Never heard of this artist before, surprisingly. Am 70 at this time. Grew up with music of the '60's, '70's, '80's. Just learned recently his was the song "Road Runner", covered by the punk band, Sex Pistols. Listened to his original versions(done in three) somewhere here in YT. Didn't catch on to me that much. Then, just before I watched this performance, I was watching his band, Modern Lovers' '70's performance. And this was the one that got me hooked on to him. Much older, but more polished. One of the bests guitarist I've ever seen. A lead guitarist myself once, today retired, I cannot hear any mistake he made throughout. The singing compliments the unique style. Too bad, it's not that easy for more people, like me before, to catch on and get hooked to his perfect musical style. There SHOULD be millions listening to him play.
@danielcallahan54043 жыл бұрын
There is a haunting genuine beauty to Jonathan Richmans music. His authenticity can’t be commercialized. He is a truly awesome and amazing artist.
@TheDeastman132 жыл бұрын
c'mon...you're jonathan's mother, really...RIGHT?
@nataliesuper5836 Жыл бұрын
@@TheDeastman13 Hahaha. Nice one.
@peut-etreetapproximativeme616710 ай бұрын
Oh. That is for sure. My dream is to see him live before he'll be gone...
@Pinterandmartin7 жыл бұрын
0:55 Let Her Go Into The Darkness 4:56 My Baby Love Love Loves Me 8:57 Springtime in New York 12:11 Pablo Picasso 15:08 I Was Dancing in the Lesbian Bar 19:47 I Love the World 23:23 Yo Tengo Una Novia 26:59 My Love For Her Ain't Sad 28:54 Couples Must Fight 32:07 Give Paris One More Chance 34:53 Not in My Name 35:41 Take Me to the Plaza 41:15 Her Mystery Not of High Heels and Eye Shadow 44:49 El Joven se estremece 50:03 Girlfriend 53:09 The World is Showing its Hand 56:14 The Night is Still Young
@sandiaYpescado7 жыл бұрын
Pinter & Martin Publishers thanks for doing this.
@danthefan53786 жыл бұрын
ThankYou Very Much!
@avvvqvvv994 жыл бұрын
are there other versions of "not in my name"? or is just something he improvised?
@MarcusVinicius-yp4sm2 жыл бұрын
didn't he play "You can't talk to the dude"?
@moebiusdune1115 Жыл бұрын
@@MarcusVinicius-yp4sm yes,he was.
@cultureclashmusicvideo45459 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Richman is forever an awesome human being in my life. I love him to pieces. Probably the most authentic performer I have ever come across.
@brainproductions19 жыл бұрын
+Culture Clash Music & Video I Agree with you guys
@thebetbetunderground95487 жыл бұрын
For me, as for most authentic, it's him and good ol' Lee Mavers.
@danthefan53786 жыл бұрын
& Patti Smith
@gerardsims63684 жыл бұрын
Yep totally. Totally unpretentious and childlike. He is amazing . I will never forget listening to him for the first time in my sadly departed brother's car when I must have been 14-15. Been hooked on his simplicity and honesty ever since.
@YIASEMIDE3 жыл бұрын
@@gerardsims6368 I'm sorry for your loss.
@averyadrian15346 жыл бұрын
This guy coulda been huge... he oozes charisma... but he chose to be as stripped down as possible... he didn’t want to be huge... he didn’t want to lose his soul...
@nickhatherly23213 жыл бұрын
Bollocks, he was covered by the Sex Pistols, Bowie, Iggy? I’ve seen him gig in three continents over three decades. I agree he’s low key but he has cult status for not being a complete tool. He wrote Road Runner and is multi lingual...
@kelechi_772 жыл бұрын
@@nickhatherly2321 Different type of fame, ask anyone on the street and they won't know Road Runner or any Modern Lovers songs or Jonathan himself - but ask most people who are into music and they'll know who he is, Jonathan could have been huge to the level that he held a hit that everyone knew about, an absolutely recognizable guy as he's very interesting and likable but he chose this direction and I respect him for it.
@reidwrites9 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Richman = summer to me.
@julesotis135 жыл бұрын
dip dip
@williamlove7829 Жыл бұрын
I just bought the DVD to this it has even more great stuff on it with interviews and extras. I saw him in Flagstaff March 2023 and Jonathan still sings and dances with Tommy. It was awesome 80 minutes that it was amazing. Did this song did lesbian bar summer feeling Vermeer Pablo Picasso and a whole bunch other songs it was so good just love him 🎉
@brainproductions19 жыл бұрын
The BEST SINGER than i know in my life!! In 2010 i had the honor to make your concerts here in Brazil, how promoter and booker, and i had the most beautiful experience in all my life, know about JOJO with my own eyes and soul... GREAT MAN!!
@thebetbetunderground95487 жыл бұрын
Great man!
@bobmoxie55703 жыл бұрын
I love these guys! Who goes to laundry mats? What man loves dancing in "a lesbian bar" So funny. Jonathan, worried eyebrows, loved by all of Massachusetts and now Austin. And EVERYWHERE! I have to turn him off since I'm falling in love. "I love the smell of sidewalk after the rain" "I'd love to live in the Wall" "Summer is sticky in New York City" "when I can't sleep I wander around" Calls out "guitar" and he's the only one playing one! Imagine him as a house guest? The drummer looks so serious playing easy in the background.....Love it. Ricky Digital.
@4444colin11 ай бұрын
He would make a fortune busking in the London Tube system. He would raise the Joy level of any and all passer bys😅.
@andreasglumm2 жыл бұрын
You want cooling in a hot summer? No problem. Put drummer Tommy Larkin in the kitchen and just let him stand there. It's okay. He is the coolest.
@thebetbetunderground95487 жыл бұрын
The most positive rock n' roll has ever gotten.
@jnagarya5193 жыл бұрын
Talentless.
@edenarnold56293 жыл бұрын
@@jnagarya519wrong
@YIASEMIDE3 жыл бұрын
@@jnagarya519 You, you mean.
@kidoctane3 жыл бұрын
@@jnagarya519 See here is the thing.......JR is hugely influential, right up there with the Velvets, Stooges, Blondie. Back in my mis-spent youth days hanging around the independent music scene in 70s/80s Australia very muso was fan, everyone had a copy the Modern Lovers album, we all danced to that album at parties singing all the lyrics ....especially "Pablo Picasso was never called an arsehole not like...."
@connord.2636 Жыл бұрын
I've come back to this every couple of years since it was uploaded- it makes me laugh, tear up, and shake my ass. One of the most inspiring live performances for me. Thanks Rucky!
@floepiejane Жыл бұрын
Me too ✌🏽🌻
@javiercervera1174 ай бұрын
Jonathan es auténtico,transmite.Lo vi en directo hace muchísimos años,aún m acuerdo.Aun m pone los vellos como escarpias
@karayogi3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thank you for filming and sharing. Nothing better than Jonathan live!!
@frankpeter68517 жыл бұрын
Oh wow...this venue is where I first saw j.r. in 1985 Bought a t-shirt ! Wore it proudly for decades!
@paleopapa8599 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Holy crap, How did I not know about this genius alchemist.
@mikedowd662 жыл бұрын
wow his guitar playing really improved over the years. So good.
@yolandehow Жыл бұрын
Well I suppose it would 😇
@johnmitchelljr3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. A true great artist with his guitar , heart and voice. What more could you want? Nothing more. Thanks again.
@dynjarren752311 ай бұрын
No Roadrunner? Wow. He ignores his classic rocker.
@surf3283110 жыл бұрын
He was absolutely astounding tonight in Austin. Do not miss him.
@owenwilberforce61382 жыл бұрын
The Bermuda Strollers would approve.
@cheesefrog6464 жыл бұрын
What have we done to deserve this man!
@franciscobuendiadelmolino9 ай бұрын
44:49 Greetings from Spain! I always found Jonathan's performance to be PURE showmanship! When I grow up, I want to play the guitar just like that!
@conpapazoglou76679 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful gifted song writer. The Glen Canin guitar sounds beautiful , the engaging stage presence, Tommy Larkins is fabulous as always; thank you for posting this, love Jonathan Richmond, you get him or you don't.
@PaulRoe-kx5ee6 ай бұрын
Ive loved him since 1982 and just saw hi and Tommy last week with my son! Hes all that!
@alexking8610 Жыл бұрын
He is the most wonderfully unique artist 🎶👍
@duanemartin77422 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Title may be wrong.? So anyone know how big this venue is?
@SOpunkSOwhat Жыл бұрын
This is what a true artist looks and sounds like. Not only can he sling a mean guitar, he's freakin' hilarious and full of charisma.
@michaelmoore6469 жыл бұрын
I feel like if David Byrne and Andy Kaufmann had a son...
@MrKGHunter9 жыл бұрын
Michael Moore Actually its kind of the other way around, this dude was around loooonnnnnggggg before David Byrne. I like DB/Talking Heads alright, but he really aped a lot of Jonathans moves, not to mention his keyboard player from The Modern Lovers (Jerry Harrison)
@michaelmoore6469 жыл бұрын
you're right, I didn't think about that! maybe not quite that loooonnnnnnnnnngggggg, but a good 5 or 6 years
@thebetbetunderground95487 жыл бұрын
It's more like 10 years.
@averyadrian15346 жыл бұрын
Michael Moore fascinating! Jerry Harrison who was with JR in the modern lovers later co-founded The Talking Heads with David Byrne... and Andy K is Jewish and so is Jonathan...
@feast29383 жыл бұрын
Why people gotta be talking over this national treasure
@nataliesuper5836 Жыл бұрын
Wow. This dude is good. Why am I just learning about him now? What rock have I been under?
@kol24028 жыл бұрын
Best thing about music is when you stumble up on something as beautiful as this, speechless. Anyone know any similar bands/artists, old or new?
@00bilz8 жыл бұрын
+kol2402 Jens Lekman is a brilliant modern comparison. Especially on his first two albums. "Night Falls Over Kortedala" would be the first one I'd recommend to you.
@yamatejames57218 жыл бұрын
Mac Demarco is pretty influenced by this guy, you should check em out. he's real fun to jam too. the album salad days is a good start.
@thebetbetunderground95487 жыл бұрын
Lee Mavers men. Go look up "Timeless Melody live acoustic" on youtube. It will send you away, man. Jojo and he are two of the most underappreciated geniuses in rock history.
@kol24027 жыл бұрын
Huge fan of Mac :)
@thebetbetunderground95487 жыл бұрын
Joe H The problem with Mavers is that he went overboard. Reached too far and burned too bright, and now he's gone. It's not up to him anymore. Believe me, he could still write absolute classics. He just wouldn't do it. Because he's lost the will to let it go and to push through; the same will that keeps most of us sane.
@Zepster77 Жыл бұрын
Incredible. Just into the first song and can see he has a unique style on guitar!!
@williamirwin43042 жыл бұрын
Love Jonathan. Dance alone all day to this. I was thinking while watching that Billy Strings does a lot of the same expressions and stances.
@rookiegunner2 жыл бұрын
Can’t believe I hadn’t heard him before today. He’s amazing.
@tscan54 Жыл бұрын
I love Jonathan so much
@riffraffrichard5 жыл бұрын
he has a really nice style of guitar playing
@labardan566 жыл бұрын
Living in Kyïv. Playing his music all the time, while translating Russian literature. Was at his concert, once, in my hometown Rotterdam. Great music, even greater lyrics!
@garfield48632 жыл бұрын
you still in Kyiv?
@TheDeastman132 жыл бұрын
ik hoop je ben terug naar R'dam...cuz i don't think ya wanna be in Kyiv right about now...i lived in Berkeley, before Leiden, for, like, 25 yrs...there's a great pizza place downtown...Arinel's...on Shattuck near Addison...not a big place...i'm standing there one evening, eating a slice and this guy walks in with this entourage of two girls...teeners...he doesn't order a slice or anything...but he has a guitar...and he breaks into a song...and the girls are doing harmony backups...i know this sounds unusual...but this is Berkeley...still. i was pretty entertained...guess who it was...? ; - )
@atlasking61105 жыл бұрын
Pablo Picasso was never called an asshole-not in New York!
@kingcruiser70492 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Richman & Tom Larkins. Just Love 4 this set of songs
@DutchVanHelsing6 жыл бұрын
UK here ! Hi fellow people who get JR. I just found out the D Sharp went to the big drum shop in the sky,,,,What happened ?
@pepbuadesfacebook8 жыл бұрын
Alguns als quals els he mostrat un live de Richman, del Richman dels 2000's han dit "sembla idiota". Però en tot cas seria un idiota que és venerat i admirat per centenars de milers de persones a tot el món. Jo voldria ser així d'idiota, però mai ho he aconseguit.
@Otadnoirordnassela6 жыл бұрын
Pep Buades nadie entiende el catalán en el mundo... solo vosotros cuatro ridiculos catalanes!
@danieljonathan44713 жыл бұрын
@@Otadnoirordnassela só um inseguro chovinista seria capaz de escrever um comentário preconceituoso desses num vídeo maravilhoso como esse de um dos seres humanos mais maravilhosos (e multi-linguais) do mundo. PS: eu não sou catalão mas entendi perfeitamente o que Pep escreveu. E você também entendeu, então relaxe, deixe de ser chato, e escute o Richman.
@floepiejane Жыл бұрын
Thank you for my tumultuous life... ❤
@Kickerkiez9 жыл бұрын
Greatest song writer and what so ever
@richardcolton10092 жыл бұрын
the man is pure joy of expression
@lewinusmone48 жыл бұрын
jojo is greatness personified
@panther1053 жыл бұрын
So late to the party but thank you for this....
@BlakeGildaphish763 жыл бұрын
Jonathan is irresistibly hot.
@mirjanastiglic83222 жыл бұрын
Nemre se prestat uživat i cupkat.
@davidherz99685 жыл бұрын
yes, thank you, unadulterated, pure and enjoyable...en dehors du temps...timeless
@ulaboy12 Жыл бұрын
Mermão....a vida botou quente pra esse cara!
@paulsholar93567 ай бұрын
JR is a busker who gets hired sometimes to perform on stage.
@shammaboy3 жыл бұрын
I feel like Cake had to have been influenced by him, sounds similar.
@ikbenbarend10 жыл бұрын
Just fantastic! I hope to see him live someday.
@michaelprice70056 жыл бұрын
Saw them Sat. in RI, TL doesn't get the credit he deserves.
@princepanther1612 Жыл бұрын
def had to let a few floosies go into the darkness, know what im sayin
@outtathyme56793 жыл бұрын
Mr Entertainment
@gd15232 жыл бұрын
Luv you Jonathan
@danevans76137 ай бұрын
The sparkle in his eyes has disappeared. Fukin shame. I dunno what happened...
@danevans76137 ай бұрын
One of the most beautiful artists ever.
@louistracy6964 Жыл бұрын
Drums a little heavy in the mix.
@BenHaddar5 жыл бұрын
The artist!
@koski29611 жыл бұрын
thank you for this video.
@cassadyfr5 жыл бұрын
beauty
@seanclark20852 жыл бұрын
He is wonderful
@monicamonk740710 жыл бұрын
Just saw him for the first time in 15 years in Seattle. I rode my bike to the Backstage in 1992...drove my VW Dasher to the OK Cafe under the Viaduct...caught his concert announcement in the Stranger while in the sauna at the UW gym in 1999...And I got to see him again. Still on a high, high, high. He's got the magic.
@Katy-ye1zr3 жыл бұрын
synchronistic timing :) This guy is great on the guitar too.
@rippy4freedom Жыл бұрын
😂
@giorgospanaras35452 жыл бұрын
Very lucky to see him in Athens, Greece by year 1991 or 1992. Inspiring and unique!
@IronPegula9 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jonathan.
@bonvivantinsf10 жыл бұрын
Great American Music Hall.
@aimeetakaya11 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how instantly charms the audience. Such a wonderful energy and presence.
@Slinkygal Жыл бұрын
Thanks much for time stamping all these songs. I love Jonathan 😊
@ourmaninbuenosaires70779 жыл бұрын
Awh, this is just fantastic, thank you.
@PetyPEN2 жыл бұрын
Браво! Спасибо!
@amylynnlevine11 жыл бұрын
thank you!!!!! so excited to have just found out he is coming to Phoenix the beginning of December!!
@rollnan7713 жыл бұрын
太酷了!!!
@emmaludmilla Жыл бұрын
LOVE you Jonathan 4-ever!!!
@laurainfinitapessoal68483 жыл бұрын
How fantastic to find this video, hadn't seen Jonathan richman for a while. What a joy!!! Thank you!
@markg.34263 жыл бұрын
Indeed! I saw him live many times years ago.
@TheAdekrijger3 жыл бұрын
Weinstein brought me here. And this guy is great.
@bobmoxie55703 жыл бұрын
I'd love to hear his version of "Teenage Wedding".
@billizuber4122 жыл бұрын
Jonathan is my God
@hansclaussen88562 жыл бұрын
Love this Guy😇
@kurtanderson53492 жыл бұрын
this is music
@marceloaguirree5 жыл бұрын
is the drummer pissed?
@rickardagren9353 жыл бұрын
Yes /_/ RAa
@ginajk88573 жыл бұрын
Sweethart
@stevelarson22375 жыл бұрын
Does he have two adam apples?
@SuperDeathHorse11 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@pakete9 жыл бұрын
Richman is hapiness
@lukefitzgibbon68548 жыл бұрын
+pakete Richman is a penis (if pronounced with a French accent lol)
@bradyfoshay276810 жыл бұрын
21:00
@doncumentarian4 жыл бұрын
Anyone know the venue? Set list is familiar, and I caught an SF show around then. Somewhere Valencia St maybe around 19th St
@fredhastings4848 жыл бұрын
this guy broke so barriers i give give him credit for earlversion of rapp
@LunchsackTheWise7 жыл бұрын
Yeah man! At some points it's like he's freestyling almost. Especially with the drummer's beat.