I must've tripped some fucking youtube algorithm or something, because every time I opened up youtube to watch a history or gun video after that, Townes Van Zandt songs kept popping up in the sidebar- not songs he was singing, but other people singing his songs.
So I clicked on a couple of them.
Now before I go any further, I'll give Townes his props - kinda sorta. The man was a great songwriter, I'll give him that, and while his singing is okay, his guitar playing is just marginal in my opinion. If you're doubting me on that, go to youtube and listen to Willie and Merle do "Pancho and Lefty", then listen to Townes Van Zandt do it. No fucking comparison.
That being said, I've got several of his CDs so I must not dislike him that much.
One of the videos I clicked on was of a young lady I've never heard of singing 'I'll Be Here In The Morning', but what the hell, I'll give her a shot. I've heard a couple other artists do the same song in the past, so it wasn't something new to me.
I was very pleasantly surprised.
Lotta St Joan
I'll Be Here In The Morning (3:06 minutes)
I checked out some of her other videos and saw nothing else I liked, just not my style of music, but she owns this song as far as I'm concerned.
