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- We've been filming Tiny Desk concerts for more than 10 years. While revisiting our archives, we discovered that some of our earliest concerts never made it to TH-cam!
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Bob Boilen | November 1, 2010
Few musicians get better with age, but Nick Lowe is an exception. I've been following Lowe's music since his days with the country-rock band Brinsley Schwarz in the early 1970s. He wrote one of his best-known tunes with that band: "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding?" But it wasn't until he left Brinsley Schwarz that people began hearing his name, first with the Dave Edmunds project Rockpile. (Edmunds produced one of the last Brinsley Schwarz records, the one with "What's So Funny.")
But what put Nick Lowe on the map was his work with the innovative upstart label Stiff Records, as well as his efforts as a producer on that label for a young unknown named Elvis Costello. Lowe would produce the first five Costello records, and it was the latter's rendition of "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding?" that made that song the pop classic it is.
For Lowe's fans, the solo records he'd make were a constant source of joy and wit. Songs such as "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass," "Cruel to Be Kind" (another tune written during the Brinsley Schwarz days), "Little Hitler" and "Heart of the City" were all part of a new breed of pop music that felt good without making listeners feel stupid. In other words, this is more than just catchy music.
Lowe has said that one of his biggest fears is growing old doing the same shtick he did as a handsome young lad. In 1998, he put out an album that set the stage for the gracefully aging Nick Lowe: Dig My Mood. To get a taste of that record, check out the first song in this Tiny Desk Concert; it's a song about a bitter old man titled "Man That I've Become," and its words are vintage Lowe: "His heart's a prune / when it once was a plum / If you know him / that's the kind of man that I've become."
At 61, Nick Lowe is part crooner, part country and a little crotchety, but with a heart of pure pop. He's lost nothing, and for proof, don't miss "House for Sale," a brand-new, not-yet-released song that's as affecting as anything Lowe has written.
Set List:
"Man That I've Become"
"Rome Wasn't Built In A Day"
"All Men Are Liars"
"House For Sale"
Treating myself to this on the evening of my 61st birthday. Nick has been a source of inspiration since I was 16 when I bought Elvis Costello's "Armed Forces" as my first album purchase. From there, I bought Nick Lowe records, then Brinsley Schwarz records, and onward through the Nick Lowe family tree. So fun to discover this.
This had over a million views when it was pulled. Thanks for bringing it back.
Love Nick. Such a talent.
Love you Nick Lowe since early 90's
my god what genius. thanks nick!
Legend !
That song about The Man That I’ve Become....would’ve loved to hear Johnny Cash sing it.
He was married to J Cash's Daughter ?
Johnny Cash did record a Nick Lowe song, The Beast in Me.
That would have been perfect.
Big big fan since Brinsley Schwartz.
0:05 - *Man That I've Become* (2:53 / 3:23)
3:40 - *Rome Wasn't Built In A Day* (5:59)
6:05 / 6:08 - *All Men Are Liars* (8:58 / 9:08)
9:18 - *House For Sale* (12:34)
You forgot the mid-song commercials... Ahem!
Thank you
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I'm 61 now, the same age as Nick Lowe when this session was recorded. I have been listening to Nick Lowe since I was in high school, and as I've gone through the decades of my life, it's felt like Nick Lowe blazed the trail ahead of me, writing and singing songs about his lived experiences. His songs speak to me deeply because they so perfectly capture the essence of getting older, experiencing disappointment & heartbreak, gaining wisdom, and finding a chance at renewal.
A genius and that's all you can say
Great songs!
Hahaha, I love that he immediately followed up Rome Wasn't Built in a Day with All Men Are Liars.
His songs are often tongue in cheek
Glad you re-visited this by Nick, I have seen it before, but a nice reminder on a wet cold day in an English summer :) Thank you.... would love you to get the Artic Monkeys, Elbow and Lisa Hannigan on here and maybe a re-visit by Maclemore....
Legend..
Breaking glass has to be the best nick lowe song ever
I remember hearing it as a kid and just loving it. Truly one of the greatest songs.
Nice.......more nicier when it is like this just few of people.
Lovely morning start
Did you mean lowely morning start? ;)
Jesus of cool
Looks like my maths teacher when I was in primary school. I wondered where he went. He has aged well.
Math teachers aren't this cool.
@@frank2778 clearly his one was
@@frank2778 Sixty year olds are only cool to sixty year olds who still think of being cool.
He’s the greatest songwriter you’ve ever had on the series. And artist, and musician. The greatest period.
"He's hearts a prune, when it once was a plumb" Love that line. Love Nick Lowe. He's a geezer
Nick Lowe is among the very best of UK songwriters. His sincere honesty and a dry humour always come through in his work. Always seems like a lovely bloke too. Definitely a sound of my younger days and one ive happily followed for decades.
The most underappreciated popular artist for his contributions from country rock, pub rock, punk, new wave, pure-pop, rock, country, singer-songwriter, and more! House for sale…Genius!
Absolutely, my friend 👍
a fine wine that has aged superbly well
Thanks for pulling this one out of the vault. I have such fond memories of Nick Lowe acoustic at the Bowery Ballroom sometime around 2005-ish. A Monday night. Most of us 40+ (folks who remembered him from his Elvis Costello years). Lowe came out around 9pm, played a delicious, unfussy, sober, pitch-perfect set that was over around 10:30. And then we all went home to our adult lives, happy to see a great talent--one that managed not to be claimed by the demons that took down so many of our 70s-era heroes. Thanks, Nick Lowe. Thanks, NPR.
Hablo español. No entiendo, pero
Transmite sus canciones con esa
Pasión, que llega. al corazón.
Felicidades, usted nació, para cantar
Éste tipo de canciones. Tiene un estilo único. 😊🌛😘
Que dios, le. De. Mucha salud.
Para que. Siga, alimentando
Corazones.
Nick Lowe, one of my songwriting heroes. Legend!
What great lyrics !
As I listen to Nick Lowe sing “House for Sale” I can hear the how much he influenced Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys, especially the way Alex sings and writes on the last couple albums 👏🏻
As an original Beatle maniac I remember after they had broken up it was Nick and Rockpile along with the Faces that filled the void. There was nothing going on in in USA that even came close. Love you Ni
didn't really know a lot about nick lowe...i'm a huge fan now .wow !!
That voice! Been enjoying it almost every day for the last 40 years!
Wonderful. What a lovely, sincere entertainer!
As good now as it was 10 years ago.
I love this man. What a wordsmith, so humourous and frank. Happy Birthday Nick
what a gift!
I l8ve you Nick....I l8ve your music. I dance your songs
Perfect for a sunday morning
Exactly what I thought when I saw this a min ago!
Listen to it on Monday Morning 7 am and it's still great
Hey I can
cannot wait to see him in a few weeks x
What a wonderful voice, songwriter musician. Love Nick Lowe!!!
man, 10 years ago...time flies 😢
Nick Lowe = Legend
Nick the knife 👍
Tank you very much tiny desk so great singer with full of love en poetry tank you very much mister Lowe so great song en tank you very much tiny desk for sharing in the lockdown love kindness to us around the world merci beaucoup
I’ll start low key
up there with the likes of John Prine , awesome stuff :)
Saw him last night at NCH Dublin. He had a cold but killed it! Not bad for 75
This is wonderful. Thanks, Nick!
Pure gold. Thanks for sharing.
I've become the kind of man that Nick's become.
Me too
It happens
And me too
In my opinion he’s the most gifted song writer in the world right now
Invite FIONA APPLE👏👏👏
So true this first tune. Lord have mercy not to be like that man.
Very wholesome way to start a Sunday morning
I love Nick. Lover don’t go is possibly my favourite song of all time.
Thanks Nick Lowe for good mood!!
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Lovely.. Just what my soul needed
Faith can be restored
Bonjour! Mr merci beaucoup vous être une légende amicalement 🎼🎶🎵💙Magali
Just typed up "Nick Lowe" looking for his From Home video from a couple months ago. This is a nice surprise
Loved it. Clever writing x
Wonderful stuff
Legend!
love love love nick lowe!
Love it!!
Nobody will ever be better.
Great stuff
That opening song is wonderful. Haven't heard it before.
Curtindo bem. Fora o vinil do Tom Zé em destaque ali em cima, tudo de bom!
if only the mannequins would clap ..... groovy tune.... pure sound.
The man does not care for being Rick-rolled.
Britt Daniel's looking a lot older lately
Lowkey he started
Bring him back. 👏
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