I first heard this song when I was 21 and it affected me then in a big way. With every year that passes, it becomes more and more poignant. I’m 56 now. Life gets mighty precious when there’s less of it to waste.
I am now 77 I have survived my addiction and the line in the song where life gets mighty precious when there is less of it to waste is particularly meaningful.
Go to bed she sings half a note out of key. Decent slide guitarist. Covers songs but writes few. All in all. Best female performance of all time. Each note is clear and crisp. Best tune ever. Maybe Patsy Cline was better or KD Lange. Maybe
Never give up, folks. Took me 39 years, countless wrong men, being a single parent & living a very isolated life to learn how to receive love as well as give. Now here we are, nearly 5 years strong but neither of us doubt that we both have found our person. Really does come when you're not even expecting.
Absolutely does. I had left my love life in God's hands and He rewarded me with the only man who would put up with me, grow spiritually with me, and love me for real - as best as a man can do. 💜☮️✝️✡️
The songwriting, production, vocals and melody on this song are at a different level. No wonder Bonnie won a Grammy for it. She even wrote the song alone, which is rare these days.
A song about our common fate. You can find love or not, but you WILL run out of time. Past 50, you can really feel the river sweep you along to your destiny, especially as your body starts breaking down.
As a kid I enjoyed this song but now it hits harder. I'll be 40 this April and I realize that I have just about as many yesterdays as tomorrows. Powerful song about time and love. 👌🏾❤
Get out there and enjoy as much as you can every day as precious as they seem for you today, they will be priceless to you in 25 more years as they are to me today Live every minute with peace on your heart and love like there’s no tomorrow
I got married at 43 and found my true soulmate. We have now been together almost 30 years.This song was my song back in the day when I met my husband.Great song----I consider it an anthem to those of us wait and wish and win.
I’m sorry, but this is just ridiculously, brilliantly, breathtakingly, life changingly, lovingly, meaningfully, beautifully, purposefully PERFECT!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
One of the most perfect songs ever written. And nobody can do it quite like Bonnie Raitt herself. I had the great pleasure of witnessing exactly that when she came through London with her touring band about ten years ago. It was largely the same band that had recorded ‘Road Tested’ twenty five years prior to that (been with her ever since), which to my mind is one of the best live albums out there. The whole show was a masterpiece from beginning to end, plus her wonderful slide guitar and all the rest of it. But the biggest surprise of the evening, for me, was the sheer power of her voice. Maybe the people on the desk were messing with us but it seemed the sound engineers had to bring down her mic level urgently and substantially after the first few breaths. It just wasn’t normal. That’s a whole load of very tuneful SPLs you get at a Bonnie Raitt show!
"Nick of Time", is probably one of my top 3 favorite songs of all time. And lyrically, it's probably my #1 favorite song of all time. No other song has ever swelled emotion in me more consistently than this one. It rips my heart out and then heals it in less than 4 minutes. Outstanding song! I honestly wish many more people knew this song.
Nick of Time is in my top ten albums for sure. It exploded into my life when I was 32 and head over heels with a young lady. It didn't last but was the best year of my life. It took me a while to realize she was Nobody's Girl, a song from this album that breaks my heart to this day, just hoping she found whatever it was she was looking for.
A real gem of a tune that you will not hear the likes of at all today sadly. Evocative and profoundly composed. An absolutely beautiful tune from yesteryear of 1989. Better times.
"Life gets mighty precious when there's less of it to waste,". Thank you Bonnie Raitt, for the best relationship advice Ive ever had.My fave song of hers by far. Takes me back to wonderful time in my life.
Im shopping at a department store and was stopped in my steps and this song brought a nostalgia in my heart and I immediately went looking for the speaker to get the correct title to find it here on youtube . I completely forgot about this song until 2024 and it still hits my heart today.
Apart from the wonderful sound and Bonnie Raitt's unmistakable voice, the background singers Arnold McCuller and Fred White also contributed to the fact that this song became a masterpiece and is still one of the best rock/pop pieces ever. Together with their amazing singing colleague Bridgette Bryant, they were already an acoustic and visual highlight at Phil Collins' legendary "Seriously" concert in 1990 at the Waldbühne Berlin
Awwn❤ my heart melted right at reading this, y’all my fans are my blessings, thanks you! I would like to put you on my top fan club if you don’t mind ?
Bonnie sings this with genuine feelings. She was in her 40’s when she married, and sadly it didn’t last. I would say she didn’t find love in the nic of time… no kids and no husband, alone her whole life. The price for fame is much higher for women.
I've loved this artist for a very long time. I thought I knew the meaning behind this song for decades. Just tonight I have heard the message. Thank you, Ms. Lady. Thank you for your contribution! You are a tower among others. I thank you so much for your contribution!
Hello there, Mrs Bonnie here, I hope you are have a great day today although I don’t come on here often but I came across your comments today I just want to say thank you for the love and support towards me and my songs, I would like to have you on my top fan club if you don’t mind it’s a platform where you can communicate directly with me it’s the least I can do for a fan like you.
An absolute classic! It knocked me out when I first heard it, and affects me in exactly the same way today. the combination of Bonnie's voice, that fantastic lyric and perfect music make this one of the finest songs ever recorded, IMO.
Gorgeous tune. The lyrcis still resonate as much in my mid-50s as they did in my early 20s, when this was released -- the fear of time running out when you're pusuing something. Hearing Bonnie's soothing, soulful vocal and that gentle groove, I feel like everything will be OK. Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music/Sacred & Secular
I was almost 50 when I married for the only time in 2006. 3 years later one of the girls I went to high school with decided she also would marry for her only time. I had been a blues singer for decades, so at her reception I have them this song. 😊✌💙
I first discovered Bonnie as a name in a book, my favourite author's central character is a P.I. with a love for blues music, Bonnie was named and as curious natured I found one of her CD's cheap, bought it
Top 10 favorite songs EVER! One of the BEST artists ever to have slung a song. Even more relevant these days knowing that time is running short for myself and seeing my parents and knowing I'm running out of time. Makes me more grateful and appreciative of EVERY. SINGLE. MOMENT. Thanks Bonnie
This is a song that shows the complexity of life and some of its inevitable issues that come as you get older. Life gets more precious when it's less of it to waste.
![Lake Street Dive - "Nick of Time" [Live from The Sultan Room] (Bonnie Raitt cover)](/img/n.gif)
Still listening in 2024
Till I die!
And it’s just a drop in the bucket. She is a fantastic talent
Yeah..... 😎
Found love in the nick of time…in 1983….
Classic song. I never get tired of listening to this.
This song hits different in your mid 40s
And at 62!! ❤️
It hits harder at 61😂❤
I first heard this song when I was 21 and it affected me then in a big way. With every year that passes, it becomes more and more poignant. I’m 56 now. Life gets mighty precious when there’s less of it to waste.
I am now 77 I have survived my addiction and the line in the song where life gets mighty precious when there is less of it to waste is particularly meaningful.
@@azman210 You are not alone. Thanks for the having the courage to admit it.😊😊😊😊😊😊
One of the reasons why she won four Grammys in 1989.
This song is a masterpiece. Bonnie is a great singer, songwriter, and player. Sings effortlessly with great feel, and tone.
Yes❤❤❤
Go to bed she sings half a note out of key. Decent slide guitarist. Covers songs but writes few.
All in all. Best female performance of all time. Each note is clear and crisp. Best tune ever. Maybe Patsy Cline was better or KD Lange. Maybe
wtf? there should be millions of people listening to this! it's one of greatest classics ever!
9 years on, this is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard.
Coooooool♥️
it's interesting to me. I dont hear her pop hits from the early 90s talked about. But she is so good. I can never find this album on vinyl.
I had this song stuck in my head 🗣️ this morning.
Feel good knowing you're not just one of the herd
"Life gets mighty precious, when there's less of it to waste." Most favorite line
It's beautifully written.
The most truthful.
I used to play this on the jukebox in a Michigan bar in 1991. Everybody would just sit down, listen, and drink their beer.
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That's a Bonnie Raitt song in itself ❤
78 yr. old woman from Michigan , didn't do bars but one of my favorite songs
I have lived this song in many ways. I am an old lady now, Bonnie's age. Still loving life, listening to blues, jazz and bluegrass. Rock on.
ture words... I am an ol guy, thats the only difference...
I adore Bonnie. She never disappoints-- an irreplaceable musical treasure! Happy that I found her music four decades ago!
Never give up, folks. Took me 39 years, countless wrong men, being a single parent & living a very isolated life to learn how to receive love as well as give. Now here we are, nearly 5 years strong but neither of us doubt that we both have found our person. Really does come when you're not even expecting.
Absolutely does. I had left my love life in God's hands and He rewarded me with the only man who would put up with me, grow spiritually with me, and love me for real - as best as a man can do. 💜☮️✝️✡️
❤❤❤
So glad for you all!! 💗💗💗
Hope❤
"Life gets mighty precious when there's less of it to waste" - So powerful
Indeed!
Truth!
Always love that line
They don't write them like this anymore
Yup
Bonnie Raitt is one of the most under rated singers. I love all her music and voice.💓
Definitely not underrated- she scored hugely with this album.
The songwriting, production, vocals and melody on this song are at a different level. No wonder Bonnie won a Grammy for it. She even wrote the song alone, which is rare these days.
Rare these days? Did you sleep under a rock?
@@StillTheVoidAre you dumb or something? Look at most songs nowadays, most of them have several songwriters in collaboration.
Gotta sleep somewhere.
Rare even for Bonnie
@@thejimbruce Fair enough, compadre.
Hey brats! Are we bumpin' this!
ALWAYS
Bonnie Raitt ❤. May you live as long as you want. And may you never want as long as you live. 🙏❤️✌️
She had some good ones
A song about our common fate. You can find love or not, but you WILL run out of time. Past 50, you can really feel the river sweep you along to your destiny, especially as your body starts breaking down.
Very true
Nicely put.
As a kid I enjoyed this song but now it hits harder. I'll be 40 this April and I realize that I have just about as many yesterdays as tomorrows. Powerful song about time and love. 👌🏾❤
Get out there and enjoy as much as you can every day as precious as they seem for you today, they will be priceless to you in 25 more years as they are to me today
Live every minute with peace on your heart and love like there’s no tomorrow
@@big-un9425 🙏🏾
Nicely stated.
70 yrs old here and feeling every lyric, and scared about the truth of them.
life gets mighty precious, when there's less of it to waste...hits home while turning 60! what a song! what an artist!
1. don't stop
2. keep going.
Still listening November 2024❤
Bonnie has been a superstar long before this album which, in 1989, finally gave her commercial recognition. The entire album is magic.
Amen! She's a true blues guitar player who can stand tall at her achievements. This is one powerful album for sure!❤
"I see my folks getting on and watch their bodies change, i know they see the same in me and it makes us both feel strange"...gets me everytime.
Incredible lyrics..
Listening in 2023!!! Phenomenal singer, talent and voice. One of a kind!!
Still love this song 12-9-2024❤😢
Ditto !
I'm here listening to this song in 2022! Hard to get used to the crap you hear on the radio these days. Still into the real music 🎶🎵❤
How sad you've allowed your mind to become narrow and calcified. There is great music today and it isn't difficult to find.
Been listening since late 1990's.
You all listening to musical gravy ❤
@@TomSnyder-j7v me too.i have always loved her. Nothing better.
I got married at 43 and found my true soulmate.
We have now been together almost 30 years.This song was my song back in the day when I met my husband.Great song----I consider it an anthem to those of us wait and wish and win.
So beautiful....Thank you
Same for me at 40. I played this song and over over back then. It was worth the wait !!!
I was 32. And I wasn't looking. But, now I'm 47 & he's still beside me. Life surprises.
@@denise-d9v I am still waiting! You give me hope!
Yes.😅
Congrats on the Grammy!
Who doesn't love Bonnie? Such a great heart felt story teller.
And when people asked why she won song of the year in 2023? It was her 15th Grammy and that is the only answer you need. 🎉
Great song! She is amazing!❤ Someone needs to re-record some of these great songs.
I’m sorry, but this is just ridiculously, brilliantly, breathtakingly, life changingly, lovingly, meaningfully, beautifully, purposefully PERFECT!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
AMEN! Perfect description.
Bonnie Raitt is one of the most underrated artists. So talented
Definitely not underrated- she scored hugely with this album.
Life in 4 minutes or less. That's how I describe this song.
Love you ladies of the Blues!🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
"Life gets mighty precious when there's less of it to waste." -- I'm 83 years old, and that there ain't no bulls**t, brothers & sisters !!
So sad yesterday music is gone forever this is a classic
Bonnie is one of the most amazing talents out there.
Thank you!! I’m honored to get such lovely comments ❤
How long have you been my fan?
You talk about rich deep lyrics..man I wish more people would listen to music like this and create more.
I’m really flattered, thank you so much love, I’m blessed to have you as a fan, are you a member of my verified fan club
67 now and she has always been brilliant
One of the most perfect songs ever written. And nobody can do it quite like Bonnie Raitt herself. I had the great pleasure of witnessing exactly that when she came through London with her touring band about ten years ago. It was largely the same band that had recorded ‘Road Tested’ twenty five years prior to that (been with her ever since), which to my mind is one of the best live albums out there. The whole show was a masterpiece from beginning to end, plus her wonderful slide guitar and all the rest of it. But the biggest surprise of the evening, for me, was the sheer power of her voice. Maybe the people on the desk were messing with us but it seemed the sound engineers had to bring down her mic level urgently and substantially after the first few breaths. It just wasn’t normal. That’s a whole load of very tuneful SPLs you get at a Bonnie Raitt show!
❤❤ how kind have you been my fan?
Lyrics are so meaningful. I love the line "Life gets mighty precious, when there's less of it to waste".
This is one of those classics, the lyrics are so true
Definitely. I love this song
I'm sure we all could relate to some of the lyrics like: Life gets mighty precious when there's less of it to waste
great song
Bonnie Raitt is officially in the Brat Family 💚💅
😭😭
Anything is possible!!
Who Dat? Is the real Brat?
One of the greatest songs of all time
Amen
ABSOLUTELY ✨
This song has a lot heart and soul
I first heard this song when I was 16, and I’m now 51 and I still love it!
Wow that’s amazing!! I’m honored ❤
Are you a member of my top fan club?
What a class act and song
i didn't realize just how beautiful the lyrics to this song were/are. Thank you Bonnie Raitt for making them sound right.
"Nick of Time", is probably one of my top 3 favorite songs of all time. And lyrically, it's probably my #1 favorite song of all time. No other song has ever swelled emotion in me more consistently than this one. It rips my heart out and then heals it in less than 4 minutes. Outstanding song! I honestly wish many more people knew this song.
A
I'm listening to it for the first time. Wow! Absolutely brilliant!!!
"rips my heart out and then heals it in less than 4 minutes". Perfect way to describe this great song.
This song deserves way more love !
Forgot about her in the late 1960's, found her again just in the nick of time
Nick of Time is in my top ten albums for sure.
It exploded into my life when I was 32 and head over heels with a young lady.
It didn't last but was the best year of my life. It took me a while to realize she was Nobody's Girl, a song from this album that breaks my heart to this day, just hoping she found whatever it was she was looking for.
Beautiful song much appreciated and thoughtful
A real gem of a tune that you will not hear the likes of at all today sadly. Evocative and profoundly composed.
An absolutely beautiful tune from yesteryear of 1989. Better times.
June of 2023 and I'm still enjoying this real music masterpiece!!!
July 2023 now and here I am again. I will never tire of hearing this masterpiece. I swear it’s just on another level! Very special song indeed!!
Thank you all for the love and support ❤I’m truly blessed, how long you been my fan ?
'Scared to run out of time'!!!!
Now there's a thought!!!
I'm here listening in 2025. Such a great classic.
"Life gets mighty precious when there's less of it to waste,". Thank you Bonnie Raitt, for the best relationship advice Ive ever had.My fave song of hers by far. Takes me back to wonderful time in my life.
When music could heal your soul❤️🔥.
Im shopping at a department store and was stopped in my steps and this song brought a nostalgia in my heart and I immediately went looking for the speaker to get the correct title to find it here on youtube . I completely forgot about this song until 2024 and it still hits my heart today.
I enjoy the life of pie 🥧🐯 happy Thanksgiving 🦃
This is one of those "feel good" kind of music....so so nice.
Makes me cry my eyes out. I love it but it doesn't make me feel good about myself or my elderly parents.
@@yardmanharris It's soul music- it's suppose to get to your heart.
Bless yourself and go down the Bonnie Raitt rabbit hole...every inch is pure gold
Lived this song. Bonnie Raitt didn't get the recognition she deserved.
Definitely not underrated- she scored hugely with this album.
Apart from the wonderful sound and Bonnie Raitt's unmistakable voice, the background singers Arnold McCuller and Fred White also contributed to the fact that this song became a masterpiece and is still one of the best rock/pop pieces ever. Together with their amazing singing colleague Bridgette Bryant, they were already an acoustic and visual highlight at Phil Collins' legendary "Seriously" concert in 1990 at the Waldbühne Berlin
And a great addition to James Taylor's Boston concert...
One of our best classic singers!!!!
Still listening 12years on.
❤Oh wow! So how long have you been my fan?
My favorite song from Raitt. Her voice and tempo are just.. magic.
Love You Bonnie Raitt!! YOU are a Blessing!! 🥰💫💖💫
Awwn❤ my heart melted right at reading this, y’all my fans are my blessings, thanks you! I would like to put you on my top fan club if you don’t mind ?
Bonnie sings this with genuine feelings. She was in her 40’s when she married, and sadly it didn’t last. I would say she didn’t find love in the nic of time… no kids and no husband, alone her whole life. The price for fame is much higher for women.
Amazing lyrics!!!
Beautiful Woman. Wonderful Song . ❤ Thank You Bonnie Riatt .
69 yrs. Old- still know all words to every song. You go Bonnie👍
I've loved this artist for a very long time. I thought I knew the meaning behind this song for decades. Just tonight I have heard the message. Thank you, Ms. Lady. Thank you for your contribution! You are a tower among others. I thank you so much for your contribution!
Hello there, Mrs Bonnie here, I hope you are have a great day today although I don’t come on here often but I came across your comments today I just want to say thank you for the love and support towards me and my songs, I would like to have you on my top fan club if you don’t mind it’s a platform where you can communicate directly with me it’s the least I can do for a fan like you.
TOOK ME OVER 10YRS TO FIND THIS DAMN SONG AGAIN LOVE IT
An absolute classic! It knocked me out when I first heard it, and affects me in exactly the same way today. the combination of Bonnie's voice, that fantastic lyric and perfect music make this one of the finest songs ever recorded, IMO.
My favorite Bonnie Raitt song.
Beautifully written and sung.
Gorgeous tune. The lyrcis still resonate as much in my mid-50s as they did in my early 20s, when this was released -- the fear of time running out when you're pusuing something. Hearing Bonnie's soothing, soulful vocal and that gentle groove, I feel like everything will be OK. Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music/Sacred & Secular
I relate wanted a child so much. Ended up losing him because of my lifestyle. He grew up to be a fine man.
Forgive yourself
I was almost 50 when I married for the only time in 2006. 3 years later one of the girls I went to high school with decided she also would marry for her only time. I had been a blues singer for decades, so at her reception I have them this song. 😊✌💙
Heard this while shopping in Tesco this afternoon! ❤️ I can’t believe I’ve never heard it before 😔
Still my favorite singer songwriter musicians!!!! Love her songwriting, she phenomenal!! This song always hits home!❤❤❤
The groove on this song is sooooo tiggggght. So addictive. For some reason the production/arrangement reminds me of Womack & Womack's Teardrops remix
oh my gosh i soooo agree!!
Don Was...Detroit baby
Yup .. Womack and Womack
You're not the only one!
Love this picture of real life
I also love the Bob Blom version
Grate tempo & beat 🎉
Real music ❤
One of her best ever...so smooth.
Singers could sing with SOUL back in the day. LOVELY TUNE!
Oh yeah plus she played piano and guitar
Greatest of all time. No comparison.
Love this 2024!!❤️❤️
She's great in concert!!!
My sweet sister and I use to listen to her so much, I know she sings in heaven now.
Oh so sorry about that I hope she is safe now with God 🤍
Have you met me in person before?
Love ya bonnie❤
The greats dont always have the most views.... ❤❤
Criminally Unrrated Icon!
Ms. Bonnie's Voice Is As Smooth As Silk!
At least 95% of the UK won't have heard of her
I first discovered Bonnie as a name in a book, my favourite author's central character is a P.I. with a love for blues music, Bonnie was named and as curious natured I found one of her CD's cheap, bought it
Hi Tech Music
Such an insightful, deeply vulnerable, profoundly human song.
Top 10 favorite songs EVER! One of the BEST artists ever to have slung a song. Even more relevant these days knowing that time is running short for myself and seeing my parents and knowing I'm running out of time. Makes me more grateful and appreciative of EVERY. SINGLE. MOMENT. Thanks Bonnie
life in a delicious nutshell. Thanks Bonnie!!!!
This is a song that shows the complexity of life and some of its inevitable issues that come as you get older. Life gets more precious when it's less of it to waste.
A beautiful song from a beautiful lady.
Love Bonnie's voice 🌟✨