Bonnie Raitt & Jackson Browne "My Opening Farewell"

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  • @JohnnyCardinale
    @JohnnyCardinale 6 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    Jackson Browne, is, quietly, probably, the best American singer songwriter of all time.

    • @stargazer6753
      @stargazer6753 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      + Johnny C. You are absolutely right.

    • @dennisatwell2210
      @dennisatwell2210 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Agreed

    • @anthonyparkinson8547
      @anthonyparkinson8547 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      And so consistent. Listen to his early albums from the seventies and his most recent there is no fall off in quality

    • @JohnnyCardinale
      @JohnnyCardinale 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@anthonyparkinson8547 None

    • @jayr526
      @jayr526 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I can't agree with this, but he is in the group at the top. I have enjoyed his music for decades. And what a singer. Way better than John Prine.

  • @gerarddickson8099
    @gerarddickson8099 5 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    Who makes music of such beauty anymore? Makes me feel grateful to have grown up in the 70s.

  • @myaimistrue100
    @myaimistrue100 7 ปีที่แล้ว +478

    This song was written by Jackson Browne when in his early 20s. Bonnie is incredible and this version is beautiful, but even though he wrote this song, it's wonderful how Jackson just takes a back seat to Bonnie and does harmonies, though it's HIS song. To me, that's an artist with integrity. And his songwriting is genius.

    • @skismith39
      @skismith39 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I couldn't have said it better.

    • @MANIMALIZED
      @MANIMALIZED 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Agree 1000%

    • @stargazer6753
      @stargazer6753 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      +Amy Bown. It appears that Jackson as usual does a song the way his partner wants it done. I loved seeing the two of them together on stage , what a treat. But with the upbeat tempo, it betrays the true sadness in this song. This song is a true heartbreaker.I agree with every thing you said previously. It is still a great performance.

    • @JohnnyCardinale
      @JohnnyCardinale 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Brilliant

    • @Jeff-jg7jh
      @Jeff-jg7jh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Jay May Whew.

  • @barrykamin8776
    @barrykamin8776 3 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    This seventy year old listens to this music and the tears just seem to come. Thank you JB.

    • @Julie-sl3po
      @Julie-sl3po ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I just turned 70 and I know just what you mean. Jackson Browne is the best that's ever been

    • @madprinter
      @madprinter ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, me too at 66... Totally!.

    • @ralphdavis9670
      @ralphdavis9670 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I am 78 and I am freely crying.

    • @elizabethkaufman1813
      @elizabethkaufman1813 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ❤ the older we get the more we understand

    • @hiskidkeller
      @hiskidkeller 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@elizabethkaufman1813 Amen

  • @LvilleDude
    @LvilleDude 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Jackson and Bonnie- so many memories, so much emotion. This nearly 72 year old loves them both.

    • @oldbeatpete
      @oldbeatpete 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      (it's been a long road, but a good journey!)😊

  • @lizmargolis5985
    @lizmargolis5985 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    Infinite gratitude to this two amazing artists - Jackson giving Bonnie the spotlight to his beautiful song is priceless. I am forever blessed to have grown up in the 70’s - the best music of my generation.

    • @QueerAndUnplugged
      @QueerAndUnplugged 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The music of the 60's and 70's is priceless.

  • @QueerAndUnplugged
    @QueerAndUnplugged 4 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    My God. Bonnie's soaring melody touches the Angels. And then there's the understated beauty of Jackson Browne's harmonies. Simply exquisite.

    • @jwattfaqir
      @jwattfaqir 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agree...this duet is the most beautiful one ever. And I was fortunate to hear it live - New Years Eve 1977 in Los Angeles

  • @JM-wd7uv
    @JM-wd7uv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    It’s been 45 + years and I still can’t stop listening to him. No other songwriter captures feelings better than JB.

  • @elizabethhuisman6298
    @elizabethhuisman6298 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    These two artists are tremendously talented and pure! I love this song, both are so rich. Love Jackson's voice harmony. I love Bonnie's strong and passionate rendition. I love "there's a train every day, leaving either way, there's a world you know...." To be 16 years old and to write so poignantly and wise, Jackson is a truly gifted songwriter. This world would truly be dark without music, singers, songwriters, artists. Truly amazing talent!!!!

  • @ralphdavis9670
    @ralphdavis9670 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Bonnie Raitt captures the frailty of men better than anyone.

    • @ralphdavis9670
      @ralphdavis9670 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And also, the heart ache of women.

    • @mjtala
      @mjtala หลายเดือนก่อน

      And, yet, Jackson Browne wrote these lyrics.

  • @walterpewen7903
    @walterpewen7903 7 ปีที่แล้ว +230

    This is why the 1970's were such a blessed time for music. No other decade produced as many incredible genres for people to enjoy. This kind of songwriting more or less passed with the decade. It's not just because I grew up with it, it really in many was was the peak in American music all around.

    • @Hardcore3DaysGrace
      @Hardcore3DaysGrace 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Actually, it is just because you grew up with it. Not that the music wasn't good. It's just that everyone feels that way about the music that was popular when they came of age.

    • @65minimom
      @65minimom 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Walter Pewen - Folk music 60s, Peter Paul & Mary, Bob Dylav

    • @walterpewen7903
      @walterpewen7903 6 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Stu Raymond No, I don't think so. I've listened to popular music since the early 60's I graduated hs in 76. Overall, the best WRITING was in the 60's and 70's. If you were there you may remember. Music meant everything to a lot of us. I'm a native Californian who watched it all go down here. No compare, before or since

    • @jackmckinney4110
      @jackmckinney4110 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I am about nine years your senior and I couldn't agree with you more. The sixties had their genius as well with the Beatles and the rest of the British invasion, the memorable music from Motown, and the early acid rock. But the seventies had massive amounts of material coming from LA recording studios and Muscle Shoals studios. You can't discount Joni Mitchell, Hall and Oates , James Taylor, and a list of megabands that emerged at the time with gospel, folk, southern,light, and country rock influences. Truly an amazing time to be alive.

    • @pjl92668
      @pjl92668 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Walter Pewen b

  • @thinwolf4516
    @thinwolf4516 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I covered this song in my younger days. It is still one of the most beautiful, saddest songs I know. This is one of the top two performances of it that I have heard in some 50 years. Thank you Jackson, for enduring beauty.

    • @thinwolf4516
      @thinwolf4516 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What a privilege to have come across this video!

    • @lauradewey5748
      @lauradewey5748 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You'd think that he wrote it just for her. Both are so amazingly good. I've been so lucky to have seen them both in concert multiple times. They just give their all to the audience. You'd think that they were singing directly to you alone.

    • @ssalerno9200
      @ssalerno9200 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I just sang it the other night solo and am so awestruck by its quiet beauty. They are both treasures.

  • @powers.cj.80
    @powers.cj.80 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Two of the best in their prime. Nobody is that good anymore. That performance is an all-time great.

  • @lawrencebassen6901
    @lawrencebassen6901 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    I'm married now some 42 years to my wonderful wife. Our first date was seeing Jackson Browne at the Felt Forum in NYC. Since that night we've been to see him 15 times.
    I first saw Bonnie Raitt perform at Carnegie Hall as the opening act of an amazing triple Bill; Bonnie
    back in the days when Freebo played bass for her, and John Hall was on lead guitar that night. He stayed on for the 2nd band, which was Orleans! The headliner was Jackson Browne!
    I've been a professional musician for 58 years now. I play guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, and sing and write and record my own songs, playing and singing all the parts myself. So i think I'm qualified to say the following; I have never heard a more perfect performance of a perfect song by two of the most exquisite artists of our time! The subtle changes in the lyrics from Jacksons' version, the unusual harmonies added by Jackson, his gracious ability to surrender his masterful choice of words to her and add additional guitar parts in just the right places, all reveal the artistry these two obviously great friends bring to the table. Thank you for this shining example of what music can be at it's best. I have been and continue to be in awe of you both. And best of all, we're all still alive & well, and still performing! 💓

  • @deanpippitt3170
    @deanpippitt3170 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    IM,69 YRS OLD TODAY, AND I CANT HELP THE TEARS THAT CLOUD THESE EYES LISTENING TO MY YOUTH ALL OVER. LOVE JACKSON BROWNE TODAY AS MUCH AS 50 YRS AGO. BONNIE RAITT STILL MAKES ME MELT, AND THE TWO OF THEM TOGETHER IS MESMERIZING. WISH THERE WAS A WAY TO LET THEM KNOW HOW THEY TRULY HAVE ENRICHED MY LIFE ALL THIS TIME AND I HOPE FOR MANY YEARS TO COME.

  • @elghoutibrahimi7593
    @elghoutibrahimi7593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Jackson Browne a legend

  • @QueerAndUnplugged
    @QueerAndUnplugged 9 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    THIS is what the internet CAN be. Jackson Browne...& Bonnie Raitt.

    • @rayokoa222
      @rayokoa222 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      but in the end can only cry

  • @derekwood91
    @derekwood91 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    There is simply nothing better than watching musicians at the top of their game, making what's incredibly difficult seem effortless. I absolutely love both of these people for what they have given over the years. Beautiful!

  • @wasabiginger6993
    @wasabiginger6993 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    As a Boomer looking back I am so grateful that the music of the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s defined my world!

  • @cathydew
    @cathydew 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    What a gift to get to see and hear these two greats perform together! Wow...

  • @SirBloodnyt
    @SirBloodnyt 11 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Bonnie is such a gifted artist. And to hear Jackson's amazing guitar work and brilliant harmonies with her makes this a perfect performance!

  • @wb7997
    @wb7997 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    These two together... treasure.

  • @johnriggs2850
    @johnriggs2850 9 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    I can count on one hand the number of songs that bring tears to my eyes.........this is one.

    • @christinamcclurg2951
      @christinamcclurg2951 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did me too.

    • @CCRider-if7mw
      @CCRider-if7mw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep....

    • @tjwash2
      @tjwash2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s so relatable. Who hasn’t been in this part of a burnt out relationship? Brilliant.

    • @jimwegrzyn6358
      @jimwegrzyn6358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Always. It's amazing. So poignantly sad. Perhaps that's it. We've all been there. Lowest common denominator.

  • @RichBobo
    @RichBobo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    These two should have done more together - what a beautiful rendition of Jackson’s poignant song!

  • @PatriciaWagstaff-m2x
    @PatriciaWagstaff-m2x 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This will be my song when my time comes .
    Thank you Bonnie and JB

  • @pattyhurley7966
    @pattyhurley7966 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Moves me to tears over all the years. Two Legends

  • @risakarr6960
    @risakarr6960 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    i’ve played this song over and over again and never get tired of it. beautiful lyrics and music

  • @kenac64
    @kenac64 8 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    This is one of the best things I've ever heard. Seriously.

  • @starlitblond
    @starlitblond 6 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Baby stands before an open window
    Looking so far away
    He can almost feel the southern winds blow
    Gently touching his restless day
    He turns from his window to me
    Sad smile his apology
    Sad eyes reaching to the door
    Daylight loses to another evening
    Still he spares me the words goodbye
    Sits alone beside me fighting his feelings
    Struggles to speak but in the end can only cry
    Suddenly it's so hard to find
    The sound of the words to speak his troubled mind
    So I'm offering these to him as if to be kind
    There's a train everyday leaving either way
    There's a world you know
    There's a way to go
    I'll soon be leavin', it's just as well
    This is my opening farewell
    A child's drawings is left there on the table
    And a woman's silk is lying on the floor
    I would keep them here if I were able
    To lock you safe behind this open door
    Suddenly it's so clear to me
    That I'd asked you to see what you may never see
    Now my kind words find their way back to me
    There's a train everyday leaving either way
    There's a world you know
    Got a way to go
    I'll soon be leavin' it's just as well
    This is my opening farewell
    This is my opening farewell
    ♡♡♡

    • @jshelledy1
      @jshelledy1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thank you.

    • @tomcoryell
      @tomcoryell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes thanks

    • @nancyrodgers735
      @nancyrodgers735 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes indeed...thank you

    • @starlitblond
      @starlitblond 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jshelledy1 You are so welcome Jim!!

    • @starlitblond
      @starlitblond 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tomcoryell Thank YOU Tom!

  • @elghoutibrahimi7593
    @elghoutibrahimi7593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jackson Browne the best of the best

  • @grantbentley4177
    @grantbentley4177 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Shows Jackson also knows the power of harmony skillfully delivered.

  • @alancrompton4330
    @alancrompton4330 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Jackson & Warren, the soundtrack of my 1970s. And what a beautiful version this is.

  • @tomcoryell
    @tomcoryell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I’ve cried more tears over Bonnie Raitt songs than any other.

    • @tjwash2
      @tjwash2 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      tomcoryell listen to Louise. Maybe not a tear jerker but such a well told sad story.

    • @susanrichard1653
      @susanrichard1653 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tjwash2 lawyer Louise, and nurse practitioner that l was blocked from. Both of you were love and compassion and l will never forget

    • @chicken2jail545
      @chicken2jail545 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This one. Louise. Dimming of the Day, and of course Angel From Montgomery. Music can't get much better than that.

  • @JeanetteFaith
    @JeanetteFaith 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I first saw Jackson Browne in early 1974......his Opening Act was Bonnie Raitt!!! It was a great concert!

    • @mimimimi377
      @mimimimi377 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bonnie is my all time favorite singer. Love Jackson Browne also☺️

    • @waldosgrade
      @waldosgrade 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too! At the Berkeley Community Theater.

  • @tjwash2
    @tjwash2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This gives me chills. A relationship full of ambivalence can be such a painful place to be. The emotions are so brilliantly captured here.

    • @jimwegrzyn6358
      @jimwegrzyn6358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And we've all been there. For everyman...and woman.

    • @ritabailey1742
      @ritabailey1742 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have been a fan for decades

  • @rayokoa222
    @rayokoa222 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    God. What a heartbreaking song.

  • @edwardtaub1988
    @edwardtaub1988 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I think he's one of America's best song writers. Love you, Jackson Browne.

  • @aphillips1987
    @aphillips1987 10 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    a big part of professionalism is not breaking down and sobbing while you sing a song of such beautiful magnitude, a truly stellar composition in every sense, the most tender imagery, the most touching lyrics. That's professional.

    • @dougmisantoni4384
      @dougmisantoni4384 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      a phillips World Class....

    • @tomcoryell
      @tomcoryell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They got the tears out in rehearsal.

  • @1tishhead
    @1tishhead 9 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    one of the saddest breakup songs ever. the glances exchanged between the two old friends at the end are priceless.

  • @Stringman1950
    @Stringman1950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Just love this. My Jackson ... my Bonnie. True legends. And the song is glorious.

  • @mpowers2377
    @mpowers2377 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I never get tired of this. These 2 together are extra special❤️

  • @patti-joandersen9523
    @patti-joandersen9523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I grew up in the 70s. I graduated in 1982, and wrote my senior term paper on Jackson Brown. His music, lyrics. Got an A. Saw him in NYC, celebrating his 60th birthday.

    • @joeseeking3572
      @joeseeking3572 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was not mature enough in 1982 to write a term paper of Jackson Browne's lyrics. Instead I scrawled the lyrics to Fountain of Sorrow on my maybe ex-girlfriend's locker in an attempt to explain me, us, and fading hope. Got her back for a time, but this was high school, and I eventually could not compete with someone who was - in our 17year old brains - more worldly.

  • @davidroan2775
    @davidroan2775 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    "There's a train every day, leaving either way, there's a world, you know, there's a way to go..." Always struck me as a song to be sung at Commencement celebrations...an Opening Farewell.

  • @bonnieboswell6607
    @bonnieboswell6607 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I saw this concert in 1973 I believe in the old Boston Gardens. On a VERY snowy winter night my friends and I took off and drove the 150 miles to Boston in an old 60's something VW bug. NO HEAT, but the Grand Marnier kept us from freezing on the way down, the glow of this great concert kept us alive on the way back to the mt's of New Hampshire. Sweet memories

    • @davidreynolds1368
      @davidreynolds1368 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yup..the places us northern new england kids would go back then in our old ..no heat!! vw bugs with the grand marnier..or somethin similar to keep us warm and with no adult supervision to speak of:) but.. those bugs, no heat and all were BEASTS in the snow!!

  • @tobypuente8841
    @tobypuente8841 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Ya, this one brings a tear or two...and Bonnie's voice (just like her Papa-real strong and full), does such justice to the words Jackson wrote. I love her so much

  • @mirandalivingston8737
    @mirandalivingston8737 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Such a beautiful way to say " moving on" with a smile and warmer kiss on the forehead.

  • @feraldiva
    @feraldiva 8 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Tears my heart out every time. Saw this live and cried the whole time. Pure magic.

    • @melaniemarshall6942
      @melaniemarshall6942 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Emotional indeed for me too.. I agree with you.. Pure Magic.. Cheers! Xo

  • @lnl3237
    @lnl3237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Back when I was a teen in the 70's, liked "my music" but was obsessed with old movies of the 30's and 40's and the big bands and American songbook. I was thrilled when Linda Ronstadt entered her Nelson Riddle phase. Found my way to a movie theater last September to see the documentary on her life, and since then, thanks to TH-cam and Alexa, have been revisiting old acquaintances and making them good friends. Enjoying it all, but this ...this...Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne, acoustic guitars and a melancholy melody, well, for me, it's the singer-songwriter equivalent of watching Astaire and Rogers trip the light fantastic.
    Thank you so much for posting.

    • @joe-vz6hx
      @joe-vz6hx 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      another big thumbs up on LR's Nelson Riddle albums - she really got me going on a lot of the old classics

    • @markking2766
      @markking2766 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I do believe that a movie could be created around the feelings generated by this song. Melancholic, dark and moody...with a dash of hope. Best version ever...thank you both.

    • @lnl3237
      @lnl3237 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markking2766 "...a dash of hope," the secret ingredient.

  • @keithsimpson8335
    @keithsimpson8335 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Listening to Jackson Browne or Bonnie Raitt albums back in the seventies, became a special time for me.

  • @triumph6600
    @triumph6600 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That is true artistry by two people who are truly touched by this great song, and by each other’s passion for it. I love these two.

  • @oldfisherman5112
    @oldfisherman5112 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I had the pleasure of seeing both these artists multiple time and saw them do this song together twice.

  • @tributetomama
    @tributetomama 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is one of my favorite top ten songs of all time. I’ve followed Jackson and Bonnie since the 70’s and their music brings me back to my younger days when anything was possible. I lived this song along with many others of JB’s. Thank you Jackson for bringing me incredible joy through your music.

  • @ConstantGardener-q9q
    @ConstantGardener-q9q 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    There is such a profound melancholy in this songbook that JB wrote and BR so often sang. The memories bring me to tears

  • @mjtala
    @mjtala 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just those looks.

  • @stuntbaby63
    @stuntbaby63 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Bonnie and Clyde are awesome!

  • @QueerAndUnplugged
    @QueerAndUnplugged 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I was lucky to be in the audience for this show...THANK YOU Jackson (and Bonnie) for giving me backstage passes and access.

  • @patrickhenrypdx5355
    @patrickhenrypdx5355 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I grew up when Jackson Browne ruled the FM airwaves, but I learned of this incredible song from the album "Paper Airplane" by Alison Krauss. She does a beautiful, heartwrenching version. ❤

  • @mikeallen7537
    @mikeallen7537 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    You know there are some performances that you can listen to over and over. Intensity and honesty trump slick production and great audio quality every time. Every time. Thank you jack thank you Bonnie for filling so many of the empty spaces in my life.

  • @Fuphyter
    @Fuphyter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Goosebumps and tears...so hauntingly beautiful

    • @jacksonbrowne-de2fu
      @jacksonbrowne-de2fu ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello 👋 Fuphyter
      How're you doing,
      it's been a long journey, and I'm nothing without amazing fans like you who appreciate my musical craftiness,
      All love to you and yours ❤️

  • @wncmtngirl
    @wncmtngirl 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Good Lord, this song makes me ugly cry and sling snot. Heart breakingly beautiful. Love these two so much!

  • @lauragroce3816
    @lauragroce3816 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love Jackson. Gives me the words that are lasting in my gut Might as well say it

  • @richardcheatham9490
    @richardcheatham9490 8 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Good grief! How many times am I going to watch this? Lovely harmony, such a sad harmonica; just beautiful.

  • @RepChrisWalsh
    @RepChrisWalsh 9 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The incomparable Bonnie Raitt opened up for Jackson Browne on New Years Eve in 1977...she started this beautiful song...he joined her after the first verse. goosebump inducing. memorable NYE with my dear dear friends Melinda and Elizabeth. And I actually had the opportunity to mention it to her at a Springsteen concert...she sat in front of me.

    • @lupcokotevski2907
      @lupcokotevski2907 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Trivia: Jackson Browne was Laura Nyro's support act and boyfriend 1970/71. He wrote the song 'That Girl Could Sing' about Nyro.

    • @ericbennion2128
      @ericbennion2128 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Or was it about Valerie Carter, the awesome backup singer who recently left us!?!?

    • @fauxfurr
      @fauxfurr 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      That girl could sing I believe was for the Amazing Valerie Carter. Laura was also amazing but that song was Val's.

    • @stargazer6753
      @stargazer6753 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      After Valerie Carter died Spring 2017, Jackson said that it was indeed for Valerie Carter that he had written "That Girl Could Sing". In the past it had been rumored that "That Girl Could Sing" was written about Joni Mitchell or Laura Nyro. He said he had been crazy about Valerie and had loved her for years.(Look for recent videos). That being said, this song is "My Opening Farewell". He probably wrote this somewhere around age 17 or 18, maybe older.What a lyrical song . Just the words "there's a way to go ", when there is a breakup. Does that not just say it all, with tears in your eyes. Some other versions are more solemn and sad than this one, as in his first album. Because he is with his long time friend Bonnie Raitt , it has a different tone.

    • @tamaracline5739
      @tamaracline5739 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@lupcokotevski2907 nope. He wrote That Girl Could Sing about Valerie Carter

  • @philipmacdonald6080
    @philipmacdonald6080 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Been so fortunate to see her about dozen times always so deeply personal in her Music Best Example Nick of time Song and Album

  • @LorenBaldwin-zu9jq
    @LorenBaldwin-zu9jq ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This song was made for Bonnie’s voice & playing style…beautiful! Great lyrics by JB.

  • @petertatiner3167
    @petertatiner3167 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    What a tender, moving, lovely song. Perfect duet.

  • @kaleokaden667
    @kaleokaden667 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I’ll never forget the first time I heard this so beautiful so sad a masterpiece

  • @chrisboyd4641
    @chrisboyd4641 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Tearfully gorgeous...

  • @nitaalmand4264
    @nitaalmand4264 8 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    so sweet. they look at each other with love, appreciation and wonder.

  • @albybak8989
    @albybak8989 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I absolutely have chills --- tears and chills --- I cannot even speak

  • @kimwatson7463
    @kimwatson7463 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This rendition is so beautiful! I saw them at Red Rocks together with David Lindley and someone for the life of me I can’t remember. It was a magical!

  • @edhalfen7380
    @edhalfen7380 10 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    One of favorite Jackson Browne songs and Bonnie does so PROUD

  • @chmael55
    @chmael55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got to see them at Universal Amphitheater in 1977. Great performers, great concert!!! How lucky all for all who grew up with the music of the 60's and 70's. Makes me ache for the loss of that connection.

  • @clarkjones7765
    @clarkjones7765 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow, what a find! I'm proud to say Bonnie and I went to the same super small High School in upstate NY. Unfortunately she graduated 10 years before I got there. Jackson Browne is one of my all times favs. Would love to have seen him and Joni Mitchell play together.

  • @bdmcmonk6447
    @bdmcmonk6447 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    the 70's. ahhhhhh, I was in love with this guy.............what a troubadour

  • @kenspitz29
    @kenspitz29 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Fron Jackson Browne ‘s 1st Asylum Album. Thank-you ALL contributors. From 1971 to 2020. “To infinity & beyond !🇺🇸🚀🎼🎸🎻🎹🎤🥁Suddenly, ..

  • @softailspringer9915
    @softailspringer9915 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Folks, this is a gift to we mere mortals

  • @joaniezahn4971
    @joaniezahn4971 8 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    It just doesn't get ANY BETTER!!

  • @susandeason1356
    @susandeason1356 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So beautiful. I’m glad I found this

    • @jacksonbrowne-de2fu
      @jacksonbrowne-de2fu ปีที่แล้ว

      Hello 👋 Susan
      How're you doing,
      it's been a long journey, and I'm nothing without amazing fans like you who appreciate my musical craftiness,
      All love to you and yours ❤️

  • @johnlocker9020
    @johnlocker9020 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Most beautiful thing I ever heard

  • @mjtala
    @mjtala 11 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I cry every single time.

    • @crazycrow76
      @crazycrow76 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      MJinChi Do you still cry?? :)

    • @mjtala
      @mjtala 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      For this one, you betcha.

    • @jimwegrzyn6358
      @jimwegrzyn6358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Every. Single. Time.

  • @Lawrence-ks5vi
    @Lawrence-ks5vi ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful ,soft, gentle.Perfect art.We thank god that he can give us such unassuming but perfect talent.

  • @elroyaston6277
    @elroyaston6277 9 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Are you kidding me? it just don't get no better n this. Thank you. Saw em both in Houston in the 70s

    • @Razorzzful
      @Razorzzful 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes sirree Billy Bob. Live at best...

  • @toddcuster3557
    @toddcuster3557 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Two of my favorite singers and one of my favorite songs. I must be in heaven.

  • @seandunn3116
    @seandunn3116 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The greatest duet ever!

  • @nancyboyd6273
    @nancyboyd6273 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is my latest song I'm learning to play. It was easier when the hubby was alive. He was so great LOVED CJB taught me so many of his songs. I sure wished we would have done this one. He loved CJB. We played many of his songs. I miss him soooo. Songs like this make me cry buckets.

  • @jrpipik
    @jrpipik 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Favorite version ever. Bonnie's interpretation is pirch perfect. The change of gender is wonderful. And Jackson sings so beautifully in support.

  • @mjtala
    @mjtala 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I still puddle up every time. So achingly beautiful. And such an act of friendship.

  • @michaeldonovan2460
    @michaeldonovan2460 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I m glad I was a fan the first time I heard saturate

    • @suzanneemerson2625
      @suzanneemerson2625 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The album was not called saturate. It was called Jackson Browne.
      In the photo, there is a woven burlap water bag behind his head. People would fill those with water and hang them on the front grill of their car when they were driving in hot weather so that the air flowing into the engine would be cooled. The instructions were to saturate the bag before filling it, hence the words “saturate before using” printed on the bag. When the bag was saturated, the fibers it was made from would swell and the fabric would become very tight and not leak. Then you could fill it with water and hang it on your car in front of the radiator to keep the engine from overheating while driving.
      Back in the day, you would see those on the fronts of cars in Southern California when it was hot. Makes sense that Jackson, living there, had one. The photographer decided it would look good as a background for a photo of Jackson for the album cover. He didn’t realize people from elsewhere wouldn’t know that wasn’t the title of the album, but simply instructions for the use of the bag.
      But … what in the world did people who didn’t know about water bags, and thought the words “saturate before using” were the title, think it meant? Saturate the record before playing it? Saturate the singer before listening . They must have thought it was a crazy title.
      Anyway, the title of Jackson Browne’s first album is “Jackson Browne.”

  • @msmithrandir561
    @msmithrandir561 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Best Friends.....Beautiful Duet....Jackson's song

  • @nancychace8619
    @nancychace8619 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Pretty song. I had to look it up.

  • @benvanbuskirk117
    @benvanbuskirk117 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    this song literally brings me to my knees. weeping.

  • @paultuvman5267
    @paultuvman5267 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a moment!..iconic tune done so beautifully..thank you Bonnie and Jackson!!!

  • @4483kathy
    @4483kathy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cry every time I hear this song. So beautiful.

  • @bonniecarpenter7267
    @bonniecarpenter7267 10 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Love this!! Jackson Browne and Bonnie Raitt -- can't get any better than that!

  • @densocling1235
    @densocling1235 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is another case where I wish I could give two thumbs up.

  • @58flattop61
    @58flattop61 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    From the first J.B album I bought circa '72.. JUST BEAUTIFUL !!!!

  • @KM00Youtube
    @KM00Youtube 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Much appreciation for both Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne.

  • @musicrelic8958
    @musicrelic8958 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    It's gotta' be gratification for a song writer so get to sing something with someone who understands it so well. Great posting for all of us to see and share.

  • @eliotdiamond9461
    @eliotdiamond9461 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of the most beautiful songs ever written. Extra fine with Bonnie and Jackson together.