Nikki Sudden - You can't put your arms around a memory

[anuptightdelight]

I have just found the Words "ROCK ON NIKKI SUDDEN" scratched into my Waterboy's record. I'm not familiar with Nikki Sudden, does he link to the Waterboys at all..?

[ablove66]

A legend covering a legend. Absolutely perfect and brilliant! God rest your rock and roll soul and lucky stars Nikki!

[81Drum]

thanks so much! :)

[enchantedpurple]

If you want to hear the best rendition of this song ever? check out legendary Ronnie Spector as she nails it ! Ronnie rules!

[TonyParanoit]

I dont dig the Thunders one

[spacebat28]

PURE SOUL

[pirateluv91]

this is the best

[nikjagger]

i was nikki 's friend n fan , he was a very nice human being .

he loved so much johnny thunders , i remember  nikki had some boots form thunders .

rip nikki , stay bruised !

[mrbirri]

Don't forget the jacobites!!

[magikcharm]

i loved nikki-r.i.p

[TikiLoungeLizard]

Nice. The original recording has been used on closing credits of the Sopranos. For more info on Johnny Thunders, see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J­ohnny_Thunders

and on Nikki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N­ikki_Sudden

[gobacktogo]

Nikki Sudden...doing a cover of the Johnny Thunders classic "You Can't Put Your Arms Round A Memory".

He does one hell of a great job that's for sure, I like how he actually changes the arrangement a bit. Sort of makes it his own. Now I find myself usually singing a version closer to Sudden's probably just because it is new and different from what I have listened to for the past 9 years.

[devoxandria]

can somebody tell me who is this?

[punkrockcowgirl]

The God-like Nikki Sudden, a Brit musician originally in the somewhat obscure punk group Swell Maps. Has had a long cult solo career. Brilliant & influenced by mid-period Stones & (obviously) Thunders. Find his music, listen to it & love it.

[punkrockcowgirl]

Also check out Nikki's bands he formed after Swell Maps broke up. They include Robspierre's Velvet Basement and Nikki Sudden and the French Revolution. Great stuff.

[gobacktogo]

ACTUALLY Robspierre's Velvet Basement was the title of an album by the group entitled 'Jacobites' which consisted on Nikki Sudden & Dave Kusworth. Nikki & The French Revolution is correct another would be his late group Nikki Sudden & The Last Bandits

[punkrockcowgirl]

Yup, you're absolutely right. I knew I made a mistake as soon as I typed it. Sometimes I just get so confused by the names of the bands Nikki Sudden was in. For some reason I always used to look at that Robespierre's LP and thought that Jacobites was the name of the record. Oh well. Thanks for setting it all straight.

[Hair8Metal8Karen]

Great video, great song, great voice! R.I.P Nikki

[jshough1970]

very cool