Jo-El Sonnier Richard Thompson on Nightmusic

[BillyBobYT]

Too bad the saxaphone buries the accordion.

[vinnyguitarandbass]

This is most amazing!!!

[dredtulc]

I miss this show :sigh:

[lisa3754]

Oh, oh, oh, lawd, lawd! I always loved this song.

[lordkoos]

Nice hair David!

[miamaz]

AHHH yEEEEEE!

[RatherLargeAllan]

A stunning performance - the RT solo varies considerably from his usual - perhaps the pace encouraged him to try something wlse? Thanks for posting!

[redcrowdemon]

Wonderful.  And is that David Sandbourne on sax?

[feldschpah]

@redcrowdemon - Yep, that is David Sanborn. :D

[mrrhum]

Gee-yad! How can anyone sing that fast?

[09findhorn]

Or play that fast! JoEl Sonnier is such an icon of Cajun music. What a great opportunity to see him perfom with Richard Thompson, another icon. If you like Cajun, check out YT videos of Doug Kershaw, especially his performances of Diggy Diggy Lo. Talk about fast!!!

[mrrhum]

I know what you mean. I play the Cajun accordion, and I don't think my fingers could ever move that fast. My accordion would burst into flames first!

[09findhorn]

Brilliant!! Thanks for posting!

[daf827]

Insane tempo! RT does this fast but Jo-El really puts the pedal to the metal. Great performance of a great song.

[hrothgleas]

This is much faster than Jo-El's studio version. A bit much for me...

[spf1410]

Epic.

[REBrandenburg]

Fuckin' great.

[lits]

10/10

[gnd567]

The best of both versions!

[chessse]

Jo-El Sonnier rules the shit (even if the owner is right next to him). His original video (and best version on this song) is in my favorites (Find in on youtube under "tsl". Enjoy)

[Sheldon66]

I would love to see the video of this song. I haven't seen it in ages! It starred Judge Reinhold.

[chrisbbill]

Yeah, Jo-el always did do the song fast in performance. I was his sound man at this time in his career. Jo-el is an amazing showman, musician, singer, and a genuine good guy!

[skyranger31]

jo-el is the best

[csason]

These guys are just no longer with us.. How sad our multiculture wipes out the diversity we once enjoyed.

[skyranger31]

I AGREE

[lordkoos]

@csason

?? All these guys are still with us, except for Hiram Bullock. Your second sentence makes no sense at all.

[rojolane]

@csason What do you mean by "no longer with us?" I just saw Richard Thompson in concert and believe me he was VERY MUCH ALIVE! I believe Jo_el is still alive as well...

[BigBoiJC]

always liked the Jo-El version but when patty loveless did it was like going from sixty into supersonic overdrive!

[csason]

funny bumping into you here.. lol

[flako1540]

I loved that, so fast it makes all the other versions of that song seem boring.

[shandamoon]

Oh my gawd I didn't know this existed. I dug the Richard Thompson original in '84, then I saw Jo-El Sonnier doing this on Nashville Alive in '87-'88 and I thought, man, what would really kickash is these two doing this song at the same time. *ass is kicked thankyou* whoo!

[csason]

Fantastic

[Leeuw1962]

Amazing.. Jo-El is the best!

[womankat37]

Always was and will be a fan of Jo El's music.

[stormmoss]

One of my favorite country songs of the past!! Tear Stained Letter man!!

[gtrvoc]

Bloody Hell .. this is fast! .. fantastic

[kboy20]

So many great performances on this show--anybody know if a dvd compilation is in the works? If not, why not?Please somebody at NBC do something--it was NBC, right?

[BigBoiJC]

i never thought this was a rock'n'roll song....GREAT STUFF!

[ancientbricks]

I learned this song from Jo-el's recording, had no idea until now that it was a Richard Thompson song. Nice duet, great squeezebox.

[cindyshealed]

Same here...didn't know it was a RT song.

[jon73]

WOW!

[EFBoesky]

Rockin' tune with great performances.

Pity that show didn't last longer.