While he won’t have Will Oldham in tow (how great is the above rendering of the two?) when it comes to cool capital, Dwight Yoakam has plenty to spend. Aquarium Drunkard has five pairs of tickets to give away to AD readers for the July 27th Dwight Yoakam date at the Greek Theatre here in Los Angeles.
Want a pair? Leave you favorite Yoakam track in the comments along with your full name (for Will Call) and a valid email address so we can contact you. See ya there.
Download:
MP3: Dwight Yoakam :: I’ll Be Gone (acoustic)
MP3: Dwight Yoakam :: Little Ways (acoustic)
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Tickets: Dwight Yoakam :: The Greek Theatre, July 27th
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Guitars, Cadillacs
1 | nick bahula July 7th, 2008 at 10:45 pmStreets of Bakersfield
2 | Aaron Iverson July 8th, 2008 at 1:19 amAaron Iverson
It Wont Hurt
3 | p. kreqz July 8th, 2008 at 1:40 amhey here Aquarium Drunkard …
the 2nd track you posted up here is really LITTLE WAYS, *not* “Fast as You”
how about FAST AS YOU ?
best,
yr pal Anne
(you can contact me for my full name, okey dokey)
4 | a fresh pair of ears July 8th, 2008 at 1:44 am“Streets of Bakersfield”!
5 | Shawn Morones July 8th, 2008 at 3:52 amor “A Thousand Miles from Nowhere”
I love his version of “I Want You to Want Me”
6 | RWB July 8th, 2008 at 5:51 am3 Good Reasons
7 | Mike July 8th, 2008 at 8:16 amI’m gonna go with “Honkey Tonk Man.”
“Pocket of a Clown” is pretty close…but it’s really for nostalgia…I just remember it on the radio in my parent’s old Mercury. The engine would always overheat so my dad rigged a little “James Bond” switch that controlled a little fan that he would turn on at red lights or in traffic.
Thanks for the tunes!
Chris
8 | Chris Shafer July 8th, 2008 at 11:48 amTwo Doors Down and Buenos Noches From a Lonely Room.
They both illustrate the anguish of love. I consider myself a romantic, and that with love comes anguish, but my wife thinks differently.
9 | blayn July 8th, 2008 at 1:24 pmOh, Try Not to Look So Pretty too. Man, that song is great!
10 | blayn July 8th, 2008 at 1:28 pm‘Just Passin Time’, off Blame The Vain. The backing vocals, a tad out of sync are fabulous and Mitch Marine is the best drummer in the entire world…simple yet driving.
11 | Sherpa July 8th, 2008 at 2:30 pmAlways Late With Your Kisses.
I used to have a VHS tape of a music video of this. So wonderful!
12 | Valerie Watson July 8th, 2008 at 2:37 pmI guess I’ll say the two you’ve posted: Little Ways and I’ll Be Gone!
13 | Elaine July 8th, 2008 at 3:33 pmVery close between:
“Streets of Bakersfield” and
“Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose”
Both feature Buck Owens (“Turn It On, Turn It Up, Turn Me Loose” only in an obligatory reference, but still) which make them that much better.
14 | Justin Wiebe July 8th, 2008 at 4:13 pmHis cover of Warren Zevon’s “Carmalita” is better than the original, as hard as that is to believe. He’s also got a great acoustic album floating around with some really beautiful traditional songs. When I listen to Yoakam I hear the best of what I love about country music, he’s definitely got it figured out.
15 | M July 8th, 2008 at 4:38 pmHis cover of Train in Vain! I’ll give you my full name if I win.
16 | Laura July 8th, 2008 at 5:25 pm“A Thousand Miles From Nowhere”
17 | Jim Riley July 8th, 2008 at 6:56 pmJim Riley
Ain’t That Lonely Yet!
18 | John Ringhoff July 8th, 2008 at 9:00 pmSince I Started Driking Again
19 | Ryan Gillespie July 9th, 2008 at 12:26 am“Little Ways”, “Fast as You” and his bitchin’ cover of “Tired of Waiting!”
20 | Kevin Lowe July 9th, 2008 at 3:24 pmGo Drunkard!
I think “It Won’t Hurt,” from Guitars, Cadillacs. etc… is a track that captures why Dwight is such a talent. It is a song about immense heartbreak, soaked in alcohol, with a dash of that California swagger that makes for that classic Bakersfield sound. I can listen to this song and actually start to feel the Whiskey buzz that he sings about, and while it is a song about heartbreak and trying to cope, and ultimately failing, Dwight manages to maintain his cool throughout. It’s lke we are listening to a broken man, but that broken man has a sly, confident smile the whole time he is telling his story.
21 | Rob July 9th, 2008 at 6:52 pmTie between “Fair to Midland” and “Ain’t That Lonely Yet,” with about 15 others running a close 2nd.
22 | ReedFish July 10th, 2008 at 1:14 pmAlso, I feel that “Come on Christmas” and “Santa Can’t Stay” deserve a shout-out. They’re two of the best Christmas songs of the last 20 years.
“1000 Miles from Nowhere” is a classic to me, and I always seem to hear at just the right time. Hard to pick just one though.
23 | Steve Albers July 11th, 2008 at 8:22 pm“Carmelita.” with Flaco Jimenez. the first chorus, then the accordion solo – i ask my girl to dance, and my eyes well up.
24 | kip austin hinton July 12th, 2008 at 1:23 am“The Distance Between You & Me,” especially when I sing along.
25 | Liz Fish July 13th, 2008 at 8:48 pmThe last heart in line
26 | Jeff Graves July 15th, 2008 at 1:47 amLAST HEART IN LINE……………………..
27 | ANDREA {TROUBLE} WENZ July 15th, 2008 at 10:04 amDreams of Clay, live and slow
Tina Morrison
28 | Tina Morrison July 15th, 2008 at 9:07 pm“If there was a way” …. I melt when Dwight sings this song.
29 | Sherry July 17th, 2008 at 10:13 pmFor my money, the 2 absolute best Dwight Yoakam recordings are “2 Doors Down” (from his album “If There Was a Way”, I believe) and a fairly obscure track called “The Back of Your Hand” from his album “Population Me”. And, in my opinion, Dwight is currently the greatest living pure Country music singer, right after Merle Haggard.
30 | Jonathon Wadsworth July 27th, 2008 at 4:46 pm