Lone Justice - Wheels

[nealchi]

Everyone with an ear and a brain knows that Maria is one of the absolute greatest singers - and, by the way, I'm 61 and heard a few!!!

[sharappa]

saw her sing this December 15th, 1986. and i have never not been in love w/ her since. Blown Away, does not cover it.

[marissaxoxo52511]

to my friend........................­....

[n6238q]

Antenna Club, Memphis, TN, 1986-ish. They were great!

[powermichiel]

Anyone knows where the other, much better version has gone ? I really really miss it a lot....

[brewchugger]

"sing the words of pizza hut an' make you cry" indeed. she was special...

[DJAttorney]

I saw Lone Justice in Manchester in 1986 (maybe 87) - oh my god they were amazing! I also saw McKee solo a few times including a memorable gig in a tiny pub in Nottingham in the late 1980's

Such a wonderful talent :)

[robgallacher]

My favourite "non punk" song of all time - video crap but live voice brilliant. Seen her solo in San Diego a few years ago but she only done one LJ song... Dixie Storms .. not a disappointment as it is a LJ classic .... enjoy ... or not, Elle!

[Gooseberry51]

My all time favourite song.. so great.... so great.. that voice....

[milltown420]

@Gooseberry51 agreed.

[puckduim]

Thank you Selina.

[jezkn]

OUT OF THIS WORLD PERFORMANCE! Definite Shades of Cyndi lauper when she hits those sweet high notes (eg 3.15) - (and with the hair too!). At 3.35 onwards it could actually BE Cyndi Lauper! Pretty amazing stuff. An outstanding talent that never found it's true destiny or got its just deserts. Thats a tragedy. Phhh - Bloody music business ... !

[ghiser30]

Really? Someone actually "disliked" this song? Unbelievable!

[RosalitaBU8]

Please, MARIA, it will work MARIA, if we both commit ourselves.

Please, take my hand in marriage, MARIA. . . !

Oh, so-o-o beautiful !

[liquidmyrrh1165]

@RosalitaBU8  LMAO!!! I feel you! Who wouldn't eh? The prayer goes like this: Dear God...Please send me a woman like that! Amen.

[DeceasedDeath]

tice cd in the mail from JAPAN!!! the next week with compliments and apologies.

[DeceasedDeath]

Let me tell you a story. I first saw a Lone Justice video "Ways to Be Wicked" on Sky Channel I think (there was no MTV in Europe then, but there were other channels that showed music videos.) I thought "wow, that wasn't so bad". But I couldn't get that song and that woman's voice out of my head. So I went to my local record shop, asking if they had any Lone Justice. No. Nothing available in Europe at all. So guess what I did? I wrote to their record company Geffen and asked WTF? I got a Lone Jus

[haidian123]

She makes you fall in love with love

[KeyGuy1967]

Amazing!

I love her

Maria McKee and Lone Justice so very underated

[itsdgman]

I had a handle on my sorrow/My composure was in order if not sufficiently intact/ But every reminiscent echo brings a blow to chill my senses and my heart quakes then tenses till these moments pass - "Wheels"....with words & music by Maria McKee, Lone Justice had some of the most cerebral lyrics in their song writing, just listen to "Beacon" "Belfry" and "The Gift" also on the Shelter album.

[oceanshannon]

one of the anthems for my life...love this so much...

[penguinsfromalaska]

My moms ex boyfriend told her this song made him think of her and it made her think of him too.. That was soo long ago

[slikd33]

I love her even 20 years later...i still feel the pain of this song Marie...

[Iluvbisquits]

Maria could sing the words on a Pizza Hut menu and bring tears to your eyes, so gifted, so lovely...

[Gooseberry51]

@Iluvbisquits Fully agree!

[HarperRFJ]

One of my all time favorite songs. Ever. Ever. I love her. I love this song.

[MyCowsCanFly]

Thank you..."raw passionately gifted " are the words I was trying to find.

[sharonmtvharrison]

She has the heart of a '60's child, a Scottish lass, a cowgirl all rolled into one.

[itsdgman]

No way! I had this album "Shelter" on cassette as well. Such a raw passionately gifted singer. This song kinda reminded me of Janis Joplin's style just a tiny bit. (not comparing BTW)

[angellaadelle]

She has an amazing amount of passion and soul. Too bad she isn't heard as much as Jessica Simpson. It's a sad state of affairs.

[bent139]

Having seen Lone Justice live several times in the mid 80's those were definitely experiences I will never forget. Maria's voice would just echo in my head for days. And it was a definite spiritual thing.

[Lindee1964]

amazing

[swomac8199]

that voice is amazing!!!

[aquahchad]

Incredible ... even more mesmerizing than it was 20 years ago. Thank you for posting this!!

[DeceasedDeath]

I love this song (and Maria McKee) as much now as I did 20 years ago when I first heard her. Class is class.

[rbirmmusicfan]

I think I actually love it more now! I had this cassette, and this song was the highlight - as one poster here mentioned, it is like a religious experience...When I found this on YouTuvbe the other day, it was the first time in several years that I heard it - I had tears in my eyes...Powerful song....

[tpv525]

One of her best songs. Right up there with Dixie Storms and Show Me Heaven.

That little vocal thing she does at about 5:45 just sends shivers up my spine.

[DeceasedDeath]

and "Inspiration"

[deloresdelago]

Typical I found out about Hebden Bridge after I had booked a weekend away just hope she arranges some other gigs I ve been following her since 1984.

[kevingv]

I have this on vhs, great stuff.

[MurphysLaww]

One of the most incredible songs of all time, right next to Dixie Storms.

[Crazyben1969]

That's my opinion also!!!! glad I finally meet someone on the same wavelenght ;-)))))) Thanks buddy!!! you just made my day!!!

Are you going to see her in Hebden Bridge on 4th July?

[MurphysLaww]

Someday, the genius and beauty of those two songs will be recognized by people other than die hard fans. No Idea Where Hebden Bridge is...

[Crazyben1969]

Hebden Bridge UK, so far the only concert date this year in Europe...

[VeltioAvrio]

Maria McKee... she plays piano, writes music, sings beautifully, and looks great too! Yeah, life's not fair sometimes...

This is a great song. My favourite "lone justice" song; and, they had a lot of great songs (for only putting out two albums/CDs). I wish I had seen them when they were still together and touring back in the 80's.

[tunagirrl]

One of my top 10 favorite songs of all time. Thanks.