Artists have managers. Bob Dylan once said “if I’m booked to play somewhere, I just play” Johnny had a manager. He got bookings. This one looks like a side room of a Holiday Inn playing to 40 people. But it was filmed for a reason. Just because no one gets it, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try
Man it's the Gibus in Paris.... This venue is the real deal, my dad was at this concert, first row because he took photographs, I have one of these of Johnny on my wall, he looks beyond cool
It was enough to cop afterwards and that’s all Johnny cared about. He was homeless throughout the 80s and was always crashing at other people’s places.
Magic. I feel sad that so many people cannot appreciate what greatness in music is. Johnnys singing and playing and song are perfection. Artistry of the highest order. Love you Johnny Thunders.
Will that dude next to the camera SHUT UP?! You're in the presence of greatness and all you can do is talk though the guy's most beloved song as a solo artist...
Kurdt would get SOOOOOOO MAD at that when Nirvaner would so acoustic songs and stuff. It was the type of "Fan" of his band he hated. The same that would scream for SLTS even though they played it already
It always amazes me when people go out to “ hear” music… but do nothing but talk… Why did you even bother… going out in the first place??? A great song… too bad he left us so early… R.I.P.🌻
TWO HEARTS: " They talk when the music's playing They're quiet when the music stops They're so afraid of what they're saying EVERYBODY'S GOT TO STAY ON TOP YEAH, YEAH".
the best way to hear this song for me, stripped back and raw but love it how he drops his plectrum and calmly bends down picks it up and carries on......priceless JT
I did see him play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with Gang War. JT was out of it. It was NOT good. I have a large collection of his unofficial recordings. I have a copy of his show from the previous night in Minneapolis. If ANYONE has a copy of the Milwaukee show, I'd pay 1K for a copy. I was there, I remember it, you can't BS me with a substitute. Gang War July 31, 1980. Provide a copy and you'll get paid.
Fuckin true rock n roller, as the man himself said, I only need to cough and it's rock n roll, RESPECT!! I myself have the same substance issues which I can't seem to beat but hey ho, R. I. P JOHNNY gone but never forgotten, this song is getting played at my funeral!!
Don't think about your funeral! Don't give up on yourself. You CAN BEAT THIS! GET HELP! I mean, maybe you have gotten help and it didn't stick, right? So get help again. And again. Until is sticks. Ask God to step in and take over. Not a religion or set of rules, but that which is bigger than all that. Whatever it takes. The withdrawals are pure suffering and it's been shown that it's more likely to stick if you're weaned off with medications to make then withdrawal nit so horrible. Because it's really the fear of withdrawal that keeps a person desperate. Can you find a program that weans you off with muscle relaxants and anxiety meds, etc? They're out there. And methadone takes care of withdrawal. Then you have to go through counseling and get to the bottom of why you self medicated in the first place. Please don't give up. You do belong here. You do matter! Alive, on this earth. I don't know if you're supposed to write, or help others in a similar situation, but keep notes as you go through it this time so you can use it in the future to help people, to understand, to do something creative. But please believe in yourself and be kind to yourself and stop judging yourself. We're all equally flawed, and this thing is really a cruel master. Please don't give up!
Yet another Rock n Roll tragedy. Nice song! Johnny Thunders, Sid Vicious, Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Andrew Wood, Shannon Hoon, Paul Kossoff, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Amy Winehouse, Dee Dee Ramone, etc. what did they all have in Common? Drugs!
Typical: musician playing, nobody paying attention, taking, being rude. The difference here is that this is a fucking genius legend, but they have no clue
This looks like it was taken before everything starting going downhill fast. I've been listening to those stories with him and Dee Dee Ramone, beating up and stealing for their habit even getting gigs..
Guys, don't laugh but guess where I heard this great song first ? Back in '93, GNR covered this on their so-so covers album "Spaghetti Incident ?". It was quite good. Then I heard the original and it blew me away. What more can I say ?
The Gibus in Paris right? Dad was right in front of Johnny, I have a pic of him taken by my dad on my desk from this very show, he saw him many times in Paris back in the days...
Are you kidding me. His eyes are hollow, ghastly expression, gaunt, he is totally strung out on coke and heroin as usual and it didn’t help him perform. For over a decade music was a punch in clock for money. If he could make more money cashiering a Walmart he would have, after about 1978. But music to him was a way to collect a thousand dollars for a few hours of work. Go to a studio, make an unlistenable album, collect a 20k advance. Get high, get high, get high, fall asleep under a tarp in an alley, pawning his guitar, stealing someone else’s guitar, another advance at an indie label…. A la Johnny thunders. What a life.
I love this song so much. I've known it for, 4 years now? I'm 10 and I discovered it when I was 6. (And later found out it was in the dirt (motley crue movie) and lost my crap) and then the other day I googled him and found out he deaddd
What’s sad ? a talented junkie phoning it in for dope money....which sizes up most(not all) of his post Dolls output after the Heartbreakers and “So Alone”.......RIP Johnny.
great vid but he looks really gone. WTF. leave the smack alone. I use to sing this song to some women I'D date. They loved it and if they thought I wrote it for them I was not gonna argue with them
think this about sums it all up. unappreciated genius.
Absolutely. One of the best songwriters of all time. In my top two, other being John Frusciante.
Freaking amazing song and crazy it sounds better than the record.
Artists have managers. Bob Dylan once said “if I’m booked to play somewhere, I just play”
Johnny had a manager. He got bookings.
This one looks like a side room of a Holiday Inn playing to 40 people.
But it was filmed for a reason.
Just because no one gets it, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try
Man it's the Gibus in Paris.... This venue is the real deal, my dad was at this concert, first row because he took photographs, I have one of these of Johnny on my wall, he looks beyond cool
someone in this room sure never forget
It was enough to cop afterwards and that’s all Johnny cared about. He was homeless throughout the 80s and was always crashing at other people’s places.
Johnny always had that guitar close. You can tell that he loved playing. His music is totally from the heart.
In Walter Lure's book he said for at least a year no one practiced, or wrote anything. They just got high
Magic. I feel sad that so many people cannot appreciate what greatness in music is. Johnnys singing and playing and song are perfection. Artistry of the highest order. Love you Johnny Thunders.
What an absolute legend,one of the most underrated songs,but one of the best god bless you Johnny R.I.P
Will that dude next to the camera SHUT UP?! You're in the presence of greatness and all you can do is talk though the guy's most beloved song as a solo artist...
I agree about the talker needing to shut up. I'm loving this song so much right now.
That shit always pisses me off...
Haha I really thought Johnny was gona stop the show and yell @ the guy
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Kurdt would get SOOOOOOO MAD at that when Nirvaner would so acoustic songs and stuff.
It was the type of "Fan" of his band he hated.
The same that would scream for SLTS even though they played it already
I hear only JT's..... 😎🤙
It always amazes me when people go out to
“ hear” music… but do nothing but talk…
Why did you even bother… going out in the first place??? A great song… too bad he left us so early… R.I.P.🌻
He looks so sad here. Just a brilliant song.
I wish that guy had talked a little louder, I couldn't hear what he fed his cat for dinner earlier that day...
This is one of the best songs ever written. It’s sad to see people not appreciate the talent he was.
according to Sylvain, Bob Dylan told him he wish he had written it...
I loved that it popped up in the Sopranos - a whole new generation heard it
@@defragsbin I don't remember that what season? Wow can't believe that went over my head
@@defragsbin I don't remember that what season? Wow can't believe that went over my head
Sad he destroyed himself. Signed the only person that ever touched his guitar while he was performing (Gibson) and lived to tell the tale.
True Musician R.I.P. Johnny
RIP JOHNNY THUNDERS. MY FAVORITE ROCK STAR
A song that never fails to send shivers down the spine every time you hear it
Like he said: they will respect me when I am dead.
Can't believe it's only now I've heard this song.
"Beat my head against" an audience numb past deserving to hear such genius.
TWO HEARTS: " They talk when the music's playing
They're quiet when the music stops
They're so afraid of what they're saying
EVERYBODY'S GOT TO STAY ON TOP YEAH, YEAH".
This lifted me up and broke my heart at the same time
the best way to hear this song for me, stripped back and raw but love it how he drops his plectrum and calmly bends down picks it up and carries on......priceless JT
I really really wish I had been old enough to watch him perform damn it
I did see him play in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with Gang War. JT was out of it. It was NOT good. I have a large collection of his unofficial recordings. I have a copy of his show from the previous night in Minneapolis. If ANYONE has a copy of the Milwaukee show, I'd pay 1K for a copy. I was there, I remember it, you can't BS me with a substitute. Gang War July 31, 1980. Provide a copy and you'll get paid.
@@jsdoggg96 There are good recordings out there.
A beautiful tragedy
1:29, drops pick ! LOL ! love ya Johnny .
brilliant
I love this song. One of my favourite
Great songwriter, Rip Johnny
wrote this at 15
Fuckin true rock n roller, as the man himself said, I only need to cough and it's rock n roll, RESPECT!! I myself have the same substance issues which I can't seem to beat but hey ho, R. I. P JOHNNY gone but never forgotten, this song is getting played at my funeral!!
Don't think about your funeral! Don't give up on yourself. You CAN BEAT THIS! GET HELP! I mean, maybe you have gotten help and it didn't stick, right?
So get help again. And again. Until is sticks.
Ask God to step in and take over. Not a religion or set of rules, but that which is bigger than all that. Whatever it takes.
The withdrawals are pure suffering and it's been shown that it's more likely to stick if you're weaned off with medications to make then withdrawal nit so horrible.
Because it's really the fear of withdrawal that keeps a person desperate. Can you find a program that weans you off with muscle relaxants and anxiety meds, etc?
They're out there. And methadone takes care of withdrawal.
Then you have to go through counseling and get to the bottom of why you self medicated in the first place.
Please don't give up. You do belong here. You do matter! Alive, on this earth.
I don't know if you're supposed to write, or help others in a similar situation, but keep notes as you go through it this time so you can use it in the future to help people, to understand, to do something creative.
But please believe in yourself and be kind to yourself and stop judging yourself.
We're all equally flawed, and this thing is really a cruel master.
Please don't give up!
….& THE MEMORY LIVES ON…RIP Johnny.
New york rocks the world dude.
Such a memorable song
This song is so beautiful and sad. Rip JT
Yet another Rock n Roll tragedy. Nice song! Johnny Thunders, Sid Vicious, Janis Joplin, Amy Winehouse, Andrew Wood, Shannon Hoon, Paul Kossoff, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Amy Winehouse, Dee Dee Ramone, etc. what did they all have in Common? Drugs!
God I love this man
Typical: musician playing, nobody paying attention, taking, being rude. The difference here is that this is a fucking genius legend, but they have no clue
Thank you AstralSilence for uploading this.
Love it! So beautifully poignant. Btw, Mr Thunders has a fabulously tuneful voice ;))
The Sopranos brought me here.
Me too. Forgot about this great tune!
This looks like it was taken before everything starting going downhill fast. I've been listening to those stories with him and Dee Dee Ramone, beating up and stealing for their habit even getting gigs..
Finally a performance where he doesn’t look stoned.
Typical parisian crows, mean as hell
Mr Johnny thunders got those bags waiting for you when I see you next
Guys, don't laugh but guess where I heard this great song first ? Back in '93, GNR covered this on their so-so covers album "Spaghetti Incident ?". It was quite good. Then I heard the original and it blew me away. What more can I say ?
I was told they played this in Sopranos and I can't remember what season it was..I would probably cry
@@leahflower9924it was season 2
fantastique
Wow this is really great
Very cool some people save this! Like it!
The Gibus in Paris right? Dad was right in front of Johnny, I have a pic of him taken by my dad on my desk from this very show, he saw him many times in Paris back in the days...
I LOVE YOU JOHNNY 💖🎸💝🙏🏼
The Best.
So GOOD :)
Johnny actually looks lucid in this video. It seems hard to find video of him where he doesn’t look completely whacked out on smack.
Are you kidding me. His eyes are hollow, ghastly expression, gaunt, he is totally strung out on coke and heroin as usual and it didn’t help him perform. For over a decade music was a punch in clock for money. If he could make more money cashiering a Walmart he would have, after about 1978. But music to him was a way to collect a thousand dollars for a few hours of work. Go to a studio, make an unlistenable album, collect a 20k advance. Get high, get high, get high, fall asleep under a tarp in an alley, pawning his guitar, stealing someone else’s guitar, another advance at an indie label…. A la Johnny thunders. What a life.
LIFE&LIGHTIN'
I love this song so much. I've known it for, 4 years now? I'm 10 and I discovered it when I was 6. (And later found out it was in the dirt (motley crue movie) and lost my crap) and then the other day I googled him and found out he deaddd
You will go far, with taste like this. Except the motley crue bit.
…the autopsy confirmed evidence of advanced leukemia, which would explain the decline in Thunders' appearance in the final year of his life.
Johnny’s Gonna Die~ The Replacements
Un grande, se n'è andato troppo presto, droga di merda
poor Johnny.
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I'm the next comment, the last one, 4 yrs ago. this should be required in school.
on peut-on trouver le film "mona et moi" ??
💔💔💔
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Him and Bradford Cox's singing sounds so similar to me
Love Deerhunter
❤️💔❤️💔❤️💔❤️💔❤️🎸🎸🔥
I fucking love you
Fookin biblical
Don't try ❤️
Poor Johnny...not only does nobody give a fuck about him in this video, they also made him play an Ovation. RIP
What’s sad ? a talented junkie phoning it in for dope money....which sizes up most(not all) of his post Dolls output after the Heartbreakers and “So Alone”.......RIP Johnny.
you make a good point
What year and where?
The Gibus In Paris. Sorry don’t know the year. Duff Mackagan and Michael Monroe each do a great cover of this song.
This is sad... beyond the lyrics.
I like the slower tempo totally wacked Marquee version better. fr.
great vid but he looks really gone. WTF. leave the smack alone. I use to sing this song to some women I'D date. They loved it and if they thought I wrote it for them I was not gonna argue with them
I had this album , it was an early 1978 release and I loved it. still do 44yrs later
what a bonehead XD
whaa?
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