Jim Carroll on FRIDAYS performing "Day & Night"

[MrTenitis]

Anybody know who he was singing with? Great song, great writer.

[soxrock2007]

The greatest American poet of our time. The music was so moving. City Drops Into The Night is one of the greatest literary pieces of all time. Jim Carroll is THE man.

[gymnastix]

@soxrock2007  "It's when the body at the bottom/That body is my own reflection./But it ain't hip to sink that low/Unless you're gonna make a resurrection/Mister, I AM YOUR con-nec-tion!"

[GeorgeSmed]

Does anyone know if that is a little HENRY ROLLINS playing bass. I know they were good friends.

[yotusboscrotus]

Got to be 1980-1981

[RussellRiot]

anyone know what year this is??

[linsanda]

i misssss uuuuuuuuuu jim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the stars tell lies!!!day and night i move from dark to light!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111

[linsanda]

i misssss uuuuuuuuuu jim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MrJohnnysinn]

Thanx so much for this upload. I so remember seein' JC perform on Fridays. Takes me back quite a few years. RIP Jim, I love ya man!! Thanx again for the post!!

[hobieslug45]

never realized how big Jim was . Back in the late 70's I use to eat breakfast with him in a Mac Donald's once or twice a week . he didn't talk that much about his career but I remember him as being very smart and a good guy . invited me to a party his publishers threw for a book he wrote . saw a few big stars there and then realized that he was big.

[MrStanleyTweedle]

Jim Rock ! Bravo !

[bbser]

Every cassette tape I made (for driving) in the early 80s had this track somewhere on it. And it still looms LARGE as one of my favorite songs to this day. I love the awesome... Catholic Boy!!!

[PixelPwner]

great song,Keep Shinning on Jim,thanks for being my best friend while i was growing up,Ill never forget you, <3

[AtticusStount]

Hang on a second... Didn't this female vocalist sing the Red Dwarf sound track?  Or am I completely barking up the wrong tree ?

[poughkeepsiejohn1]

A big reason why "SNL" didn't have too many new wave or punk acts in the 1970's goes back to when Elvis Costello first appeared in 1977, when he stopped playing "Less Than Zero" and instead played "Radio Radio" which producer Lorne Michaels told him NOT to play. When Dick Ebersol told over in 1981, he had Fear on the show (at the insistance of John Belushi). But once they and their fans rioted on the stage, Ebersol pulled the plug on having risk-taking music acts on the show.

[lulubell666666]

This song speaks to me . I love it. From the first time I heard it I knew it was great. No getting used to it, you just keep hitting rewind!!!

[robbbuckland]

Thanks Jim see you on the other side

[poughkeepsiejohn1]

"Fridays" wasn't that great a show. Yet, they did have better music acts than "Saturday Night Live" did at the time. For some reason, "SNL" was very reluctant to put on new wave or punk acts on their show. "Fridays" was willing to do that. Too bad the comedy wasn't that great.

[p4horror]

Yeah, it was that tight ass Lorne Michaels that pulled the plug on having any punk acts on SNL after Belushi got Fear to play. I agree, Fridays had way better live acts. I miss that show.

[prgvidiot]

@p4horror

Right On: Screw Lorne Michaels--He got all his lawyers to stop all SNL YouTube Posts. POMPOUS ASSHOLE .

[ckyfan969696]

Maybe we'll meet on the otherside! Thanks for inspiring me as much as you have Jim!

[MrHellzapoppin]

The stars tell lies, it blinds the only warning

And when darkness dies, there's nothing left but morning . . .

Just day and night.

[luvumo2day]

happy trails to you my brother van cortland park bx ps 56

[LetsNotBeL7]

Hasta luego Jim!

[RevPaul2]

Im a North East Catholic Boy,we all played basketball,I used smack,cleaned up and played punk rock.

Ive lost one of my patron saints

[ADAMLUVER4LYFE]

OH GOD I LOVE THIS SONG! I've gotta find my old CD!

[gregZ68]

RIP Jim Carroll

we'll take over missing those who died now, thank you.

[BGarman100]

I'm going too misss you Jim what a cool dude! RIP.

[maddymud]

was always my fav of his ...

[DazeyMay]

Beautiful. I'm glad someone (BT) remembers this one, especially, & recorded it.

[hoosierhobbies]

I had taped this off the FRIDAYS broadcast but my tape has degraded so bad it's worthless, so thanks for posting this, it's fun to watch again, especially the no chemistry between Jim and Amy!

[LBrilliante]

Goodness .. remember Fridays.. such great bands and they sounded great. Saw all the punk and new wave stuff there.. that show definitely brought the L.A. to us here in New York(and probably had more New Yorkers in the cast than SNL!) R.I.P Jim Carroll.. dude was cool!

[Bonedaddy500]

Don't know how you found this. Glad you did

[bbser]

An absolute masterpiece,

[sw0951]

is she rachael Sweet?

[LetsNotBeL7]

AMY KANTER on sweet vocals!

[ampallang7]

The album has classic! songs onnit and is historically interesting but is boring in comparison to others, it may save others lives, 'I could take it or leave it each time.'

[mothrastewart]

love this whole album. hard to believe jim and the band didn't become more popular.

[Reddevilgirl73]

He is lyrical genius! I saw him with parents in SF in the late 70's ....I wish I could remember more of it...I must have been about 7 years old.

[3goldensnyc]

My god that brings back memories.

Brought tears to my eyes!

Amy I miss you!

Love to you both!

[ammbobby]

10/10 For Jim Carroll Band. Great Album great songs great great

[davidgetzoff73]

I love this song! Thanks for posting. Cool video.

[Jencifer13]

exactly, realspear....

but, hey... any exposure Jimmy can get is good... these rubes don't even know.....

[realspear]

I love Jim Carroll but who is that chick?

[mrmaverick77]

Very cool. Been looking for this for a while. I also remembering him performing "Day & Night" on "SNL" around 1980. Would love to see it here.

[beefoneeto]

Co-written by Allen Lanier of Blue Oyster Cult who is on keyboards on this live performance.

[mentlegiant]

it seems as if i remember a saturday night live performance with keith richards playing guitar. anyone else? is it here?

[mondkaelbchen]

really cool! <3

[haltmusic]

Bellissimo!

[DupekChopra]

From one of the top ten eighties albums. If you liked this you were cooler than most.

[scenttwo]

THE CHICK has GREAT VOCALS!!! :)

[scenttwo]

Someone has WAY better Vocals! Good band though.

[67854]

i have one of his short poems from living at the movies tattooed on me.

[tlm315]

this guy is one of the best good fuckin writer too

[redmunson15]

You just figured this out? Probably the most important writer since JD Salinger and Kerouac......

[tlm315]

i stand corrected he,s in good company too

[silkfarm]

this is so cool...

[Depressedbarbie]

Love you Jim.  You are special and cool.

[vonblublood]

Jim's a genius

[WhiteBoy41]

Cool.