Willie Nelson Turns to Dave Matthews for Single
Continuing to be as unpredictable as ever, Willie Nelson’s next single is a song that was also a single release by the Dave Matthews Band. “Gravedigger” was written by Matthews and was put out as single and video off his 2003 album Some Devil.
Nelson’s version will be on his upcoming album, Moment of Forever, coming Jan. 29. It was co-produced by Kenny Chesney and veteran Nashville producer Buddy Cannon. The album includes the title song, which was written by Kristofferson, Bob Dylan’s “Gotta Serve Somebody,” Randy Newman’s “Louisiana” and three new Nelson compositions. Chesney duets with Nelson on the song “Worry B Gone.”
The lyrics to “Gravedigger” read in part:
Gravedigger
When you dig my grave
Could you make it shallow
So that I can feel the rain
Gravedigger
Interestingly, in the video for “Gravedigger,” Nelson portrays a hearse driver, a priest and a gravedigger.
See the video for Willie Nelson’s “Gravedigger.”
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Colin says:
Hi Chet, just wanted to let you know that “Gravedigger” was a single from Dave Matthews, not Dave Matthews Band. “Some Devil” was Dave’s solo album.
B.W. LaRoy says:
After 17 years plus without having a hit of the wacky-backy with Willie and his family…I still dug it baby! It’s perfectly Dave, but Willie hits it like a well cured party bong bowl. The only problem I had with the video…the Gravedigger Willie plays…proves to be the producer of the video with poor ears for the song lyric…he dug the hole too deep.
CornbreadMan says:
Didn’t Willie also work with a song originally done by The Front Porch Country Band? At any rate, he can sure play it, whether it be his own original or a cover.
vikki says:
I don’t care for Willie’s version or video much. Dave Matthews was much better since it is the original song. It seems like Willie speaks the song more than sings it.