Lightning in a bottle. That is what this song is. Kris created a truly brilliant anthem for many generations and did it in a voice that touches the soul. The flexibility of gender that he wrote was brilliant. He can sing it, and Janice can sing it, and each version makes total sense. Thanks, Kris.
Do you recall the first time you heard this song? I working my way thru college at a bar in Ypsilanti, MI, and this was on the juke box. I played it every chance I got. I cried the first time I heard it 40 years ago and I'm crying now for Janis and for me. Love you Janis!
I love this version. Yep, the Texas twang is there as she's tuning. I saw a Kristofferson interview where he talks about not knowing she recorded it for Pearl until after she had died.
" name one good song she has. she didn't even write bobby mcgee and piece of my heart is god awful. just because she was big in the 60's doesnt mean she was good. clapton and hendrix are incredibly over rated too. there greatest hits aren't even good albums. they maybe have 3 or 4 good songs their whole career. who cares. and janis joplin sucks even more than any of those over rated clowns. thats why Amy winehouse is best" WILL SOMEBODY TEACH THIS ASS HOLE A LESSON!
everyone that likes these classic tunes are always disappointed with their generation. my question is why do people have to make more now? you can always listen to these great songs whenever you want thanks to the internet, and the people who post them.
I have such a connection to her lately. I dont know if its because i am beginning to search for meaning in my life or because she is from my home town. she looks like she could be my mom. I love her raspy voice and chill attitude. Janis will FOREVER live in my heart!
I have such a connection to her lately. I dont know if its because i am beginning to search for meaning in my life or because she is from my home town. she looks like she could be my mom. I love her raspy voice and chill attitude. Janis will FOREVER live in my heart!
Aunque a alguien no le guste su musica, es imposible quedarse impasible oyendo una voz como esa. Dentro de su voz hay un profundo dolor,una especie de resignacion, una profundidad... Cuando canta bajito, cuando grita. algunos dicen que canta como una negra, pero no voy a hacer comparaciones. Si a Frank Sinatra le llamaban la voz ¿Cómo deberian llamarla a ella? ¿Desde que parte de su anatomia salía esa voz? No lo se, pero si se a donde me llega a mi.
Always when i listen to janis joplin , i always feel haunted but in a such nice way, her voice is so chill and lovely, i wish there was more alike her, but there will only be one Janis Joplin, and no one should compare her, cuz she is original! R.I.P sweet angel
this is authentic, it was on one of the real to reals my dad had coppied to CDs a few years ago. He has a ton of stuff like this from various artists from his hippie days as he calls them.
My grandmothers friend went to highschool with her, But he ignored her because she was "weird" If only i had his chance to have known her..........I've never had respect for him since then
@GaBbYgAbBy1997 Well let's see, this is difficult but I'd always say you were right today and tomorrow too as all the rest is just the best impressed by playing every song she ever sang laughing till you're crying right in tune to the heart beating so strong that she took all her beats and moved along earlier than want would need express a preference, life aint fair bit no despair will improve on the treasure trove she has left us for as long as we can keep show roadied!!
Every female rock singer since 1970 should have an altar to Janis Joplin in her room where she worships on a daily basis. She changed the industries attitude about what a female rock singer could be.
Janis is the best of the best! Forever 27! No one can top that voice!
you'll always have a place in my home n heart!
sharichelle 2 weeks ago
Happy Birthday Today ~ Miss you. 1/19/12
53Joan 1 month ago
Makes me feel kind of sad, the fact there's not more than five of us hippies in my town...
ElKilla1993 1 month ago
hey, just wondering how this legend died?
SuperHefner 1 month ago
this song is so good for so many reasons.a class of her own and i doubt will be bettered in my lifetime
fattrufflepig 3 months ago
Lightning in a bottle. That is what this song is. Kris created a truly brilliant anthem for many generations and did it in a voice that touches the soul. The flexibility of gender that he wrote was brilliant. He can sing it, and Janice can sing it, and each version makes total sense. Thanks, Kris.
crimdell 3 months ago
Do you recall the first time you heard this song? I working my way thru college at a bar in Ypsilanti, MI, and this was on the juke box. I played it every chance I got. I cried the first time I heard it 40 years ago and I'm crying now for Janis and for me. Love you Janis!
mangledinal 4 months ago
none before and none after...only Janis!
GRockBlues 4 months ago
Great song and greatest singer ever. The song changed my life when I was young. Kris Kristofferson and Janis Joplin! WOW!
PuttiPutti 4 months ago
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Pikajew, go away if you don't like her
summerloveleigh 5 months ago
greatest female blues vocal of all time!! R.İ.P.
woodstuck69 5 months ago
Who's playin the Git(u)ar?. Janice?..
birdofprey51 5 months ago
Rare treat!..THANKS.
birdofprey51 5 months ago
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freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose..
misfitelf 6 months ago
freedom is just another world for nothing left to lose..
misfitelf 6 months ago
I love this version. Yep, the Texas twang is there as she's tuning. I saw a Kristofferson interview where he talks about not knowing she recorded it for Pearl until after she had died.
bornstandin 6 months ago
no one can sing it like janis there close and are some good trys but just not like her love this song
MrElcoyote25 7 months ago 2
beautiful
hovis03 7 months ago
MY fav of all time ...
RED13867 7 months ago
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nilbog44 on Janis Joplin
" name one good song she has. she didn't even write bobby mcgee and piece of my heart is god awful. just because she was big in the 60's doesnt mean she was good. clapton and hendrix are incredibly over rated too. there greatest hits aren't even good albums. they maybe have 3 or 4 good songs their whole career. who cares. and janis joplin sucks even more than any of those over rated clowns. thats why Amy winehouse is best" WILL SOMEBODY TEACH THIS ASS HOLE A LESSON!
PikaJew1213 7 months ago
Oh how i miss her!
hethat 7 months ago
Janis's only Diva in the world
000gabrielpereira 7 months ago 3
LOVE this version... made my day. Thanks.
annyid8 8 months ago 2
everyone that likes these classic tunes are always disappointed with their generation. my question is why do people have to make more now? you can always listen to these great songs whenever you want thanks to the internet, and the people who post them.
OutlawRepresent 8 months ago 2
@cocowanna so far im totally agree with you...but we still have a few decades to solve that..
TheEasytimes 8 months ago
thanks alot love her in the song god bless you
sexysiss1 8 months ago
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I have such a connection to her lately. I dont know if its because i am beginning to search for meaning in my life or because she is from my home town. she looks like she could be my mom. I love her raspy voice and chill attitude. Janis will FOREVER live in my heart!
lilladyvenus 8 months ago
I have such a connection to her lately. I dont know if its because i am beginning to search for meaning in my life or because she is from my home town. she looks like she could be my mom. I love her raspy voice and chill attitude. Janis will FOREVER live in my heart!
lilladyvenus 8 months ago
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janis joplin's special she was'nt very pretty but my god was she beautiful
nickrulez809765 8 months ago
Aunque a alguien no le guste su musica, es imposible quedarse impasible oyendo una voz como esa. Dentro de su voz hay un profundo dolor,una especie de resignacion, una profundidad... Cuando canta bajito, cuando grita. algunos dicen que canta como una negra, pero no voy a hacer comparaciones. Si a Frank Sinatra le llamaban la voz ¿Cómo deberian llamarla a ella? ¿Desde que parte de su anatomia salía esa voz? No lo se, pero si se a donde me llega a mi.
karlitos993 9 months ago 3
There is no true female rock artist after Janis, Dont give A fuck what you say. she is the true rock and roll princess.
OmfgitsJamison 9 months ago 6
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3 people are racists. They hate Joplin race.
ray5677 9 months ago
3 people are racist. They hate Joplin race.
ray5677 9 months ago
When she talks she sounds like Whoopie Goldberg
KosmoAntoninus 9 months ago
Touching indeed, what soul! Gotta lovit.
lovesharkMGF 9 months ago
Janis, i see you have one headlight on..lol i really love this song, kris kristofferson may have wrote this song, however janis simply owns it... :)
partypianoplayer 9 months ago
Always when i listen to janis joplin , i always feel haunted but in a such nice way, her voice is so chill and lovely, i wish there was more alike her, but there will only be one Janis Joplin, and no one should compare her, cuz she is original! R.I.P sweet angel
Darkangelrock92 10 months ago
this is authentic, it was on one of the real to reals my dad had coppied to CDs a few years ago. He has a ton of stuff like this from various artists from his hippie days as he calls them.
Randalthorpk 10 months ago
OMG! If this is authentic... then I bow to the queen!!
dbrinkmans 10 months ago
Lord..that voice...
blaugranaa1899 10 months ago
That's for the song! Absolute gem!
Fairrrytale 10 months ago
Superb! I loved Janis and this is a really good insight to her character, thanks for the posting
patsyod 10 months ago
this song was made for Janis to sing.........She sings it so perfectly!!!!!
Mygrassisblue01 10 months ago
que bien esta pieza,,,felicidades por tenerla saludos
TheJKOBE88 11 months ago
saw herin montreal never will forget
Ms12344566 11 months ago
janis joplin jonh lennon jim morrison jimmy hendrix
dedotes29 1 year ago 9
@dedotes29 duck jim morrison
dernhelmrs 11 months ago
@dernhelmrs duck?
dedotes29 11 months ago
@dedotes29 Ok,so i washurried a bit,i ment to write fuck ;-)
dernhelmrs 11 months ago
@dernhelmrs you think I care about your fucking opinion?
dedotes29 11 months ago
@dedotes29 ma,napushi se kurchine !
dernhelmrs 7 months ago
I'll traid all of my tommorows for one single yestarday.....02:50
I was holding Bobby's hand in mine ,we sang every song the driver knew...1:38
Good enough for me and my Bobby mc Gee...02:03
Nothing is all that bobby left me...03:07
Feeling good was good enough for me and my bobby mc Gee...03:19
WHAT "A" LYRICS they go right into your soul and WHAT "A "VOICE it goes straight in to your heart!
georgiakokosidou 1 year ago
its all about the forever 27!!!!! they will all be remembered!
ashleyensonora100 1 year ago
never heard something so unusual as this voice is...as this life is....wow, unbelievable!
jadefree1 1 year ago
Happy Birthday Janis.......never to be forgotten....my absolute favorite song by her!!
SusieQ11757 1 year ago
'91 likes' doesn't cover the overwhelmingly emotional response thousands of people have had to this song. Which version is this though? It's LOVELY.
SpoookiePoookie 1 year ago
My grandmothers friend went to highschool with her, But he ignored her because she was "weird" If only i had his chance to have known her..........I've never had respect for him since then
mylespaul777 1 year ago
GREAT!!! very cool! JANIS'S THE BEST!
goodmusicJJ 1 year ago
non riesco a smettere d'ascoltarla...
MsFrefra 1 year ago
That was a beautiful version of this song... I'm glad i stumbled across it.
SweetThicknesss 1 year ago 3
what a voice she had,beautiful song. Kris Kristoferson a genius for writing it.
viejababoza 2 years ago 2
hahahahahahaha :D
soccer69heit 2 years ago
wtf!?
luciano1336 2 years ago
JANIS I LOVE YOU 4 EVER,
rumagri 2 years ago 3
bellissimo....la versione piu dolce,toccante,stupenda di questa splendida canzone
paolatrev 2 years ago
Janis Joplin is my hero no matter what anybody says
GaBbYgAbBy1997 2 years ago 48
@GaBbYgAbBy1997 Well let's see, this is difficult but I'd always say you were right today and tomorrow too as all the rest is just the best impressed by playing every song she ever sang laughing till you're crying right in tune to the heart beating so strong that she took all her beats and moved along earlier than want would need express a preference, life aint fair bit no despair will improve on the treasure trove she has left us for as long as we can keep show roadied!!
davidoffon 1 month ago
@GaBbYgAbBy1997 Hell yeah!! Stand up for what you believe in! Janis would be proud of you!!
darkstarunderground 3 weeks ago
great
00Zaq00 2 years ago
Every female rock singer since 1970 should have an altar to Janis Joplin in her room where she worships on a daily basis. She changed the industries attitude about what a female rock singer could be.
TimothyEdwardPerry 2 years ago 49
@TimothyEdwardPerry You are absolutely right!! Janis Joplin was one of a kind! A true Rock and Roll Icon!!
darkstarunderground 3 weeks ago
BEAUTIFUL!!!!
jeannecitta 2 years ago
Janis Joplin is my all time Fav. Female Singer.... This is my Fav. song of her's.... But I LOVE them all!!!!!
BlueMoonTearDrop 2 years ago
@BlueMoonTearDrop, actually Kris Kristofferson wrote this song
Mygrassisblue01 11 months ago 3
@Mygrassisblue01 Thank You! Very Lovely Song!! =)
BlueMoonTearDrop 10 months ago
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jeannecitta 2 years ago
i love this version
kellinco1 2 years ago 3
... and the most beautiful picture of Janis I've ever seen!
carosta 2 years ago 4
Fantastic song
and fantastic legend
rina025 2 years ago 2
awsome video thanks for posting!
tooyoung87 3 years ago 15
thanks for comment
SaturnFriend 2 years ago 3