Wall Of Voodoo "Ring Of Fire"

[Elidoransgar]

Portishead meets Pink Floyd.

[mkmtta]

what stan's throwing off the stage?

[XMIR10C]

Is it just me or does Stan Ridgway look like Charlie Sheen?

[mumblzplaya]

blackies 1981 santa monica not this show but omg!!

[jmaxcamp]

what a tribute to deconstruction

[spcwright2002]

This is an awesome cover, I bet Mr. Cash would agree

[Rodov1968]

Here goes, ha: "Why the hell did Celtic Frost do their crap cover of Mexican Radio?! Why would this crowd do Ring Of..?! Ever since public relations men invented the teenager in the 50's it's all just a big coolio, circle-jerk of a teenage/ kidult 'look how cool me am/ look at what I'm into/ look at me pull scrunging faces' sweaty, egotistical association-game. Except that doing Ring Of Fire is like humping a sacred cow. Like covering Bohemian Rhapsody (check Bad News). You just don't do it". x

[dinodemario]

Saw WOV in 81 or 82 @ The Whiskey A Go Go...Weird decade.Weird band-been a fan since.I was born and raised in So Cal but I own property in S.Carolina-once while driving east I stopped in Meridian,Mississippi @ a gas station and had this playing on my tape deck with the door open while gassing up and 4 big rednecks heard that guitar riff and walked over to listen to this rendition of The Man in Black's classic-They all dug it.They said "Wall of Who"?...I laughed for 500 miles after that.

[jmaxcamp]

this is rock and roll!

[acesandeights65]

wow this sucks

[chevo683]

@acesandeights65 this truly sucks monkey ass!!!  :(

[THISISCHUCKNORRIS1]

pump it up LOOK AT THE SONG "ON INTERSTATE 15" it is a great song by wall of voodoo similar to call of west without lyrics though

[jmaxcamp]

Johnny eat your heart out! Just kidding , but damn good!

[screamingskullagogo]

real good...



[skatladyBln]

Great version ! i love it ! greetings from germany*

[Aidanloveskeyboards]

0:25

MINIMOOG!!!!

[enigmadroid]

I freaking love Wall of Voodoo.

[mados123]

Excellent cover! Pretty haunting rendition with an Iron Butterfly vibe.

[zepphead263]

Stan played this last night at Pershing Square in LA. It was awesome! Stan the man has still got it. Unbelievable that he can do a free concert in LA and have less than a 1000 people show. Y'all missed agreat show.

[TheMzazi]

i love wall of voodoo, i was see them many times live, but i dont like their cover version of johnny cashs "ring of fire". its not good wall of voodoo song.

[morosemoose]

Cool version! It is always better when someone puts their own spin on a song instead of trying to sound like the oroginal. If I want to hear Johnny Cash's version I'll listen to him rather than someone trying to sound like him and failing.

[SunnyJ52]

You are kidding yourselves if you think this is brilliant. Go back and listen to the man in black...I kept looking for Frankenstein to come across the stage.

[FBlackRules]

RIP Johnny Cash!!

[ffranzos]

LIke the bit of the theme to "In Like Flint" they play.

[Noromongrel]

How do you say Awesome in Mexican? What's that crap he's throwing out at the end?

[gothicsakura82]

@Noromongrel thats not mexican , its spanish and its grandioso

[josedepr]

great version from an underrated band.

[tonzorrubias]

Tex-Mex Gloom at it's Ultimate. Haunting as it get's

[Khultan]

Moreland is visibly stressed. Record manager, business contract? I think so. They were being fucked over.

[TheSurfingDuck]

Me thinks weed and meth/coke are the culprits of this fucking amazing act...*wants a microdot to really enjoy the moment*

[SirHatchporch]

@TheSurfingDuck Don't forget talent and creativity.

[joltzkrieg]

Im seeing 4 Bruce Campbell Clones >.>

[tejaspics]

very original stuff.

[kydevforever]

One of the best shows among a parade of great shows circa 81-82 in LA. Saw them at the Country Club and Perkins Palace. The CC show kicked ass. I think the next week I saw X and the Alley Cats. Stan was and is the man. Only John Doe personifies the L.A. alt-80s music scene as well as Stan.

[TwoPointsUp]

FUCK the crowd..

[TwoPointsUp]

The guitar and keyboard solos are menacing, dark, freaked-out..

[TwoPointsUp]

I had the LP with only 3 songs: this one, "Can't make Love" and "Long-arm", was it simply called "Wall of Voodoo" or? Great band name, by the way..

[3reichdreaminSS]

just wondering ! did they do coke? i mean it was the 80s !

[Rabebaikal]

@3reichdreaminSS amphetaminee

[pmbear]

This is like an apocalyptic version of Ring of Fire... the guitars are so sombre and menacing

[Ayame1324]

I was lucky enough to have met thes cats several times and hung out with them having a beer or two back in the day in between sets when u could do that at the small clubs they played all over from th OC to santa monica and of course hollywood if u ever seen them u were lucky what an experiance for sure there shows would put u into a hipnotic trans I think they were WAY ahead of there time music was very raw at this point xcept these guys the key board synth seen was not popular yet what a band

[mumblzplaya]

i used to see them at blackies in santa monica for five bucks i miss those daze

[gogglebut]

sexy Stan

[SirhcRekrap]

I actually heard this version of this song way before i heard the original, and when i finally heard the original i thought it was a bad cover of this song.

[EcksAddikMcAddik]

Back in the day when smoking wan't too much of a taboo than an adult habit.

[chaoticthrasher]

things like this make me realize how reality is gone, and makes me feel reality again.

[minniethe3rd]

Not being funny but check out the version by the Jolly Boys. I concur that this album version is the best version but the JBs come close

[Sjaakstah]

see how much drugs the guitarist has had. oyoyoy

[madaikings]

Stan and Danny Elfman are still friends.

[wertzateria]

Love the guitar freak-out @ the end.

[TheHouheightskid]

Anyone have a location where this was?

[peteheckman13]

@TheHouheightskid Not sure, it's a cramped small room. Maybe the Whisky? What an awesome band

[ladmo81]

Awesome cover. I love seeing this. But Honestly does Stan kinda look like KD Lang?

[adultcynic]

@ladmo81 I was thinking Bruce Campbell, but now that you mention it, yeah.

[pmbear]

@ladmo81 Uhmmm you mean she looks like him...wtf

[SirHatchporch]

@ladmo81 I always thought Stan looked like actor Griffin Dunne. I swear the two were separated at birth.

[CaesiusX]

@SirHatchporch How funny. This doesn't refer to Stan, but a friend and I always referred to Bruce Campbell as "the guy from Wall of VooDoo," because of a photo on LP sleeve or cover (don't remember which now).

[ccfrahm]

a classic cash cover

[macaframa12]

lol motherfucker thinks hes so cool with his cigarette, this shit is gayer than fuck

[sparkyization]

Bonnie! Bonnie, Baby!! Please come home!!! lol! ;-)

[Glasshouse27]

What musician doesn't like getting articles of clothing thrown at him? and also why throw it back into the crowd? u know its just gonna come back haha

[balletcomposer]

my gawd, this sounds great. THANKS for the post!

[XMIR10C]

Nice clean versin that won't hang your PC

[XMIR10C]

Wall of Voodoo does Cash a big tribute. Johnny loved Mexican radio.

[dukeyflyswatter]

Actually ,they invited June Carter to see them at the Whiskey. She was a bit perplexed at this version but was nice about it. I think it's an inspired arrangement of the Cash/Carter classic.

[123col1n123]

A disgrace to Jonny Cash's Original. This is pure Crap! A style you either love or hate i'm afraid!!

[pinworms70]

Yeah but i bet you cheered when Johnny Cash covered Trent Reznors 'Hurt'. Hypocrite.

[HowNotToRap]

I did. It was brilliant.

[Paladin1441]

Now THIS is the better version of the Wall of voodoo song.

[qdrone]

Wall of Voodoo was the sh!t ,stan get off the sauce my friend,you could have it all. The song sueged into Grandma's House,sweet.

[MrSixstringjohnny]

killer shit

[rullrich100]

To all those who might think WOV were one-hit-wonders, I encourage you to check out Stan Ridgeway's solo work. This criminally underrated singer/songwriter's best work comes later in his career. Don't miss his side project Drywall, either.

[jmaxcamp]

@rullrich100 You understand. Thank you.

[jackal59]

Wow. They really were a live band, weren't they? If there is any justice, this (which is clearly professionally shot) is available on DVD.

[JennaWrites]

I'd give my first born child to be able to go back in time to see one of their live shows.

[LAergoguy]

I only saw them about 6 times and every time were amazing.

[gorillabelly1]

Pretty cool song. Kooky too. That's the 80's for ya! Never heard anything from this band before other than Mexican Radio. Band bears further investigation...

Don't blame the singer for being pissed at people throwing shit on the stage. I'd probably freak! "Don't fuck with my show, man!"

[gianca60]

If Stanard is your name you have to be weird.

[2short2q]

The 80's were weird and creepy . Raygun was Pres. This was needed.

[kimiboylan]

seeing him tonight... woohoo!

[DingoBluefoot]

I like this cover of the song. Actually, I like just about everything WOV ever did. Unlike most bands, they're sound is unique...

[borgorusky]

always loved this version...ridgway and wall of voodoo are sounds I keep coming back to

[KnobsTheClown]

Quite remarkable. Ridgway, as usual, is in fine form, and Marc Moreland, as usual, calculated every discordant, feedbank-drenched note.

Thanks -- a confirmation that Mr. Moreland was one of the finest guitarists ...

[AMeatBeetle]

I saw them in Boston in 1981 or 82. Toward the end of this song the guitarist, Mark Moreland , dropped his guitar on the stage, walked over to Chas Grey's keyboard stand and knocked it over, pinning Grey underneath. Moreland walked off stage. The roadies came out and extricated Grey from beneath his instruments. The keyboard no longer worked so Grey picked up Moreland's guitar and resumed playing. Very strange night. Very strange band. One of my all-time favorites.

[IamLukeSilz92]

@AMeatBeetle wow... thats a little scary...

not sure if it was a joke or not, but i do happen to know there was a lot of drug use to get through the stress of their bad record contracts, which required them to play a ridiculous amount of shows, and lead to the drummer snapping completely after their US Festival show...

[eddaponteggi]

Stan play a Farfisa compact organ...!

[JamaicaLouie]

feedback can be your friend...or your enemy.

[Plazmatix]

In this case, it's you're best friend....

[boredandwise]

and in some cases , your ant , and in others , incest .

[dix05069]

A fine cover of a fine song, Wall Of Voodoo are part of what is Old Weird America ......... Johnny would be proud........ although I think June wrote it

[BROKENTOILETSTORE]

badass!

[mfish618]

lol, ruined it huh?

it's a good twisted version.

[DRNEGOLICIS]

they ruined Johny cashes song sad it is.........

[goodmorningcapt1]

actually they ruined june carter cash's song. I mean if one thinks it is ruined. She wrote it.

[iluvatomicbomb]

nah....its shit cover of a great song

[SansPretentionAucune]

j'encule NIN c'est bon ?

[ms0929]

WOV must've influenced some of the 90s bands - Trent Reznor (the synthesizer work). Stone Temple Pilots, Nirvana, & other alternative/grunge groups (the ones who had folk music influences. Ex: STP's video for "Vaseline" is really similar to WOV's, "Far Side of Crazy" w/Andy Prieboy. Weiland makes similar faces as Ridgway when performing & admits to first being inspired by folk/Johnny Cash music). Nirvana used the same quirky/eerie sounds & similar WOV guitar techniques in their first 2 albums.

[Mackspane]

Very well put. I've thought this about Stan and his perfomances with Wall of Voodoo for about 30 years now (ever since I saw him do "Back in Flesh" on Urgh!). What still amazes me to this day is Burbridge's choice of groups to put on Urgh!, as many of them were far from famous when they performed their work on Urgh! (Stan, Jello Biafra, Klaus Nomi, Gary Numan, Sting.... the list just goes on).

[motorcitystevo]

Shit balls.

[fairportfan]

The bridge bears a atrong resemblance to the theme from the James Coburn film "Our Man Flint".

[deadbeatdynamo]

You are correct, sir - it is that very song, and a great version to boot!

[bendobrin]

very cool. thanks for posting this...

i never saw them do this song live so it's nice to see it here,

[babymicrobe]

Just as great as I remembered it. Outstanding stuff.

[chrome0utlaw]

wtf

[Hindasound]

OMG Stan...in this song, I see Stan convey Johnny Cash, Harry Dean Stanton, David Byrne and Kyle MacLaughlin all at once...oh and the bridge takes me to Disneyland's Haunted Mansion! Yay! Did I say that I LOVE this??

[eartant]

mighty good analogy!

[HumGuitar]

This is the only cover of this song that matters. This is brilliant.

[SpitColor]

@HumGuitar There is soul version by Ray Charles on youtube. Check it out, sucka.

[josephine938]

Where is this guy NOW? Whut happened? Where is Wall of Voodoo now?

[PurdueNiteOwl]

The drummer, Joe Nanini, died in 2000. The guitarist, Marc Moreland, died in 2002. They split up in 83, but Stan Ridgway, the singer, fronted a band called Wall of Voodoo, though he was they only original member in the band, as late as 2006.

[scoobarama]

Sorry, this is NOT the version lame-ass Adam did on AI and Jeff Buckley NEVER did a version of Ring of Fire. His version was copped from Universal Hall Pass. Get it right people!

[Tempest192]

Sorry people the version that Adam did on AI is the Jeff Buckley version NOT Wall Of Voodoo!!!

[PinkFrostyDonut]

Adam's version more closely matches the DILANI version of this song.

[ToxicDiaperVideos]

That's because that's the song he was copying his after...he even said it himself. If Dilani was remaking this version, but obviously changing alot, there might be parts of it that sound like Adam's, but Adam was going off of Dilani's version, so obviously it'll sound more like hers. Either way it sucks giant balls...ermmm...no pun intended on Adam's part. He's usually good, but he just should've done something else, because this absolutely sucked!

[autumn267]

Horrible. Not at all like Adam's!

[PinkFrostyDonut]

This is the version that Adam Lambert used in AI.

[deathrose]

this is such interesting way of singing this song. i love it. it's so different and kinda scary but it's so cool and somewhat intoxicating.

[54spiritedwill54]

great vid !

[isidro7667]

I think we have a scandalized country bumpkin in the house. Go back to the trailer park and take your shotgun with you.

[bumslummonkeyface]

COCKS ARE SOGGY!

[craigmazzali]

Wall of stupidity

[oldphoque]

I always hated Mexican Radio. Everything they`ve done prior was awesome.

[craigmazzali]

BTW, the "one hit" is certainfuckingly not this piece of shit cover they are doing.

[billman2112]

Are you kidding. You don't know shit about music ...this is fucking sweet. Maybe when you grow up you'll appreciate it. Good luck to ya

[craigmazzali]

this is fucking crap.

probably older than you too. I wish I was in the crowd with a shotgun to blow away everyone of these useless fucks, then I would take the buttend of my shotgun and smash the lead singers face in until it looked like a stirred shepperds pie.

you're a fuckin twat for even sticking up for these no name fucks

[craigmazzali]

These guys kinda say the words "one hit wonder" to me.

kinda sad.

[oldphoque]

You probably live in a region where you only got top 40 or mainstream rock. Can`t make love was an awesome song. Not a song you would hear in conservative Cincy or Indy in the late 70`s or early 80`s. What you got was Cheap Trick and Bad Co those years.

[terrafirma91]

I think Ridgway is so intelligent that he's somewhat crazy. Many people with high intelligence can be like that. He fascinates the listeners. Sort of puts them into a trance.

[necroculto66]

love this band

[tapdancingfetus]

kids? huh? this video is twenty five years old or older. why don't you take that potato gun and shoot a potato up your ass you fifteen year old bro! I'm sure venom has covered a song somewhere...

[forgedeath]

fuckin garbage. write your own song kids!

[jlmarc01]

Dumb fucks, listen to your crummy ali baba music, shit you are fucking with royalty. dumb fucks

[julesickdrums]

lots of electricity. What is he throwing at the end, weed?

[HertzWorld]

like it

[kerdubennak]

the fire has been out for long, stanard ridgeway never got the recognition he was due, the fire is with him forever

[truespyfan]

Excellent version!

Although he looks off his head at the start!

[lundkvist]

What is he throwing at the audience at the end? (Or in the beginning for that matter?)

[kapitein60]

a towel

[lundkvist]

oh, thanks

[seany722]

Dog biscuits, the first time he threw them into the crowd was during the song "animal day" they threw them back and plunked Stan in the snoz, hence the hasty way they took off when they threw them at the end of the show, them suckers must have hurt like heck.

[morphinlounge101]

He's got one of the most interesting voice in the business. And i like his quick movement of the right cheek during singing.

[XMIR10B]

Whos right his or yours?

[HarveyEspatchelowe]

The best interpretation of the great song "Ring of Fire". Nobody sounds like Wall of Voodoo and this song fits them very well.

[NYHCtom]

i agree, thrilling sound...

[80smusic123]

Hey ! Stan Ridgway = cool. Still makes albums, new music and tours all over the map too. I was at a show in San Francisco ( Slim's) last year for the first time seeing him. He played all his hits WOV and SOLO and more I never heard. What a great show - best I've ever seen. NOW i want and collect everything he's ever put out. Ridgway is one of a kind and can I say it? GENIUS.

[XMIR10B]

He kinda looks like Stan Ridgeway

[KJPDude]

uhhhh...

[augustine430]

He kinda looks like Cash!

[RottenRooster08]

I love this band... They sound better in concert then I ever imagined. Stan Ridgway is totally mister cool...

[XMIR10B]

Ridgeway is Mr. Cool

[XMIR10B]

The nerd you knew in high school that blew our minds later.

[BamBamBre]

what happen to the cancer bar?

[XMIR10B]

Ridgeway vs Byrne.

[myluckynumberis1]

Excellent group, really one of a kind! Stan Ridgway fascinates me! He is definitely someone you would love to sit down and have a conversation with! He is such a smartie pants! I love that about him!

[bertoHC]

amazing

[XMIR10B]

great vid

[XMIR10B]

Oh nmyt god

[XMIR10B]

UnbeeepoeevBLE. mkem my dty iddioit, ridgeway ri=les

[XMIR10B]

fmciuhbgrehv

[XMIR10B]

Ace

[WowIndescribable]

Great ending!

[VronRN]

Marc Moreland on guitar.. simply amazing.

[markeesmith]

Good call. Marc was incredible!

[ottonoh]

HI MAN, ITS CUZ. I LOVE YOU, T zone MANIAC!!!

[bpted]

I saw these guys in 1982 or so. They were awesome. Actually the opening act, Translator, blew them off the stage. But they were still awesome.