Hearing a band live is the real test of their talent. Love this song--No autotuning, no earpieces... just raw talent that hits like a tidal wave-that was the music of the 70's.
Yeah, ear-pieces are a good thing and in no way diminish anything about the artistry. If anything they’re potentially better for players, audiences, and engineers.
+ Danny H. You are so right my man. In an enterview, jackson described this version and others that were similar, as " running down a train". Don't ask me what interview. There are so many.
@@marciajohansson769 This is Madison Square Garden, '79, the legendary No Nukes concerts! Check out Springsteen's contribution to those shows. Classic and legend don't do it justice.
I love this song. And this happens to be the greatest version ever recorded, at least to me. Everything about it, the backup vocals are amazing, his voice is amazing, and the energy is fantastic. It so much reminds of a different time in America. I miss that time.
I had to look up 3 live versions of this song before I found one with David on that lap steel. It's just not the same without him. Hearing "Running on Empty" without Lindley is like hearing somebody try to cover Zeppelin's "Moby Dick" without John Bonham.
Anyone who gives a sh*t about guitars knows who David Lindley is. He played many high end guitars but preferred the cheap dimestore ones because of the sound he could get out of them. The man was an absolute genius when it comes to guitars. RIP David. You may not be with us in person, but your memories and music will live forever!
+ Chip. You may have misinterpreted the meaning of this song due to it's unusual presentation, not always commensurate or equivalent to the true meaning of the song. Jackson described this version as "running down a train". Running on empty" means more than running out of gas, but a great song however you interpret it. No harm meant.
This is one of two songs that can get me in trouble when I am driving. The other is the Eagles Take It Easy. When that opening drum lead in starts my foot is tapping the pedal in rhythm and I have no idea what my bspeed is.
David Lindley, man. He was the element that moved many of Jackson's songs from to good tunes to immortal classics. Can't put a price tag on talent like that.
David passed away 3/3/23. I feel privileged to have seen him a number of times not just with Jackson but also with El Rayo X and with Ry Cooder and doing duets with a drummer/ percussionist.
@@goodun2974, hello again! Do you remember who the drummer/percussionist was? I saw him with a number of different d/p's over the years (e.g., Hani Nasser and Wally Ingram).
@@ellynmacgregor8210 , I've seen Dave play acoustic duets with both Hani and Wally; when I saw him with ElRayo-X (4 times) the drummer was usually Walfredo Reyes Jr (who went on to play with Santana and Chicago) but the last time I saw them, the drummer was a black guy named Rock Detrick or something sounding like that. When Dave and Ry played together, Ry's son Joachim was on drums/percussion (dumbek, mostly).
@@goodun2974 I had no idea that he died! I have been so busy with pointless everyday drudgery and somehow I missed the passing of a legend. I cannot tell you how sad that makes me to hear. His abilities were transcendent and he made so much of Jackson' music come alive. There will never be another like him.
Calling all responsible adults- please play this at high volume to young people, and explain to them that this is real music. You may be able to save one or two lives.
I saw him in 79 for the Running on Empty tour in Niagara Falls. I am 60 now and my job requires me to travel across the US. I always play this album first when I get in my car to leave home. There is not a better album to describe the life on the road.
Do you know who the background singer is? She has such a strong voice, it’s alittle familiar, I think I’ve heard her singing background on other popular old songs..
@@aprilstorm I didn’t recheck this , but you are probably referring to Rosemary Buttler. I think she sang primarily with Jackson, but I could be wrong. Could be wrong about a lot of things.
17 years old and this song spoke to me. Graduated from high school in 1980, went in the military. Never went back to my small town. Being runnin’ ever since. From what I don’t know.
He is a very nice man Jackson. Saw him by my house in Evanston Illinois back in the 1970s, in Stockholm in the 1980s, NYC in the 1990s and now have had the privilege and pleasure to get know the man in question on a friendship level. A great performer., musician and songwriter in every which way. His story is a part of the Americana soul that permeates the best things America stands for.
I've always loved this live version. The backup singers are great; the way the blonde hits "Runnin' Bliii...IIIIIIIND!" is actually what hooked me on this song. (Just found out her name is Rosemary Butler. She also sings on the version of "Stay" with Jackson and Bruce Springsteen. For me, she makes that song, too!)
this whole band is really hot, a freaking bunch of all-stars bringing it live. Would have killed to have been there. David Lindley is a beast. Rosemary Butler and Doug Hayward on backing vocals. Just a great live version.
Back in the 90s I had a roommate who was a good songwriter and singer and at some point she moved to Los Angeles and after a while I was talking to her on the phone one day and she said she was taking vocal lessons and I said cool and she said remember the woman who sang back up during the chorus of running on empty? and I was like oh wow! I think you’re in really good hands.
Agreed. Hard to believe (and a huge opportunity wasted) that they didn’t film the tour that lead to ROE! Very few decent live versions of JB doing this with most of the original band. This is the best version.
The legendary Russ Kunkle on drums. He played on Carol Kings Tapestry and Joni Mitchell's Blue and James Taylor Fire and Rain along with all of CSNY's albums and toured with them as well, Dylan,Harrison, BB King and the list goes on and on. His drumming here is so good he makes a great song even greater carrying the fabulous beat!
In 69 i was 16 and today at 71 i might be close to running on empty. Had a great run from the 60s, 70s, and 80s enjoying beautiful songs like this! This video is priceless! What a Gem!
When this song was released, it was a smash hit. Now, more than 40 years later, like most of Jackson Brownes music, it doesn't grow old. Like a fine wine, if anything, it only improves with age. 😁👍🍺
Brings tears to my eyes, almost every time that I hear this song. " I see they're runnin' too ". Sometimes I have to pull over to the side of the road.
Over the last few months it's a song I often find cropping up on Spotify when I'm out cycling in the countryside and I always almost unconsciously end up in tears.
I'm the same ! I was single when this came out and we played it at my " party house " until there weren't any grooves left in the album ! Simpler times for me then , but great times . I think I owned two pairs of jeans and five t-shirts , broke by Tuesday from partying on the weekend and no bills , life was good !
i'm from italy and i'm 63 and i have the original vinyl album RUnning on empty buyed in 1977 when i was 16... i'm so lucky, thank you Jackson, Bruce, Bob, Jimi, Janis (and all others) for your legendary music......
I remember being a DJ on the radio when this album came out and thinking it was one of the best EVER !!! And 45 years (?) later it still ROCKS !!!! This was and still is indeed great Rock n Roll.
Jackson Browne is timeless I don’t know if anyone that doesn’t like this song also isn’t it great to see a band on stage really just having a blast not enough artists show how much enjoyment playing live is for them but his band clearly loves it
The greatest thing about the video is that everyone involved looks they are having a great time performing and enjoying the song and working with one another. With the Cardboard Cutout Clones we get for performers today, who don't write their own songs, and can barely produce a product for video or consumption, it's a pleasure watching people who are passionate about their work and profession. A shout out to Rosemary Butler. If you look at it again, when they reach the point where she and Doug Hayward have finished their roles as Backups, she gives an upward motion of her left arm as if she is pulling the cord as the Stage Light blacks out over them. What a talented performer.
They really looked they were having fun but if you look closely you will also see the focus on their faces too as they were playing. These guys meant business and that showed in the performance. Simply incredible.
One of my favourite songs of that era. Brings back fond memories. Thanks Jackson Brown. Rosemary Butler was a great back up singer then and still is. Beautiful voice. 😀 Russ Kunkle on drums. One of the all time greatest drummers. 👍 Who needs a whining, twanging , steel guitar when you have a class 1 Dobro player. RIP David Lindley.
Incredible everything - Jackson Browne and his band at the time were unsurpassed. I saw him in concert and had his albums. As an old fart, it brings back so many memories. We even named (our not so good volleyball team) Runnin' on Empty. RIP David Lindley - you were the best...
Do we have even one band now ... much less of this caliber? How privileged we were to have had so many talented musicians whose music gave us so many indelible memories.
Oh my gosh, Jackson...i belonged to the church, and this tour was the peak of it! I was there at Tanglewood (across from Alice's Restaurant). No words...
AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME! I was pregnant with my daughter in 1979. In fact, here in a few days (2019), she'll be 40! JB is one of the best singers/bands EVER! 1970's - My FAVE music era!
This is why you hear this live version of this song way more than the recorded one. This once-every-hundred performances that was so tight and spot-on and the crowd was so into it. Perfection.
First song I played as a DJ at WVVS college radio at Valdosta State.......it was my personal feeling back then.......now years later the road is smooth and straight and life is good!
David Lindley was so brilliant. Saw him many times with Jackson. And several times solo. Even got to chat with him a couple times. Fantastic musician. Sweet person.
You can feel the up-tempo energy filling the arena. David Lindley could play anything with strings, Rosie had such a great voice, more females in that group than usual and they were all excellent. What fun that must have been to be there. I would love to go back in time and do it all over again. I saw Jackson in 78 during the ROE tour with David and Rosie in the band. Again in 2004 at a fundraiser with Bonnie R., the concerts back then were a good 2 hours at least and tickets were not expensive. I love all of his music, in the early days hearing him on my car radio and buying tickets either at the radio station or the venue of the concert. Of course no internet then, nothing but mostly radios and albums. I kind of miss the simplicity of that.
Who is here in 2025 and still appreciating this masterpiece?
Hearing a band live is the real test of their talent. Love this song--No autotuning, no earpieces... just raw talent that hits like a tidal wave-that was the music of the 70's.
Could not agree more.
And a whole lotta cocaine
Ear pieces are simply monitors. Instead of the big wedge monitors on stage.
Preserves their hearing more than anything prolly.
No promoters urging the engineers to change this or that.
Yeah, ear-pieces are a good thing and in no way diminish anything about the artistry. If anything they’re potentially better for players, audiences, and engineers.
RIP David Lindley, what a tremendous player and huge part of Jackson Browne's sound
oh wow, so sad. What an incredible talent. RIP
Essential on this album. You hear him on Zevon records too. I forget which.
If he’s in your band, and it comes time for a solo, you say “Dave, you take it” every single time.
@@wheatonna 1?1 q2 🎉
Such a versatile artist. Mercury Blues baby!
I've rarely heard Jackson's vocals as gritty and raw as they are here. The energy is awesome. What a great performance!
+ Danny H. You are so right my man. In an enterview, jackson described this version and others that were similar, as " running down a train". Don't ask me what interview. There are so many.
yup Boston Garden. Great concert.
He seems to have been having a great time on this night 👍
@@marciajohansson769 This is Madison Square Garden, '79, the legendary No Nukes concerts! Check out Springsteen's contribution to those shows. Classic and legend don't do it justice.
It’s cause he’s running on empty.
I'm 68 still listening to Jackson Browne every day
A year behind you-and still listening
64 here...not every day but often!!
72 in September and listen every day. Recently been hooked on Hold On Hold Out.
Same
Same age, and I too listen to him daily.
Doesn't this song just sum up the power and beauty of what rock music was like in the 70s? Awesome!!
YES
Agree
Absolutely!!!!!!!
Agree
Totalmente impresionante! La mejor música sin duda 🤘🤩
"I don't know where I'm running now, I'm just running on." Even the lyrics were brilliant and made sense. ❤
At 68 years old I'm still running on empty at least I have a bag of coke to make me feel good.
who in this year of 2024 listening to this classic- you are truly blessed.
I am listening at 56 years old and am blessed. Humbly agree!
Hey 72 still not tired of tis song😅
I knew this song because of "Forrest Gump". Just discovered that it's Jackson Browne, who I don't actually know except the name, yet...
We certainly are!!!!
Fck yeah bro love this song totally classic
I'll be 74 in less than a month. I am amazed how Jackson Browne was able to see at a young age what has taken me a lifetime to recognize.
Cute and b Still ❤ 😂🎉
I love this song. And this happens to be the greatest version ever recorded, at least to me. Everything about it, the backup vocals are amazing, his voice is amazing, and the energy is fantastic.
It so much reminds of a different time in America. I miss that time.
I agree, This version is excellent.
Love your comment my friend. ❤ You are on point. Miss that decade and think of it everyday!!!
Lindley is a master of the lap steel guitar, his performance is such an integral part of this song.
So is Rusty Young from Poco.
I like when Lindley sings "ooohhhh won't you stay...." in Loadout/Stay 🤣
I had to look up 3 live versions of this song before I found one with David on that lap steel. It's just not the same without him. Hearing "Running on Empty" without Lindley is like hearing somebody try to cover Zeppelin's "Moby Dick" without John Bonham.
Who?
Anyone who gives a sh*t about guitars knows who David Lindley is. He played many high end guitars but preferred the cheap dimestore ones because of the sound he could get out of them. The man was an absolute genius when it comes to guitars. RIP David. You may not be with us in person, but your memories and music will live forever!
中学時代に初めてこの曲を聴き、ＬＰレコードを買い、メロディーとデヴィッドリンドレーのスライドギターに魅せられ、何度も何度も繰り返し聴きました。
間もなく還暦になるこの歳まで飽きずに聴き、最近CDで買い直して聴いています。
音楽を吸収していた学生時代が、1970年代と重なり、たいへん恵まれた世代でした。
デヴィッドリンドレーが、最近亡くなったことを知り、自分に多大な影響を与えてくれたことに感謝と、彼のご冥福をお祈りします。ありがとう
I dont speak japanese but your love of music is great- greetings from the back woods of columbia n.c usa
同じです。何度も何度もこのＬＰを聞きました。特にオープニングのこの曲の疾走感がたまらないですね。ロッドの「明日へのキックオフ」とフリートウッドマックの「噂」とか。あの時代に青春を過ごせて本当に良かったと思う。
RIP the great David Lindley. One of the all time best lap steel guitar players and a crucial part of early Jackson Browne records.
Yes. Yes and yes.
David Landly
1979 I was 16 and the best year of my life. Iconic Song for a decade.
I'm with you. It was a great time.
me too!
I was 20🎉😂
I was 18, and lucky enough to have lived through the 70's
Was 14 dude but this song still rocks
August 24, 2024. I’m here listening to one of the best musical masterminds God has given us. Play on Jackson!
Me too.
Classic
A perfect song? I vote “yes”.
Like a fine bottle of wine.....
Same here man
@@AliG-xh1jm I'll co-sign that one.
Never gets old...
A yes for each stellar musician that’s on that stage. Legends.
My sister loved this song and would listen to it all the time when we were young. Every time I hear it I think of her. R.I.P Michelle I miss you.
So Sorry about your loss..Your sis had good taste in music because this is 1 damn good song and brings back so many good memories!
Blessing to you and may your sister Rest in Music!
❤️✌🏻❤️
Sorry for your loss.
You had a good sister. RIP.
One of the ultimate highway songs.
+ Chip. You may have misinterpreted the meaning of this song due to it's unusual presentation, not always commensurate or equivalent to the true meaning of the song. Jackson described this version as "running down a train". Running on empty" means more than running out of gas, but a great song however you interpret it. No harm meant.
@@stargazer6753 you can perfectly feel running on empty when you're on the highway and I don't mean running out of gas.
This is one of two songs that can get me in trouble when I am driving. The other is the Eagles Take It Easy. When that opening drum lead in starts my foot is tapping the pedal in rhythm and I have no idea what my bspeed is.
@@klaasbakker4304 Exactly. Making my point.
@@randallshaw3786 Hollywood Nights is a speeding ticket song if there ever was one. So is
Running on Empty.
This song absolutely moves me to tears. It is so relevant to my life right now. God I love rock and roll
me too !
I love jamming out to music it clears my mind and gives me more focus of where I want to go emotionally
65 I was 17/ 69 I was 21. This song is around 4 minutes long, but those lyrics stretch the song to a biography. For me, this song in timeless.
One of my all time favorite songs. A true classic.
One of the greatest lyrics ever written " I don't know when that road turned to the one I'm on "
@@bryanjones14 , that's a good one. I like,
"everyone I know, everywhere I go,
people need some reason to believe."
I believe it is,
' ... I don't know when the road turned on to the road I'm on... '
subtle. and significant to me --
running on - tj
@@bryanjones14
Gotta do what you can just to keep your love alive,
Tryin' not to confuse with what you do to survive.
@@bryanjones14 Agreed. Some of the greatest lyrics throughout the song. That’s why he is called “The Great Jackson Browne."
David Lindley, man. He was the element that moved many of Jackson's songs from to good tunes to immortal classics. Can't put a price tag on talent like that.
David passed away 3/3/23. I feel privileged to have seen him a number of times not just with Jackson but also with El Rayo X and with Ry Cooder and doing duets with a drummer/ percussionist.
@@goodun2974, hello again! Do you remember who the drummer/percussionist was? I saw him with a number of different d/p's over the years (e.g., Hani Nasser and Wally Ingram).
"Can't put a price tag on talent like that." With good reason--his talent was (and is) priceless!
@@ellynmacgregor8210 , I've seen Dave play acoustic duets with both Hani and Wally; when I saw him with ElRayo-X (4 times) the drummer was usually Walfredo Reyes Jr (who went on to play with Santana and Chicago) but the last time I saw them, the drummer was a black guy named Rock Detrick or something sounding like that. When Dave and Ry played together, Ry's son Joachim was on drums/percussion (dumbek, mostly).
@@goodun2974 I had no idea that he died! I have been so busy with pointless everyday drudgery and somehow I missed the passing of a legend. I cannot tell you how sad that makes me to hear. His abilities were transcendent and he made so much of Jackson' music come alive. There will never be another like him.
Calling all responsible adults- please play this at high volume to young people, and explain to them that this is real music.
You may be able to save one or two lives.
I saw him in 79 for the Running on Empty tour in Niagara Falls. I am 60 now and my job requires me to travel across the US. I always play this album first when I get in my car to leave home. There is not a better album to describe the life on the road.
This song is my first song in the Playlist I listen to when traveling.
Jackson Browne, Lionel Ritchie, Carole King the list goes on. 70s just loaded with musical geniuses.
How can a non-genius recognize genius? Oh -- I get it: Because _I_ LIKE it it is "genius!"
Jackson's whole freaking band at this time was just amazing. Thanks for posting.
Do you know who the background singer is? She has such a strong voice, it’s alittle familiar, I think I’ve heard her singing background on other popular old songs..
@@aprilstorm rosemary butler
Agreed!! Just perfect
@@aprilstorm I didn’t recheck this , but you are probably referring to Rosemary Buttler. I think she sang primarily with Jackson, but I could be wrong. Could be wrong about a lot of things.
@@stargazer6753she did but I could be wrong
Happy 75th Birthday Jackson Browne!!! Thanks for all the great music 🎶🎶all these years!!! Rock on!!!
48 birthday
17 years old and this song spoke to me. Graduated from high school in 1980, went in the military. Never went back to my small town. Being runnin’ ever since. From what I don’t know.
Look ahead, not behind!That is why the windshield is bigger than the rear view mirror
@@pcoffey49Love what you just said, here! Makes perfect sense
that's one great band! Huge props to Rosemary Butler with those amazing harmonies!
He is a very nice man Jackson. Saw him by my house in Evanston Illinois back in the 1970s, in Stockholm in the 1980s, NYC in the 1990s and now have had the privilege and pleasure to get know the man in question on a friendship level. A great performer., musician and songwriter in every which way. His story is a part of the Americana soul that permeates the best things America stands for.
I've always loved this live version. The backup singers are great; the way the blonde hits "Runnin' Bliii...IIIIIIIND!" is actually what hooked me on this song. (Just found out her name is Rosemary Butler. She also sings on the version of "Stay" with Jackson and Bruce Springsteen. For me, she makes that song, too!)
she is simply amazing and i agree ....that note sells me too
Butler had a terrific voice - just loved listening to her. She comes a close second to Linda Ronstadt as the greatest of women rock singers
100% The song would definitely not be the same w/o her
Yes, Rosemary Butler makes this song. Love her voice.
As a side note, Rosemary is a "ass-kickin'" bass player...
It's good when a song is in your soul and you can go to RUclips and satisfy it RIGHT!!! LOVE THAT!!!💜💙💛❤💚👅
You read my mind
Me 2'.
Me too.. 💕.
You Tube is the BEST for Music !!!!!!
I concur
A music icon that will never go out of style.
this whole band is really hot, a freaking bunch of all-stars bringing it live. Would have killed to have been there. David Lindley is a beast. Rosemary Butler and Doug Hayward on backing vocals. Just a great live version.
Russ kunkle. On drums 👍
Back in the 90s I had a roommate who was a good songwriter and singer and at some point she moved to Los Angeles and after a while I was talking to her on the phone one day and she said she was taking vocal lessons and I said cool and she said remember the woman who sang back up during the chorus of running on empty? and I was like oh wow! I think you’re in really good hands.
@@riceflatpicking4954 Rosemary Butler . She also coached Jackson when he asked her for advice.
I think this may be the best live version ever recorded.
Certainly the closest version to what was on the actual album.
@@greypossum1 Album was my favorite. Lindley more under control. he never as far as I heard ever played exactly like he did on the album ever again
Agreed. Hard to believe (and a huge opportunity wasted) that they didn’t film the tour that lead to ROE! Very few decent live versions of JB doing this with most of the original band. This is the best version.
@@kendebeer6080 And there is no Kootch on this version.
@@BabyBoomerChannel Agreed!!
This mans talent was/is unbelievable
High five to the ‘60’s and ‘70’s. Born in ‘62, lot of good music memories.
It’s Jan. 2025, and I’m “Running On” listening to this absolutely classic live version by J.B.
The 70s were the best decade of my life... so far...😊
as the zen master says, we'll see
Agreed 1000%!
79, senior in high school. What a time. Loved this then and still love it now. To all you younguns, enjoy it all while you can.
Jackson Browne together with a tight group of session musicians...oh, the 1970s...how I miss that decade. I was born in 1965.
Ah man, back when musicians had talent and songs had soul.
Truly the "story" of MY life ..... always running - just to survive - God HAS Blessed you (Clyde) Jackson Browne !!! Your SPIRIT kept me going !!!!
The legendary Russ Kunkle on drums. He played on Carol Kings Tapestry and Joni Mitchell's Blue and James Taylor Fire and Rain along with all of CSNY's albums and toured with them as well, Dylan,Harrison, BB King and the list goes on and on. His drumming here is so good he makes a great song even greater carrying the fabulous beat!
David Lindley on slide guitar. Stellar.
Don't ferget J.D. Southern on back-up vox, also sublime. The whole band was locked in tight, that night.
@@murrayscott9546 is that Leland Sklar on bass?
Dunno, haven't done that much research. Thought it was Klauss Voorman, I was wrong, once but realized that I was mistaken,
@@daddyslittlejunkies Bob Glaub was on bass. Sklar was paying with James Taylor at the same concert
@@kendebeer9269 , thanks for the info. Do you happen to know the name of the very energetic female on percussion?
In 69 i was 16 and today at 71 i might be close to running on empty. Had a great run from the 60s, 70s, and 80s enjoying beautiful songs like this! This video is priceless! What a Gem!
2021. I’m only 31 years old and I will say this song is a total bop!
When this song was released, it was a smash hit. Now, more than 40 years later, like most of Jackson Brownes music, it doesn't grow old. Like a fine wine, if anything, it only improves with age. 😁👍🍺
80 here, love this
Jackson Browne, Southern California boy like me...We are both from L.A and I'm one of his biggest fans...
What a fox 🔥 They don’t make rock and roll guys this fine anymore... 😢
LOL
Tommy Karevik of Kamelot and Seventh Wonder?
I'm not gay, but Tommy is one handsome dude, awesome singer too.
James Bay
I’m 70 this year, I’ve been on empty for decades….best feeling ever! Just do your thing, enjoy every moment!
Brings tears to my eyes, almost every time that I hear this song. " I see they're runnin' too ".
Sometimes I have to pull over to the side of the road.
Over the last few months it's a song I often find cropping up on Spotify when I'm out cycling in the countryside and I always almost unconsciously end up in tears.
@@Into1657 Yes, maybe as I get older I'm gettin' little soft and sentimental. Mebbe I always was, keep on rollin !
“I don’t know when that road turned onto the road I’m on.” 😢
I'm the same ! I was single when this came out and we played it at my " party house " until there weren't any grooves left in the album ! Simpler times for me then , but great times . I think I owned two pairs of jeans and five t-shirts , broke by Tuesday from partying on the weekend and no bills , life was good !
Jackson is a master of devastatingly wonderful/thought-provoking music.
i'm from italy and i'm 63 and i have the original vinyl album RUnning on empty buyed in 1977 when i was 16... i'm so lucky, thank you Jackson, Bruce, Bob, Jimi, Janis (and all others) for your legendary music......
I remember being a DJ on the radio when this album came out and thinking it was one of the best EVER !!! And 45 years (?) later it still ROCKS !!!! This was and still is indeed great Rock n Roll.
This must be the best version of this brilliant song I have ever heard. Absolutely awesome. Thank you, Jackson and RIP David.
if i wrote this song, I would consider it a life's work complete in itself without the need to pen another note. Astonishing song.
He’d’ve been justified in taking that stance after “Saturate Before Using” ~sure glad he didn’t!
The back ground vocals are like studio and awome and musically beautiful.
The entire band was having a blast. The bass player couldn’t stop smiling. Just an awesome fricken song and performance.
R.I.P., David Lindley. Thank you for sharing your gift with all of us.
OMG - they all look so confident and that laid back yet incredible energy....so f'ing FINE!!! Just killing it.
Jackson Browne is timeless I don’t know if anyone that doesn’t like this song also isn’t it great to see a band on stage really just having a blast not enough artists show how much enjoyment playing live is for them but his band clearly loves it
The greatest thing about the video is that everyone involved looks they are having a great time performing and enjoying the song and working with one another. With the Cardboard Cutout Clones we get for performers today, who don't write their own songs, and can barely produce a product for video or consumption, it's a pleasure watching people who are passionate about their work and profession. A shout out to Rosemary Butler. If you look at it again, when they reach the point where she and Doug Hayward have finished their roles as Backups, she gives an upward motion of her left arm as if she is pulling the cord as the Stage Light blacks out over them. What a talented performer.
They really looked they were having fun but if you look closely you will also see the focus on their faces too as they were playing. These guys meant business and that showed in the performance. Simply incredible.
Her vocals are spot on for this song. Very cherry
Still loving it and getting chills in Sept. 2023. One of those songs that makes you sing along any time you hear it. Take Care Everyone!
This is one of those performances where you say ... "lightening in a bottle." You can tell they were just having a blast playing through it.
One of my favourite songs of that era. Brings back fond memories. Thanks Jackson Brown. Rosemary Butler was a great back up singer then and still is. Beautiful voice. 😀 Russ Kunkle on drums. One of the all time greatest drummers. 👍 Who needs a whining, twanging , steel guitar when you have a class 1 Dobro player. RIP David Lindley.
Oh, I agree… Rosemary Butler is a goddess!✌️🫶
Who was the girl doing percussion? She was rocking out.
Russ Kunkel on Drums. One of the best little known rock drummers
Absolutely!! I was just thinking the exact same thing. I saw him once in Joe Walsh's band
Little known? Do you know how many greats he has played with? Google him.
Incredible everything - Jackson Browne and his band at the time were unsurpassed. I saw him in concert and had his albums. As an old fart, it brings back so many memories. We even named (our not so good volleyball team) Runnin' on Empty. RIP David Lindley - you were the best...
Prime of my youth, Running on Empty album changed my life, thanks Jackson! ❤ Props to the female voice on this; next level vocals!
Do we have even one band now ... much less of this caliber?
How privileged we were to have had so many talented musicians whose music gave us so many indelible memories.
The best steel guitar solo ever. And of course one of the deepest and magnificent lyric ever written.
LOVE the background vocals. The female range added the special touch.
Bob on bass makes me just smile every time I see this. They all were having a blast this night.
For a guy who didn't think he needed drums, that drumming by Russ Kunkle is badass. Long live Jackson.
Damn, that was fantastic.
Oh my gosh, Jackson...i belonged to the church, and this tour was the peak of it! I was there at Tanglewood (across from Alice's Restaurant). No words...
Damn, thought this song would have at least 2 or 3 million likes being one of the Best songs ever.
Rips me back to 19 years old and my stint in the USAF. Completely on my own, thrilled about it, and very, Very lonely. What a time!
Jackson has the most gorgeous head of hair; love his music so much! He’s very easy on the eyes 🥰 What a band they were!!
Absolute masterpiece.
Absolutely agree.
We were all so beautiful and powerful and full of magic and promise.
Man, has it been 45 years already???? That was a great concert. Gil Scott Heron was amazing too.
I sense a total feeling of joy by watching this clip. Musicians having FUN. They way life SHOULD be.
AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME! I was pregnant with my daughter in 1979. In fact, here in a few days (2019), she'll be 40! JB is one of the best singers/bands EVER! 1970's - My FAVE music era!
Jackson and I are the same age and this tune, without a doubt, is the song of my life.
I am 65 coming in the next couple of weeks.This is my favorite song 1979 in Thailand refugee camp.
I'm only 64 but still listening 🎶 😊
❤ best song ever made and played. Still listen to it this day seventy five years old
The perfect song for growing up in the 70s
The emotions this live version stirs...I am at a loss for words. Thank you for getting this online, so we can appreciate it.
This band looks so happy. Probably because they know that they nailed this performance.
This is why you hear this live version of this song way more than the recorded one. This once-every-hundred performances that was so tight and spot-on and the crowd was so into it. Perfection.
The version on the Running On Empty album was live as well.
First song I played as a DJ at WVVS college radio at Valdosta State.......it was my personal feeling back then.......now years later the road is smooth and straight and life is good!
WOW! Still love hearing and seeing this after all these years!
David Lindley was so brilliant. Saw him many times with Jackson. And several times solo. Even got to chat with him a couple times. Fantastic musician. Sweet person.
One song I ALWAYS have to hear twice.
I was there!!
So was I!
You can feel the up-tempo energy filling the arena. David Lindley could play anything with strings, Rosie had such a great voice, more females in that group than usual and they were all excellent. What fun that must have been to be there. I would love to go back in time and do it all over again. I saw Jackson in 78 during the ROE tour with David and Rosie in the band. Again in 2004 at a fundraiser with Bonnie R., the concerts back then were a good 2 hours at least and tickets were not expensive. I love all of his music, in the early days hearing him on my car radio and buying tickets either at the radio station or the venue of the concert. Of course no internet then, nothing but mostly radios and albums. I kind of miss the simplicity of that.
Running on Empty and Boulevard - the two best road songs ever written. Jackson rocks!
I’ve seen this Great Artist Twice Live. .. I don’t regret a minute of it. But I am an old guy. I’m 65. Life is Great♥️