Rickie Lee Jones - Chuck E's In Love | The Story Behind The Song | Top 2000 a gogo

[@ExtremeRecluse]

She still has her voice. She could fill an auditorium. She had a huge fan base. Nobody can perform covers of her songs correctly. She has a style that was totally original. I couldn't get enough of her songs back in the 70s.

[@ML-jk3sz]

She has a Cajun way of speaking or singing her lyrics, she has that Cajun pronunciation.

[@sabiantheomnivore5592]

@@ML-jk3sz Can youn apologise to all those Cjun people..?

[@ML-jk3sz]

@@sabiantheomnivore5592Sure, I'll get right on that.

[@davidlaskiewicz4963]

I hear a bit of Tom Waits in her style .

[@Novaheart1998]

I still have the 45 I got in 79 when I was a little kid. One day I hope she signs it. Its a timeless cool song.

[@taniamcphelim6900]

I was a 12 year old girl when this song came out l loved it the first time l seen her sing it on tv. I loved her the way she sang it l loved her red beret hat. I asked my mother to buy me a red beret like the girl who sings chucke in love. She got me a black beret instead but l wanted a red one. As l wanted to look like the girl that sang that song l love. I was very disappointed. My mum said black goes with more. But l just loved this song and the girl who sang it l thought she was beautiful. I use to sing this song on my record player in my room l would do the actions like she did and sing in my mirror with my hair brush as a microphone. Such good memories of this song. Still love the song. Love you Ricki Lee

[@brucemckenziefraser139]

I'm a Brit and I was 19 in 1979 and living in London at the time. This defines that summer for me, and remains in my top 10 songs of all time. Thank you, ma'am, for your beautiful voice and soul ❤

[@rebeccaann7920]

My mom just passed away 4 weeks ago, I remeber my mother showing me this song. She told me she use to love her in the 70s and this song was her favorite. Well I now have this on my moms playlist of her favorite songs. So when I miss her, I blast this song, love it.

[@farmyardflavours]

im so sorry. your words made me cry

[@brunoclaren1110]

Mooie herinnering aan je moeder ; koester dit liedje als aandenken aan je moeder . -

[@sabiantheomnivore5592]

It's my only sisters tribe of songs now,,, I'm older but I heard her sing. Hard to deciide what to play as either of us would be happy to know we might be Chuck-E...

[@gonavy5607]

I saw her perform a few years ago in San Francisco and she blew the room away. The magic she brings on stage… amazing.

[@farmyardflavours]

i agree. i saw her recently in Boulder and she was incredible and everyone was just as excited as i was. it was also magical

[@michaelcastro6731]

I'm so envious! I keep going back to that song and that first album. It's magical!

[@tanyaroberson9629]

I remember being obsessed with this album when it came out. I love every single song on it and still do.

[@ydonnay3145]

Yes, this reminds me of the record player and playing an entire album, enjoying every song on both sides.

[@broncodeviltexas]

"A real friend picks you up at the airport" sounds like a line from a song. So true.

[@fullclipaudio]

I'd get you at Burbank - LAX, not so much.

[@terryfriend16]

It's a lovely thought

[@Lotmeister]

"'Animals are our Friends' but they won't pick you up at the airport!" - Bobcat Goldthwait

[@thedudeabides3930]

That line stuck out.

[@nobodythatyouknow241]

That definitely struck a cord for me.

[@ludochem]

Rickie have a unique voice. it's an instrument in itself !

[@dgheindel]

This is one the most masterfully performed songs of its genre. I’m not the least bit hip and it makes me feel so after all these decades.

[@nancychace8619]

Always liked her. Hope she's doing well these days.

[@twoweary]

That song was a part of my young adulthood, very special . Thank you Rickie .

[@nervo6321]

One of my faves summer 1979.....this song never ever dates.....

[@robertkess9907]

It's a shame we have to grow old, I still see her fresh faced old soul, that bohemian chick with the beanie hat lighting a hand rolled cigarette and I always will. That first album is still one of my all timers, it sets a mood, it has a flow emotionally that weaves the listener in and out of. Just a brilliant collection of great storytelling, and the musicians that populate the sonic landscape within are the best of the best. The album will never diminish or degrade, it holds up today as well as if you're hearing it for the very first time. To me it's like an old friend come to call when I hear it.

[@robertkess9907]

@@Sheerkat7 Hi There, I fully agree, but I'm old. My dad used to say no one wants to get old, but no one wants to stop having birthdays either. And The Who famously once sang "I hope I die before I get old" aren't we lucky that didn't happen? Here's something you might enjoy about raging against the dying of the light as we age. The Who just put out a brand new album (both members in their 70's) and there's a brilliant line from the song Rockin N Rage. "I'm Rockin Rage well past my prime, denying the curtain, wasting no time" it gives me the chills just to hear that. Never stop fighting! I'll post it for you, check it out and see if you like it. If you get a chance let me know what you think, I'd love to get your take on the song. kzbin.info/www/bejne/amrJh4KFebGIr5I Cheers!

[@BeverlyM52]

I don’t look young, but I love me better now that I’m old. And I see others much more clearly, so I seldom waste time. 🧓🏻

[@UFOS4]

Agree completely. I love that album. Bought it in the 70's and treasure it still.

[@rjjcms1]

bravestwoman One thing I learned from doing history at junior school was that for most of human history it certainly was,with war,pestilence,tyranny and more out to get you. Perhaps that gave me lower expectations than a lot of people who become disappointed by life.

[@sustainableplanner]

Now that I’ve lived long enough to lose too many friends and family, yep, each birthday is a privilege.

[@lauranceemory4448]

Love Rickie Lee. Saw her in Portland just after 1st album came out. She did a 90 minute encore, reported because her mom came down from Olympia for the show. One of top 3 concerts I've seen in my longish life.

[@jimmyjoejeeter2366]

Hey what concert hall was she playing at?

[@lauranceemory4448]

@@jimmyjoejeeter2366 It was the Civic Auditorium.

[@w5cdt]

Saw her in the Newark airport as I was coming back from Europe back in 2019 (I think). 1000’s of people in the terminal but I recognized her instantly. Spoke briefly and left her to finish her lunch/dinner. I was sooo thrilled to meet her!! She was very sweet to put up with me.

[@UFOS4]

She is an original and her first album is a treasure. Especially love "Last Chance Texaco". It's moody, lonely, sad and spectacular.

[@StephenS-2024]

I will go listen now. Ty!

[@pbohearn]

UFOS4 yes so heartbreakingly beautiful. I could been mobile, I coulda been standard....

[@StephenS-2024]

Great song. Agreed. Makes me think of the Great Joni and to understand Sheryl Crow better.

[@traceymallard]

UFOS4 I have sang that song so many times!!!! I miss her music so much!!!

[@FMHammyJ]

Second favourite after "Night Train"....but every song on the record is a gem.....

[@m0L3ify]

I was introduced to her music in the mid 90's by a depressed camp counselor going through a breakup. He was a really great guy and I was just a sad teenager looking for someone to talk to. It's kind of weird how just one conversation late at night with a person I never saw again still holds some meaning for me. I listened to Rickie Lee Jones for most of that year. But my favorite song is the one she hates. I love hearing her talk because it reminds me of Orb's "Little Fluffy Clouds". I just love her voice and her accent. It's so unique. I listened to that song endlessly in my 20's. I could listen to her talk all day. She has such a soothing way of speaking.

[@justinesportsmedicine]

Damn it! Who recommended this Rickie Lee Jones video to me?! Hell, now I’ve wasted my entire day listening to every song a million times over on her album of the same name. I first heard in it 1983 as an unsettled young boy from New Orleans that damn 1979 album, holy shit, it was like valium. I’ve been moved by the pain of Joplin, felt Chaka Khan’s unrelenting and unforgiving fire (talking to her album I did tell her that I loved her) and as the wall flower of every house party as a teen I turned into “The Party Animal” by Tina Marie’s square biz. But Rickie, thank you for you, your album Rickie Lee Jones you channeled that performance from some other-worldly spiritual realm. I still shade through every emotion listening to it. By the way I still haven’t found a Jukebox that goes “Doy’t, Doy’t” and I still think of Last Chance Texaco when my female friends complain of not being able to find a good man. But Rickie’s song “Company” always leaves me fighting with all my manly strength to hold back the tears remembering my sister and best friend, damn you Rickie! I recognize the area of New Orleans you live, my grandparents lived near there. I can pass on now when he calls me home cause Missy Rickie Lee Jones you completed me long ago baby girl, big kiss.

[@kristyjohnson2820]

Wow! Your magnificent written homage to Rickie Lee Jones and that incredible album she made, brought me to tears.

[@justinesportsmedicine]

@@kristyjohnson2820 Thanks Miss Kristy but It's kinda like that Ink Blot test, some people see stuff and other can't see any shapes at all. Rickie like you and others on this KZbin channel have been moved by this beautiful singer song writer.

[@MichaelBone-hj7sr]

Boy! Did I rush out to buy this Vinyl Record when I heard Chuck E's. I was Only 17. Wish I was Seventeen AGAIN. Love your House Ricky Lee. Thats MY kinda House 💙🤍❤️ And I say Thank You to my Dad who Made Jazz Music an Integral part of my Auditory Soundscape in my Childhood as Normal. Thanks Dad. Thanks Rickie Lee

[@jabbahursty]

i remember back in the day listening to hundreds if not thousands of album and every so often one just blew my mind on first listen. "Rickie Lee Jones" was just such an album for me

[@richardmurphy9006]

What a great era for songwriting and troubadours

[@johnnymeyer4253]

Sadly, Chuck E. Weiss who this song was written about has died...he passed 19 July 2021 after a long battle with cancer. I had met him a couple times as he lived in a building I had friends in. He was a crusty but honest & nice guy. He will be missed but we still have his music. Rest in Power Chuck E.

[@letmetellyousomething123]

Have some great memories from that period. Hearing this song when I was 20 was like a breath of warm air over me. Great Album.

[@OToole2.0]

I loved that story, walk to the car (not home = respectful) dancing on the street = ROMANTIC! I love that.

[@efhs1970]

Thank you Rickie Lee, one of my favorite songs! Thanks for sharing the background!

[@pbohearn]

Larry Bulger And, “only a real friend picks you up at the airport.” Related to Whitey??

[@johnkuipers7829]

One of the worse songs of that era. And she accepted the Grammy stoned.

[@saxmidiman]

Look out, the Sun Caught Me Crying when I saw this. I Love You Rickie! Thank you for sharing your wonderful voice with the world.

[@charmerci]

Europe does in depth stories on our treasures while America sends them to the dustpile - outside of local news interest stories. One of our best singer-songwriters ignored by the average American.

[@tazzie2shoos]

I always loved this song, and feel blessed to have watched the background of it - also I love Rickie Lee Jones' vibe, she comes across as a beautiful, free soul.

[@grasshopperatlaw]

This song is one of the most unbelievably amazing songs ever written---they don't write'm like that anymore!

[@Papin47]

Had the good fortune to see her live a few months ago, for the first time. Brilliantly cool and intimate evening, with the smoothest storyteller/musicians of our time. Looking forward to the next concert, Rickie❤️🎼

[@d.j.2803]

Rickie Lee, we still Love you out here in the World.

[@markleon411]

One of America's foremost songwriters. So many great songs. She still has a little girl voice.

[@g-girl9867]

She didn't write it! Jimmy Page and Robert Plant write it!

[@eversun77]

I bought your album in 1979 and I still love every song 👍

[@eagandereagander6471]

She's always been one of my favorites, and especially this album. I still have it. Unique styling, lilting voice.

[@lawrenceaderneck7165]

loved Rickie in that rasberry beret

[@traceyyoung1592]

Such a cool story from such a cool lady! Love ya Rikki😎

[@williamparker1085]

still an original bless her............she still has a wonderful older vibe

[@ray.pittssongwriter6544]

Wow, this was in 1979 and I'm just hearing about Rickie Lee Jones .. what an amazing talent and what a character I would love to have known then, or how for that matter .. 4th song of hers tonignt, and also the 4th song I've lever heard .. all amazing!!

[@mv11000]

A great lady and a real poet

[@garryfimister6878]

The Drummer makes this song a classic.

[@hertzdem1]

Steve Gadd

[@yw1971]

@@hertzdem1 Obviously. Almost the same bit as in '50 ways to leave your lover'

[@oldenmcgroen]

Great song. I remember it well. I was a sophomore in college when it came out. Fell in love instantly. This was one of the coolest tunes of its time. Still is.

[@ashurany]

A clear childhood memory of mine was seeing RLJ perform Chuck E's in Love on SNL in 1979. Thought she was so cool and loved the song. I wasn't even 10yo yet though my parents had become huge SNL fans by that point and they allowed my sister and I to watch stay up late to watch it.

[@joshuabrande2417]

Wow! something like nearly 50 years ago, this song was HOT and stayed that way for a long time. It's still a great song.

[@pgiuliano7]

"Troubadour, Left over club in a leftover town" brilliant observation!

[@himsyambrose]

that "left over club" gave her the opportunity so should could showcase her music. She is a bitter bitch. I met her.

[@andya2665]

I was in HS when Chuck E. came out. Didnt have the album, didnt know anyone with the album, but the song was on the radio and in my head, and I was a prog head.

[@auntmaryspals7978]

Oh, what memories of that album. I was in my mid twenties and on a road trip to Florida when it was popular. We listened to the tape over and over in the car. I just love Rickie Lee.

[@rickshearer]

This (me) Rick E's in love with the style of Rickie. A lot of female Indie pop singers today use that style of enunciation, but over-do it. Not Rickie. Her style was natural and not forced. Best of all was her timing and dynamics!

[@rocknrollmonkey8668]

rix SHEARER ism Sheryl Crow should pay Rickie royalties for nicking her style.

[@skulmoski1]

I miss Chuck E. I'm a Tom Waits fan since the late 1970's. And the fabulous Rickie is one cool cat.

[@naturalartfilms]

Beautiful little film. She is very cool !

[@UrielsJunkDrawer]

I loved this song, when it came out. A perfect voice for this tune.

[@pabloalarroyo]

Fantastic song and equally fantastic story, I love the way she talks about " when we were three ", life isn't always abc and 1,2,3 , but it's real, genuine and special.

[@musicmad67]

Loved this album, first one I ever bought. 🎶🎸💚☮

[@charlespeterwatson9051]

I've finally made my peace with this song after suffering from relatives and friends smiling at me whenever it played.

[@friedaticer3156]

Love love love this !!!💗

[@jinisteffani8035]

Still the quintessential hippy free spirit she always was......

[@traceymallard]

I absolutely know every word to every song she sang including this one!!!!

[@lucass1701]

Little Fluffy Clouds too? 😀 I know, it is not singing, but..

[@joesimon2018]

The Magazine is my favorite album of hers. Great horns. Great production. Great songwriting. What else you want?

[@lisacantlose]

Chuck E was my friend for many years. He was the coolest. Rickie back in the day wasn’t very friendly but then again, everyone wanted to know her. I think a big reason Chuck & her weren’t “in contact” as she said, was because he was alway very down to earth. He was always kind. I hope Rickie is still doing well. Chuck has passed and it broke my heart but his music lives on. If you’re reading this right now, go check out his music. 🫰🏼

[@csu111]

Saw her in her hey day at Poplar Creek Illinois. Put on a fantastic show.....

[@cicobuffy]

As near perfect as any song can get

[@MisterstereoOso]

Oh my, that first albumn is an absolute classic, I still play it all these years later, along with Toms albumns ..........priceless talents..

[@Toilbaby]

Growing old leaves of us with sweet/bittersweet (?) memories. These memories need to stay in the past and left to memory. ☺️

[@vghart955]

On Saturday Afternoons in 1963, still my go to Rickie song.

[@carolyncarrington4774]

That was my song, loved the ending

[@johnSmith-yn7dg]

One of a kind song! Special magic :)

[@toniacollinske2518]

Chuck E's in Love was my first introduction to her. Then I fell in love with all her work. Immensely talented.

[@ProfessorChomsky]

Great wee interview there, RLJ is an absolutely magnificent poet/artist, it's been magic being alive at the same time x

[@reuireuiop0]

Chuck E Weiss still is in music . Look for his Two Tone Car, solid piece of rocking blues'

[@reuireuiop0]

Just read an other comment saying Chuck died in 2021 Rest in Peace

[@chuckanderberg7209]

The first time I heard this song, I was driving to Madison to see my future wife at her work. As the song started, I thought, "Hmm, catchy tune and nice lyrics." When Rickie Lee got to the chorus, I knew that I was in for a ton of feedback from my friends, because at that time I, Charles Edward, was (and still am) in love with her. 42 years of marriage. I still have the lp and I still love the song. Coincidentally, Van Halen had a minor hit around the same time, so my friends loved saying, "Chuckie's in love and Jamie's crying."

[@kennywowie]

One of the last LPs I remember buying was the Magazine. I treasured it so. RLJ was one of the great shining lights from the 70's. At a time when some people were going toward disco, big hair, or glitz, here comes this astonishingly adorable and talented bohemian chick who writes her own songs and has a style all her own. Such good times. Her live version of "My Funny Valentine" is the best.

[@christopherstewart6468]

I think, Ricky is my favorite. And over these years, she has just grown sweeter. ♡

[@lynn151haj]

1979 when this album/record/vinyl came out, it epitomises 'Cool' attitude. i would spin her records often as an undergrad uni student. Her songs r especially memorable because the friend who first introduced me to her songs has since passed away, leaving us a few YT videos of our times together w RLJ songs as the background songs to his videos.

[@OnGuffeyHill]

My Saturday Night Live favorite. Thankful I've had Rockies music in my life. It been hard to find anything better!

[@apacheking9776]

That appearance on SNL was what catapulted her to stardom. She also sang a very sultry version of Coolsville. While the album was charting nicely, "Coolsville" on SNL made her an overnight sensation

[@bradcox8468]

She has written some beautiful songs - Chuck E is a great entry point to a wonderful catalog of music, remarkable moments

[@dianealbrecht496]

God, i remember this song! Loved it...still do! What a talent!

[@hikewithmike4673]

I havw always loved this song reminds me of my childhood in the late 70s always seemeed to be a soundtrack of my life in the late 70s

[@jbt6007]

Such a beautiful sane grounded artist ... Ms Rickie Lee.

[@paulholloway1447]

Immensely awesome beautiful song

[@PInk77W1]

I love Rickie Lee Jones way too much

[@ldrobarts]

Such an adorable woman n voice. I remember the song well.

[@regaltip8A]

My introduction to the brilliance of Steve Gadd.....

[@joesantamaria5874]

Villaboy perfection, pocket like mad.

[@deanrane1961]

Very cool drummer.

[@kitano0]

Mine was "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"

[@johnstevenson5405]

@Jeff Strickland It really does. To this day still the greatest fill ever.

[@remoteviewer57]

"A REAL FRIEND PICKS YOU UP AT AN AIRPORT"!

[@beagle7622]

I have this on Vinyl . Just love it,One of those happy songs. Always gave me a grin.

[@souldeep808]

The first thing that grabbed me on this song was the that drum beat!!!!! Sick and funky! Reading the comments here, I found out it was Steve Gadd!! Makes sense now!!! LOL

[@kitano0]

I caught Rickie Lee on a concert on TV a few years back, and she was fantastic. She sounded just like she did on that first album! I began a deep-dive into her music, because I hadn't thought of her for years. As good as a writer that she is, she's recorded some wonderful covers, too!

[@timwild5964]

Love to see my hometown! Had no idea she now lives in New Orleans!

[@MrHarpette]

Well, are you gonna go see her to give her a thumbs up?

[@tod3msn]

This song is so good anyone would love it to be their song and welcome being a one hit wonder. What an amazing song to be known for making. Job well done, Rickie Lee Jones!

[@reuireuiop0]

This one's more like a One Hit Miracle

[@larrykuzniak]

I worked at a radio station where the boss came in and said he’d fire me if I played it once more. Just following the format.

[@soymajia]

I love Rickie Lee Jone's music. Saw her at the then, Universal Amphitheater. In the 80's I met Chuck and we had a brief flirtation he invited me to watch him & his band Chuck E. Weiss and the Goddamn Liars at the Central, which is now the Viper Room (rip) I saw Tom Waits in while in college. It all came full circle when several years ago my son was selling lemonade with his friend in a rural neighborhood in the Santa Monica mountains off of Kanan. Rickie brought lemonade from them. She was a neighbor.

[@sarahjames5638]

This was our all time fav to sing, dance and play.

[@pirateshack9315]

Beautiful !!!

[@pavanatanaya]

Had the great honor of meeting her after a show

[@leticiarodriguez8416]

What a beautiful artist, grounded.

[@WhatTheFk09]

No matter how much she changes the version (slowed down), what we heard on the radio in 1979, can’t be topped! 7/3/19 @ 3:09P.

[@rockislandred]

RIP Chuck E. Weiss

[@PrinceCharmingsMom2930]

Rickie Lee Jones, you are wonderful!

[@davidrobinson5122]

The way she sang that song made me wish I was Charles E

[@aussiedadreviews]

Fascinating thanks

[@phoenixmoon3]

My mom introduced me to Ricki Lee Jones when i was such a little girl. I loved her immediately.