Concrete Blonde - Caroline

[occyoccy]

The voice of a God

[richbonnie220]

"Caroline" must have been a dancer in some club in an unknown city from wha I get from tis video. Powerful lyrics and the beautiful voice of Johnette Napolitano

send me back to my high school days when this first ripped up the charts.

Wish todays artists would come up with real "meat and potatoes" music like this!

[FunGooseDeanGoose]

they never make real artists like her anymore...so sad we are stuck with such rubbish as ladyboy gaga and bieber's beaver.

[pcrvg0808]

what the who?

[reesnixon]

Joey, Caroline, and Tomorrow Wendy are a perfect trifecta. This is an amazing album.

[LolOmg1225]

ahhh what the hell is htis shit?!?!?!?!

[cazzza321]

very passionate x

[mybonesarecandy]

Wow, this is the first time ive heard this song, Its bittersweet..I a new fan of these guys, her voice is so amazing!!

[1MartinD28]

craving that long horn guitar in the beginning

[FunGooseDeanGoose]

her voice kinda reminds me of linda perry's though hers is grittier and edgier andilikeit!!!!

[Rockbobm]

One of the most under rated voices of all time

[Bix12]

Brilliant lyrics--I'm w/Nevawake--this is the real shit.

[Harassify]

dare I say, one of the greatest female voices in music today and ever

[beowulven]

Greatest guitar solo ever.

[playswitsquirls]

anyone know when this song came out?

[coughcool72]

@playswitsquirls 1990 - check out All Music for a review

[Milfchaser1]

@playswitsquirls I believe that it came out in the early to mid eighties.

[tashydv]

@playswitsquirls Caroline was released on CB's Bloodletting Album in 1990

[playswitsquirls]

what a powerful voice..

[angellife21]

CONCRETE BLONDE = AWESOME!!!!

[Beveldrive900]

Yippee..they're  touring Australia in October 2010 !!

[KathyLiv]

Love this song to bits.

[OgreVI]

Concrete Blonde is one of the best bands ever, and nobody was ever sexier than Napolitano.

[marcelojosuedesouza]

@VampireChai7

[xgrrrl111]

My Favorite song in the whole wide earth...

[mojoskinner74]

this is one of the greatest albums ever made from the beginning to end

[MekTS]

I honestly think music thats relevant is actually coming back, people are actually startign to get tired of the constant churning out of crappy pop stars I think bands and singers like Regina Spektor, Bat for Lashes, Florence + the Machine, Cage the Elephant, and the Cold War Kids actually have relevance and they are starting to become popular, some already are just not all over the place popular.

[dsonik1]

I am so "not so secretly" in love with this woman....

[MarielaPerezArmijo]

I recently saw her in concert... and her voice has not changed! What a Great performer!

[shempsstuntdbl]

I guess they don't make pipes like Johnette's anymore. Everytime I hear Kelly Clarkson I nearly break the knob on my radio turning it off.

[Vares65]

Original Goth - back before it was even called Goth!

[djtahoe]

Fuck Kesha! She sings like she REALLY does brush her teeth with Jack Daniels!

[cayenne2112]

compared musicly to johnette,lady gaga is about as deep as a bathtub....

[nickystartup]

I remember the very first time I heard this song. A chill ran up my spine. Still does every time I hear it.

[The13sillyrabbits]

Lady Gaga couldnt even check Johnette's microphone

[THiRAKAULiTZ]

oh

lady gaga? lol who the fuck is lady gaga. i hope that if she hears music like this she will realize she makes the most crappiest noise on earth. it may be catchy but so what? its not worth anything. i think she can better become a pornstar or something looking at her disgusting videoclips

[THiRAKAULiTZ]

oh my holy god. just listen to those breathtaking vocals, that pure emotion, that SONGWRITING!! magic! Johnette is so extremely talented! in my opinion this is the most beautiful and haunting song ever made. and I mean EVER.

[MikeDiamond69]

Haunting, beautiful

[mydogtazziskool]

britney, christina, lady gaga wish there voices came close to this womans voice, especially now with the way music is produced its all crap!

[DominicanPirate97526]

Caroline Backwards is Enilorac

[Nazacosta]

Parece que nos dias de hoje as musica não são musicas! É dificil entende isso! Basta olhas para os ultimos 10 anos, tem alguma musica que marcou até hoje? Dificil!

Antigamente se cantava as? coisas simples, simplesmente musicas, boas letras.

Hoje não, ta tudo um lixo, tudo em cima de filosofia ridicula, do eu sou mais eu!!! que bosta.

[nextdoorgirl09]

fucking talent! amazing voice ..what a gift! That we missed today with all the "stars"

[Slickdapj]

Singing, songwriting and playing the bass. What a talent. What a voice. Her power and control are just amazing.

[edbassace]

This woman is so underrated!!!!!!!!!!!!

[meeeee1968]

my god johnette is so amazing

such a great voice !!!!!!!!!

[datsunmadman]

Like a memory in motion,

you were only passing through...

that is all you've ever known of life,

that's all you'll ever do.

[magruder84]

are we seriously comparing Lady Gaga to Concrete Blonde??????

[beerme63074]

@magruder84 No shit. Apples and oranges, mon frere. By the way, Concrete Blonde totally slays that tranny 'Lady' Gaga. LOL till I puke!

[moxie868]

there is no comparing the two - apples and oranges...

[datsunmadman]

This and Gagga is apple and oranges.BTW this song is deep and beautiful.I fell in love with this song and the band Tomorrow I will buy the CD.

[littletimmyeggfart]

yes muther f'er,...........LISTEN!!! we have the Jonas Brothers and J'Z dominating our airwaves. All you freakin young people............songs have meaning. from the heart. its not SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS. ............May God bless America

[psychwardreject79]

theres no way that lady gagme can compare to johnettes beautiful voice

[iltizzone]

Quel talent, la voix, les paroles troublantes, le jeu original et fluide du guitariste, la vidéo élégante et classe...

[cherton]

the problem now is music, and everything else for that matter, is driven towards the youth market. So now the airwaves are polluted by absolute garbage. Kids today have no idea well most or em...

[GutterDoll138]

In my top 5 favorite female vocalists. Johnette is unrivaled. OMG. Genius.

Concrete Blonde FOREVER! <3

[dbeecooks]

I find this song so beautiful and haunting. I still get goose bumps listening to this so many years later.

[PollyDays]

There´s no way to compare those artists in musics, videos and even more in lyrics!!!

[AerowsX]

Great band. I saw them live at Tipitina's during "Bloodletting".

Johnette has such incredible presence and her voice fills a room. Wonderful band.

[Eraseguy]

Sharleen Spiteri could also sing this ... but keep in mind that 'There nothing but the real thing' :-)

[wynternight777]

Johnette was never a classic beauty but she was always amazingly sexy and had a wonderful stage presence. And one can always recognise one of Jame's solos. There will never be another band like Concrete Blonde.

[katkal3]

@wynternight777 The thing is when i was a teenager and at first when i saw her i didnt think she was really all that hot, but when i heard her music and especially her voice i had developed a big crush on her that lasted years, so i guess talent makes someone so much more attractive to ppl, thats why i guess mick jagger had been a chick magnet. So pay attention girls, it works the other way around to, all you have to do is sing like johnette and boys will be groveling at your feet.

[andrewweis]

This is a real woman. A real musician with a hypnotic voice on par with Stevie Nicks. Gaga will be forgotten as fast as Brittney Spears and all the rest of the asinine cunts of the 'business' world..

[cemilutz]

love CB. Johnette is absolutely brilliant. and yeah Nevawake, she is definitely not "bluffing with her muffin"

[rareluck]

My fav. lady singer. Her and Kim Gordon.

[MTCatman]

Love this song, thanks!

[beerbu]

@peeps6901

I want you to stay alive.

[deathpiggy89]

dont kill yourself man that would be all bad =( take my word,things will get better..

[CRAZYCRADER]

Concrete Blonde was an alternative rock band based in the United States. They were initially active from 1982 to 1995, and again from 2001 to 2004. They are best known for the poignant songwriting and vocals of Johnette Napolitano.

[Herbuliss]

What a Great Band,,, Oh Mama...H.

[lancemckellar]

What a fantastic band! The sequel to Joey? Anybody know?

[bigdsears]

Reminds me of my misspent youth in smoke filled bars and topless joints trying to figure out who I am. Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty. Wondering why my family cast me off and then glancing out the window to look at the sky and the beautiful birds, it all goes away. Feeling sorry for yourself, and in the condition I would be in, is not only a waste of energy but the worst habit you could possibly have. It's best to get on with life and love others...

[n8tureboy]

Good advice.

Loneliness is a killer.

[bigdsears]

right on, let things go and start loving again

...rick flair

[jamiegottagunATyahoo]

@bigdsears oh lord get over your self

[Snowoxox]

@bigdsears I agree, All the dark seedy places I worked ( even if they were dressed up to be glamorous, they weren't). I knew I had something more for me out there. I just had to learn to grow and do it myself. I did.. So I completely understand ...

[kayyebabes]

good times good times !

[wild1heart]

Concrete Blonde is a great Band..

[TheTodd1977]

I didn't know dwarfs had such good voices... lol

[GreaserChrist1]

average size heads why wouldn't they idiot

[GreaserChrist1]

lol

[stevegerard88]

buenisima cancion !!

[laney50w]

DAMN! What a killer song! Still one of my top 10 favorite songs of all time!

[Nevawake]

"like a memory in motion you were only passing thru". Compare those lyrics to lady gagga SHIT

[Thompsongs]

Exactly.

[evilkoody]

This stood out amongst the top 40 trash of the early 90s as well. There's quality bands like this still, fortunately with the internet now they're a lot easier to find.

[Hive5ification]

@Nevawake my girlfrend loves lady gaga nd i showed her this band and was like ''llady gaga could only dream to be her''

[Nevawake]

@Hive5ification Lgaga is a marketing ploy at this moment and the music companies are SUPER Thrilled she has millions of fans. It means $. So theyl use whatever keeps the young captivated as they are. But if you want real music. Check the Lyrics and if the music creates a picture. Lgaga is talented. I mean to get so many fans. But her music is very commercial and has no soul.

[prettypistol777]

@Nevawake TOO TRUE NEVAWAKE> TOO TRUE> I WISH I COULD SEE THM LIVE AGIN:(

[Mainrollman]

@Nevawake AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!

[amidacounseling]

@Nevawake

Yes, exactly. lady googoo and her lyrics, if you can call them that, are indicative of the tastlessness and blandness of today's "musak."

[Deettr]

@Nevawake I dunno. I like both -- CB is obviously expressing a different range of experiences and was marketed towards a more contemplative audience, but Lady Ga Ga is smart (if you think about wanting a 'bad romance,' it delves into the complicated and alluring nature of cliches; she also went to NYU) and seems to be advocating a chosen life of hedonism as a rejection of an over-logical (controlling) society. Now Ke$ha, fuck that dumb trashy ho and everyone who likes her shitty shitmusiccrap.

[Nevawake]

@Deettr Distribute the details in each ones point of view. I understand what your getting at. BUT the real deal for me and why i keep coming back to the 80s,90 music. When i listen to this stuff. I go into a place. A poetic place and feel just feel. ITs like the perfect Cake. The instruments, voice, lyrics, mood, story. Lady gaga is talented. I mean u have to be. But some catchy tunes doesnt buy me. Lady gaga is what i go to at the shopping centre. Concrete blonde is where it takes me.

[BlackJar72]

These lyrics are some of the best poetry of the modern era.

[VampireChai7]

@Nevawake

well i kinda disagree with you there.

not all lady gagas songs are about sex.

she has a few good ones like disco heaven

and speechless

[coughcool72]

@VampireChai7 please don't compare the two, they're not in the same universe. the beautiful soaring voice of napolitano, the lush guitars and atmosphere of CB, something LG could only dream of. JN is sexy and classy not smutty.

[bardeuxfan]

Such a dreamy, soothing song. I love it!

[SouthLakeClub]

I like the singing midgets...

[BigJulieWasDead]

great band and song, used to smoke hash and listen to their first few albums :-)

still stands up, and last time I saw them live they were awesome.

[touru23]

Adoro este grupo!!!

[jard18]

oh man how i love this song!

[lancemckellar]

OOOOOOOOOOOOOhhhhhhhhh those vocals!!!! Love this song!

[rcarrl]

Excellent song. Great band concrete blonde.

[bigdsears]

I had this cassette tape and I used to play it over and over in my alpha romero spider. My college years, driving down the highway heading back to college from a long vacation. Looking at the sky with this song blaring out of the speakers. Time was on my side. I'm 43 now, but i'm not old yet.... not yet.

[XxXevilspiritsXxX]

im 15 and i was raised on stuff like this i love it especially concrete blonde!!!!!!!!!!! hell yes

[MrBuckwilliam]

excellent song, excellent vid. thank you for posting bia0 :)

[xgrrrl111]

Haunting!!!!!!!!!!!

[luvmusic1957]

This band was SO before it's time. I wish they were sill around.

[geminijem]

She'd make Amy Whinehouse quiver in her dirty ballet shoes!  Miss this band!

[luvmusic1957]

@geminijem

This chick blows her away!

[MrNotbadyou]

Concrete Blonde were definitely underrated. Johnette Napolitano's voice is beautiful, as is this song.

Bloodletting may have came out 20 years ago, but it hasn't dated.

[beckylovesaidan]

This song sings to my very core. It means so much to me!

[bungoose]

love her voice

and the song

[xothegirlz]

Love the premise of this song. Love the guitar solo. Love Johnette's voice. She can really belt it out. I think this band deserved more credit. Of course the video is true to early 90's fashion, and is amazingly tacky. I just wish there was a video on youtube that had the full version of this song, cuz this one cuts out the beginning of the 2nd verse.

[originaltbyrd]

it's true the fashions are 90's but they are also so very david lynch, so apropriate, donchca think

[bobosharkey]

Johnette and Anne Wilson - naked - singing to me. My perviest fantasy.

[apalmr]

@bobosharkey

LOL - I think you mean Nancy! Have another look!

[bobosharkey]

I meant Anne because they have similar voices. Nancy would make it a mind blowing threesome though!

[rubyredlipstick71]

This song is amazing, and I can't believe how many people I talk to, never heard of Concrete Blonde. I thought they were crazy for not knowing, so I send them here to listen. Bloodletting is such a great album, I wish more friends of mine knew who they were. Piece of music history right here.

Thanks for the upload... I think I'll listen to my cd of this tomorrow. :)

[fldi17]

number 2 in my top ten music

[Herbuliss]

It's one of those rare disk ...I love Every Track !!  H.

[naveen1972z]

I played this CD till it couldn't play anymore in 1991, my goodness this was my favorite CD. Right before I left for the Navy.

[elpepepepe]

love it!!!!

[aubhar]

her and stevie nicks....are the greatest and not this shit we hear from little girls today.

[Grindcoach]

THE BEST!

TRUE MUSIC...

[xothegirlz]

I effing love this song.

[xgrrrl111]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!

[mustangs571]

greatness

[fldi17]

this song is in my top ten list...

la voix de la chanteuse au début de la chanson me jette à terre à chaque fois !

j espère que ce groupe reviendra un jour.

[Janny310]

LOVE HER VOICE !!!!!!!!!! Don't like the little girl voices of today !

[CyndyNeg]

she plays all the time! great new stuff...

Scarred cd came out last year...

[epiphanyof30]

speechless..................

[epiphanyof30]

theres not enough words to discribe this song.............

[THiRAKAULiTZ]

This song stays just so mysterious... it doesnt matter how much you heard it

[originaltbyrd]

i was a heavy drinker back when i listened to this... i can still hear the bourbon and the despair. awesome fucking music...

[originaltbyrd]

damn, i come back a couple months later, knocking back a couple of beers, i can hear all of it in this song. but despair is not the color of the day anymore. is this song about hope? hell, i don't know. it sounds real good, though.

[kdwaechter]

one of those bands that makes me INSTANTLY respect the shit out of them....

[ghenghiskhunt]

this reminds me of being young and discovering a whole world of songs that weren't pop!

i love it!

[Polyvorefreak101]

awsome song!!!

[TRAVISJAMES03]

Awesome! If anyone knows where to find CB's ultra-rare song "The God in You" PLEASE let me know!

[ColorsBright]

Its hard enough to make one song about a person but this group has JOEY and CAROLINE... Pure Talent!

[nycboy31]

And don't forget about the tragic "Wendy"

[tatometal]

AWSOME

[wandaslice]

one of my fav songs of all time !!!  i get goose bumps everytime i hear it still

[brignolle]

who was caroline? i just got into this band and i love this song. does anyone know?

[leathuru]

Bloodletting had SO many classic songs. Normally you get 4 or 5 songs that are listenabIe and the rest are dross. On Bloodletting, practically every song was top class. I find it hard to think of any other album with so many brilliant songs.

[komet73vs]

caroline.....

[urbano2509]

toda la musica y videos de concrete blonde para mi gusto son super buenisimos esa es mi opinion

[leathuru]

Exacto......

[sidchimaera]

holy shit i didn't know tiny tim was in the band

[lucysha12]

amazing

[Vampoline]

this is my name and this song just explains so much,its so haunting and beautiful

[svy70]

Beautiful song. J.N. is a talented woman.

[BurnAliveJypsy]

this is my name and I can't listen to this without crying. The year this came out I was fighting so many demons. She's so beautiful and haunting.

Like another Chrissie Hyde. Not to diss today's young artists but you need to have experienced life before you can sing about it. If you look into all the most epic artists , they have all had some pain or struggle in their life.

[mtburkett]

Best female vocalist ever!

[sayntfuu]

such a smooth grove

[reill3]

A band like this would never break into today's music market

[HelbaRion]

so what...most of the bands around today aren't worth listening to, their mostly just rearranged and renamed pieces of the same shit. At least they're original...

[palonejr]

Love her voice

Great song

I bought this album when it came out

Good songs

Thanks

Bobby...

[anamakis]

The train had passed the station,

And you were trapped inside...

Yet I never wonder where you went,

I only wonder why,

I wonder why...

[beefspareribs]

love the dancing midgets and the song.

[ilybaybe]

i'm inlovee with this songg. it makes all my

bitchy problem go awayy..

ohhhhh drammmaaaaaa.!!!!

ohhh. ohhhh draaaamaaaa.!

whyyy wont yu go awayaaaa.! :)

[jucalu5]

Excelente, adelantados a su época, geniales!!!!

[xxtaxidermyxx]

one of the best goth albums by a non-goth band ever.

[bud23green]

Not gay ! Her most recent album is with her husband!

[twinstu50]

I intended to say, ..stunning, fabulous lighting, spot-on editing, the actors complimented each other and the story perfectly. But I won't, 'cause I'd just be saying what we all know!.

SHE, well, re-defines excellence, at every musical excursion.

But, dammit, I'm continually impressed by the brilliant work of the lighting and photography/filming people.

The final product of very capable, talented, 'behind the scenes' collaberation never fails to impress.

Thank you.

[122ALVARO11]

Who the fuck cares if she´s gay or not!!!!!!!!Shit she as a hell of a voice and that´s what mathers.All the rest it´s pure fucling BULLSHIT!!!!!!!

[abmountaingurl]

who cares whos gay and whos not? my husband laughs at me cuz I can appreciate good looking people with talent regardless of sex! (or color for that matter) talent is talent and hot is hot!! Not many ppl have both and kudos to those who do (Johnnette, Joan Jett etc dont matter) Hip hip hooray for beauty!!!!

[pathroselmercader]

iLOVE YOUR VOICE JOHNNETTE AND YOUR BAND IS REALLY GREAT

[dwheesk]

Lesbian or not...LOVE the tune

[cemilutz]

THIS is sheer awesomeness. Love the '80s and '90 rock