Stevie Ray Vaughan on Austin City Limits: 30 Years On

-"Austin City Limits" presents... Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble... 30 years on.

♪♪ ♪ Well, it's floodin' down in Texas ♪ ♪♪ ♪ All of the telephone lines are down ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I was walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Steppin' on my friends ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Was a shame and a sin ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Bring it all around ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ From the lost to found ♪ ♪♪ Ahh!

♪♪ ♪ Stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -30 years after his tragic death, the best of Stevie Ray on "Austin City Limits" from his two appearances in 1983 and 1989.

♪♪ [ "Pride and Joy" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ -♪ Well, you've heard about love givin' sight to the blind ♪ ♪ My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little thing ♪ ♪ She's my pride and joy ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little baby ♪ ♪ I'm her little lover boy ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I love my baby with heart and soul ♪ ♪ Love like ours won't never grow old ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little thing ♪ ♪ She's my pride and joy ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little baby ♪ ♪ I'm her little lover boy ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, I love my baby, she's long and lean ♪ ♪ You mess with her, you'll see a man get mean ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little thing ♪ ♪ She's my pride and joy ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little baby ♪ ♪ I'm her little lover boy ♪ That's right.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I love my baby like the finest wine ♪ ♪ Stick with her until the end of time ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little thing ♪ ♪ She's my pride and joy ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little baby ♪ ♪ I'm her little lover boy ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, I love my baby, heart and soul ♪ ♪ Love like ours won't never, never, never grow old ♪ ♪♪ ♪ She's my pride and joy ♪ ♪ She's my sweet little baby ♪ ♪ I'm her little lover boy ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ "Texas Flood" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, it's floodin' down in Texas ♪ ♪♪ ♪ All of the telephone lines are down ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, it's floodin' down in Texas ♪ ♪♪ ♪ All of the telephone lines are down ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ahh ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I've been tryin' to call my baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lord, and I can't get a single sound ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, dark clouds are rollin' in ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Man, I'm standin' out in the rain ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, dark clouds are rollin' in ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Man, I'm standin' out in the rain ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, flood water keep a-rollin' ♪ ♪ Man, it's about to drive poor Stevie Ray inside ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Aah ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, I'm leavin' you, baby ♪ [ Cheers and applause ] ♪ Lord, and I'm goin' back home to stay ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, I'm leavin' you, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lord, and I'm goin' back home to stay ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Well, back home, I know floods and tornadoes ♪ ♪ Baby, the sun shines on every day ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ [ "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" intro plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Stand up next to a mountain ♪ ♪ I chop it down with the edge of my hand ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Stand up next to a mountain ♪ ♪ Chop it down with the edge of my hand ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Pick up the pieces and make an island ♪ ♪ Might raise some sand ♪ ♪♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm a voodoo child, yeah, hah ♪ ♪ Lord knows I'm a voodoo child ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Give it right back to you one of these days ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I didn't mean to take up all your sweet time ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I'll give it back to you rest of my days ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ In this world ♪ ♪ Don't be late ♪ ♪ Don't be late ♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm a voodoo child, yeah, hah ♪ ♪ Lord knows I'm a voodoo child ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] -Now Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble's final performance on "Austin City Limits" on October 10, 1989.

[ "Tightrope" plays ] ♪♪ -♪ Caught up in a whirlwind, can't catch my breath ♪ ♪ Knee-deep in hot water, broke out in a cold sweat ♪ ♪ Can't catch a turtle in this rat race ♪ ♪ Feels like I'm losing time at a breakneck pace ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Afraid of my own shadow in the face of grace ♪ ♪ Heart full of darkness, spotlight on my face ♪ ♪ There was love all around me ♪ ♪ But I was lookin' for revenge ♪ ♪ Thank God it never found me ♪ ♪ This would've been the end ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I was walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Steppin' on my friends ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Was a shame and a sin ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Bring it all around ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ From the lost to found ♪ ♪♪ Aah!

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lookin' back in front of me, in the mirror's a grin ♪ ♪ Through eyes of love I see I'm really lookin' at a friend ♪ ♪ We've all had our problems ♪ ♪ That's the way life is ♪ ♪ My heart goes out to others who are there to make amends ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We've been walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Tryin' to make it right ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Every day and every night ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Bring it all around ♪ ♪ I'm walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ From the lost to found ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Trying to make it right ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Every day and every night ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Stretching 'round the world ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪ Save the boys and girls ♪ ♪ Walkin' the tightrope ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you so much!

Yeah!

It's good to be back here with y'all.

[ "Leave My Girl Alone" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave my little girl alone ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave my little girl alone ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lord, before I get evil, man ♪ ♪♪ ♪ And I go and do something wrong ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You called my house ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Just yesterday ♪ ♪♪ ♪ 'Cause I picked up the extension ♪ ♪ And I heard every word you say ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Why don't you just go ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Man, and leave my little girl alone?

♪ ♪♪ ♪ Now before I get evil, man ♪ ♪♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm gonna do something wrong ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ahh!

♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave my little girl alone ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave ♪ ♪♪ ♪ You better leave my little girl alone ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Lord, before I get evil, man ♪ ♪♪ ♪ 'Cause I'm gonna do something wrong ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ "Cold Shot" intro plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Once was a sweet thing, baby ♪ ♪ Held out love in our hands ♪ ♪ Now I see you out somewhere ♪ ♪ You won't give me the time of day ♪ ♪ That's a cold shot, babe ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, that's a drag ♪ ♪♪ ♪ That's a cold shot, sugar ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We let our love go bad ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yes, we have ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Remember the way that you loved me ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Do anything I said ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Now I reach to kiss your lips ♪ ♪ Touch don't mean a thing ♪ ♪ That's a cold shot, babe ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, that's a drag ♪ ♪ Ohh ♪ ♪ That's a cold shot, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We let our love go bad ♪ [ Speaks indistinctly ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ I really meant I was sorry ♪ ♪ For ever causin' you pain ♪ ♪ You showed your appreciation ♪ ♪ By walkin' out anyway ♪ That's a cold shot, baby ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, that's a drag ♪ ♪♪ ♪ That's a cold shot, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We let our love go bad ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yes, we have ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shot, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shots ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shot ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shot, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shot, darlin' ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shot, baby ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shots ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Cold shot, sugar ♪ ♪ Hey!

♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ She let our true love run so cold, baby ♪ ♪ It's freezing in here ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Laughter ] ♪♪ [ "Crossfire" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Day by day, night after night ♪ ♪ Blinded by the neon lights ♪ ♪ Hurry here, hustlin' there ♪ ♪ No one's got the time to spare ♪ ♪ Money's tight, nothin' free ♪ ♪ Won't somebody come and rescue me?

♪ ♪ I am stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Tooth for tooth, eye for an eye ♪ ♪ Sell your soul just to buy, buy, buy ♪ ♪ Beggin' a dollar, stealin' a dime ♪ ♪ Come on, can't you see that I ♪ ♪ I am stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I need some kind of kindness ♪ ♪ Some kind of sympathy, no, no ♪ ♪ Stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Save the strong, lose the weak ♪ ♪ Never turning the other cheek ♪ ♪ Trust nobody, don't be no fool ♪ ♪ Whatever happened to the golden rule ♪ ♪ We got stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ We got stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Stranded ♪ ♪ Caught in the crossfire ♪ ♪ Help me ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] Thank you so much!

That was a song written by Double Trouble.

[ Cheers and applause ] All of 'em!

♪♪ This one goes to everybody who's still suffering in any way.

[ "Riviera Paradise" plays ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Cheers and applause ] Reese Wynans, everybody.

Reese Wynans.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Song ends ] [ Cheers and applause ] [ Cheers and applause continue ] -♪ Well, the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' ♪ ♪ Yeah, the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' ♪ ♪ House is a-rockin', don't bother, come on in ♪ ♪ Walkin' up the street, you can hear the sound ♪ ♪ There's some bad honky-tonkers really layin' it down ♪ ♪ Seen it all for years, start spreadin' the news ♪ ♪ We got room on the floor ♪ ♪ Come on, baby, shake somethin' loose ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' ♪ ♪ Yeah, the house is a-rockin', don't bother knockin' ♪ ♪ The house is a-rockin', don't bother, come on in ♪ ♪♪ ♪ I said the house is a-rockin', don't bother, come on in ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Yeah, the house is a-rockin', don't bother, come on in ♪ ♪♪