Jonathan Richman - You're Crazy For Taking The Bus

[pyrrho314]

I never knew about this guy, just watching him today, he seems great. Love the songs and the attitude he has seem really kind and sweet.

[wilsondylanmccartney]

This guy is so stupid.

[just1again]

Too bad his guitar isn't audible. Otherwise this is such a GREAT live version!

[breninlex]

In an interview years ago, Bob Dylan said that Jonathan Richman was a musician that he liked, him and Tom Waits.

[lifesapprentice]

he reminds me of Shirley Temple.

[100milnic]

holy shit, take 1 part outright goodtime/cuteness, add another 1 part old school johhny thunders/new york i am what i am coolness, then add another quart part busker, finally add great songwriting nous, shake, & hey presto, really good shit

[TheLongHolidays]

This is classic Jonathan. The crowd's all quiet at first and they probably don't know who he is, but he wins them over immediately with his charm and great lyrics. Old school flat haired coco FTW!

-Jim

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[toxicsockwarrior]

If Johnathan Richman doesn't make you smile there must be something wrong with you.

[extremelybusy123]

Lou Reed (y) delivery. I fuckin love this guy

[pyrrho314]

@extremelybusy123 : yeah, that's it... he's like a punk/folk/poet songwriter with a sweet sense of humor. Just going from three songs I've seen so far... I see the Lou Reed delivery but I hadn't put my finger on it.

[gofindyourmusic]

This guy is so origonal , no wonder he's not a big popular star ... I love him for not giving up on his full out personal delivery and non techno sell out sound .

[FungusMossGnosis]

Fab performance.

[LastBankJob]

Hell yeah! Johny Cash should have done this.

[DJkevvykev]

@LastBankJob

I love JR and JC and would never have thought of that, but you are right. Johnny Cash would have done a heck of a good cover of this.

[GreenManalishiUSA]

@DJkevvykev I totally agree that this would have been perfect for Johnny Cash to sing. Among his many qualities, Cash had an offbeat sense of humor, and I think that he would have appreciated this song. It is certainly in his style. Remember, "A Boy Named Sue" was also not exactly a conventional country song. I can just imagine Johnny singing, "Salt Lake City, everybody off..."

[SecretTimeWarp]

This must be EARLY Conan - his hair curl droops down over his forehead instead of standing up.

[longestleg]

what a charmer.

[mavichen]

i love him i love him i love him i love him

[ArthurGoodlad]

The man is not only unique, he's an absolute gem.

[TheLongHolidays]

We've got to get Jojo on Coco!

-Jim of The Long Holidays

Check out our page we're very influenced by Jojo!

[llllann]

Juanathan, mi amor <3

[ademeyer]

I love his face

[bigmanincirclepines]

This is great!!! Forgotten a bit about Jonathan in the last few years and realize recently just how much I still admire him. Rock on.

[masukadan]

can' t understand why he was never a lot more successful, seen him about 15 times in the uk (always in smal clubs) and never seen anyone hold an audience like him.

[raitiovainu]

Tribute to Johnny Cash ! Except he took train.

[motownmaniax]

Jonathan's a great artist. Daniel Johnston without the mental illness...lol.

[felfelfelicus]

@motownmaniax fuck you very much

[motownmaniax]

@felfelfelicus I assume your sentiment was in reference to my Daniel Johnston comment. Apologies for being flippant. Daniel's a great artist, too. My view is I didn't like the way he was (and probably still is) exploited by those who were more fascinated with his mental illness than his art. For too many a lot of his early hip appeal was for the wrong reasons.

[MrNastyzProductions]

"minor chord cus that was the sad part"

Hilarious.. how does he do it.

[adric137]

a unique talent!

[agile1111]

genius

[vecchlone]

Classic Jonathan "minor chord, that was a sad part..." Gota love it!!!

[shatchett0]

Dudes nuts. Ridin' the bus sucks.

[dzheremi]

JR is a true artist. Saw him in a tiny cafe in Eugene, OR. a few years ago. Electricity went out during the first song, everybody hushed up and he said "This is so great, cos this is the atmosphere we're always hoping to get wherever we play, and here it is without even trying." He had the whole audience of ~150 people eating out of his hand. It was so amazing. God bless him. Totally agree with Deweypug: Not only MY musical world would be drab, but so would music itself. There's nobody like him.

[dmax801]

This is who Adam Sandler wishes he was. Best concert I've ever seen in 30 years of shows? Jonathan Richman, little club, New Orleans.

[regomellosa]

jooooooooooo¡¡¡¡ que bueno, genial

[MisterNoLawn]

No one is better than "Jon-O"...except maybe "Smokey"....But Mr.Robinson isn't as sincere. Hearts on Sleeves Unite! Win over ALL "Audiences"...Alright!

[adjectiveanimal]

Other people have pointed it out, but it's amazing to see him finally win over the crowd with that "minor chord" quip at 2:32, and see how when they finally get it, they GET IT and go crazy and he feeds right off the energy. I think he qualifies as a genius.

[28charlotte28]

He's so cute when he gets excited when they clap and cheer.

[BlackJacketJones]

I love how Johnathan reacts when the audience gets all riled up toward the end. You can see how happy he gets about it.

[pyrrho314]

@BlackJacketJones : you're so right.

[espionageact]

ingenious .

[dogofman]

Is there something weird about the mormons too? (2:17)

So it's not only the catholics and jehovas witnesses tha shelter and hide away pedophiles?

[rafhenlow]

I drive one! They're all on the bus, & more!!

[rifham]

Better with the backup singers.

[MrNastyzProductions]

im gonna have to disagree

[kurtlangmann]

My fave from the "Jonathan Goes Country" album. Awesome, thanks for posting!

[palelay]

JR!!!

[deweypug]

I am so thankful we have JR, my music world would have been so empty. I also sitting here watching this thinking, if the cheese didn't slide off the cracker for Daniel Johnston, would he be doing stuff like Jonathan?

[describble]

he's a star - the best performer. thanks for posting!

[xandernorthstaar]

What is he saying from 2:32 to 2:35?

[HeroicOaf]

Basically, 'minor chord...that was a sad verse'

[xandernorthstaar]

Thanks!

[OLPandW]

"Minor chord. That was the sad part there"

[xandernorthstaar]

Thanks!

[freezazoid]

he says "minor chord, that was a sad part". Minor chords are generally used in sad or dark songs. but the song he's playing doesn't have minor chords in it... so he played that one chord just to be cute. afterall, he's the king of being cute.

[emidore]

He's such an anomaly. I can imagine him being on the Ed Sullivan show in the early 60's.

[DammitSteve]

no one can win over an audience like jonathan

[rickenbru]

Makes me smile every time. Jonathan is truly unique and a joy to watch perform.

Thanks for posting.

[fuzzyzombielove]

That guy, he's alright.

[chickensalad]

3:08 Conan's awesome hair.

[asthmapuppy]

Too bad this isn't valid anymore. :(

Greyhound costs as much, if not more for the same trip I choose to go on. Plus, it'll take days to get there. Sad. This generation will never know how awesome it is to just pay $60 and take a week off and go wherever.

[chrissstopherG]

i sad :(

[Tasha6cat]

Interesting observation

[Lunoki]

How many times has Jonathan been on Conan?

[asthmapuppy]

I'm not sure--he's been on Conan the most, though, because Conan's a fan of his. :)

[apetit1979]

Been looking for this for a while -- thanks for posting!!

[drinksmachine]

Genius!

[timossun]

RAHAHASSSSTAAA! nice song!

from now on i'll teke the bus too :D

[tfrancisphotographer]

great stuff, like putty in his hands at the end!