Joe Walsh - Lifes Been Good

[nicholaswheeler]

its almost hobo status

[beautifulboy33]

nice version- tough to translate to acoustic but this works.

[Squammish]

Keep watching the video. Took me a week or so to learn the song because of his little variations but it's not as bad as you would think!

[BenjaminPillagevane9]

awesome song but its the ugliest dude ive ever seen

[xtremerockninja7]

@BenjaminPillagevane9 Well damn, I guess he won't be on MTV with Katie Perry then.

[AKJW17]

joe is fuking god.an the fact that he is playin so well when he is clearly off his head just makes it better

[JeanM102]

wow I think this is a fantastic acoustic version! You see that Joe really does know how to play the guitar! Love the piano accompaniment. This is just one great version.

[nigelmikaele]

!!!JOE!!! GOD BLESS YA......... FROM NIGE.

[xMrBossx]

this was horrible....

[pscavon]

this is the coolest thing ever, joe walsh is fuckin' amazing. regardless of his state of mind in this, i'd rather of heard him there, then anyone else today.

[myatt315]

I remember when he played with the "Chessman" at the First Congregational Church "IT" Dances. . .1965/66.. . . Then the Brute Strength Blues Band - I think - soooooooo long ago!

[emmotaba]

One of the best, Joe's still got it for sure and getting better all the time, life has really been good!! Go Joe!!

[AstroMayan]

I just watched a recent live version of this and he killed. Unbelievably strong. Shows you what sobriety can do.

[morgan1492]

I wish I hadn't seen this. Woud've rather just remembered him when he was good.

[johnwon454]

Lets face it, sometimes the truth hurts..........to put it nicely......ahhhhhh, there was plenty room for improvement.

[zekeulrey]

I'd love to have a better recording of this. Drunk off his ass, "real," for the archives. Backed up by the Good Doctor? Amazing...

[extech921]

Nothing wrong with his voice.. Under rated venue, and shitty recording...

And he looks like shit... Ok, not sure lifes been good..

[Composer1777]

Holy fucked up !

[lsbgamer]

doesnt sing it well in that performance. almost sounds lazy

[2036584179]

Years ago during a radio interview he said:

I went to the doctor and said "Doc. no one takes me serious." The doctor said "You're kidding?"

[koolking17]

The BALLS Joe had, back when this aired it was nothing but Talking Heads, Duran Duran, Spando Balet' and Asia. I think this may be one of the first MTV unpluged jams. way to f'n go

[herebesmewa]

wow! great stuff thanks for sharing mr schlock

[conphuse]

Great Clip, Thanks for sharing this one with the world.

[zihighscorpions]

JOE WALSH IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!

[Smackdaddy9]

Your Mom is pretty good, too.

[MasterSchmidty]

the reason i ask when this happened is cause he sounds so sad. was it around the time of the death of his daughter? he's not so quirky here.

[pooinyourass]

naw hes just really fucked up on sumthing

[gibsonguitar1988]

This was done in December of '89. Walsh's daughter died in '74. But I agree he's not his usual self.

[MasterSchmidty]

when was this?

[bme230]

appreciate the acoustics but this is just not the same

[DTracy3]

LIFES BEEN GOOD TO ME SO FAR.

[AKJW17]

any1 who doesnt lik joe or doesnt think hes a mad guitar player needs shot. hes 1 of da best ever. an da fact dat he used 2 be an alco makes him even more of a legend

[joeyd1957]

Try that in English.

[mellowmushgrapetripp]

coolest guy on the planet ever.

joe, were so glad to have ya!

[cincyrocked]

A criminally under-rated guitar player. Joe smokes.

[joeknee4767]

@cincyrocked Joe is my main influence on the guitar!!! He is the most tasteful,original,funny,and couldnt care less type dudei know of ,besides maybe---sheeet , i dunno!?He just masters the axe,and plays hard -assault type elecric,growling voice---then he plays a tune like Desperado! God damn i wish i could jam with him for a night!!!!!!

[Waz24]

Ironic, really. Life didnt look too good for him at this point. He looks better now,. check the Wembley performance of this recorded last year. I wouldnt mind hearing him do a 12 string version of this now after hearing this.

[Joker1Zero]

Joe Walsh and Chuck Berry should be characters to battle in Guitar Hero. They are the greatest of all time (excluding those who have already been featured).

[sensai61]

guitar hero sux this is the REAL thing

[Joker1Zero]

Guitar Hero doesn't suck but the real thing is way more awesome

[w5cdt]

Good ole Joe! I like the electric version better. Lock the doors and vote for Barak.

[teamhex]

Whats that covering the hole? Iv never seen that on an acoustic.

[rch1407]

that's his magnetic pickup

[torbar]

It's an addon pickup

[irival]

@teamhex

just a pick up for sound, gives a little more of an electric sound to an acoustic like that

[jbinthesky]

sorry joe , yes , lifes been good ,

but  this sucks,.....bad !!

[stilt37]

lol. fucking wasted

[fordrac1ng81]

on a bass driven song like this he does a great job of filling

[jdmarcus59]

i love joe walsh,and hes got a good raw sound coming out ax that axe

[tmattzz]

This sucks. It's like driving a Ferrari to church. This song was written to be electrically blasted in to large venues full of screaming fans. Keep the sappy acoustic/candle/pussy forums for the MTV ballad queens. Joe is so much better than this.

[jdmarcus59]

holy cow calm down lol.

[jbrianfehr]

Joe was enjoying it, why cant you?

[bwoolz]

this is pure driven soul man, yr a douche bag and the reason music sucks so bad nowadays.

[Davidcfillion]

fully agree!!!

[milt69er]

Dickhead !

[dontswin]

NO ONE SAYS JOE SUCKS.. JOE *IS* GOD!!

[irival]

@tmattzz

Dude , I almost have to agree, but you're one-sided, try sumpin new

[tmattzz]

@irival The next time your mom gives you a ride to the library to use the internet, you could make better use of your time than fishing out year-old Youtube posts. That'd be "sumpin new" too.

[cocainecowboy104]

wanker

[videojudge01]

wow i dont like this version at all

[BelleFourche]

Don Felder on stage, still laughin' at Joe. What a classic.

[zappascotland]

Pissed yet this is the best version i've heard of this.

[thisisitornot]

Liquored up at the very least. Joe's great!

[NixonMcvicar]

Wow, he's truly wankered. God speed ya walshmeister !

[DeeEagles17]

Just fantastic.

[walshfan2470]

what year was this?

[FARTcanKILL]

fucking awesome!

[hydroponicsound]

joe had to have been hittin the sauce before this peformance

[zmmzb]

Wow, he is fucked up in this video from drugs and alcohol. Damn. He looks worn down and his voice is raspy.

He still is a million times better here than any current day rapper or pop punk.

[schrimmer86]

agreed this is how a baller lives... and really not braggin about it in the song just tellin his life story pretty much

[madguitarman0000]

@zmmzb That's part of what made Joe Walsh, man. His goofy character, and his unique guitar style. :)

[killkenyon]

@zmmzb "He still is a million times better here than any current day rapper or pop punk." i think thats unfair to say... hes great but there is no need to tear down other genres of music. Joe walsh is amazing. Nuff said.

[kccsublime2010]

most definitly has done too many drug in his lifetime

but he still sounds great

its just his actions that are kinda druged out

[FransMans]

this version is so... happy =)

love it

greetings from holland!!

[kevynbarron]

Kids... this is what you look like when you too many drugs.... for a long, long , long time.

[stealthdkm]

anyone got the tabs on this???

[rebel00666]

i agree with ricklewis6

[Jorsalfar]

Me too! Joe rules!

[ricklewis6]

Joe is the best! he always makes me feel welcome.People are so dark theses dayz.Joe brings light to my life or maybe i'm to wild ,but that song kicks ass....

[GuitaristaCapistrano]

Agree!!! :)

Hello from the Philippines!

[artvandelay660]

good video

[RIDETHESNAIL]

love joe walsh and the eagles

but it funny to see somesome so talented

but if i would of saw him on the street like in the vid you would think he a bumb ots crazy his lyrics are amazing

[jakethesnake21290]

It takes an awsome guitarist to take an electric based song like "lifes been good" and turn it into an equaly as good acoustic song, joe pulls it off perfectly. Its stuff like this that goes to proove what a hell of a guitarist joe walsh is

[cuxca]

i agree.

[cuxca]

totally agree.seen him 4 times solo,and away from the constraints of the eagles he is a rocker.

[jimdandygo]

He was an Eagle for only two albums.

[knuckles362]

Three if you count "Long Road Out of Eden".

[pcrissfan3]

one of his best songs

[xtownshend]

i have never heard an acoustic version of this song before.. its different but awesome

[JeanM102]

@xtownshend couldn't agree more!

[chicksdigzack15]

he sounds weird

[jazo57]

lets see a picture o that mahz er aghttii, what year is that from, couldnt joe walsh afford a real acoustic electric

[lennon2007]

jazo57-its called joe walsh unplugged.... so an acoustic electric would defeat the purpose now wouldn't it?

[Rski1234]

he is playing a martin with a pro mag pickup

I woould guess this vid is 80's great pickups so you do not

have to F with a $5000 + guitar.

[burner420]

its about time a live version of the song come along