Is it just me or does Isbell manage to capture sincerity in both the gratefulness of having work and the sadness that people are forced into lives of work? Truly brilliant.
@timothythedude5406
6 жыл бұрын
Marcus Meade you are correct
@DR-zk1yb
5 жыл бұрын
Amen to that! Perfect summation.
@YankeeRedneck437
5 жыл бұрын
Its damn sure not just you. You hit the nail on the head.
@deborahlaubach7898
5 жыл бұрын
Marcus Meade ABSOLUTELY 😍
@edrhodes574
5 жыл бұрын
Aren't we all forced to work, to earn a living?
@taylord6469
9 жыл бұрын
One of the best songwriters alive today.
@gypsy4460
9 жыл бұрын
Taylor D bingo jason isbell is behond great
@shewbert
8 жыл бұрын
+Taylor D He sure can write! he's incredible
@codymcguiremusic
8 жыл бұрын
+Taylor D Very true
@luv24real
7 жыл бұрын
For sure, he's got the gift.
@ryanparkin4454
4 жыл бұрын
Try Roger Alan Wade... That man is a poet
@gadgetphantom1
8 жыл бұрын
This boy can really make a grown man cry. Thank you, Jason Isbell, for getting me up in the morning.
@jeanlikeapairoflevis4851
7 жыл бұрын
Made this grown chick cry too.
@Dabednego
6 жыл бұрын
"Every night I dream I'm drowning in the dirt" is one of the most powerful lyrics I've ever heard.
@itokewithcudder
3 жыл бұрын
“I don’t think on why I’m hear or where it hurts”
@denniscarroll3164
3 жыл бұрын
Damn straight.
@716_adventures3
3 жыл бұрын
@@brandonpatton2031 thank you for putting food on our tables. Nothin but respect for all the farmers around the world!! One hell of a job
@stansell1
2 жыл бұрын
Check out his song entitled, "Elephant".
@ericschmuecker348
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah.. I wake up for floating but it's never in water.
@DIRTYSANCHEZ1995
Жыл бұрын
Goddamn I feel this one. Spent my whole life working in oilfields and mines. Worked myself to the bone for years. Spend many nights waking up in a panic trying to answer my radio, having dreams I’m still in the mines, and so do many of my friends. “Every night I dream I’m drowning in the dirt”. Yes we do Jason, yes we do.
@FallNorth
Жыл бұрын
Im not in the same league but want to say something nice as I respect this so ..... good ? :)
@wiseriverhealing
Жыл бұрын
I can’t help but think I’d my dad breaking his ass and never be at rest until he died and it breaks me.
@robbratcherii
3 жыл бұрын
Over and over i come back to this song. And i truly think it’s one of the best songs ever written. My sweet mom is 62 and has worked 40-50 hours per week in a factory since she was 18. She’s still at it. This song reminds me of her life, and breaks my heart.
@mitchcarter3906
Жыл бұрын
Your mother is an American angel
@joisinejoisine8692
Жыл бұрын
She is the spine of this country
@bewbies1
7 жыл бұрын
we're living in a golden era of genius country singer-songwriters in their late 30s who are recovering addicts, and also craft beer. what a time to be alive
@codymcguiremusic
8 жыл бұрын
One of the top songwriters of our generation
@stevefarwell9262
10 ай бұрын
My son introduced me to this singer… he said “ This song reminds me of You !” Broke me
@hinglemccringleberry7786
3 жыл бұрын
I’m 44years old and was reared on various genres of music. I can honestly say this man has changed me, his music hits me in a way none others have. I’d like to meet him some day and shake his hand.
@edrhodes574
3 жыл бұрын
Same
@Kelleyp
Жыл бұрын
Same. A bit older but same.
@mattcrowl4796
Ай бұрын
Ditto........I'm 58. I try to listen to other music lately, but just keep coming back to Jason & the 400.
@rustbeltprogressive3968
20 күн бұрын
I have, at 45, lots of favorite stuff, and even groups, like Old 97s with amazing new albums. I've spent four months now returning to Jason Isbell whenever I need music.
@superemerald1
9 жыл бұрын
this song makes me feel like i have complained too much and not appreciated enough.
@zebwhelchel4393
3 жыл бұрын
How’s life?
@ExtremeBankFishing
23 күн бұрын
Never heard of you until your DNC performance. My new song is on my list. I Iike this
@charlesw.4576
3 жыл бұрын
I actually cried the 1st time I listened to this. Someone understands..
@Kelleyp
Жыл бұрын
When I listen to Jason I think every single time--how does every human alive not know this music? How amazing he is? I guess we're the lucky ones.
@soccerguyinkentucky2454
8 жыл бұрын
This dude brings it. This song has it all. Whether you're lonely, hard working, in love, or all of that combined, it just hits home. Keep doin your thing, Isbell.
@jeanlikeapairoflevis4851
7 жыл бұрын
Or someone you love has died....
@ryanoverfelt1218
9 жыл бұрын
"When i get home from work, ill call up alp my friends, and we'll go bust up something beautiful we'll have to build again" Damn it Jason, you did it again.
@chicagochris1988
4 жыл бұрын
I have never found a songwriter better than isbell ! He can make you cry and laugh in the same song ! Thank you isbell for saving my life on many occasions!
@MsKraftee
5 жыл бұрын
I found Jason Isbell's music after his song "Speed Trap Town" was used to close out an episode of "This American Life". Damn, he sings like he has lived a dozen hard lives. His lyrics just capture so much about the human spirit. "Speed Trap Town" is some of the most powerful lyrics I've heard. Another favorite is "The Last Of My Kind". This song "Something More Than Free" is also very moving.
@johnhardesty3167
8 жыл бұрын
There are so many fake coca-cola country singers like Blake Shelton, and other bought and paid pretenders selling themselves as country singers, and I laugh, but there's only one true legit country singer, and that's Jason Isbell! I literally could listen to him till I die, and wake up in heaven, and have him play through eternity! Love this kid!
@nd-mr7om
8 жыл бұрын
look up sturgill simpson man
@nd-mr7om
8 жыл бұрын
John moreland as well
@cbarryslough
8 жыл бұрын
Scott H. Biram too...
@claytongregory2853
8 жыл бұрын
Add Cody Jinks to the list.
@ryanlahti5252
7 жыл бұрын
Sturgill Simpson was already mentioned, but look up Chris Stapleton as well.
@montysano
9 жыл бұрын
Easily the equal of the greats, as good as Springsteen, Dylan, Mitchell, Simon, etc. The only difference is that now, in 2015, Jason Isbell is who I listen to.
@TheEllsworth8
9 жыл бұрын
Doug Bennett A legend in the making. I've always thought of Ryan Adams as a Dylan for the next generation, but these days I include Jason Isbell. What a song!
@earthbyapril915
9 жыл бұрын
Stephen Phillips Taylor Goldsmith. John Fullbright. Jason Isbell. Beauty, intelligence, and heart for these days.
@erikoreland3688
9 жыл бұрын
+Doug Bennett Totally agree. Simon is still on the throne though imho!
@Randall2468
7 жыл бұрын
He's good, but is really Springsteen good? That's a bold statement to make.
@rybovich40
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, he's on Springsteen's level...the only variable distinguishing them is time
@catteadams
7 жыл бұрын
Made me cry. Just told my life, right here. God bless you, Jason.
@RDFannin3
7 жыл бұрын
My, my, my. A once in a generation artist. This song perfectly encapsulates the struggle of working people, but with a powerful undertone of defiance. God will justify the working man
@AryDontSurf
5 жыл бұрын
I watched him sing this bouncing on a double shift, right before my son was born. Whatever composure I may have had was completely sundered.
@DanDDirges
6 жыл бұрын
Dumb luck led me here while youtube surfing. Now I`m going to run out and buy every record I can find by Jason Isbell!
@Chris-rj5kn
6 жыл бұрын
This guy makes me want to cry, sing, laugh, love and then write songs. What a great artist!!!!
@BrandonPetrucci
7 жыл бұрын
My God...That was one of the best songs I've ever heard, I'm stunned into silence....
@CatherineSTodd
8 жыл бұрын
When I get home from work I'll call up all my friends And we'll go bust up something beautiful we'll have to build again When I get home from work I'll wrestle off my clothes And leave them right inside the front door 'cause nobody's home to know You see, a hammer finds a nail And a freight train needs the rail And I'm doin' what I'm on this earth to do And I don't think on why I'm here or where it hurts I'm just lucky to have the work Sunday morning I'm too tired to go to church But I thank God for the work When I get my reward, my work will all be done And I will sit back in my chair beside the Father and the Son No more holes to fill. And no more rocks to break And no more loading boxes onto trucks for someone else's sake 'Cause the hammer needs a nail And the poor man's up for sale Guess I'm doin' what I'm on this earth to do And I don't think on why I'm here or where it hurts I'm just lucky to have the work And every night I dream I'm drowning in the dirt But I thank God for the work And the day will come. When I'll find a reason And somebody proud to love a man like me My back is numb, my hands are freezing What I'm working for is something more than free And I don't think on why I'm here or where it hurts I'm just lucky to have the work Sunday morning I'm too tired to go to church But I thank God for the work
@jeanlikeapairoflevis4851
7 жыл бұрын
Sobbing!! My sons' Dad died 3 months ago. My second eldest just sent this song to me. It fits well and tugs at my heart.
@zackcockerham2130
4 жыл бұрын
I work every day digging , rain, sleet, snow or thank you lord for the shine whenever we have it.. I know what it is to be greatful that my back finally goes numb from pain along with my hands from cold.. More than anything i thank god these perfect, innocent souls ive created will never feel or understand that pain. Nor dream of what dirt smells like every night they lay down to rest... Ty you Jason.. Im always pushing toward something more than free..
@joey-iz3td
23 күн бұрын
Every night I have a nightmare I lost my job. I'm always relieved when I wake up
@benbroom7197
9 жыл бұрын
My Dad worked the same kind of hours back in the day...12 hour shifts 6-7 days a week. I remember him just being too tired on Sunday. If I knew then what I know now, when people asked my Mom about Dad at church (in that tone)...I would have set them straight, respectfully of course...but the message would have been clear.
@hossman75007
9 жыл бұрын
I know the artist du jour is Sturgill Simpson, but for my money, I'll take Jason Isbell any day, hands down.
@chriswooley7375
4 жыл бұрын
I would love to see Isbell and Tyler Childers together. Seen Sturgill and Tyler a while back. Tyler was great. Sturgill was too loud to understand
@joelfry4982
8 жыл бұрын
Jason Isbell is the real article. Excellent lyrics.
@patrickmahoney6442
7 жыл бұрын
Lot of haters on this thread - there is just no question this guy is a master of the Americana / Alt Country genre. He's just now being recognized by the industry for the genius he is. Oh... and not a mention of pick-up trucks or daisy dukes, bro.
@madronnie9725
6 жыл бұрын
Patrick Mahoney now with 4 grammys under his belt too
@animelost
9 жыл бұрын
Literally one minute into the song I started crying. I don't know why. His voice is so honest, so vulnerable, raw. I'll be checking out this CD.
@ouyrwq
9 жыл бұрын
+Niry Because it is authentic.
@andrewkling9530
8 жыл бұрын
+Niry Don't listen to him sing Elephant then, it'll destroy you.
@Fmron55
5 жыл бұрын
not destroy..... annihilate. I still haven't recovered from the time i first heard it 2 years ago or so lol
@nemerwashere9259
9 жыл бұрын
Thank God there are real artists and musicians left in this world... such a powerful song
@scottreicheneker1604
7 жыл бұрын
Has this man written a song that isn't awesome? He blows me away.
@dylanstamps3898
9 жыл бұрын
Super super proud of this guy. Proud hes from my hometown. Keep it up Jason alot of people looking up to you!
@RD459-g5l
23 күн бұрын
Every one needs to listen to this amazing musician
@WhyTheHorseface
9 жыл бұрын
Just incredible. Incidentally, the tattoo inside his left arm reads "Just carry yourself back to me unspoiled from across that lonesome ocean", a line from Bob Dylan's "Boots of Spanish Leather".
@dougww1ectebow
8 жыл бұрын
Going to see him at Red Rocks tomorrow night! This guy is a rare songwriter, I predict big things for him. He really connects with emotions I didn't even know I had.
@DavidTransformer
8 жыл бұрын
One of the best songwriters around. Playing Glasgow tonight so big Scottish welcome guaranteed for a great talent.
@whoisthatis
6 жыл бұрын
He does not have a bad song...no one can make me cry like him.
@indianxbullet
7 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to the most difficult time in my life. Like it was yesterday..
@samh4127
9 жыл бұрын
Haven't looked forward to a new album coming out for a long time, but I can't wait to listen to this one. I like what I hear so far. By far my favorite artist that I've discovered since I found the grateful dead when I was 13, and honestly I've been listening to more isbell than anyone else this year.
@suzannefiser3397
9 жыл бұрын
I can't breathe after listening to this.
@Slamitdownhard
9 жыл бұрын
Suzanne Fiser Come here, I'll resuscitate you. I would thank God for the work. ;)
@suzannefiser3397
9 жыл бұрын
+Slamitdownhard --- good one!
@Slamitdownhard
9 жыл бұрын
Jason is a breath of fresh air for sure. Just ordered his cd.
@joshuaescobedo2423
Жыл бұрын
I think he's encouraging us to think on why we are here and where it hurts, not encouraging us to be hammers with singular functions. Wild how many prosperity gospel believers miss the point of this.
@skeeter19892010
7 жыл бұрын
havent had a song speak to me like this in years
@christianwebb-jenkins7393
Жыл бұрын
This is so much better than the album track. That voice and a guitar - all you need.
@JTMPAdmin
8 жыл бұрын
The guitar is so magical, great songwriting, superb!
@aaronledbetter1055
9 жыл бұрын
One of my new favorite artists... Not even a country guy, but I jam this out daily in my headphones while I work... Great stuff!
@vitogriffin8902
2 жыл бұрын
Isbell says what we all feel
@icitizenoftheplanet
9 жыл бұрын
a stellar musician poet
@timhoward455
9 жыл бұрын
The only artist who quits his vices and gets better. That is as rare as it gets. But, no secret, he has been doing this great for a long time.
@joeynickles7962
8 жыл бұрын
Wow. A genuine working class anthem in the 21st century not written by someone named Springsteen. A rare thing indeed. Now, a certain type of political dogmatist will be quick to point out all the "errors" Isbell makes here, and while there might be something to that, at the end of the day, what I can't deny, is that, well, these are my people. My family, my friends, my neighbors. Sincere in the best sense.
@carolreitmeier3482
5 жыл бұрын
agee
@carolreitmeier3482
5 жыл бұрын
agree
@georgetaylor8085
8 жыл бұрын
Merle Haggard "Working Man Blues" Lynyrd Skynyrd "Simple Man" now Jason Isbell "Something More Than Free" a new classic to the real man.
@shaunkerr8721
3 жыл бұрын
You do understand this is not an "ode to the working man" correct? In Jason's own words, this speaks to how horrible life is for the working man...
@chadjackson7955
5 жыл бұрын
Good grief it just deep and good and meaningful on so many levels. What a genius he has become, as hes lived alot of this heartbreak.
@ericwalden9347
5 жыл бұрын
1,508,500 views are probably mine. I agree that Isbell is the best songwriter of my generation....and he does it sober! He is certainly an inspiration.
@Magistern940
8 жыл бұрын
This can be the best song i've ever heard. It dug deep in my heart.
@GestaltDesign
8 жыл бұрын
Saw him this past Saturday night in Akron. Great show as usual. I will see him every time I am able to. He is that damn good. Just wish he would have played Goddamn Lonely. My favorite song that I haven't heard him play since being on his own. Word on the street is that he does play it sometimes.
@johnmorgan4394
8 жыл бұрын
Me too. The show was absolutely great. Already looking forward to next time, but he's not coming with in a hundred miles anytime soon...
@kriscollins6017
7 жыл бұрын
isbel speaks to me on so many levels . fantastic writer and player. a true artist.
@All_A_Guy_Needs
2 жыл бұрын
This is the first song my baby ever heard. It’s fantastic
@debrasarris8245
4 жыл бұрын
He touches my heart.
@theyearwas1987
3 жыл бұрын
This song is real as fuck. Brings me tears just because it’s so fucking true and sad at the same time.
@mikedyer5089
5 жыл бұрын
This is the best version of this song I’ve found in my humble opinion...
@webstercat
9 жыл бұрын
No question of his talent, he is exceptional. Does he ever write anything that isn't sad and melancholy?
@foto21
23 күн бұрын
Amazed this song escaped me for so long time. WTF is the Country music establishment doing, not pushing this into the mainstream? Instead doing the pop garbage about tailgating? The old country greats who are gone now would've been happy to hear this song.
@alecruml6307
9 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite singer/song writers today, great lyrics
@rainwatercasey
9 жыл бұрын
One of the best. Period. It hits hard and deep in the core of your soul.
@kemsorrell546
5 жыл бұрын
Title track albums hold a ground of their own. Among my favorites is this gem.
@brianmcgoldrick5111
7 жыл бұрын
once again the man just hits the spot.
@SteveSmith-kc8rn
5 жыл бұрын
Something More Than Free seems like Isbell’s response to “Proud to be an American”.
@angeloy.8021
6 жыл бұрын
When I get home from work I'll call up all my friends And we'll go bust up something beautiful we'll have to build again When I get home from work I'll wrestle off my clothes And leave em right inside the front door 'Cause nobody's home to know You see a hammer finds a nail And a freight train needs the rails And I'm doin' what I'm on this earth to do And I don't think on why I'm here where it hurts I'm just lucky to have the work Sunday morning I'm too tired to go to church But I thank God for the work When I get my reward my work will all be done And I will sit back in my chair beside the father and the son No more holes to fill and no more rocks to break And no more loading boxes on the trucks for someone else's sake 'Cause a hammer needs a nail And the poor man's up for sale Guess I'm doin' what I'm on this earth to do And I don't think on why I'm here where it hurts I'm just lucky to have the work And every night I dream I'm drowning in the dirt But I thank God for the work And the day will come when I'll find a reason And somebody proud to love a man like me My back is numb, my hands are freezing What I'm working for is something more than free And I don't think on why I'm here where it hurts I'm just lucky to have the work Sunday morning I'm too tired to go to church But I thank God for the work And I thank God for the work
@Larissa-mi9ut
6 жыл бұрын
I want to weep when I hear this song, every time. Jason Isbell is amazing.
@jasonisbell7390
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much I sincerely hope you never stop listening to my music 🎶❤️
@hinglemccringleberry7786
3 жыл бұрын
This guy is truly inspirational
@richardtaylor6341
7 ай бұрын
"Sunday morning I'm too tired to go to church, But I thank God for the work." I think this pretty much sums up the problems with our society. Enslaving our souls to a dollar
@roryhennessy5542
6 жыл бұрын
Absolutely masterful.
@mariematheny3899
9 жыл бұрын
Love it. Can't wait to hear the rest of the album. One of the greatest songwriters ever. Once I started listening to Jason Isbell I was hooked. His music reaches in and grabs the soul.
@eddiewhittemore3723
9 жыл бұрын
This is outstanding! Can't wait to see this guy live. I have tickets for a show at the Ryman and it's gonna be off the hook. Love his writing, playing and singing!
@jeffreycox9639
6 жыл бұрын
This is one of my ex wife's best friends.. Was lucky to hang out with him at the house and go to some of his early shows before he hit it big, and still has him no playing bass.. Awesome guy, songwriter, and a better guitar player
@herbertpronk6709
8 жыл бұрын
Just heard him for the first time - I like him and he just HAS to be some cousin or whatever of Ryan Adams. The man can write songs and surely can sing!
@chadjackson7955
5 жыл бұрын
The best ones have lived it, and boy had he lived it. Ive been down some of the same roads and his music touches and reaches me unlike any music ever has.
@jtull100555
9 жыл бұрын
Good Ole Jason sent a shot across the bough of the Nashville elite that was heard around the world...I hope they pay attention...
@KingCalabasas
9 жыл бұрын
Album of the year.
@charliemilburn6130
9 жыл бұрын
So great. Can't wait for the new album!
@chaiselabrie6497
4 жыл бұрын
This is a true artist. U can just tell he writes his own music
@paulkossak7761
Жыл бұрын
This could be the working man's national anthem.
@skippyclarke8473
6 жыл бұрын
I’ve only discovered this guy from Spotify, great stuff .
@sarahironside8688
8 жыл бұрын
each and every one of his songs have me in tears .... missing my love who introduced me to Jason ...
@jmdurant2000
8 жыл бұрын
I am proud to share the planet with this man.
@andrewcoffey4694
9 ай бұрын
Feels like my time working as an industrial maintenance technician in production facilities. Thankful to be free of that life! Still in maintenance, but in a much lighter environment.
@mathewcameron123mc
4 ай бұрын
It's a tough life. But nobody writes songs about working in a cubicle, so there's that.
@alainaraleeh2235
6 жыл бұрын
My grandma showed me this song the first time we took my mare to a trail. I am so homesick.
@gpear123
9 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful. Just truly beautiful
@willdraper1141
7 жыл бұрын
his music makes me so depressed but I just love it.
@davidwalker5990
Жыл бұрын
I don't know why but this brought up some tears.
@merirowe382
8 ай бұрын
...'cause nobody's home to know.... ❤ Jason
@FallNorth
3 ай бұрын
Fantastic version.
@johnheath970
9 жыл бұрын
Brutally good. No nitpicking allowed!:-)
@lucashenriquegarcia3037
9 жыл бұрын
What a song. Loved it. Will definitely check his albums out there!
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