So excited to be checking out another Janis Joplin track!! Great great song, where do we go from here?! 🙌🏻🔥
@ChrisLawton663 жыл бұрын
Ball and Chain
@barryshapiro33493 жыл бұрын
"Down On Me" and "Piece of My Heart" ROCK HARD!!!! All time classics.
@peterquinones35223 жыл бұрын
Kristofferson (composer of this tune) and Barbara Streisand played in A Star is Born that wallops the piss out of the one Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga did.
@alexstewart61253 жыл бұрын
How Janis Joplin Recorded "Me & Bobby McGee" - Told by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mn_FnaucjLmKi5Y
@denisemeredith24363 жыл бұрын
Mercedes Benz - Janis singing alone with no band and just a foot tap for the beat.
@Rob-eo5ql3 жыл бұрын
In Don McLean’s America Pie, the line “I met a girl who sang the blues...” is Janis Joplin
@detritus80953 жыл бұрын
In Leonard Cohen's "Chelsea Hotel No. 2", the line "Giving me head on the unmade bed" is Janis Joplin.
@heathermackinnon95273 жыл бұрын
@@detritus8095 I was just about to say that! :D
@boosuedon3 жыл бұрын
It was Roberta Flack, not Janis. Roberta then wrote a song about Don McLean called; Killing Me Softly. Although Janis had a bluesy sound she was most definitely ROCK!
@urbangrouse3 жыл бұрын
@@boosuedon Janis, at least in her early days, was totally inspired by earlier blues singers like Odetta and Bessie Smith.
@DarkeningSkies13 жыл бұрын
Albert King himself would proclaim Janis one of his favorite blues singers. Everything that came out of her was tinged by the blues.
@briangroboski47513 жыл бұрын
At some point, Carole King needs to be on your radar. She is one of the most prolific song writers of the sixties. Then when she was convinced that her own voice was not bad, she did an album called "Tapestry" which became one of the iconic albums of the era. I was in high school at the time, and I didn't know ANYONE who didn't own this album.
@ArildTorum3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. "You've Got a Friend", "Where You Lead", "It's Too Late", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" and the title track are all worth dipping into.
@williambill51723 жыл бұрын
Tapestry is still one of the top 5 albums of all time!
@doplinger13 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, far more than Joni Mitchell.
@flubblert3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. Groundbreaking.
@dwc19643 жыл бұрын
Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell are on opposite ends of a spectrum, gritty and earthy and raw vs clean and ethereal and bright. Carole King fits somewhere in the middle there, probably more on the Joni end, imho. I love them all. I don't see any purpose or rationale in ranking them. They each do different things, and they do them beautifully. A&A definitely need to visit Carole King, and keep coming back to all 3 of these. And also more from Heart. And Patti Smith. And Joan Jett. And Blondie. And... it'll take awhile to get to them all.
@michlkwitz3 жыл бұрын
And to think, her entire lifetime output consisted of just 3 albums, with the 4th being released after her death at age 27, and she's still counted as one of the greatest female artists of all time. Just imagine what she could have become.
@Meandmymirror2 жыл бұрын
😞
@peterjonas49712 жыл бұрын
"I'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday to be holding Bobby's body next to mine." Kris Kristofferson wrote it, but Jamis owns it on her recording.
@TigerRogersOfficial3 жыл бұрын
This was her swan song. She passed from an overdose just a few days after recording. Never got to enjoy its success
@8766pensfan3 жыл бұрын
A lot like Otis Redding, he died in a plane crash shortly after recording Dock of the Bay. Never got to see it's success.
@safespacebear3 жыл бұрын
Amazing to her last, what a note to end on but seeing where she and her band were at in this period it is sad to think of all the great songs that were soon to come
@maxbrazil37123 жыл бұрын
@@8766pensfan Otis was, and always will be the KING of soul.
@TigerRogersOfficial3 жыл бұрын
BadKitty Robert Johnson started the club back in the 20s
@sjw57973 жыл бұрын
@BadKitty She was dying of a heroin overdose. It happens so slowly and quietly the person doesn't realize what's happening. Janis shot up and went down to the lobby, asked the clerk for change for a twenty, chatted with him for several minutes, and all the time she didn't know she was dying.
@8766pensfan3 жыл бұрын
Written by Kris Kristofferson, one of the greatest songwriters ever.
@kastnerr3 жыл бұрын
I like Kris's version but Janis version is difficult to endure.
@careym39013 жыл бұрын
@@kastnerr Pink's version is fire too. But she does it like Janis did it!
@fredmulcahy21893 жыл бұрын
Kurt, you took the words right out of my mouth. 👍
@no2all3 жыл бұрын
...and a Rhodes Scholar.
@8766pensfan3 жыл бұрын
@@no2all And a captain in the Army. He has led a super interesting life.
@shootingstar39233 жыл бұрын
Pearl is the second and final solo studio album by Janis. It was released on January 11, 1971, three months after her death on October 4, 1970. She made the blues her own and no one will ever match her. So special, so talented, so sad and lost. She gave intense passion, cries of pain and ecstasy, she gave all of herself when she was on stage and in her life. She will forever be in our Flower🌼Child Hearts!
@Rigoletta532 жыл бұрын
Yeah the arrangements improve 200% … BBHC never gave her justice …
@teesiemom3 жыл бұрын
Janis was an intense person with a lot of emotion in her music, like she was pouring her entire soul into it. Amazing talent that burned out way too soon. RIP Janis. ✌
@tommccafferty55913 жыл бұрын
Kris Kristofferson, Rhodes Scholar, Army Ranger and Helicopter Pilot, Actor and Singer - Songwriter. A true renaissance man. And as you alluded to, this was actually written from a male's standpoint. Janis Joplin adapted it and reversed the sexes.
@gunnerysgthartman92633 жыл бұрын
You forgot janitor also
@paulthomas10893 жыл бұрын
I could be mistaken but didn't Kris say he wrote this song for Janis, or at least he had her in mind.
@mph72823 жыл бұрын
@@paulthomas1089 I don’t know if he had her in mind, as it was written from a male perspective, and there were a dozen or so people to record the song before Joplin, including Roger Miller, Roy Clark, Kenny Rogers, Charley Pride, the Statler Brothers, and Gordon Lightfoot.
@rhinehold42683 жыл бұрын
@@paulthomas1089 Roger Miller was the first person to record it in 69. Other people recorded it in the next two years, Kris did play it for Janis and the co-writer taught it to her, he didn't know she had recorded it until the day after she died.
@kimdavidmorrow32273 жыл бұрын
@@mph7282 I just watched and interview with Kris and he gave the backstory on this. His first recording contract and the head guy asked him to write a song about their receptionist a woman named Bobbie Mc(something) not McGee though. He was still a helecopter pilot at the time and wrote this while he was unable to fly due to weather.
@keefmack3 жыл бұрын
“Freedom’s just another word for nothing left to lose” is one of the greatest lyric lines ever.
@pl333 жыл бұрын
Feeling good was good enough to me...
@salinagrrrl693 жыл бұрын
Right there with, "lve got my flower; lve got my power..."
@Dreihme3 жыл бұрын
"I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday", ain't too bad, either...
@KathySandru3 жыл бұрын
Kris Kristofferson wrote this song - another underrated singer & composer
@DENVEROUTDOORMAN3 жыл бұрын
Yeah we know how it goes
@cookingartguy21702 жыл бұрын
This song shows that Janis Joplin was a brilliant song stylist. You can't teach this. This is pretty much in my top five favorite songs of all time and it always makes me tear up which can be very embarrassing in the grocery store or an elevator LOL, but I was in high school in art class when Janis died and this brings me right back to that time.
@imtallpaul3 жыл бұрын
BEST ROCK LYRIC EVER: "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose!"
@DENVEROUTDOORMAN3 жыл бұрын
Nope not even close
@imtallpaul3 жыл бұрын
@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN "Nothing matters but the weekend, from a Tuesday point pf view"?
@imtallpaul3 жыл бұрын
@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN "And every single meeting with his so-called superior Is a humiliating kick in the crotch"?
@DENVEROUTDOORMAN3 жыл бұрын
@@imtallpaul absolutely worse
@imtallpaul3 жыл бұрын
@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN Worst rock lyric of all time?? That's harsh.
@jeffcoat19593 жыл бұрын
"I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday...." Hauntingly prophetic.
@claudiamooney54893 жыл бұрын
Janis Joplin was a true legend, her death is so sad still to this day.
@tristramcoffin9263 жыл бұрын
27 Club. :(
@humboldtharry42483 жыл бұрын
Yeah I would have liked to see her live
@lesliesylvan3 жыл бұрын
Claudia. Yes. R.I.P. 🙏🏽 incredible Janis Joplin. Too soon, but left her legacy for future gens to enjoy, along with so many young Rock Stars of the period (and political leaders) . . . A tumultuous period in American History; heading toward another?! Sighs.
@lorib3603 жыл бұрын
@@humboldtharry4248 I'd have liked that too. Both meanings.
@markmurphy5583 жыл бұрын
I always thought of Janis as a little sister, vulnerable and in need of protection. You can hear the pain in her voice. When she died, I was not in the least surprised.
@mercer4023 жыл бұрын
One of the all time great female singers is Carol King. Her Tapestry Album is a masterpiece. When Paul McCartney and John Lennon were asked about their writing song talents, they replied that they could only hope to be as good as Carol King and her then husband Gerry Goffin. She wrote music for Little Eva, James Taylor, Aretha Franklin and more. Check out her song, It's Too Late, You've Got a Friend, or You Make me Feel Like a Natural Women!
@JoelWelter3 жыл бұрын
Raw, soft, angry, story telling. She was a master. The lyrics were telling. The vocals amplified this a thousand times. She left us way too young. Thanks for covering this!
@robertbyers76973 жыл бұрын
This song was written by American singer, songwriter, and actor Kris Kristofferson.
@raynavarro79973 жыл бұрын
Kristofferson earned a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University, where he studied at Merton College. While at Oxford, he was awarded his Blue for boxing, played rugby for his college, and began writing songs.
@patriciamorgan65453 жыл бұрын
He indeed is a Renaissance man!
@snorelacks70693 жыл бұрын
@@raynavarro7997 He was also a Helicopter pilot in the US Army.
@armadillotoe3 жыл бұрын
Also appeared in several movies.
@wayneguess79463 жыл бұрын
His version, is also AWESOME, and deserves a listen!
@remedy96483 жыл бұрын
Janis doing Ball and Chain live is a must, Patti Smith singing Gloria live at CBGB’s is a must.
@salinagrrrl693 жыл бұрын
Monteray Pop a must
@Pcrimson13 жыл бұрын
OK, don't laugh, but what about Kate and Cindy from the B52s? They are vastly underrated. Check out "Bring Me Back My Man" from the second album "Whammy". Seriously, they did a lot of party songs, but there are a lot of gems in their catalog. And for a top tier duet, Kate and Iggy Pop 's "Candy" is awesome. Let's give some credit where it's due, and for a change, a different decade.
@parsleyqueen3 жыл бұрын
I would SO love to hear them do Gloria. Or Free Money by Patti Smith
@ryanagee55403 жыл бұрын
Thanx now I'm chanting G L O R I A!
@remedy96483 жыл бұрын
@@Pcrimson1 I adore the B52s and Candy is on my playlist! I absolutely love that song and Kate and Iggy’s voices together are on another level. Good call!
@TrashWerewolf3 жыл бұрын
When you guys go down the Joni Mitchell rabbit hole, you'll NEVER want to come back out! Most amazing singer/songwriter ever! One question though guys, where's the love for Heart? One of the most rockin' bands fronted by women in history!
@danielbly35393 жыл бұрын
A great woman singer is Linda Rondstat. I highly recommend her.
@timjester85553 жыл бұрын
Oooooo yes!
@melissa26883 жыл бұрын
I just got done re-reading Just Kids by Patti Smith. She was at the Chelsea Hotel when Kris Kristofferson taught Janis this very song.
@robertm87803 жыл бұрын
Melissa Ann Nevin- I believe that was when Leonard Cohen wrote "Chelsea Hotel" about/to her. Great song for those of you who have never heard it.
@greggary72173 жыл бұрын
@@robertm8780 another superb lyricist, pretty sure that’s right, he wrote it about Janis. Guess Chelsea Hotel was the bomb 💣
@lorin66733 жыл бұрын
Such a great book.
@burmajones8033 жыл бұрын
Good book. Patti Smith is just simply one of the best.
@susanfontaine52143 жыл бұрын
@Melissa Ann Nevin I am currently reading that book! Amazing so far. Another treasure, Patti Smith 💕
@bjs3013 жыл бұрын
Kris Kristofferson wrote this. An even better song of his is Sunday Morning Coming Down. There have been a few recordings of that song, buy Johnny Cash flat out owns it.
@CreepyJoeMustGo3 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites! There’s a video of Kris performing it just after Johnny passed away.
@jeffreyjacobs37803 жыл бұрын
Searching their videos, unless I am missing it they have not yet reacted to Johnny Cash. Perhaps the greatest story teller in music who ever lived.
@bjs3013 жыл бұрын
@@CreepyJoeMustGo I've seen it. Great rendition. Kris's songwriting is way underrated.
@denroy33 жыл бұрын
I like Kris singing it better than Casdh.
@bjs3013 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreyjacobs3780 Absolutely. As much as i like Sunday Morning Coming Down, they almost have to do Folsom Prison Blues first. Or maybe Ring of Fire
@mikefannon69943 жыл бұрын
Janis was one of a kind. I saw her twice when I was 18, never will I forget. Still in love with Janis. RIP precious sister.
@Manageode3 жыл бұрын
Written by the great Kris Kristopherson, who's songs were sung by the likes of Johnny Cash. I had an album of his that also had Sunday Morning Coming Down on it. (Johnny Cash. Great song of being hung over, dragged out, not funny.) And this song is on it. My brain is accustomed to the Kristofferson versions, but Joplin and band are really great, and I'm glad you reacted. It's "Bobby McGee", because of the name of the reception at Kristopherson's publisher's office. It would later turn out that Kris would meet Janice Joplin, & move into her house. She took off for Europe, and then I think through someone else, she let him know she had recorded his song (wanting it to be a surprise) and of course hearing it, he was thrilled. Then she died, so he didn't get to see her again. He says "If it sounds country, it's because it is "
@chrish9263 жыл бұрын
Her cover of Summertime will send a flock of geese up your arms. One of the most haunting vocals I’ve ever heard. You’ll need a bib for the sauce on this one A&A!
@flubblert3 жыл бұрын
oh my... yes.
@gomezaddams43473 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, she owned that song.
@markmurphy5583 жыл бұрын
They should play the Frank Sinatra version followed by Janis's
@emilyflotilla9312 жыл бұрын
Yes, sauce for the sauce!
@patriciashaw83212 жыл бұрын
My favorite Janis song
@johnbagley993 жыл бұрын
Summertime is a really cool blues rendition of a song that made other artists have done but she puts her own spin on it which can’t be touched of course
@toddjackson51313 жыл бұрын
The Zombies and Buckinghams did it better im my opinion.
@greggary72173 жыл бұрын
Dunno if there is a “best” Janis track but “Summertime” is near the top for sure.
@timmacsweet1313 жыл бұрын
@@toddjackson5131 if there’s a definitive cover of this song it’s Billy Holiday’s version.
@toddjackson51313 жыл бұрын
@@timmacsweet131 Seriously? You prefer her 1930's version to anybody elses? It sounds horrible to me.
@timmacsweet1313 жыл бұрын
@@toddjackson5131 well there’s no accounting for taste.
@highcurrent11253 жыл бұрын
RIP Janis! For me, this is one of the most heart felt, gut wrenching vocals in Rock history....never fails to sends chills to the back of my neck!
@delphi-moochymaker623 жыл бұрын
Pearl was her alter-ego. The performer. The flamboyant part of her.
@allanjuhl95743 жыл бұрын
My absolute all time favorite lyric is "I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday, to be holding Bobby's body next to mine."
@johndef50753 жыл бұрын
That is a 💎
@robny14613 жыл бұрын
It's "Rocker Women Wednesday" - let's do it every week.
@DENVEROUTDOORMAN3 жыл бұрын
Nope Neil Young forever
@donalddunlop4013 жыл бұрын
Her singing is deadly honest because she puts it all out there. They had a special crew that shoveled up all her guts off the stage after every performance.
@ethanwalmark56213 жыл бұрын
This song actually was released as a single after her death, and hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971.... WITH A BULLET!!
@piscator573 жыл бұрын
I would suggest Ball and Chain live at the Monterey Pop Festival next....
@raymondharris88143 жыл бұрын
I don't think they could handle it lol
@Drummingvulture3 жыл бұрын
The concert video version with Cass being blown away.
@robertlavorna29683 жыл бұрын
absolute goosebump moment listening and watching this.....great moment in rock/blues history!!!
@salinagrrrl693 жыл бұрын
I suggested that 1.5 yrs ago. Right now dozens of black youth reaction vids are digg'n on Janis.
@lordbyron62933 жыл бұрын
Best performance I've ever seen.
@dorian32603 жыл бұрын
Late one night in 1971, we were listening to a recorded Janis Joplin concert on the radio. She was doing her third encore when someone got on the PA and announced that the concert was over because the insurance company wouldn't take the liability. Janis got on the mic and said, "My friends and I are gonna party a little longer. If there are any problems, just send me the bill." She did another long set.
@jayedilts86123 жыл бұрын
Janis’ voice is so good I tend to forget how great the band is. Great reaction guys!
@davewhitehead51163 жыл бұрын
Kristofferson is known for his great lyrics. Many regard his “Sunday Mornin’ Comin’ Down” as his finest.
@idaduncan62603 жыл бұрын
Have you ever listen to Janice saying Mercedes Benz.It’s really interesting and I love it
@loosilu3 жыл бұрын
Great song.
@waynecox39583 жыл бұрын
Her finest moment
@CarltonNoles3 жыл бұрын
My fave by Janis
@seed_drill71353 жыл бұрын
While it's funny, it's a demo. She'd planned to add the band, but died beforehand.
@momastone3 жыл бұрын
This is the song I used to sing to my baby to put her to sleep. Classic.
@dmskon3 жыл бұрын
Patti Smith "Gloria" should be on the list.
@michaelkeefe84943 жыл бұрын
I agree but you should know, Gloria is a song Van Morrison wrote for the Them in the mid-60s... covered by pretty much everybody but Patti Smith's was truly unique.
@robertreichle13 жыл бұрын
There's a lot of Patti Smith that should be checked out.
@burmajones8033 жыл бұрын
Amen! Patti makes the tune her own. She and her band are ferocious on that entire Horses album.
@michaelkeefe84943 жыл бұрын
@@robertreichle1 I wish someone could do babelougue/rock and roll ni**a but too un-pc ..
@michaelkeefe84943 жыл бұрын
Lenny Kaye was a force of his own
@MrBuddybones3 жыл бұрын
The film “The Rose” was fiction, but also a thinly veiled biography of Janis. Great movie with a killer soundtrack.
@craenor2 жыл бұрын
I feel like the eponymous Bette Midler song that closes out the film doesn't get enough credit. It's a beautiful song.
@lloovvaallee3 жыл бұрын
"Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose" One of the greatest lines of all time.
@bethkoch113 жыл бұрын
The album Pearl was released after Janis died. There is a song on it called "Get It While You Can" that still gives me chills, in view of the fact that she sings these lyrics so soon before her death. And that song really showcases her vocals at their absolute best.
@patrickmichaelrosser62873 жыл бұрын
Seeing all the comments about Kris Kristopherson writing this, you guys should do a songwriters focus. Maybe play the original by the writer then the hit by the artist. Neil Diamond, Carol King, Joni Mitchel, Loggins and Messina. There's a ton of names that are known but people don't realize their songs are monster hits performed by others. Just a thought
@goreyfantod52133 жыл бұрын
That's a fantastic idea!
@lisamorrison21493 жыл бұрын
Great idea. Bob Dylan, Prince, Paul McCartney, the list goes on...
@RoseyPosey5453 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@lorib3603 жыл бұрын
Yes to the above, and add Lyle Lovett, Tom Waits, Rickie Lee Jones.
@DavidBrianPaley3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Feature George Harrison and compare as examples both Eric Clapton and Nina Simone doing their versions of George's song "Isn't it A Pity". It would be awesome.
@Sotto_3 жыл бұрын
This is when musicians and vocalists feel and read each other as they perform, and give a one of a kind performance each and every time. Janis begins telling her story, and her band listens to what she conveys and intuitively follows suit. Those are the most surprising and rewarding performances to watch or listen to because it takes you to a whole new level of understanding what makes the artist great.
@umpdaddy13 жыл бұрын
"Ball and Chain" live from the Monterey Pops Festival is where the fuse was lit for the sky rocket ride that ended with her untimely death just a few short years later. It's a chills inducing performance and well worth the time.
@GorillaMansoon3 жыл бұрын
Kris Kristofferson wrote this. He's wrote many a great songs. Check out "Sunday Morning Coming Down". It's a song I'm sure you can both relate to.
@jeannie1773 жыл бұрын
Next, completely different style: Linda Ronstadt, When Will I Be Loved. Amazing voice, catchy tune!
@jasonremy16273 жыл бұрын
She has so many good ones. "Silver Threads and Golden Needles", "Blue Bayou", and all the great cover songs she absolutely owns. Her version of Mike Nesmith's "Different Drum" is the definitive one, and her versions of Buddy Holly's "That'll Be The Day", The Eagles "Desperado" and Warren Zevon's "Carmelita" all compete with the originals. She sang pop, rock, country, opera, and owned ALL of them. She did those Spanish-language albums and they were great too. She's one of the all time greats.
@andyb79423 жыл бұрын
Great pick, Jeannie--recently read that her record company had a hard time deciding whether to release WWIBL or "You're No Good" for the first single (I actually think Andy & Alex should do that one first in part due to that timing). Also, WWIBL is so short (less than 2.5 minutes) that I think if they do a reaction to it, they should include "Willin'" because that is another one of her best songs, it's also quite short, it shows off one of her key traits (genre-hopping), and there is no gap between WWIBL and Willin on the album. Cheers!
@flyboy533 жыл бұрын
Linda was huge back in the day... not a songwriter, mostly covers, but she had an amazing voice!
@jeannie1773 жыл бұрын
@@jasonremy1627 All great songs! I didn't know Carmelita was a Zevon tune.
@jeannie1773 жыл бұрын
@@andyb7942 Yes!! They would both flip over Willin. WW is just one of my personal favs.....those beginning bass notes, her voice, backup vocals,....to me, it's a perfect song.
@alanl79183 жыл бұрын
I watch other first-time reaction videos, but none compare to you guys. I'm 62 y.o., and enjoy watching young folk react to music from my era. But its not just the reaction, but the musical knowledge, the breakdown of each aspect of the musicality that is so impressive. Others explain that they like a song...it made them feel something. You go far beyond and I LOVE IT!!!
@nicholasmckibbin15103 жыл бұрын
You guys are awesome. "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose" is such a cool lyric. Super stoked to hear that Joni Mitchell is coming up. Blue is one of my all-time favorite albums. California is great, Little Green is great, Case Of You is great, such a fantastic album. Court and spark is brilliant as well.
@er54063 жыл бұрын
The First Lady of Rock. Unbelievable pipes.
@ClayLoomis19583 жыл бұрын
First? I don't know. She's certainly ranked, but number one? Stevie Nicks, Ann Wilson, Tina Turner, Linda Ronstadt, and about a dozen others also have huge cred, and just about all of them have a larger body of work than Janis. It's all very subjective, of course, and everyone has their own opinion.
@er54063 жыл бұрын
@@ClayLoomis1958 Ask those ladies and see what they think. You might get a surprise.
@ClayLoomis19583 жыл бұрын
@@er5406 If I had the chance to speak to any of those women, I don't believe any of my questions would involve Janice. Again, that's just me.
@matthewdrake43853 жыл бұрын
I'd go with Tina more. Due to her having a longer career. Proud Mary is proof enough.
@e.jamesshepard71833 жыл бұрын
This song was written by Kris Kristofferson and performed originally by Roger Miller.
@CycolacFan3 жыл бұрын
And all three versions are excellent.
@dave123r3 жыл бұрын
Also performed by Gordon Lightfoot.
@df52953 жыл бұрын
And the Grateful Dead as a tribute to Janis who was friends with them.
@andrew3483 жыл бұрын
No one cares
@lakecrazy3 жыл бұрын
@@df5295 Bird Song...
@otisdylan95323 жыл бұрын
Gents, I'm glad that you'll be hearing Joni Mitchell, she's a great a songwriter, but the female artist that you should hear above all is Aretha Franklin, starting with "Respect", "Think", "Chain of Fools", or "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)".
@kimmycook26983 жыл бұрын
My beautiful Janice...her and Stevie Nicks are my heroes. She was such a beautiful soul.
@johnbagley993 жыл бұрын
She was making this album when she died. The band finished shining up their parts and put it to her vocals. Also you gotta see her live she’s even better. Way better
@aesculapius57303 жыл бұрын
It is unfortunate that she did not live to see the success of her rendition of this song. It was released posthumously in 1971 after her death in October 1970. It is one of only two posthumously released songs in history to reach #1 on the singles charts in the US.
@stevenashe89003 жыл бұрын
Good job analyzing the lyrics. For many years I have said if I had to pick a favorite song it would be this one. I think it’s still true.
@andyb79423 жыл бұрын
You need to hit the biggest female artist in the 1970s next - Linda Ronstadt and "You're No Good"
@matthewdrake43853 жыл бұрын
Good call.
@trinstar16563 жыл бұрын
YESSS
@christiedennis15413 жыл бұрын
Yes!
@cattlejax3 жыл бұрын
You guys should be drinking Janis' go-to Southern Comfort when reacting to her
@loosilu3 жыл бұрын
She drank so much Southern Comfort, the company gave her a fur coat.
@Gravyballs20113 жыл бұрын
Should be injecting heroin
@JenaOhJena3 жыл бұрын
@@Gravyballs2011 Totally unnecessary!
@sherryarflin7263 жыл бұрын
This is such a great song. It shows a different side of Janis and her vocals that we weren’t used to hearing. God, she was so good. Cry Baby , Ball and Chain, Live from the Monterey Pop Festival well worth he listen..
@randyhodges87823 жыл бұрын
Those lalala's will never leave you. Once you hear them, they are with you for life.
@NoBSchannel3133 жыл бұрын
'Move Over' by Janis is a banger.
@peterbarbera54853 жыл бұрын
Definitely! “Move Over” next.
@Zozo-K-3 жыл бұрын
Definitely!!
@GothicGhost173 жыл бұрын
Imma say it again: Wuthering Heights by Kate Bush. I think you guys will find it really interesting and have such a good discussion about it!
@ArildTorum3 жыл бұрын
Great song, and a tie-in to classic literature as well. Amazing that she was just 18 when she made that song!
@sukie5843 жыл бұрын
Red dress dance version.
@stevedahlberg8680 Жыл бұрын
The difference in production you are hearing is that the other one was with her earlier band, Big Brother and the holding company, which were wonderful because they were incredibly raw and psychedelic. But then I also love her later stuff with the Full Tilt Boogie band because of exactly the things you mentioned. It truly is the best of both worlds.
@USCanthony3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the best things in life are simple. The production of this song was not necessarily simple but the final product came off as simple. Just her voice and instruments coming in one by one. That is the best way to present her voice. It comes off as simple story telling but story telling with so much power to it.
@viclagina3473 жыл бұрын
When she starts scatting in any song is my favorite thing about JJ
@goreyfantod52133 жыл бұрын
Small note: the reference to a, "harpoon," is a harmonica.
@bretthardin92393 жыл бұрын
drug reference
@parsleyqueen3 жыл бұрын
@@bretthardin9239 harpoon=mouth harp=harmonica
@bretthardin92393 жыл бұрын
@@parsleyqueen harpoon hypodermic needle no one calls a harmonica a harpoon harpoons dont make music. .upside down world around here
@stevemercer69763 жыл бұрын
@@bretthardin9239 look at the original lyrics. The next line is "I was blowin' sad..." Nobody blows a hypodermic needle. Looks like Kristofferson needed a word longer than harp and shorter than harmonica so he made his own slang.
@williamlofthouse96913 жыл бұрын
Playing her harpoon while Bobby sang the blues. It's about music....not drugs idiot!
@gustavopanesso72973 жыл бұрын
AGAIN, SHE'S RELATING HER LIFE EXPERIENCES, THAT'S WHAT MAKES HER SONGS SOO POWERFUL.😘❤
@andychisarick687910 ай бұрын
Reminds me of Skynyrd in that way...
@proudarmymom86573 жыл бұрын
By the time this song came out which btw went to number 1 she was dead from a drug overdose she was only 27! She finally got a number one song and she didn’t live to see it which was such a tragedy because she had such a soulful voice which is why I absolutely love Janis Joplin!! Thank you for playing this!!
@patrickmichaelrosser62873 жыл бұрын
Cry Baby really shows off Janis's voice
@DavidB-22683 жыл бұрын
Especially the "Live in Toronto" video
@moxielouise1253 жыл бұрын
That song melts me every time...so good.
@DawnaJD3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree, so good.
@susanfontaine52143 жыл бұрын
YES YES 🙌!💕💕
@maryarawson79213 жыл бұрын
That’s a great song. She puts all her emotional energy into that one.
@Fuphyter3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to hear you're going to react to Joni Mitchell. She is an incredibly talented song writer, musician, singer and artist. Her lyrics are poetry and tell immersive stories. Bonnie Raitt is an amazing guitarist who doesn't get enough credit. I love her voice as well. She has played with Blues legends. I've seen her live 5 times, definately a fan.
@donnas24823 жыл бұрын
I do love me some Joni Mitchell lyrics. Was listening to All I Want this morning, and was still hearing new nuances after what, 1000+ listens in my lifetime? I personally think Help Me is pure pop perfection.
@pattyg84643 жыл бұрын
Just posted below about Bonnie Raitt before seeing your comment.. Love both Bonnie and Joni.
@KawaTony19643 жыл бұрын
Oh man - I love Joni Mitchell, too. Can't wait to hear which song you pick. She's very mellow - not alot of high energy songs - but beautiful songs with great lyrics. My favorites are "Chelsea Morning", "Both Sides Now", "Big Yellow Taxi", "Help Me", "Raised on Robbery" and "Free Man in Paris".
@alanmusicman33852 жыл бұрын
"Urge for Going" is a masterclass.
@johndoyle23977 ай бұрын
It's so great to hear young guys appreciate this music
@joeyrobison66293 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite song verses "Freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose".
@joannasunday3 жыл бұрын
Yep! I love that line, too.
@bobbyg71023 жыл бұрын
Kiki Dee - I've got the music in me ( studio version ). She showcases her pipes in this song which is a banger in its own right.
@matthewdrake43853 жыл бұрын
Janis was amazing in just a short period of time. Cry Baby, Piece of My Heart, Ball and Chain all are classic. Her earlier songs are more jazz based, but she is better known as a blues artist.
@alkronlage52363 жыл бұрын
Hey guys, women that can really rock also: Heart - "Crazy on you" and "Magic Man" Pat Benatar - "Heartbreaker" and "Promises in the Dark".
@ronaldbresselsmith19573 жыл бұрын
Video of Heart doing Stairway To Heaven. I cannot watch it without getting emotional.
@weedeater623 жыл бұрын
Bonnie Raitt "Runaway".
@AndrewLykins443 жыл бұрын
If you’re gonna do any more Janis Joplin you have to do “Summertime” or “Try”
@williambill51723 жыл бұрын
Kris wrote the song from the perspective of a drug user and Janis was way into heroin at the time - it fits..."I pulled my harpoon and my dirty red bandana" (my needle and where I keep my heroin bags)...they meshed - she was missed immediately when she died at 27 before this album (Pearl) was released. Great job, guys!
@lisamorrison21493 жыл бұрын
Yes, Kris had been in Vietnam and heroin was his escape for awhile...sadly, it was Janis's ultimate escape.
@jotoole1293 жыл бұрын
Um... I believe his harpoon was actually a harp (harmonica). “I pulled my old harpoon out of my dirty red bandana, and started blowing (playing) sad while Bobbie sang the blues...”
@ipsurvivor3 жыл бұрын
“Maybe” is an awesome song...doesn’t get much radio play but awesome. The organ and horn intro gets me every time...so chill and so warm at the same time.
@rickyrobertson80643 жыл бұрын
Haven't cried in decades, like when I heard it this time. We were getting over hearing she was gone before we heard THE SONG. LUV you guys.
@garykelly74223 жыл бұрын
Pat Benatar"hell is for children" is a must if you truly want to explore women in rock and roll. ☮️
@2869may3 жыл бұрын
Be a good little boy, and you'll get a new toy..... She had a few great songs, "Shadows Of The Night" is my fav.
@jaybengston11643 жыл бұрын
Agree! Maybe that shouldn't be the first PB reaction they do, though.
@calgaryjimbo3 жыл бұрын
I think "You Better Run" would be the worthy first cut for Pat Benatar. If it was good enough to be the 2nd video ever to play on MTV, it's good enough for A&A. :) But "Hell is for Children" is a killer song, no doubt.
@spicy3213 жыл бұрын
I’ve suggested this before. Treat Me Right and You Better Run would be a good listen as well.
@stevewynter45193 жыл бұрын
I agree, also some of her early covers like Heartbreaker and No you dont and my favorite PROMISES IN THE DARK, classic rock guys
@RobtBlond3 жыл бұрын
Probably mentioned somewhere else in the comments already, but... He didn't leave her, Alex, she left him. She sings "He's looking for a home and I hope he finds it." He wanted to settle down, she wanted to stay free. Now she's free, and has nothing left to lose. Awesome song, guys, thanks. Now play some more punk.
@foursticks1003 жыл бұрын
Gotta love the dynamics of all the musicians in the band Great guitar lick came out of nowhere near the end of the track Think most of the band are from my country Canada 🇨🇦 🍁 Funny watching A & A doing the bobble head groove too
@bostonwhofan3 жыл бұрын
Watching this video brought back a very pleasant memory. It was either the late 80's or early 90's when I was on a business trip in Sunnyvale, California. It was actually a training class and the instructor invited all of the students (10 of us or so) to his house on the Thursday night before the last day of the class on Friday. His house was on a hillside overlooking San Francisco Bay. We were grilling and drinking beer and wine on his patio and he broke out a couple of acoustic guitars. I was familiar with Me and Bobby McGee but wasn't too into it at that point. But the instructor taught me the rhythm while he took the lead and he sang the lyrics to this great song. His wife then started jamming on the piano and everybody there got into it as we got wasted as all hell. Have loved this song ever since!
@RevDrKillJoy3 жыл бұрын
Also, her cover of "Summertime" is in the top 3 versions of that song.
@sjw57973 жыл бұрын
Try Angelina Jordan's cover. A child prodigy on par with Mozart in terms of sheer musical genius at an astoundingly young age.
@careym39013 жыл бұрын
Bobby can be male or female, This was written by Kris Kristofferson who was dating Janis at the time. Kris says she recorded this song and he was unaware of it at the time, but when he heard the Demo after she had died he was blown away & he knew it was going to be huge. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWqlqKKDp7p0jrM
@edford16933 жыл бұрын
I was going to suggest that they look up the video of the story behind the song. Kris had a hard time talking about when he 1st heard her recording after hearing of her death.
@thorsluter78353 жыл бұрын
Most people today know Kris as an actor, but he was a great singer songwriter back in the 60's and 70's. I know it's outside the genre that A & A explore,, but would love to see a reaction to Kris singing "Sunday Morning Coming Down." I love Johnny Cash's cover, but there's something about the way Kris sings it.
@vitodepietro60203 жыл бұрын
Definitely check out Beth Hart covering Etta James', I'd rather go blind, with guitar great Joe Bonamassa
@marcanglin71273 жыл бұрын
Off the charts good. Beth is great, and Beth and Joe together are the bomb.
@lesliesylvan3 жыл бұрын
Etta James. Oh yeah!
@joshuayeager36863 жыл бұрын
Please. And her song, “Am I The One”. The live version is available online as well. The best version by far
@HappyOne33 жыл бұрын
Gotta do Janis Joplin “ Ball and Chain at Monterey Pop Festival “ gotta be the Monterey festival
@lanzknecht85993 жыл бұрын
You guys are great: laid back with a drink in the hand and listening to the pearls of rock and pop music. Keep on the good work!
@RADThird13 жыл бұрын
Joni...."Coyote" with the immortal Jaco Pastorious on bass
@michaelmalone30893 жыл бұрын
Nice 👌
@rogerpitcher65403 жыл бұрын
The live version.
@scifimonkey33 жыл бұрын
The whole Hejira album is dope! My fave is Black Crow with more Jaco
@parsleyqueen3 жыл бұрын
I hope when they get to Joni they do "Coyote." But what do you want to bet that it'll be "Big Yellow Taxi"?
@michaelmalone30893 жыл бұрын
@@parsleyqueen probably right ✅
@zogger52813 жыл бұрын
"freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose." Also implies that when you are completely free in your life, you have discarded everything so there is nothing to lose.
@williammaddox333918 сағат бұрын
The record came out after Janis died. "Piece of My Heart" was released about 2 years earlier and was recorded with a different band.
@tymmgwayn3023 жыл бұрын
Guys... I just found you, like thirty minutes ago~~ your reaction to "The Boxer". I grew up on this song. One of my all time favourite songs ever! Janis Joplin was a goddess! I like that you two appreciate her genius. I've subbed and look forward to binge watching your reactions! Keep it all up.
@TheBham543 жыл бұрын
Great pick, glad to see you playing someone "women of R&R." You mentioned Joni Mitchell, I would also suggest Bonnie Raitt, great singer/slide guitar player. Maybe "Bluebird" or "I Thought I Was A Child." Can't go wrong with Bonnie.
@jlsagely68923 жыл бұрын
Kristofferson...This, is an “S”. Period.
@briarpatch7203 жыл бұрын
A few more favorites from janis would be "move over", "mercedes benz" and "try just a little bit harder". Don't forget her performance at woodstock. legendary.
@patriciagoodwin19223 жыл бұрын
You have hit the jackpot!! Janis, omg epic!! Thank you for listening, forever eternal, miss her so much.
@greypossum13 жыл бұрын
This was after "Piece of my Heart". This was a matter of months prior to her passing.
@zappafan-eu4wp3 жыл бұрын
You guys really should look into some early Robert Palmer "Sailin' Shoes-Hey Julia-Sneaking Sally through the alley". This is a great trio of songs. 9 minutes of studio bliss
@quarterfriedwithdirtyrice81083 жыл бұрын
I've been missing out on your channel for a bit and this fantastic song is what I returned to! Love the way the A&A Freedom Shack is evolving too!
@adolfomcasasjr46683 жыл бұрын
Her first public appearance the 1967 Monterey Music festival. The song Ball and Chain. That voice. A star was born.