Jules Shear - If She Knew What She Wants

[UrbanFervor10]

Wow, Suzanna Hoffs has really let herself go.

[howellbuzz]

Has anyone checked out his right hand on the fret board? WTF?! Crazy bar chording going on there, Jules! Open tuning? What the hell...? Great delivery on this, Dylan tab notwithstanding.

[ryderwayland]

HE SOUNDS DRUNK.

[2waterfall]

Jules and the Polar bears were one of my favorite bands growing up in LA. Jules Shear may not have the easiest voice to listen to but give him a chance and see if you don't acquire a taste for him. I saw someone here call him "Dylan Light - VERY light". I know the comparison is radical but I can see it a little. In fact, if I were Dylan I'd consider it a compliment : )

[7855waldo]

Bob Dylan Lite.  VERY Lite.

[2waterfall]

Anyone else notice that at the beginning of the video Michael Penn is on stage with Jules. Michael is married to Aimee Mann - Jules Shear's old girlfriend. That might have been a little awkward... : 0

[gabylittlekisses]

@2waterfall Plain awkward indeed.... just like knowing that your wife wrote very intense lyrics for someones else in the past... J or Jules.... for instance. Regards!

[fuzzypige222]

Lol, thanks for the affirmations....i thought i might be the only one wanting a quick bullet, but to be fair.......I am sure this guy has some good songs somewhere....!

[kswannie]

If you like to read, E.M. Forster said that Beethoven's Fifth was the most sublime sound to ever penetrate the human ear. He was wrong. This is an inspired composition and performance by the then young Jules.

[kswannie]

@fuzzypige222 Cigarette? Blindfold?

[kswannie]

That's a tune.

[jamiegrifter]

great song writer just let oter people sing them please! Prefer te Banlges, cyndi lauper and Alison Moyets versions of his songs!

[fuzzypige222]

shoot me or him..I cant take this.......god help me push him off the cliff...he rreminds me of dylan .neither one can sing....ewwwwwwwwwwwwww

[tonytarheel55]

@fuzzypige222 or the guy in animal house lol

[Truthnuff]

Its like Bob Dylan singing a song and we go crazy over it and yet, we love the Byrds' version. Jules Shear and the Bangles!

[weaver3000]

Wow, I can't believe a lot of the comments where people are comparing a solo male voice with bare accompaniment to the full band sound of the Bangles! I loved both versions. I was surprised how closely the Bangles followed Shear's original album version which was as thrilling as the Bangles version. The guy wrote a killer song AND his original version is definitive because the Bangles covered it so closely. Great job by both.

[gillspb]

Very rarely does a cover improve an original but the Bangles cover of this song is a great example of a huge improvement, well done Suzanne you gave this song an edge.

[comodin1]

La versión de bangles es mucho mejor, esta es inaguantable.

[bangleslvr]

I'm glad I caught this - don't get me wrong, I hesitate to criticize anything the Bangle's do, but I have never heard the lyric correctly from Susanna - it's "rehabilitate her".

[MrAttPatt]

"Most beautiful voices ever"? Huh? Since when has "flat" been "beautiful"? Where is his pitch? range? resonance? vibrato? I like some of his songs (solo and otherwise). Like them a lot, in fact. But that doesn't make him the world's no. 1 singer by any stretch of the imagination! In fact, I think I'll go and play "Brave Enough" and "Eligible For Parole" right now, but I certainly won't be spellbound by his vocal prowess!

[UrbanFervor10]

Wow, Suzanna Hoffs has really let herself go.

[jorshstones]

hermoso,,, mucho mejor que la version original de las bangles,,, simplemente jules es bueno en esto

[vicko77]

just notice his playing style on guitar :D with the thumb barring over all the strings, so different!! no one plays like him, i dont admire it, i just noticed that.... it says he was learning alone, but also.... this way??? oh. so strange. guitar players know what i mean, this is impossible style. song is okay ;)

[JunkieSCIFI]

Did he write the song for the Bangles or did they cover it?

Who can help?

[PiotrpLUM]

@dorkhunter1 Well you're a dork hunter not a badass hunter so that would explain your disappointment. Just Kidding! Are you a Jules Shear fan? If not how did you end up watching this?

[inputmodule]

haha Simetric, great comment!

interesting category- best songs to commit suicide to....

[devonvanna]

I want some of this guy's ludes!

[74posy]

god the bangles really did it justice ! He wrote an excellent song definately but the bangles gave it a whole new lease of life . The guitar sound and speed of the bangles song is just a lot more pleasing to the ear.Nuch kudos to Jules for the fantastic lyrics though..

[dommywaddle]

@74posy

Completely agree. The Bangles give it a lift and make it perfect. Kudos to Shear for writing but his version is too low key.

[kswannie]

@74posy The Bangles's version is fantastic, but the natural honesty of this acoustic version is...words fail me. Truly an underated talent is Mr Shear.

[inputmodule]

fuckin brilliant

[Babyhowdy233]

@inputmodule

Jules really is a simply brilliant composer, very underrated!

[Simetrico]

some performance are really fucked up, this version is ideal to commit suicide!

[MikeyMikeisMe]

This is the original, Simetrico.

[Simetrico]

i knew, but i really hate it!

[erkider]

One of the most beautiful voices ever. Every syllable is believable. His nuance is wonderment.

[dazumaz]

super stuff but would be cosmic if the other guy had seen his way to doing a little harmony backing vocals type stuff

[gmansi]

This song is original of him?

I hear The Bangles version.

[mlsinphx]

yes, Jules wrote it!

[gmansi]

Great!

Thanks

[julesandthepolarbear]

thanks for posting - excellent song

[pattypoor3]

check facebook, Jules has new material coming out soon...

[mlsinphx]

where would i find that on facebook??

[VideosbyJJ]

Jules is like Todd Rundgren....not in the main stream and very underpaid...but deserves much more - got no breeding, the only album I have ever had that EVERY song was good...a perfect collection.

[dianen407]

I started listening to Jules when he opened for Todd on tour with the polar bears. An apt comparison... both incredible song writers

[jimbailey69]

The man is a much better songwriter than performer.

[shegogirl]

I am a Julesaholic and wish there was access to all the Unpluggeds he championed in the early days of MTV. More Jules please!

[Nucdesigner1]

Wow. So this is what it would be like if Pauly Shore tried to sing. Good thing he can write lyrics.

[Freeasabird17]

I heard he was produced by Marcy Rauer in Philly recently. He's the BEST.Love him. Love love love....him.

[axecollector]

How the hell does he play this whole song with his thumb?

[thismonkeyisnuts]

Pretty simple really. He has the whole guitar set to an open tuning.

[barnsleywiccan]

Wow thanks for posting this, I always wanted to hear what the orginal sounded like

[declanmacmanus]

i feel sorry for guys like him and graham parker, ron sexsmith. they don't get enough attention.

[bostweed]

Beautiful Jules Shear song (and easily my favourite Bangles record). Remember that i loved the Jules & Polarbears albums, so underrated and forgotten. Popsongs by a genius songwriter, and Good Reason are among my top 50 popsongs of all time

[shawks71]

Nigel Twist and Dave Sharp from The Alarm are the band behind Jules

[shawnuel]

Somewhat ironic to have Shear hosting Michael Penn. Jules was dating Aimee Mann about this time. Penn married her years later.

[MeAndMyRC]

I liked 'Unplugged' when Jules hosted it, just a purely terrific show!

[MrSchlock]

Yes, that first season it was way more eclectic, more artists per show.

[jdmans]

Thank you for the video - great version

[chimball]

Thanks for this song. Hope you like my video. All the best, and keep writing beautiful songs.