Concrete Blonde - Heal It Up

Concrete Blonde - Heal It Up from Mexican Moon (1993)
Johnette Napolitano - Bass, Vocals
James Mankey - Guitar
Paul Thompson - Drums

[@dadadruma]

Why this band wasn't bigger than it was drives me NUTS trying to figure that answer out! One of the MOST underrated and underappreciated bands of all time

[@malus.8833]

I just find out today, a friend of mine give me the name, I search for this band so many years!!! Yeahhhhh ✌✌✌ agree with you!!!!

[@googoo6077]

This band was huge in the 90's. You're just too young to remember.

[@dagnabbit6187]

@@googoo6077 Late 80s , early 90s Saw them live and it wasn't in big Venue which is what they deserved , They had some success but they weren't as big as they should have been . Like Superstar status like one of their mentors , Michael Stipe and his band REM.

[@adamturner1563]

Keep em our secret, the dead head masses didnt deserve them anyway! ... (to strong to be manipulated by paper dietys (money) .. ✊

[@adamturner1563]

Thanks mariah, you are a total legend 👍🔱!! ...

[@gregr6829]

One of the greatest rock vocal performances ever! Johnette is unique and amazing. 🙂

[@GE071039]

Agree 100%

[@MrPresley1973]

Her voice....I mean...c'mon. It should be classified as one of the wonders of the world.

[@jimdavis581]

The best for sure.

[@TheStuport]

Pipes indeed.....She delivers The Cords

[@DrewTownson66]

Amazing lyrics too.

[@julianaalber2181]

Drew Townson Their lyrics are sheer poetry. This band is kinda Ike a best kept secret, everyone I've ever turned onto Concrete Blonde have become another fan

[@DumpTrump4TRE45ON]

I have seen her in concert and it sounds just as good live, no special effects.

[@Jackrabbit_Slim]

One of the most underrated vocalists in one of the most underrated bands of all time. So love these guys for years.

[@dnickyjd]

You hit it right on the head.

[@createsource]

@@dnickyjd Word.

[@ruthann1127]

Well said

[@tonybowen5099]

You sir know your music. My thoughts exactly 💯

[@davidvogel9941]

There were some really idiotic criticisms of the band and Johnette back in the day. I think it irritated critics that she was hard to pigeon-hole.

[@GlassGhost74]

The way she is reverberating her voice in the chorus saying heal it up is beyond words! It's one of the coolest things I've ever heard anyone do with their voice in any song ever of all time!

[@theloner6063]

Try Siouxsie and the Banshees - Cities in Dust

[@gypsylee73]

Listen to the acoustic version of Joey ☺️ kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYCmq41pntVpjac

[@paulmontgomery4212]

Johnette’s voice is a powerhouse! I love it. She doesn’t sound like a Disney character or prepubescent like today’s female singers do. This is a woman.

[@Cavokflying]

she has a set of pipes, for sure

[@mantay2065]

Love this comment 👍 Can’t listen to most female singers these days

[@zord4060]

A beast for sure ! if you know what I mean :D

[@moobutt]

Reminds me a lot of Ann Wilson

[@croonologist]

right!

[@TheREALJosephTurner]

I remember when this song first came out. My friends and I were in awe of how long she could sustain on one breath. It kinda became a party tradition to blast this song and attempt to sing along without running out of breath. We normally never made it, but we never grew tired of playing this awesome song 20 times in a row!

[@thecontinental11]

The genuine article. What you see is what you get. Not selling any fantasies or dreams, just being herself. You can not give any more than that! Thank you, Johnette for bringing joy to so many of us!

[@randomng2588]

Johnette was smoking HOT in this clip. And as other people said: this band is underrated, even today it should be better known.

[@YessssssHazel]

Concrete Blonde will go down as one of the most overlooked bands to ever exist. This band should’ve been HUGE and should’ve had a massive career. Someone dropped the ball on this one big time. She’s absolutely stunning.

[@lcaroletaylor5006]

one of the greatest female rockers eveeeeer

[@CyndyNeg]

why isn't she/them in the rock and roll hall of fame? they are truly one of the best bands ever and still play!

[@riverforest2997]

CyndyNeg I don't know. Likely because they were truly Alternative, flying under the mainstream radar.

[@scottturner4942]

Why hasn't anyone done a documentary on this amazing band? Greatest female singer, hands down

[@Xenapage]

I also love that Johnette has not screwed up her face with plastic surgery - she looks like a woman who has lived and she is beautiful. I saw her 2 nights ago in Portland - her voice still moves me to tears.

[@cynthiamadrid1430]

Nice comment, more women Need to hear people like you Its ok to grow old...

[@theanunakian64]

I found this band at 13, and for almost 30 years after i've at least listened to one of their songs everyday since. And I will continue to my dying day. To me there will never be a better vocalist, male or female.

[@whitesakura7799]

I agree. We didn't know how lucky we were to have her in our teen years.

[@peterchenoweth6696]

Amen....

[@xandeaugusto7664]

Include me in this👊

[@fcanatto]

Marc, we have something in common.

[@Glock111]

@@whitesakura7799 Hi there

[@cgillit]

I remember watching them perform this song live on one of the late night talk shows (Letterman, I think) and Johnette was singing and playing bass like she was possessed. Like an animal that had just been released for its cage. It was rock n roll fury and passion at it's finest. I hope some day it finds its way onto KZbin.

[@andrestamayo6509]

I've been listening to music, for, going on...50 years now. Country, Rock, Disco, R&B, Punk...everything. This band, her singing and song craftsmanship...was always some of THEE best that I've ever heard. Her vocals style, which could be supremely powerful and gritty(This song), could then be matched with a silky, vulnerability, like in "Caroline". It truly has always made me sad, that the public never fully appreciated this group and Johnette, for the greatness and musical purity that they crafted. This, coming from someone who listens to everything from Frank Sinatra, to "Emerson, Lake and Palmer." Concrete Blonde...They stand tall, before most others.

[@ChickyParm1972]

Awesome comment!! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@deancaron988]

Well said and true my friend

[@mryan8876]

I saw THEM open for Sting in Worcester. Saw the MM show, in a full on 'Noreaster, on Lansdowne St, and finally got to meet HER in P&T at the Middle East. She tops my list of superior musicians. And Russ, if you read this, that night you made it in the snow storm for the MM show remains one of my all time favorite musical memories. I play Mexican Moon often, and always remember that night. But I miss you.

[@chickenblaster]

This song is such an under-rated gem!! Love her writing!!

[@ivanjamieson5644]

+Michael Bernier She's great but I don't think she wrote this one.

[@ozziepete55]

I just love this band. Their music is just so captivating. The vocals are just perfect. I just love hearing this beautiful lady sing. As for the guitarist & percussion just out of this world. Why oh why are they not at the top of the ladder??????

[@honey334]

this woman has the most amazing voice ever..this is my favorite song of Concrete Blonde..just amazing!! love it a million times

[@apemellowman]

My fave track from one of the all time underrated bands.I get goosebumps every single tie i hear this.

[@apemellowman]

+apemellowman *time*

[@TheLarsonmanor]

+apemellowman Ditto on the goosebumps.

[@KWizard__]

Her vocals are so unique and the range is unbelievable!

[@trapper439]

I remembered Concrete Blonde as a very good band. I've spent the last hour listening to them and they're absolutely magnificent. Kudos to my younger self, you had good taste in music, son.

[@marshmellowsubmarine]

so good!!!!!!!!!! she's definitely one of the best female vocals ever

[@MoiraRussell]

What a voice. What a woman.

[@garbagegirl42069]

johnette is a freaking GODDESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@marianitabermudez5966]

Johnette Napolitano

[@TheElvis156]

Their songs NEVER get old. Timeless, emotive,powerful. Period. Mexican Moon tour-Denver Colorado.....awesome and unforgettable!

[@rb-nl2oz]

At the Paramount. I was so impressed when she sang this half way through the concert.

[@gabriellechanel57]

Hit da Minha adolescência em São Paulo SP Era 1993, zona norte, Eu com 14 aninhos voltando a pé da escola ouvindo CONCRETE BLONDE na fita K7 no meu walkman amarelo da Sony.....🥰

[@avilaluciano]

❤

[@Oicram79]

Nessa época eu assistia esse clip no programa Clip Trip...passava direto. Boas lembranças.

[@gabriellechanel57]

@@Oicram79 clip trip da TV Gazeta! 😄😍

[@Oicram79]

@@gabriellechanel57 Isso mesmo kkk era muito legal.

[@lauracastronuovo8608]

@@Oicram79 Verdade!!!! Lembro disso como se fosse ontem. Que saudades!

[@DoctorZ400]

Was listening to Concrete Blonde earlier in the year & said to my other half I wish they would reform & come to Australia as I would so love to see them.......... Well sometimes wishes do come true...... They are playing in Brisbane on 19th November & I get to see them live............. Yeeebloody haaaa!!!!!!!!!!!! Life just got AWESOME!!!

[@LincolnFStern]

Saw her live in the 90s. Recordings do not do her justice. She's the most powerful live singer I've ever heard outside of opera singers. And she has 99% of them beat as well.

[@Skytrooper82d]

A powerful, multi-range voice, sultry good looks, Johnette's got it all. She rules! thx 4 posting!

[@06ruiz]

THIS NOT ONLY MAKES ME FEEL ALIVE, IT MAKES ME FEEL EMPOWERED, even though we all know we are powerless..... america needs a wakeup call. Revolution be thy name!!

[@carol563110]

I THINK jOHNETTE IS TOTALLY AMAZING.....SHE POURS HER ALL INTO THIS SONG....AND SUCH A BEAUTIFUL VOICE, MIXTURE OF ANGER AND PASSION COMBINED!!

[@DonavanDarius]

Saw her at the Boathouse in Norfolk, VA around 1990...her voice was so amazing live I had tears

[@holesnipe]

+Donavan Darius I was at that concert too.

[@jmdurant2000]

I was there, too. One of the best shows I ever saw.

[@DonavanDarius]

+jmdurant2000 such an ethereal experience. Her voice is mesmerizing

[@croonologist]

My God, the voice and the drumming (that snare), 20 years after this is the song I'm playing over and over...

[@RicciDiLeo]

She has one of the most heart wrenching voices ever. You can actually feel the pain in her voice. She put out incredible music but never recognized for the incredible talent she is. God is a bullet, Joey, Caroline etc etc.

[@frmarine]

Johnette has one of the most POWERFUL voices EVER in rock & roll! One of the GREATEST female voices ever!

[@vanessamorais381]

Feeling the fire Under my feet I was a liar You were a cheat Playing with knives We were cut close to home Close to the bone You're so alone Something to have Something to hold Something to share So I've been told Deep in your eyes You're one hundred years old Cause the years have not been Kind to you, you know Heal it up Heal it up Heal it up. Feeling the pinch Feeling the hole Feeling the void Deep in my soul Feeling my feelings So out of control Cause the years have not been Kind to me, I know Heal it up Heal it up Heal it up

[@pouchfreeman]

a work buddy turned me on to Concrete Blonde and said all their CD's are good except for Mexican Moon. He said MM was over-produced and they were selling out. Mexican Moon turned out to be my favorite Concrete Blonde CD. To each his own.

[@pouchfreeman]

***** amen,brother

[@zstevens7]

Haha, Concrete Blonde? Selling out? How exactly could they do that?

[@pouchfreeman]

zstevens7 good point.

[@zstevens7]

It's a tossup, Moonpie. Keep a brilliant band to yourself, or hope they sell a bunch of records. I've been a monster fan since '89. In the closet I want it to spread like religion!

[@MrSonicsez]

Mexican Moon is my favorite.

[@dgoss1966]

Her voice is astonishing. Not merely the pitch or the power, but how she controls it. There are lots of singers out there who are technically solid, but somehow lack substance. Johnette has one of those rare voices that transcend the norm and become something greater than the sum of the parts. I could listen to this woman sing all day long and I'd STILL be finding new subtleties and nuances. Oh yeah...her lyrics are pretty damn good too...

[@cellblock21]

that's my J-Bird... when i hear this voice i can't help the tears that form. i think that is joy? just emotion. thank you for singing to us, Johnette. blesses.

[@jnilvr]

Couldn't agrree with all of you more! Underrated and missed and this song..it will stay with you for life. A masterpiece.

[@Argeaux2]

I saw Concrete Blonde live only knowing the song Joey. I went out the next day and bought every piece of music they had ever made. The clip is as amazing as this song. Thanks for sharing it with us. :0)

[@waltermameli2026]

Good song, good band and amazing voice.....Johnette Napolitano.....Concrete Blonde.....

[@jasonwarlond7388]

Agree with GrayNeko. Best song in a line up of great songs from Concrete Blonde. Stunning vocals .. and everything else.

[@snakeplissken5493]

Insulting to mention American Idol on anything Johnette sings, but none of that reality crap stuff could hold a candle to this. RIP real music.

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Imagine waking up and having a voice like hers. What would you do? I think I'd eventually go insane. She did great with it while never selling out.

[@HannahCope88]

@TheArtofGuitar I wish so bad that I had a voice even half as good as hers. Her voice is just pure emotional magic.

[@GodInTheMachine]

the years have not been kind to me, i know... what a great, brave line to sing.

[@fairybits]

I have to agree. That line is extremely potent. Very relatable to most of us I believe.

[@fubar50cat]

wow, really glad to see that all these peeps still love johnette and concrete, kind of restores my faith that rock is still loved

[@duanel3919]

miss hearing this on the radioooooooooo

[@rko440]

johnette looks incredible...one of my favorite CB songs...gives me chills...

[@fcanatto]

It's been 21 years that this music is part of my life.

[@Papiermeister]

she is to this day awesomely hot and talented. i have loved her voice for many, many years. have seen her live many times in seattle, LA, and las vegas. awesome stuff 20 years ago and now. rock on johnette, time HAS been kind to you!

[@Scarlock138]

I get chill bumps every time she hits the chorus. every time.

[@monikawawrzyniak3259]

The most amazing voice ever

[@thequietone9785]

Jesus, I get chills all over whenever I hear this song again...like frozen emotional slushee for the brain...freeze~!

[@uspatriot3712]

Joey by Concrete Blonde is one of my Top 5 all time songs. I've started listening to more of their work. Johnette's voice is one of the best ever.

[@RPRosen-ki2fk]

It's a RABBIT HOLE with CB & Johnette. The more you experience, the ... DEEPER you want to delve.

[@omarsig9814]

What a voice, WOW.

[@trapper439]

When I look back so many years later, this is my favourite band of the 90s. Holy crap, she was just such a good vocalist.

[@ggallen6945]

I never get tired of this band And watch every video that I find here She always has been my idol

[@kernpoa]

eu amo a voz dessa mulher, eu amo ela. I love this woman's voice, I love her. skern from Brazil

[@GrayNeko]

Possibly Concrete Blonde's finest. Everything works /perfectly/! JN is at her most seductive and passionate since The Sky is a Poisonous Garden;'. Her bass hits all the right notes, and doesn't bother hitting any others. Paul Thompson' drums go /boom/ at all the right moments. James Mankey's guitar on this track should be an inspiration to a new generation. That solo is one of my favorite /ever/! A few, well placed notes that sells the emotion of the song. Pay attention, pop tarts! This is how it's done!

[@Stormsinger99]

Agreed on all counts. My only complaint about this video is that when I'm watching it, I get so distracted by Johnette's looks and moves that I don't pay enough attention to the audio. Then I have to play it again with my eyes closed. I can live with that, I think. ;)

[@GrayNeko]

Stormsinger99 A burdensome responsibility, indeed. ^_~

[@JamesTheScot]

Stormsinger99 This video always surprises me when I see it because I don't really think she looks like herself in it. She's beautiful in it, as she is in all their videos. But she just looks so different. I get the feeling that one of the music label-types took a strong hand in having hair, makeup and wardrobe craft her look in this video. That isn't a criticism. It speaks to how naturally beautiful and charismatic she is. She can pull off any look and her essence will still shine through.

[@russwhiteman981]

JamesTheScot I agree completely, and have had the same suspicions about the involvement of music label execs and stylists. This video is completely unlike all of her other appearances that I've found. I was only half joking about it being a complaint...she's drop-dead gorgeous here, but I just can't accept it as anything but a stage persona. And no matter how she looks/looked at any point, her true beauty is in her songwriting and singing. I was lucky enough to see her a couple of years ago in Austin, and she sounded better than ever. She just seems to get better every year, like a fine wine.

[@Reason1717]

Johnette has the most amazing voice. One word: WOW.

[@aaronreynolds6105]

I never realized how Beautiful Johnette Napolitano was in her time! WOW!

[@sinnerpeace]

we need the 90's back man..so much talent exploded in those days..

[@kernpoa]

I love the voice of this woman, there will never be another like

[@frankmorris2603]

That voice is straight from God. ❤️

[@filtronegro]

yeahhhhh she is the best singer of the universe!!!!!! i love you NAPOLITANO!!!!

[@bobmarchetti8878]

A timeless masterpiece that still gives me goosebumps.The vocals and guitar are masterful. This band never quite made it mainstream which I feel makes them special and true to their artistry. If there was just one band today like this I would be satisfied.

[@bluezy1]

tell me about it

[@peterchenoweth6696]

I'm now close to 50 and have seen what must be thousands of live bands over the journey. Johnette singing this song live in the early 90s is like NOTHING I've ever seen before or since. It blew me away then and still does now.

[@1notorio]

Agradecimentos a 89 Rádio Rock por mostrar na adolescência esses hinos 🙏💃🕺🤸

[@AnaPaulaSilva-gk9hg]

Fluminense FM, 94,9 até hj eu agradeço gosto musical que tenho, graças a Deus.

[@joreed1732]

My big sis loved this band and this singer soooooo much - I recall....so tonight I stumbled into this and Im on a straight video jag in memory of my sis- CARMEN🌹1967-2015 cancer did it. She was the best bar tender, Master of English and a PhD. A teacher. Writer. Poet. And a compassionate animal lover who adopted 5 dogs and a beautiful little kitten she spotted in the road one night friving home to her new house on raining shitstorm and stopped slamming on her breaks she opened the door ---and thought she killed it when she lost sight of it then it hopped into her lap purring and she drove on home and kept it!!❤🙋🎀🌹👀🐱

[@cubanPUNK1]

This song gives me goosebumps!Love her!!!!!!

[@neurosis333]

Voice of an ANGEL.

[@kiwilibre]

OUR time ? Centuries in the future, people will listen to Johnette and feel the same shivers down their spines and go "Wow, awesome".

[@thevalefor]

I got the pleasure to be on their show ... dude she still rocks a lot ... great band great singer and awesome song ... just perfect

[@markmcarthy596]

It’s so underrated how underrated Underrated things can be

[@shawnhill9390]

What a voice!

[@lamiastrix]

NO ONE is cooler than Johnette. PERIOD.

[@Paulocity8]

I don't like many female vocalists but I am an enormous fan of Johnette, fantastic and well under-rated group are Concrete Blonde.

[@666demonangeleye]

This band is truly amazing, and I was fortunate enuff to be able to take my teenage daughter to see them live twice.

[@EnigmaOnThe5th]

this my 7th comment on this vid....i've played this song more than 1000 times since 93.. and it still raises the hair on my arms everytime!!

[@supercharger509]

Johnette you're a goddess.

[@asd36f]

Johnette's voice is the eighth wonder of the world!

[@addy18hale]

Saw CB at the Astor Theatre Perth Aust last week and they were incredible. Johnette was captivating and in fantastic voice. Jim Mankey was amazing

[@StarmanBuckRogers]

This BAND IS PURE GOLD!!!!!! (And I JUST FOUND IT!!!?? )

[@asd36f]

My favourite US band of the late 80's and early 90's. Criminally unknown here in Australia.

[@danieldeoliveira4738]

This song brings me old good memories.

[@6GUNSOUTH]

This woman has more charisma than any other rock female singer ever, Joplin, Slick, Benatar, Lita, Joan... and anyone in between. I can turn it down to zero and watch the video and it still screams out! Johnette is easily my favorite female lead vocalist, edging out Ann Wilson.

[@ffirstllast3328]

Absolutely incredible...such a powerful singer

[@davidcassarino]

She is awesome, and this is definitely their best song. I cannot play it without blasting it!

[@dalhousiekid]

This effin ROXX! So powerful...I'm in a trance.

[@Nash1965H]

Sio powerful, and hypnotic! Just brilliant!

[@Mainrollman]

Man......Johnette looks so dang hott in this video!!! She was so underappreciated. She has incredible vocal range. Not only do women like Johnette Napolitano, Pat Benatar, Ann Wilson and Stevie Nick look amazing and have incredible sex appeal, but they have actual talent and can sing, play and write great songs. Unlike some of these little chickies that the music industry is forcing down our throats today.

[@rob6664]

What a voice....unreal.

[@wdcientifica5960]

Essa música é maravilhosa , vocal perfeito .Nunca canso de ouvir

[@user-mn4sp1jz5b]

Concrete Blonde had so many great albums. That voice.

[@gregnyary8545]

it just hurts me when i carn't turn it up louder

[@aopq45]

Que voz cara!!! Amo essa música!!!

[@chuckm4540]

Seeing Johnette tonight in Denver at the Soiled Dove Underground. Can't Wait!!

[@saultricoche6918]

Johnette and her Unique set of Lungs, never disappoint🤯