this dude looks like his music sounds

@krystiankornilowicz4577

4 жыл бұрын

i literally came here hoping for that

@ddisperse

3 жыл бұрын

Civil war general

@hugocortizo6993

3 жыл бұрын

I really, REALLY, wish I could like this comment more than once

@manana54

3 жыл бұрын

😁

@imaginarycanoe1876

3 жыл бұрын

He sounds like his music looks

You know its good when you come back all these years later .

I met Sam in the parking lot of a South Carolina grocery store. He was, unsurprisingly, friendly and humble.

@colourlessbluethings

9 жыл бұрын

jordan bullard You can tell from this. He looks almost embarrassed at the end. Like he doesn't know how good he is.

@neemtree7364

5 жыл бұрын

You are so lucky my friend

@benegan44

5 жыл бұрын

He is so nice and friendly and charming,

@nathanielh2207

5 жыл бұрын

LUCKY!

@SunDriedBromato

5 жыл бұрын

Ahhhhh I live in SC and now I hope I meet him!

I've faithfully listened to this single Tiny Desk Concert steadily since it came out over 10 years ago. And it's always like listening the first time.

@mariahg.7633

Жыл бұрын

me too :)

@antonketr7259

Жыл бұрын

You should maybe get checked for dementia buddy

@HitGirl20

Жыл бұрын

I cannot believe this was posted so long ago 🤯 still one of my all time favorite Tiny Desk Concerts.

@IrvSauce

9 ай бұрын

Me too.

@IrvSauce

9 ай бұрын

@@antonketr7259 oof I'm sorry the people in your life don't pay attention to you, but this isn't the way to get it

"Half Moon" 00:00 - 03:00 "Big Burned Hand" 04:34 - 07:39 "Tree By The River" 09:45 - 12:48 "Naked As We Came" 15:09 - 17:20

@Msbrowneyedbrunette

8 жыл бұрын

you're wonderful

@iphelper

8 жыл бұрын

:)

@LifeInZadar

7 жыл бұрын

We need to bump this comment up to the top.

@rickfalls7927

6 жыл бұрын

都玲グッチ congratulations for making this post the most bumped post here

@docwyli4316

6 жыл бұрын

+++ Skål ven

There is something about the pitch of his voice that is as soothing as coffee.

@gregmorton12345

6 жыл бұрын

His voice fills in the cracks

@CigaretteTricks

4 жыл бұрын

Well put. He's got some serious talent

@christopherpearson8637

2 жыл бұрын

Coffee soothes the soul you aren't wrong

@Just_Call_Me_Tim

9 ай бұрын

"As soothing as coffee" is an amazingly succinct phrase. I'm... gonna have to remember that one.

NPR should really offer audio downloads for these videos, or some compilation albums. So many of these are absolutely incredible.

@benjaminpletta8693

8 жыл бұрын

+Ramzi Badwi Copied from the info box above "You can download the video by subscribing to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concert Podcast at npr.org/tinydeskconcerts" I've done it a few times.. they obviously still contain the banter between song, but all-in-all enjoyable to have

@laurablake4194

4 жыл бұрын

You can download these very easily with a tool called YTD (KZread Downloader) it's not free but it's very inexpensive. These concerts are the best of the best music anywhere on KZread. HATS OFF to the NPR TD staff - sound engineers esp. Better sound and energy than ANY studio albums from these artists.

@pekisi

4 жыл бұрын

just add "bajar" after the www. ready!

Mary Anne, do you remember, That horse that kicked the shit out of me when I turned my back, When we were seventeen? -- scrawled on a crumpled note in Sam Beam's studio.

"Mary Anne, do you remember when we had french fries?"

@CaliforniaCarpenter7

8 жыл бұрын

French fries are amazing no matter the occasion.

@SherelleT92

6 жыл бұрын

lool I do not yet know of this lyric. I hope to discover!

His finger picking is incredible. Especially the rhythmic tapping in his right hand during the first song.

@mubashirzuberi9328

5 жыл бұрын

I noticed as well! So unconcerned yet on point. Amazing,!

naked as we came will always be one of the most beautiful songs of all time.

Best version of Half Moon ever

@erinlee5199

8 жыл бұрын

I agree! This is the only video I watch when I want to hear that song

@courtbox

7 жыл бұрын

YES!!!!! omg I can't get enough of this version

@tiffanypierre7183

6 жыл бұрын

If only the album recording was half this awesome.

@CigaretteTricks

4 жыл бұрын

No joke man. Seriously listened to it a thousand times more here than the album.

@LUITESLIFE

Ай бұрын

Agreed, can only listen to this.. need this on spotify. Same goes for this version of Tree by the River imo.

For me, no one has ever been able to paint a picture so clearly like Samuel Beam does when he sings. His story telling above anyone else, so clear and vivid and create a feeling a recall. Like I'm living the memory myself.

@dumar_rsa3201

9 жыл бұрын

***** Kendrick Lamar is also a very good story teller, I know it's a different genre all together but I admire how he tells his stories, very poetic...Sam Beam is the best in his genre...he has the ability to make you evaluate your whole life, past relationships etc

@dielugo10

9 жыл бұрын

Definitely agree on what you said about Sam. I remember about 2 years ago the first time I listened to his music, I mean I had heard it before, but when I actually sat down and listened to it I found myself with this feeling of needing to right my wrongs, not so much as guilt but pride. That's how you know you've stumbled upon something amazing. Never listed to Kendrick much, might consider it. In that genre Lupe Fiasco is my favorite story teller. "Luck Push II" is a modern marvel of rhymed story telling.

@krilla

9 жыл бұрын

***** while i agree in so many ways you really should check out some leonard cohen.

@user-mp6od3vd7e

8 жыл бұрын

+Diego Lugo Ray LaMontagnevis amazing at it as well

@dielugo10

8 жыл бұрын

Thank you, all of you for the recommendations! I'll be sure to check them all out

Listening to these songs while at my best friends house in LV, it's 105 degrees @10pm. Drinking cold beer and catching up on old times. Best times ever.

He has such a great falsetto and great transition in and out of it, sounds so natural. This guy speaks to my heart.

I woke up with this version of Big Burned Hand stuck in my head....and I cannot believe this was up loaded almost 10 years ago. Idk how time moves so fast and so slow at the same time.

literally could listen to half moon non-stop...

I love his accent! That's a very pretty Southern accent. Music is lovely, too, of course.

@crustpunkjesuschrist

5 жыл бұрын

I hear southern and british mixed

@NybKww

5 жыл бұрын

Communism Works Because I Say It Does South Carolina!!! Proud to have him from our state.

Sam, i know your a star now, but i will never forget you as the man from my state. from that small town they call Chaplin, SC. making beautiful music that makes me proud to say I'm from South Carolina.

I love the line, "Happy just to be with you, and you were happy for me"

Naked As We Came is now a decade old. Damn.

@vitormmarques_

5 жыл бұрын

So nows probably fifteen

@regretthebroken

4 жыл бұрын

Vitor Moreira Marques *16 as of two days ago.

@willpeters5895

2 жыл бұрын

coming up on two decades my friend

@phillipdimaggio1821

2 ай бұрын

20 years now

@yorudan

20 күн бұрын

So is this comment~

Tree By The River is outrageously good.

1:56 I really like the way this part progresses into a howl while he sings about a half moon.

I saw I&W at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa in 2015. Halfway through the show, Sam sent the band backstage, took a stool up to the microphone, and said "Ok, what do you guys wanna hear?"

I didn't hear Naked As We Came in many years and the sudden return of the unique emotions of his music made me cry

I think I've listened to this like 300 times.

I love the fact that even after all this time and all the experience he has playing in front of crowds, he acts a little uncomfortable in front of a crowd. It's that vulnerability that comes out in his music.

@andrewryde2778

8 жыл бұрын

+Jeff W I agree, its sort of moves ya

@Zeyegin

3 жыл бұрын

Commands a room of people but is somehow nervous doing it. Gotta love the honesty of it.

I think this is my favourite Tiny Desk concert. By far, this is brilliant.

Constantly come back to this video. Love love love love it

"Kiss each other clean" , in my top five albums for me in the last 20 years.

I get lost in this video every single time I watch it. This is the definition of painting pictures with music.

What is it about his voice that makes me misty-eyed almost every time? I don't even need to hear the lyrics, it's just the tone. Sheesh.

There are few that surpass Samuel Beam. He is a god of modern folk music. Love him :D

@alexagabriel3424

8 жыл бұрын

+Rhys Gabriel And only now did I realize that he doesn't even use all his fingers to pick...

Not only is his music freakin amazing but I love how chill he is with the audience. He is an awesome performer and I cant wait to see him in 2 weeks!

I can't stop listening to this! he seems so genuinely grateful, and he's incredibly talented. wish I would've started listening to him sooner!

he seems like such a humble guy, would love to see him live! he's one of my idols

If Sam Beam, and Jim James made a song together, im pretty sure the universe would implode.

@hawesg

9 жыл бұрын

Eh...probably worth it.

@folkrap12

8 жыл бұрын

+Electric Kool-Aid If Sam Beam and Jim Beam made an album it would probably sound like a whispery drunk guy

@scratchnsniff7528

8 жыл бұрын

+Brian Ivy Sam Beam and Jim Beam are often all the company a person needs.

@loganreece3263

3 ай бұрын

So worth it

Theres something about seeing musicians like this who are really down to earth that makes their music even better. Makes me feel connected to the musician and the music.

He's so adorable! I just want to snuggle in some warm blankets and blast everything he's ever made but I fear that I wouldn't come out for several weeks.

What I find very genuine about this is when the office breaks out into laughter. Moments like this in the Tiny Desk Concerts really remind me that this is more than just a live show, it's an intimate show. There's banter and connection with the audience on a personal level and listening to or watching the artist interact with that is so fascinating.

@emilg89

5 жыл бұрын

What a great observation. Can you recommend any TD concerts that have that sorta connection?

You guys need to call him again!

@Alex-ii9sp

8 жыл бұрын

+Pedro Freitas it could happen soon. he's playing the lincoln in DC with Jesca Hoop in April.

@austing3337

8 жыл бұрын

Check out the newest tiny desk

@BangerWolf

8 жыл бұрын

Austin G Horiii Sheat!!! thanks for the good news

@respaar380

7 жыл бұрын

sadly they said they never have the same band twice :/

@tommyguglielmo1194

7 жыл бұрын

^^well they had him twice...

This is why I wish I saw more live music. This version of Half Moon is so much better than the studio version. It's gorgeous.

@Umbra53M

10 жыл бұрын

Go see more live music!

@tommytigerpants

10 жыл бұрын

Umbra53 God dammit man, you're right! Brb.

@S4MST3R2001

10 жыл бұрын

I dunno, the album version is pretty damn good.

Be still my heart. Sam does things to me no man has ever been able to do

I just love how raw he is. No effects. No reverb. Just his voice and a guitar.

by far my most listened-to tiny desk, even after all these years. it’s perfection

Amazingly talented. Hell of a guitarist. Tuned that guitar pitch perfect quickly by ear

First time I've ever come across this man and I think I fell in love a little

@Joachimgcn

8 жыл бұрын

That is the accurate reaction

@andrewmurphy64

7 жыл бұрын

As a heterosexual male I couldnt agree more

@ejmontalbo3025

7 жыл бұрын

Zoe Guest He's hot in so many ways. Gentleman looking too. And his talent is above everything. 👌🏻❤️

@Zoe-bp8kh

7 жыл бұрын

Yea he's lovely, and so talented :) x

I listened to this Tiny Desk (and Sam Beam) all the time when I was in high school. Coming back to this years later, tree by the river speaks to me in a new way. There are blue-eyed birds and all that, though my Maryanne passed away. The "but I wondered to who, and what it is you're saying today", feeling that.

@loganreece3263

3 ай бұрын

For sure

Grateful to have found these concerts at 34 years old. Some of the artists I know, some I've never heard of. I especially like that some of them play stripped-down acoustic versions of their songs.I recently started getting into indie folk music, don't know if he fits that genre. But happy to have broken out of listening to only artist I know. Take care everybody.

@grselects

8 жыл бұрын

+Ron Smith I started listening to folk/indie folk a few years ago, and am finding awesome new bands/channels all the time- I just came across these NPR concerts last week, and they are awesome to say in the least. Here's a few acts I like alot and would recommend: Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle, Ray Lamontagne, Richard Shindell, and Alexi Murdoch.

@roncv26

8 жыл бұрын

GR Selects Thanks for the recommendations! Check out The Milk Carton Kids tiny desk.

@dericanslum1696

8 жыл бұрын

...good for you man... Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) Jim James (My Morning Jacket/Monsters of Folk) Scott & Seth Avett (the Avett Bros) Robin Pecknold (Fleet Foxes) ...enjoy...

@thomaskittock2866

8 жыл бұрын

Grateful I've found these concerts at 16 years-old.

@musicjunkie8771

6 жыл бұрын

Thomas Kittock How's 18 treating you?

The acoustic version of tree by the river is light years better then album version

@alian133

7 жыл бұрын

Larry Francoeur I concur, as are most of his live versions in comparison to their album counterparts.

@MG-nv4vu

7 жыл бұрын

I like the album version more but I like Half Moon more here.

@martincote7000

7 жыл бұрын

Stefan Steebz exactly! I always felt that there's something special when its just Sam and his guitar. You lose that feeling on most of his studio version. But he's so freaking great in these kind of shows!

@feef2991

5 жыл бұрын

I really wish he just did an acoustic "bare bones" sort of album.

@sarabeers325

4 жыл бұрын

Same with big burned hand

He sounds amazing live. A true talent.

This man’s music has carried me through some very hard times. Thank you to you all x

I've watched this like 50 times in the last 3 days. Can't stop. This version of half moon is just so good. I could keep it on repeat all day.

This is the best version of tree by the river. He needs to release a recording from this on its own.

@jayceeblue

5 жыл бұрын

Keep coming back to this video just for that song. So good

@AdamLowndesPhotography

6 ай бұрын

same@@jayceeblue

Such a beautiful beautiful beautiful man. I wish more musical groups and musicians would put as much heart and soul into their music as much as Beam does. It would truly make a difference in today's music industry is all musicians did.

I was 13 and riding my bike around a lake and listen to this NPR video every summer. I’m 22 and now I just reflect on the beauty of this. I wish I could go back. But life goes on

4:43 to 7:33 is one of the best pieces of music I've ever heard with my ears.

What an artist. Acoustic perfection. A million thumbs up.

Had the pleasure to personally meet him. Shake his hand and have a conversation. Awesome person. Oh my god.

still watching this 2021, I so love your voice.. very beautiful.. ;) cheers..

For me "The Tallest Man on Earth" and Sam have been the best NPR vids. This made me smile from start to finish. Top man!!

Dear 50 year-old me, be this man.

@gregdawe2786

8 жыл бұрын

+Fez @vhe1ssu this dude is deff not 50 so you'd be doin pretty good if you were like this when u were 30 lol.

@fezvhe1ssu558

8 жыл бұрын

still, he has an old soul for sure

@andrewmurphy64

8 жыл бұрын

turns out hes 41

@jacksonrogers6652

7 жыл бұрын

beards always add 10 years

@gregdawe2786

7 жыл бұрын

yeah im 23 look closer to 30 with my beard... if i shave im instantly 17

This is the essence of American Folk music. Clear conveyed thoughts, raw acoustic original songs. Simple, complex and inspiring.

Might as well have been titled "Best of Sam Beam". Still love this after all those years. Especially love Half Moon and Tree by the River. I wish these versions were on Spotify.

Im glad he had chosen Naked as we came... one of my favorite.

Sam Beam is my spirit animal.

I've watched this probably more than 50 times over the last year. Still coming back. Love you Iron and Wine.

I've liked him your many years and just found this today! I didn't realize the Tiny Desk Concert series has been amazing for so long.

this is the best I've heard him sound. pretty amazing

Clicked this at random. This is one chilled out and talented dude. He's got it figured out.

Thank you Sam Beam. Awesome music artist 😊❤️🎶😊❤️🎶

his voice and presence in general never fail to give me chills and bring tears to my eyes. i wish this live performance was available on streaming services like spotify etc.

Great songwriter and seems like a very humble guy too. Good stuff indeed :)

I think half the views are mine

@FlaccidSunday

6 жыл бұрын

Jesse Leonard they're mine now

@colimorxyz

6 жыл бұрын

only 2 of us watched this? weird

@brodypalmer9371

5 жыл бұрын

Hello I am the other half

@rabigol8603

4 жыл бұрын

Half... moon?

@CigaretteTricks

4 жыл бұрын

Nope still mine

He grew on me; after I watched two videos and THEN this one, I liked him. His music makes me cry, but it's a happy cry. I wish all music could be this thoughtful. :)

Pure unadulterated top drawer talent. Breathtaking. Literally.

I need "Now that's what I call Tiny Desk" Volumes 1 through 64 to be real and not in my imagination and I need to own them on CD and keep them in the giant book of cds I keep under my passenger seat in my car so I can switch between them in all 6 of the CD slots I have.

9:40- Tree by the River gets me almost every time

One of the most important parts of being and artist is being able to not only have your music resonate with you but with others as well.

A voice meant for acoustic story-telling. Food for the open mind and the closed eyes. Thank you Tiny Desk.

I love when Sam finishes a song he just shrugs and goes eh, there ya go

He should write a book on songwriting.

@NebMr

7 жыл бұрын

and then a book on bookwriting

Possibly one of the most comfortably charismatic figures in music today.

Oh goodness i saw them in concert so many years ago.... I forgot how much i love them.... So gentle.

Will you come play tree by the River at my wedding? She said yes and this is the best song ever!

the way he laughs at 4:19 blew me away :D

@purplepulpinc.8504

8 жыл бұрын

+Loose Ends almost 420

@linushave

8 жыл бұрын

dang it :(.

@andrewmurphy64

8 жыл бұрын

laughs like its 420

@ArtemisiaD

7 жыл бұрын

beat me to it :D

As amazingly talented he is and how well he has done, it amazes me how nervous he seems. Love this guy's stuff!

i love this man so much

sweet relaxing chill music!!

weed coffee, morning paper, tiny desk concerts.

@archersullivan7744

7 жыл бұрын

Lotta respect for you brother

@joecatanzarita4692

7 жыл бұрын

Is weed coffee two separate things? Because if not, I need it...

@waldenwonders

7 жыл бұрын

i brew my coffee with cannabis.

@tory8375

7 жыл бұрын

Interesting. Do you just throw the Cannabis in with the grounds? Does it smell when you make it? How effective is it?

@waldenwonders

7 жыл бұрын

you must throw them within the brew, it doesn't smell like weed, but if you have a good scent it could smell like an edible if anything, very effective, just as long as it's good trees.

The falsetto high notes on the break of tree by river always get me. Incredibly beautiful.

The most amazing thing about him is that despite his talent and fame, he's still so humble, in his speech and his songs.

Woah. Sam Beam for king of the river.

he makes me proud to be an american..

@DonnaHargis2

8 жыл бұрын

+Ben Wait - How many Sam Beams would it take to erase the embarrassment caused by Donald Trump? I can't even face my European friends right now. Yes. At least we have Sam Beam.

@cameronpeterson6734

8 жыл бұрын

+DonnaBeckWrites Sam Beam for President 2016

@crustpunkjesuschrist

5 жыл бұрын

@@cameronpeterson6734 i wish

i love how down to earth this man is! He just makes me feel like he sits in a cabin all day in the middle of the woods and writes music just for his and the animals enjoyment

Tree by the river at 9:44 is one of my best discoveries in my life. I love that song

I love "Tree By The River"!

Wow! Realised halfway through the second song i've been listening with my eyes shut and mouth wide open. Such a wonderfully smooth sounding voice, love Sam's performance.

@Villagelark

Жыл бұрын

Sam Beam is a true gift to us all

this is a beautiful being. and tiny desk is a cherished national treasure

my FAVORITE man!! i always come back to this to hear half moon