Lucinda Williams: Foolishness | NPR Music Front Row

The fire and feel Lucinda Williams brought to the Lincoln Center stage when she headlined this August concert is informed by 25 years of making music. Deeply informed by tradition, her work remains determinedly individualistic and envelope-pushing.
In musical dialogue with her longtime guitarist, Stuart Mathis, Williams pulled evocative pages from her big songbook, going back to 2003 for the soul-stirring "Fruits Of My Labor" while showing her continued currency with recent selections like the empathetic character study "West Memphis" and the soaring, attitudinal "Foolishness."
Williams made no bones about her progressive politics while vamping through "Foolishness" like Americana's own version of Nina Simone. Mathis answered her improvisations with slicing guitar lines of his own. It never took long for Williams to transform the night's mood from quietude to fervor. Then she exited, inimitable spirit intact.
- ANN POWERS
CREDITS
Event Producer: Saidah Blount; Producers: Ann Powers, Mito Habe-Evans, Colin Marshall; Audio Engineer: Josh Rogosin; Concert Video Director: Colin Marshall; Production Assistant: Brandi Fullwood; Concert Videographers: Kevin Chiu, Chris Farber, Nickolai Hammar, Niki Walker; Editor: Nicole Conflenti; Special Thanks: Lincoln Center; Executive Producer: Anya Grundmann.

[@ip82001]

Four years later and I keep coming back to this performance. Always grateful for Lu’s timeless work. ❤️

[@laurencedauplay8166]

My my my what a performance have watched it before but loved even more now forever gutsy Lucy.

[@genXrVT]

Sometimes I forget how much I love Lucinda….then I listen to her again. ❤

[@jeffreybooth5129]

What can you say ,absolutely brilliant ,love it

[@TheRealDannAlexander]

so god damned raw, and she's so amazing

[@speaktoyourpsik]

Lucinda❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@francispoivre8903]

Bravo !

[@laurencedauplay8166]

Bravo bravo bravo loooooove it! Lucinda you are sensational!!!

[@jeffreybooth5129]

WOW beat that,wonderful Lucinda

[@realmusiklover]

Tremendous, great song. Judging by the comments it hit home too.

[@riffedwood5597]

she's bare, real, honest, and open with her message. no auto tune, no overproduction. this is Bob Dylan as far as I'm concerned.

[@scottmerrell4507]

That is real American music during a very dark period in the USA's history.

[@johnnyguitar5222]

Hehe....2020 is upon us hippie.

[@thebrideoffrankenstein2415]

Awesomeness 👌

[@aprilmoon7680]

Love it.

[@carstenen]

This should be an International Anthem

[@pablodektown]

it's not for everyone i guess. but after listening to it a bit, she's got soul in her singing. and kudos to the guitarist who held that down lol

[@datmadafaka]

That's AutoTune? or just a rare vibrato?

[@richardmethot1317]

Naked soul

[@riffedwood5597]

not saying you're wrong. just a little close minded

[@hanne7227]

....

[@ChadEichhorn]

serious props to the guitarist for making that sound like it was in a time. love the message, but didn't really like the music itself

[@thekeeks58]

Just stopped by to get a more recent fix of my dear Lu Love the message of LOVE but unfortunately she had to inject her politics and it was a gamechanger for me…decided not to buy tickets for an upcoming concert

[@mcnobodyuvkatubikittenmeh9151]

Well, I don't even have a clue about whoever ever needed Donald Trump in his life ...

[@barryspeight6109]

A little over the top.

[@IVMRGREENXX]

the wall just got 10 feet taller

[@w1third]

Is she wasted? She keeps having to look down at the lyrics too, wtf?

[@JoeyMayo]

I don't need elitism in my life.

[@SaxManiac100]

I've listened to a lot of her music over the years, but this just didn't do it for me. Bob Dylan she ain't.

[@mrsv2race]

Fear mongering & foolishness & Covid-19 YEP. Your lyrics to this song have a whole new meaning now. Do you still not need walls in your life? Foolish lyrics to an otherwise cool tune.

[@minaelgendy9156]

this is foolishness

[@anttibess]

Sorry i know that my opinion doent make difference but, this is really bad.

[@Zion-18]

Yeah, I don't need THIS foolishness in my life! Not a fan.

[@idahodad1]

This political whining just ruined this otherwise great tune.

[@johneaston4772]

Tim Fergel it’s always been her message, get over it

[@brianinks6226]

It’s her music don’t listen, turn it off, if you’re offended. This is America we can sing and do as we please. Turn it off!