-"Austin City Limits" presents new music from an Austin original -- Gary Clark Jr. - Unh, so we gotta move in the same direction Move, yeah, move We gotta move, yeah Time for a new revolution Move, yeah, move We gotta move -And psychedelic soul from Black Pumas.
- What to do Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll, huh, ha Rock and roll Oh, my God -Austin City Limits celebrates 50 years.
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-Celebrating 50 years of great music, it's "Austin City Limits."
[ Cheers and applause ] -Now blazing new trails beyond guitar, Gary Clark Jr. [ "Maktub" plays ] - They comin' through And they gunnin' for you We know the truth So we makin' moves While they beatin' the block We goin' straight to the top So we gotta move in the same direction Move, yeah, move We gotta move Move, yeah, move Time for a new revolution Move, yeah, move We gotta move Move, yeah, move You can't stop the message Life's for sale, pay attention This just is so suspicious Don't wanna be another victim So we gotta move in the same direction Move, yeah, move We gotta move Move, yeah, move Time for a new revolution Move, yeah, move We gotta move Move, yeah, move It's time to deal with this trauma Turn trauma in together, rewrite the mission statement Regardless who's doin' the shootin' We gotta stop doin' ourselves on the pavement And if we don't get it ourselves And we can't be mad when we don't receive the paper We've come too far for ourselves And continue to look back and say that's the way it went Huh, that's just the way it went Huh, that's just the way it went Huh, that's just the way it went Huh, that's just the way it went Uh Just tell em' we comin' Just tell em' we comin' They comin' through And they gunnin' for you Well, we know the truth So we makin' moves While they beatin' the block Unh, we goin' straight to the top So we gotta move in the same direction Move, yeah, move We gotta move Move, yeah, move Time for a new revolution Move, yeah, move We gotta move, yeah We gotta move, yeah We gotta move, yeah We gotta move, yeah We gotta move, yeah We gotta move, yeah We gotta move, yeah We gotta move, yeah We gotta move, yeah Hey We gotta move, yeah [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you so much.
[ Cheers and applause continues ] Oh, it feels good, Austin, Texas.
Let's have some fun.
[ Cheers and applause ] I got a special guest coming up.
She helped write this song with me.
It's called "This is Who We Are."
Y'all make her please feel welcome.
Her name is Naala!
[ Cheers and applause ] - What happens to a shooting star?
What happens to a shooting star?
What happens to a shooting star?
What happens to a shooting star?
What happens to a shooting star?
What happens to a shooting star?
- I wake up late from this bed again Does the sun only rise just to set again?
That darkness always creeps in Don't make me question the skin I'm in Huh, I think I'm not who you think you thought I was Really came up from the bottom, came up from the mud I walk through the valley in the end Better check your ego, come again, unh A little bird told me I'm too loud A little bird better shut their mouth I walk by the side of the kings tonight Let me show you how to rise, rise This is who we are, go on and hate me I've showed you all my scars I've walked through rain and fire for you lately Burning like a shooting star, now this is who we are I move fast, quick flash, it'll light you up You move slow, quick flash, it'll burn you up Can't talk down to me, wanna stay up Give me space, give me time, go on and back it up Act tall, thinking bad with your battle axe I'ma go show katana blade battle, ah Oh, if I'm gonna do it, know I gotta do it right Y'all better go ahead, kiss that ring tonight, unh Little bird told me I'm too loud Little bird better shut their mouth As I walk by the side of the kings tonight Let me show you how to rise, rise This is who we are, go on and hate me I've showed you all my scars I've walked through rain and fire for you lately Burning like a shooting star, now this is who we are This is who we are, are, are This is who we are, are, are This is who we are, are, are This is who we are, are, are This is who we are This is who we are, go on and hate me I've showed you all my scars I've walked through rain and fire for you lately Burning like a shooting star Now this is who we are, are, are This is who we are, are, are This is who we are, are, are This is who we are, are, are This is who we are This is who we are, go on and hate me I've showed you all my scars I've walked through rain and fire for you lately Burning like a shooting star This is who we are [ Cheers and applause ] -Naala, everybody.
[ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continues ] This one was super special.
Not that they're not all special, but I mean, Stevie Wonder's on this one.
And I'd like to tell you that he's not here tonight.
[ Laughter ] So we're gonna do without him.
It's called "What About the Children?"
[ Laughter ] Sorry.
[ Laughter ] What about the children Playin' in the streets Dreaming of that good life No shoes on their feet?
Where is their mama, where is their daddy?
They need some badly We all agree, now - We can all agree, yeah - It doesn't matter when life is shattered To honest people like you - Honest people like you, yeah - What about that good girl Workin' on the street Giving up that good, good So her babies can eat?
Tell me, what would you do if you were in her shoes?
It wasn't her dream, we all agree We all agree, yeah - We can all agree, yeah - It doesn't matter when life is shattered To honest people like you, yeah - Honest people like you, yeah - You know what we're talkin' about - What about the children?
- Talkin' about the children Life ain't what it seems What about the children?
And all their broken dreams Everyday's a struggle Life goes down the drain No one gives a damn, don't they Makes your mama scream - What about the children?
- Make you wanna scream What about that good man Locked up from the streets Trying to make a dollar To put shoes on his baby's feet, now?
Their mama's working, from time is service They don't deserve that We all agree now - We can all agree, yeah - It doesn't matter when life is shattered To honest people like you - Honest people like you, yeah What about the children?
What about the children?
What about the children?
What about the children?
What about the children?
What about the children?
What about the children?
What about the children?
[ Cheers and applause ] -Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause continues ] Let's do this thing.
Y'all ready?
It's a thing called "Habits."
I've got habits that I just can't break When I think about it, I start to shake I've been feelin' like this for a while And I always hide behind my crooked smile I keep runnin' in circles, mm Chasin' my tail I've lost my purpose I need some help I've had good days, and I've had bad I wouldn't trade it for the time that we've had White lies, oh, white lies Bright smiles turn to cryin' eyes And I keep runnin' in circles, mm, mm Chasin' my tail It looks good on the surface, hmm I need some help 'Cause we've only got one shot from the moment we started Gotta stay on lock, locked on target I've got everything I need, and more than I wanted But it means nothin' when you're gone Gone Oh, yeah But it means nothing when you're gone Gone, yeah And I know nothin' is for sure, I I know nothin' is for sure, I I know nothin' is for sure, I I know nothin' is for sure [ Cheers and applause ] Oh, oh oh oh Oh, oh oh oh Oh, oh oh oh Oh, oh, oh I've got habits that I just can't break [ Cheers and applause ] Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love - Come back, my love -[ Vocalizing ] Won't you please come back, my love Won't you please come back, my love Won't you please come back, my love Won't you please come back, my love, my love Won't you please come back, my love Won't you please come back, my love Won't you please come back, my love Won't you please come back, my love, love, love [ Cheers and applause ] Thanks, Austin, Texas.
Thanks, Austin City Limits.
[ Cheers and applause ] Thanks, you fine, beautiful people.
I appreciate you more than you will ever know.
I'll see you out here in these streets, huh?
Y'all be safe.
Thank you.
[ Cheers and applause continues ] -Next, from soul and pop to jazz, funk, and psychedelia -- Black Pumas.
- Owwww!
All right!
[ "More Than a Love Song" plays ] You see the two black birds flying Flying h-i-i-igh Just to be together They're gonna get to the other side of a great divide I've asked the grand master why I've asked him why Life feels so hard sometimes You know what he said?
Use that soul music to reignite your soul - To reignite your soul 'Cause life is more, more than a love song It's more than a fantasy More than a little bit This life is more than a dream, y'all It's more than a fantasy More than a little bit More than a little bit Thank your Uncle Steven for the message .
Man, 'cause waiting for the la-la-love songs.
So let's fly together in the name of real law and balance, creativity.
You know, I hear the two blue birds sing their song sometimes.
How does it go again?
- Doo doo doo-doo, doo doo, doo-doo-doo, yeah -Yeah, that's right.
My respects to the grand master For the line is such a pretty thing How the melody abides 'Cause life is more, more than love song It's more than a fantasy More than a little bit Yes, life is more than a dream, y'all It's more than fantasy More than little bit More than little bit I feel the love again Way more, baby More than a little bit I'm through the door now I can see the sun shining way more More than a little bit More than a little bit Help you realign my soul My mind and my heart Can you help me sing?
Help me sing that thing Pretty melodies Can they rise up together?
Really r-i-i-i-ise Yeah Why, when the thunder sounds, you see that lightning almost touch the ground.
You know, I hear my inner voice sometimes.
My inner child loves to sing.
Fly together - Fly together -But life gets so hard sometimes.
Even we start to lose our mind.
Just grab your sister's hand.
You'll be all right.
- Fly together -Yeah, let's fly together.
You know what else?
I think you got...
I think we got it together.
Can you repeat after me?
Say... Get ready.
All right.
Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Way up high together - Fly together - Just fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together You know, I wanna hear it, just me and the audience.
Can you break it down for me?
- Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Let's fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together Let's have it!
Fly together - Fly together -Pumas!
- Let's fly together Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Way up high together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Fly together - Let's fly together now - Fly together Way up high together, child - Fly together - Let's fly together - Fly together - Let's fly together - Fly together - Let's fly and be all right Let's fly together Let's fly way up high - Fly together - Let's fly Tough that sky Fly together All right I feel fine - Let's fly together [ Cheers and applause ] Can we have a good time?
[ Cheers and applause ] [ "Ice Cream (Pay Phone)" plays ] Hey there, little darling, can I call you on my pay phone?
Stay gold, little darling, but I promise you that I won't I won't stay gone, uh, too long, yeah Hey, there, little darling, can I get you back at my home?
Stay gold, little darling, and I promise you that I won't go I won't be gone long Yeah, gone, unh Too long Isn't that right?
Unh Show me how you want it, baby, show me all you got I got my ice cream cake with vanilla on top Show me where you want it, baby, show me all you got I got my ice cream cake - With vanilla on top I got my ice cream cake - With vanilla on top - I got my ice cream cake with vanilla on top Got my ice cream cake, baby Hey, babe, little darling Can I kiss you on your rose lips?
Love you, little darling Can I promise you that I won't go Hold on, I won't be gone Not for too long - Too long Operator, buy my lover Fast-fashion candy lemon squeeze Me and my baby have to make it there Love upon ya, California When I feel fine, New York City To Texas, man, but I feel right at home, home Right on, how you doin'?
You know I'm callin' my love right now If you can sit yourself down Pick up that telephone now Forever hold your peace, darling Not too proud to beg I'm right down to my knees, unh Singing love, my lover Miss your soul Can I call you on the lovely telephone?
When I need my love Right now, my ice cream cake with vanilla on top You know it's been far too long Ooh, little darling, can I call you on my pay phone?
Stay gold, little darling, but I promise you that I won't I won't be gone long, yeah For too long Love my lover Missed your soul, vanilla on top Can I call you on the telephone 'Cause I need my love right now Ice cream cake with vanilla on top Well, it's been too long.
I said, I love my lover Missed your soul Come on, show me, baby, show me how you rockin' I got my ice cream cake with vanilla on top [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continues ] [ "Colors" plays ] [ Cheers and applause ] I woke up to the morning sky first Baby blue, just like we rehearsed When I get up off this ground I shake the leaves back down To the brown, brown, brown, brown Till I'm clean Oh, my Then I walk where I'd be shaded by the trees By a meadow of green For about a mile I'm headed to town, town, town in style Baby With all my favorite colors All my favorite colors, right on My sisters and my brothers See 'em like no other All my favorite colors It's a good day to be A good day for me A good day to see my favorite colors, colors My sisters and my brothers See 'em like no other All my favorite colors Now take me to other side Where the baby blues birds flies See 'em flyin?
And gray clouds, or white walls, or blue skies We gon' fly I feel alright.
You feel alright, Austin?
[ Cheers and applause ] And we gon' ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, yeah It sound like ooh-ooh, unh-unh, unh-unh, unh The least I can say, I anticipate A homecoming parade as we renegade In the morning, baby, sweet morning With all my favorite colors All my favorite colors, right on My sisters and my brothers See 'em like no other - All my favorite colors - It's a good day to be A good day for me A good day to see my favorite colors, colors My sisters and my brothers How many sisters and brothers do I have in the audience right now?
Make some noise.
[ Cheers and applause ] You're all I need To get by, ah-ah - Yes, you're all I need, baby - To get by, ah-ah - I'm on the other side [ Cheers and applause ] Where the baby blue birds fly See 'em flyin'.
And gray clouds, or white walls, or blue skies We gon' fly, I feel alright One more time, Austin.
You feelin' all right?
[ Cheers and applause ] Now we gon' ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, yeah It sound like ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh yeah The least I can say, I anticipate A homecoming parade as we renegade In the morning, baby, sweet morning Well, good morning One more time Make some more noise!
One more time!
[ Cheers and applause ] All my favorite colors All my favorite colors, yeah - All my favorite colors My sisters and my brothers See 'em like no other All my favorite colors Right on It's a good day to be A good day for me A good way to see my favorite colors So good And my sisters and my brothers See 'em like no other [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause ] All my favorite colors [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Rock and Roll" plays ] And the land And the sea Who am I?
Who are we?
Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll I'm rock and roll In the parlor I'm the bar I'm the writing on the star I'm rock and roll Let's rock and roll She rock and roll So he rock and roll, yeah In the belly of the beast On the west side, middle east Rock and roll She rock and roll We rock and roll Rock and roll In the bow, get me one If the cat, she's got your tongue I'm rock and roll So let's rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll And the girls who know it Are the ones who get it, babe On the bold side When the war is won Back to love, my sweet chariot All of the sweet action Sweet action Motivation, inspiration Temptation I'm rock and roll, yeah Rock and roll Rock and roll She rock and roll On the far side of the moon By your lonesome, what to do?
Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll, huh Huh, rock and roll!
Oh, my God Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll, yeah Huh, rock and roll I'm the writing on the wall On vixen, my guitar She rock and roll, yeah We rock and roll so Let's rock and roll Black Pumas, rock and roll Liberation - Rock and roll - Ego death - Rock and roll - Go on, say it, son - Rock and roll - From the chest - Rock and roll - Let's rock and roll, yeah One for the money, unh Yeah, two for the show They did it a long time Rock and roll, lover Rock and roll dreamer - Rock and roll - Oh - Oh, my sweet chariot All the sweet action Sweet action Sweet action Supernova, sweet chariot Swing low in good fashion Sweet action Sweet action, sweet action Sweet action - Let's rock and roll I'm rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll, unh Rock and roll, unh I'm rock and roll Let's rock and roll Rock and roll - Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll Rock and roll [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continues ] [ Cheers and applause continues ] -When we made the first album, we actually weren't really a band yet.
-That's true.
-And we were almost not even gonna be a band.
I mean, you know, there was musicians that played on it.
But we were recording for, you know, months before -- At the end of 2017, we were both like -- I mean, I kinda, like, secretly was like, "Man, it would be a shame to not to play this stuff live," and I was like, "I'm gonna play it cool."
I remember him walking out one time, I was like, "Wouldn't it be cool to play some of this stuff?"
and he's like, "I think it'd be dope," and I'm like, "Wouldn't it be fun?"
So we almost weren't a band, you know?
We were just doing it for fun, and we were gonna, you know, keep it in our catalog or do something with it.
But -- But now, you know, we have that -- we have this incredible band that we've had now for years, at this point, and there's such chemistry there between all the musicians there that, like, we definitely utilized that on this album.
You know, you put these people in a room, and they bring ideas to life, for sure.
And that's something that I think makes this album really a strong one.
-We're very, very, very, very fortunate to have the outfit that we do, I think.
Yeah.
Our growth and our elevation, our trajectory happened really, really fast for us, and I think that pressing pause for us meant for us to just kind of take a step back and regather ourselves so that we could refuel.
I think that by the time we pressed pause, maybe we had two or three shows left, maybe two countries to visit.
And, you know, it had been maybe three years, and the album was, like, maybe 60% done -- for the second album.
So it was really time for us to kind of, like, refuel, retreat, regather, and I'm glad we did.
The music is -- it feels reflective of something that has some care that has been, you know, integrated.
-Well, we've experienced not so much -- not only so much music together but life together.
You know, when you're out on tour with people -- we've done our share of touring, at this point -- it's -- it's, like -- I just explain it to people like -- it's like -- Imagine the people you work with, imagine living with them.
Imagine laughing with them, crying with them, partying with them, being -- You know, you -- you build such a bond with people, and Eric and I's bond has grown so much in this short amount of time, and it continues to grow.
[ Cheers and applause ]
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