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13. July 2007, 05:07:41
TexasToest 
Subject: Townes Van Zandt
Another tormented genius who died at the age of  52 on January 1, 1997 after almost a life-time in rehab, Townes Van Zandt appears in this interview about how he wrote If I Needed You, another of my all-time favorites.  He does sing the song in the end.  He didn't tell my favorite story about that song, so I'll tell it.  Emmy Lou Harris, and some guy (can't remember who) recorded that song, and sang the lyric "Who could ill agree she's a sight to see." The lyric is "Loop and Lil agree she's a sight to see." Loop and Lil were his parakeets.  

Townes loved a joke, and he always wanted to tell jokes when he was on stage.  So, he'd go around to all his friends in the room before his set, and have them (us) tell him a joke, so he could tell them while he was on stage.  We all worked really hard to have a good joke for Townes whenever he was in town.  

As you will see in the interview, because of his substance habits, he really couldn't tell jokes, but we all laughed anyway.  He also wrote Poncho and Lefty, and White Freightliner (another one of my favorites - his ode to cocaine).  You've heard his songs in a lot of places.  He was more widely known in Canada than in the States.  Imagine my surprise walking in a mall in Calgary, and hearing Townes and Willie Nelson singing Poncho and Lefty.  Guy Clark, for obvious reasons (after watching this interview), did a tribute album to Townes after his death.  It includes a lot of different artists doing Townes' music.  I can't listen to it without having a sob fest.  I really miss him.

13. July 2007, 18:53:14
The Col 
Subject: Re: Townes Van Zandt
TexasToest: Thanks for that,another talented artist I can explore.......i'm not a big fan of U2,"BAD" is about the only song of theirs I enjoy.I'm in the midst of reading "ON THE ROAD WITH THE RAMONES" it tells Joey Ramones favorite song was "IN A LITTLE WHILE" and it was played to him on his deathbed.I of course had to look it up,and found this touching dedication that I'd like to share with you all



14. July 2007, 06:19:14
baddessi 
Subject: Re: Townes Van Zandt
TexasToest: oh you know my heart melts when you start talking about Townes
Here's one of his last performances that I know of...Poncho and Lefty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtzgwNDZAs4&mode=related&search=


and here he is on Austin Pickers in 1984 talking telling about the song...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZrAy6iXj7o&mode=related&search=


and yeah, he was special to alot of us.. the true Texas troubador....

he'll always live in our hearts tho, huh?

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