Jonathan Richman - I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar Live

i think it was 1992, his north american network tv debut. it's all about the dance break. enjoy.

[@slobomotion]

I've almost-known Jonathan since the '70s. I knew HIPPIE JOHNNIE! I've only seen Jonathan live three times, twice in NYC and once in Paris and each show was totally different. This is one artist I will drag myself out to see no matter what. If I have a pulse, I will pay and be there. When he was doing acoustic guitar in the Spanish style, it was superb but he was always good -- and apparently not very easy to deal with.

[@runfromrobots]

How's Hippie Johnnie doing these days? Seen him around?

[@MCPetruk]

WHO IS HIPPY JOHNNY?!?! Is he in Boston? I NEED to KNOW!?!

[@arianrhodhyde7482]

He's never always stoned and he's never straight, obviously :P

[@dasbakon]

@@MCPetruk it refers to John Felice who was an early member of The Modern Lovers.

[@BenCulture]

"How To Be A One-Man Act in 3 Minutes or Less"

[@RiseandFireBill]

Look at how free he is up there. He's not just singing a song, this is an absolute performance of the highest measure

[@harmoniabalanza]

Oh I don't know about that.

[@numberonedad]

It's just jojo doin his thing

[@ORDER4STU]

Just so you know, this was in 1993, his second time on Conan.

[@marcman1999]

+Travis Garman geez ur here again

[@ORDER4STU]

***** hey there sexy boi

[@marcman1999]

Travis Garman how u doin bud

[@ORDER4STU]

***** Pretty good man, just saw cat signs and mr elevator a few hours ago

[@marcman1999]

damn i'm jealous af, wish i coulda went but i got school

[@matulich77]

He was so adorable and still is!! Handsome, unique and fun!!

[@qualqui]

Jonathan Richman is ONE COOL DUDE!!! The Vibes, the dance moves, that sense of humor,....thumbs up to ya champipple and thankin' my buddy CuteCatFaith for the COOL Share!! =)

[@ikehelly]

Jonathan is a whole genre in himself. Great stuff.

[@stridertherangerwoof]

YAH, GENRE IS CANTSINGWORTHASHITINBLUES, WOW I WOULD RATHER LISTEN TO A CAT ORGY. PLAYED BACKWARDS.

[@trianglemangler]

Definitely gonna steal this guy's moves.

[@agustinamansur5665]

He sounds perfect live! First song I listen from him and I love it❤😍🔥

[@nycdude999]

I must have seen Jonathan live at least 15 times over the years, he always gives a great show.

[@abayasugen8446]

I used to think that I hated music, then I watched this

[@apolloptx]

abaya sugen How could you think that???

[@bluebirdgirly]

i'm grateful for him and that i got to see him live so many times.

[@butterfly-ps5uj]

jonathan richman brings back sad but beautiful childhood memories of mine but that's why his songs will always have special place in my heart^^ :D

[@smallstones]

I've just got from working the night shift in a hospital and this is the song I've been humming all night.

[@TheFiddle101]

I must have seen Jonathan live a dozen times in the 80's and 90's but this is his best dance break. Thanks for uploading

[@melissateodola1887]

I just found this artist and i already love him

[@matthewquinlivandds4563]

Good for you! Part of my life since '83, and thank goodness!

[@savanana8514]

I'm so in love with him.

[@YIASEMIDE]

Me too. 💜

[@JohaVgs8]

What a wonderful song 💙

[@citizenkong]

Jonathan!! Seeing him live is one of the best of times ever.

[@ruthdixon7807]

a hymn to the sheer joy of being - and dancing - in the right place at the right time.

[@tomschmitt8561]

Going to see him in Big Sur next month…can’t wait…too long since I last saw him…

[@onfoenemgrave]

Them Euphoria comments are gonna roll in any second now. 😵‍💫

[@oliviawright6404]

it is amazing video, thanks for sharing

[@u2popmofo]

AWESOMENESS. Watching this performance back in the '90's was the first time I'd ever seen him. So cool to see this again, thanks for posting it!

[@Carlos-Parfum]

*Euphoria s02e04 (30/01/2022)*

[@terichace7798]

this guy is too much fun!

[@Schitti21]

Just watched the 4th episode of the 4th season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (available in Germany from 2.25.2022) and was looking for the song at the end & here it is with video! So charming... 💜

[@DEARHICCuPS]

If Jonathan Richman comes to your town for a show, do yourself a favor and GO. It's so worth it!

[@DiegoCaponera]

I just watch this 3-4 times a day, I am no way addicted.

[@byronp2311]

What we did not get at the height of the punk movement was that The Modern Lovers and Jonathan were fun and goofy and.....hum, that describes the Austin version of punk nicely. He still plays here.

[@CarolinaVeiga1974]

He is a showman! Great performance...

[@Santina1981]

This guy is AWESOME!!! I love the dance!!!

[@XxHarmonicNightsxX]

The most underrated rock frontman ever.

[@deejfun]

This is great. Tonight he plays the 40 Watt Club in Athens GA and I really wish I could go...

[@jknow113]

Im going to see him tonight in Raleigh NC .. cant wait!!!

[@heysarahsarah]

God I love this man so much.

[@JesseMFJames]

I think we have all danced in the lesbian bar at least once in our lives not realizing the bar we were supposed to be in was next door. :P

[@danielleanderson6371]

Not me, I know exactly where I'm supposed to be. ;)

[@danielleanderson6371]

Oh yes, us lesbians *are* freaks, if you know what I mean.

[@surajshivakumar5124]

Euphoria brought me here

[@PeteNice]

Great dance moves!

[@COOLHANDUKE]

I was Jonathan's fan outreach guy when he first appeared on the Conan O'Brian show. Conan's producer called me and asked me to fax him the lyrics to the song Jonathan was going to sing -- they were scared to death of it. But Jonathan wasn't!

[@dvincenator]

ALL RIGHT NOW

[@edwardkrawczak8927]

This is amazing. I first heard it by They Might Be Giants, did not realize it was a cover!

[@bobmoxie5570]

My high school boyfriend, from Wellesley, introduced me to Jonathan Richman, "RADIO ON'

[@kultarmagic8816]

Amazing

[@JimmyVonJim]

sweet guitar. great leg kick. his pants and shoes and shirt are like what hipster type people wear now, but this was 20 yrs ago.

[@Loiz98]

euphoria!!!

[@dwyer22255]

Such a funny song

[@Jeremyramone]

he was in a magnificent band called the modern lovers. check out their song "dignified and old" -its first class music with a message. they have lots of great numbers though, take care.

[@bonbonblue]

he's a genius.

[@MrJonisaurus]

I was named after Jonathan Richman. Yes, my parents are cool.

[@justinlwerner]

Very cute!

[@frankieteardrop4152]

I LOVE YOUUUUUUUUUUUU

[@neilp192]

There are two kinds of people in this world; people who think this is the greatest performance in history, and people who are wrong.

[@TheLivsey]

cool as anything

[@lemonliespowderpink]

i'm going to the 40 watt tonight to see him!! weeha!!

[@champipple]

yeah that's him

[@MonsoonSeason]

@prolefeedprocessor it's not a joke, he kind of prefaces it at the beginning saying it was a thing that happened to him.

[@elgatogordo64]

Well I played pool .... glad I won !

[@alekgreat]

High hills

[@moonlily1]

I'm sure his sick moves were well appreciated by all the funky lesbians.

[@lanekays]

his dance at 1:40 is way too cute.

[@trapadoored]

@MrJonisaurus my god-it's like you have a birthrite. You were born awesome. Just think, you'll be able to tell chicks "yup, I was named after Jonathan Richman" and they'll be like "who?" -and you'll be like "umm-the singer? you know? Roadrunner?uh.. He -he narrated there's something about Mary!" And they'll be like "why would they name you after that guy?" and walk away in disgust -but you'll know..oh yes..you'll know why they would name you after that guy. And that's awesome.

[@ChaseN194]

Now he does commercials for frontier

[@robridgeway1964]

i wonder if flight of the conchords are fans...... funny, it looks like he hadn't aged at all since the modern lovers days.

[@e8ghtmileshigh1]

rob ridgeway this was 1993 when I, Jonathan came out. He has aged since.

[@Rileyjives]

He did a couple shows at the Lounge Axe, lots of fun. He is almost thin here, I hope he is back to thin in real life.

[@lemartiendu27]

come on !!! let's work it's a very good singer and dancer !!! :p

[@holsdpuffnstuff]

Can anyone tell me the chords he is using??

[@ekiger]

How the hell are there ANY dislikes? How did the dis-likers end up here? What wrong internet turn did they take?

[@kerikah]

What kind of guitar is he playing?

[@jakepetty1503]

It’s a Gretsch!

[@lanekays]

hard crush

[@jolbetancur4856]

Euphoria xd

[@ty3165]

i like lesbians very much

[@mr.bungle8690]

I wanna dance in a lesbian bar!

[@_WESTSIDE_]

all hipsters have definitely ripped off the steelo of jonathan

[@UnlimitedMullets]

Seeing this live was just as cool as I hoped it would be.

[@HeraldBoon]

Some people try to pick up girls and get called assholes... This never happened to Jonathan Richman... er..

[@213Sanka]

Mac demarco literally took this guys personality

[@dancingcheeseproductions4127]

And voice

[@SpartanBannana]

I mean i just more young people take the time to find out who jon is what an amazing songwriter

[@peers282]

Lmao ikr!

[@carlosjacuinde8869]

Neh this guy is more original!

[@dlp2006]

Mac who?

[@Silvana716]

Definitely see the connection between Jonathan and Talking Heads, who inherited the Modern Lovers' keyboardist. Both awesome.

[@nijelol]

+Silvana716 I see it between Jonathan and mac demarco as well

[@bells9167]

Yes ! Exactly what I was thinking :)

[@sabinakangerud8759]

The best three minutes on the internet.

[@LunchsackTheWise]

Damn, Mac Demarco really was influenced by him. Not just as an artist either.

[@jimd4004]

+Chris “Branson” Daly The little lower lip frowning & nodding thing, Mac definitely loved/assimilated that from JoJo.

[@stagedivezhighfivez]

and the way of talking--sort of like nothing he's saying really matters, just a bunch of words to get to the point. in the video of him doing "Abdul and Cleopatra" it's freakishly similar to mac (well, vice versa).

[@marymary1779]

absolutely

[@austinlyle3579]

Mannerisms and everything.

[@jonathant4201]

Thought that after three seconds of the video lol

[@Samhain35]

That is a BIG guitar.

[@fcmhockeyvideos]

Or Jonathan is shorter and smaller than you think !

[@foljs5858]

@@fcmhockeyvideos We've seen kids playing adult guitars and they don't look that small. Either Jonathan is a dwarf or this is a huge ass guitar. And since we've seen Jonathan with telecasters and we looks normal next to them, this is a big ass guitar

[@fcmhockeyvideos]

@@foljs5858 Could be, I can't really know. Just exposed that as a possibility, this is no rocket science.

[@mikedowd66]

I was in high school, early 80s, and I loved this guy's music, album covers, and periodic mention in the Village Voice. That's all the information I could get. 40 years later and I stumble upon this video, not having thought of this music in 30 years. It's surreal and magnificent to see and hear this. What a remarkable and hilarious artist.

[@loripatrick813]

Me too! Was introduced to Road Runner (his original) when I move to Boston, huge wake-up. And I started exploring. And this is one of his best I think. What a talent!

[@pjbrubak]

I love how he's one of the fathers of punk rock.

[@harmoniabalanza]

I don't know about that either. He's like the opposite of punk rock, actually.

[@petalchild]

​@@harmoniabalanzatell me you know nothing about the history of punk without telling me. Look up Modern Lovers.

[@vinobody]

I have the feeling he was not consciously paving the way for punk rock but his producer John Cale was@@harmoniabalanza

[@markhudgins2010]

​​@@harmoniabalanzahe is a huge fan of the velvet underground. His early years were very influential to punk rock. And his current stuff, the diy spirit also is more punk rock in spirit than people sometimes think.

[@jerwolff]

one word: Roadrunner.

[@rose-epiphanyglitch3365]

Thank you Euphoria for making me discover this masterpiece

[@faviolalozano7597]

This song was on Euphoria??? What episode???????

[@jenniferaguilar8960]

@@faviolalozano7597 S02 Ep.4

[@faviolalozano7597]

@@jenniferaguilar8960 thanks it's when Rue and Elliot are dancing 💃

[@rafaelcosta1400]

In my case, thanks Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

[@AliceYobby]

Glad this show is introducing people to great music. Check out his band the modern lovers too! Remember to always keep digging further, there’s always something new and exciting to find in music

[@luanh.r2893]

Never thought Jonny's music would be in euphoria so let's fucking goooo

[@redjem3333]

And I discussed this song from the show The Marvelous Mrs Maisel on prime.

[@marceloaguirree]

waaait what? damn i need to watch the show now

[@cyd3174]

@@redjem3333 I googled it because of Mrs Maisel also What’s Euphoria?

[@timolee]

I watch euphoria and don't remember his music in it, but mrs. maisel definitely made me look it up.

[@gschaida182]

@@timolee he was!

[@gahctep]

There is just something so likeable about Jonathan He seems a great guy...... As well as a great talent

[@asperhes]

gordon carr He's been known to be a real dick in interviews.

[@seangreen6456]

I did a play with him a couple of years ago, and he was a really sweet guy.

[@jennymisteqq695]

He did an interview with Space Ghost and he was incredibly charming.

[@abaxteria]

@@seangreen6456 My band opened for him many years ago and he was just a great guy, as far as we were concerned. He listened to our entire set and was affable and complimentary. Nicer than most of the local bands we played with.

[@mistermossman6074]

There's a kind of innocence to him

[@blessmeish]

When my aunt died i heired one third of her LPs and CDs, among them were two by Jonathan Richman. I hadn't heard about him or The Modern Lovers before, but I'm so exceited about this music now. She has "introduced" me to so much good music, thanks auntie

[@YIASEMIDE]

I'm so sorry for your loss. And happy for your gain.

[@kathodehay]

Sorry for your loss. My aim is to be an aunt like that!

[@comradeleppi2000]

@@YIASEMIDE beautiful words

[@Farsay]

This performance changed my life.

[@henryking8906]

I bet he was the best dancer in the place. He got some sick moves

[@BenCulture]

"They're all / In my trance / When I dance"

[@elams1894]

Total genius. No one could do that but Jonathan. Outstanding!

[@markmorelli4152]

You can also see how young Adam Sandler was listening. Richman was a 70s presence in greater Boston.

[@nickyreynolds3326]

If I see Jonathan Richman out about town and I invite him dancing, will he just come with me?

[@ianmichalski7997]

Sure! All you need to do is come up to him and say "for dancing".

[@Khnum1900]

One of the best performers i never had the pleasure to watch live, brilliant, funny, talented. Jonathan Richman, one of the last great ones for sure. Music at its best. 10\10

[@marty1400]

Lesbian approved

[@Leeperryvery]

the velvet underground and nico changed his life.....this performance change mine

[@JasonWindsor88]

(What looks like Toms) & skinny jeans in 92?! Looks like Richmond wasn't just ahead of his time with his music. God if only the modern lovers had made at least one more record

[@Myacckt]

actually skinnies and toms or espadrilles are now retro inspired early 90s styles ...

[@HughJNess-ly6er]

Og punk rock shieett bruhhhh

[@RomanPapush]

Is he God?

[@jaktoraa9889]

No i am.

[@BrianKishreviews]

yea duuuude

[@marknewbold2583]

God wishes he was Jonathan

[@donovanbingham]

I've seen him perform live at least five times. Usually in really small venues. He's truly gifted. Great humor and connects with the randy audience. Always leaves me wanting more.

[@jimmythemadostrich8947]

Is his guitar extra big, or is it Jonathan about 4 foot, 11inches tall?

[@owletc]

Watching this & I just can't stop smiling. Richman is adorable. And it's a 'proper' song that is also really funny, which I think is harder to pull off than comedy songs, pastiches, etc.

[@SophieRachel]

My favourite person ever

[@EngelbertHumperdinck86]

sophie rachel you're my favorite person.