Music Appreciation

ret5hd

(22,342 posts) Fri Jan 23, 2026, 10:45 PM Jan 23

Dirty Old Town - Townes Van Zandt

(i had not heard this version before…i love it. such pain)

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Dirty Old Town - Townes Van Zandt (Original Post) ret5hd Jan 23 OP

joy, love, and pain: ret5hd Jan 23 #1

It's about the memories we have about times gone by. 3Hotdogs Jan 23 #2

I love Roger Whittaker's version of Dirty Old Town the best LogDog75 Jan 24 #3

ret5hd

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1. joy, love, and pain:

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Fri Jan 23, 2026, 10:53 PM

Jan 23

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2. It's about the memories we have about times gone by.

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Fri Jan 23, 2026, 11:56 PM

Jan 23

I'm 83 and spend a lot of my time thinking about old times and the sadness that they are gone and never going to happen again.

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LogDog75

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3. I love Roger Whittaker's version of Dirty Old Town the best

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Sat Jan 24, 2026, 02:04 AM

Jan 24

I'm a big fan of his and have 15 albums on vinyl or CD of his. He has an orchestral accompaniment for this song which helps make it better. The opening of the song starts with him whistle the tune. He's a master whistler and it's almost unbelievable seeing and hearing him whistling Mexican Whistler.

The audio on the video doesn't sound as rich as it does on vinyl or CD.

I can't link a YouTube video of Mexican Whistler because it's blocked but if you Google Roger Whittaker Mexican Whistler you can play the YouTube video.

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