293
Жыл бұрын
I saw her in the movie Songcatcher. I don't know what is about her and her voice but I have been hooked ever since. I had to find out who she was and I'm glad I did.
@dwelch1051
Жыл бұрын
Amen
@chrisclark2293
Жыл бұрын
Did you catch her in the movie the Song Catcher?
@gregorysimon6200
11 ай бұрын
The wonderful Jerry Douglas on Dobro.
@ronjeep660
2 жыл бұрын
If EmmyLou Harris bringing nothing but coffee and donuts to a recording to simply make a song better she would. She cares about her craft not her ego. Incredible collaboration of talent.
@dar5108
2 жыл бұрын
So right Ron. She's a treasure. 💜
@BJLp79
2 жыл бұрын
Thats all Iris
@didgit6495
Жыл бұрын
I love both their voices. Emmylou is such a pretty name.
@madwhitehare3635
Жыл бұрын
@@BJLp79 …nope. Emmy’s singing the harmony.
@mathewbrennan2822
Жыл бұрын
Song writer to song writer respect
@patricklysons8837
2 жыл бұрын
Discovering a beautiful singer as Iris Dement in my 70's is a real treat. Thanks to John Prine!
It’s so delightful to see that aspects of our culture resonate with people all around the world
@atticusfredericks6210
2 жыл бұрын
I first heard Iris and "Our Town" late at night, by myself, on car radio on a return trip, after passing through a number of shuttered up little towns in Mississippi and Alabama. Had no idea who she was but that voice and song gave immediate meaning to all those closed stores and old homes no longer lived in. Found out who belonged to that incomparable voice and the feeling it evokes and have been an Iris DeMent fan since.
@davek8637
9 жыл бұрын
Every once in a while you discover something wonderful on youtube. Iris Dement and Emmylou Harris; thank you youtube.
@stewartt.2384
8 жыл бұрын
+Dave K There is a lot of rubbish on KZitem but as you point out something wonderful pops up - fantastic!!
@artlewellan2294
5 жыл бұрын
"DAS BUS" film set Kansas City Missouri final credits theme song, circa 2003? or so? Wonderful.
@alistairewen9558
5 жыл бұрын
I watched this on transatlantic sessions which was recorded in Scotland, and to my regret I had never heard of her before. She appeared on subsequent of this series, thank christ.
@rosemoonraven7193
5 жыл бұрын
Check out John prine
@moondancer9066
4 жыл бұрын
Thank the guy who uploaded it!
@richardtravers8029
Жыл бұрын
I watched True Grit tonight and looked at the credits to see who sang Leaning on the Everlasting Arms. I had NEVER heard of Iris DeMent. I feel like an ostrich with its head buried. What an amazing, God-given talent. I am glad I stayed up late listening to several songs by her. Beautiful music, beautiful lyrics, and a BEAUTIFUL voice. Thank you, Iris for sharing your beauty with the world, and I’m sorry it took me so long to discover you.
@danielbraun2939
Жыл бұрын
Same here !
@jacquismith3277
Жыл бұрын
I've just discovered Iris too. Isn't she marvellous?
@johngalbo1276
Жыл бұрын
Iris DeMent lives under my skin. Her voice resonates within, like a never ending echo.
@ericday4505
Жыл бұрын
Leaning on the Everlasting Arms is a hymn that was written long before this woman was born, while she does a great job with it, it clearly is not her song.
@lesliecarmin9473
4 жыл бұрын
This song both hurts my heart and heals it. I don't think I have ever listened to it without crying.
@greerproctor-dickson7978
3 жыл бұрын
Same!!
@jackwalker1822
3 жыл бұрын
Same here. Always makes me cry. Music is art. This song paints a picture that is unforgettable.
@dourmoose
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@billstephenson8988
3 жыл бұрын
love to hear her sing
@justinbatters5681
2 жыл бұрын
It makes this 44 year old male cry like a 4 year old with a skinned knee. My dad passed away when I was a kid, my mum doesn't have long to go. The town I grew up in, where they met, got married, bought a house and started a family is dying. I want to leave because I want to remember it the way it was, not how it is.
@Deebemc
Жыл бұрын
Celtic Connections…..fiddle maestro Aly Bain, Emmy-Lou, and that gorgeous Iris deMent voice…it’s win, win .🥰
@Trollificusv2
10 ай бұрын
Don't forget the most virtuoso of all instrumental virtuosos, Jerry "10 Million Notes In and Never Missed One" Douglass.
@southsidejohnny5624
3 ай бұрын
Transatlantic Sessions was the name of the BBC TV series. Celtic Connections is the magnificent live music festival held in Glasgow every year.
@dlc1119
3 жыл бұрын
Emmylou is so comfortable singing backup, that's one of the things that makes her so great - not needing to be front-and-center all the time. The best put the music ahead of ego. (And yes, Douglas and Bain are doing the same.)
@georgecampbell5281
3 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a comment about Lead Belly. When playing lead with another guitarist, he wanted you to think he was the best guitarist in the world. But, when playing support to another lead, he wanted you to think the other was the best in the world.
@michaelbyrnee9584
2 жыл бұрын
This song is the very definition of: "greater than the sum of its parts".
@agentorange153
2 жыл бұрын
She kind of specializes in singing harmony, you know that?
@fractuss
Жыл бұрын
That's how I feel about Dolly, as great as she was her backup singing was just fantastic.
@user-ir3ob9nk2e
Жыл бұрын
Iris de ment, emmylou Harris, lovely fiddle, and everyone else involved here, and such a beautiful song.. what more could a person ask for. Just wonderful. Larry.
@kellym5200
4 жыл бұрын
Revisiting in honor of John Prine. I can always come back to this home.
@rugmop
10 жыл бұрын
When I first heard this song on the car radio it caused me to nearly have an accident. I had to pull over to finish listening to it. I'd never heard anything like it, and still haven't. Iris is an American national treasure. So honest, so eclectic in her musical tastes and a voice that causes you to have "tears in my eyes". It makes me proud to be of the human genus when I hear this. My mob is (very occasionally) capable of this.
@susanvail7705
10 жыл бұрын
It brings me to tears everytime I hear it.
@rugmop
10 жыл бұрын
vivvy sues I have all of her albums, with the exception of her latest one. It seems as though nobody in Australia has ever heard of her. Being uncommon is OK for me.
@doowopnuts
6 жыл бұрын
A crown jewel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@CoffeePot42
6 жыл бұрын
Well said Bernie. I have just discovered her and many like her, and I agree with your statement. National Treasure.
@dogtrainer8
6 жыл бұрын
She is s sweet to hear. Her Dimples are so cute & her wonderful voice makes it even sweeter. She is purely sweet eye & ear candy, a national treasure
@coloradobluechannel7641
3 жыл бұрын
First comment I ever made on youtube...this is a life-changing song and performer!
@jamesdolan4042
2 жыл бұрын
The song is somewhat generic but.....however, Iris has her beautiful readily identifiable singing voice.
@DaveB806
2 жыл бұрын
She has the “True” country voice that not many have. What a real talent, love her and this song
@williamgervais9383
2 жыл бұрын
This is very true, But I think what you’re referring to is “folk”. Not to get too semantic.. I was telling the wife they just don’t make ‘‘em like her anymore
@marthakrumboltz2710
Жыл бұрын
Her voice transcends categorization. It’s music- that’s all.
@MichaelSheffield-ox8yd
8 ай бұрын
Hank Williams' granddaughter.
@Bilb0B0dhi
5 ай бұрын
Appalachian.
@sweetangel57
5 жыл бұрын
Played this video and sang it to my Momma before she was taken off life support :( 8-5-18 love you Momma
@etive
4 жыл бұрын
❤
@valbolger6796
3 жыл бұрын
That's great
@marksavage2310
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry for your loss.
@sweetangel57
2 жыл бұрын
@@marksavage2310 Thank you. Came to listen to it today for her Birthday. Miss her bunches and my Dad will be joining her soon due to cancer. Tough day.....
@gilliangirl1
2 жыл бұрын
@@sweetangel57 I'm so sorry. Spend as much time as you can with your dad. ❤
@Ace0fspadeez
9 жыл бұрын
I've never really been a big fan of country music but this is one of the most beautiful songs I’ve had privilege to hear.
@smwrbd
5 жыл бұрын
It will grow on you if you give it a chance
@spidey3471
4 жыл бұрын
It's the polished manufactured country that is lame. This sincere country folk style is timeless.
@stevechisamore8691
4 жыл бұрын
Trampled by Turtles did a very good cover of this song. Worth checking out
@2122Hellfire
4 жыл бұрын
I know this is old, but I just started listening to country music and it's a pretty diverse genre, you just gotta find what you're into. Try Townes van zandt, Guy Clark, John Prine , Lucinda Williams and Magnolia Electric Co.
@whoknows8678
4 жыл бұрын
This isn't really country. It's a folk song.
@Ls98040
3 жыл бұрын
This was the closing song that said goodbye to the fictional town of Cicely, Alaska (actually Roslyn, Washington) in the beautiful 1990s TV series, Northern Exposure. Everytime I hear it, it brings tears. I even bought the DVD set so I could go back to Cicely.....
@Ls98040
2 жыл бұрын
Me, too.
@philphilips1020
2 жыл бұрын
Isn't it weird to feel homesick for a fictional place? It is, but that's how I feel. I'm just weird I guess.
@keiththompson5193
Жыл бұрын
@philphilips1020 no, I feel the same way. I watched all the episodes and feel like the people were actually friends. This song at the end was so sad.
@mysticstarhf9265
2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of every U.S. Air Force base I grew up on that has since been demolished and plowed over never to exist again. All my hometowns are gone. I can only revisit the place as a dirt patch or what modern buildings are there now but can never revisit the time.
@celloprofundo
14 жыл бұрын
What a tear-jerker ! Life is a jungle, there's winners , survivors, and victims, all striving to succeed and stay alive, but nobody and nothing get's through un-scarred..
@peterbrockhoff857
2 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@boudreaux1
Жыл бұрын
I can't get one minute into this song without crying. Hauntingly beutiful.
@stevehughes7896
4 жыл бұрын
As a musician I am humbled by the perfection of this song.
@jacquismith3277
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Iris, you and John Prine are soothing me during horrible times. xx
@chinary8
13 жыл бұрын
Love Iris. She's got a sound that isn't too polished when she sings. GIves it a nice homey feeling.
@yrtnook
12 жыл бұрын
I just lost the home dad built in what was a small rural town. Every word in this song rings true.
@kimblers
3 жыл бұрын
Iris and Emmylou are timelessly lovely
@MrCraigsut
11 ай бұрын
Two beautiful woman with such beautiful voices. Extraordinary!
@jeffmyers5918
8 жыл бұрын
That's because Iris Dement is the greatest folk/country singer of our time and one of the very best of all time. On top of that, the incomparable Emmy Lou and the incredible musicianship of the band. This is a truly awesome video.
@kinkle_Z
2 жыл бұрын
Yes... and of course the incomparable fiddling of Aly Bain! SIX years ago I commented "I love Aly Bain" and NOT ONE PERSON in FOUR MILLION viewers gave me a like because NOT ONE person knows who Aly is or what a genius he is on the fiddle.
@mikearchibald744
Жыл бұрын
@@kinkle_Z You saying he's always playing second fiddle?:) True, I never heard of him, but never heard of this lady and barely even heard of emmylou harris, thats the sad result of too much radio, not enough music searching. My bad. I do love fiddle music but honestly can't really distinguish good from bad. I'm listening to 'bonapartes retreat', pretty good stuff.
@reedanderson
3 жыл бұрын
5 minutes of unqualified beauty and I enjoyed every second of it. I'll be returning to this one a lot.
@jacquismith3277
Жыл бұрын
I keep coming back to this too. It's breathtakingly beautiful.
@garethessex
6 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful song, and the gentle, restrained, close harmony by Emmy Lou Harris compliments it so perfectly.
@henrydevine3086
6 ай бұрын
Listening to this from rural France and saying it never seems old even after "n" times.
@885lauralee
12 жыл бұрын
This song makes my cry every time I hear it, I lost my baby sister 1 year ago today and this was one of her favorite songs. In her happier days before she got sick she lived in a small town called Paldi, on Vancouver Island, Canada. Paldi was her town , everyone came to Paldi to see her, she was the queen of Paldi. Sadly they bulldozed Paldi for bigger things, which never happened and my sister had to leave her town, it always made her very sad to know she had to leave her town, sing it Lorrie
@kellym5200
4 жыл бұрын
That is a great tribute to your sister.
@legalvampire8136
4 жыл бұрын
Very sad
@jimmitchell8768
4 жыл бұрын
I'm so sorry about your sister. This song makes me cry too, and I'm not even sure why.
@gabby4379
3 жыл бұрын
I lost my brother the same month he was born
@rockyroad7345
11 ай бұрын
I was teary eyed when this song was played in the last scene of Northern Exposure. The perfect song for the ending of the show!
@zombiesneedluv21
4 жыл бұрын
I did not know of Iris before a few days ago, when John Prine passed away. I went to listen to some of his songs, and of course "In Spite of Ourselves" came right up. I listened to that one, and now I am hooked. I really like the folk sound of their music. I look forward to listening to many more of both artists.
@bernieclemens8900
4 жыл бұрын
Same here
@Christycat35
4 жыл бұрын
zombiesneedluv21-Same for me! I followed John Prine down a rabbit hole and ran into Iris DeMent. The first song of hers alone really grated on my ears. I almost turned off of her completely but her videos kept popping up in my feed, so I gave her another try. Now I am mesmerized.
@tomy5868
4 жыл бұрын
making Paragould AR proud...
@rebekahmartin5992
4 жыл бұрын
Christycat35 , she’s just so gorgeous and I love that almost perplexed look she gets sometimes, when she’s singing. Regarding her voice, I think the recording levels were wrong on this recording. That’s why it sounds fuzzy and staticy when she the high notes. Milo
@tomy5868
4 жыл бұрын
@@rebekahmartin5992 look at her now. That's old video. Voice is still there tho
@ie2629
2 жыл бұрын
When you know you have to leave your home...it makes me cry.
@TheDwstewart
11 жыл бұрын
Iris Dement has the most beautiful voice I have ever heard, I don't generally like country music but her voice is just so pure and angelic that it just makes me want to cry whenever I hear it
@HAL9007
5 жыл бұрын
Northern Exposure farewell song. Iris is the Best.
@rman52
3 жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated tv shows and the most underrated county singer ever. Infamous Angel is one of the greatest albums I've ever heard. That includes Pet Sounds, Sgt. Pepper, and others. And you can hear the generations of Appliacia's folk music in her lyrics and singing. What a treasure.
@HAL9007
3 жыл бұрын
@@rman52 Eloquent, r-man
@robertthurston2995
2 жыл бұрын
Iris a talent to behold. Surely the voice of an Angel. Everything she does is awesome.
@clg02
5 жыл бұрын
I had never heard of Iris Dement before until I started looking for something by Emmylou Harris. All I can say is that this is fabulous - what a fabulous song and what a voice
@williamleavenworth6848
9 жыл бұрын
This song should bring tears to the eyes of anyone who grew up in a small town in the three decades after WWII.
@ckwc5
3 жыл бұрын
or a few decades after...
@reddwing4368
3 жыл бұрын
Or a neighborhood In a city big or small Same thing I d say Thanks
@kakalimukherjee3297
3 жыл бұрын
Did you? I have such a nostalgia about the 70's, even though I never lived in it
@jamescain9550
4 жыл бұрын
I love the way Emy sings backup and I mean way backup she doesn't try to croud Iris
@PedroHansen213
4 жыл бұрын
James Cain basically perfect right? That was the best
@TheVeek192
4 жыл бұрын
That's what true musicians do: whatever's best for the music.
@Aster_Risk
4 жыл бұрын
It was really nice to see that.
@portnuefflyer
4 жыл бұрын
@@Aster_Risk I was thinking that too, what an interesting mix, and what a combination of voices, damn!
@glenmcreynolds6300
4 жыл бұрын
Doesn't hurt a bit to throw Jerry Douglas into the mix
@nomansland4811
9 ай бұрын
This song was used in the closing sequence of the last episode of Northern Exposure. A beautiful song.
@richardkennett9291
Жыл бұрын
Good to see dear old Aly Bain. What a difference that boy makes to a wonderful song.
@FightingCoward
2 жыл бұрын
This song makes me cry uncrontrollably every time, no other song affects me this much.
@jimmitchell8768
2 жыл бұрын
It's been a tear-jerker fot me since it came out.
@claybourne6063
2 жыл бұрын
This is the only song I have ever cried to
@ednaearp9051
Жыл бұрын
Same here!
@johnprice7303
Жыл бұрын
I simly adore this video, it is on my "favourite" list of all time.
@jimday
5 жыл бұрын
Yesterdays coming back. Hard times but also great times. Growing up in a small town was me. I miss those days. Young & no cares. Life was good in our town. I lived by the railroad tracks. Walked to school each day until I finished the 12 th grade. Was 1954 It was the best of times. Then did 30 years in the USAF.. Retired & 83.. I still like Pizza.
@Tennfatmatt
4 жыл бұрын
Know the feeling...
@Lavolanges
4 жыл бұрын
I had been gone 30 years when they closed the paper mill that had been our town's life blood and this is the song that immediately came to my mind and which I shared on one of our area's discussion group. It's what I think of each time I go home where most of the stores on one side of main street are closed and on the other side all that remains of the booming business that fed my family for decades is a huge fenced off 1500' long vacant lot.
@Tennfatmatt
4 жыл бұрын
@@Lavolanges Our town lost a chemical plant in the 70's...sad memories also!
@stevehughes7896
4 жыл бұрын
Me too Jim
@kakalimukherjee3297
3 жыл бұрын
You've seen the greatest age of humanity. You've seen the greatest age of America
@superorangeish
Жыл бұрын
She brings me to tears
@garthfarkley
2 жыл бұрын
such beauty and emmy lou backing
@genesutton6383
16 күн бұрын
Gold
@susanmyers5097
9 жыл бұрын
Iris and Emmylou are beautiful, inside and out! We are privileged to be able to hear and see them together!
@JBCo2012
9 жыл бұрын
Yes Susan Myers they are Both National Treasures! And Emmy is the Perfect Vocal accompaniment for Iris on this tune. My only carp is I wish the Sonic Quality was Immeasurably Better befitting a PERFORMANCE FOR THE AGES! But it's still AWESOME!!!!!!
@Vtwoods09
2 жыл бұрын
I’ve loved this song since I first heard it. What a joy to see Iris perform it live with backing by EmmyLou and Jerry Douglass.
@rickytrione1080
6 ай бұрын
I love the sweet voice of Iris DeMent!
@tinroofbusted
12 жыл бұрын
Oh Grandad, I am so sorry my generation and my kids said Good bye to our home town. Its gone now and the sun has set far fast. The time is gone to little home towns and simple farm memorys. Im the old guy here, its not the same now nor willit be ever again. Just respect every one you meet friends.
@johnclancy8663
2 жыл бұрын
I left my Town in Ireland 72 years ago - this brings so many memories sadness I
@raymondhummel5211
Жыл бұрын
Sure do love Iris's songs. Such great lyrics with her unique vocal style.
@aaabbzzz
10 жыл бұрын
These two women and John Prine make life worth living :-)
@downhill240
6 жыл бұрын
I know you can take lessons to learn how to sing but a voice like this can't be learned, you have to be born with it. So beautiful it takes my breath away!
@tom7471
6 жыл бұрын
Totally agree! One of a kind voice. Born with it, worked at her kraft.
@Trollificusv2
10 ай бұрын
@@tom7471 Born with it, and then she had to kraft songs for it, because there's nothing that fits Iris' unique voice better than Iris' wonderful songs. Except for, oddly enough, John Prine's songs lol.
@lloydsavage1520
Жыл бұрын
She has a good style and expresses her feelings as she sings.
@MotoChrisper
2 жыл бұрын
First time I heard this was at the end of Northern Exposure and it has been a favorite ever since.
@Ethel_Red
5 ай бұрын
One of those 'perfect' songs, in my humble opinion..
@alistairsuttie5875
Жыл бұрын
Another beautiful country voice, aided and abetted by one of Scotland's finest Ally Bain
@Trollificusv2
10 ай бұрын
Amen. He truly gets it.
@user-zu5on3uv9v
4 ай бұрын
What a brave, beautiful voice.
@miguelarranz5790
6 жыл бұрын
What memories of northern exposure. magnificent song to end a magnificent series.
@morgaffi
11 ай бұрын
God almighty this is beautiful, just heartbreakingly beautiful
@davidmartin6474
5 жыл бұрын
You had to have grown up in a small town to really appreciate this song. So bittersweet.
@philgreen5549
9 күн бұрын
Every time I hear Iris Dement, she sets off the tuning fork in my soul. You just can't listen to Iris, you have to watch......the intensity in her eyes! .....A religious experience!
@johnbubak64
7 ай бұрын
This song does absolutely everything it sets out to do with stunning success.
@chibinski
11 жыл бұрын
heard DeMent today 10/12/13 for the first time on public radio---blew me away. amazed I've not heard her before. must have had my head in the sand! many thanks to "A Prairie Home Companion" for having DeMent on their show this weekend. I love emmylou harris too.
@romeozulu57
13 жыл бұрын
It touches your soul. Saw Emmylou Harris a couple of weeks ago in Frankfurt/Germany. She is truly an icon. Recognized Iris Dement the first time in the closing Credits of Coen-Brothers "True Grit" with "Leaning on theeverlasting arms". What a beautiful simple voice she has.
@Iduhwurst
Жыл бұрын
Just heard this on the "Beau" episode of The Big Door Prize... Made me cry.. Beautiful song.
@steveunderdahl8929
2 жыл бұрын
Unreal, I've heard OF, but had never heard Iris Dement. She's wonderful! Just love this one.
@StoneButterflys
12 жыл бұрын
my music teacher performed this song in the school talent show yesterday probably the last school talent show ever because our school is closing, he made this song work really well to fit how everyone feels about our school closing and it must really suck to work there for so many years and to have the school close, it was just such an amazing performance, just one man and his guitar, that i had to look up the original.
@colleenposadas8415
Жыл бұрын
Sad but poignant
@buppie2000
10 жыл бұрын
So odd...I posted this 8 years ago just to play with the upload function on You Tube. I left if alone and it has now been seen about a million and half times. Unreal.
@nymph40
10 жыл бұрын
and by same person
@tinroofbusted
10 жыл бұрын
Oh my friend Its not unreal, its fact. I have related my facts of my home town dieing and my own tears for this. your hit the heart with this. thanks again
@gibberconfirm166
10 жыл бұрын
tinroofbusted Your heart is still bound to die.
@andychristensen2947
10 жыл бұрын
You have no idea how many tears you have made me shed with this song. I saw her for the first time on Austin City Limits. I couldn't change the channel. If you want to make this grown man cry, just hit play.
@dct1
10 жыл бұрын
Awesome! This song was mentioned and played on BBC Scotland yesterday, that's why I'm here.
@davidhartgrove5830
Жыл бұрын
I first heard this song at the end of the final episode of Northern Exposure back in 1995. By the time of that final episode the show had run out of steam having lost some of its major characters. But this song just rocked my world. It took some research to find out about the song and its writer, Iris Dement. I sincerely echo all of the superlatives added below in the comments about this masterpiece of song writing. She has so many other great songs too. Listen to "Let The Mystery Be."
@danhelwig
Жыл бұрын
A fine finale for a fine show.
@markwebster26
Жыл бұрын
It's funny I had the same experience as David H. But I thought the singer was Emmy Lou Harris ironic. Took me a year of reruns and watching the credits to find out who this was. Worth the time and effort.
@geebud1880
6 ай бұрын
Gooose...Bumps - so pure and sincere. Both ladies & friends.. Thks for uploading
@Gloryboy4
13 жыл бұрын
Just how perfect can a musical performance be? When you put Iris Dement, Emmylou's gut-wrenchingly beautiful harmonies and Aly's superb backing together and add a brilliantly written song like this, you're bound to get perfection, and that's exactly what you get. Stunning, just stunning.
@michaelbyrnee9584
2 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget Mr. Douglas, whose notes rarely barge their way into a song, but rather complement it beautifully.
@dsskt
14 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch this I just want to hug Iris to comfort her. The expression in her face conveys emotional turmoil to me. It's part of the believability of Iris. She is genuine. There is nothing fake about her and that's what makes me love her. She reminds me to be myself and not worry what others may think. Thanks Iris, for being such a beautiful person.
@shane4705
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up in a small town. I feel this very deeply...
@DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT
Жыл бұрын
I love Iris DeMent's singing style with its honesty and genuine simplicity. This performance and "Let the Mystery Be" are particularly captivating, performed in a home setting with such wonderful instrumental accompaniment. Sometimes the simple, down-to-earth things are the most beautiful.
@Trollificusv2
10 ай бұрын
Listen to "Easy's Gettin' Harder Every Day". No wonder she not a prolific songwriter: Her songs are written to her unique voice, and it seems every note has to be perfect. And they are.
@theecommentconnoisseur379
2 жыл бұрын
My dad told me to listen to this and I'm glad I did. Her voice, the music, the back vocals, everything together makes such an authentic sound. I'm absolutely a fan now, will explore this woman's music now. 🎶 🥰
@Trollificusv2
10 ай бұрын
Lucky you. You only get to hear Iris' songs for the first time once.
@wjb8855
2 жыл бұрын
Such a great song. Thank you Iris
@gerardmcbryde3156
10 ай бұрын
Loved this song since I first heard it on Northern Exposure Chris in the morning on KBear
@bf1133
3 ай бұрын
Saw this years ago on tv. Been looking for it ever since.
@kbob707
Жыл бұрын
Here I am, back again. This is certainly tear worthy and rejuvenates the spirit. Won't be long Momma, I'm on my way.
@vickygrindle9624
Жыл бұрын
💙
@MrQuaker62
12 жыл бұрын
This song, one of the finest she ever recorded, will forever rimind me of my favorite TV show, Northern Exposer. I regret she has not recorded more than she has.
@Trollificusv2
10 ай бұрын
I think it's because she has to write songs specifically for _her_ voice, and nobody else does. And every note has to be perfect (see "Sweet Is the Melody" for her describing the rigors and rewards of her songwriting technique). So her modest output is understandable, if regrettable. Still, she's got a lot of songs out there and many of them approach perfection.
@roadking0073
4 жыл бұрын
Iris Dement picks up where John Prine leaves off. Her music, like Johns' is 6 feet thick. Incredible writer and musician.
@tourlestrane1
11 жыл бұрын
What a lovely song.Sung by two beautiful girls.Look at the expression on Iris`s face showing that she is giving it her all.!How lucky we are to have such wonderful people about.Keep it up girls! XX
@suzanneburns739
Жыл бұрын
I need to get the words to that song. It's hard for me to understand her. I think I've been out of the South for too long. I love you Jim Mama
@michaelquinn8784
Жыл бұрын
Beutifull song and so well sung ,the only other version of that that iv'e heard was at a singing night in Whelan's pub in Seanaglish Co Galway Ireland ,sung by a lady from Athenry I think who allso sang it so well
@paulseggie2535
2 жыл бұрын
I love this song close your eyes and drift with the music
@11000038
8 ай бұрын
A few songs bring tear to my eyes. This is one.
@frederickvanpelt6393
6 ай бұрын
Listen to " No time to cry " by Iris
@sylvestermoran7918
6 ай бұрын
Bring a tear to your eye.. so real and beautifully sung❤
@TheMidnightModder
2 жыл бұрын
True Grit introduced me to this lovely lady, Iris Dement. Her voice is so unique and it's the cool drink of water that we all need.
@mikeharper8180
3 жыл бұрын
Iris is a national treasure. From my Texas roots to my life in the fast lane in California this song pulls at my heart strings more than any song I've listened to. It was fitting that it was the last song played on the epic TV show 'Northern Exposure'.
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