Grace Potter and the Nocturnals "Ah Mary" - Leno Performance

[@jaachiaaron2929]

I fell in love with Grace and She is the hottest singer I ever met for her debut album of my life. ❤😍❤

[@panhandler62]

What makes them great and what makes them fly just a bit under the radar is that they have never "sold out" and let the label dictate their music. It's always been Grace, Matt and Steve. I gotta buy me a whistle now and try to figure out some picture scenario that is weird and wonderful enough to win the one Grace painted. lol

[@JagerMikesterX]

I heard this song for the first time on the radio just TODAY! Had JUST enough time to find it on Shazam before it was over. Killer tune.

[@judocrypto]

What a talent. All American band from Vermont. Makes me proud.

[@njfrese]

The CD is filled with great tunes like Ah Mary, too, as is their more recent CD. Grace is just AWESOME. And I had the pleasure of meeting her several years ago, and she is cool and gracious and nice, too. Wonderful to see her have success.

[@aface4radiofreemusic]

Love this woman and the band. Rock on!

[@Smudgefizz]

It's good to see a talented & fun band get well-known the old-fashioned way... they're paying their dues, playing bars, graduating to concerts, then TV, bigger record deals, etc... Not like a lot of fake bands nowadays that the corporate music business groomed & made "famous" overnight, all for the money. Grace & her band are the real thing.

[@MattePurple1]

This song gets more relevant every year.

[@ItaloSuave]

Grace Potter's labors in the Vineyards of Music trail back much further than I ever imagined, to include this *** LIVE *** musical performance. She and her Band deserve their well-earned success.

[@panhandler62]

I had heard Stars before and then heard a competitor on "The Voice" cover Paris. I went to find out where the song came from and became instantly obsessed with GPN. I got all the studio albums, have haunted all the KZbin channels and we went to see them at Wolf Trap last month. One of a very, very few groups that are even stronger live than on studio cuts.

[@Nonplusser]

see now THESE are the kinds of bands whose music i actually want to spend my money on. they deserve every penny they can get.

[@aba1csims]

This woman is amazing! I have a new crush...

[@russellbvi]

Yes, and she mastered it It's a real classic vintage Hammond B3 not a knock off. Grace is a serious musician, writer, singer and performer ! She is the real deal !

[@TheTrish24]

She is an amazing singer! I love her voice! So unique... :)

[@tnvol8]

She's the best, like to see her do more bluesy stuff,seen her @ tn theater last yr and now can't get enough of her...... great release date leno mentioned, my b-day,lol.

[@rschoolcraft]

Just got tickets to see them in Indy. This will ROCK! I couldn't be more excited than if I was going back in time to see Led Zeppelin. Yes, GPN is THAT DAMN GOOD!

[@russellbvi]

Grace performs mostly her own original songs and some classic covers as well

[@MishyKatz]

Great talent, great song

[@fatfredthe28th]

I just found out yesterday she used to play coffeehouse gigs in my hometown when she was a college student. I wish I had my shit together back then. Would have been great to see her up and coming.

[@denchapo]

elle chante comme un ange , elle joue de la guitare , elle excelle à l'orgue hammond ! c"est le flambeau du rock des 70's ! enjoy it !

[@kgaudi8020]

Oh, FUCK YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!! Saw her perform this at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles a few years ago. OMG! Rockin'

[@katsfanman]

ty 4 upload only the Best 4 GRACE !

[@johnglisson1600]

great song voice from way out there puts you in that mjnd place!!!!!!!

[@ertech246]

i love this band

[@tommivoigt]

yeeeeeeeeesssssssss

[@judocrypto]

Good rock & roll.

[@justmekonnen]

Could she be anymore perfect

[@kb1056]

@StringnSonic ... the backstory is ... Jay knocked and walked in to her dressing room before the show as she was basically in a dressing robe - putting on a pair of tights - GP thought the knock at the door was just one of the band when she said "yeah come on in" ...

[@ertech246]

total package

[@michaellyons7520]

Wow....

[@kevingavigan7883]

There should be more modern rock bands like this. I remember back in 2015, when the band broke up, and Grace Potter has since gone solo, beginning with the album "Midnight", an album that I didn't really care for, her follow-up album "Daylight" was marginally better, but her solo albums can't compare to the Grace Potter And The Nocturnals albums. She still does some really good live performances tho! To my ears (and everyone's entitled to their own opinions) Grace Potter And The Nocturnals sound very retro, especially with the classic screamin' Hammond featured in so many of their songs. And Grace Potter herself is a perfect example of a multi-instrumentalist, specializing as a keyboardist and guitarist (IMO Grace is a better keyboardist than a guitarist). I can hear 100% Janis Joplin influence in her voice, and her style of keyboard playing reminds of Billy Preston. There'll "never" be another instrument like the Hammond organ. I love how Grace switches from the guitar (a Gibson Flying V) to the keyboard (a Hammond B3 organ) in the middle of the song! I've never been to any of her concerts, but I've heard that her live shows are amazing!

[@dalstar925]

@nsymphony17 don't forget the hammond...that just adds to the appeal

[@russellbvi]

Because she often performs in a tee shirt & jeans or cutoffs ! She's just a country girl from Vermont at heart !

[@xraeddie]

@funkychick60 Thanks...I always knew that and am surprised I made that mistake.But again..Thanks for the correction!

[@BOBWATERFRONTLIVING]

I'd like to ask Grace...'Do those legs go all the way up'? I know she'd reply...'All the way to Heaven'...LoL? I've been a fan of hers ever since I seen this performance on the Jay Leno show...

[@dementia412]

how did you even notice bob saget was there, just the thought of grace potter on scene made me tryin to see her gettin ready to perform

[@caldwg7493]

hahahahaha i literally just laughed out loud at this.

[@vai3mhw]

this is about as good as music gets.

[@ModernSurvivor]

Tremendous vocals considering it's live.

[@kelseycap199]

This was kind of the start of their sexified image! Love them in jeans and t's and in sparkly dresses and sport coats!

[@bmwmunk]

GPN rock so hard live! Make sure you check them out. They are on tour right now. Hit up gracepotter . com for where they are playing near you. You DO NOT want to miss this band live. They are killer!!

[@supermanky]

Day-um!

[@devorizer]

@TheMattFillmore actually norway is ranking #1, followed by australia, new zealand and then america, with finland being #16. adjusting inequality, norway and australia keep their positions, america drops down to #12, 1 rank behind finland. this information is all based upon the hdi and ihdi from 2010.

[@fugazione]

@nolobede classic response!

[@shreddagorge]

Wikipedia says Catherine Popper left The Nocturnals in November of 2011. :(

[@peytonnicolejonas]

@edot619 thats wicked!

[@aprilglaspieable]

Gorgeous woman, astounding legs, smoking pipes, playing a Vee, singing a song she wrote about how Bushco were murderous war criminals? What more could I ask for?

[@kensuke0]

It's more country/blues with a rock n' roll twist.

[@dalevalido5089]

The lead guitarist is spectacular

[@Juliabb245]

@DisasterBlaster500 omg so true!

[@MrDanbloom]

This song and its lyrics figure prominently in Bill McKibben's new cli-fi comic caper novel RADIO FREE VERMONT, see my blog post with link to lyrics here: cli-fi-books.blogspot.tw/2017/10/two-songs-figure-prominently-in-bill.html Two songs figure prominently in Bill McKibben's new cli-fi comic caper novel RADIO FREE VERMONT: [lyrics are here] Two songs figure prominently in Bill McKibben's new comic cli-fi caper novel titled RADIO FREE VERMONT. One of them is AH, MARY and here are the lyrics and the KZbin link where Grace Potter performs on the Jay Leno Show in 2007 She's skilled at the art of deception and she knows it She's got dirty money that she plays with all the time Yeah, she waters the garden and maybe she just likes the hoses She puts herself just a notch above human kindAh, Mary She'll bake you cookies then she'll burn your town Ah, Mary Ashes, ashes but she won't fall downShe's the beat of my heart She's the shot of a gun She'll be the end of me And maybe everyoneYeah, she's the beat of my heart She's the shot of a gun She'll be the end of me And maybe everyoneCall her a bully, she'll blow up your whole damn playground Pour her a drink and watch it go straight to her head She'll take you so high up and cover her eyes as you fall down Then in the morning, don't be surprised if you're deadAh, Mary She'll… KZbin LINK, words and music by Grace Potter kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWeZaJaugZaAgpI ========================================= The other song in the novel is ''O-o-H CHILD'' by Stan Vincent in 1970 KZbin linkkzbin.info/www/bejne/gH-zYZKlmqx_hMU "O-o-h Child" was a 1970 single recorded by Chicago soul family group the Five Stairsteps and released on the Buddah label. Previously, the Five Stairsteps had had peripheral success recording in Chicago with Curtis Mayfield: when Mayfield's workload precluded his continuing to work with the group they were reassigned to Stan Vincent, an in-house producer for Buddah Records, who had recently scored a Top Ten hit with the Lou Christie single "I'm Gonna Make You Mine". Vincent wrote the song for his son, Chuck. The Five Stairsteps' debut collaboration with Vincent was originally formatted with the group's rendition of "Dear Prudence" as the A-side with Vincent's original composition "O-o-h Child" as B-side. However, "O-o-h Child" broke out in the key markets of Philadelphia and Detroit to rise as high as #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1970. the track's R&B chart impact was more muted with a #14 peak, although "O-o-h Child" is now regarded as a "soft soul" classic. Billboard ranked the record as the No. 21 song of 1970. The Five Stairsteps' only pop Top 40 hit, "O-o-h Child" would be the group's last R&B top 40 hit (they had several top 40 R&B hits in the 1960s) until 1976's "From Us to You". Included on the band's The Stairsteps album from 1970, it has become the Stairsteps' signature song and has inspired more than twenty covers since its release. The song featured various members, including lone female member and eldest sister Alohe, brothers Keni, Dennis, James, and lead singer Clarence Burke, Jr. singing in various parts of the song. The lyrics tell the listener that "things are gonna get easier" in times of strife. The song's uplifting message helped the song to become popular among pop and rhythm and blues audiences when it was released. LYRICS HEREkzbin.info/www/bejne/jmfdk6qChqudiK8

[@xraeddie]

@FlakyShaky Hot and talented for sure...but that is not enough for me.The fact that she sings like a siren and the band kicks serious ass is all I need.Check out the White Rabbit cover.Yes I know..she has plenty of originals to check out too but that one is pure gold and shows where their influences come from.The guitarists intro on Rabbit is just awesome and would make Yorma proud!

[@monitorpotato]

She has that Joplinesk soul. Different voice but same drive.

[@funkychick60]

@xraeddie no worries!

[@slavayurovskiy6587]

Wow 👌 refreshing to hear real rock since all of my rock gods are either dead or look like zombies😂

[@DustinisKingforever]

'She's the beat of my heart, she's the shot of a gun. Ah Mary. Ah-mary-ca." I must be a little dumb...I just got it. It's so obvious from the rest of the lyrics.

[@lordmjh]

Great voice ,very pretty woman.

[@Heyjude1707]

Actually, she's pretty badass with that Flying V. And if you'd stop hating and actually listen to the song, you'd realize that it's about a corrupt government and not sex, wherever the hell you got that from.

[@funkychick60]

@xraeddie it's Jorma...

[@DocJoe4209981]

@bustingupastarbucks gotta sell records somehow! I do like VT country girl Grace the best, but this ain't bad to look at either!!

[@DebrasDilemma]

@TruthinFilm it wasnt fair of me to do that...you're right. If I could remember where else I posted I'd be happy to remove those remarks too. Thanks for calling me out for being an ass.

[@zarsasilver]

Suddenly, Bob Saget.

[@akachriscoon]

so young ... very sparkly ... and she had her legs on ... but is it rock n roll ? ....

[@sikpup52]

What LEGS!!!!

[@DebrasDilemma]

@TruthinFilm I apologize...seeing all the overwhelming support they receive, guess it was just a bad night for them.

[@iainsimpson5658]

She plays a Fender “Flying V” and a Hammond organ. There is no more perfect woman.

[@nickmaille]

Themattfillimore, First of all I don't recall the US starting any world war, WW1 was started by the black hand, namely Phillip Principe. WW 2 was basically Germany's retaliation for the result of WW2. If anything the US should be given credit for ending both of them.

[@kingsojo]

That dress...

[@markenhagen]

Sorry American Idol but you cant shape and mold natural talent like this woman has!

[@mikewlyons-li3pe]

How about a correspondence .

[@phantom4x4]

ok if we have too I guess :()

[@JayHawker751]

TEAM COCO

[@reign424]

legs.

[@fpsNOOBKILLER]

LEGS. RIGHT WESES?

[@derekpark7606]

Never figured out why artist's bash the hand that feeds them -- capitalism. They get famous and rich due to it, but preach the very system that will end it for them and ALL future artist's (Socialism/communism). Weird.

[@petermcarthur2662]

Derek you little weasel the nuclear clock reads like 11:57 there is not a shred of communism anywhere on earth, and little remains of the capitalist "welfare state" why don't you just eat the shit your produce rather than continue to smear it on your keyboard?

[@MyMoppet52]

@orignalREM David Letterman has always loved music! I hadn't seen this. It's pitiful. That ending was incredible...the entire performance was incredible...and to not get anything???? Jay can't like music a lot or he'd have said something more than whatever he mumbled as the credits ran. Again, this is just pitiful on his part. p.s. he does look like a jerk!

[@partnerdancecoach]

ah mary ca lol

[@Laurrrrraa]

bad. ass.

[@funkychick60]

then you should move to Finland if it's so bad here

[@Ravagefrenzy79]

nothing wrong with her legs besides being beyond gorgeous!

[@robibm2003]

There must be some mistake. An American record label signed a real female musician. Clearly somebody will be fired for that/ Time for congressional hearings to make sure it never happens again. First, Orianthi and now Potter. Pretty soon, women will be demanding that they be viewed as more than glorified eye candy. And we can't have that. :p Seriously, though, while Potter's songs aren't going to exactly go down as the best of all time, her vocals and musicianship pack a lot of authority.

[@ZanaDude]

@turoniner A glittery dress is "the same" as having a fleet of dancers, songs written by outsiders, and performing in a champagne glass (the very Katy Perry you mentioned)? Seriously? Frontpeople dress with flash in all kinds of bands, but she's actually singing/playing, not lip-syncing while her constumed posses cavorts behind her. They're not even close, this is an actual MUSICIAN...as so many performances here demonstrate. A short dress is "the same"? Beyond ridiculous.

[@turoniner]

@ZanaDude You know why it's the same? Because it shows her willingness. If some slick label guy told her to have a giant champagne glass you know she'd do it. She's being a fake-o for attention, unlike the greats who were real and GOT attention. And there is nothing impressive about her singing playing. She is playing the exact same chords and junk as has been played to DEATH for the last 50 years. Big fucking deal she's a "musician," there are a BILLION others out there. Medicore. Period.

[@natalieosborne]

I know... I know... she's smokin' hot and has outrageous legs. But folks can we take a second and recognize how bad ass this song is! Thumbs up if you agree..

[@avocate201]

No doubt, Grace has got a great voice and it's refreshing to see a new female artist who was clearly influenced by classic rock and the blues, but I feel that this band has gone through drastic "American Idol"-style makeovers to turn her into some sex object. It's not rock and roll anymore. The short skirts and super high heels are too much. It's even worse now that they have a female bassist who also wears short skirts and super high heels. Grace was more authentic before the makeover.

[@dalstar925]

@avocate201 this is the most asinine statement i've seen in a long time....

[@BenjaminD.McMillan]

She couldn't sing a bad note if she tried.

[@antiquefeminist]

@Martiluk1 That First Amendment sure is a pesky thing, innit?

[@Tipledan]

This is a great singer...GET HER SOME GOOD MATERIAL, PLEASE!

[@aprilglaspieable]

I'd say this song is political as it gets. She's referring to the shock and awe chickenhawk neocons.

[@bustingupastarbucks]

What's with the lame pop makeover put the t shirt back on and play the Hammond.

[@tulllguy]

Holy oversinging, Batman! She tries 2 hard to sound cool.

[@rocky1953]

she is cool..;)

[@dementia412]

how did you even notice bob saget was there, just the thought of grace potter on scene made me tryin to see her gettin ready to perform