Chris Smither (born November 11, 1944 in Miami, Florida) is an American fol… Read Full Bio ↴Chris Smither (born November 11, 1944 in Miami, Florida) is an American folk/blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He grew up mainly in New Orleans and attended the University of the Americas in Mexico City, planning on becoming an anthropologist, but transferred to Tulane University after a year, during which time he discovered the music of Mississippi John Hurt. While in Paris for a junior year abroad, he spent his time playing guitar rather than attending classes and was kicked out of college as a result. In 1965, he left for Florida to meet Eric von Schmidt, another musical hero of his. von Schmidt encouraged Smither to move to New York City or Cambridge, Massachusetts, and so Smither moved to Cambridge and when he showed up at Club 47, found von Schmidt performing there, who invited him to play a few songs on stage. His first album, I'm a Stranger, Too was released on Poppy Records in 1970. Chris Smither has been touring since then.
Chris Smithers song "Love you like a man" from Smithers first album has been famously covered by Bonnie Raitt who has made it a signature song of hers under the title "Love me like a man" (published on her second Album "Give it up")- she has openly expressed admiration for Chris Smithers songwriting and guitarplaying. Later Raitt's version of the song has been covered by The Dixie Chicks and Diana Krall.
The protagonist of Linda Barnes's series of "Carlotta Carlyle" mysteries is a fan of Smither's music and several of her books mention it.
Chris Smithers song "Love you like a man" from Smithers first album has been famously covered by Bonnie Raitt who has made it a signature song of hers under the title "Love me like a man" (published on her second Album "Give it up")- she has openly expressed admiration for Chris Smithers songwriting and guitarplaying. Later Raitt's version of the song has been covered by The Dixie Chicks and Diana Krall.
The protagonist of Linda Barnes's series of "Carlotta Carlyle" mysteries is a fan of Smither's music and several of her books mention it.
Open Up
Chris Smither Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Open Up' by these artists:
- Korn What were you thinking? I guess I'll never know See your eye…
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808Vic Right off the top, I'll just hop into it That shit…
A Lifelong Journey All alone, in your own dimension you're fighting the world S…
Adrian Daniel I walk a lonely road of misery But I never seen Someone…
Alice Pisano Falling in so deep Baby youβve got a hold on…
Alicia Moffet Open up to me Open up, open up Open up to me Open…
Amplifier Been counting off the days That youβve been on my mind Wel…
AsTN What can I say when I'm too afraid to speak…
Automorrow When the words coming out of your mouth are starting…
Baby Lemonade The ocean is invincible Feeling quite demure Life is such a …
Brooks Nielsen If you want to try what itβ²s like, take a…
Choke.me When you open ur eyes The trees shall grow, before you As…
Cog Burn, Burn, Burn Open up, now open up You lied, you fake…
Cross-Eyed I open up my window Every night And let your love come…
Daniel Caesar It's been such a long time Since I set foot in…
DAT ADAM Oh, there you are! Took me a lot of patience…
Dave Sorbara Everyone is talking about someone to be seen Imitation every…
Dawa I I need needed to mention how how did you lose track of you…
DD Smash Open Up i won't dwell on no disasters But a try…
Death Angel I just can't believe what I'm seeing It makes me sick…
DEATH ANGEL (USA) I just can't believe what I'm seeing It makes me sick…
Dez Banks (Tell me everything you want, my baby) (Tell me everything y…
Dispatch They were looking for me when I came to They were…
Dunsin Oyekan Open up Let it flow now Open up Out of the mundane To where…
DYS Punk's dead - Just the newest trend Rank on their looks B…
Editors Open up now baby There is a place in my heart Chin…
Ethnix Namibia Yeah, If you don't love me no more... Ethnix Yeah,…
F.U.Z.Z. Biscotti in my paper You either a faker or a maker Bitch…
Felguk Open up Open up, open up, open up, open up up…
Fletcher Oh, so quiet I can barely hear you breathe Over my heart Thu…
Flying Machines Go, go back home you silly little girl I can't believe…
G.B.A Keep it real round me No fuck shit I'm the type nigga,…
G.Nax (Speaker bangers) Open up, tell me everything you know, Ope…
Gad Elbaz I look all around, its everywhere, You are there besides me …
Gallant If I'm drowning won't you take me to the waterfall? Lay…
Genuflect Behold, the serpent with the venomous tongue Iβm spitting b…
Giggs Walked in the party gone and I notice talkin da…
GRIDD Will you open up Will you open up Will you open up Will…
How We Are Nothing I'm saying is getting through. No matter how much…
Howz & Ruddek Ooooh (12x) Just open up DonΒ΄t be scare DonΒ΄t be scare (4x…
Hudson Taylor won't you open your heart out to me one more day,…
Ikon-B If I had the moon in a jar I'd wanna share…
IngeK Open up Open up, open up, open up, open up up…
J. Stew You want me to open up Talk to you baby tell…
Jackyl I'm sitting stoned all alone in a room full of…
James Fauntleroy I can never think of anything to do for you…
Jay-Jay Johanson I open up stand here alone Fully revealed totally naked I sh…
Jazz & Groove Open Up Your Heart Open Up Your Heart Does it ever occur…
Jody Pijper You can be rich With no money to spend, You can do…
Joey Trap Ayy, ayy, yo, yo Open up your crib, I'm at your…
John Lydon Burn, burn Burn, burn You lied, you faked You cheated, yo…
Jonny Hayes Say that I love You Say I believe Would we go together? Say…
JPson They were walking on your straight foot, tryna, tryna aim…
King Missile I Wish I had a story to tell I Wish I…
Kodesh I'm sitting here wondering who I would be if my…
Korn What were you thinking? I guess I'll never know See your eye…
Kuinka Hear my cries, my lungs, and eyes All weary in the…
Lamb The thing that makes Us all the same And melts the coldest…
Leftfield Burn, burn Burn, burn You lied, you faked You cheated, yo…
Leftfield John Lydon Burn, burn Burn, burn You lied, you faked You cheated…
Leftfield & John Lydon Burn, burn Burn, burn You lied, you faked You cheated, yo…
Leon Power Well I have got to Tell you what to do And all…
Lindsey Webster Taking each step so slowly With hope that one day I Will…
Lo-Pro At school and in the work place Open up and read…
Love Arcade You didn't care what anyone else would think You were always…
lullaboy Be my reason Be a part of me Only pieces Makes it hard…
Lydon Burn, burn Burn, burn You lied, you faked You cheated, yo…
Mack Keane & ESTA. Time is always movinβ² forward So why we goin' back way…
Mark & James You just live your life to please You try to put…
Matt Simons You're hard to talk to With that wall around you Don't look…
Matt Simons & Lola Dubini You're hard to talk to with that wall around you Don't…
Matthew Wilder Who's dancing up my stairway? A strange voice echoes in the…
Mellodose Open up and let me in Open up and let…
Michael Lanza Don't ever think too much Don't you don't ever think too…
Mike & The Mechanics Don't ask me why should it always be So hard to…
Mike Dillon And Punkadelic I'm washed in the blood of your blue eyed white…
Mindless Faith (We flow out into the world Trying to understand The beaut…
mirani Woo, yeah, yeah I'm gettin', swish Open up window (window)…
Mungo Jerry When you're feeling down, Does the rain fall heavy all aroun…
N.I.M.R.O.D We need unity between each other (all of us right…
Natalie Paige I'm walking on egg shells trying to find a safe…
Noise Ratchet Well i would die tonight to see your face And i…
Norm Mehmet Bora YΔ±ldΔ±rΔ±m Bir Γ§Δ±ΔlΔ±k bulsam hiΓ§ susmayan Veya bi …
Now and Forever All songs written, performed and produced by David Levi (aka…
Omarion Open up with just one touch Open up with just one…
Outside-Sound-Beats Left you at eight, came back at nine Cause you got…
Owl Eyes When you hold me All these sweet lullabys When our worlds me…
Owl-Eyes I was walking on pins and needles Afraid of what Iβd…
Phoneboy Stare at the ground wherever we're walking You had somethin…
Punchline Hey, you've got me again in this room. Too young to…
Ray Dorset When you're feeling down, Does the rain fall heavy all aroun…
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Is it true, when they say its alright In aworld which…
Red Mecca Standing in the darknessΒ With her head in the clouds Lookin…
REO Speedwagon Say you know you've got to run You know you've got…
Robert Flynn Open Up My eyes and find It lies within And not without Toda…
Romeyo Wilson You make it so much harder to love i find myself…
Ron.D Verse: 1 You want in well Iβll open up the door Hot…
Rou Nouz Open Up I got a wild imagination And this time itΒ΄s really…
Saint Michael Loving you is like I'm running in a constant nightmare I…
Simons Matt You're hard to talk to With that wall around you Don't look…
Skrew Open up your eyes You are in for such a surprise You…
Sleep Parade Analyse what I've become Recognise what others see (Their …
Sophie & Peter Johnston If I had the moon in a jar I'd wanna share…
Stephen Kirk Open up the gates. Let the King of Glory, Let him come…
Styles P Open up up and take the block over Pause and stare…
Styles P featuring Bullpen Open up up and take the block over Pause and stare…
Sunset Sweatshop And I said, hey Let's open up, it's fucking cold outside And…
The Brilliance you heard the cry of our hearts and you came down freely…
The Dead Weather Have you noticed the rivers and the clocks, they're not…
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band what you gonna do for the rest of your life? what…
The Fourth and King Space is created I see you on the pages Flipping through it …
The Gallant If I'm drowning won't you take me to the waterfall? Lay…
The Magpie Salute All of my life I've been waiting All of my life Hesitating …
The Saturdays I didn't say it but I meant to tell you I…
The World of Birds Our words are colourful at night But look into the light…
Thomas Day I see you never care much for anyone But let their…
Tis Tis Oh, you lied real smooth I wish I never met…
Tree Thomas Your eyes is telling me this Your body telling me that We…
Two Til Twelve I've been having dreams I've got some feelings But I can't d…
UMI I shouldn't lie to you It wouldnβt be nice to you If…
various artists Open up your eyes and see these warning signs Breaking throu…
Vybz Kartel Your pum pum remind me seh Living life is everything Mi waan…
Yari Some days this life is a slow walk and I wanna…
{F.B.R} - Korn What were you thinking? I guess I'll never know See your eye…
ι‘Ίε You can be rich With no money to spend You can do…
λ―Έλμ΄ Woo, yeah, yeah I'm gettin', swish Open up window (window)…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Chris Smither:
A Song For Susan Hard and lonely She's too blind to choose her Open your eyes…
Call Time Take your time 'till tomorrow, take it every single time, …
Candy Man By Mississippi John Hurt Well all you ladies, gather β²round…
Cave Man When i was a caveman painting on the wall i never had…
Confirmation I need confirmation of my duties, help me get my poor…
Crocodile Man Momma raised me on riddles and trances, fat-back, channel ca…
Desolation Row They're selling postcards of the hanging They're painting t…
Drive You Home Again Climb into this car, I will take you for a ride, We…
Footloose I've lost my shoes, but I don't feel like walking If…
Get a Better One Lemme tell ya 'bout Linda Lou, She had a big head, She…
Happier Blue I was sad, and then I loved you, It took my…
Hey I am not a prophet, I wouldn't be one if you…
Hey, Hey, Hey I am not a prophet, I wouldn't be one if…
Hold On Let it fly and lonely cry, everybody's free I will decide…
Hold On II I remember one Columbus Day, When I was young and learned…
Hundred Dollar Valentine Tell me why years, months are gone I can't see anymore My…
I Am the Ride Forms are loosely fitting Jury still are sitting Sense of du…
If I Had a Dollar If I had a dollar would you stay with me Go…
Intro to Let It Go I remember one Columbus Day When I was young and learned…
Intro to No Love Today I don't know much, when I knew less, And I was…
Killing the Blues Oh, leaves were falling They're just like embers In co…
Kind Woman Well I've got a good reason for lovin' you It's an…
Leave the Light On If I were young again, I'd pay attention - To…
Let It Go I remember one Columbus Day When I was young and learned…
Link of Chain Can't you see? I can't explain I'm a little like a…
Lola Lookin' for my Lola, she's drinkin' rum and Coca Cola Smokes…
Never Needed It More If love is the meal for the hunger you feel, call…
No Love Today I don't know much, when I knew less, And I was…
Origin Of Species (intro guitar riff) Well, Eve told Adam Snakes? I've had…
Outside In Did you ever stop to notice It's when you feel a…
Shillin' for the Blues Take a little slow resentment An ounce of small regret Half …
Slow Surprise There is a way subtle changes come to stay Barely noticed…
Small Revelations Simple to see where we come from Harder is where we…
So Long To see me now you would never think to wonder, How…
Tell Me Why You Love Me Tell me why you love me, Tell me how you know, I…
Thanks to You Well goodness is it really real It would take a…
The Devil's Real The devil ain't a legend, the devil's real In the empty…
Train Home Take a look inside, I got nothin' left to hide, take me…
Up On the Lowdown When I think that I know nothing, it's all feelings My…
What They Say They say the good die young but it ain't for…
Winsome Smile Stop thinking now Quit second-guessing all your failed relat…
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@bentfunch1588
Please, you're far from dumb! If anything, it shows that you've got great taste and are willing to learn about music you didn't know of prior, and if anything that is intellince!
I'm not sure there's anything exactly like Chris Smither, but he was inspired by the great Blues Artists, Mississippi John Hurt, Lightnin' Hopkins and the like.
What Chris plays is sort of Blues and Folk music, really an adaptation of all sorts of genres he was inspired by!
Try check out:
-"Make Me Down a Pallet on Your Floor" by Mississippi John Hurt
-"Back to New Orleans" by Lightnin' Hopkins
-"Southern Train" by Brownie McGhee
-"They're Red Hot" by Robert Johnson
-"Deep River Blues" by Doc Watson
Note, these songs weren't necessarily written by the people listed, but these are just the versions of them I'm recomending! These are just a few that I figured would be similar to what Chris Smither does.
Happy listening!
@ddog-le9fi
I've been a fan for years. I sure would love to see him live. My favorite musician.
@OpenEyeComa
Amazing live- saw him a few times at the Tin Angel in Olde City, Philadelphia...place holds maybe 50 people- you get the chance, see him before itβs too late...
@jimbouldin9164
The guy is just so friggin awesome. Best song writer out there.
@gailsfoodandstuff
oh wowza!! so glad that this popped up on my youtube home page. the hubby and i saw him at the βbarnsβ of wolftrap in northern va. (usa)
@troytaylor9228
Priceless, timeless! Fucking amazing treasure this one!!
@jnparesa
Very well done gentlemen!
@talister106
Great music played on great guitars, thanks!
@paulboden7850
If Chris Smither plays Collings guitars you know they must be good!
@barbarabaldwin7120
WONDERFUL!!
@itzikvil1
most underrated finger style guitar in the world & i am so glad friend introduced him to me since i did not knew him.