Lone Justice - Wheels

[@lyndaprime708]

It’s 2023 and I’m still blown away when I listen to this song, the voice and intensity will always blow me away, turning 75 in March too 😊

[@jaystibbens2376]

Who is making this music now ? No one . I’m crying

[@mikefoley4964]

The intensity, the integrity,the deep,deep passion. What I think everyone really wants is that one love,that person that loves them that much. You can hear it,you can feel the longing,the heartbreak. That isxwhat music is supposed to do. Reach in to your soul and make you feel,perhaps allow you to feel.

[@c8gedavid]

She has more soul singing on just two chords of that piano than any woman in the last 30 years has done. I come back to her and this song to remind myself that desperation of love and the almost primal need for a lonely heart to have even just the touch of love or just the feeling of it close to you...even after it has ended and shattered you...is worth the pain.

[@kittmurphy4222]

This girl has been sending shivers down my spine since 1986!

[@davidmclintock7581]

I think 1983 for me, walked 12 miles in total to get that LP in Maldon, Essex. And nobody else has ever heard of her. I live in a world of idiots. But I have no regrets, what a great walk to a record shop.

[@Kgross241]

You should listen to her first album. Praised enough to open for U2 for 57 shows. I believe it came out in 84 or 85

[@citypicker4449]

I remember when this came out in the late 80’s. Still fantastic. 2024.

[@Michael-mm3fm]

Me too.

[@Cordwangle2]

I remember a girl asking me to change the music when I had this on. If it wasn't ragamuffin she couldn't cope. Needless to say the music stayed in my life and she didn't.

[@matthodges2884]

Absolutely brilliant Lone Justice, I saw them in Camden

[@bcal4877]

You chose well

[@barrywilkins7228]

Wise choice my friend…

[@koona78]

Such a beautiful destruction of the soul!!! Her intensity is overwhelming!!!! It rips the passion of life to the bone!!! God I miss this band!!!!!

[@jaystibbens2376]

Well said

[@kelvinkloud]

the most criminally overlooked nova pipes in the business.

[@openseekeroftruth7497]

Agreed!

[@dwarfturtle]

criminally? choose your language more imaginatively if you can

[@breanaherbert398]

Absolutely!

[@openseekeroftruth7497]

@@dwarfturtle You may have to look at the word "criminally," and the overall comment more poetically... because it actually states a fact.

[@oktober-vh6gl]

@@dwarfturtle did that make you feel better? if not, why comment? If so... what kind of a-hole are you?

[@fritshits65]

A huge favorite of mine from way back when, and its been so long since I've played it/heard it....this live version is bringing a shitload of tears running down my cheeks....this is again hitting me hard , like it already did so many years ago..the text is unreal , Maria`s voice, soul and heart in it is straight through my heart...I feel pain , heartache and also pure joy to have `found` this pure gem back into my life. Maybe this makes little sense to you all but this is my heart typing. LOVE!

[@hachimanjiro]

It makes complete sense, a song that can make you feel all these emotions , it's 30 years since I last had love in my life but when i listen to this it gives me a reminder of that beautiful/painful emotion. My Very best wishes

[@superfluppe]

I almost choked. This is so emotional, so profound, so moving ... this is what music can do to you when it's done the way it should.

[@jaystibbens2376]

Yal get her one of a kind

[@StilettoCutsQuick.]

So much passion. Singing done right

[@Check-it-out]

I have never listened to this song without shedding a tear. Thinking of those times when i was suffering from a shattered heart. Shivers down my spine. Music is the most heartfelt and precious way to communicate. In this case... To communicate with my deepest feelings. Thank you Maria, where ever you are ;-)

[@juliepitigliano4401]

Every time I hear this I literally choke and gasp for air. I love this song.

[@trixielynn9827]

I have loved Lone Justice forever. This song is just heartbreaking. It's my go-to song when I really need to delve deep and bring my emotions to the surface. Her intensity in this song is soul-wrenching. I think she beat Alanis Morrisette to the punch on pouring out heart-wrenching emotions in a song. Maria you are brilliant. Thank you.

[@roxiebeck5864]

Omg

[@roxiebeck5864]

Want to marry me

[@rbraswellbailes4192]

Been a fan since back in the early 90s when I first saw her open for U2 I thought wow look at that little girl strumming a huge guitar and belting out some killer vocals great show!

[@juliepitigliano4401]

I am an old LJ fan. This song always reminds me of my son as a teen. He was a skater and it reminds mo of the sound of him practicing ollies in the drive. LJ is a Christian band that transcends labels I have not heard them for a very long time. Amazing vocals.

[@antinatalistcougar]

"my composure was in order, if not sufficiently intact"

[@laszloborijr6631]

Lone Justice & The Alarm two criminally underrated bands

[@bkbreddragon]

This is the song that sets the hook on Maria’s voice. Nobody sings with this intensity and passion….nobody!

[@mariadagracapinheiro3059]

Nobody...nobody

[@jamesgonzales5285]

Love her voice, a highly underrated voice. I could listen to her all day!

[@bumzigan]

Wow!!! first time I have heard this song and I nearly burst into tears. Maria opens her heart in music and it's a flood gate.

[@kevinohare9216]

A gem of a performance, of a lesser-known song from the band's second and final album. Maria was doing this at 22 years of age - wow.

[@Michael-mm3fm]

Her greatest song. And that’s saying something.

[@christophermurphy4982]

We will always love you, Maria.....thank you for sharing your divine talent with us. Your voice and your creative composition has been such a source of pleasure for so many of us...and made our lives a little sweeter. Very sweet and very soothing to the soul. I also miss your original Lone Justice band. You guys stole my heart with your musical charm back in '85 or '86.

[@paulrevere2928]

As a Skateboarder of 50 years, few songs, convey the message of love quite like the sound of your wheels by Maria McKee thank you I feel the same way about you! 🙏👀💜🗽🇺🇸🕯️

[@daphnededrick8493]

It's on my bucket list to see Maria live. It would be a dream come true. I have Multiple Sclerosis and my days are numbered. Thank you Maria for the beautiful music you gave me. My life is happy when I listen to you sing. Peace and love.

[@Michael-mm3fm]

Daphne Dedrick, I'm so sorry and I hope you see her. She's the best.

[@gordonfair3237]

Daphne Dedrick I read you and your husband's comments on Maria's music best singer ever I sincerely hope you get your wish

[@ciaranryan288]

Soory to hear of your poor health. I saw Maria play solo in a Cathederal in Dublin a few years back. Unbelieveable Sound.

[@leicestergirl63]

Daphne: I'm so sorry to hear you're ill. I hope you're coping okay at the moment. Maria does have an incredible voice and this song should be far more widely known than it is. It's so beautiful and heart wrenching. I hope you get your wish to see her perform. I'd love to see her too!

[@angieslindmusic]

So sorry, I hope you get to see her.. best wishes

[@jeff68br]

I think Lone Justice was a very underrated band, having never reached the musical mainstream. I've loved their music since I first brought their album "Shelter" (1986) home. Then I was 18. I'll never forget them.

[@laszloborijr6631]

Talk about pure emotion in a song

[@CarmelMcQueen]

When her heart is speaking you can't help but listen and feel her. Love you Maria.

[@gerbear3227]

WOW - i just discovered this song now, i always loved Maria solo but i actually never knew she had a band and this song/performance.........im speechless! incredible vocal and etheral haunting melody/lyrics......i was too young in the 80s but if i had been older enough i would have been in love with Maria for sure.......she must have had every man following her like a dog on a leash!

[@schmargle]

So many years later, I still love this song and this particular performance.

[@kindnessfirst9670]

I saw them with my (now) wife back in 1985 when they opened for U2 on U2's The Unforgettable Fire tour. Great show!

[@eyewaszero]

The best thing of having missed bands like this when growing up is the journey of discovery…no matter how long after they were famous. The downside: I’ll never get to see them live. Anyhow…this song….wow, just WOW!

[@paulelliott3220]

This is wonderful song and Maria always gives it her all So from the heart, the opening two lines rip you up and the rest of the song is intense and brilliant One of those songs that stays with you forever Lone Justice simply never wrote a bad song Sorely missed

[@TheHejjer]

Hard to fathom any down votes...they were outstanding.

[@EmpressMissH]

Sho...breath taking...she held me captive...had this on repeat so many, many time...know the words off by heart. She is talented...extremely!

[@richardcorona3564]

One of the most PERFECT songs ever created

[@ChrisBGSl]

Maria McKee has one of the greatest voices and has written some of the greatest lyrics over the years. She still blows my mind all these many years later.

[@chuckhulsey6512]

Her voice and her pain saw me through some dark times.

[@kobolslastgleamingdragon3732]

Lone Justice was my favorite band when I was 14. Can't believe I still remember the words to this song. And how it came to be crushingly true on a personal level. Thanks Maria for amazing music.

[@clc4809]

This is the one that made me fall in love with Maria. Seeing them in concert I was awestruck with her! 3 years later I lived out this song and never got over that Love. I still hear his Wheels. Thank you Ms.Maria for writing one of my theme songs.

[@carolineann138]

I don't know how I stumbled upon this but I'm sure glad I did. What a magnificent voice.

[@karlt10]

Most amazing woman I've ever known ripped my heart out with this song..... And 2 years later she still has my heart.

[@DavidAndrewLuker-iy6ww]

I met Maria McKee when I was 16 years old..this is such an Amazing Song

[@zxcar1]

Lump in the throat every...freakin'...time. Amazing emotion filled performance. Thank you...again and again and...again...

[@ApKH221]

I just don't know what to say, 25 + years passing by in 6 mins thunderstorm, this goes further than just music

[@davelloyd9079]

"I wish you never even loved me... (it) makes it so hard to live without love now". A very touching song, and indeed a well crafted opening statement. A truly beautiful and powerful song. Fantastic! I can never watch this without getting choked up.

[@Sojourner30]

Stunning woman, stunning voice, a rare jewel... simply gorgeous music!!!

[@supergirl0526]

A friend just posted a lone justice song, and I had honestly forgotten about them. Yet here I Am, belting out every word like I was 16 again.

[@KChristopherCarvalho]

Very few musicians can make music that is absolutely timeless. The Beatles, The Who, Queen, McKee...

[@keithwilson2318]

I have seen Maria a few times and she has reduced me to a sobbing mess every time. About the time she sings Breathe usually does it !!

[@judykramer7562]

This live performance smokes the studio version.

[@deangeloharvey586]

WOW! Still brings chills. Fell in love with her and her music mid-eighties. Still there. Mucho, mucho, mucho gracias Maria!

[@tangojoe9694]

There can be none more moving than this tune!

[@leicestergirl63]

My god, I LOVE this song so much. It's so heartbreaking and Maria puts everything into it. I always loved Lone Justice's music (Shelter, etc) and her solo stuff too. She's got such an incredible voice.

[@Genjo_N_Mojave]

*What a brilliant performance from The Method School of Music, and Life, with all of its bumps and bruises, aches, pains and occasional joyous celebration of release or laughter, occasional.*

[@georgelorimer6335]

Saw Maria perform this last week in Dublin. Just as compelling, just as intense. Just as theatrical. She should be a global superstar. Never seen her more contented and relaxed though. Perhaps better this way 💖

[@ciaranryan288]

Did you see her in St Patricks Cathederal in Dublin as part of Trad-Fest ?

[@georgelorimer6335]

@@ciaranryan288 Yes!

[@Hahduyban]

Breathtaking it is. A stunning and soul touching piece.

[@Roatanlova68fmp71lliiiak]

Phenomenal, such a fantastic singer singwriter.

[@c8gedavid]

She breaks my heart.

[@carinarydberg8735]

What a song. If this doesn't break your heart, nothing will.

[@lisadavis3214]

Maria, wheels... keep them spinning! your voice is unique, distinct, and so beautiful! keeps those wheels in motion and the melodies ministering to those who need to hear a voice that will touch their soul!

[@TheCheezhead15]

Best Maria McKee Lone Justice EVER

[@SANITIZEDINC]

I heart this song so gd hard it hurts. What a songstress. She feels it when she sings. That must be exhausting. But thank you, Maria, you magnificent and beautiful wailer. My heart cries with you, sister!

[@musicrelic8958]

She still breaks this one out in 2015. It doesn't sound dated at all. It has that plaintive, haunting quality. If it's not dated, what was Iovine thinking when he insisted on changing this bands sound? She does, and the group probably would to, stand up through time. Shame, what a shame, what happened to them. From what I'm reading on this site, lots of people are GLAD they loved LJ back in the day! Rock on Maria!

[@kittmurphy4222]

Musicrelic, who knows what Iovine was thinking? As far as I'm concerned, he ruined them. They couldn't fight back. They were incredibly good, just the way they were. Somebody should have told Jimmy "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"! But he did, until they were.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

@@kittmurphy4222 I'm certainly not going to defend what Iovine did to Maria and the rest of Lone Justice - but I'm also of the mind that Geffen Records was breathing down his neck to do whatever he had to do to make Lone Justice an international megaband ala U2, ethics, musical integrity and civility be damned. I'm not precisely sure why Geffen singled out Lone Justice for this special treatment but it's fairly well documented.

[@davegeorge2307]

Ethereal...you should have witnessed it live.

[@carlodelysid]

I am very happy for you! I love these guys so much and never saw them. I was around and had their LP's, but have no idea why I never got my ass down the road. Maybe cause I was in the midwest. Maria kills me. I can hardly imagine how mind blowing she was with them. I saw her twice in Austin for the '...Sin...' and 'Life Is Sweet" tours, much to my great pleasure.

[@rogernorthrup4592]

I tear up this song is so deep what a release of personal experiences.

[@easydranch]

I've given up worrying about why she never made it huge. She's huge for me.

[@bcal4877]

I agree 10000000% Is there a part of me that thinks she could have been bigger? Sure. She is definitely that talented. But the industry was trying to turn her into something she just isn’t…. Aka Madonna, so glad they couldn’t, she’s too strong to let them control her.

[@wagsk1]

@@bcal4877 hell they even told her to stop dancing around crazy on stage, the industry sucks.

[@DaveNagel-nq7me]

Just amazing.

[@GuyFawkes15]

I saw Lone Justice in 1986 at the Riverside Club in Newcastle. This song was dedicated to Maria's brother "wherever he might be".

[@DMMJBSM]

Had both Lone Justice albums ( think they only had 2 ), also a Maria McKee album, God, what a voice ( & looks ), Stunning ! Thanks you tube.

[@davidkillinggiants1361]

Such Amazing Vocals...Beautiful

[@christophermurphy6614]

I'm stunned. I'm speechless. Love you, girl! You precious angel!

[@dsgp7835]

I've always loved this band, really love Maria. Always thought this song would be a great premus for a movie.

[@mbodlaedward8580]

Song performed on my year of birth and date of birth.a song full of life with no expression excluded

[@craigplanting8804]

If you can't cry, Maria will cry for you.

[@TheGuitarsquatch]

I never imagined Cyndie Lauper and Brandi Carlisle's voices would be a great combination, but this is it

[@karenmcpherson2347]

This beautiful song always makes me cry.

[@angieslindmusic]

tears, tears, and more tears--this is SO incredible.

[@DuranDuran31]

i miss this band,,, the the beauty of it,

[@timothyray4440]

I wish you never even loved me It makes it so hard to live without love now Now I know, you're often thinking of me Sometimes I feel you so close by that It takes all my might to keep from Trying to track you down I can surly keep you out of sight Forget about the way you look Your smile, the way you speak But I've heard in the dead of night Outside my window silence breaking With the solid destination of your lonesome speed I know the sound of your wheels Yeah, yeah, yeah I know the sound of your wheels Yeah, yeah, yeah I know the sound of your wheels I had a handle on my sorrow My composure was in order If not sufficiently intact But every reminiscent echo brings a blow To chill my senses and my heart quakes And tenses till those moments pass I know the sound of your wheels Yeah, yeah, yeah I know the sound of your wheels Yeah, yeah, yeah I know the sound of your wheels Every trace, every vision Brings my emotions to collision Past love's lost tokens Every cherished thought once spoken False hope of reconciliation I know the sound of your wheels Yeah, yeah, yeah I know the sound of your wheels Yeah, yeah, yeah I know the sound of your wheels

[@juliepitigliano4401]

Best song Ever! Best live preformance ever! Best voice EVER! Why don't people make music like this any more? All we hear on the radio are whiney boys who can't play an instrument to save our lives. I miss lone justice: thank God Maria still sings, but she had to move to Scotland to be appreciated. I miss bands like The Replacements, Lone Justice, Queen, .... the list goes 1intil you get.to the pewswntt. Res Hot Chili Peppers still make real music, but come on.... we nes real music. What will happen to our youth? Who will inspire them? How many garage bands started because of The Replacements?

[@cassiabelato5851]

Aiii meu Deus não sei nem explicar essa música.. essa mulher... esse sentimento... viva Maria!amooo

[@tcalomfirescu]

...And heart revived...a greater American love song from a woman to a man has never been written or sung.

[@danielfcody]

Maria is 🔥

[@Redlamp8]

Best female vocal performance ever.

[@teribjorem8527]

I agree wholeheartedly

[@leicestergirl63]

This song is one of the most astoundingly beautiful, heart wrenching songs I've ever heard yet it's virtually impossible to find it on any of Maria's recordings now. I'm hunting for it on compilation CDs without success so far. If anyone knows where I can find it please let me know! I did have one of her hits CDs which, sadly, has gone AWOL and isn't even sold on Amazon anymore so I can't even replace that. 😰

[@racingtogreen2023]

Have to wonder if other musicians feel inadequate in all ways in Maria's presence.

[@tcalomfirescu]

Holy Shit! That voice just rips into my soul....

[@Noun0TheReturn]

Un très beau souvenir, merci de nous permettre de lui redonner sa place ! Superbe !!!

[@kirscheim]

the feelings this song brings up just wreck me

[@Malentraide878]

Une mélodie superbe !

[@Suzannah4Christ]

Love you Maria! You sure give it your all !

[@davidw2739]

I remember hearing this performance when it first came out. I’m not sure but I think it had something to do with MTV, possibly MTV Spring Break. This recording is amazing and much more dynamic than the studio version.

[@BjarnBjarni]

Maria McKee ❤. World Class singer songwriter. World class vocalist. Shayne Fontaine on guitar... am I right ? I think so. Played with Springsteen's 92)93 band. Brilliant guitar player.

[@bcal4877]

And played lead on Stairway to Heaven with the Wilson sisters at Kennedy Center honors Led Zeppelin, great performance, and got a smile from Jimmy Page

[@lyndaprime8243]

Forever ☺️ this song haunts me. Lost the love of my life to a drunk driver ... unfortunately I lived ☠️

[@uranuslad9855]

It's like I'm a kid again.

[@brianallely8740]

another magnificent performance...there was never better.

[@tsomething8441]

gives me the best of chills...lovingly haunting

[@RosePetal17]

I adored this song! Beautiful!!!

[@deanobarnett]

Still listening to that amazing vocal 2021!

[@ronkieft8442]

Great song & performance. Love it!

[@mikefoley4964]

That is the sound of a heart breaking 💔 If you don't feel something after listening to this then there is something very wrong.

[@tcalomfirescu]

Heart broken. Yeah, that's me. Right now, that's me.

[@larrykerr-k2p]

how great