Rickie Lee Jones - From My Living Room Live Stream (Concert 1)

From my Living Room Series
Rickie's "Live From My Living Room" video streaming concert was so popular that she decided to turn it into a series where she will perform music, tell stories and read from her upcoming autobiography.
With her Spring and Summer tours cancelled, these Facebook shows are now her only source of income, please consider donating to her PayPal account at paypal.me/RickieLeeJones or Venmo at @RickieLeeJones
Thank you!
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[@oldmaple99]

The first time I heard Rickie Lee Jones was the summer of '79 and I was driving an old beat up Valiant - almost out of gas wondering if I'd make it home - university student and penniless. Then her voice came over a relatively new local FM radio station OZ-FM in St. John's, NL. The song was Chuck E's In Love and I remember saying to myself - who is this person with such a fantastic unique voice and with lyrics that were so original. I was blown away! She was so different from the main stream music at the time - this was my music! I had to find out more about her so went to a music store to see if she had an album out - found the album titled "Rickie Lee Jones" with the cool cover of her which matched her cool original music. I had to scrape up enough money so I could buy the album which was a couple of days later - hoping there would be one left. I played that album so much that I wore it out and had to go and buy another :) So nice to see her looking good, playing and singing so good! One of a kind!

[@chrisbowen9043]

Almost identical situation when I was first introduced to her different musical style. Yep, instead of a Valiant I was driving a '59 Dodge station wagon (with a push button transmission) that I had bought to ferry around the little league baseball team I was coaching in around '76 or '77. Chuck Es in Love. Zackly the same. Goin to college, and bein a freak !

[@hughgard8993]

On a cassette player..

[@jamesmacias7007]

Excellent! Similar timing for me getting to know her music in the early days (HS class of '77). Over the years Ms. Jone's haunting voice, intricate and varied musical styles and engaging lyrics have touched me deeply. For sure I'm a better human for having discovered and absorbed this art over the years. As long as we are talking vehicles I was driving a 1964 Ford F100 with a straight 6 and three on the tree. Peace and love to all...

[@suzannekt]

I had the same feeling first seeing her on SNL in ‘79. Blew me away. I got the album right away. With what money, I don’t know, because I had none. Still love her music that hits in some deep place in my gut.

[@michellemansker8222]

I love that! Cherished ..moments..with someone who made ur soul Happy..Happy memories..🌞👊

[@fredabery3816]

My God, you still blow my mind, Rickie. I first fell in love with your music in '79, like most others. I saw you in Melbourne in '84. No one comes close to your genius of voice, harmony, poetry, orchestration and arrangement. Can't express properly in words how much I appreciate what you have done to my world. Much love from where I live now in Vietnam. Still following you. Thank you with all my heart.

[@ravenstrongheart4028]

Ditto.

[@hvanraalten1211]

She still sounds like the first time i heard her singing Chuck E's in love!! I wish those days came back😢

[@livingitup9647]

I went to see Rickie in concert, in Portland, OR. It was either 1979 or 1980. We passed by her tour bus, parked outside the venue [the Civic Auditorium in downtown], and some of her roadies were hanging out the windows asking if anyone had any weed. I happened to have a joint with me, pulled it out, handed it up to one of them, and they said, 'Hey, thanks. We're gonna party after the show, so stop by if you want to...' Well, my date was a very shy guy and wouldn't have felt comfortable with doing that. But, whenever I think about that night, I greatly regret not taking advantage of that one chance to meet Rickie and let her know how much I love her music and her very heart-centered Beingness. [One of our favorite moments of that show was when Rickie stopped, mid-song at her piano, and said, "Hey! There's a goddamn baby out there?!" It was not a complaint, just a humorous acknowledgment that a young fan wouldn't miss her show, even if it meant bringing the baby along. A delightful moment, making everyone laugh & applaud.] Love her still, as much as ever. Her music is timeless, to me, and resonates with me in ways that no other artist ever has. Rickie and Joni Mitchell are my top two favorite female music artists [Van Morrison being the male 'top fave' artist]. Singer songwriters who write from the depths of their human and spiritual experiences, and resonate with large swaths of the population, are so crucial to our growth. This type of artistic contribution to humanity's evolution is becoming more and more marginalized in this technological age, much to our detriment. May we all do what we can to keep alive an awareness of the importance of the arts to our collective well being. 💞🙏☯☮ P.S. I'm thrilled that Rickie now has a memoir out! Will be reading it soon 💖

[@barbaraautrey7363]

Rickie Lee I have loved you since 1979! ❤️❤️

[@MrPompanoman]

Love your work I'd guess I listen to pirates three times a week in the dark it's just great thanks Ricky.

[@pmvoice88]

A real musician playing and singing real music. Such a joy.

[@buzzaldrin6985]

I was so fortunate to work for Ricki for a short period of time when I was younger. Got to go on tour a bit and work with her locally. She was so good to me. A true artist and a very caring loving person. Thank you Ricki.... Anthony....

[@louisea6109]

Lucky u 😍

[@DougWJ]

And you went to the moon too. You have done it all bro.

[@deemalan65]

I feel as if i just found a million bucks. You have made a profound impact on my life. I've seen and heard you live only twice ..once in SLC and once in NYC. Both times i could not stop crying. This experience here is blowing me away. Listening while lying in my bed on an island in Thailand.Thank you for being part of my 68 years of life.

[@justincase1152]

I heard you for the 1st time in the 1990s. My boyfriend introduced me to your song Cockes In love. You are on my top Playlist! Still amazing! Just found this page in 2024!!

[@edwardfarmer4230]

Ricki Lee, they ain't no other like her . So unique, so genuine, such a special sound.

[@mystars5283]

Well said

[@chitchatpaddiwack5638]

I was an 18 year old single mother when Pirates came out . I sat on my floor every minute of every day listening, singing. Saw you live in Hollywood. Love you.

[@Jeff-ql3tg]

Rickie, 1977 seems like yesterday and you sound just as beautiful as ever.

[@stevenkukene9970]

Rickie opens her mouth and Joy pours forth with an adorable smirk and a giggle for good measure. ❤️

[@vincecalvarese6386]

Tops my list of people I would love to just hang out with for a day.

[@annemarieeunice6083]

I love you Ms Rickie Lee Jones , your music soothes my soul . You are so beautiful❤

[@Seaviewsystems1]

Rickie played in Sydney, Australia in about 1985. Great show. After the show, two of my mates followed her limo to the hotel where she was staying. She was having an after show function; being awarded a platinum record or something. The boys were hoveing around whistfully when Rickie took the time to break away from the party, signed their CDs and gave them both a peck on the cheek to send them on their way. I know that that moment was a teen highlight for the two of them. Wonderful talent and lovely person to boot: a rare combination.

[@billperspic2479]

Rickie Lee in a pink polka dot outfit. Unreal. !

[@RowenMyBoat]

Listening in remembrance of my brother who we lost in December. We both worked at a record store when your first LP came out. We were both totally bowled over! We both remained lifelong fans, but he was over the top for you. Mutual friends got him some autographed albums to him and he had 3-4 really large and cool posters of you. Some framed, some 1/2” cardboard. I came home with all those after he passed away, because my two sisters were fans but not as fervent as we were so I felt they would have a beautiful home with me. Just had his memorial on a creek bank in Tennessee last weekend. I ordered ten old posters and took one of yours to display at the memorial. You also were in the playlist I worked for a month and a half on. RIP Wes, we’re still dancing with you in spirit! As beautiful now RLJ as you were in whatever year that was! Blessings to you for the joy you bring to so many! 😎💐🌺🌻

[@lightuponlight6727]

Oh thank you Universe! What a blessing to find you Rickie.....today! of all days. peace to you !

[@shivashampoo8435]

Rickie, I have absolutely adored your music since I first heard you in 1984. No words can express the gratitude I have for connecting with your art. I even saw you perform in Canada live in 1986. The audience was sitting down but my two friends and I could not help but get up and dance. Thank you SO much for everything. You still play with such beauty and emotion. I am a singer myself and will always have a special place for you in my heart. You and Tom Waits have become part of who I am. Love you Rickie.

[@isacpenayo303]

Hi, beautiful poet. Your voice start living in my heart, from 1983 when one friend of me let me to listen his album that he bringing from his job, a record store in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Now I am living in NYC 20 years ago. So I got you in a concert in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Astonished show. Thanks a lot for your labour of love. Thank you for the music. You remain fresh, beautiful and super cool. 🎶🎹🎸🎶🗽😷😷🗽

[@schwartzenheimer1]

Glad you mentioned Lyle Lovett. If/when I get called to that great white blinding dinner party in the Sky, I want to be seated between the two of you...thank you for this lovely gift...

[@jeanniesherman3591]

Im 67 , im one of 12 kids , I just lost my MOM , LSST June 2020. Mom ALWAYS TOLD ME , WHEN SHE HEARD THAT CHUCKY SONG......SHED THINK OF ME ...TONIGHT .....I CRIED, PLAYED YOUR MUSIC...N CRIED FOR MY MOTHER , WHOI DEARLY MISS 💔💔💔

[@mariaelenaandrade8412]

I move to San Francisco in 1981 from Argentina I new about" 3" people there,so I just walk the streets discovering SF all by myself and the music and the voice that acompany me was Ricky Lee Jones.💙💫

[@Tracey..H]

Always the angelic badass. Longtime fan!

[@edielawrence97]

I got to see her in Chicago on Franklin St. It will always be one of my very extremely one of the greatest experiences in my life ! I love trains ! I am so happy for you Rickie 💗 💓 ❤️ ! Maybe I'll see you in New Orleans , I'll be in Louisiana soon too ! Retirement , yeah its my favorite place to be ! So excited , to take my dog for a walk down by the Bayou !

[@sandytoca726]

easy money and Chuck E's in love is my most favorite, I bought your album along with Heart and Super Tramp and Zen and Now by Robert Plant, I had just gotten married and had a little boy. .I played your album over and over and over and I still stop and listen to it on the XM radio.. love you girl!!!!

[@pastorofmuppets1968]

Saw her on SNL way back in the day doing Chuck E.'s in Love. Man, I'm old.

[@1111MJR]

Same here, only it was on The Old Grey Whistle Test in the U.K.

[@clymelabox2559]

I am so old that I knew who Chuck E. was.

[@dennisbrown4524]

@@clymelabox2559 Ima so old I was Chuck E. s dad

[@tomcoryell]

My wife and I just finished jamming to this song. It’s fun to solo over that A/G to A groove. You write great songs Rickie! Love Ya! I’m not crying.... I think I just got some dust in my eye....

[@thomasrussell6622]

😆

[@tomlbass]

Wow. Rickie Lee Jones. I used to listen to her when her first album came out. It brings me back. Never heard someone with that much feeling in their singing. Hard to describe the feelings it invokes. She sings from her heart. I'm glad i found this posting.

[@deborahhaas8829]

I have loved Rickie since the early 70's..And shes still Awesome!

[@youtoobfarmer]

Impressive, given that she only started singing in public around 75 and wrote her first original songs in 77 😉

[@11Garrett11]

She’s the sweetest thing on earth - she looks happier than she’s ever looked. I’m so inspired to be happy now with every moment of my life just by watching her tonight - what an inspiration! A national treasure! She sounds so incredible....her soul & beauty is timeless.

[@recipehacker9752]

Please join me in supporting her on PayPal. Although times are hard, I sort of owe her my life. Her Texaco song alone saved my life. I hear the pain in her voice and it saves me . Much 💕

[@gillesmatheronpro]

I, too, can't resist that "Last chance Texaco" sort of "weeping" sound. Everytime I hear it, the long ribbon unfolds and I see it going to eternity. If I were to take only one song, somewhere... there's never been any doubt : IT would be the one.

[@mrsmoose1478]

I also adore “The Last Chance Texaco”. It was such a shock when I heard it the first time, in my little room, on my little record player in 1976. That year a friend from HS took his life with a shotgun. We were 19.This song gave me the context and helped me to make room for that loss. I’ll always love it. Thank you Ricki for spending some tome with us while we’re all housebound...

[@mrsmoose1478]

Sophia Chen Do you have her PayPal ID

[@Jd-jm8xt]

From the description of this video, PayPal, [e-mail] or Venmo, @Rickie-Jones-5

[@truckerkevthepaidtourist]

@@mrsmoose1478 that would have been 79 because that's when that album dropped but you did just confuse a 6 in a 9 no big deal Jimmy Hendrix wondered about that to back in the day what if a 6 was 9? 😂

[@NDR-hn3ue]

*Perhaps the most UNDERRATED FEMALE ARTIST in our time*

[@robertwalter8380]

Without a doubt 🥀🥀🥀

[@j.justinzimmerman9836]

Thought I saw you driving in Gainesville, Florida. I hollered out my passenger window, “Nice paint job!” The woman driving this funky panel truck, adorned with consistent 1-ft. swirls of black paint, against it’s white overcoat yelled back to me, “Well thank you, Man!” You are gorgeous, Rickie, beautiful. Thank you so much for your songs, and stories. Talkin’ about smitten…! Love 💕 JJZ…(°¿.°`)

[@garlandhogan3158]

What a joy to find this! Rikki Lee, I am a great fan of your work. Voice, writing, guitar...always real, always soulful, always a little jazz, a little you. Wow! This a way more personal that I would have ever imagined. Like all musicians, I "grew up" musically playing with friends in living rooms. Never thought I'd have the chance to experience you and your music like this. So...Bravo! Bravo! Thank you for sharing in this special way. Wish you could see us all smiling as we sit and listen. Please don't doubt it?

[@user-qq4me2wc9s]

the best songstress ever...Rickie your truly the best...

[@halwhitlock3431]

You are an American treasure! Of all the “Quarantine Shows,” yours was truly warm and comforting. Peace and love to you. Keep singing and keep spreading the joy!

[@ronaldnash488]

I just found out that Ricky-Lee was born in Chicago,IL on November 8, 1954 _well_ I was born in Chicago, IL November 1, 1954....WOW !!

[@bobbygoodman2875]

You shine Baby Girl.

[@PiensasdeViejo]

Rickie Lee, Forgive me. I’m 51 and I’ve just discovered you. I love you.

[@stevefaure415]

Man, if somehow you could make an economy out of cool Rickie would own half the world. She's the rare bird who didn't go from young-and-awesome to tired nostalgia as the years went by. The ageless art-chick. Thanks Rickie!

[@patriciameehan3185]

Still that beautiful youthful voice. To me your voice has always represented hopefulness. Can't explain why, just is.

[@michellemansker8222]

I love her!😘💞🌞 I remember her songs..listening to her at the Lawrenceville, Illinois swimming pool in Jr High..🌞 I don't think iknew who sang these beautiful songs that I loved! Yes..I surely so love her..💞😘🔥

[@justinesportsmedicine9379]

Damn it I'm gonna be up all night listening AGAIN. I overdosed on mama's songs last time I did it.

[@dianekimble9330]

I have always love Rickie Lee Jones. I have all her albums now I have all her CDs start listening to her when I was in junior high school first album I bought was Chuckie's in love

[@celianolan3343]

Thank you Rickie Lee Jones from Australia.

[@MrBagley55]

Close your eyes, and it could be 1978. Voice hasn't changed a bit Amazing!

[@martafarb]

You changed my young little 13 yo life. ❤❤❤❤

[@dena-mariagrace2449]

Your the same age as me & I have loved you & your great songs & music for decades. Still lovin on you.

[@HDXBear]

Back in the late 70s early 80s i ran bedtruck up in northern British Columbia and in the Yukon moving drilling rigs listening to this fine lady way back in some of the most remote country in N.America . Great artist

[@Fred1919able]

I have been singing and performing your song "Danny all star joint" for over 20 years..its my jam..since 1995 for me ..thank you,, i love you writting style and all your singing ..

[@larryhuff2811]

Listening to this and you today, Valentine's day, 2022. Just finished listening to three of your cd's, your debut album, Pirates and Naked Songs. We're still listening to Naked Songs right now.... 💖💞💘💫💯

[@burrheadangel]

oh girl you stay more beautiful...this all has touched me deeply...oooooooo yeah!

[@bagoum]

So GREAT to "see" you, hear you and get to enjoy your life stories. I am a fan for centuries, will always be a fan! Thank you for sharing, it is soul balm!

[@piratecycle]

Damn girl, still lookin good! Hope yer all good, and things are bright and crisp...

[@douglascarkuff1969]

Love you Rickie Lee. Still got a crush after 40 years.

[@KatMac5]

Lovely to find you, and still singing beautifully!.. ...I am so glad you are here with us.

[@scottstanford3832]

Gawd Dawg... she's a freakin' brilliant Queen!

[@lastnamefirst4035]

I love RLJ but her 1st album brings so many memories of the hardest times in my life. Can't listen much without feeling overwhelmed and gut wrenched all over again. Amazing how music can take one right back to the very moments of where you were when you 1st heard it

[@HappyLife693]

@AnnaMarie Ronning I'm glad you two made it through that tough time.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@HappyLife693 thank you so much. It means alot to me

[@MOONLIGHT-qg7tz]

omg, i go right back to those days, too. It certainly is a blessing we made it to this time in our lives...Thank You God...One song of hers that really makes my emotions fly is that song...i can't remember the title, but we all know it from the 60's...Don't let the Sun Catch you Crying....that song is incredible when she sings it....So glad she's still up and kicking out music...Bless her soul and everyone elses, too!

[@xtubalnet]

I had to check the name on this post because I thought maybe I wrote it and forgot. Love RLJ.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@xtubalnet Same here. I thought I wrote what you did. Song brings back quite a time in our lives. One that brings sorrow and regrets. Life got better as the years went by. Tho Im old now (68) that was the hardest time in my life. My daughter is happy and my life is ok now. Hope you are having a good life too

[@hotfirecaster]

Rickie you are a Sun ray in our lives! Merci depuis Paris France 😊

[@wddub9075]

My goodness. What a nice treat to stumble upon. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@paultube11000]

Rockhampton Australia, still l.ove you

[@jean-claudetomas1586]

je t'aime Rickie

[@lioneldupas]

Such a great artist. So talented. Amazing music, lyrics, arrangements and voice. She is a real godess and I love her ! 💓

[@kjpkjp746]

Love love Flying Cowboys....hooked on ur songs after that and earliest too..mmmm thank u...I'm 74 and still write my own stories and entertain myself...with my guitar...nothin better..Kristi

[@michaelmontalvo5757]

Flying Cowboys. So good. Love ALL the tracks.

[@wendystylers]

Ricki lee I always been a fan of you. You so unique with your own style great voice

[@sonyahunter7081]

You are a treasure, Rickie Lee. Thank you.

[@xoxelle]

That's exactly right. How lucky the world is to have her sharing and setting a good example.

[@vrgeo59]

Wow, so glad I stumbled across this.

[@KyleValet]

You rock baby doll....tapestry to my life

[@terranborn56]

Been grooving to her music since 1979.

[@chrisbowen9043]

Wow! God bless you, sweetheart. One fantastic performance that recreates me. I love you!

[@11Garrett11]

Same here. Reborn!

[@susannelson163]

Ah, Rickie Lee! I hope you get to read this comment! I'm SO computer illiterate....been a fan since 1979, I believe! You strike some cord within me...I've lived many of.your songs, and some have actually saved my life. I'm a fan forever...keep on keeping on, darlin'! 😏👌💕

[@thomasrussell6622]

How wonderful it is that I searched for you & found you !! I'm on the last leg of my life's journey & it makes my heart warm 2 reconnect with your music !! Such a wonderful time of my life !! Happy 2 see you've also survived the 60s , 70s, 80s , 90s 😆 ❤

[@joecontreras5068]

You still got it baby

[@markvought3708]

Rickie you are such a special, beautiful soul, your singing touches me so deeply. ‘Last Chance’ still makes the hairs stand up & send shivers through my body! Thank you for decades of wonderful music, your an amazing person, namaste 🌹❤️💋

[@LS-xn1zu]

Beautiful songs ans soundtrack to so many womens lives thank you

[@prof.ronaldamundson3249]

Ms. Jones. Like others, you were a meteor in the life of many young people when you arrived on the scene. I suggest that we honor you by buying your book, and investing in the musical mother load you have created. From one 66 year old to another - who was bleshed by the Sirens.

[@diannetipton8208]

So many of us have loved you from day one, it’s just amazing to see you relaxed and having fun, and the intimate details and backgrounds of these songs…priceless. I had no idea you were this funny!

[@micheleserio2061]

Rickie,love you forever sister!✌💛😇😎

[@saharrm.661]

I cried & you are still really alive so there's a candle on 🔥 for you Rickie.

[@JimDorman]

So great to see and hear this. I love your music and style since '79.

[@artsyamy73]

Fellow Phoenician here too😍👌🏼

[@OttoByOgraffey]

Love you and your music, Rickie!!

[@johnfelope2656]

Looking great Rickie ...big fan from the early days ...big Alohas from Hawaii

[@SylvieStein]

Wouaooooo Je suis totalement bouleversée Moi, petite française, née en 1959, "biberonnée" aux mélodies de Rickie Lee Jones, et je te retrouve là, dans ton salon, comme si j'étais ton invitée privée !!! Je rêve ! -------------------------------- Wouaooooo I am totally overwhelmed Me, little French girl, born in 1959, "fed" to the melodies of Rickie Lee Jones, and I find you there, in your living room, as if I were your private guest!!! I dream !

[@stephenvolson4495]

One of the first albums l ever brought was hers. Still love this woman to this day

[@johnwalker6919]

Man she looks and sounds great. I was lucky enough to see the Pirates Tour at Perkins Palace in '82. I remember reading a review of a San Francisco show just before the tour came to LA, where she was criticized for apparently being high. I was often high myself in those days. The show I saw was an absolute tour de force. One of the great, adventurous artists of our time.

[@rickfl360]

You were beautiful then.. and you're still beautiful now.. today I looked you up just to listen to Chucky's in love and saw a more recent version on a page... Then I clicked on a story you posted about how the song came to be enjoying that post greatly.. you still have it in every way.. in every way..

[@jjj1951]

Her song Gravity is just awesome.

[@parrisgjerde9212]

My favorite

[@sanghapeaceproject]

HEYYYY How wonderful to see you face to face living room to living room!!! You work, how you express your song, moved me through times, Dear Rickie...Thank you Thank you Thank you!!! Soooo Good to SEE you!!!

[@nefersguy]

The one the only RLJ.

[@garethrowell2460]

A good song, like a good poem Is open enough You can make it your own. You can laugh with them, And you can cry with them. So many of RLJs songs I made my own.

[@mariquitaulrich3886]

I lived downtown in a south side joint, so happy to see you Again Ricky ❤️

[@brikbrokly5272]

Hi Ricky,love ya girl .

[@mikebrison1838]

Such a unique artist. Love all the studio albums, but damn, when you're RLJ who needs a band? Thanks Rickie.

[@HauteMessJazz]

First time I hears Rickie Lee I thought she was what my favorite songwriter, 5om Waits, would sound like if he was a beautiful woman! Then I found out that she was his girlfriend then. She's my other favorite songwriter, along Van Morrison, Fred Neil, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell and Nick Drake. They're all the best!

[@quinonesdeserie8679]

So good to have found you again Rickie Lee Jones!! Listened to your 🎶 as a teen & young woman!! Your show in Homer was delicious!!! Thank you

[@johnharbottle8534]

Why is no one else freaking out about how great this is?

[@shaunclarke1772]

How many more reasons do I need to adore this amazing human?!?!?! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@1985kenworth1]

She is one of my favorite singers and i could listen to her sing..talk all day everyday !