B.B. King - Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Lyrics

My god..he was the best

Zato mej rad... novo leto je... brez igric, zlo na stran.... in svet bo ze lepsi.... verjemi❤️

god of blues !

1st song to make me cry

I have listened to all the cover made by the great singers: this is the best one hands down.

it's sad... but true

Stupid AD first! Some clown with a processed guitar sound touting "pickups". I've been playing over 50 years now and I know how to tell if a guitar sounds good without the hype.

yes.............

These words are so true!!

beautiful

nobody sings the blues like B.B anymore... the blues ain't supposed to make you smile... and no truer words were ever spoken as these... nobody knows you when you are down and out... this much I know.

The blues help you smile, not make you. You make you. Maybe just knowing you're not alone when nobody knows you helps.

That's got to be Dr John on piano, not many sound so good.

so true...

Nina  Simone also   did  a good  version  of this  old  time  blues classic.

+MisterTMH Ruth Brown's version is also worth listening to.

Very good thank you so much for everything.

Thank-you, I found this youtube channel incredibly pleasing to watch. Keep up the great effort.

RIP, The Paradise Blues band just got Better. The Creator is surely pleased.

RIP Legend

RIP B.B. There will never be another quite like you.

Great words..
R.I.P.

RIP BB King

R.I.P my friend.

Otis Redding est meilleur sur cette chanson

No. Alberta Hunter is.

Et Sam Cooke ( enrt public au Copa) meilleur que Redding comme d'ab.....A noter Nina Simone pas mal non plus.

mais non mes amis vous vous trompez !!! la meilleur version est celle de Bobby Womack , rien a voir avec les autres version , la version de Bobby est tres rythmé la meilleur comme Bobby Womack

@riadinio13 J'ai simplement dit que Cooke était meilleur que Redding....... 

@tigreadroit je suis du même avis , Sam Cooke est le père de la Soul musique , c'est lui qui a lancé le grand Bobby Womack (my best artiste !!! )

Bless B.B.- for being around. 

Awesome song, my father used to play the guitar and sing it by himself.

He died last sunday.

Bless you anarkisi.

my Dad used to play this song as well. He also warned me about people and their way of choosing friends....

He passed away year ago, bless His soul, bless your father soul as well... 

mmmmm peeps done know ahat they are missing!

Yes .. this music contain so much trues... Janis version is also awesome.

Pure genius. Nobody could do this song better.

omg this is something amaznggg :) i can listen forever ,this song is the reason why i dont want to sleep now :))

is a song written by American songwriter Jimmy Cox

I heard this wonder sung by the one and the only one Mr BB King, when I was trucking from New York to Los Angelis, since then I've been trying so hard to find it, now I got it again. I'm a Brazilian bluesman who can't find anybody to share this unique piece. Thanks BB King!!! thank you very much!!!

@OoBettaoO
My favs for this song - Bessie Smith, Alberta Hunter, and BB King!!!

Oh, wtf! I only knew the Clapton's version and this gets me on my knees even more!

Great song blues of the '20s of Bessie Smith, interpreted very well by B.B.King, but also by Eric Clapton, two different versions of two important artists that deserve great respect! :D

@songsterman eric claptons one is better in my opinion:)

Claptons version, while technically well done, still has his "sweet" voice ..I am under the opinion that this song should be sung with a bit more feeling, soul and gutter-
blues than Erics' voice can attain..

he's just the king.

so true sad but true...i find out on the hard way ^^ cheers

My brother in law once told me something about people. He said, "you know I used to be a hellraiser, stayed drunk, got to know the inside of the town jail cell pretty good. There was one thing I found out. My so-called "Christian" friends never came down to see if I needed anything, never offered to bail me out, treated me like dirt. The ones I could count on were my true friends, my drinking buddies." I never forgot that. Don't know why, but this song reminded me of that.

@Shaun17170 Made popular by Bessie Smith / Written by Jimmy Cox in 1922

@Shaun17170 Made popular by bessie Smith / Written by Jimmy Cox in 1922

I like to work listening his musics

@autte there is a otis redding version???
i gota find it
lord this would be awesome

@ macaframa12; so your opinion differs from mine - and? There's no 'objective' 'truth' to 'prove' here. You obviously think verrrry hhhighly of your own opinion, but it's neither objective nor universal. C'est la vie. Have a nice day.

@songsterman Is that a joke? Claptons version is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy better

Hey I been singin it in the Clapton style, but I'm gonna change to this.
I'm 65. Who said you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

both versions are amazing !

@songsterman

Clapton ain't no slouch! his versions are quite good!

@elmosmidlap hey elmo, best of luck to you. I moved to costa rica almost 9 years ago. Im a lot older than you, but i could not live in the U S anymore, though there are things i miss there. good luck.
mike

So it goes.....i am there now and digging myself out....life is weird, weird, weird....moving out of the country just to get some piece of paradise on the cheap while i am young enough to enjoy it. (48)
Long live the USA..Viva Costa Rica, Viva Nicaragua, Via Panama...

Amazing vocal performance as usual. Nice one B B King.

Amen Bro !!!

Great song.

Best version since Bessie Smith.

definitely! haha