Don't think Darrell ...( 6 months ago by tomtscotland)
Don't think Darrell will be worrying as he collects the royalties from Patty.
Both version's are excellent. Darrell's has more soul - Patty's has heavier harmony vocals and is more "commercial"..
Don't think this version deserves any criticism or negativity - you should be pleased that Darrell wrote such a great song!
But other then who ...( 6 months ago by messha22)
But other then who sings it the best, does anyone know why it was actually written?
Darrell comes from ...( 6 months ago by tomtscotland)
Darrell comes from Kentucky where tobacco and coal mining are prevelant. Essentially it's a song about being trapped "all your days" by economic circumstances with in a coal mining community.
As Darrell ...( 6 months ago by mobeus2001)
As Darrell describes it, he was researching his family tree, searching for a great grandfather and traced him to Harlan County Kentucky. As he learned of his life this song was the result.
Darrell's version ...( 6 months ago by GirlFriday1011)
Darrell's version is the best! Here we have a perfect example of how artists can many times turn in a gorgeous rendition of a writer's song, but NO ONE quite does it as good as the writer him/herself! Rock on Darrell!
To say that Darrell ...( 6 months ago by valcat9)
To say that Darrell Scott's voice is reminiscent of Bob Dylan's voice would support my argument. Thank you.
And to imply that any performance by the original writer is automatically the best (as some have done here) is historically ignorant.
Ignorance is common; perceptive judgment is not.
Ive'Been all across ...( 6 months ago by richardbolin)
Ive'Been all across this land and seen the sufferan,clear feed up i came up with The Last Union!
i am born and ...( 5 months ago by slicknicktheprick)
i am born and raised in harlan county kentucky. there is noting here but coal mines. if u r not a miner you are on welfare or a drug dealer. its an economic port-o-potty a hillbilly ghetto if u will. god bless my rocky hills and winding vallys I'll never leave harlan alive.
Brad Paisley ...( 5 months ago by ellisbrad007)
Brad Paisley covered this song. It is a little more "bluegrassy" than this one. The three versions I have heard are all good in my mind.
Kathy Mattea has ...( 5 months ago by trkrjim)
Kathy Mattea has just put this tune on a record about coal.
I'm proud of my ...( 5 months ago by waynehuff123)
I'm proud of my home here in the mountains of Harlan, Calling it a "port-o-poty" and "hillbilly ghetto" is very offensive and down right low and a lie. If it's so bad why are you still here? go try living in a big city I'm sure you will find all that stuff and more anywhere you go. If you have nothing good to say don't say anything friend. People like you are why we are thought so badly of...God Bless Harlan County and it's great mixture people and traditions!!
I just saw him ...( 4 months ago by ariadiscordia6)
I just saw him yesterday at our family reunion. I only get to see him a few times a year because we live a few hours away, but still in KY. And I think the original writer's version of a song IS the best, because that's just how that person meant it to be. How it's meant to be is the way it's supposed to be. Darrell sings it and several others at the reunions every year, and it's wonderful. He sings it with the a lot of our family.
i'm from letcher ...( 3 months ago by loki116)
i'm from letcher county and yeah its offensive to me, i love eastern kentucky with every thing in me...bigger cities have worse crime rate, worse o.d. rate and everything else along the lines...606 pride
I've hear all the ...( 3 months ago by joecoolmccall)
I've hear all the versions of this song. It's just a down right good song...Patty Loveless, although she definately has done her share of commercial stuff has got a voice made for this kinda stuff- I recall her doing harmonies with Ralph Stanley on some bluegrass special- powerful voice.
But I love hearing the original writer :) Good times!
i think your ...( 2 months ago by RichardF41230)
i think your comment is offensive to everyone because me and everyone else takes pride in where we live and try to keep it th way it is and allthough you are parcially right about no jobs....there is still the railroad and other jobs .....not everyone is on wellfare if they dont work in one of the mines
i live in harlan =D ...( 2 months ago by zslam)
i live in harlan =D im afraid to leave tho =( jk but i really do live in harlan, ky
im not a coal miner ...( 2 months ago by zslam)
im not a coal miner or a drug dealer or on welfare, im about to be a lawyer here
i live in ...( 1 month ago by shawn9106)
i live in middlesboro which is like a hour from harlan and there is nothing here but coal mines
Great video! ...( 1 month ago by lynnson57)
Great video! Darrell does know how to pen a great song! I saw Patty Loveless do it a few years ago at Merlefest and she did a great job, but the rest of her set was weak in my opinion. I have a version of this song (video) by Darrell alone and acoustic from Merlefest 2007 currently on youtube ... check it out
This is a great ...( 1 month ago by SmokeNeckRecords)
This is a great song. I've never been to Harlan, but based on this song, I imagine it's a fine place, with good, honest, hard-working people. It's people like that who make this country great.
I first heard this ...( 1 month ago by JBWicklund)
I first heard this done by Brad Paisley and thought it was great. every version I hear is just as good. It goes to show a Great song is universal.
My dad was a coal ...( 1 week ago by lbradham)
My dad was a coal miner (strip mining) and it was a filthy, dangerous job. I can't even remember how many men were killed while working in Lynville, Indiana in the mines. God bless them.
Both version's are excellent. Darrell's has more soul - Patty's has heavier harmony vocals and is more "commercial"..
Don't think this version deserves any criticism or negativity - you should be pleased that Darrell wrote such a great song!
But I love hearing the original writer :) Good times!