Jack Johnson - Plastic Jesus/Fall Line/Spring Wind

[primalady100]

Excellent recording!! Thank you so much! My country boyfriend just discovered something new!! and liked it... Jack Johnson :) I told him there is more out there than country music!!

[MrDrneshter]

I don't care if it rains or freezes as long as I've got my plastic Jesus sitting on the dashboard of my car it comes in colors pink and pleasant it glows in the dark cause its iridescent I'll take it with me whenever I go far so give me my lady Madonna dressed in rhinestones and sitting on a pedestal of abalone shells driving 90 but I'm not scared because I've got my Virgin Mary assuring me that I will never go to hell

[TheMetalhd32]

Plastic Jesus is from the movie cool hand Luke sung by Paul Newman. And you can pray to whatever you want if you think it will help. But good luck with that stuff. I find education is more helpful then religion.

[MegamaaaanBM]

according to the comments.. no one quite gets the original point of this song..

[Roenazarrek]

looks a bit like bruce willis here

[primitiveworlds]

@Roenazarrek just google plastic jesus chords jack johnson. it directed me to ultimate guitar.com which is a pretty good site.

[bobmarley3264200]

rookie guitarist here. anyone have the chords for this?

[Frogdumpings123]

COOL HAND LUKE.... Got a bet here Bubbaloo...

[thatsmymiddlename]

I love you Harper, I'll be in your arm before too long!!!

[MilosTheReaper]

Cool Hand Luke send me here...

[jeremydalejon]

@MilosTheReaper Me too, nice...

[mirracles123]

It's hard for me to percieve that anyone would dislike this song. I've listened to it at least 20 times in the last 24 hours. Thank you TSuellentrop for uploading this. I was looking for it on here for awhile and by luck/ fate I found it. :)

[oilfighter21]

sorry, i prefer billy idol's version

[DreamfallenOne]

@oilfighter21 I think it's too over developed for the song, I prefer the simple, solo acoustic style.

[Csledd420]

can't we just enjoy the music without bringing religion into it? it defeats the purpose of just enjoying the song man

[dreamclocks]

He's so chill. Like a turtle. Loveeee.

[cnman56]

my two favorite things... jack and luke

[dooganwang]

shakin the bush boss... lukes hand is cool

[nerdalert12345]

i wish i was jack johnson. there. i said it.

[buttonslapper]

@oldvet53 Not to be a smartass but this was first sung by Billy Idol. If you listen it even sounds like a folk song, just a bit.

[trickykid0011]

@buttonslapper sorry bud, i'm not certain but i know it was sung WAY b4 billy idol, look up - cool hand luke -- plastic jesus circa 1967

[chris8680]

@trickykid0011 yeah you're right

[CherryGarcia15]

i wonder how many of them cheered at spring wind and not just the line "hippies in a tent" :(

[stonesmad]

The song is actually critical of the superficial symbolism of religion if you listen to it properly.

[Justwordsgordon]

God is four letters =LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[oldvet53]

Jack tells it like it is.

[rbuyense]

thanks for sharing, makes me think of my childhood.

[jeremyordaz1]

i loved it not becouse im christian but becouse i love my plastic jesus

[smclean1979]

someone needs to throw his guitar in the fucking campfire and do the world a favour.  Talk about bastardizing a great song!

[nhlplayertributes]

@smclean1979 go listen to justin beiber.

[smclean1979]

@nhlplayertributes

I'd rate Justin Bieber and Jack Johnson at equal.

[nhlplayertributes]

@smclean1979 hahahaa i don't even know how to respond to that. you're clearly either a mental case, have a disgusting taste for music, or just a plain idiot. no point arguing here

[SirTide9300]

@smclean1979 you Fail!

[fred1wise]

@smclean1979 first off all jack johnson is not a wastefull person he would never waste a perfectly good guitar

[frozone0312]

does anyone have this version of the song in mp3 format?

[Thefishingguy91]

@frozone0312 I do

[frozone0312]

@Thefishingguy91 Can you send me the song?

[AtillasChildren]

i am not christian but i love it, its maybe because i am human..

[KrAiZ]

@AtillasChildren its mocking some Christians lol...

[clopaldinho]

@KrAiZ no it's not because he is singing about roman catholic beliefs not christian beliefs

[DreamfallenOne]

@clopaldinho Where does it say that Catholics believe in idols?

[clopaldinho]

@DreamfallenOne RC's worship Mary and make idols of her

[DreamfallenOne]

@clopaldinho That is not true. Roman Catholics make statues of saints and important people in the Christan tradition, but they are not worshiped. God (Jesus) is the only thing worshiped by Catholics. Yes, we pray to Mary and the saints and respect them for who they are and what they did, but that is not at all the same thing as worshiping them. Praying to Mary is like asking her to pray for you, because all saints in Heaven have a closer relationship to God. (cont...)

[DreamfallenOne]

@clopaldinho (cont'd.) And statues or a cross are not object that are praised or worshiped, but something that may help people focus on their prayers, as in focusing on a statue of Mary when you're praying to her, but again, that is not at all the same as worshiping them. It's very clearly stated in scripture and doctrine that there is nothing other than God who is worthy of adoration and worship.

I wish people would look things up before they assert them to be true...

[DreamfallenOne]

@KrAiZ Some Christians yes, but not Christianity.

[Salinear]

@AtillasChildren For the record, this is not a christian song. Its a parado performed by the Gold Coast Singers in 1963. Check it out.

[madworld1109]

I love Jack Johnson and his lyrics. Incredible. This song was perfect for the 180 degree south soundtrack.

[Fuentes2722]

Love Jack...just saw Paul Newman's version of this from "Cool Hand Luke" on the banjo...Great too!

[954824U]

I was  there...

[buffaloblows]

105 people have a plastic Jesus

[MaxwellTrillion]

Plastic jesus isnt meant to be a profession of faith it is actually kind of satirical in a way... i think... but its good listening either way

[Justwordsgordon]

God is a four letter word.....LOVE...If you love yourself in the morning and everything you do from that point until you go to bed your gonna be alright in the end!

[shoreep]

@Justwordsgordon god is three letters long

[IExark]

@shoreep you missed the meaning of his comment.. "God" is different for everyone; LOVE, being 4 letters (obviously), is his version of "God".. If love was all around and everyone had some then it would be omnipresent, similar to "God", plus love can alter and affect someone.s life into how they perceive the world and their actions... But I don't want to get too philosophical on YouTube xD

[Justwordsgordon]

@shoreep God is actually four letters long!!!=LOVE

[TheThePetersen]

@Justwordsgordon your right good call

[tuodekab]

@shoreep NO IT AINT!

[macditty]

keep in mind this is sung by luke in cool hand luke who doesnt believe in God so you can take as religious or sarcasm.

[Justwordsgordon]

@macditty Once the power of LOVE overtakes the LOVE of power we shall have world peace.-Sri Chinmoy Loving yourself before loving another is what allows us to help and love one another!-D.Gordon

[jbell310]

Paul does it best

[lee3sant]

Love it man xxx

[majinamoz]

see the problem is religion its faith that matters when faith turns in to blind dogmatic thought it becomes religion and the ignorance of it kills the faith we all try to achieve

[47masterguitar]

This is so cool!

[Guidomom]

My dad used to sing this to us - I thought he made it up until recently. Okay, I was a little naive. This is a great rendition of this. Apparently it was also a commercial in the 40's or 50's

[Thoroldhawk]

@Guidomom It was also in one of the passionate movie scenes ever with Paul Newman in "Cool Hand Luke". Just amazing, especially by JJ

[ajohnson153]

He did this song last night in Atlanta and dedicated it to his fans sitting in the pouring rain on the lawn. No offense to the rest of his band but Jack doesn't need anyone else to make an amazing evening. Even with the rain I wouldn't have missed last night for the world.

[LockeH27]

what is this video from?

[shbou1]

@LockeH27

its from the dvd 'jack johnson - live at the greek'. great concert! buy!

[Supermankev2001]

I love this version thanks for posting

[suntea2004]

why am I getting so emotional in my 27 years. bottle of wine, cigarette and when I'm listening to the song my tears just came to eyes. btw, same only with "Hurt" by Johny Cash....either I'm getting old or I started to see life is short and we live it in bad way

[kneeldah]

Jack and his guitar....that's when he is at his best! Amen!

[Roselime1]

I love religion - when it's not used to oppress someone or try to control other people's beliefs or experiences. But when people try to force out your religious beliefs through extremes of harassment the only thing we can do is internalize it or live it the same way we've been living all along to keep it from being manipulated. That's all you can do. There's religion and there's manipulation and they are not the same thing.

[PAULfromPL]

Jack you're THE BEST

[lemoncurry610]

Spring Wind is a Greg Brown tune. Greg is just the coolest songwriter... worth a listen! I like JJ's cover.

[MistressFang]

He has one of the most beautiful singing voices in the world.

[CoolHandTodd]

does anyone know if you can download this version anywhere? i have a few songs where jack sings plastic jesus/fall line but none with spring wind.....

[cbrady413]

@CoolHandTodd i believe you can buy it from the weekend at the greek collection on the itunes store

[rundilphurd]

in his plastic name amen!



[LouReedsBooks]

Flaming Lips have the best version

[StevenKellyBelly]

John Lennon is happy

[canadianbacon007]

And by the way

You know that hope will make you strange

Make you blink, make you blank, make you sink

It will make you afraid of change

And often blame

[iwillnotforgetmymind]

i wanna catch some fish too too

[iwillnotforgetmymind]

i need a plastic jesus

[coolhanddean]

yeahh.. this song was from cool hand luke. "Luke was a good ole boy"

[rodgeur46]

If u guys have time check my acoustic cover of this awesome medley....thank u Mr Jack Johnson....

[dsmalf]

thats from one of my fav movies

[andythewize]

F&ck you choffidge, if you dont like it watch somethin else bitch. Jack's the son of mother earth so piss off

[gangstarphil]

i wanna catch some fish too, jack

[peaceric]

fall line is, lyrically, his best song (imo)

[ec59783]

I wouldn't go as far as the "best." but it is pretty damn good. A real toe tapping good time.

[TheFortygoat]

correction PAUL NEWMAN

[TheFortygoat]

the song comes from the COOL HAND LUKE movie STEVE MCQUEEN

[serendipitystudents1]

actually its PAUL NEWMAN but its an awesome song

[waltersobcheck2]

paul newman not steve mcqueen dumb ass

[actucke]

you are an idiot

[thegenericgnome]

who sang the 60's/70's version?

[serendipitystudents1]

paul newman

[casplash4]

what are the chords for te plastic jesus part?

[jpinkard]

D G and A with a Capo on the Second

[holyjeese]

@casplash4

cifrasfx(dot)com(dot)br/jack-j­ohnson/cifras/fall-line-medley­/ for the tabs... i listened to the song with it and it fit

[casplash4]

where can i get an mp3 of plastic jesus

[casplash4]

screaming fans ruining the good sound!

[AlexMickeyMichalik]

@casplash4 hmm, i think that's exactly a point of a good concert ;) screaming fans i mean

[casplash4]

jack johnson is smooth to listen to when high

[TheJrCricketJohnCri]

No mp3's out yet, try back in 2010 and if you dis jack johnson eat a dick!

[graphicd92]

does anybody found the mp3 of these three songs

[mode06]

There's an audio rip of the Weekend At The Greek DVD available online.

[DannyLoef1]

hes live @ KFOG cd has a wonderfull version of it.

And hes cd live @ boulder has one to.

With a very tasty jam in front of it.

[AlexMickeyMichalik]

@graphicd92 i've got the mp3 of 'fall line' if you want :)

[bigbrotherhal9000]

This reminds me of something Michael Erker used to do.

[jgarland79]

Jacob18805 is a bitch.

[Jacob18805]

Kafka1479 is a bitch(:

[Kafka1479]

i've been called worse.

[tclaw1]

He does the plastic Jesus intro because Cool Hand Luke is his favourite movie, and that scene moved him, as it would every other human being with a soul! Just enjoy the respect he gives it. And if you haven't seen the movie. Do It NOW!

[billpeterson5150]

yes, it is a great, great film, great ensemble piece-Ralph Waite, Dennis Hopper, George Kennedy (Dragline),Harry Dean Stanton, the man with no eyes, Strother Martin I'm sure there's many more I'm forgetting, one of those films with the intense ending

[kudafactor]

best version in my opinion is jack johnsons

[Kafka1479]

this guy fucked this song up. he tried to turn it into some sort of OC beach bonfire song. its supposed to be somber. Pauls version was way better..

[Deuce1566]

Grow up

[Kafka1479]

what does not liking the song have to do with growing up....

fuck your mother.

how's that for grown up?

[ukulazy]

I might not agree with your assessment with JJ's cover but your comeback was brilliant. =)

[JesusKrispies]

It's not supposed to be somber...it was a novelty record, for fuck's sake.

[Kafka1479]

somber or not, it sucks.

[graciozo2]

paul newman 4 life!

[txtcain]

This fuck immensely screwed up a classic. He ain't no Paul Newman either (Yes i know Paul didn't write It too)

[bigred2118]

wrong

[Deuce1566]

Grow up

[balthsar420]

is it just me or doesnt it seem that religion was intended to be uniting. all this arguing about whos got the correct story or idea is concerning, i mean how long does it take to realize that we're all simple creatures. that we're all alone, together, on this earth, our only home, damn its discerning.

[fishmama]

shutup about the lord,religion.god.mary...its a fuckin song!! got noting to do with any of them

[Sepehr5]

he pretty much just took the idea of Plastic Jesus and wrote the rest from there

[1Atomtan]

Billy Idol's version was good. This just plain sucks. I keep expecting to find something from this guy I like and I keep being disappointed.

[bluegrassman776]

please don't agrue about jesus guys , he is lord, this is good music , just let be , peace , love and music

[bluegrassman776]

who the fuck is jack johnson

[johnleggat]

hey check out scottish band

third connection , simple things

cheers

[Ketketpo]

love his music so much

[bryanswagerty]

wasn't the song written as a parody?

[Thriph]

I hate how some people take everything even slightly related to religion and turn it into a huge controversy/argument. Seriously just calm down and enjoy the music...

[RadioPark]

my idea!!

how can people not calm down with this song.. -like weird!-

[abes10]

@Thriph well said

[claymate47]

@Thriph --dude its what im living for. somebody offends my religion somebody offends me. i won't go down without turning some of guys like u into Christians.

[poopfishtaco]

@claymate47 It's people exactly like you who are part of the problem.

[TheFriedSky]

@claymate47 Haha, ok.. Good luck to you! :)

[Metalsalt]

@Thriph everyone have their oppinions.

[fiendish67]

Stupid Jew, you should have written "if you had taken the time." You should learn how to conjugate verbs correctly.

[USINFANTRYMOS11CNRNS]

Im Jewish, and I think this song is probably one of the best ever. However the original is the best. No one can beat Paul Newman.

[MrMonkforfunk]

what does being jewish have anything to do about liking this song? its about being human

[USINFANTRYMOS11CNRNS]

It was in response to a previous comment, if you had took the time to read more, instead of typing a worthless two sentences you would know this.

[amazingRec]

(I don't agree because I'm christian) but Jews don't believe Jesus was the Messiah so it offends them

[farmer759]

aha this instantly made me smile

[preheatedstraw]

eesh man, most of you people need to get a grip, stop thinking to much into it and just enjoy the song!

[waynegretzkyohya]

seriously, jesusy people... this song is joking about people that think having some figurine of jesus will make any bad decision okay." driving 90". take it easy with your god's grace stuff. the flaming lips did a pretty cool version of this.

[insanetkd84]

so wat do u say we all stop with the bickering and enjoy the music

[yawillyeah]

will ye shut up i dont want to hear your talk about religious shite unless jj is singin it now shut up

[reosiride]

i love you jack!!!!!!!!!!

[leslie527]

two thumbs up! jack johnson!!!

[sirois76]

omg. perfect

[markjv80]

you should check out levellers version much much better (sorry jack)

[johnnyrotten32]

i Just checked it out i didnt like it. but hey what you like is what you like. It was much better than billy idols version. That thing is awful

[DJMGREEN1984]

nobody can eat fifty eggs

[MasterEled]

I can eat fifty eggs

[ryand111]

jackass cant eat 50 hard boiled eggs =)

[fockingclassy]

Paul Newmans version of Plastic Jesus from Cool Hand Luke is much better. Sorry JJ fans.....

[cptspoofy]

I'll give you a thumbs up for this.

[HighLife124]

i have to agree with fockingclassy on this, Paul Newman's version is transcendent.

[johnnyrotten32]

im a huge jack fan but you are right. It just has more feeling to it when Newman sings it.

[andrewforsale]

it is but this isn't worth disregarding, J.J is dope ! memories of high school.

[isaacb1996]

he sings dead fast and loud there but it still feels so soft..you lot get me ?

[Lisa80267]

Man....I love that man!!!

[D0g63rt]

I remember hearing the last part of this song, only song by a much older gentleman with a very interesting voice, and I was wondering who was covering whom? Because I would like to hear the recording of the old man again, but I have no idea how to find it.

[boubitch]

Hi, the last part is a freakin great cover too. It is from Greg Brown and it is called "spring wind". Found it on iTunes. He also sometimes covers "Where do the children Play" bu Cat Stevens and puts it together with Fall line...

[Margaridaa988]

i love you jack i really love you.

You always make my problems go away you always make my days so easy because of listening this tunes.... la la la

[jbuffbird]

jacks my fucking hero

[piyy]

Cool Hand Luke did it better.....

[jukapinducachupa]

very,very,very good... love jack johnson forever...

[jjrishmawy]

what does he refer to plastic jesus? i dont understand

[mat876]

a jesus made of plastic i guess, lol

one you can put on the dashboard of a car

glows in the dark too :P

[jjrishmawy]

you sure dont know what the hell you are talking about kid, there is no point of comparison between the two genres... retard