Stephen Stills - Treetop Flyer

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  • @hoghed
    @hoghed13 жыл бұрын

    Those two dislikes are probably DEA agents?

  • @davefawcett

    @davefawcett

    3 жыл бұрын

    Laughing to hard to comment..haha

  • @luigimaggi

    @luigimaggi

    3 жыл бұрын

    CIA

  • @ahr259

    @ahr259

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @sswcustomsewing4276

    @sswcustomsewing4276

    3 жыл бұрын

    Probably so they all they tend to be sore loosers and all just as crooked as rattlesnakes.

  • @heatherhovis8647

    @heatherhovis8647

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha! Yep🥂

  • @ranchboy94559
    @ranchboy945597 жыл бұрын

    As a Huey crewchief in Vietnam with a lot of bootleg stick time and a fixed wing pilot, this song gets to me like no other can...

  • @ohdear2275

    @ohdear2275

    Жыл бұрын

    Respect to you for your service. This song gives me chills.

  • @johnlinnemeier9624

    @johnlinnemeier9624

    Жыл бұрын

    As a Purple Heart Vietnam veteran I salute you brother. Hope your life is going well. I know what you mean about this song. It speaks to me as well.

  • @PatrickHenry-pz1pd

    @PatrickHenry-pz1pd

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnlinnemeier9624 thanks bribery. My grandpa was an Air Force mechanic. They dropped bombs on no one. Lies

  • @charlamiller3900

    @charlamiller3900

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your service.

  • @charlamiller3900

    @charlamiller3900

    Жыл бұрын

    @@johnlinnemeier9624 Thank you for your service.

  • @qwerty722
    @qwerty7222 ай бұрын

    "I don't do business that don't make me smile" are words to live by, FR

  • @michaelgibbons8229

    @michaelgibbons8229

    25 күн бұрын

    Agreed!

  • @ijitdunn
    @ijitdunn Жыл бұрын

    One of the most sickeningly underrated guitarists and songwriters in history. He was and is the heart and soul of CSN&Y. His art was transcendent. I hope, someday, he gets due recognition.

  • @222Lightning

    @222Lightning

    10 ай бұрын

    one of the best solo releases ever in my opinion is Chris Robinson's first release. The guitarist in the songs must be a Stephen Stills fan; sounds a lot like him in places.

  • @ijitdunn

    @ijitdunn

    10 ай бұрын

    @@222Lightning do you mean from Black Crowes? I don't believe I've heard it. I know he was with another band (something with mud), but I'd love some details so I can follow up. Thanks 👍🏽.

  • @williamgavalier1960

    @williamgavalier1960

    10 ай бұрын

    I agree 120% with you my friend. He was the body and soul of CSN. The most talented by far. Can play any instrument. Played all on his first solo album. Had a couple guest artists on it most notebly Jimi, on one cut. Still is my favorite guitarist of all time.

  • @222Lightning

    @222Lightning

    10 ай бұрын

    After Black Crowes Chris Robinson did a solo release in like 2003...wow it was that long ago! Mudcrutch? Don't believe he was in that....or any of the Black Crowes..but speaking of MudCrutch...I got to find that CD to listen to in my car that has a cd player. @@ijitdunn

  • @rpgthunderthudd2827

    @rpgthunderthudd2827

    10 ай бұрын

    Buffalo Springfield and Manassas too! RPG.🚯☢

  • @theresahoadley1573
    @theresahoadley1573Ай бұрын

    This song has gotten me through some grief.... powerful lyrics, with the background ❤ deep yet healing.

  • @philipott6691
    @philipott6691 Жыл бұрын

    This was one of my father's favorite songs. Because I was twelve at the time I couldn't understand why; many moons later, I get it, I love it, and I play it by his grave a few times per year.

  • @ufothing

    @ufothing

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Phil are you the same person who went to Morton Memorial HS , Knightstown ? This is Keith Jordan .

  • @user-tl3qi5uy9u

    @user-tl3qi5uy9u

    Жыл бұрын

    Volumes spoken....

  • @danielosullivan3110

    @danielosullivan3110

    Жыл бұрын

    I like your Dad 😊

  • @pbguru147

    @pbguru147

    Жыл бұрын

    Ain't no easy runs. Peace in the stars. X❤

  • @JenniferWallis-qy6vy

    @JenniferWallis-qy6vy

    11 ай бұрын

    Ital

  • @oldsarge101
    @oldsarge10110 жыл бұрын

    Incredible. One man. One voice. One guitar. One helluva memory.

  • @patrickcunningham7413

    @patrickcunningham7413

    7 жыл бұрын

    AMEN

  • @cathybyrd5329

    @cathybyrd5329

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@patrickcunningham7413 I second that ….. amen brother !!!

  • @wdwmobile4205

    @wdwmobile4205

    4 жыл бұрын

    Stephen is Stills the best

  • @jacobparson1677

    @jacobparson1677

    4 жыл бұрын

    Seen 1986 oks zoo ampatjereater

  • @christophersherman1198

    @christophersherman1198

    3 жыл бұрын

    1 is the loneliest number, at least it has the memories to keep the Music coming.

  • @benjaminblake6821
    @benjaminblake68215 жыл бұрын

    radio plays “hotel California” 6+ times a day play shit like this more !!!

  • @connectingseas7173

    @connectingseas7173

    4 жыл бұрын

    Fuck Yes! Play more of this!!

  • @TheGuitarMan71

    @TheGuitarMan71

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yessir

  • @joshuabruno8181

    @joshuabruno8181

    3 жыл бұрын

    Was introduced to this song on the radio this morning, and I couldn't be happier

  • @SuperToombs

    @SuperToombs

    3 жыл бұрын

    yup. This is a bad ass track.

  • @lovehate4666

    @lovehate4666

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ditto!

  • @Lowgun5
    @Lowgun53 жыл бұрын

    Pity you can only upvote this song once. I want to do it every time I hear it.

  • @maryanneweldon8040
    @maryanneweldon80404 жыл бұрын

    One afternoon,my boss came up to me,knowing I've studied CSN &Y religiously,and handed a cassette tape of this track. He said "I flew in Vietnam over the treeline. My job was to flush out the V.C for the Cobra boys above to blow to hell" Steve was and is one hell of a guy and he loved this song because it brought back alot of memories.I never ask a Vet about their time in war,as I'm sure we all know not to. But he said his hitch in Nam was his duty to his country And that's all right by me. Love to all you Tree Top boys...and to your brothers who made the ultimate sacrifice. MIA/POW🇺🇸❤💪🇺🇸 We love you and respect you always.

  • @arimoreno2968

    @arimoreno2968

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lol you’re fucking stupid it’s about how he was flying low to avoid radars to ship crates of illegal marijuana across the border . (Rip a man of the Columbia fields)

  • @jaynefavri6285

    @jaynefavri6285

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mary Ann Weldon. I understand what you are saying. Thank God my brother came home

  • @CamerOneiric

    @CamerOneiric

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@arimoreno2968 It’s literally in reference to ex-Vietnam pilots who came home from war and found a niche in the cottage industry of smuggling via small planes.

  • @gasaxe7945

    @gasaxe7945

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@arimoreno2968 WOW

  • @chrisgagen4119

    @chrisgagen4119

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@arimoreno2968 actually you're the fucking moron... His description is spot on. You know it's OK to be wrong once in a while.

  • @dark7element
    @dark7element Жыл бұрын

    Those bars "Aint going to die, I ain't goin' to get caught /'Cause I'm a flyin' fool / and my aeroplane is just too hot" hit like a goddamn atom bomb 🔥

  • @415JayTee
    @415JayTee2 жыл бұрын

    One of the most bad ass tunes out there. Right on, Stephen.

  • @yoseppijoe
    @yoseppijoe7 жыл бұрын

    this is seriously one one of the best songs ever, it gives me chills every time I listen, just so amazing

  • @moss8448

    @moss8448

    7 жыл бұрын

    first time i heard it..it was like... damnit man

  • @peteirie1075

    @peteirie1075

    7 жыл бұрын

    Sam Moss *one of the most underrated songs ever*

  • @romolocyriaco

    @romolocyriaco

    7 жыл бұрын

    it is !

  • @greensombrero3641

    @greensombrero3641

    5 жыл бұрын

    me too mr. o'b

  • @jmclaren2006

    @jmclaren2006

    5 жыл бұрын

    Hands down one of the BEST Songs EVER!

  • @stevieray56
    @stevieray564 жыл бұрын

    “Treetop Flyer” is from 1991's Stills Alone album, a recording of nearly all unaccompanied mostly-original acoustic songs. The album got mixed reviews, many from people who took issue with the processed sound of Stills’ Martin guitar. But a great song is a great song, and “Treetop Flyer” is one of Stills’ finest. It’s the story of a Vietnam vet who came home from the war with a marketable new skill: the ability to fly under the radar. When these pilots returned from combat to a public that often shunned them, and wouldn’t give them a job or help them deal with what they’d been through, they found a way to make money with this skill in running drugs, guns, and whatever other contraband someone would pay them to deliver. Stills sings in the first person for this song’s six verses - no chorus, no bridge - and really sounds like he is the “Treetop Flyer,” or as if he definitely knows someone who was. This song has conflict, greed, danger, and a romantic relationship - all the pieces that make a song important and memorable. At least one troubadour of the current generation was so influenced by this song that he decided to make music his career. Ray LaMontagne credits Stills’ song with prompting him to make the decision that his life would be music and nothing else. “It was ‘Treetop Flyer’ off a solo record that Stills had done, which really knocked me out,” LaMontagne told NPR. “Treetop Flyer” stands out as one of Stills’ best pieces of work. He still sometimes performs this song live with his band The Rides, with guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd. A word of caution if you decide you want to learn how to play this song. Before you drive yourself nuts trying to figure it out: Stills’ guitar is tuned to the DADGAD tuning, sometimes known as Celtic tuning or Bensusan (as in Pierre Bensusan) tuning. And beware of lyric sites that say the words in the fifth verse are “I get the shit down, I tie it fast” - Stills is really singing “ship,” not “shit.”

  • @troysouth9118

    @troysouth9118

    4 жыл бұрын

    Gracias, info excellente.

  • @saltygrandpajoe6375

    @saltygrandpajoe6375

    4 жыл бұрын

    Most folks have never had the pleasure to hear a martin in live play ... 😁

  • @joelwelch4693

    @joelwelch4693

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the Intel.

  • @manuelfraiman5534

    @manuelfraiman5534

    3 жыл бұрын

    excellent!!!!

  • @DonB.-Mulefivefive

    @DonB.-Mulefivefive

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice to see someone else has been listening.

  • @d.markdetrixhe3367
    @d.markdetrixhe3367 Жыл бұрын

    I had the good fortune to work as an airline pilot for twenty plus years. You can believe that I wasn't the only one to hum this tune in tight spots. The guitar solo is one of the best pieces ever!

  • @jasper_north

    @jasper_north

    7 күн бұрын

    Me too! A321

  • @williambishop6091
    @williambishop60914 ай бұрын

    Stephen, you were my guitar idol as a teenager, now that I am 71, you are my LEGEND! God I miss this music…

  • @liamogrady2277
    @liamogrady22772 жыл бұрын

    Stephen Stills is a legend , of course Crosby stills Nash and Young as a group is also very very good but this right here shows Stephen Stills sheer talent

  • @thomasmohr267

    @thomasmohr267

    2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing talent!!

  • @derrickclifford81

    @derrickclifford81

    Жыл бұрын

    The best of a talented group all around

  • @epipd5712
    @epipd5712 Жыл бұрын

    Stephen Stills is so gifted, and his voice is Beautiful!!!!!!

  • @steveandrews8301

    @steveandrews8301

    10 ай бұрын

    He's still alive.

  • @epipd5712

    @epipd5712

    10 ай бұрын

    @@steveandrews8301 Steve thanks for calling my attention to that. I knew he was alive, but just used bad Grammar . TC!

  • @carllarsen7224
    @carllarsen72243 ай бұрын

    If you're too old to be a flier you can always be a kicker

  • @russwollet8998
    @russwollet89984 жыл бұрын

    Here I am at 33. 27 years after hearing this song for the first time, playing it at the dinner table for my 6 and 2 yr old.

  • @wd8545
    @wd85457 ай бұрын

    I would like to briefly dedicate this song to my Brother In Law / Brother ! JIMMY Wilson from Ocala Fl . We Love you Jim.

  • @paulwhite6250
    @paulwhite62503 жыл бұрын

    The thumbs down people do not have a clue.

  • @michaelgibbons8229

    @michaelgibbons8229

    25 күн бұрын

    Never have never will! Poor humanity!

  • @raymondfaron85
    @raymondfaron855 жыл бұрын

    Yeah Stephen, America needs this naked rawness of song now more than ever.

  • @Yapostadodat
    @Yapostadodat9 жыл бұрын

    This one goes out to all those folks who bring you those goodies you're not supposed to have.

  • @johndibeneditto7107

    @johndibeneditto7107

    7 жыл бұрын

    😎

  • @cjchapo8236

    @cjchapo8236

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yapostadodat that's me...lol...

  • @nelsonsaunders6449

    @nelsonsaunders6449

    7 жыл бұрын

    And fuck those who say we can't have that shit.

  • @paulinecrawford3897

    @paulinecrawford3897

    7 жыл бұрын

    Oh how times have changed, eh? lolol!

  • @michaelmurphy7177

    @michaelmurphy7177

    7 жыл бұрын

    And you too.

  • @stuartowens3506
    @stuartowens3506 Жыл бұрын

    Like every other great guitarist, his guitar-playing is unique and iconic. What a legend.

  • @myroba2011
    @myroba20119 жыл бұрын

    One of the best song's ever created

  • @emberash1943
    @emberash19437 жыл бұрын

    "The government taught me, and they taught me right, stay down under the treeline; ya might be alright." I'm a treetop flyer.. Born survivor.. -and we work alone...

  • @lexiibrooke2940
    @lexiibrooke29407 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of my ole science teacher/football coach of the 1960's. Coach Asby, who was a WWII Navy pilot, did crop dusting on the side during 50's & 60's. More than once I saw him fly his bi-plane crop duster between electric high lines and a barbed wire fence!

  • @bobby7771117
    @bobby77711176 жыл бұрын

    This man is one great guitarist,not to mention singer,and songwriter!!!

  • @Joann1athena
    @Joann1athena12 жыл бұрын

    Steven Stills had a voice that flew in the treetops just like this song--beautiful. Thanks!

  • @lovingeveryminuteofit6926
    @lovingeveryminuteofit69264 жыл бұрын

    Love a laid back sound like this....such a raw and rich sound that just makes it even more enjoyable...

  • @Blondejam
    @Blondejam3 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant guitarist and a fantastic track. There should be more of this out there on the airwaves!

  • @isaacdodson1565
    @isaacdodson1565 Жыл бұрын

    This song was played throughout my childhood. My father owned the CD “Stills Alone.” I loved the song then and I love the song now. Since then, I’ve dug into the discography of Steven Stills and he’s really one of the best musicians, singers, and songwriters of all time. Multiple successful bands, countless successful records and songs. Stills really is incomparable.

  • @coldsquare7353
    @coldsquare73539 жыл бұрын

    Stills the ultimate acoustic guitar. He is the truth

  • @josepaq77

    @josepaq77

    5 жыл бұрын

    COLD SQUARE 7: sad that he is almost deaf.

  • @christophersleight19

    @christophersleight19

    5 жыл бұрын

    He may be many things, some of them remarkable. The Truth, no. John 14:6.

  • @maxnix346

    @maxnix346

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@christophersleight19 John did not play guitar. You have no argument.

  • @christophersleight19

    @christophersleight19

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@maxnix346 , it's nice to meet you. I believe it was called "Stringed instrument" in Psalms. Technically a guitar. So, would you be willing to agree to disagree? Greetings from Colorado Springs CO. Thank you my friend.

  • @laurenglover4751

    @laurenglover4751

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@maxnix346 But Jesus was a Carpenter ☺️♥️🔥💜

  • @lisabeamer3163
    @lisabeamer31639 жыл бұрын

    Classic tune. That's timeless music...

  • @harrymurphey2634
    @harrymurphey26344 ай бұрын

    I heard this late (1) Sunday night here in Philly on the "Gene Shea" show ... it was from a live bootleg show .... I taped it ... I treasured it until it was stolen out of my car ... now I have found it again ....

  • @Deeholio66
    @Deeholio669 жыл бұрын

    Been playing this on repeat for an hour. Forgot how much I loved this jam.

  • @5150MarkT
    @5150MarkT13 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tune. This is the best version of this song! No one can top Mr. Stills!

  • @larrywhite2574

    @larrywhite2574

    Жыл бұрын

    I also love this song and love Stephen Stills music .

  • @rallabhandiprabhakar4750
    @rallabhandiprabhakar47504 ай бұрын

    SS is the best acoustic blues artist ever - song writing, whiskey soaked singing and that awesome acoustic guitar playing . It’s the whole package

  • @terrimaize1834
    @terrimaize183411 жыл бұрын

    Also: what a fantastic song -- lyrically and musically -- from a timeless artist who paints a vivid snapshot of A time, A heritage, An era, An individual...

  • @kellyofuller4974

    @kellyofuller4974

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hello Terri, How are you doing?

  • @kpayyen4343

    @kpayyen4343

    Жыл бұрын

    I heard ur response and mine was original we said the same thing

  • @Turtle152
    @Turtle1524 жыл бұрын

    Steve"s a triple threat: he can sing, write and play, and he's good at all three.

  • @johnhalverson2849

    @johnhalverson2849

    2 жыл бұрын

    And he can blend with anyone when he sings.

  • @philippepages9929

    @philippepages9929

    Жыл бұрын

    I'd say a quadruple... He can drink as well.

  • @larrywhite2574

    @larrywhite2574

    Жыл бұрын

    Your words are so true

  • @karenpato1

    @karenpato1

    2 ай бұрын

    When did Buffalo Springfield get a record deal? '66? ...back then, almost every teenager wanted to be a rock star. The bar was set pretty high for cutting edge rock & roll...high profile record labels were the only way to get noticed. So much competition. You had to really "bring it" if you wanted to a famous rock & roller back then.

  • @spoiledbigtime
    @spoiledbigtime13 жыл бұрын

    This is the Stills I want to remember from my youth when we were both thin and lookin' good. Listenin' to great tunes and lovin' the moment!

  • @PetitChef29
    @PetitChef293 ай бұрын

    one of the best of lyrics: "THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS AN EASY RUN." 🙏

  • @swhip897

    @swhip897

    2 ай бұрын

    I usually work alone❤

  • @stefanschleps8758
    @stefanschleps87585 жыл бұрын

    This has to be the best smuggling song ever written. Immortal words from an immortal time. For a very few of us those days have never ended. They ( Thank God.) continue to this very day. Thank your Uncle Charlie. Peace.

  • @sweetytwome2
    @sweetytwome29 жыл бұрын

    never get tired of hearing this song. so fine.

  • @emilydeleo3278
    @emilydeleo32783 жыл бұрын

    my mother likes this song, shes 91

  • @Jerry-oo8hd

    @Jerry-oo8hd

    Ай бұрын

    Fitting…as the track was released in 1991…hmm

  • @Awolfx
    @Awolfx6 жыл бұрын

    I got to watch Stills play this live at the Boulder Theater a few years back. Beautiful song to hear in person.

  • @georgee.juscott2686
    @georgee.juscott26862 жыл бұрын

    This song is actually a true story. It’s written by a fella named Jimmy, I’m not going to put his last name down but he is from Florida, the St. Pete area. He was one of the biggest Pot smugglers in the 60s and the 70s that ever was. There’s a few books out there, that actually talk about him. He was a Vietnam pilot. I had the opportunity and luxury of meeting him probably about 15 years ago. His stories were just so fascinating. He was the real deal. This is back when marijuana was considered to be a very bad drug, kind of like the way it was depicted in fear and loathing in Las Vegas, the book of course. Jimmy passed away a few years back. But this song was written about him. I am sure, there is a few people out there besides myself that know of this man. I am also sure, there is going to be the foolish ones that are going to argue differently. With that being said; rest in peace Jimmy, I’m sorry life took a turn for the worse for you. I will never forget the stories you told me, it was a pleasure meeting you. In my eyes you were a true legend. Rest in peace ole friend!

  • @Cthomas5678

    @Cthomas5678

    Жыл бұрын

    I knew of a guy who did that too my dad told me about it in the 70’s

  • @georgee.juscott2686

    @georgee.juscott2686

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Cthomas5678 . That could very well have been the same person. That was around the same time frame. Because there was only a few in that era that were big time like they were.

  • @Cthomas5678

    @Cthomas5678

    Жыл бұрын

    His name was jimmy too! What a coincidence and it was in Florida go figure

  • @Cthomas5678

    @Cthomas5678

    Жыл бұрын

    Every time I hear this song it reminds me of what my dad told me

  • @JoshuaJames604

    @JoshuaJames604

    Жыл бұрын

    Jimmy got a lot of people high that's for sure

  • @Cleangasoline99
    @Cleangasoline994 жыл бұрын

    Such a badass song, love his solo stuff!

  • @melaniejean85
    @melaniejean852 жыл бұрын

    I was 21 when this came out and I am embarrassed as hell to be hearing this for the first time today. Glad I did, though! Stills rocks the house!

  • @jeffriddle7227
    @jeffriddle722710 ай бұрын

    We're all treetop flyers

  • @soggymuffin01

    @soggymuffin01

    Ай бұрын

    No we aren't. That's why its so romantic

  • @ashtondanielle4824
    @ashtondanielle48243 жыл бұрын

    He never misses a SINGLE beat! Gives me an eargasam every time I listen.

  • @freewaycarstrucks

    @freewaycarstrucks

    2 жыл бұрын

    "Eargasam", I like! Me too.

  • @evilmonkey63

    @evilmonkey63

    Жыл бұрын

    There's a draft, or demo, it's great as well

  • @helenlmaday8261
    @helenlmaday82618 жыл бұрын

    Just ck'd out this unbelievable song again after all these yrs. 'cause I needed a"lift"-- & man did it bring me a smile & a sing-along & helped to set me off to a shower & my bed ------ LOVE YA' WITH ALL MY HEART STEPHEN STILLS!!!!

  • @iamsadrescueman

    @iamsadrescueman

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah Buddy...!!

  • @robertsapp1993

    @robertsapp1993

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's got style and a hella rythem section

  • @Goofygoat2012
    @Goofygoat201212 жыл бұрын

    Simple, pure, melodic. This is music.

  • @ryke-ep
    @ryke-ep4 ай бұрын

    My uncle played this for me and my brother back in the day. That was probably 20 years ago now. Thanks Uncle Den.

  • @markkelly3859
    @markkelly38599 жыл бұрын

    Great Stills guitar. Nothing showy, just right.

  • @colu1492
    @colu149213 жыл бұрын

    LOVE STEPHENS GUITAR WORK

  • @Agett
    @Agett13 жыл бұрын

    First time I heard this song was as a tribute/cover by Jimmy Buffett. Love'em both. I'd say the only difference is that Stills' soul was soaked in whiskey, while Buffett's was in rum.

  • @timidater4803
    @timidater48034 жыл бұрын

    I want to thank all you vets for your service!!! Im praying for you!!!!!

  • @meredithlevi
    @meredithlevi7 жыл бұрын

    Had the honor to be roomates with an older man while working at a Salmon factory in Ketchikan Alaska. Tom had this song as his alarm clock in honor of his father who would smuggle birth control into Mexico and weed back into the states. Rest in Peace Uncle Tom. God bless the Treetop Flyers.

  • @kellieoconnell2656
    @kellieoconnell2656 Жыл бұрын

    Bravo! This song will always be a favorite!

  • @1storegonkid
    @1storegonkid10 жыл бұрын

    I don't do business that don't make me smile! - Stephen Stills

  • @jeffreyahale

    @jeffreyahale

    5 жыл бұрын

    best acoustic guitar . he wrote some great songs

  • @pattymulligan2389

    @pattymulligan2389

    5 жыл бұрын

    This song puts me in a beautiful trance. Move my hips wherever i am...Vietnam era folks understand this in their bones. Stephen's "Black Queen" from his LP "Manassas" is killer blues too

  • @jpeluso50

    @jpeluso50

    4 жыл бұрын

    You mean bidnezz.

  • @markginikos3939
    @markginikos39395 жыл бұрын

    Reminds me of my dad RIP pops. You will always fly low and out of sight.

  • @TheLaura1019

    @TheLaura1019

    4 жыл бұрын

    Mine also

  • @michaelcastro6731
    @michaelcastro67319 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful man! I remember first hearing this song back in the nineties on a great local radio station when I lived in Portland, OR. I have never heard it played again. Its a classic song which deserves more airtime.

  • @phucupalford4226

    @phucupalford4226

    9 жыл бұрын

    Amen. Thee BEST song you never hear on the radio!

  • @kevin2400

    @kevin2400

    3 жыл бұрын

    The station I listen to from Cleveland Ohio wncx 98.5 plays this gem pretty much daily.... mostly for the lunch request hour

  • @purebrink2373

    @purebrink2373

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kevin2400 that’s actually where I heard it today for the first time ever love these hidden gems

  • @johnreynolds5412
    @johnreynolds54124 жыл бұрын

    great singer. brings back memories of a bygone era.

  • @luckystaramourangel9345
    @luckystaramourangel93455 жыл бұрын

    Just discovered Mr Stills by chance and I'm blown away! Love the simplicity and authenticity of this song.

  • @TheGuitarMan71

    @TheGuitarMan71

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lucy Star yay new fans. How did you discover him ?

  • @luckystaramourangel9345

    @luckystaramourangel9345

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@TheGuitarMan71 I watch a lot of different music on KZread and it makes suggestions based on what I'm into, at that moment I was enjoying a nostalgia trip with some 60's songs and Treetop Flyer popped up. I really enjoy discovering any songs that instantly go on my list of favourites, this is one of them. It took me a while to make the Crosby, Stills and Nash connection LOL 😁 I'm a big Zeppelin fan by the way Mr Page 💜🎸🎵

  • @mattrosenboom4810
    @mattrosenboom48106 ай бұрын

    I can't believe how I missed this song! Yes amazing!!!

  • @NorthWriter
    @NorthWriter9 жыл бұрын

    In the late 1990s, a guy named Ray was working in a shoe factory. One morning he woke up to his alarm clock playing "Treetop Flyer" on the radio, and he decided right then to quit his job and make a living through music. Today Ray LaMontagne is a widely respected (and Grammy-winning) singer/songwriter in his own right.

  • @JohnnyLennony

    @JohnnyLennony

    8 жыл бұрын

    what led me 2 this song

  • @5iTube

    @5iTube

    8 жыл бұрын

    +NorthWriter The first song that I heard by Ray LaMontagne is called 'Be Right Here'. Immediately I was attracted to his style. His life story is very inspiring.

  • @soupgirl5136

    @soupgirl5136

    7 жыл бұрын

    northwriter that's a great story!

  • @GinjaNinja77

    @GinjaNinja77

    6 жыл бұрын

    Woody Bayer LaMontagne's biography on Pandora led me to this song haha

  • @tuckercarlsonsmicropenis1283

    @tuckercarlsonsmicropenis1283

    5 жыл бұрын

    What was the first Ray’s last name?

  • @benjaminsaunders3486
    @benjaminsaunders34863 жыл бұрын

    I could be a rambler from the 7 dials!! Amazing 👏album whole way through

  • @josephrowland8056
    @josephrowland80566 жыл бұрын

    this is for my best friend ..Tony Adtkins passed away today it was his favorite song.. love you bro!!! you will be remembered

  • @johnhutton929

    @johnhutton929

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sorry for your loss. We will all have our day of silence. Time will tell.

  • @BenJamin-pd4mp
    @BenJamin-pd4mp3 жыл бұрын

    Just heard this great song for the first time on the radio and I'm 44 years old

  • @redsolocup918
    @redsolocup9182 жыл бұрын

    My grandfather was a treetop flyer. Miss you pops. Coolest guy i know

  • @skafia88
    @skafia888 жыл бұрын

    This song is SO fucking American on SO many levels. It speaks to the TRUE American soul for sure...

  • @monchitoherrera2277

    @monchitoherrera2277

    6 жыл бұрын

    skafia88 this songs about drug smuggulin

  • @heatherc2939

    @heatherc2939

    6 жыл бұрын

    marmaladeJamz what?

  • @KittSpiken

    @KittSpiken

    6 жыл бұрын

    Not lawlessness, free enterprise.

  • @clista4

    @clista4

    5 жыл бұрын

    Also universal on so many levels.

  • @blackmore4

    @blackmore4

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yeehaw.

  • @j.j.guerrieri8121
    @j.j.guerrieri81212 жыл бұрын

    Love this song, they used to play it all the time on the classic rock station in Cleveland, great stuff

  • @davidkerns723

    @davidkerns723

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yepp home of the buzzard played this every week

  • @j.j.guerrieri8121

    @j.j.guerrieri8121

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@davidkerns723 Yes sir, WMMS, that was a great station back in the day

  • @OverdueReview
    @OverdueReview2 жыл бұрын

    One of the great character songs ever written. Phenomenal in every way.

  • @judeberard1069
    @judeberard10692 жыл бұрын

    I do have this CD and love this song. When I first heard it I thought it was a 12-string guitar, but nope all that complexity from a 6-string Martin. Love the ‘walk downs’ and just every aspect of it. Just got a pair of Sennheiser headphones so went to heaven for awhile.

  • @brucehanson6427

    @brucehanson6427

    2 жыл бұрын

    I would have sworn that that was a 12-string guitar. It must be a 6-string dubbed over many times

  • @shannondonovan9310
    @shannondonovan93105 жыл бұрын

    This songs goes deep.. real shit.. I have loved this all my life..

  • @MrAlfam
    @MrAlfam9 жыл бұрын

    Stephen Still has been a very underrated guitar player ..but a great one nonetheless

  • @biggawinnacrapsa3870

    @biggawinnacrapsa3870

    5 жыл бұрын

    Who the fuck is Stephen Still?

  • @davefawcett

    @davefawcett

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@biggawinnacrapsa3870 lol..

  • @lophloph07

    @lophloph07

    2 жыл бұрын

    Finger picking in double drop d and singing at the same time and he never makes the top 50 guitarists. My opinion is hes up there with hendrix and page as far as talent goes.

  • @subconcious412
    @subconcious4127 жыл бұрын

    My grandfather was no treetop flyer, but a navigator on a KC-130. I'd like to think he helped out some of those treetop flyers with the mid-air refueling. I never met him, he's still there.

  • @jonesgermain
    @jonesgermain13 жыл бұрын

    absolutely love this song...family history makes it special, but this song just has so much style and feel...this album is hard to find too!

  • @ramirocastiello6265
    @ramirocastiello6265 Жыл бұрын

    There's raw talent and there's spiritual inspiration, Steven has both!, to our benefit. Beautiful song, turns senses on, don't mind! Lil' piece from the beautiful side for us😊

  • @coyleigh8099
    @coyleigh80997 жыл бұрын

    I love this song. he sings this song like he knows what he's talking about. get my drift?

  • @jamesfranson8229
    @jamesfranson82292 жыл бұрын

    Perfect, thanks, Jesus..

  • @JDStockcar
    @JDStockcar8 жыл бұрын

    Must be what Han Solo listens to when he flies the Millennium Falcon. lol

  • @24jlbj

    @24jlbj

    8 жыл бұрын

    +JDStockcar HAHAHAHAHA awesome

  • @seaningram4434

    @seaningram4434

    7 жыл бұрын

    :) LOL Good one :)

  • @bhmch39

    @bhmch39

    6 жыл бұрын

    JDStockcar great piece of story. Inspiring

  • @bhmch39

    @bhmch39

    6 жыл бұрын

    JDStockcar

  • @Pwrcritter

    @Pwrcritter

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dork lol

  • @autumnreed1851
    @autumnreed18512 жыл бұрын

    No one will ever write another piece of music quite like this one. Very heartfelt. Love the drop D cord

  • @someguy7993

    @someguy7993

    Жыл бұрын

    I believe that Stephen Stills has his guitar tuned to DADGAD for this song.

  • @englishjoe70

    @englishjoe70

    Жыл бұрын

    Could not agree more, dropping that D made you want it more.

  • @BeesNTrees47
    @BeesNTrees47 Жыл бұрын

    he is a very kind man who is still working hard to help the world today thank you Stephen Stills.

  • @lrssbntmp
    @lrssbntmp5 жыл бұрын

    this is us brought me here. what a wonderful song!

  • @parsnips8174
    @parsnips817410 жыл бұрын

    many moons ago, i remember getting toasted to this song...........

  • @ladyinohio351
    @ladyinohio3515 жыл бұрын

    Stephen, you still HAVE A STRONG HOLD on my heart....I was in Vietnam as a nurse back in 1967...made it back in time to sit up in Woodstock to see you and your group CSNY... breaks my heart you all broke up and are unhappy with David C....you are all better than THAT...step up, forgive...and revisit that lovely woven cloth that made ALL OF YOU the strong representation of music you shared....I survived 'Nam.... surely you can survive your differences and be friends again... David would love for you all to come back together as friends...I would relish that thought... hugs to you, Stephen...

  • @judithmiller635
    @judithmiller6352 жыл бұрын

    All my years in radio, and I don't remember hearing this.... I did say all my years! LIKE

  • @johndenman371
    @johndenman3713 жыл бұрын

    and people don't like this ??? Jeez, it's fab. Love Stephen, truly great artist.

  • @titobandito69
    @titobandito6911 жыл бұрын

    one of the few songs that ever put heart into this trsde.Atrade that sustains us outkasts and one of the most HARDCORE trades there ever was.

  • @peterschopf7373
    @peterschopf737310 жыл бұрын

    Love it, love it , love it....nuff said

  • @deniseshepard9622
    @deniseshepard96222 жыл бұрын

    One of my favorites for the acoustic talent, lyrics and feel. This song feels good.

  • @patmullarkey7659
    @patmullarkey76592 жыл бұрын

    A Vietnam helicopter rescue pilot told me when they had a lot of people to pick up and the enemy was everywhere, they would send out double or triple the number of helicopters. They figured at least a few might get through to the injured soldiers. He rarely talked about those days to anyone. He ended up being a helicopter rescue pilot in Alaska.

  • @jessecurtis4468
    @jessecurtis446810 жыл бұрын

    this song will put hair on your chest. . .

  • @alexlester8992
    @alexlester89927 жыл бұрын

    One of my most favorite songs

  • @bryanwelton1442
    @bryanwelton1442 Жыл бұрын

    This song is badass.

  • @arthurgreve9318
    @arthurgreve93186 жыл бұрын

    Under the radar again tree top man bringing goodies when I can. Watching birds and fryin wires living off pure desire. 🌲 top flyer.

  • @seahawks1185
    @seahawks11857 жыл бұрын

    Went and saw CSNY live in 1998 at the Tacoma dome in Tacoma,WA I was 16 years old, I remember people passing around pints of Jack and smoking weed in the crowd with sage burning across the whole front of the stage, it was epic. I was sippin on JD and puffin weed watching some of the greats

  • @lfk6370

    @lfk6370

    6 жыл бұрын

    Sea Hawks i saw them at the Gorge three years later, very similar experience haha

  • @Pkatherstudio

    @Pkatherstudio

    5 жыл бұрын

    That's how it was back then.

  • @gruvdrums

    @gruvdrums

    5 жыл бұрын

    Saw them exactly 10 years earlier at the Tacoma Dome. No Young, but was a helluva show! I'll neither confirm or deny intoxicants at the time...

  • @jessejames9245

    @jessejames9245

    5 жыл бұрын

    Wish i was there back them