Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Jerry Lee Lewis

[kafavis]

MY MEN!!!!!

[LEEFORDJAGG]

The best rendering I've seen from him of this standard.

Thanks for posting

LFJ

[lovemyrainbowgold]

one bad ass mo of I LOVE YOU KILLER

[straker1999]

Music to my ears ... ain't that the truth :o) ... have a nice day Jerry Lee.

[GreenLantern141]

So damn good. Makes me wanna cry. Love you, Killer.

[jerkoff63]

ridiculously bad mother incredible

[jerkoff63]

ridiculously bad mother fucker incredible

[cabbiecloset1]

I heard this ONCE on the radio all those years ago....fell in love with it....and it was GONE! I'm so HAPPY I can hear it over and over and over! LOVE DA KILLER!

[BabyPuma124]

Jerry Lee's great here, but that's a given! ;-) I especially enjoy the video how that during the piano break it splits so that both his hands AND face are in the picture. Very, very nice touch

Thanks for sharing.

[fede4avar90]

My favorite version

[skontch1]

i'd pay to hear him sing the phone book..one of america's greatest natural resources...

[kafavis]

MY MAN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[frenchne]

Amazing how he never gives the same performance of this song....sometimes rockin', sometimes tragic...I like the transparent cynicism of this version.

[algersoleil]

Beautiful!

[jonny611000]

JLL is out on his own - limitless talent, charisma and magnetism

[smartnotful]

MAGIC!!! No other way to describe his limitless talent.

[patcauch]

the joint is really jumping down at carnegie hall.

Jerry Lee Lewis could be the pianist than Judy Garland has imagined and dreamt at carnegie hall in 1943

[patcauch]

the joint is really jumping down at carnegie hall.

Jeery Lee Lewis coulb be the pianist than Judy Garland imagined and dreamt at carnegie hall in 1943

[Pumarisi124]

Delightful. I just keep coming back and back and back . Love you JLL.

[shyjesta]

I love how he can make any song his own...

[ModGirl1967]

***chills***

[fede4avar90]

my favorite versione

[kamckenzie]

Without a doubt, this was one of Jerry's finest performances. I enjoyed this so much.

[jonny611000]

How he can take a record that I don't like and turn it into something brilliant I just don't know -he's fantastic

[jimmyblues15]

Damn, hes good.

[aviatorairman2000]

was this 1980? I was there! doesn't seem like that long ago!

[missusestlady]

the big one



[gfks11]

FANTASTIC version!!!

[KetepecStew]

Never stop jerry lee-The greatest rocker --EVER !!!!

[kafavis]

MY MAN!!!!!!!!!!!

[89501234]

a national treasure.

[The900custom]

how does it get any better than this!!

[b4gossmusic]

why is he so damned great...the SRV of the piano.........its called passion

[KangLeRoy]

This is a true god. At least he was honest about it. John Lydon?

[ridingthewaves09]

saffron333 - could not a said it betta - JLL just blows me away - nothin to compare

[AndrewOdom]

One of the all-time (and still-under-appreciated) greats! Thanks for posting.

[89501234]

@AndrewOdom

couldn't agree more. a national treasure.

[eddiemac303]

can not do no wrong!! good.

[bartlettbooks1]

He is drunk

[drlandy]

of course!

[peetie44]

With seemingly no effort, and a matter-of-fact panache, he kicks everyones ass.

[Saffron333]

Good God Youtube blows my mind. Jerry Lee Lewis has been blowing my mind for forty years. Thanks, killer--and thankyou Youtube!

[TenthCircuitStud]

I don't think I have ever seen praise this unanimous for ANY other musical performance on this site! All I can do is add to it. Jerry Lee Lewis is our honky tonk stylist par excellence. Nobody has ever done this song better, even the great Judy Garland herself. This has been my all time favorite version of this classic favorite for nearly 30 years.

[mortensubi]

you wont beat that version

[Kikilee1]

what a piano....

[zafff13]

what a great artists

wow

this is how this song is supposed to be played!

[tommyde8]

You can say what you want about him, but his guy was one of the best performers.....ever.

[oranger2525]

i'm not sure i've heard a better this cover of this song.

this version is really his.

[pkneeno]

Southern Belle, Gabe... it's 'narcissism' after the greek mythological character Narcissus who was in love with his own reflection in a pool. You don't usually see that 'cissism' construction in English. I'm a retired English teacher and misspellings (except for my own) drive me knuts....

[oranger2525]

i got an email from you telling me i misspelled a word.

why?

i'm not sure i did. and even if i did, so what. i'm not one of your students.

get over yourself.

[pkneeno]

Orange:

I'm humbled... Did you notice I didn't capitalize the 'G' in 'Greek'? Sorry I love the language so much and, if you were one of my students, you'd keep me grounded. Grins..& Peace.

[SrPeneneitor]

He is the king of the rock.

SrPeneneitor

[SouthernBelleSmiles]

Well he does a dynamite version of this song--very bluesy, but I think you might be referring to Elvis as the King of RocknRoll! Only thing about Jerry Lee is the narcissm of him referencing himself in all his songs, something Elvis never had to do.

[gabe31g]

I cant stand when people have to say something negative about jerry lee lewis now hes a narcisist according to southernbellesmiles... Oh by the way He can actually play an instrument not like elvis....

[SouthernBelleSmiles]

I love listening to JLL..nobody like . Elvis did play the guitar and th piano. Of coure he couldnt play the piano like JLL but he was very good. Best wishes and Great Balls o Fire!

[ingenuitas]

@SouthernBelleSmiles I can understand calling Elvis "The King" but in no way could Elvis ever be called the King of RocknRoll. He only did RocknRoll for 3 years, 1956-59. He went into the Army in 1960 and became a movie star after that. No one person can be called the King of RocknRoll. There are actually four Kings: Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis.

[yerboyfloyd]

@ingenuitas Now how can you a list of four kings of RnR and not include Chuck Berry? He's Black Jesus on the guitar.

[dyvonlieth]

I still love him

[2bigburfurds]

WOW

[wilfryjules]

I love him!

[cindyloui]

Thanks for sharing this great video, whom ever you are.

[jimmy59ca]

the killer is real good, but listen to Gene Vincent he was great too

[eliza1247]

I love his playing!

[keemaj9a]

Yahooooooooooooooooooooooo

[gabe31g]

What I like about this video when hes 2:00 hes just focus and playing his instrument That just shows you he doesnt read music that man just plays it like a jazz muscian improvising

Alot of people dont know hes a musical genius he plays violin , guitar, drums , these are the ones that I know about.

[rush21121322]

WOW, He's great piano player. Damn

[pkneeno]

Glad to see this one back. Thanks, UT opkurt

Joe

[pkneeno]

I love that look at 2:19 or so. Jerry's saying "you like my playing, huh?"

[pkneeno]

Lovelace's simple playing is a great contrast to jerry's flourishes.

[rodrigoraulsuarez]

Impressive!

[pkneeno]

Killer strutting his stuff!!!

[terricahall]

Jerry singing this is my favorite rendition ... I've loved it for 30 plus years

[dwbrcdub]

Maybe after he's gone he'll get more recognition.

[peeples49]

Jerry Lee Lewis and Fats Domino are the greatest intertainers out there. I listen

to them every day. They both deserve more

recognition.

[simone3z]

This song make me dream.

[gabe31g]

Jerry lee lewis at his best playing his heart out and showing his talent a self taught piano player who I believe hasnt had the recognition that he deserves yes he has been inducted to the rock n roll hall of fame. But it seems people always talk about elvis the beatles ect but this is a real talent that has been playing for 60 yrs hes now about 71 yrs old and he still playing his heart out God bless

[waltts]

Exactly! And can someone explain to me why he's not in the Country Music HOF?????????

[osp80]

he had way more hits as a country artist than a rock artist

[ingenuitas]

@waltts Probably because he's the King of Rock n' Roll.