This is simply the best version of Me and Bobby McGee and it's not even close. Jerry owns this song
@jimfrisk6883 жыл бұрын
well Janis Joplin's version isnt bad...and many think is the best.
@erikkops61622 жыл бұрын
Amen
@kevinjudy54892 жыл бұрын
Hate to disagree..Janis Joplin did the classic....Very close second..
@luthermoore29692 жыл бұрын
Jerry can't be touched. Yea Janis had a raspy sexy voice from who know what she did but the only one who has anything on Jerry lee is Elvis and that's a fact
@richardwright81892 жыл бұрын
Don’t you love how he turns it into such a personal song
@devakikaren2 жыл бұрын
Kristofferson told Jerry Lee his version of Bobby McGee is his favorite. Still reeling from the huge loss of Jerry Lee. Am here in Louisiana and just a couple of hrs from Ferriday wch brings it even closer to home. So very sad. Thank God for You Tube so we can listen again & again to all his life's work.
@arwoldee15 жыл бұрын
In all seriousness, has anyone else EVER been this good?
@shirleywooley24893 жыл бұрын
Never!!!!
@mattkoch692 Жыл бұрын
Not even close
@martinwyatt63905 ай бұрын
And NEVER will
@PeterG-s5y2 күн бұрын
NO......He obviously had talent, charisma and a stage presence but then he had something I don't know a word for. Before my time but wish I could have experienced a show. RIP Jerry Lee.
@chuckp18322 ай бұрын
What a great cover. RIP Jerry Lee and Kris Kristofferson.
@mikecole308204 жыл бұрын
Because Jerry Lee doing Bobby Mcgee is what everybody needs in 2020!
@ArtJorgensen10 жыл бұрын
I spent an hour or so listening to and watching every version of this song I could find. For pure excitement, musical enjoyment and fantastic singing, no one comes close to Jerry Lee. And that's not even mentioning the awesome piano!!! This man is the performer of the century!
@FISHMUSIC4U7 жыл бұрын
I second that emotion
@kevinjudy72187 жыл бұрын
Art Golfer sooo right. THE MAN
@simocontugi42377 жыл бұрын
You're right! A fantastic version in his style
@Deontjie6 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing, and ended up here. Janis and Willie was the worst by far.
@NirvanaIncNewYork6 жыл бұрын
Art Golfer He is The Killer, what you expect?
@STESTOOGEАй бұрын
Nice tribute to an absolute ICON! I play(try) piano.......gotta give this guy G for guts to even approach such an Iconic song👏👏As i am sure this Gentleman will agree.....only ever be ONE Jerry lee Lewis!😂😂We in Europe all miss him😢Well done buddy🇬🇧🇺🇲👍
@adrianotero79633 жыл бұрын
Such talent and he could not read music..... makes it more incredible......
@TheBoudine11 жыл бұрын
The likes of Jerry Lee Lewis we'll never see again in a million years - not ever, period. JLL is The Undefeated R 'n R Warrior of All Times whoever the challenger may be, he is second to no one. Navaho
@bobbeck27434 жыл бұрын
How right you are. Pure genius
@luthermoore29693 жыл бұрын
I've said it and I'll say it again. Jerry Lee Lewis is the King of Rock n Roll period.
@martinwyatt6390 Жыл бұрын
Yes, Jerry Lee Lewis, He came Second to None
@Hogo-Fogo-Kapitan5 ай бұрын
@@martinwyatt6390 Ошибаетесь, он номер 1 и только потом идут Чак Берри, Литтл Ричард, а Элвис вообще, где-то во второй десятке.
@Zylinderheadfire3 жыл бұрын
the best Rockn roll boogie King jerry lee lewis
@drjohna2d9 жыл бұрын
Jerry Lee is in a class alone. I've seen him in concert years ago and I will never forget how great he was. Rock on Jerry Lee .
@garyjdixon72823 жыл бұрын
Yes John, a class of his own is a check because I have him rated as the number #1 greatest PIANO PLAYER EVER and the Country Music Hall Of Fame should close their doors if they don't let the only surviving member of the "Million Dollar Quartet" in their HALL ! Jerry Lee had it ALL including his KICK ASS VOCALS !
@jeffb43882 ай бұрын
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@lovemyrainbowgold13 жыл бұрын
no one is as brilliant as this . no one even comes close
@JayRyanBeretti4 жыл бұрын
The best for sure ! And the best version as well !! Finally, i think Jerry Lee Lewis created the Classical Music Rock'N'Roll style ! His left hand is pure Rock'n'roll while his right hand plays like Mozart !!! Unique.
@penelopelopez82963 жыл бұрын
This man is so frigging talented it blows my mind. I could listen to him all day, every day.
@dangaines4053 жыл бұрын
No one, I mean no one, can play piano like Jerry Lee!
@flashtheoriginal14 жыл бұрын
Woah there, woah. England LOVES Jerry Lee. I am an Englishman and I am not alone in stating that he was, is and always will be the KING. Rock n roll will always own him a huge debt of gratitude. MAGNIFICENT talent of a loner who rocks on the wild side. I am privileged to have heard his music and I thank him, and the USA for that. Out
@liliastraubhaar68232 жыл бұрын
Ilove this Jerry Lee Lewis version of Me and my bobby mcgee
@Jeanne-q3r3 ай бұрын
No one has ever been nor will be as good as JerryLee❤
@sxnxbxll41169 жыл бұрын
This is definitely the hardest workin' version of this song. The talented Jerry Lee always incorporating his own sound in every single song.
@jimmymshali6661 Жыл бұрын
OK Jerry now that you are in heaven you have. left your foot prints in our hearts RIP 💔💔
@spiderbowels2 жыл бұрын
Jerry Lee Lewis you have left a massive void in Rock & Roll and it's going to be hard if not impossible to fill.. Rest in Peace.
@andyecheandia8375 Жыл бұрын
This could perhaps be his BEST overall concert performance.
@markb4848 Жыл бұрын
Turn it up Killer and make it roll ! 👍🏼
@alepou1815 жыл бұрын
I absolutely agree.Jerry Lee should be an inspiration for all of us.Its not just the music,its his passion...His passion made his music what it is.You see man up the stage literally giving it all for it!He deserves to be recognised!
@ogminor10 жыл бұрын
Did you know that this guy didn't even have lessons? He learned EVERY song ON HIS OWN... incredible : )
@robertstehli70329 жыл бұрын
+Gracie Minor Who on earth could have taught him to do that anyway?
@ogminor9 жыл бұрын
+Robert Stehli i have no idea 😂
@USA245416 жыл бұрын
Actually his aunt taught The Killer how to play. She also taught his first cousins Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart. All three play with very similar styles if you listen to them you will hear it.
@AnnaLVajda5 жыл бұрын
I love him he raises my spirits.
@kathyhenderson19504 жыл бұрын
@@USA24541 SWAGGART,?????? NO COMPARISON WHAT SO EVER.!!!!!!!
@OldJoeClarke7 жыл бұрын
Like others, I have not seen a better pianist in any genre than this man and this one song is the pinnacle of his career.
@theoldonecf15 жыл бұрын
Jerry Lee Lewis OWNED every piece of music he ever touched....I remember his first TV debut... Better as he got older even... amazing...thanks for sharing this rendition.
@Wwerner2512 жыл бұрын
Wooow what the hell was that?? I never could have been able to imagine that something like this is possible! I love this song and i like this version very much!
@wilkevwilkev4 жыл бұрын
got to see it to believe it. lol fantastic. brilliant . please keep this post alive. thanks.
@NinjaBooKitty13 жыл бұрын
God my Daddy drove me nuts growing up listening to this. and then my friends and I were lost in Texas and ended up at Billy Bob's one night and guess who the hell was playing!! And it was SUCH a rocking good time - called my Dad collect from the show lol
@steveperreira58503 жыл бұрын
Great story, that was fine, you called your dad!
@claudedupras24923 жыл бұрын
You're Dad was so happy for you.that night. God bless
@thomashall91822 жыл бұрын
A musical genius, my idol since 1957, is now gone forever but never forgotten.
@andyecheandia8375 Жыл бұрын
Musical genius is an UNDERSTATEMENT. If not for London 1958, who knows how BIG he COULD have been.
@billleyland128 Жыл бұрын
@@andyecheandia8375 I agree, I genuinely believe that Jerry could not understand why he was causing all this fuss when he visited England.
@andyecheandia8375 Жыл бұрын
@@billleyland128 Think about it. Around that same time Loretta Lynn had gotten married at the same age as Myra. Except she stayed within the regional area, Jerry lee was National. In Jerry’s area of the country MANY had married young, he just wasn’t sophisticated enough to understand
@billleyland128 Жыл бұрын
@@andyecheandia8375 Well, as Myra says in the film, ''One girl got married at 9.'' I don't remember all this fuss when 14-year-old Priscilla went to live with Elvis.
@andyecheandia8375 Жыл бұрын
@@billleyland128 only difference with Elvis was it wasn’t publicized
@flashtheoriginal2 жыл бұрын
Oh my god I have just heard the news that His Majesty Jerry Lee has died. RIP. And THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING There will never be another. Im so sad, feels like I have lost a close friend. Oh my..... As long as I have been alive, this man has entertained me.
@tonyhawkes20409 ай бұрын
He still lives in me👍
@ulissesdamascouto81192 ай бұрын
And who left us today was Kris Kristofferson, who wrote Me and Bobby McGee.
@janathmer25873 жыл бұрын
Jerry Lee Lewis at his very best! Unique piano stylist. Fantastic!!
@claush74928 жыл бұрын
When, oh when will that '83 concert be re-mastered and put out on Blu-Ray? Jerry in absolute top form, that I would pay for in a heartbeat.
@Nikita015610 жыл бұрын
I love how each artist puts their own spin on this song, however this is my favorite version....there is so much going on with the melody. The song keeps getting better and better. I also like his rendition of Frankie and Johnny.
@caulfield618 Жыл бұрын
This is my favorite rendition. This is the best.
@geo2301able4 жыл бұрын
The hands down best version of this song! The definition of rock n roll!
THIS INCREDIBLE, ONE-OF-A KIND TALENT WILL NEVER COME AGAIN.
@williambtm17 жыл бұрын
There will never be another man like Jerry Lee Lewis, I remember hearing Jerry Lee so many years ago maybe the late 50's and I still get the adrenalin surge when I fondly listen to the best there's ever been that I know of................ that can sing and pump the piano like good old Lerry Lee Lewis in his prior 50 plus years of singing and a'playing the piano.
@redicic12 жыл бұрын
i think that there are no words to describe this performance!!
@jw19383713 жыл бұрын
The man is brilliant.
@marti64947 жыл бұрын
ONE OF A KIND- NOBODY HAS COME CLOSE TO THIS GREAT TALENT!
@genenovak27173 жыл бұрын
This is a masterpiece!
@James695315 жыл бұрын
I am a fellow pianoman, and the Jerry Lee is my mentor!! rock on Killer!!!!
@joannemcclure35462 жыл бұрын
I love how he puts his name in his songs, it cracks me up.
@redblack84142 жыл бұрын
RIP Jerry Lee. There will never be another one like you. 🎹 💔
@cpa44111 жыл бұрын
that is who the piano was made for, the one and only Jerry Lee.
@katiebolger11 жыл бұрын
u said it
@Qdelcoco10 жыл бұрын
Yeah man
@pennydavis26377 жыл бұрын
cpa441 Agree
@kevineydmann59766 жыл бұрын
Is that not the greatest piano playing ever? What a man. What a talent.
@dudleygillham22955 жыл бұрын
I saw him live at the Granada Tooting London in I think 1956. He was as brilliant then as he is today. Long live Jerry Lee.
@BW1875 Жыл бұрын
Don’t get better than this
@BigWheelHawaii14 жыл бұрын
Aloha All,,, Da, Killer, what a talent,,, thanks for posting this,,, Big
@ManOfSteel60716 жыл бұрын
Man, I never even envisioned "Me and Bobby McGee" as a boogie woogie piano tune, but of course The Killer does it! Dad gum that man rocks.
@tonycarey97317 жыл бұрын
I've never seen this cover before - Well! That was DIFFERENT! ROCK-ON!!
@herbvette13 жыл бұрын
Hang on, kiddies - this is what's Rock and Roll. Jerry Lee will always be The Killer.
@Troy1g2 жыл бұрын
Like no other!
@2009metisman10 жыл бұрын
It's shameful that this legend isn't in the Country Music Hall of Fame.
@Brian-bv3ku6 жыл бұрын
That's what you get, when you have a couple of idiots making a (bad) decision
@GrandChloe6 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@beer1for2break3fast415 жыл бұрын
Holy molly....that was soooooo awesome! Thanks for that.
@fabiopaolobarbieri22862 жыл бұрын
As Vladimir Horowitz said after he had first heard Art Tatum play: "I came. I listened. I still cannot believe what I heard." This is transcendental.
@carmenmazzotta75762 жыл бұрын
Gracias x todos los temas felicitaciones🐯🐯🐯🐯🐯
@genevievemaurer60997 ай бұрын
❤ Magnifique, extraordinaire. Je l adore. ❤❤❤
@alexandruvictor93167 жыл бұрын
Good job Andreu...BRAVOOOOOOO Mr Lewis...
@bennyjazzful7 жыл бұрын
WOW WOW WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From a mad keen 73yo Aussie fan.
@Broadclystboy15 жыл бұрын
I love all of Jerrys stuff from the beginning - this is magnificent and him at his best. Only wish I had been there
@everyb0dych1llout6 жыл бұрын
NO ONE plays like this. He brings it every time.
@leeetchells6092 жыл бұрын
I saw Jerry live around this time . He was awesome. R.I.P Jerry thanks for the music.
@BrandenBrazil16 жыл бұрын
GENIUS!!! And I am an hardcore Janis Joplin fan! BRILLIANT!!!
@paulofreire75202 ай бұрын
Awesome! Txs for sharing 🙏🏻👍🏻
@jantyszka10362 жыл бұрын
That just passed the "hair on the back of the neck" test. Wow! He's bloody good - *and* he knows it!
@tjscott39510 жыл бұрын
The Killer claims another one! Ain't no goin' slow when you're Jerry Lee! LEGEND!!!
@williamroderick62014 жыл бұрын
JLL is the greatest piano player who ever lived. It is nice to see a fellow left hander doing so well.
@ivarssulcs47972 ай бұрын
Brilliantly brilliant the best ever ❤❤❤❤❤❤
@Katwinser19583 жыл бұрын
I love this man’s music. He was so talented
@tunenut12216 жыл бұрын
Has this guy got talent or not!!! Only one Jerry Lee.
@Mapatipiapas13 жыл бұрын
He even has a comb in his back pocket!!! He's totally OLD SCHOOL!! God bless Jerry Lee! The last man standing!
@lgkopp2 жыл бұрын
Best cover version of Janis Joplins best song (written by Kris Kristofferson). R.I.P. and have fun with Rock`´Roll Music in heaven... we`ll miss you here on planet earth...for sure!
@bennyjazzful12 жыл бұрын
ONLY 1,000,000 TIMES BETTER. CAN'T YOU APPRECIATE A GENIUS LIKE JERRY LEE
@tupregunta12 жыл бұрын
This guy can pick up any song and make it rock.
@MsBlackpussycat13 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this wonderful post.....I love your channel-this version of Bobby M.lifts me out of a bad day mood-MAGIC MAGIC PIANO PLAYING!!!!!!
@russmerrick8814 жыл бұрын
Of all of Jerry's performances over 60 years I've seen either live or on tape, Hammersmith '83 is my favourite. Everything just seems right - Jerry's mood, his voice, the piano, the sound, the venue, the band, the song choices....and Bobby McGee sums it all up. Incredible. Just wish CBS would release this performance on DVD so I don't have to hook up the VHS everytime I want to watch it!
@martinwyatt63907 жыл бұрын
The undisputed king of Rock 'n'Roll
@Erulin6815 жыл бұрын
He's left handed... one of the few pianists who is, it gives his playing that "I don't know what"........ but god the Man can play
@happydays81714 жыл бұрын
Left handers signals go right to the right, creative side of the brain. When we're doing our creative things, our brains lose all track PF time, an hour can go by in 5 min, and we've been in a natural high. A book "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" explains it better than I can.
@Chrisspruce12 жыл бұрын
He's not left handed at all. He's right handed. Check out other videos where he is signing autographs or playing guitar.
@BillMcGirr2 жыл бұрын
I realize this comment is 12 YEARS late. I’m a natural lefty. But as a guitar player I always figured my left hand was carrying the weight of forming complex chords. My right was working with finger picking and actual PICKing. But not as hard as my left. While I’m NO piano/keyboard player. (Only songwriting) It seems to be the OPPOSITE. The right hand is by far carrying the heavy work.🤷♂️ It ain’t easy being a natural lefty.🤣🤣🤣👍🥃🎸 Best wishes to everyone.👍
@Erulin682 жыл бұрын
@@BillMcGirr Tell me about it. My parents couldn't afford a left handed guitar so they got my a regular one. 42 years later I still play right handed.
@BillMcGirr2 жыл бұрын
@@Erulin68 Good stuff. Guitar playing is the ONLY thing I do “right” handed. But like I said… it always felt natural to me.🤷♂️👍🥃😊
@puertecitos688810 жыл бұрын
Jerry Lee Lewis is the " Beethoven" of rock n roll!
@swinedance9 жыл бұрын
Never thought of it that way, but yes.
@iberius99378 жыл бұрын
More like the LIZST of Rock and Roll!
@kathyhenderson19504 жыл бұрын
Best version EVER Killer !!!
@joanneloesner12644 жыл бұрын
Well said 🎶🎶🎶
@gregoryjacobson11994 жыл бұрын
Very well put! Long live the Killer!
@claudedupras24923 жыл бұрын
Jerry Lee the voice and hands that all piano and microphone wants. Wow
@DaveMcE2 жыл бұрын
Best rendition of this song.
@elvis194315 жыл бұрын
Rock on Jerry, Rock on. Just great thanks for sharing this is great.
@artmcpharlin67304 жыл бұрын
best version ever of a great song.
@genenovak27174 жыл бұрын
A musical genius in is own right,
@RamSkirata13 жыл бұрын
everytime i listen to his music I feel in need to play piano myself. And everytime I play the piano myself after listening to his music I have so much fun but after a little while I find myself beeing not even good enough to impress my parents anymore. Than I return to listen to him and the circle begins another time. => => his music is so motivating :)
@richardcoats64306 жыл бұрын
Living Legend,God bless you Jerry Lee.Scotland
@alanferguson-d1d9 ай бұрын
Most awesome version I've heard, just a master of the piano...
@TolKOZAK2 жыл бұрын
Every song is Jerry Lee does is boogie-woogie. Rock on, Killer. Rest in Peace.
@wildone9317 жыл бұрын
In my opinion this is the greatest live show on heart!!! Rock on =)
@lesliedoty-munson15399 жыл бұрын
The very best version. Jerry Lee is the King.
@vanessak.11008 жыл бұрын
+Leslie Doty-Munson Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis are the kings. The best musicans ever.
@luthermoore29698 жыл бұрын
That is the truth
@LarzGustafsson13 жыл бұрын
THIS is the King of rock'n'roll. No doubt about that.
@clairelowry91222 жыл бұрын
Thunder in his hands!
@country8543 Жыл бұрын
And lightning ⚡ in the Killer's fingers !!! 🎹⚡🎹❤️🌹
@mattkoch6922 жыл бұрын
They adored him in England as is exemplified in this performance. Love how the crowd roared at the end when he simply says, "Coca-Cola"!
@sandyparrott3742 Жыл бұрын
He sure loved the crowds and they loved him.❤
@casanovapierre27407 жыл бұрын
This man don't play thr rock'n roll ... HE IS The Rock'N Roll......!
@1pattaya5 жыл бұрын
Unreal ability. Amazing.
@TheBoudine11 жыл бұрын
There's no one on this planet to measure up with Jerry Lee Lewis and the same goes for all other planets - JLL is the outstanding Universal Rock n Roll Soldier of All Times. Kudos & Bless Navajo in Sweden.