And I LOVE this song, first time I heard it, it was with my mom in a car driving across half Sweden to my Grandma, I was about 8 years old. And every singel day from I heard it, I rememberd every word from this song (but I couldn't speak or english) and I knew how that song went in my head. And from that day, I love country music thanks to my mom.
This song is about taking adversity and turning it on its head. He went to a Garden Party -- Madison Square Garden -- to sing his songs. When he sang some of his newer stuff... he was booed. At least he heard booing and thought it was about him. So he left the stage and did not come back. Chuck Berry (Johnny B Goode) played after him.
So Ricky decided to do a song about this bad event and it became his next hit.
In his youth, Ricky Nelson was almost pretty, but he never used his looks in a bad way. I believe he was always a fine musician. He had the advantage of having parents in the entertainment business, and he used that advantage well. Sometimes, in today's world people tend to think that all advantages like family connections, money, fame, or whatever, are automatically unfair, but when it comes down to it, talent and hard work on the part of the artist is what makes a long term career.
Good to hear this song again, we named our band Please Y'Self after hearing this song way back in 1972! and were still going and Please Y'Self just about sums us up.
I saw him in his last performance in Ohio...I had kept the flyer from the concert and had his boys sign it 4 1/2 years later when they appeared in the same club...Matthew held it up to Gunnar and said "Check it out man" and then told me "Cool, very cool" and thanked me for bringing it,,,
Never buy a over-size worn out jet from Jerry Lee Lewis the gas tanks leaked and blew it Excuse the screen-name I mean no dis-respect the six souls lost are the strings of a standard guitar. and the day the music died for so many rockers
They say the good die young. Elvis, Ricky, Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, just to name a few.
Loved Ricky and his music. That voice, those eyes, that hair, and I agree with @ranchhand333 Thanks for risking your life for all of us. Gone but not forgotten!!
always loved this classic! simple,catchy & pure ! i'm 100 % heterosexual but even i can admit that rick was one hell of a good looking man! and talented !
@CaliforniaSheri I followed Ricky since 1966 .. when my Mom first introduced me to his Million Sellers album and Have Been a follower ever since .. thanks Sheri
I want to thank my first and only ex wife Annette Turner ...who got me the whole Ricky collection for my birthday ...cheer's Pat Benetar ..and yes in my hreat of hearts you really did look like Pat Benetar xoxo
I want to thank my first and only ex wife Annette Turner ...who got me the whole Ricky collection for my birthday ...cheer's Pat Benetar ..and yes in my hreat of hearts you really did look like Pat Benetar xoxo
i think it shows his class when he can get back on stage and pull it off.not many would or could but he did. its 2011 now and i finally really listened to the words after all these yrs .and i feel sorry for him.
@JBTparkourJSW No taste for music and talent. That's why. I just wish that they would leave OUR music alone. if you don't like it don't watch, simple really.
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@Sparky1002 That's a fact. He got so tired of the old stuff, and his audiences never wanted to hear the new things he was writing. Lots of luck finding much of anything new from the 70's.
His plane I believe went down near Dekalb,Texas. I want forget that morning, my family and I were on our way to Texarkana. And they broke the news on the radio about his plane crash. I was not so much a big fan of his too young at the time I guess. But my father really liked him a his family.
Saw him at a county fair in the early 80's. He was very good (not coked out I guess) and really rocking hard. He really did hate doing all the old songs, but when he introduced some new stuff, people actually booed (morons). One of the best lines in music: "If memories were all I sang, I'd rather drive a truck."
My band opened for Rick in September of 1985 - we opened for them numerous times whenever they came to town. This particular time was a bit different. The guys in the band were mentioning to us about how some of them hated and feared the "rickety" plane. When I heard of the accident I was shocked.
Jeez, Sam sings a lot like him (not voice-wise, but the way he moves his mouth and doesn't quite form that end of words) and Matthew and Gunnar, though they didn't get his coloring, look a lot like him as they've aged. Such a cool family! My mom had a big crush on "Ricky" and it passed on to me. LOL.
The American Idol who had The number one single on The Billboard Pop Charts when Madonna was born;She was 14 when this was released. Where did the time go?
How many artists would get booed off stage because he didn't play his old music and then leave and write a song about what happened record it and use that to jump start his career again...only a true talent like Ricky Nelson. For all you liberals who can't resist posting rude comments may I suggest that you keep all those negative vibs to yourself.
@nourbutwatmi it ain't about lib'rulz. I am a leftist radical and this is the best music that exists and the truest words. Keep your Eric "kill the poor" Cantor politics out of it.
@scottmalec It's a shame that socialists fail to realize what a complete ass they make of themselves when they attempt to be witty...and you're obviously staying true to the tradition.
@LAWAGO I saw Ricky at the Crazy Horse in Santa Ana about a week before he died.Hell of a showman.He did all of his old songs & some new ones that he was going to release.He was one of the most comfortable people on stage.You felt like you were all family in his presence. I was and am a big fan.
This song has a sad beauty to it..It's strange how so many brilliant singers have died at young ages..John Lennon, Elvis, Michael Jackson, Karen Carpenter, Rick Nelson, Bob Marley, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, Freddie Mercury and Jimi Hendrix...I could say they were here for a reason and they left when they did what they were supposed to do..I could also say that they made bad choices which led to their deaths..Whatever the reason or reasons, they're no longer, but their brilliant music lives on.
@penny539 I must rebuke you for your shameless assignation of Pagalley who made a genuine and emotional gesture of appreciation. Even though I'm British (So that I must allow for your American lack of intellect/culture) I can see where Pagalley is coming from. Indeed, You no longer feel the the boundaries of the song, you cannot remember how it is composed and what its name is. How bizarre, how bizarre. From my 'gallery'....you are the IDIOT and Pagalley is simply....nice.
@KarenEngSwallows ... Perhaps you are the real Mary-Lou and what you did for him inspired his 'I've got a feeling', after which he felt a 'Poor Little Fool' and went on top become a 'Travellin' man', finally returning to attend a 'Garden Party' before realising it was way past his bedtime and saying 'It's Late'.....I've gotta get on home....and there you were waiting for him again. Yep; kind of adds up now
@KarenEngSwallows You must be the brightest person in your own mind for such a heartfelt comment....Your life must be such a blur of excitement, it's surprising you found so much spare time to sit & think of such a marvellous comment to share with us all.
I was truly blessed to meet David and Ricky on the set of "Ozzie and Harriet." I was 12 years old and thanks to Ricky's fan club president, Connie Mueller, who was also Ozzie's assistant, I was able to interview the two brothers for my elementary school paper. I saw Ricky later--when he recorded his 'live' album at The Troubador in Hollywood around '70 or so. He was an original. I was managing The Beach Boys at the time & I've been blessed to have known & worked with many of my heroes.
@thevoiceoftheBBs -- Have you written a book about some of the people you've known and worked with? If you have, how do I find it? If you haven't, I wish you'd consider doing it -- then come to Dallas so I can get you to sign a copy for me :)
Those younger than 50 might not relate to your stories, but there are a lot of us music-loving boomers out here who'd like to know more about the musicians who inspired us back in the day (and still do).
3:33 video: "Garden Party" is a 1972 hit song for Rick Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) and the Stone Canyon Band from the album Garden Party. Video from concert in August of 1985.
One of the most handsome performers to come out of the states. His singing needs no comment - just so perfect, especially the slow numbers. Sadly missed by many of us.
@hotmn4u -This is not what happened. The old plane's heater simply malfunctioned,causing the plane fire. When the plane crash first ocurred that was the rumor. When the truth came out, the information was not as widely publicized as the false rumor. That is not to say that Rick did not do drugs. He still looked good at 45, although his hair had long since turned grey. BTW he and I share the same birthday, May 8.
@COOLROCKINDAD, IS A COMPLETE CHICKENSHIT, HOPE YOUR COMMENT TO HIM IS NOT BLOCKED , LIKE HE BLOCKED MINE!! HURT HIS FEELINGS I GUESS! ALL HE HAS WAITING FOR HIM IS A HOLE IN THE GROUND, WITH NO COMMENTS!! mikedcannon
@mikedcannon Guy ...the bottom line you were not there, I was! That's why your comments are invalid. I guess I am verbose for a douche bag like yourself who's struggling with a 1 digit IQ. A perfect example is your use of the term "sucka". You and a lot of 12 year olds should get along very well.
@mikedcannon Guy ...the bottom line you were not there, I was! That's why your comments are invalid. I guess I am verbose for a douche bag like yourself who's struggling with a 1 digit IQ. A perfect example is your use of the term "sucka". You and a lot of 12 year olds should get along very well.
I just learned that Ricky Nelson wasn't a father to his child, Eric Jude Crewe. I thought it was raised better than that. A paternity test proved he was the father back then but he had nothing to do with this child. How sad! I am heartbroken.
If it weren't for Mr. Rick Nelson, I would have NEVER gone into the music biz. He was the first inspiration for me to that even before Elvis or Beatles influenced me. I'm 56 now and still produce but he will always have a place in my mind and as simple as his songs were made it all the easier to understand there is Genius in simplicity.
I HOPE ALL THE SCUMBAGS IN m.s.g. AT HIS SHOW THAT NIGHT, FEEL REAL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES!!!!! n.y.c. SUCKS, THEY WON'T EVEN STAND UP AND DEFEND VISITORS, THAT COME TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEM!!! mikedcannon v.n. vet 69-71scty gd. co. 13th cav [for those in the know]LOV YA RICKY!!!
@mikedcannon I was at this show and as much as I like Ricky Nelson ... he was wrong. If I want to hear "Honky Tonk Woman" then I'll go to see the Stones. If he didn't want to sing just his hits then he should have had so new tunes. As in tunes he's recorded recently. Rickies voice is just to smooth for a Stones tune anyway. The show was billed as a so called Oldies Show.
Since you were not at that show you have no idea what you're talking about, so right back at you scumbag and my I add FU!
I HOPE ALL THE SCUMBAGS IN m.s.g. AT HIS SHOW THAT NIGHT, FEEL REAL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES!!!!! n.y.c. SUCKS, THEY WON'T EVEN STAND UP AND DEFEND VISITORS, THAT COME TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEM!!! mikedcannon v.n. vet 69-71scty gd. co. 13th cav [for those in the know]
A blast from the past... No good music from a time I wish the world would reset to
SamUSAFPilot 3 days ago
I love this music. It is calming.
MusicLovernumber2012 5 days ago
And I LOVE this song, first time I heard it, it was with my mom in a car driving across half Sweden to my Grandma, I was about 8 years old. And every singel day from I heard it, I rememberd every word from this song (but I couldn't speak or english) and I knew how that song went in my head. And from that day, I love country music thanks to my mom.
95Sarre 6 days ago
When did Ricky Nelson past away from us?? :'(
95Sarre 6 days ago
This song is about taking adversity and turning it on its head. He went to a Garden Party -- Madison Square Garden -- to sing his songs. When he sang some of his newer stuff... he was booed. At least he heard booing and thought it was about him. So he left the stage and did not come back. Chuck Berry (Johnny B Goode) played after him.
So Ricky decided to do a song about this bad event and it became his next hit.
DURound 2 weeks ago
@DURound I was there !!! It was a rock & roll revival show and the crowd was not into the new stuff. He got a great song out of it.
frangill46 2 weeks ago
How could anyone dislike this ? God bless you Ricky,,,RIP.
Bringinthe60s 3 weeks ago
In his youth, Ricky Nelson was almost pretty, but he never used his looks in a bad way. I believe he was always a fine musician. He had the advantage of having parents in the entertainment business, and he used that advantage well. Sometimes, in today's world people tend to think that all advantages like family connections, money, fame, or whatever, are automatically unfair, but when it comes down to it, talent and hard work on the part of the artist is what makes a long term career.
elainebmack 3 weeks ago
he stood the test of time...some good, and some bad. A great entertainer and singer.
mdawg1238 1 month ago
johnny b good )))
DimaPanychyk 1 month ago
Wow this guy was good.
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"But it's all right now. I learned my lesson well. See, you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself."
I find this lyric to be profoundly wise
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Good to hear this song again, we named our band Please Y'Self after hearing this song way back in 1972! and were still going and Please Y'Self just about sums us up.
PleaseYSelf 1 month ago
that little dod do do do dododododooo at the last makes the song
aadeebindy 1 month ago
I saw him in his last performance in Ohio...I had kept the flyer from the concert and had his boys sign it 4 1/2 years later when they appeared in the same club...Matthew held it up to Gunnar and said "Check it out man" and then told me "Cool, very cool" and thanked me for bringing it,,,
georgeluvr1 1 month ago
Never buy a over-size worn out jet from Jerry Lee Lewis the gas tanks leaked and blew it Excuse the screen-name I mean no dis-respect the six souls lost are the strings of a standard guitar. and the day the music died for so many rockers
4sixLostSouls 1 month ago
RIP Rick, you and your music will carry on forever.
skiddy8619 2 months ago
26 years ago, today he died
Weaponsuser 2 months ago
Damn! When are musicians and rock stars gonna get it. They need to stay out of airplanes.
jstnxprsn 2 months ago
i grew up listening to ricking nelson and love his music
FlyboyLWB 2 months ago
His last picture was taken with a teacher from the school in my town. God Bless!!!!!!!!
MotownLyrics22 2 months ago
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Poor Ricky! His song says it all about his friends and fans! Strange he was afraid of flying and knew he would die in one..
MrGretajean 2 months ago
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MrGretajean 2 months ago
kinda looks like charlie sheen here
wwrjd1523 2 months ago
@wwrjd1523 Wish Charlie would of been on that plane instead of him.
MrTenitis 1 month ago
@MrTenitis hahaha..exactly ;)
SuperLuckao 1 month ago
They say the good die young. Elvis, Ricky, Buddy Holly, Patsy Cline, just to name a few.
Loved Ricky and his music. That voice, those eyes, that hair, and I agree with @ranchhand333 Thanks for risking your life for all of us. Gone but not forgotten!!
1redsongbird 2 months ago
Rick was a special person, I was blessed to call him friend, he is still missed
packyak85 2 months ago
Died way too young.
thomascapitalmgt 2 months ago
Did he not have hair to die for?
cowbellpeaceprize 2 months ago
@cowbellpeaceprize Yes. He had a wonderful head of hair.
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@ranchhand333
Godbless you Sir!
Thank you for risking your life for me and all America at such a turbulent time in our history. Sincerely, stw
SgtPepper96034 2 months ago
@ranchhand333
Godbless you Sir!
Thank you for risking your life for me and all America at such a turbulent time in our history. Sincerely, stw
SgtPepper96034 2 months ago
awesome song
ominouswords 2 months ago
always loved this classic! simple,catchy & pure ! i'm 100 % heterosexual but even i can admit that rick was one hell of a good looking man! and talented !
calvinhobbes62 2 months ago
Imagine playing under those hot lights with a tweed jacket on .. plus a shirt !! I used to play with a shirt and vest and it was hotter than hell !
dturner5923 3 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
Ricky's music was the best. I loved it so much!! LOL
CaliforniaSheri 3 months ago 14
@CaliforniaSheri I followed Ricky since 1966 .. when my Mom first introduced me to his Million Sellers album and Have Been a follower ever since .. thanks Sheri
dturner5923 3 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
This man is 45 years old in this video.....I'm a guy...and not one of them....but I sure wish I looked this good at 45.
mrbigkell 3 months ago
It is Alright Now !
freebymagick 3 months ago
I can listen to his songs for hours without getting tired.
DannyShaw3388 3 months ago
He aged very well.
kuwinsitall 4 months ago
unfortunately, Ricky died in a plane crash a few weeks later.... we love and remember you Rick!
chrisiden1 4 months ago 9
@chrisiden1 Actually he died December 31, 1985.
CAgirl707 2 months ago
@chrisiden1 If this video was from a concert in August of 85, then no it wasn't a few weeks later, the Crash was on December 31st .
Bgsouthalabama23 1 month ago
@chrisiden1 Ricky Nelson passed away 4 months after this concert on New Years Eve 1985
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I want to thank my first and only ex wife Annette Turner ...who got me the whole Ricky collection for my birthday ...cheer's Pat Benetar ..and yes in my hreat of hearts you really did look like Pat Benetar xoxo
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i think it shows his class when he can get back on stage and pull it off.not many would or could but he did. its 2011 now and i finally really listened to the words after all these yrs .and i feel sorry for him.
TheOutlaw256 4 months ago
How can you dislike this video?
JBTparkourJSW 4 months ago
@JBTparkourJSW No taste for music and talent. That's why. I just wish that they would leave OUR music alone. if you don't like it don't watch, simple really.
mollymitch1 3 months ago
Garden Party was the 1st song he had recorded in years
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oandhofficial 4 months ago
Play the old songs...well...your sorry ass is pretty much fucked and NO, you are way too stupid to even THINK about responding.
spahjrp 4 months ago
___RICKY ,,,YOU ARE STILL THE KING !!!,,, :)
fcontitwo 4 months ago
looking at this video he is so with the times of the 80s and looks so young that it's hard to believe he was also famous in the 50s
kungfuninja55 4 months ago
wow, elton john on piano yoko ono and bob dylan in the audience. doesn't get any better
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ChevyForFun 4 months ago
So many great artists lost to early....
EricVonZipper2 4 months ago
Is he wear the wig?
hama0830 4 months ago
@hama0830 No wig. He had great hair.
imaboomer1 4 months ago
"You gotta please yourself", huh? So is this a song about masturbation or what?
patientb5 4 months ago
@patientb5 Is there room for one more in the Dungeon of Tools?
ProfessorQurkle 4 months ago
Rick wrote this song in response to a crowd that booed him off the stage when he refused to sing his oldies. Get `em Rick!
Sparky1002 4 months ago 2
@Sparky1002 That's a fact. He got so tired of the old stuff, and his audiences never wanted to hear the new things he was writing. Lots of luck finding much of anything new from the 70's.
79barkingspider 3 months ago
Such a great story and lesson for all of us!
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TheServiceWeb 5 months ago
I saw him at an outdoor concert either in 1984 or 1985. Really glad I got to see him...love his music.
kygal1960 5 months ago
i want to go to that garden party too
mclaarson 5 months ago
This is an awsome song....
MrThodgin 5 months ago
I pride myself on hitting a nerve. Happy aneurysm, fool!
scottmalec 5 months ago
@scottmalec ...Hey! I think I know you.I think I've seen you under the Big Top.
TheMrMegasamurai 5 months ago
His plane I believe went down near Dekalb,Texas. I want forget that morning, my family and I were on our way to Texarkana. And they broke the news on the radio about his plane crash. I was not so much a big fan of his too young at the time I guess. But my father really liked him a his family.
MegaELECTRICEYE 5 months ago
Yuko brought her walrus their was magic in the air
joriefoy 5 months ago
Don't know about the cocaine but being an early rocker myself, it was as easy as falling off a log. They did drugs...
thewaymakers 5 months ago
Rock on Rick
marko6849 6 months ago
I Have To Say It Again!
My God He Was Gorgous!!
Was Ahead Of His Time, Or Should I Say His Father Was Ahead Of His Time.
Ozzie Could See Into The Future Of Music.
desert3347 6 months ago
Rick rocked.
clamzo1 6 months ago
Saw him at a county fair in the early 80's. He was very good (not coked out I guess) and really rocking hard. He really did hate doing all the old songs, but when he introduced some new stuff, people actually booed (morons). One of the best lines in music: "If memories were all I sang, I'd rather drive a truck."
79barkingspider 6 months ago
My band opened for Rick in September of 1985 - we opened for them numerous times whenever they came to town. This particular time was a bit different. The guys in the band were mentioning to us about how some of them hated and feared the "rickety" plane. When I heard of the accident I was shocked.
billeemusic 6 months ago
AHH what wonderful teen memories of Rick nelson had his picture on my wall he was special!!!
mammie64 6 months ago
10 people werent invited to the garden party
TheBooradley14 7 months ago
SAW HIM IN CONCERT HE WAS GREAT AND HE EVEN SHOOK MY HAND ON STAGE....THAT WAS IN 86 I THINK HERE IN ARLINGTON TEXAS
kenyongreg 7 months ago
@kenyongreg Could not have been 1986. Rick died in a plane crash on December 31, 1985.
stevemichaels2020 6 months ago
@kenyongreg you on drugs? Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985
ElephantDrunk 6 months ago
at least 10 people have no taste!
steven69wa 7 months ago
That show made him famous,I understand that it must of been painful,but he turned into a prema-dona,once no one liked his own music.
smirnaff 7 months ago
Jeez, Sam sings a lot like him (not voice-wise, but the way he moves his mouth and doesn't quite form that end of words) and Matthew and Gunnar, though they didn't get his coloring, look a lot like him as they've aged. Such a cool family! My mom had a big crush on "Ricky" and it passed on to me. LOL.
filmsensei 7 months ago
I'm 35 and I remember 'Hello Mary Lou' and 'Travelin' Man'. He had such a great voice, and was simply gorgeous! His sons are also quite talented.
bargainmom 7 months ago
classic song classic singer
domesideways100 7 months ago
Is it just me, or does Ricky seem to be not all there?
AngelaRed 7 months ago
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grenda5 7 months ago
@AngelaRed Ricky is sweating buckets while the rest of the band seem very comfortable...
Breatherable 7 months ago
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He's under the stage lights and wearing a blazer.
bargainmom 7 months ago
Is that Kevin Bacon or the Bacon brothers??
oreokookie1000 7 months ago
Rick was one of the best, you got to please yourself. love you rick.
100689kafrin 7 months ago
The American Idol who had The number one single on The Billboard Pop Charts when Madonna was born;She was 14 when this was released. Where did the time go?
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Great story behind this song.
ahuxley123 8 months ago
Im a liberal and I love rick nelson.
f6was9 8 months ago 9
How many artists would get booed off stage because he didn't play his old music and then leave and write a song about what happened record it and use that to jump start his career again...only a true talent like Ricky Nelson. For all you liberals who can't resist posting rude comments may I suggest that you keep all those negative vibs to yourself.
nourbutwatmi 8 months ago 4
@nourbutwatmi it ain't about lib'rulz. I am a leftist radical and this is the best music that exists and the truest words. Keep your Eric "kill the poor" Cantor politics out of it.
scottmalec 5 months ago
@scottmalec I've never met a socialist who could handle the truth...so screw you and the horse you rode in on.
nourbutwatmi 5 months ago
@nourbutwatmi You have had too much sex with your mother. My apologies for confirming everything that you already knew about yourself.
scottmalec 5 months ago
@scottmalec I would expect nothing more from a socialist dip wad with shit for brains.
nourbutwatmi 5 months ago
@nourbutwatmi I would expect nothing less from an impoverished twat who thought that he was John Galt himself.
scottmalec 5 months ago
@scottmalec It's a shame that socialists fail to realize what a complete ass they make of themselves when they attempt to be witty...and you're obviously staying true to the tradition.
nourbutwatmi 5 months ago
This would be about 4 month b4 his tragic death.
LAWAGO 8 months ago
@LAWAGO I saw Ricky at the Crazy Horse in Santa Ana about a week before he died.Hell of a showman.He did all of his old songs & some new ones that he was going to release.He was one of the most comfortable people on stage.You felt like you were all family in his presence. I was and am a big fan.
richmid1 8 months ago 2
W raz z jego śmiercią,światowa muzyka poniosła wielką stratę.
44zbyszek 8 months ago
music sucks
reload95 8 months ago
@reload95 ARE YOU SAYING THAT THIS MUSIC SUCKS?!
MontenegroPaulo 7 months ago
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TonyLyndellWilliams 7 months ago
my theme song!! f*cking A!!
ardisproulxchedore 8 months ago
He died too young. A true American.
Beatleboy1968 8 months ago
BAD WIG
walksfargently 8 months ago
@walksfargently That's not a wig. Just very thick hair
ritter89 7 months ago
You certainly cannot please everyone, so you "got" to please yourself!
dwaynekilbourne 8 months ago 7
he came to the Del Mar fair a couple of years before his death. GREAT SHOW>
I got his autograph just as he was leaving
oldermusiclover 8 months ago
GReat Artist
cuntrydude1 8 months ago
This song says it all, so true, god bless Ricky for this, an artist for all time,,RWB
rwb010109 8 months ago
YES The HEART is ALWAYS TRUE!
RWCT1 9 months ago
legend , what else
taylormillsscoots101 9 months ago
Nagyon jó countri stílusú!!!
fridolin0216 9 months ago
My cousin and I use to play house when we were little one of us would pretend we were married to Ricky and one to Elvis.Those were the days.
i2aminsane 9 months ago
This song has a sad beauty to it..It's strange how so many brilliant singers have died at young ages..John Lennon, Elvis, Michael Jackson, Karen Carpenter, Rick Nelson, Bob Marley, Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, Freddie Mercury and Jimi Hendrix...I could say they were here for a reason and they left when they did what they were supposed to do..I could also say that they made bad choices which led to their deaths..Whatever the reason or reasons, they're no longer, but their brilliant music lives on.
pagalley1 9 months ago
@pagalley1 they didn't make ANY choices the way they died you didiot
penny539 9 months ago
@penny539 I must rebuke you for your shameless assignation of Pagalley who made a genuine and emotional gesture of appreciation. Even though I'm British (So that I must allow for your American lack of intellect/culture) I can see where Pagalley is coming from. Indeed, You no longer feel the the boundaries of the song, you cannot remember how it is composed and what its name is. How bizarre, how bizarre. From my 'gallery'....you are the IDIOT and Pagalley is simply....nice.
brism32 9 months ago
@brism32 I gave Ricky Nelson his first and last blowjob!
KarenEngSwallows 9 months ago
@KarenEngSwallows That must have been quite an honour for him. Bet he had tons of others in between though.
brism32 9 months ago
@KarenEngSwallows ... Perhaps you are the real Mary-Lou and what you did for him inspired his 'I've got a feeling', after which he felt a 'Poor Little Fool' and went on top become a 'Travellin' man', finally returning to attend a 'Garden Party' before realising it was way past his bedtime and saying 'It's Late'.....I've gotta get on home....and there you were waiting for him again. Yep; kind of adds up now
brism32 9 months ago
@KarenEngSwallows
Why tarnish his memory with such trashy information?
Believer1181 9 months ago
@KarenEngSwallows THERE IS NO NEED FOR THESE KIND OF COMMENTS.
gnaym1968 9 months ago 3
@KarenEngSwallows You must be the brightest person in your own mind for such a heartfelt comment....Your life must be such a blur of excitement, it's surprising you found so much spare time to sit & think of such a marvellous comment to share with us all.
hotrodrace 5 months ago
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@pagalley1 they didn't make ANY choices the way they died you idiot
penny539 9 months ago
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@pagalley1 they didn't make any choices the way they died you idiot
penny539 9 months ago
@pagalley1
Don't forget about one of my favorites, Jim Croce. Poetry put to music. The one-time Malvern Prep and Villanova
classico, died way too young.
64TR4 9 months ago 2
@64TR4 Never heard of him, but I'll check out some of his music...Thanks.
pagalley1 9 months ago
I was truly blessed to meet David and Ricky on the set of "Ozzie and Harriet." I was 12 years old and thanks to Ricky's fan club president, Connie Mueller, who was also Ozzie's assistant, I was able to interview the two brothers for my elementary school paper. I saw Ricky later--when he recorded his 'live' album at The Troubador in Hollywood around '70 or so. He was an original. I was managing The Beach Boys at the time & I've been blessed to have known & worked with many of my heroes.
thevoiceoftheBBs 9 months ago
@thevoiceoftheBBs -- Have you written a book about some of the people you've known and worked with? If you have, how do I find it? If you haven't, I wish you'd consider doing it -- then come to Dallas so I can get you to sign a copy for me :)
Those younger than 50 might not relate to your stories, but there are a lot of us music-loving boomers out here who'd like to know more about the musicians who inspired us back in the day (and still do).
ericynot 9 months ago 3
3:33 video: "Garden Party" is a 1972 hit song for Rick Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) and the Stone Canyon Band from the album Garden Party. Video from concert in August of 1985.
mkworkman 9 months ago
Words to live by, because you CAN'T please everyone and life's too short to waste trying to. Thanks, Rick...
UrlsGrrl54 10 months ago 2
So sad ,miss the show and his family and his cool music too !! I cried my eyes out when I heard about his death that day.
redwing46901 10 months ago 2
Did the musicians in this video die in the crash too ?
ftjax 10 months ago
One of the most handsome performers to come out of the states. His singing needs no comment - just so perfect, especially the slow numbers. Sadly missed by many of us.
lelboy 10 months ago 2
frormer teen sensation finds the soul of music , great true story
bluesman32783 10 months ago
RICKY NELSON WAS ONE OF THE BEST!!!!!!mikedcannon v.n.vet 69-71
mikedcannon 10 months ago 19
@mikedcannon 100% with you... He was one of the best in these years!! Thanks,
Peggysue220352 9 months ago
@mikedcannon I'm 100% with you... He was one I loved for his very beautifull songs...
Peggysue220352 9 months ago
@mikedcannon He OD'd didn't he?
rrbond07 6 months ago
@rrbond07 he was free basing cocaine when his plane caught fire and crashed
hotmn4u 6 months ago
@hotmn4u thats not funny or true.
TheStarrynightlover 6 months ago
@hotmn4u -This is not what happened. The old plane's heater simply malfunctioned,causing the plane fire. When the plane crash first ocurred that was the rumor. When the truth came out, the information was not as widely publicized as the false rumor. That is not to say that Rick did not do drugs. He still looked good at 45, although his hair had long since turned grey. BTW he and I share the same birthday, May 8.
Djarnes 5 months ago
@COOLROCKINDAD, IS A COMPLETE CHICKENSHIT, HOPE YOUR COMMENT TO HIM IS NOT BLOCKED , LIKE HE BLOCKED MINE!! HURT HIS FEELINGS I GUESS! ALL HE HAS WAITING FOR HIM IS A HOLE IN THE GROUND, WITH NO COMMENTS!! mikedcannon
mikedcannon 10 months ago
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@mikedcannon Guy ...the bottom line you were not there, I was! That's why your comments are invalid. I guess I am verbose for a douche bag like yourself who's struggling with a 1 digit IQ. A perfect example is your use of the term "sucka". You and a lot of 12 year olds should get along very well.
Coolrockndad 10 months ago
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@mikedcannon Guy ...the bottom line you were not there, I was! That's why your comments are invalid. I guess I am verbose for a douche bag like yourself who's struggling with a 1 digit IQ. A perfect example is your use of the term "sucka". You and a lot of 12 year olds should get along very well.
Coolrockndad 10 months ago
He was wonderful...still miss him. And, his family, as well.
Emibeth 10 months ago 2
We truley lost a great singer!!! Very sad.
linda9pin 10 months ago 2
Thanks for putting this up. I always liked this song, and this is a good performance. It inspired my cover, and I'm extra grateful for that. :)
swatch71 11 months ago
I just learned that Ricky Nelson wasn't a father to his child, Eric Jude Crewe. I thought it was raised better than that. A paternity test proved he was the father back then but he had nothing to do with this child. How sad! I am heartbroken.
TheNobility22 11 months ago
FANTASTIC SING.
THE NELSON FAMILY ARE MISSED
WISH YOU WERE HERE
destinylane81 11 months ago
If it weren't for Mr. Rick Nelson, I would have NEVER gone into the music biz. He was the first inspiration for me to that even before Elvis or Beatles influenced me. I'm 56 now and still produce but he will always have a place in my mind and as simple as his songs were made it all the easier to understand there is Genius in simplicity.
11111111jws 11 months ago
I HOPE ALL THE SCUMBAGS IN m.s.g. AT HIS SHOW THAT NIGHT, FEEL REAL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES!!!!! n.y.c. SUCKS, THEY WON'T EVEN STAND UP AND DEFEND VISITORS, THAT COME TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEM!!! mikedcannon v.n. vet 69-71scty gd. co. 13th cav [for those in the know]LOV YA RICKY!!!
mikedcannon 11 months ago 2
@mikedcannon I was at this show and as much as I like Ricky Nelson ... he was wrong. If I want to hear "Honky Tonk Woman" then I'll go to see the Stones. If he didn't want to sing just his hits then he should have had so new tunes. As in tunes he's recorded recently. Rickies voice is just to smooth for a Stones tune anyway. The show was billed as a so called Oldies Show.
Since you were not at that show you have no idea what you're talking about, so right back at you scumbag and my I add FU!
Coolrockndad 10 months ago
I HOPE ALL THE SCUMBAGS IN m.s.g. AT HIS SHOW THAT NIGHT, FEEL REAL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES!!!!! n.y.c. SUCKS, THEY WON'T EVEN STAND UP AND DEFEND VISITORS, THAT COME TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEM!!! mikedcannon v.n. vet 69-71scty gd. co. 13th cav [for those in the know]
mikedcannon 11 months ago 2
rockin on ricky!!!!! mikecannon
mikedcannon 11 months ago 2