Bonnie Raitt - Burning Down The House

Music video by Bonnie Raitt performing Burning Down The House. (P) (C) 2010 Capitol Records, LLC. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable laws. Manufactured by Capitol Catalog, 1750 North Vine Street, Hollywood, CA 90028.

[@kinseymilkbone]

How many times have watched an artist and you thought, Jeez I wished they'd taken a longer solo!

[@juliocesarpereira4325]

Wow! I'm speechless! As a Talking Heads-head, I can only say that Bonnie Raitt is killing!

[@skydog757]

I have yet to hear a Bonnie Raitt song that feels forced; she chooses her material well and brings her own thing to each. She is one of the best live performers that I have ever seen; very genuine and speaks to the audience at length. You're not just watching her, you're spending time with her.

[@stevengrinold3203]

Great comment. I agree she is a true pro and knows how to choose her material well - and then does it her way. A national treasure!

[@johncook7281]

Sounds like time well spent

[@oldfisherman5112]

Back in the mid 70's we went to see her at an outdoor venue. Asleep at the wheel was supposed to open but their bus broke down. Bonnie said ' no worries ' I'll fill their slot and she played for close to 3 hours.

[@larshansson6642]

Nu och m

[@nancybellar3250]

​@@stevengrinold3203 best performances I have ever seen live

[@pestman38]

Bonnie slays anything she does. Love her stuff.

[@buckschroots6133]

A hell of a woman!

[@patriciaspires5450]

Yes she doesr

[@railtruckdriver853]

she OWNED this song/she SLAYED this song!

[@markkelley7084]

Saw her Memphis couple of years ago, She’s something else.

[@tinamarief51]

My absolute favorite female artist Been a fan 45 yrs and still going strong Saw BR 2 yrs ago and she rocked the house Rock on Bonnie ❤️🎶🤘🎸☮️

[@cheesy6516]

Never thought I’d find Bonnie covering Heads. What a lovely surprise.

[@ChitFromChinola]

Wow, that band is tight !! Love the drum fills. Would’ve never put that song on a Bonnie Raitt set list . . . but she rocked it!!

[@greenbudkelly2820]

You summed it up

[@mikeshaffer4912]

I heard her and the band play this on the tour they were on when this concert was recorded in 1995. I laughed and cheered when they started the intro for this. They crushed it playing this song!

[@nealzo007]

Bonnie Raitt wins the award for best cover of this awesome song!

[@eugenewardjr.3506]

Bonnie is in a category all her own. No one else has that something special that she has about everything she does and is. She is the ultimate real deal

[@charlainehiggins2514]

Eugene Ward,Jr. p

[@Cerph]

She's givin' you somthin' to talk about.

[@travisbaxter6597]

ok @@Cerph

[@kennethskaggs2367]

I heard this version over twenty years ago. She just tears it up ! Known for years that Bonnie can kick major ass !

[@Bird19607]

yessir

[@gailrobinson3168]

Bonnie Raitt IS the undisputed queen of Rock and Blues ‼️ Love her with all of my Rock and Roll heart ❣️

[@DaveBassDotCom]

Now here's a REAL musician - sings AND plays the hell out of that guitar - and with a slide strapped to her hand as well!

[@TincupPgh]

Bonnie Raitt is the first lady of blues. She has done rock, jazz, r&b and put her unique touch on each. To any lunatic who detracts from this song, shame you just don't "get it." Move over and let the rest of us who do enjoy.

[@MrChristopher1957]

Late 1990s. The day that Bonnie was inducted onto the Rock Walk at GC Hollywood, she arrived by herself with no fanfare at the backdoor. I was working for GCM at the time and had taken the day off to come up for the ceremony from The OC. I remember the door guy in back was flabbergasted and being a professional diva wrangler, I immediately took her in hand without thinking twice. She's a joyous kitten to deal with! Bonnie paused to ask my wife how her make-up and hair looked, the two conspired for a moment in the hallway and decided Bonnie looked absolutely mah-ve-lous. I asked her where specifically she needed to be and we huddled for a few seconds to look through the mania on the back area and the old vintage room at GC Hollywood...now gone. Once we determined where she needed to be and who she needed to connect with, I took her by the hand and off through the crowd we went. We had to weave through a tightly packed party atmosphere and I turned her over to the guys who would be making the safety copy of her hand prints in cement. (Yes...they do it twice. The first is done and stored in case something happens to the one that the public sees.) It was quite a day and Sunset was shut down in front of GC as Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker and Buddy Guy were all inducted that day. It was packed.

[@ronlevenberg2985]

Bonnie Raitt covered Burning Down The House at Lincoln Center Out Of Doors (Damrosch Park) tonight - 8/13/17, She and her band really rocked and crowds couldn't help but get out in the aisles to dance!

[@strathbrock]

Saw her in Glasgow last night as part of the James Taylor tour. Both she and James were on absolutely top form. She played this. She's brilliant and her band are fantastic. If this tour is coming anywhere near you, see it. It's brilliant. Christ! I love great rock guitar bands.

[@honest-joebrown4949]

well well wel wee glasgow chef her has cooked for the band when they appear here and let me say what a wee darli she is to deal with fab x

[@caj1119]

If Talking Heads didn't appreciate Bonnie's amazing voice singing their song, I'm sure they appreciated the extra royalties

[@steveowen7475]

SIMPLY IN AN EFFORTLESS CLASS OF HER OWN THE BEST SLIDE GUITARIST. .....PERIOD

[@xtop23]

Great cover. Bonnie always appears effortless when she plays.

[@luciannicholson8994]

xtop23 she rules the stage.

[@lauralaura5611]

No one comes close, and never will--she is in a class by herself. Luv, luv, luv her music.

[@jakejohansen1889]

Susan Tedeschi is an even better singer & guitar player with a better band to boot (TedeschiTrucksBand).

[@johnjackle9509]

@@jakejohansen1889 Well JJ it’s not a competition. You might prefer one over the other, but that’s just you. I love ‘em both and I listen to TTB’s Tiny Desk Concert almost everyday. Bonnie is my favorite though. Doesn’t mean she’s “better”

[@enioguare9760]

Bonnie Raitt does a darn good job with this song! Great cover. Bonnie always appears effortless when she plays. One word Talented. Bonnie let's her talent do the talking .

[@harrietnix6396]

I never fail to crank up Bonnie's videos and CDs ! She's STILL tearing it up ! ( she and I are about the same age.) Love it ! Ladies can out rock the guys sometimes !

[@howardmiller8012]

one of my favorite live performances by Ms Raitt is in the tribute Blue Bayou to Linda Ronstadt, with Emmy Lou Harris and Carrie Underwood. Underwood has the loudest pipes to be sure, but Bonnie and Emmy Lou gave master classes in phrasing, putting us ON that blue bayou with them, embracing the rising sun they have missed so long. Carrie could learn from them

[@williammarotz7406]

Bonnie's catalogue contains messages relevant, visionary and so very fine in fact . . .

[@pattidavis470]

Saw here in Melbourne, Florida She Rocked the house!!!!!!!

[@torchbearer96]

I have been listening to Bonnie since junior high school, back in Mpls 1970's. So glad that she was the musical soundtrack of my life! She made my trips around the sun so much greater...and we ain't finished yet. See ya on the 14th in St Augustine, Fla.🎸

[@GustavoIzurieta]

Bonnie Raitt! Bunch of Talent and groove!!! salutes from Costa Rica !!!!

[@gabrielaborges6770]

Bonnie surely can rock! Outstanding cover! am i the only one who wants her to record this song with her voice ,i love this version !

[@lincolnparc8897]

Phenomenal! She's always giving us something to talk about!🎸🎵♥️

[@MZZR2U]

Bonnie recorded a blues song with a dear friend of mine out of Chicago quite a few years back, she is one awesome lady.

[@judithmagill229]

She also had an older black man named Charles Brown play with her that night after SRV died. By chance have you heard of him?

[@MZZR2U]

+Judith Magill I have not heard of him, but the person I know have since passed away, his name was AC Reed a saxaphonist, title of one of his albums was These Blues are Killing Me.

[@mikeshaffer4912]

​@@judithmagill229Charles and Ruth Brown both opened for her band on the tour this show was taken from.

[@railtruckdriver853]

massive props and massive respect being sent to the entire band for OWNING this song with Miss Raitt! KILLING IT ROCKING IT!

[@davidsparks6146]

LOVE this woman! My cover band does love letter. Had no idea she would do a Talking Heads tune - her slide is so smooth and makes it her own! She is on my bucket list to go see and meet.

[@mayemcdonald4392]

Bonnie blue this song rocks. I love it and listen to it all the time. I'll never forget seeing you play live in Vancouver solo and then along with The Rolling Stones. Keep playing them there guitars. Love you endlessly. Cheers to magic and innocence always.

[@paulurzua9079]

Never heard of bonnie until last yr...she is one talented women...

[@paulurzua9079]

she hecka cool

[@srepkie]

Are you kidding me? WOW, this is great. Great song that Bonnie made all her own. Nice, real nice!

[@billpholde4816]

She's an artist. Took it and made it her own.

[@missinglowell]

AMAZING ~ she just brings it HOME!!!!! breathing some fire into a GREAT song - while still staying true to it's original energy ~ ~ this is just pure genius, as far as I'm concerned. It takes a PRO to master the rules so well that you can bend them inside out and bring people to their feet while you're doin it ~ Bonnie, keep on doin' what you're doin' for MANY more years!!! ♥

[@CarolinaBeachcomber]

This song carried me all the way from Butte to Bozeman once when I was driving at night, dog tired. I played it LOUD. "Road Tested" more than once, for many miles., so much more effective than caffeine.

[@EnricoMeloni]

What a performance!!!! the vocals, the slide guitar...incredible!

[@mercymakepeace3447]

Oh my goodness! What an awesome cover of one of the coolest songs of the 1980s!

[@1122shelli]

You rock that song Bonnie!!

[@FurtherReview]

I had the same reaction. I can see why many in the audience were on their feet, groovin' to Bonnie's guitar licks. In all honesty, the first time I heard her version of this song, I started out thinking, "This isn't a Bonnie Raitt song" ... for about 10 seconds! By the end of it I liked her energetic take on it as well as the original, and in some ways more.

[@cward970]

MS BONNIE IS A ROCK STAR

[@nancyswann9954]

She's been my favorite singer since 1974!! She is the best!!

[@amandasweat41872]

So burning down the house is now the best blues song . Talking Heads Rule and all Smiles are in the house

[@Palamas1359]

Huge Talking Heads fan here. This is a version that does the Heads proud! Brilliant, Bonnie!

[@ultimobile]

I like the way she fingerpicks the Fender - and then pulls out the slide - orright !!

[@motherdear3733]

I've loved Bonnie since 1970 and saw her live in Milwaukee the night Stevie Ray Vaughn died. She's been to his concert the night before (he was playing two dates at Alpine Valley,) she mentioned how good the show was and as she left after her encore his helicopter went down

[@kbbpll7338]

She really wails on the slide guitar, I just wish there was more of it.

[@melissahouston8466]

There is no one like Bonnie Raitt! I adore this lady! I belonged to a women's acapella group and we sang some of Bonnie's hits. She is an absolute favorite! My opening farewell by Jackson Brown, performed by Bonnie will live in my soul forever!

[@nedmiller55]

They sang that together in this concert. There's a video of it too. Stunning rendition, with Bonnie singing lead and Jackson harmonizing.

[@samanthasmithmusic6791]

I agree! Has always kicked butt!!

[@lizkuhne2772]

Bonnie Riatt is a Legend, GREAT ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@pgp94]

She did this last night in Bozeman, Montana and the house was a rockin!

[@JeffreyBayonnePosey]

The Queen of Blues Pop!

[@f2utonejunky385]

Bonnie has such a presents. She is multilayered and so Beutimus. I can't get enough of her and all the other special guests. Love you Babe... .

[@peterbfield]

Wow! Great to see Bonnie doing this hot song. Great to see her anytime anyplace, in fact.

[@johnnieguitar5724]

Always loved her slide guitar technique: never frantic , always laid back and somtimes tantalizingly s l o w ..,. Masterful!

[@beben-i6s]

Michelle beautiful song 😍😍😍

[@johnclites2286]

I wouldn't have imagined Bonnie Raitt covering this song, but I like her rendition, and damn she looks like she's having fun!

[@jacklinonis3719]

Love me some Bonnie Raitt!! Like to hear her cover some old Allman Brothers tunes!!!

[@juliecorliss2850]

Please, please, please, Bonnie Raitt, come back to Kansas City, Mo. I love ❤️ your music!!!!!!!

[@FurtherReview]

Love the little smile at 1:52 and the emphatic guitar move at 3:27 to end the song. Great to see an artist who genuinely enjoys her work and gives the audience their money's worth -- and then some.

[@bryanupchurch6945]

Byrne and bonnie go way back to small clubs in New York city. And of course Bonnie tears it up with her slide guitar.

[@BreadLightPray_EWFMgtr]

Bonnie Raitt is so dang electric ! man I love her style !!

[@lisavance9750]

Woah!!!!! 💨✌️🦋🙏🏾🎶😎

[@DaddyyCrab]

That voice. The way it carries

[@joycejohnson7164]

Love that she chose this one to cover. Unexpected but wonderful.

[@mentalframer]

What a cover, superb. Am feeling good Bonnie!!

[@soaringvulture]

Just an ordinary girl burning down the house with her voice and guitar.

[@robertsimpson9403]

OMG this is awesome, had no idea she was this great

[@garimiahdabullfrog]

You and I can ignite a flame that will be 'Burning Down The House' Show'em how it's done, Bonnie

[@DrJohn493]

This version has to put a smile on David Byrne's face, least it does mine.

[@troydouglas4193]

It is kind of how it SHOULD be done.

[@Bird19607]

Love, love, love!

[@lindapoole6046]

Bonnie Raitt does a darn good job with this song!

[@renger29]

WOW, watch those rhythm section and Bongo woman!!!. This is music. Beat it and hit the Slide, Bonnie !!

[@howardlovecraft750]

She's one of the most talented artist in the world today.

[@themysticmuse1111]

Rock on my friend. Rock on.

[@Broatch6]

♥️ Bonnie

[@lylewright9363]

Indeed she does.

[@sfdungeon]

Y E S ssss !

[@elkabong6429]

I never knew she covered this Talking Heads song! Awesomely done!

[@losttango]

Wow. How can one person be so beautiful AND so talented both as a singer and guitarist? Seems unfair somehow 😉.

[@edyswitarto413]

Bonnie... The Best performance.. ✌

[@gwynenglishnielsen8596]

Bonnie is a great vocalist and also a wonderful guitarist. She is an inspiration for me and other singer-songwriters who strive to be as good as she is.

[@jlt2693]

Bonnie Raitt is cool.

[@gleanerman2195]

Never can get enough of Bobbie, Bonnie would you like to go out sometime?

[@jeffreydelallo7311]

Bonnie just ooses sexiness

[@JeffreyBayonnePosey]

And a hella guitar playa!!

[@mapsan1]

Just great!

[@michealabbott3691]

Hot bonnie hott

[@shawmcgee1531]

Ms Raitt make it look so easy.

[@bobsteudler1784]

KILLER COVER!

[@grannysmith2924]

am i the only one who wants her to record this song with her voice ,i love this version !

[@luciannicholson8994]

Granny Smith I have always loved her version. Her whole stage presence and slide playing just knocks me out.

[@johndhom3472]

Granny Smith yes please

[@lesfreligh4139]

It's on disc 2 of Road Tested, 1995 - both discs are just as good as this ! ! !

[@michaelikomike]

Granny Smith no you are not the only person. Let’s start a petition!

[@drcornnipplesyohanson3661]

Granny Smith yes ,yes u are

[@cullisheerfrost1494]

love it.

[@cward970]

I LOVE MS BONNIE

[@makissoflife]

Bonnie surely can rock! Outstanding cover!

[@rossanamichelino6454]

Che bella voce, anche il ritmo niente male, la canzone è molto bella ❤

[@rarerecordreporter]

Bonny Parton? Dolly Raitt? Bonny Raitt’s the realdeal!

[@williamdobrow3167]

She Kilz It -As Usual, Right? It was pretty cool when I saw her at an outdoor show in Bmo in 2016. The Intro was kinda subtle and not many others in the crowd, knew what it was going to be. The place exploded when she lit it up with her slide. LOVED It!

[@gabriel51366]

Damn, she still looks and sounds good !!

[@steveowen7475]

Laura...... beautifully put