When Jackson was writing “Doctor My Eyes” he lived below Glenn Frey before the Eagles. Every morning Glenn would be awakened early with a tea kettle, followed by hours of the same song on the piano, over and over. It occurred to Glenn “so that’s how you write songs, you put in the work”.
And the flip side is Glenn was known to party late, jamming. Jackson couldn't sleep from the music so he had an: "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." moment. "Take it Easy" resulted it would seem.
1977 I was 9 years old and I remember being in the station wagon with my mom at the wheel listening to this on the radio...music is so powerful- that it can you bring you back to sitting in the backseat with your arm out the window and the wind in your hair, not knowing about lyrics..just knowing you liked the song and you were just a kid..Now of course I love the song and the lyrics.
My late beloved brother introduced me to Jackson brown, bought me the Running on Empty album, he emigrated to Virginia and after I visited him, and returned home to Belfast, Northern Ireland, I was privileged to see Jackson in concert, he was fantastic, funny, and engaged with the audience, playing requests etc. It was a wonderful experience.
Running on Empty came out in 1977, so he is an old soul now. But his history does go back to the 1960s, and when he was young he was tied to Andy Warhol. But he made his name around Los Angeles, was friends with the guys who became Eagles, and wrote Take It Easy with Glenn Frey. Well respected, and despite some rough times in his life, he is still out there performing.
I remember this song spring break of 78’! Late March huge hit! Reminds me of being in Florida that year. The album yes came out in 77’. The single wasn’t released until Feb Mar 78’ And it ran into summer of 78’
Jackson Browne is great friends with the "Eagles" and the wondeful song "Take It Easy" was co-written with his great and late friend Glenn Frey. RIP Glenn. So sadly missed! JB is a fantastic song writer and his stories in his songs run deep!
He was also good friends with the late Warren Zevon. There was a whole gang of singers and songwriters in the 70s who hung out together, wrote songs together, and sang on each other's albums. Jackon, Warren, the Eagles members, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, guitarist Waddy Wachtel, drummer Russ Kunkel, even writer/journalist Hunter S Thompson and actor Johnny Depp.
One of the best, most profound songs ever written. When Jackson wrote, "looking out at the road rushing under my wheels" his beater car had a hole in the floor.
"In 65 I was 17 , In 69 I was 21". Those lyrics meant so much to me mainly because I was 17 and 21 in those years. Jackson Browne in my opinion writes poetry and puts it to music. I have always loved him music, his lyrics and his voice.
I believe he is the greatest singer/songwriter of my life. I have seen him twice--never disappoints, and have all of his albums. One of my favorites is "For a Dancer" and the line, "keep on dancing and somewhere between the time you arrive and the time you go, might be a reason you're alive but you'll never know" I used this quote in one of my lessons along with the article about how John Donovon's backpack (found after he died) saved a couple lost in the wilderness.
@@drdr76 I agree... as a songwriter he is in a league of his own. He is a master songwriter and storyteller. Many of his stories really hit home for me. Take care.
One of the most massive hits of the 70's. The year it was released, this song was EVERYWHERE. So great, such a lovely sound. This song was from his mega-hit live album "Running On Empty". When he says "if I can get you to smile before I leave" originally it meant a girl, but here he's saying it to the audience. His relationship with the crowd on this album was magical. (By the way, "running up 101" refers to the 101 freeway that comes up out of Los Angeles and runs all the way to Northern California. It was the route I always took when I would visit L.A. from NoCal.)
Jackson is 74 yrs old. Wrote and worked with EVERYONE from the Laurel Canyon years!!! Dave Mason - Let it Flow, Only You Know and I Know, All Along the Watchtower...worked with Jackson, and all his work with Delaney and Bonnie, Traffic, Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Ginger Baker, Clapton, Hendrix, Stones, Cass Elliott, etc etc. 💥
Yep!! Started at The Troubadour with JD Souther, Glen Frey etc! That was a whole LOT of talent! He gave the Eagles one of their biggest hits. Take It Easy ❤
If this is the same live recording from 8/27/77 that's featured on the original Jackson Browne album, "Running On Empty".....I'm reading the credits off the back of the album jacket, and the background vocals are done by Doug Haywood and the iconic Rosemary Butler. You can also see Rosemary's face in many of the pictures featured in this particular video that was played.
The whole Running on Empty album is great and quite the unique live album. Some songs are done live on stage in front of an audience like this one, but one was done in a hotel bathroom and one on the tour bus. The album was a critical and commercial, award-winning success.
Those years 1965 & 1969)were during the Vietnam War, as well as the Civil Rights protests. So much turmoil, and this song captures those memories when he makes reference to the timeline and how young he was. I love this song because it was in my veins during high school, (I listened to it so much, and loved Jackson Browne--still do!) So glad that you listened to it, and that you really loved it. ♥
Yet most of the greatest hits of that time have nothing to do with the turmoil we associate with that time. There were a few protest songs that made it into the top 40 but the #1 song in July of 1968 was Frank and Nancy Sinatra. Go figure.
I saw Jackson live just last month -- he's still got it! Two early songs of his you might like -- "These Days," written when he was seventeen, and his first major hit, "Doctor My Eyes," a hit song fifty years ago. And you're right, he's an old soul.
These Days: written when he was 16. He didn’t record it for years. First Nico!(Warhol’s Velvet Underground) recorded it in 1967 . Then folksinger Tom Rush in 1970. Then Jackson’s friend, Greg Allman (Allman Brothers) began to sing it on tour and both he and Jackson finally recorded it within a few weeks of each other in 1973. Many have recorded it since. A gorgeous song of loss and regret, it’s incredible for a young teen to write it. Jackson Brown released in on the album For Everyman. Every song a gem.
Lyrics: [Verse 1] Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields In '65, I was seventeen and running up 101 I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on [Chorus] Running on, running on empty Running on, running blind Running on, running into the sun But I'm running behind [Verse 2] Gotta do what you can just to keep your love alive Trying not to confuse it with what you do to survive In '69, I was twenty-one and I called the road my own I don't know when that road turned onto the road I'm on [Chorus] Running on, running on empty Running on, running blind Running on, running into the sun But I'm running behind [Bridge] Everyone I know, everywhere I go People need some reason to believe I don't know about anyone but me If it takes all night, that'll be all right If I can get you to smile before I leave [Verse 3] Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels I don't know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels Look around for the friends that I used to turn to to pull me through Looking into their eyes I see them running too [Chorus] Running on, running on empty Running on, running blind Running on, running into the sun But I'm running behind Honey, you really tempt me You know the way you look so kind I'd love to stick around but I'm running behind (Running on) You know I don't even know what I'm hoping to find (Running blind) Running into the sun but I'm running behind
The problem you had with "Stay" was you didn't play the whole song...you have to listen to "The Load Out/Stay" to get the whole thing. It is an all time classic.
I came here to say the same thing - you rarely hear about "Stay", it's "The Load Out/Stay" - when you hear both, one after the other, it will all make sense, and you will LOVE it! 🙂
For me I do not hear this song on the radio quite enough so each time I hear it it’s almost like hearing it for the first time again, it’s one of those songs that never get old
Thanks for playing "the memories of my youth". I like Jackson ALMOST as much as I like you folks! : ) Now, if only I could convince you to play some of the original Bee Gee's music like "Massachusetts", "I Started A Joke", or "I've Got To Get A Message To You", my life would have meaning once again!
" Somebody's Baby" should be your next pick. Fabulous writer and singer with many great songs. Glad you came back for more. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️ ❤️ 🇨🇦🇨🇦
I'd also throw his 80s work in there. Perhaps not quite as melancholy, but still fantastic lyrics and music! He also started rocking, just a bit more often! Boulevard, That Girl Could Sing, Hold On, Hold Out, Call it a Loan, Somebody's Baby (his highest-charting single, appears in the movie, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"), Lawyers in Love, Tender is the Night, For a Rocker, For America, In the Shape of a Heart, Lives in the Balance, Lawless Avenues, World in Motion (duet with Bonnie Raitt), Chasing You Into the Light, The Word Justice (written while Nelson Mandela was still in prison in South Africa) & I am a Patriot (written by Steven Van Zandt, a rebuke of political parties on both sides).
Jackson Browne such a talented man. I discovered him when I was 12 on our local classic rock fm radio station. You all need to hear "The Pretender", "Rock me on the Water", "Here Come Those Tears Again", "Doctor My Eyes", "Little Redneck Friend", "These Days"...I could continue. I saw him in concert this year with James Taylor and it was wonderful.
one of the best songwriters of my generation! saw him from the 4th row more than 25 years ago, and it's still one of the best concerts i've been to (of about 50)
Lord help, where did the time go?!?! It's been so long since I heard this and I also didn't realize how old he is now! I still would spend my last dollar to see this awesome man preform just 1 time!!
I’ll be seeing him at next year’s Byron Bay Bluesfest, New South Wales, Australia. Held over Easter from 6 April to 10 April 2023. Saw him there a few years ago before Covid. Australia’s East Coast is flooding. Just hope the rain eases off by Easter. That said, they have five huge marquees two of which are the size of football fields to keep the rain off the festival goers.
70's and early 80's classic rock had that unique sound where bands and the studio engineers would use a panning effect (think using your headphones where the sound moves from one side to the other), and where each instrument shines, and yet plays together with the incredible harmonies; and had lyrics and melodies that could lift you beyond the clouds. The 70's also had the most ambitious music of any recent decade. Jackson Browne and other groups exemplified that. Brilliant.
Wonderful reaction. Jackson is a great artist. At one point Glen Frey and Don Henley (The Eagles) lived above Jackson Browne in L.A. and said they learned about songwriting from listening to him write songs right under their feet! LOL Jackson is certainly one of the originators of the California Rock sound....just a little laid back.
It was Glenn Frey & John David Souther who lived above Jackson, not Glenn & Don Henley. Quote “at one point in the late ‘60s early ‘70s, Glenn Frey & John David Souther were roommates in Echo Park, California & their downstairs neighbor was a guy named Jackson Brown, but Jackson soon had to move & get a bigger place because his new girlfriend moved in with him, a girl named Linda Ronstadt” end of quote.
Jackson is one of the best singer songwriters ever! His lyrics paint a poignant and introspective picture of life's journeys. I think that you'd both love his song "The Pretender" another well written song about life.
He wrote many of these beautiful songs when he was still a teenager so you are correct that he’s an old soul in a young body. Jackson Browne was one of the original rockers who was discovered at The Troubadour night club in LA in the 60’s, along with Linda Ronstadt, members of the Eagles and so many others. Fantastic 🌺✌️
I too am an old soul (71) and I love Jackson Browne's music. This was my favorite song of his for the longest time but as I got older, "The Pretender" had more and more meaning to me, as it's a song full of wisdom and insight, and it's now my favorite. "Doctor My Eyes" aand "The Pretender" should be high on the list of his songs you need to hear. Love you guys!
. . . out into the cool of the evening strolls the pretender, you know that all his hopes and dreams begin and end there. . . say a prayer for the pretender. . . ❤️❣️❤️❣️❤️
Great lyrics. His best song. I think my favorite line is when he says he called the road his own then "I don't know when that road turned into the road I'm on." Like your life changes and sometimes you don't see it happening.
Three of the musicians on this song are now members of the group The Immediate Family: Leland Sklar on bass, Russ Kunkel on drums, and Danny Kortchmar on guitar.
Amber's ability to nail musical interpretation on first listen is pro-level. It's incredible. What an emotionally attuned spirit and articulate human. Very very impressive.
This is another one of those nostalgic songs for me. It brings me back to when I was 6 in 1978, listening to this with my parents & sisters on Casey Kasem's American Top 40 countdown. I wouldn't trade those memories for anything.
Very first time I ever heard Jackson Browne was way back in the early 70s as a young boy & song as Doctor My Eyes & around 78 or 79 I heard Running On Empty. These 2 songs are my absolute Favorite Jackson Browne songs of all time.
I had the privilege of selling t-shirts at one of his concerts in the early 90s. A Native American friend of mine asked me to help them out since all of the proceeds of the sales went to their organization. The concert was fantastic--much smaller than the time I had seen him in the early 80s at a big outdoor festival. (I had also seen him at a big rally in Central Park.) Long a fan of his, I was flabbergasted when he invited us to meet him backstage! He was small in stature and very soft spoken and was genuinely interested in the cause. While Running on Empty was huge when I was in high school, my heart was in his earlier stuff (I could probably still sing every song on his debut album) like "Doctor, My Eyes", "Something Fine", "Rock Me On the Water" as well as Late for the Sky. His lyrical abilities are superior.
My son was Little Feat's guitar tech for about 10 years, and got to meet JB at their annual Ramble on the Island fan festival in Jamaica. I've got a pic of the two of them together somewhere. He said Jackson was a super nice guy, still had it after all the years. ☺️✌️
This song always reminds me of my big sis, who has had a huge influence in my musical tastes. She is 15 years older than me, so I literally grew up with this music on the turntable, volume pumped, from the time I was born. She had an old pickup truck in the 80s, when I was a teenager, and the gas gauge was broken, always pointing to E. A friend of hers was driving it into Tulsa listening to this song, so my sister grabbed her video camera and made a little video of the gas gauge on empty, rolling down the highway, Tulsa skyline in the distance, while JB belts out "Running on empty!" Your videos trigger such specific memories for me. I love watching you!
I ran into Jackson last year in a Giant grocery store in Hanover MD. He was really nice and we talked for a few minutes . Great songwriter and a nice guy.
This is one of my top five all time favorite songs. Everything about it is just perfect. Those backup vocals are just fire and the slide solos from David Lindley are sooooo melodic and fit the song so perfectly and the fills he adds here and there... just brilliant playing! When this song comes on I stop what I'm doing and sing along and it's full on air guitar with the solos. Love it!
WHERE THE 70s FANTASTIC or what Dam i miss my youth I was 16b in 1977 , The year MY Portland Trail Blazers won the NBA World Championship Portland was going CRAAAAAZY 500,000 people having the times of their lives in Down town , AH The 70s Baby
Yes and FM radio would play songs from the entire album and not just the top 40, three minute cuts. You could really appreciate the artist and the entire concept of the album. Jackson Browne had a few top 40 hits, but primarily he was an FM artist.
The female backup singer is Rosemary Butler. She was the bass player with an all-female band called Birtha. I hope you react to Birtha on Female Friday.
hadn't heard of Birtha. Just listened to Birtha - Free Spirit (The Old Grey Whistle Test). Very talented. Thanks for the introduction. I with they would do another song by all female group Fanny, such as "A Place In The Country".
Love this song. He gave the Eagles one of their first hits. Some of his best work didn’t get a lot of radio time. 2 of those are Love Needs A Heart and That Girl Could Sing. You’d be sorry if you never heard those songs. And his first big hit is still one of my all time favorites. Doctor My Eyes. Poet, philosopher, singer, songwriter. Jackson Brown is the total package. Truly one of a kind during a time when musical genius was abundant. Much love ❤️
They already reacted to “Stay” a couple of months back.. without “The Load Out”, so it’s just the straight cover without the special meaning it got from the context of “The Load Out”. Personally, I couldn’t bear to even watch it, cause why bother?? It’s half a song.. 😟
Not that anyone will ever see this comment but, the Major Key, the D/A to A riff, and the upbeat tempo gives you a very happy sound to start with. Add Jackson's simple but beautiful lyrics. WOW! Just the kind of song we REALLY NEEDED back then... and still today. Thanks man!
There's a video of Jackson doing this live where you can see just how much fun he band is having while playing. Also, you can see the multi-talented David Lindley.
Another great Jackson Browne song worth looking into is "these days". It's so beautiful and he's a genius on it. He does a great acoustic performance on RUclips and then also there's a performance with Gregg Allman
My late sister Nina loved this tune. She was 8 years older that me - I looked up to her like no other. Running on Empty & Bob Seger Night Moves were the sound track of her High School experience. I have watched your video all morning, tears stream down my face. I missed her so much. All I have are the memories and the music now.
Memories galore on this one !! I'm still waiting for you to hear the best singer in the world. His name is Dimash. The song is SOS. If you aren't blown away, I will never request him again. Ha! You will be blown away. I've been asking for a year now. Thanks guys! I've been with you almost since the beginning. I am so proud of your success! Great job!!
What a lovely way to see things. Yes, there are times when we find ourselves running on empty in this old world, but the fact that we can sing about it and use it to make ourselves free is a wonderful thing.
Jackson was responsible for helping Stevie Ray Vaughan get signed to Epic/Sony & get his first album recorded. He has some beautiful & haunting songs, The Barricades of Heaven, Before The Deluge, The Pretender, For A Dancer, Lawyers In Love and many more. You can't go wrong with anything of his. He is a good guy too.
Love this! You should do Stay again with the whole thing to get the entire effect. It's billed as two songs but they run together seamlessly (Load Out/Stay). One of my favs from Jackson Browne is Doctor My Eyes.
Running on Empty was written at an old Holiday Inn in Edwardsville Illinois in 1977 during what was the Mississippi Music fest. The first time played and recorded was live in Edwardsville Illinois.
Great Song! You should check out the live version...awesome! This is from the Running On Empty album and has many hits. Many react to the live performance of the Load Out/Stay song. The entire album is about a band's life on the road.
That was the live version off the album. Recorded at a concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, on August 27, 1977, per Wikipedia. I don't know that there is a studio version.
Jackson Browne is one of the most talented musicians to ever live. A Singer, songwriter and producer. He is responsible for what we know as the southern Cailfornia sound.
He has so many incredible songs. One of the all time best lyricist. You can put on an album and be wowed by every song. Personal favorites are The Rebel Jesus, Rock Me on the Water, Song for Adam, Late for the Sky, and Child of These Hills. He’s simply amazing!
Yes, the running on empty album was written, recorded and introduced on the road in 1975. Saw that tour in a natural canyon amphitheater at Arcosanti in the Arizona desert. Thank you Jackson.
You need to redo that last reaction to Jackson and include "The Load Out" with "Stay. " Frankly it was a rock n roll travesty to separate the two. Who's with me?
EXACTLY!! And THANK YOU! I’m with you 💯 and have been commenting the same. The song “Stay” is pretty much a straightforward cover of the great original, but what makes it so special and great is the meaning given it from the context of “The Load Out”. Being a retired Teamster driver who has worked with lotsa road crew buddies it is a very special song near and dear to our hearts for the recognition and gratitude he expresses in “The Load Out”.
Thanks for the flashback! I loved this in my high school days. Then in 1982 I was privileged to see him in concert at the Frankfurt Festhalle in Frankfurt Germany. Got there early and literally was resting my elbows on the stage. Front row with some great friends. Thanks for bringing back the memories!
I remember driving up to Portland, OR from Klamath Falls to see my girl friend back when this came out. I had a great job in K-Falls, and my girl was going to school in Portland. There were many late-night trips with Jackson Browne in my 8-track player. God, what great memories! I hate getting old, but at least I got to see the good bands in their prime :)
In 77 I was listening to all kinds of music, more country than rock. When I saw the movie “Forest Gump” and they used this song as the back ground music during his “Running Days” was when I realized I loved this song. Some of the best music ever came out of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.💞
This was the opening track from the album of the same name, released in 1977 (JB's 4th). The Load-out/Stay was the closing track. The album was all about life on the road for a band on tour, and songs ran the gamut from quiet and introspective (The Road, Cocaine) to humerous (Rosie), to rockers (You Love the Thunder, Nothing But Time). It was all recorded on the road, partly on stage during concerts and rehearsals, and partly in hotel rooms and even while riding down the road on the bus.
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When Jackson was writing “Doctor My Eyes” he lived below Glenn Frey before the Eagles. Every morning Glenn would be awakened early with a tea kettle, followed by hours of the same song on the piano, over and over. It occurred to Glenn “so that’s how you write songs, you put in the work”.
And the flip side is Glenn was known to party late, jamming. Jackson couldn't sleep from the music so he had an: "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." moment. "Take it Easy" resulted it would seem.
That was an amazing story!
@@barbkrettler1944 , Glenn tells the story himself in the movie “History Of The Eagles”, which is a great watch!
Yes I know that's why I said it was an amazing story.🙂
Great story from Glenn. Thanks for sharing it here again. And I also want to suggest “DME” as a great choice for a reaction video.
Jay & Amber, you'll love his "Doctor, My Eyes" and "The Pretender"!!! Also "The Load Out", which normally is followed by "Stay".
I would add That Girl Could Sing.
Lawyers in love
I just downloaded the live version
Yeah, playing Stay without the Load Out, well, you're missing out. The video is the best version
YES! Absolutely!
SMOOOOTH VOICE AND SONG. IM 73 AND REMEMBER HIM WELL. HE STILL SOUNDS GOOD. So glad your generation is liking my generation of music
1977 I was 9 years old and I remember being in the station wagon with my mom at the wheel listening to this on the radio...music is so powerful- that it can you bring you back to sitting in the backseat with your arm out the window and the wind in your hair, not knowing about lyrics..just knowing you liked the song and you were just a kid..Now of course I love the song and the lyrics.
I was 16 lol Now im all most 62 ..Were did the time go ? Take me back to the 70s PLEEEEASE
It was yesterday.
I was that mom. 😄
me too I agree . In 77 I was 9 also .
Ditto,I was born in ‘67,music brings you back to great times past,hello from British Columbia 😎
He was my Brothers favorite. Rest in Peace baby brother. Hearing Jackson Browne always makes me sad and happy all at one time.
I understand, I’m the last of my male line, both my brothers and my father are now going as well
Perfect description. Those same feelings. The Pretender is that exactly.
My late beloved brother introduced me to Jackson brown, bought me the Running on Empty album, he emigrated to Virginia and after I visited him, and returned home to Belfast, Northern Ireland, I was privileged to see Jackson in concert, he was fantastic, funny, and engaged with the audience, playing requests etc. It was a wonderful experience.
Running on Empty came out in 1977, so he is an old soul now. But his history does go back to the 1960s, and when he was young he was tied to Andy Warhol. But he made his name around Los Angeles, was friends with the guys who became Eagles, and wrote Take It Easy with Glenn Frey. Well respected, and despite some rough times in his life, he is still out there performing.
I remember this song spring break of 78’! Late March huge hit! Reminds me of being in Florida that year. The album yes came out in 77’. The single wasn’t released until Feb Mar 78’ And it ran into summer of 78’
3 JB songs on Nico's Chelsea Girl album.
Jackson Browne is great friends with the "Eagles" and the wondeful song "Take It Easy" was co-written with his great and late friend Glenn Frey. RIP Glenn. So sadly missed! JB is a fantastic song writer and his stories in his songs run deep!
He was also good friends with the late Warren Zevon. There was a whole gang of singers and songwriters in the 70s who hung out together, wrote songs together, and sang on each other's albums. Jackon, Warren, the Eagles members, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, guitarist Waddy Wachtel, drummer Russ Kunkel, even writer/journalist Hunter S Thompson and actor Johnny Depp.
16 years old when he wrote this song!! 😮❤😂🎉
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One of the best, most profound songs ever written. When Jackson wrote, "looking out at the road rushing under my wheels" his beater car had a hole in the floor.
"In 65 I was 17 , In 69 I was 21". Those lyrics meant so much to me mainly because I was 17 and 21 in those years. Jackson Browne in my opinion writes poetry and puts it to music. I have always loved him music, his lyrics and his voice.
I was the same age as this....and have always loved this song & Jackson Browne.
I believe he is the greatest singer/songwriter of my life. I have seen him twice--never disappoints, and have all of his albums. One of my favorites is "For a Dancer" and the line, "keep on dancing and somewhere between the time you arrive and the time you go, might be a reason you're alive but you'll never know" I used this quote in one of my lessons along with the article about how John Donovon's backpack (found after he died) saved a couple lost in the wilderness.
@@drdr76 I agree... as a songwriter he is in a league of his own. He is a master songwriter and storyteller. Many of his stories really hit home for me. Take care.
So you were born in 1948 just like Jackson Browne?
@@needles1987 Jackson Browne was born on October 9, 1948 and I was born in March of 1948.
One of the most massive hits of the 70's. The year it was released, this song was EVERYWHERE. So great, such a lovely sound. This song was from his mega-hit live album "Running On Empty". When he says "if I can get you to smile before I leave" originally it meant a girl, but here he's saying it to the audience. His relationship with the crowd on this album was magical. (By the way, "running up 101" refers to the 101 freeway that comes up out of Los Angeles and runs all the way to Northern California. It was the route I always took when I would visit L.A. from NoCal.)
Runs all the way into Washington.
@@adriannecote5319 ...and down into San Diego.
Jackson is 74 yrs old. Wrote and worked with EVERYONE from the Laurel Canyon years!!!
Dave Mason - Let it Flow, Only You Know and I Know, All Along the Watchtower...worked with Jackson, and all his work with Delaney and Bonnie, Traffic, Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Ginger Baker, Clapton, Hendrix, Stones, Cass Elliott, etc etc. 💥
Yep!! Started at The Troubadour with JD Souther, Glen Frey etc! That was a whole LOT of talent! He gave the Eagles one of their biggest hits. Take It Easy ❤
I also got a kick out of seeing Lee Sklar's (Leeland) name on the crew/band list. He's a cool cat too and still touring, playing his bass.
@@greenworm7915Sure was! And Joni, CSNY, James, Cass, Bonnie, Linda, Eagles, Russ Kunkle, Waddy, Lowell George on and on and on.
If this is the same live recording from 8/27/77 that's featured on the original Jackson Browne album, "Running On Empty".....I'm reading the credits off the back of the album jacket, and the background vocals are done by Doug Haywood and the iconic Rosemary Butler. You can also see Rosemary's face in many of the pictures featured in this particular video that was played.
Don’t forget Bonnie and Delaney‘s original version of “Superstar.” Raw and unhomogenized.
His hit "The Pretender" is a must listen.
The whole Running on Empty album is great and quite the unique live album. Some songs are done live on stage in front of an audience like this one, but one was done in a hotel bathroom and one on the tour bus. The album was a critical and commercial, award-winning success.
You'd be surprised how cool the acoustics are in a tiled bathroom. Used to love playing there the reverb is so pure
Those years 1965 & 1969)were during the Vietnam War, as well as the Civil Rights protests.
So much turmoil, and this song captures those memories when he makes reference to the timeline and how young he was.
I love this song because it was in my veins during high school, (I listened to it so much, and loved Jackson Browne--still do!)
So glad that you listened to it, and that you really loved it.
♥
Yet most of the greatest hits of that time have nothing to do with the turmoil we associate with that time. There were a few protest songs that made it into the top 40 but the #1 song in July of 1968 was Frank and Nancy Sinatra. Go figure.
Amber's smile throughout this entire video is completely beaming. Jackson Browne is definitely one of the premier songwriters. Love your reactions
I saw Jackson live just last month -- he's still got it! Two early songs of his you might like -- "These Days," written when he was seventeen, and his first major hit, "Doctor My Eyes," a hit song fifty years ago. And you're right, he's an old soul.
These Days: written when he was 16. He didn’t record it for years. First Nico!(Warhol’s Velvet Underground) recorded it in 1967 . Then folksinger Tom Rush in 1970. Then Jackson’s friend, Greg Allman (Allman Brothers) began to sing it on tour and both he and Jackson finally recorded it within a few weeks of each other in 1973.
Many have recorded it since. A gorgeous song of loss and regret, it’s incredible for a young teen to write it.
Jackson Brown released in on the album For Everyman. Every song a gem.
@@foxandscout Gregg Allman recorded it somewhere between 1966 and 1968 with his pre-Allman Brothers band The Hourglass. I have the album.
Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
Looking back at the years gone by like so many summer fields
In '65, I was seventeen and running up 101
I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on
[Chorus]
Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun
But I'm running behind
[Verse 2]
Gotta do what you can just to keep your love alive
Trying not to confuse it with what you do to survive
In '69, I was twenty-one and I called the road my own
I don't know when that road turned onto the road I'm on
[Chorus]
Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun
But I'm running behind
[Bridge]
Everyone I know, everywhere I go
People need some reason to believe
I don't know about anyone but me
If it takes all night, that'll be all right
If I can get you to smile before I leave
[Verse 3]
Looking out at the road rushing under my wheels
I don't know how to tell you all just how crazy this life feels
Look around for the friends that I used to turn to to pull me through
Looking into their eyes I see them running too
[Chorus]
Running on, running on empty
Running on, running blind
Running on, running into the sun
But I'm running behind
Honey, you really tempt me
You know the way you look so kind
I'd love to stick around but I'm running behind
(Running on)
You know I don't even know what I'm hoping to find
(Running blind)
Running into the sun but I'm running behind
Thank you.
Thanks for the lyrics.
The problem you had with "Stay" was you didn't play the whole song...you have to listen to "The Load Out/Stay" to get the whole thing. It is an all time classic.
I came here to say the same thing - you rarely hear about "Stay", it's "The Load Out/Stay" - when you hear both, one after the other, it will all make sense, and you will LOVE it! 🙂
Stay/ The Load out is a must from Jackson Browne...
They reacted to Stay 2 months ago, without The Load Out. We told them the error of their ways :)
@@surlechapeau I couldn’t even watch it.. what’s the point? Without the meaning from “The Load Out” it’s just another cover song.
Straight from the Forrest Gump soundtrack! I love Jackson Browne. Thanks y’all ❤
It sounds fantastic in Forest Gump.
That soundtrack is awesome. Every track is good. Have it on vinyl and cd.
Forrest Gump has some bangers.
I'm surprised they did not recognize the song from that movie
I love this song. So rich musically and his voice is amazing.
Y'all still need to do Load Out/Stay together. The live version video is SO much better than the one you did with just "Stay".
Absolutely. The live version together is the best.
Agree! MUST do the live version, its famous.
You need to do them together.
Is there a not Live version?
@@tomandrews2887 Not that I'm aware of. I think what Matt meant was to do "the full live version". They should NEVER be separated!
Love Love Jackson Browne. My favorite in the 70’s. I suggest “The Pretender” next
For me I do not hear this song on the radio quite enough so each time I hear it it’s almost like hearing it for the first time again, it’s one of those songs that never get old
Jackson Browne is a legend... more than 50 years of writing and performing.
Thanks for playing "the memories of my youth". I like Jackson ALMOST as much as I like you folks! : ) Now, if only I could convince you to play some of the original Bee Gee's music like "Massachusetts", "I Started A Joke", or "I've Got To Get A Message To You", my life would have meaning once again!
" Somebody's Baby" should be your next pick. Fabulous writer and singer with many great songs. Glad you came back for more. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️ ❤️ 🇨🇦🇨🇦
fast times at Ridgemont High 🙂
"Lawyers in Love".....great song by Jackson Browne
Those 5 first albums. From early 72 'til late 77. Pure GOLD.
YES!!!!
I'd also throw his 80s work in there. Perhaps not quite as melancholy, but still fantastic lyrics and music! He also started rocking, just a bit more often! Boulevard, That Girl Could Sing, Hold On, Hold Out, Call it a Loan, Somebody's Baby (his highest-charting single, appears in the movie, "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"), Lawyers in Love, Tender is the Night, For a Rocker, For America, In the Shape of a Heart, Lives in the Balance, Lawless Avenues, World in Motion (duet with Bonnie Raitt), Chasing You Into the Light, The Word Justice (written while Nelson Mandela was still in prison in South Africa) & I am a Patriot (written by Steven Van Zandt, a rebuke of political parties on both sides).
Jackson Browne such a talented man. I discovered him when I was 12 on our local classic rock fm radio station. You all need to hear "The Pretender", "Rock me on the Water", "Here Come Those Tears Again", "Doctor My Eyes", "Little Redneck Friend", "These Days"...I could continue. I saw him in concert this year with James Taylor and it was wonderful.
one of the best songwriters of my generation! saw him from the 4th row more than 25 years ago, and it's still one of the best concerts i've been to (of about 50)
“ Gotta do what you can to keep your love alive”….One of the best sounding live…lucky to have seen him twice.
The great Rosemary Butler's background vocals are a classic on this song.
Totaly understated.
Lord help, where did the time go?!?! It's been so long since I heard this and I also didn't realize how old he is now! I still would spend my last dollar to see this awesome man preform just 1 time!!
I’ll be seeing him at next year’s Byron Bay Bluesfest, New South Wales, Australia. Held over Easter from 6 April to 10 April 2023. Saw him there a few years ago before Covid. Australia’s East Coast is flooding. Just hope the rain eases off by Easter. That said, they have five huge marquees two of which are the size of football fields to keep the rain off the festival goers.
70's and early 80's classic rock had that unique sound where bands and the studio engineers would use a panning effect (think using your headphones where the sound moves from one side to the other), and where each instrument shines, and yet plays together with the incredible harmonies; and had lyrics and melodies that could lift you beyond the clouds. The 70's also had the most ambitious music of any recent decade. Jackson Browne and other groups exemplified that. Brilliant.
Major 70's crush on this cutie!!!!
Wonderful reaction. Jackson is a great artist. At one point Glen Frey and Don Henley (The Eagles) lived above Jackson Browne in L.A. and said they learned about songwriting from listening to him write songs right under their feet! LOL Jackson is certainly one of the originators of the California Rock sound....just a little laid back.
It was Glenn Frey & John David Souther who lived above Jackson, not Glenn & Don Henley. Quote “at one point in the late ‘60s early ‘70s, Glenn Frey & John David Souther were roommates in Echo Park, California & their downstairs neighbor was a guy named Jackson Brown, but Jackson soon had to move & get a bigger place because his new girlfriend moved in with him, a girl named Linda Ronstadt” end of quote.
Indeed!
@@jaycorby Yep. 🤘✌️👍
Not Don Henley, J. D. Souther
Jackson is one of the best singer songwriters ever! His lyrics paint a poignant and introspective picture of life's journeys. I think that you'd both love his song "The Pretender" another well written song about life.
He wrote many of these beautiful songs when he was still a teenager so you are correct that he’s an old soul in a young body. Jackson Browne was one of the original rockers who was discovered at The Troubadour night club in LA in the 60’s, along with Linda Ronstadt, members of the Eagles and so many others. Fantastic 🌺✌️
I too am an old soul (71) and I love Jackson Browne's music. This was my favorite song of his for the longest time but as I got older, "The Pretender" had more and more meaning to me, as it's a song full of wisdom and insight, and it's now my favorite. "Doctor My Eyes" aand "The Pretender" should be high on the list of his songs you need to hear. Love you guys!
His best is The Pretender!!
Great lyrics and singing.
Love the Crosby/Nash backing vocals and Jeff Porcaro on drums. I hope they continue this ride.
. . . out into the cool of the evening strolls the pretender, you know that all his hopes and dreams begin and end there. . . say a prayer for the pretender. . . ❤️❣️❤️❣️❤️
Great lyrics. His best song. I think my favorite line is when he says he called the road his own then "I don't know when that road turned into the road I'm on." Like your life changes and sometimes you don't see it happening.
Three of the musicians on this song are now members of the group The Immediate Family: Leland Sklar on bass, Russ Kunkel on drums, and Danny Kortchmar on guitar.
Amber's ability to nail musical interpretation on first listen is pro-level. It's incredible. What an emotionally attuned spirit and articulate human. Very very impressive.
beautiful slide solos in this - you guys will definitely love Doctor My Eyes too, upbeat song with introspective lyrics.
This is another one of those nostalgic songs for me. It brings me back to when I was 6 in 1978, listening to this with my parents & sisters on Casey Kasem's American Top 40 countdown. I wouldn't trade those memories for anything.
"Doctor My Eyes" was his first big hit. That'd be worth hitting next.
Very first time I ever heard Jackson Browne was way back in the early 70s as a young boy & song as Doctor My Eyes & around 78 or 79 I heard Running On Empty. These 2 songs are my absolute Favorite Jackson Browne songs of all time.
I had the privilege of selling t-shirts at one of his concerts in the early 90s. A Native American friend of mine asked me to help them out since all of the proceeds of the sales went to their organization. The concert was fantastic--much smaller than the time I had seen him in the early 80s at a big outdoor festival. (I had also seen him at a big rally in Central Park.) Long a fan of his, I was flabbergasted when he invited us to meet him backstage! He was small in stature and very soft spoken and was genuinely interested in the cause. While Running on Empty was huge when I was in high school, my heart was in his earlier stuff (I could probably still sing every song on his debut album) like "Doctor, My Eyes", "Something Fine", "Rock Me On the Water" as well as Late for the Sky. His lyrical abilities are superior.
My son was Little Feat's guitar tech for about 10 years, and got to meet JB at their annual Ramble on the Island fan festival in Jamaica. I've got a pic of the two of them together somewhere. He said Jackson was a super nice guy, still had it after all the years. ☺️✌️
Jackson Browne music always makes me feel nostalgic, mellow and upbeat. He wrote a bunch of stuff for Eagles. Legend.
Great voice, great song
This song always reminds me of my big sis, who has had a huge influence in my musical tastes. She is 15 years older than me, so I literally grew up with this music on the turntable, volume pumped, from the time I was born. She had an old pickup truck in the 80s, when I was a teenager, and the gas gauge was broken, always pointing to E. A friend of hers was driving it into Tulsa listening to this song, so my sister grabbed her video camera and made a little video of the gas gauge on empty, rolling down the highway, Tulsa skyline in the distance, while JB belts out "Running on empty!" Your videos trigger such specific memories for me. I love watching you!
YES!!! 🎉 That album is in my top ten of all time!! ❤❤❤
I ran into Jackson last year in a Giant grocery store in Hanover MD. He was really nice and we talked for a few minutes . Great songwriter and a nice guy.
Love Jackson Browne saw him in concert back in July and he still sounds great
Yes!! I saw him last year with James Taylor. They both sounded great. Was so glad I got to see him.
Jackson Brown has so many great hits and is some of the all time best Cruising Music ever !!!
Great song.... Doctor my eyes is also a Great song
This is one of my top five all time favorite songs. Everything about it is just perfect. Those backup vocals are just fire and the slide solos from David Lindley are sooooo melodic and fit the song so perfectly and the fills he adds here and there... just brilliant playing! When this song comes on I stop what I'm doing and sing along and it's full on air guitar with the solos. Love it!
Loved him! I was 17 in 65 too!
That Girl Could Sing, On The Boulevard.
Back in the day before CD's, we listened to the whole album. There are so many really good songs you miss when you only hear the top hit off an album
WHERE THE 70s FANTASTIC or what Dam i miss my youth I was 16b in 1977 , The year MY Portland Trail Blazers won the NBA World Championship Portland was going CRAAAAAZY 500,000 people having the times of their lives in Down town , AH The 70s Baby
Yes and FM radio would play songs from the entire album and not just the top 40, three minute cuts. You could really appreciate the artist and the entire concept of the album. Jackson Browne had a few top 40 hits, but primarily he was an FM artist.
Brilliant song, Jackson Browne never makes a bad song. Just a musical genius and thanks for reacting.
The female backup singer is Rosemary Butler.
She was the bass player with an all-female band called Birtha. I hope you react to Birtha on Female Friday.
hadn't heard of Birtha. Just listened to Birtha - Free Spirit (The Old Grey Whistle Test). Very talented. Thanks for the introduction. I with they would do another song by all female group Fanny, such as "A Place In The Country".
Shout out to Rosemary Butler!!!
She MAKES that chorus memorable with her fabulous high harmony!!!
Love this song. He gave the Eagles one of their first hits. Some of his best work didn’t get a lot of radio time. 2 of those are Love Needs A Heart and That Girl Could Sing. You’d be sorry if you never heard those songs. And his first big hit is still one of my all time favorites. Doctor My Eyes. Poet, philosopher, singer, songwriter. Jackson Brown is the total package. Truly one of a kind during a time when musical genius was abundant. Much love ❤️
You must listen to “The Load Out” followed by “Stay” the live version… soooo amazing!
They already reacted to “Stay” a couple of months back.. without “The Load Out”, so it’s just the straight cover without the special meaning it got from the context of “The Load Out”. Personally, I couldn’t bear to even watch it, cause why bother?? It’s half a song.. 😟
Jackson's great friend, and master of all string instruments, David Lindley on lap steel. They have shared their love of music for decades.
Heard in ‘Forest Gump’. This version is ‘live’ and the original release from the album. A very prolific songwriter!
Not that anyone will ever see this comment but,
the Major Key, the D/A to A riff, and the upbeat tempo gives you a very happy sound to start with. Add Jackson's simple but beautiful lyrics. WOW! Just the kind of song we REALLY NEEDED back then... and still today. Thanks man!
More Jackson Browne greatness to consider: "These Days" (
There's a video of Jackson doing this live where you can see just how much fun he band is having while playing. Also, you can see the multi-talented David Lindley.
Another great Jackson Browne song worth looking into is "these days". It's so beautiful and he's a genius on it.
He does a great acoustic performance on RUclips and then also there's a performance with Gregg Allman
Yes yes yes yes!!! Love some Jackson Browne!! You should do The load Out/stay”. You did one before but you need to hear both/live!! He’s awesome!!
And you need to make sure you do "The Load Out/Stay" as one song.
@@ken12603 Yeah, without “The Load Out”, “Stay” is just another cover.
With one of the greatest backing bands ever assembled! Featuring the Spectacular lap steel of David Lindly!
Would love to have them do Lindley's "Very Greasy" front to back...
My late sister Nina loved this tune. She was 8 years older that me - I looked up to her like no other. Running on Empty & Bob Seger Night Moves were the sound track of her High School experience. I have watched your video all morning, tears stream down my face. I missed her so much. All I have are the memories and the music now.
Memories galore on this one !! I'm still waiting for you to hear the best singer in the world. His name is Dimash. The song is SOS. If you aren't blown away, I will never request him again. Ha! You will be blown away. I've been asking for a year now. Thanks guys! I've been with you almost since the beginning. I am so proud of your success! Great job!!
What a lovely way to see things. Yes, there are times when we find ourselves running on empty in this old world, but the fact that we can sing about it and use it to make ourselves free is a wonderful thing.
R.I.P. David Lindley. Your talents are sorely missed.
Such an incredible talent and sooooo missed.
My favorite composer/singer. Saw him a couple of times and both shows were fantastic.
Jackson was responsible for helping Stevie Ray Vaughan get signed to Epic/Sony & get his first album recorded. He has some beautiful & haunting songs, The Barricades of Heaven, Before The Deluge, The Pretender, For A Dancer, Lawyers In Love and many more. You can't go wrong with anything of his. He is a good guy too.
Amber, For a Dancer will break your heart and will be your new fav
Love this! You should do Stay again with the whole thing to get the entire effect. It's billed as two songs but they run together seamlessly (Load Out/Stay). One of my favs from Jackson Browne is Doctor My Eyes.
Jackson somehow writes songs that seem to be in synch with my experiences. I'll suggest "For A Dancer" and/or "I'm Alive".
100% For A Dancer is incredible
Running on Empty was written at an old Holiday Inn in Edwardsville Illinois in 1977 during what was the Mississippi Music fest. The first time played and recorded was live in Edwardsville Illinois.
Great Song! You should check out the live version...awesome! This is from the Running On Empty album and has many hits. Many react to the live performance of the Load Out/Stay song. The entire album is about a band's life on the road.
That was the live version off the album. Recorded at a concert at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland, on August 27, 1977, per Wikipedia. I don't know that there is a studio version.
Jackson Browne is one of the most talented musicians to ever live. A Singer, songwriter and producer. He is responsible for what we know as the southern Cailfornia sound.
Every time I hear this now, the movie Forrest Gump pops up in my head when he just felt like running. LMAO
So many great quotes, just pure music! He could write lyrics we all could relate to. This was a BIG hit.
This song was used during Forrest Gump, during his running sequence. Great use of an iconic song for an iconic soundtrack.
Every time I see Forrest Gump I get excited when the running scene starts because I know this song is coming.
Jackson Browne, “Somebody’s Baby“.
yes!!!!
He has so many incredible songs. One of the all time best lyricist. You can put on an album and be wowed by every song. Personal favorites are The Rebel Jesus, Rock Me on the Water, Song for Adam, Late for the Sky, and Child of These Hills. He’s simply amazing!
Great song. You may remember it from Forest Gump ❤
“I just felt like running” :)
Yes, the running on empty album was written, recorded and introduced on the road in 1975. Saw that tour in a natural canyon amphitheater at Arcosanti in the Arizona desert. Thank you Jackson.
You need to redo that last reaction to Jackson and include "The Load Out" with "Stay. " Frankly it was a rock n roll travesty to separate the two. Who's with me?
EXACTLY!! And THANK YOU!
I’m with you 💯 and have been commenting the same. The song “Stay” is pretty much a straightforward cover of the great original, but what makes it so special and great is the meaning given it from the context of “The Load Out”.
Being a retired Teamster driver who has worked with lotsa road crew buddies it is a very special song near and dear to our hearts for the recognition and gratitude he expresses in “The Load Out”.
Thanks for the flashback! I loved this in my high school days. Then in 1982 I was privileged to see him in concert at the Frankfurt Festhalle in Frankfurt Germany. Got there early and literally was resting my elbows on the stage. Front row with some great friends. Thanks for bringing back the memories!
I remember driving up to Portland, OR from Klamath Falls to see my girl friend back when this came out. I had a great job in K-Falls, and my girl was going to school in Portland. There were many late-night trips with Jackson Browne in my 8-track player. God, what great memories! I hate getting old, but at least I got to see the good bands in their prime :)
I have a tee shirt that says, "I may be old, but at least I got to see all the cool bands!"
This is a textbook example on how to write a song. Such a great song, such a great performance. Great reaction y'all!
"These Days" is my favorite Jackson Browne song by far. He wrote that song at 16 years old. I don't know how he did it. Unbelievable talent there.
ALWAYS SOOOOOO SMOOOOTH. HES ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITES
In 77 I was listening to all kinds of music, more country than rock. When I saw the movie “Forest Gump” and they used this song as the back ground music during his “Running Days” was when I realized I loved this song. Some of the best music ever came out of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s.💞
This was the opening track from the album of the same name, released in 1977 (JB's 4th). The Load-out/Stay was the closing track. The album was all about life on the road for a band on tour, and songs ran the gamut from quiet and introspective (The Road, Cocaine) to humerous (Rosie), to rockers (You Love the Thunder, Nothing But Time). It was all recorded on the road, partly on stage during concerts and rehearsals, and partly in hotel rooms and even while riding down the road on the bus.
They never heard the whole closing track, just the cover of “Stay”. 🙄