Stream Dave Matthews’ ‘Funny How Time Slips Away’ Cover From ‘Willie Nelson 90’ Concert Film/Live Album

An impressive roster of musicians joined Willie Nelson at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on April 29 and 30, 2023 at a pair of star-studded concerts commemorating the outlaw country legend’s 90th birthday. A live album and concert film documenting the shows dubbed Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 Live At The Hollywood Bowl is due out through Legacy Recordings on December 15. Dave Matthews‘ performance of “Funny How Time Slips Away” from the second night of the event has been released on all DSPs today to preview the collection.

Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 Live At The Hollywood Bowl will arrive in various formats including as a 2CD+Blu-Ray deluxe edition, a complete digital edition and as a 2xLP highlights. Performances by Willie Nelson, Dave Matthews, Billy Strings, Bobby Weir, Beck, Allison Russell, Norah Jones, Ziggy Marley, The Avett Brothers, The Lumineers, Charley Crockett, Warren Haynes, Nathaniel Rateliff, Edie Brickell, Charlie Sexton, Orville Peck, Dwight Yoakam, Particle Kid, Daniel Lanois, Margo Price, Waylon Payne, Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, Rosanne Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Lukas Nelson, Leon Bridges, Gary Clark Jr., Tyler Childers And The Food Stamps, Tom Jones, Jack Johnson, Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Chris Stapleton, Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Sheryl Crow, George Strait, Snoop Dogg, Keith Richards and others from the two-night concert event are included in the forthcoming live album/concert film.

“We are thrilled to partner with Legacy Recordings to bring these iconic live shows that celebrated Willie’s 90th to fans around the world,” stated Blackbird Presents’ Mark Rothbaum and Keith Wortman, who organized the Willie 90 shows, in a press release. “This release captures the magic of these shows and enables audiences all around the world to experience these performances as if they were at the Hollywood Bowl with all of us.”

Dave Matthews took the Hollywood Bowl stage on Sunday, April 30. Matthews honored his fellow Farm Aid board of directors member with a solo take on “Funny How Time Slips Away.” Willie Nelson wrote the song which was originally released by country singer Billy Walker in 1961. Nelson issued his own version on his debut studio album, …And Then I Wrote, the following year.

Stream Matthews performing “Funny How Time Slips Away” from Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 Live At The Hollywood Bowl below, along with DMB’s upcoming fall tour dates and the full tracklist for the compilation:

Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90 Live At The Hollywood Bowl Tracklist

Disc 1

1. Whiskey River – Billy Strings
2. Yesterday’s Wine – Charley Crockett
3. Seven Spanish Angels – Allison Russell & Norah Jones
4. Remember Me (When The Candle Lights Are Gleaming) – Edie Brickell & Charlie Sexton
5. Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond Of Each Other – Orville Peck
6. Me And Paul – Dwight Yoakam
7. Die When I’m High (Halfway To Heaven) – Particle Kid & Daniel Lanois
8. Georgia On A Fast Train – Margo Price & Waylon Payne
9. It Ain’t Over Yet- Rodney Crowell, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Payne, Mickey Raphael
10. Hello Walls – Lyle Lovett
11. Hands On The Wheel – Beck
12. Midnight Rider – Warren Haynes
13. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again) – Rosanne Cash & Kris Kristofferson
14. Funny How Time Slips Away – Dave Matthews
15. Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground – Lukas Nelson
16. City Of New Orleans – Nathaniel Rateliff
17. Stardust – Willie Nelson & Booker T. Jones
18. Will You Remember Mine – Willie Nelson & Lily Meola
19. Something You Get Through – Willie Nelson & Buddy Cannon

Disc 2

1. California Sober – Willie Nelson & Billy Strings
2. Still Is Still Moving To Me – Ziggy Marley
3. Down Yonder – Norah Jones
4. Pick Up The Tempo – The Avett Brothers
5. Pretty Paper – The Lumineers
6. Time Of The Preacher – Tyler Childers and The Food Stamps
7. Night Life – Leon Bridges & Gary Clark Jr.
8. Texas Flood – Gary Clark Jr.
9. Opportunity To Cry – Tom Jones
10. Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain – Bobby Weir
11. Willie Got Me Stoned – Jack Johnson
12. Georgia On My Mind – Jamey Johnson, Warren Haynes, Booker T. Jones
13. Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys – Miranda Lambert
14. Always On My Mind – Chris Stapleton
15. Are There Any More Real Cowboys? – Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Stephen Stills
16. Far Away Places – Willie Nelson & Sheryl Crow
17. Pancho & Lefty – Willie Nelson & George Strait
18. Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die – Willie Nelson & Snoop Dogg
19. We Had It All – Willie Nelson & Keith Richards
20. On The Road Again & Happy Birthday – All Sing