Emitt Rhodes - Really Wanted You - Love Will Stone You 30 Nov 1971 ogwt

[@rustyreid]

How does someone with that face, that voice, those songs, those arrangements, those playing chops, those home recording skills somehow get shunted aside by the music industry? It boggles the imagination.

[@RETROtoronto]

And, by so many accounts, a kind man who would 'give you the shirt off his back'.

[@lamper2]

shaw

[@spencersult9944]

Crappy record label/deal who didn't value him as an artist! He should've been with Asylum, but I think also wasn't comfortable with "selling himself." At least I gather this from more recent interviews. RIP

[@buckminsterowski]

as brilliant as it was, I think "that face" might face been the problem. he had a "normcore" image that was totally out of step with the times, my man looks like an IT consultant... and maybe people in the 70's weren't ready for lo-fi recording savants. he was truly ahead of his time.

[@danielcombs3207]

Hey Dick speaking of lo-fi have you ever heard McCartney's first solo album that is pretty comparable to Emitts first album. Don't you agree?

[@THEScottCampbell]

The fact that Emmitt wasn't. swept up by another label when Dunhill died is a searing indictment of the music industry. He was easily one of the very greatest singer/songwriter/arrangers of the late 60's/early 70's. He had more than enough talent for five or six people COMBINED.

[@namcat53]

I can think of many singer/songwriters that have "made it" that have no right to come close to Emmit. He will always be a stunning genius and a very gifted musician.

[@adamhalcrow3682]

What a genius, up there with Klaatu and Badfinger

[@milestrotter6844]

Badfinger, what phenomenal band! One of my favorites besides The Lovin' Spoonful and Emmit Rhodes.

[@peterdan1164]

Agreed! All Beatles soundalikes

[@robinerdakos]

This comment defines my music taste for the past 2 years.

[@atasteofhoney6018]

I absolutely agree

[@gortagnan]

I can’t believe I never heard of him...these songs should be on media etc Now, as they still resonate today imho...wow what a talent...

[@JamesKovacic]

Emitt Rhodes will never truly die. His music and story must be shared and told for generations to come. He’s already left an eternal and indelible mark on pop songcraft. The man is gone, but the songs remain in our hearts and minds forever

[@grdnzrnic]

nice sound, harmonies, bluesy rocker. he's probably playing and singing all parts here, too 😄

[@gabrielbodine1050]

Emitt is one of my top 3 favorite musicians, alongside Jim Sullivan and Midnight Oil. Learning about his passing broke my heart, especially since I didn't learn about it until just recently. I hope I can share his music with as many people as I can, his stuff is very important to me!

[@candelise]

A precious piece of OGWT footage. RIP Emitt Rhodes.

[@willharris3798]

neat, neat, neat. may this video continue to broadcast to the multitudes.

[@limpbiskit4lyf95]

god i love him so fucking much, god rest his soul poor man went through so much, got used and chewed up by the industry and left to rot no wonder he was so jaded in his older years :(

[@MrWimMichels]

I discovered him some years ago thanks to the documentary The One Man Beatles. A great movie, a pure artist. *****

[@VIBRATO1]

Thank you for this...Emitt Rhodes remains one of my unsung pop heroes...As I am a recently two year survivor,I just felt like singing this morning...Another sunrise afforded to me...Here goes something.

[@VenusGrnys]

I have been a huge fan of Emitt Rhodes for many years. I was so sorry to learn of his passing in July 2020. I was so happy to hear that he was back in the studio and working on a new album. He was a major talent and I am glad to say that I am so glad to have heard his music and owned several of his albums. Also, I am so glad that he was back in the studio and recording again. He will be missed by many. 💔

[@turnipoohead5762]

Rainbow Ends is a really good album,bitter sweet but consistant with his past.

[@lincbond442]

I've been listening to "Mirror" a lot lately. Great album.

[@chrisnolan5607]

Excellent album.

[@wizardtruestar]

Damn this guy was good.

[@JulianoDallarmiMion]

I love Emitt! So good to see this!

[@richalderson6069]

What a brilliant talent. RIP.

[@CosmoToppers88keys]

Oh For SO Long Thank you for ALL the Wonderful magic of your melodies Emitt

[@kc9kepextra460]

Superb .. Great composition, performance and the instruments in the arrangement fit together like cogs in a precision machine :-)

[@MrBertiepie]

Just goes to show how phony the music industry can be How can the beat down true talent such as Emitt Rhodes!

[@michelesfo7799]

I remember hearing his songs in 1969-1970 and rushed to Tower Records to buy his album. I love his music.

[@tomoconnor4984]

Miss him very much already

[@davidmaslow399]

Such a great talent!

[@resoundartist]

Excellent!! Two of my fav songs.

[@arphx2]

RIP Emitt. You wowed me when I heard the first solo album as I became aware of your many talents from such a young age. I grew up in Highland, CA two years behind you and it's sad to hear you were treated so poorly by people that couldn't hold a candle to your musical genius. We were robbed.

[@jjsudlow]

What an incredible talent. I wish I had heard him earlier. What musicianship.

[@bytoriasnowdoggy]

Dig it! First time I heard this song just now, Very sad news. R.I.P. Mr. Rhodes

[@bigjake2295]

Too many great talents don’t make it. Too many no-talents do.

[@nathansalmon8192]

That's for sure.

[@stevecook8941]

Shocked to hear that Emitt passed away earlier this week....Have been a great fan since he started recording...very talented songwriter and performer...such a sad loss...70years old is too young..R.I.P

[@antoniomarine1567]

Well that made my day!! So cool to see this rare footage. I want more!! Emitt was a real artist and incredibly talented. RIP. :(

[@josephesposito6473]

I just learned Emitt died. Very sad. First heard his music in 1970. Loved every song. He makes me cry. Very sad. But his music still moves me! Thank you Emitt!!!

[@ericforman4721]

I am so lucky to have discovered his music. He did a lovely job as the lead singer of The Merry-Go-Round also.

[@scotthazlewood9123]

Emitt Rhodes IS The Great American Songbook.

[@lindagarcia8826]

Wow he is incredible

[@hardfolk]

OMGGGGG 💙💙💙💙

[@musicmuse6732]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@TheGroovySideOftheTube]

Ah man, what a talent!

[@mthompsondc]

Only 20K views....there ain't no justice in this world.

[@dinoquaglietta6427]

Thanks for posting. Great clip.

[@Squanderama]

THANKS FOR POSTING !! Proud to be viewer #1. Mind blown over footage!! Original tracks with Live vocals+. Been playing "Really Wanted You" on guitar more than half my life, and stumbled on this. Like a gift from heaven. Here's wishing Emitt found Peace.

[@mrjoepad1]

Love will stone you also has a different lead guitar riff from the original on this version.

[@linkmastamusic7884]

A true hidden gem, I listen to this guy's music everyday. Emitt kinda looks like Ray Davies a bit in this video.

[@adrianfernandez305]

Gracias, por esta perla !

[@justmadeit2]

The piano intro on the second song reminds me of a Macca solo song

[@bowiemichelle]

So talented & gone too soon! Thanks for sharing!

[@ericvonharding3421]

Never saw this, thank you!!!

[@bobnunn4363]

North East of England in 1970. Friend's, rather attractive, older sister ran a record shop, and we were browsing. Tried to impress her by buying as obscure an album as I could find, which happened to be Emmitt's debut on Dunhill Records. I had no idea who he was, or what his music was like Sometimes, life throws you pearls.

[@TCPULLEY]

Thanks for posting this

[@kimpham54]

so glad you posted this!

[@martinvalinsmusic]

Wow thank you for sharing

[@Xanaroo216]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@fernandofranca3921]

Thanks for the re-upload!

[@GeoffreyOrme-q3l]

Found this by accident, my idol! So sad he passed, looking at his 2016 album picture, he's barely recognisable!

[@keldrean]

I wish we could of heard an acoustic version of these songs then. Wow

[@namcat53]

Shame on the industry hacks who prevented this undeniable genius Emitt from being fully recognized .

[@alanoneill3065]

Am I right in saying, he had one of the very first ever 4 track portastudios?

[@ВикторКупцов-м6о]

There's a noticeable mismatch between drive of that music and his loneliness on the stage

[@ВикторКупцов-м6о]

Oh wait... Is it just a studio recording maybe?

[@foxyroxstar]

Never The Woman..For The LORD..The Queendom!

[@markboyd9275]

This a recent find? I’ve seen 2 promo films but this is new to me

[@alanoneill3065]

First track makes me think about Mark Bolan ...

[@chrisfaust8707]

Em had shitty management and signed a deal with them that gave them the publishing royalties. A first time signed mistake that many artists did in those days. He was on 3 different record labels with his last being Dunhill. They were high on Three Dog Night at the time. Em did score a high chart song in England, She's Such A Beauty, where he traveled to promote the record. One of em's problems was that being DYI he couldn't deliver records in a timely fashion. A record companies view is that if you have a hit record you must follow its fairly quickly to take advantage of the momentum. If that momentum is lost so too is the record companies interest.

[@FernandoOnGuitar]

I wonder if he intended to sing this playing the drums behind him but the monitoring in the studio was not good enough for him to play along?

[@buckminsterowski]

he's miming

[@neilmacpherson6583]

These are the recordings for Old Grey Whistle Test, a BBC music programme transmitted in Nov 1971.

[@markboyd9275]

Something in the water in hawthorn ca?

[@vegetariansuniteworldwide8091]

Possible ghostwriter for the man you goes by Paul McCartney.

[@bellinghammond]

what show is this? TV appearance? Promo vid?

[@OllyBockus]

Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC TV, Nov. 1971

[@flowerdoodle2438]

He’s looking like Ray Davies here

[@nathansalmon8192]

I rank Emitt Rhodes as the equal of Paul McCartney. I'm a huge fan of both artists. I don't think Rhodes exceeds the composer of such classic masterpieces as "Yesterday" & "Michelle". McCartney is a genuine phenomenon, no mistake. However, in my judgment, as a solo artist (or as the leader of his post-Beatles bands), McCartney has long been too willing to release lower-quality material alongside his gems. As far as I can tell, Rhodes was simply unwilling to do that, regardless of the personal cost to himself of refusing to produce schlock on demand. Dunhill's decision to sue their best, most talented, & most consistently creative artist--who was struggling to turn out, single-handedly, one gem after another--should go down as one of the most deplorable acts in the history of the entertainment industry. The ABC/Dunhill suits responsible for that decision should be publicly named & shamed into perpetuity.

[@ufohead1]

more cow

[@jonathanmanuel5461]

I'm fan of Paul McCartney, but Emitt is far better

[@lamper2]

A true story involving his nutty runaway wife and how he got punched by the carnival guy whole stole his wife. he never should've gone after her1 of course there are 2 sides to every story-i'm going only what I've read and heard.

[@lamper2]

yes like McCartney but better song!

[@thanks5009]

Yes, because he learn of Lennon and McCartney together, im so glad that some reupload this performance

[@chrisnolan5607]

I agree, better than Billy Shears.

[@MAD4MALAGATANI]

The three main reasons “he wasn’t as successful as he might have been”: 1. Jack of all, master of only some. One of his few live performances was in NYC’s Philharmonic hall (Lincoln center, also 1971). Although all his loyal NY fans attended it was still almost half empty and his performance was very weak because he couldn’t even come close to replicating his sound; 2. His lyrics were consistently weak; 3. His signature style was heavily borrowed from another artist who did it better, much better… and competing in the same time frame. That artist once had a great band, unfortunately Emitt never did.

[@bellinghammond]

i think ER had about as good a songwriting "batting average" as average Paul "post-Beatles" (whose lyrics truly DID suck). Face it, the Music business is, and was, *hard*...ask Badfinger

[@MAD4MALAGATANI]

@@bellinghammond agree about the lyrics between the two but pre-wings Paul did put out two LPs chock full of good songs albeit not hits, while ER wasn’t able to really do this. Truthfully his only hit was Listen (merry go round) which wasn’t a big seller and was a total rip off of the style and feel of the tune Sgt. Pepper.

[@bellinghammond]

@@MAD4MALAGATANI Paul's best were Beatle holdovers for the most part...However....I think RAM is amazing...after that? zzzzzzzzz. ER had "Come Ride", Till The Day After, "You're a Very Lovely Woman" (a minor hit and an amazing song!), "With My Face on the Floor", "Somebody Made for Me", "Long Time No See", "Fresh as a Daisy", "Time Will Show The Wiser", "Live" (the 'hit'), "Listen Listen" (which wasn't the MGR 'hit'). ER was as good or better than many of his contemporaries in an age when "Pop-ART" was attempted and even managed to find its way onto the radio...It all seems like a brief dream now

[@HarryTakagi]

Paul is a major pop star who has the prestige of being a member of the Beatles. On the other hand, Emmit had been an cult hero of Amarican indie pop throughout his career. He might have a similar fate as Big Star.

[@MAD4MALAGATANI]

@@HarryTakagi did you know Emit began his career in the merry-go-round which was a one hit wonder band. When he went solo around 1970 there was no such thing as Indy.

[@chrisnolan5607]

Emitt is way more talented than Paul McCartney # 2 Billy Shears (the replacement since 1967).

[@danielcombs3207]

Chris Nolan 😳

[@nathansalmon8192]

I don't know that Emitt Rhodes is clearly more talented than the composer of such classics as "Yesterday" & "Michelle", but I don't doubt that Rhodes was McCartney's equal. I'm a huge fan of both artists. In my judgment, McCartney has long been too willing to release lower-quality material alongside his gems. As far as I can tell, Rhodes was unwilling to do that.

[@chrisnolan5607]

@@nathansalmon8192 Yesterday and Michelle were written by the real Paul. Billy Shears (Paul #2) cane in on Sgt Peppers 1967 = hence the huge sound. Change.

[@nathansalmon8192]

@@chrisnolan5607 Thanks for your thoughts. (I wasn't aware that anyone still took that old conspiracy theory seriously. I guess I should have known.)

[@chrisnolan5607]

@@nathansalmon8192 I taught 3 Beatles for a community college and each time I did, there was so many holes in their story that I felt I was teaching a half truth. In the 3rd class a student asked me about the Paul conspiracy, I told him that I hadn't studied it. I said: if it did happen this new guy came in and took over the band and why would the other 3 allow that? I researched it for 2 years and all the stars have aligned. = all my questions have been answered.

[@jamescobern4102]

Great Songs to be sure, But I think his main problem was, he was too much of a McCartney Clone.

[@chrisnolan5607]

His songs were incredibly original lyrically and musically!

[@grooviefan]

Spoken like I would expect from someone who didn’t have the success of Emitt