WEDNESDAY CLUB - Townes Van Zandt/Nelson/Haggard/Dylan -Pancho and Lefty
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This just a great great song and the original by Townes Van Zandt in my opinion is the best. There is a new album of unreleased takes coming out by TVZ and it includes a take of Pancho without any strings. Should be worth listening to, as well as the rest of the album of course. The song first emerged on TVZ's fabulously titled album The Late Great Townes Van Zandt (1972).
WILLIE NELSON & MERLE HAGGARD - Pancho and Lefty (1983)
Willie and Merle two of country's real greats also did an excellent version which reached number 1 in the Country Charts. Although this is a top version too, I still think TVZ's is better. This is taken from their duet album imaginatively titled Pancho and Lefty (1983)
Willie and Merle two of country's real greats also did an excellent version which reached number 1 in the Country Charts. Although this is a top version too, I still think TVZ's is better. This is taken from their duet album imaginatively titled Pancho and Lefty (1983)
BOB DYLAN & WILLIE NELSON - Pancho and Lefty (1993)
Finally we have Dylan joining Willie on another fabulous take. Even Bobby's voice rises to the occasion here. Well done Bob. This was recorded at Willie Nelson's 60th Birthday, TV special on April 25th 1993.
What's your favourite take??
Comments
A reason to like the song is the mysteries in it: you can fill in the blanks several ways and come up with different but still compelling stories.