Stevie Ray Vaughan on Austin City Limits: 30 Years On
Season 46 Episode 4603 | 54m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
Thrill to an hour of classic performances from Texas blues rocker Stevie Ray Vaughan.
Thrill to an hour of classic Austin City Limits performances from lateTexas blues rocker Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble. Songs include “Pride and Joy,” “Crossfire,” and “Texas Flood.”
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Stevie Ray Vaughan on Austin City Limits: 30 Years On
Season 46 Episode 4603 | 54m 5sVideo has Closed Captions
Thrill to an hour of classic Austin City Limits performances from lateTexas blues rocker Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band Double Trouble. Songs include “Pride and Joy,” “Crossfire,” and “Texas Flood.”
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♪♪ ♪ Well, it's floodin' down in Texas ♪ ♪♪ ♪ All of the telephone lines are down ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I was walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Steppin' on my friends ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Was a shame and a sin ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Bring it all around ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ From the lost to found ♪ ♪♪ Ahh!
♪♪ ♪ Stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -30 years after his tragic death, the best of Stevie Ray on "Austin City Limits" from his two appearances in 1983 and 1989.
♪♪ [ "Pride and Joy" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -♪ Well, you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind ♪ ♪ My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little thing ♪ ♪ She's my pride and joy ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little baby ♪ ♪ I'm her little lover boy ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I love my baby with heart and soul ♪ ♪ Love like ours won't never grow old ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little thing ♪ ♪ She's my pride and joy ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little baby ♪ ♪ I'm her little lover boy ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, I love my baby, she's long and lean ♪ ♪ You mess with her, you'll see a man get mean ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little thing ♪ ♪ She's my pride and joy ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little baby ♪ ♪ I'm her little lover boy ♪ That's right.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I love my baby like the finest wine ♪ ♪ Stick with her until the end of time ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little thing ♪ ♪ She's my pride and joy ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little baby ♪ ♪ I'm her little lover boy ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, I love my baby, heart and soul ♪ ♪ Love like ours won't never, never, never grow old ♪ ♪♪ ♪ She's my pride and joy ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little baby ♪ ♪ I'm her little lover boy ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Texas Flood" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, it's floodin' down in Texas ♪ ♪♪ ♪ All of the telephone lines are down ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, it's floodin' down in Texas ♪ ♪♪ ♪ All of the telephone lines are down ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I've been tryin' to call my baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lord, and I can't get a single sound ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, dark clouds are rollin' in ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Man, I'm standin' out in the rain ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, dark clouds are rollin' in ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Man, I'm standin' out in the rain ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, flood water keep a-rollin' ♪ ♪ Man, it's about to drive poor Stevie Ray inside ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Aah ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I'm leavin' you, baby ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Lord, and I'm goin' back home to stay ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm leavin' you, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lord, and I'm goin' back home to stay ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, back home, I know floods and tornadoes ♪ ♪ Baby, the sun shines on every day ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ [ "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" intro plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Stand up next to a mountain ♪ ♪ I chop it down with the edge of my hand ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Stand up next to a mountain ♪ ♪ Chop it down with the edge of my hand ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Pick up the pieces and make an island ♪ ♪ Might raise some sand ♪ ♪♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm a voodoo child, yeah, hah ♪ ♪ Lord knows I'm a voodoo child ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Give it right back to you one of these days ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'll give it back to you rest of my days ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ In this world ♪ ♪ Don't be late ♪ ♪ Don't be late ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm a voodoo child, yeah, hah ♪ ♪ Lord knows I'm a voodoo child ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] -Now Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's final performance on "Austin City Limits" on October 10, 1989.
[ "Tightrope" plays ] ♪♪ -♪ Caught up in a whirlwind, can't catch my breath ♪ ♪ Knee-deep in hot water, broke out in a cold sweat ♪ ♪ Can't catch a turtle in this rat race ♪ ♪ Feels like I'm losing time at a breakneck pace ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Afraid of my own shadow in the face of grace ♪ ♪ Heart full of darkness, spotlight on my face ♪ ♪ There was love all around me ♪ ♪ But I was lookin' for revenge ♪ ♪ Thank God it never found me ♪ ♪ This would've been the end ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I was walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Steppin' on my friends ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Was a shame and a sin ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Bring it all around ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ From the lost to found ♪ ♪♪ Aah!
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lookin' back in front of me, in the mirror's a grin ♪ ♪ Through eyes of love I see I'm really lookin' at a friend ♪ ♪ We've all had our problems ♪ ♪ That's the way life is ♪ ♪ My heart goes out to others who are there to make amends ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We've been walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Tryin' to make it right ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Every day and every night ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Bring it all around ♪ ♪ I'm walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ From the lost to found ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Trying to make it right ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Every day and every night ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Stretching 'round the world ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Save the boys and girls ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you so much!
Yeah!
It's good to be back here with y'all.
[ "Leave My Girl Alone" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave my little girl alone ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave my little girl alone ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lord, before I get evil, man ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I go and do something wrong ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You called my house ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Just yesterday ♪ ♪♪ ♪ 'Cause I picked up the extension ♪ ♪ And I heard every word you say ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Why don't you just go ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Man, and leave my little girl alone?
♪ ♪♪ ♪ Now before I get evil, man ♪ ♪♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm gonna do something wrong ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ahh!
♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave my little girl alone ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave my little girl alone ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lord, before I get evil, man ♪ ♪♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm gonna do something wrong ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ "Cold Shot" intro plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Once was a sweet thing, baby ♪ ♪ Held out love in our hands ♪ ♪ Now I see you out somewhere ♪ ♪ You won't give me the time of day ♪ ♪ That's a cold shot, babe ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, that's a drag ♪ ♪♪ ♪ That's a cold shot, sugar ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We let our love go bad ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yes, we have ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Remember the way that you loved me ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Do anything I said ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Now I reach to kiss your lips ♪ ♪ Touch don't mean a thing ♪ ♪ That's a cold shot, babe ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, that's a drag ♪ ♪ Ohh ♪ ♪ That's a cold shot, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We let our love go bad ♪ [ Speaks indistinctly ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I really meant I was sorry ♪ ♪ For ever causin' you pain ♪ ♪ You showed your appreciation ♪ ♪ By walkin' out anyway ♪ That's a cold shot, baby ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, that's a drag ♪ ♪♪ ♪ That's a cold shot, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We let our love go bad ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yes, we have ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shot, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shots ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shot ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shot, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shot, darlin' ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shot, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shots ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shot, sugar ♪ ♪ Hey!
♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ She let our true love run so cold, baby ♪ ♪ It's freezing in here ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Laughter ] ♪♪ [ "Crossfire" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Day by day, night after night ♪ ♪ Blinded by the neon lights ♪ ♪ Hurry here, hustlin' there ♪ ♪ No one's got the time to spare ♪ ♪ Money's tight, nothin' free ♪ ♪ Won't somebody come and rescue me?
♪ ♪ I am stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Tooth for tooth, eye for an eye ♪ ♪ Sell your soul just to buy, buy, buy ♪ ♪ Beggin' a dollar, stealin' a dime ♪ ♪ Come on, can't you see that I ♪ ♪ I am stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I need some kind of kindness ♪ ♪ Some kind of sympathy, no, no ♪ ♪ Stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Save the strong, lose the weak ♪ ♪ Never turning the other cheek ♪ ♪ Trust nobody, don't be no fool ♪ ♪ Whatever happened to the golden rule ♪ ♪ We got stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We got stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪ Help me ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you so much!
That was a song written by Double Trouble.
[ Cheers and applause ] All of 'em!
♪♪ This one goes to everybody who's still suffering in any way.
[ "Riviera Paradise" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Reese Wynans, everybody.
Reese Wynans.
♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continue ] -♪ Well, the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' ♪ ♪ Yeah, the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' ♪ ♪ House is a-rockin', don't bother, come on in ♪ ♪ Walkin' up the street, you can hear the sound ♪ ♪ There's some bad honky-tonkers really layin' it down ♪ ♪ Seen it all for years, start spreadin' the news ♪ ♪ We got room on the floor ♪ ♪ Come on, baby, shake somethin' loose ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' ♪ ♪ Yeah, the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' ♪ ♪ The house is a-rockin', don't bother, come on in ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I said the house is a-rockin', don't bother, come on in ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, the house is a-rockin', don't bother, come on in ♪ ♪♪
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