I Fought the Law (Lesson) - The Bobby Fuller Four

[@jackhalcomb7136]

For anyone who wants to learn, James is 1 of the best on breaking down songs making you playing more enjoyable. Keep at it bro.

[@jsteel715]

Gotta love the Flutie Flakes in the background. Thumbs up just for that.

[@olafbigandglad]

Love Bobby Fuller. Some great songs and a tragic story.

[@kram21]

Great song - I remember when it came out on the radio Thank you for covering this timeless song Mark

[@dillono3421]

Sounds like a buddy Holly tune....as it was written by Sonny Curtis of the Crickets.....Great Lesson as always James.

[@MarcBrewer]

The guy who wrote the song, Sonny Curtis, was a friend of Buddy Holly- and later joined the Crickets. Which probably explains why it sounds like a Buddy Holly song.

[@TomClarkSouthLondon]

That is why Buddy Holly is the greatest artist of all time👌as “Keef” Richards once said . . . .” There’s a bit of Buddy Holly in everyone, how little or much, well who knows?” ✊🏻

[@brandonweinmann5700]

Makes sense why there's a version of it done by The Crickets

[@IBOGW]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnzVqaRrip2GeLs original Crickets version

[@williamb2845]

Sonny’s still alive, btw!

[@MN8]

@@williamb2845 Sonny Curtis rules

[@pkortalk]

Played that song. Now I am old. Brought back great memories of smokey bars and fun times.

[@ethanschoof7989]

Been looking everywhere for a great tutorial for this and you just so happen to post this great lesson one hour ago. Your the man JJ. Rip Charlie.

[@TM-gf8mb]

👍 great song! Big fan of the channel. Love all the cool tee shirts too.

[@wheatproject3967]

Another song tonight you played that was on our setlist in the late 80s early 90s! Time has sure passed by quickly! 🙄

[@guitarDad100]

Wow. Got to love this one. Such fast strumming. I need to work on the right hand strumming on this one. Thanks for sharing this classic lesson .

[@jx14aby]

You are the greatest guitar teacher in the world!

[@KordTaylor]

THanks man! A great lesson. That one part you make look easier than I thought. Thanks! 👏

[@rodbelding9523]

Such a good song thats been covered so many times. Two of my favorite versions are Hank Williams Jr and The Dead Kennedys.

[@Beulzabob]

Love your videos man. Keep it up!

[@Danman911]

What a good guitar song…another great lesson JJ

[@Beachbumartist]

Such a great song.

[@thedukeofabbottsford2861]

Always loved this song. You've just sentenced me to at least a months hard labour with my guitar ability. But love your channel. Cheers.

[@patricklemire9278]

Sonny Curtis also wrote Love is All Around aka The Mary Tyler Moore Show Theme

[@DeenCreed]

The best play of this chord in all KZbin

[@IBOGW]

Probably sounds a bit like Buddy Holly because the writer of the song, Sonny Curtis, was a guitarist in Holly’s band the Crickets. He also wrote Rock Around With Ollie Vee, which Holly recorded. After Buddy’s death, Sonny took over on lead vocals for awhile. He also wrote Walk Right Back which was a hit for The Everly Bros, and Love is All around, the theme song for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, amongst others.

[@devinseale4502]

great video but that is the coolest shirt i’ve ever seen hands down

[@michaeloberly6129]

Great shirt. And great lesson as always.

[@alejandrocarbajal2677]

Thanks James for share it again you did it a better explain , receive greetings from Mexico City

[@marbleriver3365]

This is one of the coolest solos! It's up there with the intro to "End of the Line" in degree of difficulty.

[@XMguy]

That’s what I was thinking of too.

[@Daytripper51]

I've always thought the 6 drum beats when he sings "Robbin people with a six gun", was genius!

[@rockabillyrevolution]

agreed that is the best part of the song

[@jackk22369]

Miss you!

[@jameslaird9924]

Where the hell is he?

[@BedeLaplume]

Great tuto!

[@barryb83110]

Another turn it up song. Thanks!

[@markb4269]

Sounds like a Buddy Holly song because written by Sonny Curtis who was in the band.

[@CrazyRamUK]

And originally recorded by the Crickets

[@briansandford3596]

This was a fun one. Thanks.

[@Teeder]

Another great lesson, James! I’ve been playing this song a lot after watching your lesson. What’s not to love about rock and roll? Today would have been George Harrison’s 79th birthday. Happy Birthday George (and James if today happens to be your birthday) and to your thousands of subscribers. Undoubtedly, it’s got to be one of your subscriber’s birthday today? If so, have a great birthday!

[@rogerellis6140]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I could never figure out the solo part of that song.

[@greg7656]

Great song and lesson. Fuller's brother Randy wrote a biography of Bobby five or six years ago. Worth reading

[@nick3745]

My uncle Dewayne is still around. He's in Chicago wanna play.....

[@mikeconns]

It sounds a lot like a Buddy Holly tune, because it was a Buddy Holly tune…it was the Crickets first recording after he died. Bobby Fuller Four did it later, and more famously.

[@Bigbuddyandblue]

The authorities said his death was “better off unsolved” -Nigel Tufnel

[@rikantony6571]

ha

[@rikantony6571]

petrol was cheap in them days

[@bishopk99]

From one New Yawker to Anotha, nice Shoit!

[@DeadDiverDan]

Great Stones shirt

[@billydavidson2392]

Unsolved Mysteries has an episode on Mr. Bobby Fuller, SAD that a young man's life was taken so abruptly and his loved ones have no idea what lead up to him being shot and killed in his car, People that were close to Bobby say/said it had something to do with his envolvement with a married woman, A woman who's husband was a wealthy man who like Bobby was in the entertainment industry.

[@jamesjames9275]

He wasn’t shot.

[@FrontRowRock]

Oh my... where can I get that shirt?!! Great song and great lesson and an awesome shirt of the album most ever played on my turn tables over the years since I bought it

[@jopiet821]

Forgot about that one, cool!

[@StanSwan]

Buddy Holly you mentioned in the first 10 seconds of your video only used down strokes on most of his big records. Why he sound so different.

[@ihavebirthdayfoot]

where can i get that shirt?????

[@AdaptivePhenix]

Are you sure about the open D? I have always used Bm 🤔

[@vincentmena99]

yoooooo WHERE did you get that shirt

[@kkane5062]

Funny you mention it sounds like a buddy holly tune because “I fought the law” was written by the crickets in 1960

[@Nickpaflas]

New axe?

[@XMguy]

Open or power chords for C and D

[@dent5]

Do you still have your dog....the one that had cameo roles in your old PT channel days?

[@jamesjames9275]

She’s gone to chase rabbits for eternity.

[@dent5]

@@jamesjames9275 Ah, sorry to hear that.

[@williamdarico2369]

Nice!

[@john84896]

I’m sweating looking at that beauty of a guitar …I’m about to check reverb…I have to fight it off…dam she’s sweet as Fuc though

[@joycerichardson1810]

Nice Gretsch!

[@Keefstones]

Reminds me of cherry oh baby by the stones a bit

[@john84896]

Clash has the best version IMO because topper just slams the hell out of it-

[@josephfemoyer7218]

Are those TV jones pickups or other,dearmonds? Sound nice,very musical

[@jamesjames9275]

TV Jones.

[@jay.watchman9986]

Didn't The Crickets write this song?

[@olafbigandglad]

Sonny. Curtis, who I believe was the bass player before being replaced by Waylon Jennings, but I could be wrong on that.

[@TomClarkSouthLondon]

@@olafbigandglad wrong, Sonny Curtis played Buddy Holly’s Fender Stratocaster on the early Nashville sessions. Don Guess and Joe Mauldlin we’re his other bass players before Waylon, who only played bass on the Winter Dance Party. Sonny Curtis wrote this song and performed it with the Crickets after Buddy Holly died. Curtis is an accomplished musician on Mandolin, Banjo, and Fiddle as well as his phenomenal guitar playing.👍

[@gabeabraham9285]

This song is originally buddy holly

[@jamesjames9275]

Buddy had nothing to do with this song, he was already gone when the Crickets recorded it.

[@gabeabraham9285]

@@jamesjames9275 oh ok.

[@petethompson3510]

tHE cLASH'S VERSON IS JUST OFF THE HOOK

[@sandrabecht4489]

👍🇩🇪

[@DenverChiropractor]

Buddy Holly did do it……

[@jamesjames9275]

The Crickets did it, after Buddy died.

[@MrCtsSteve]

​@@jamesjames9275yep ..Bobby Fuller was a huge Holly fan . You can hear it in a few other of his songs too .

[@stevebilodeau9676]

The Crickets wrote this song after he died in 1963

[@CrazyRamUK]

Sonny Curtis wrote it in 58/59. He joined the Crickets after Buddy's death and recorded it in 59