I had this CD. I bought it when it first hit the shelves. I loved every song on it and I probebly played it well over a thousand times. Her voice is timeless and so is she.
I love the guitar solos by James Mankey. The only other hauntingly beautiful solos like that (that I can think of off the top of my head right now) would be David Gilmour's. I certain love blazing fast technicians like Eddie Van Halen or Yngwie Malmsteen, but I enjoy solos like this way more -- they just have more "soul" to them. :D
Sing it Hacker 73 you are on point, 100% correct! Poor mass bastards listen to MIDIed computerized garbage. These current hacks don't play, arrange, any of their music. Back in High school our song leaders lip synched to music, did not make them accopmplished musicians. Apple downloaders, music corps are idiots who put out crap! Pure talented musicans are few and far between, not corp made Taylor Swift playing four chords, or Gaga not even playing four chords, using Bowie era shock value as art
damn, i used to drink so hard listening to this album - this and "dream of life" by patti smith. i still hit the suds from time to time (like tonite!) but i'm not trying to drink myself to death anymore. but this song will always sound like 7 vodka tonics to me...
one of my fav female artists of all time, what a voice, such sadness and emotion. if you love this check out the version of tomorrow wendy with andy prieboy on piano.
Amazing voice. Don't even know what else to say beyond that, but she puts most to shame. Velvet covered steel, gorgeous and deadly cuts in the emotional sense.
i had this album back when i was drinking hard, years ago. this and patti smith's dream of life. i was hurting over a woman i had lost, lost to never come back again and i would come home from work and open that bottle and put this on and go away into a land of pain. there is no better music for drownding in self-pity than this record.
Johnette Napolitano --- the Best, Unique and Most Gifted Singer Ever. I love her! And she is soooo cute... her skin is sooo soft... I love her joy, her hair, her face. Her face changes always better. Chameleon. Angel. DELICIOUS! Johnette is a MIRACLE, pure magic! I never heard a song so soft, light, positive, as "paradise is home". That's heaven!
@nel21410mt I love Johnette, but don't dis Gaga. She is very brave, too. JN may have paved the way, and I'd love to hear Gaga even *attempt* to do a JN song, but she isn't exactly afraid to put herself out there.
Why do the greatest bands have to be SO under-rated and so under-appreciated? Simple: the Industrial "Music" SHITSTEM is ruled by PERVERT PSICHOPATICS who only want sell ROTTEN UGLY SHIT FAKES such as Madonna and Gaga and they want made us all a bunch of billions of MOROMS with NO sense of good taste for so good things and REAL TALENTED ARTISTS such as Concrete Blonde, Public Image, Bolshoi, Alphaville, Irene Cara, Sinead O'Connor, Kim Carnes, Sandra, Laura Branigan, Randy Bush, Suzi Quatro...
@nel21410mt I am 13 years old. GNR, Old school Green Day, Concrete Blonde, Queen, Stevie Nicks, Nirvana, Ozzy, Bob Marley, and AC/DC are my favorite bands. Don't group us all together, please.
Well, this is for people who appreciate musicianship, performance, and grown-up lyrics and mentalities.
What we have now is music for 10-year-olds who think the latest karaoke, pantomime, Whitney Houston wannabe from American Idol. the Voice, or the "X" Factor is talented.
That's not meant as a cheap shot at Houston, she did her thing first. But even she didn't do what you see going-on here. This is on another level; the 'Blonde actually - make - this music.
Even when I was 14, listening to this song for the first time, I understood the desperation in Johnette's voice. And now that I'm older and "wiser", well, I still get it.
Napolitano's voice is just so full of character. "Smoky" is a cliche but it seems apt in her case. Her voice is almost, but not quite, on the verge of cracking (see :45, :46, 1:02). Check out her punctuating screams at 1:23, 3:30, and 3:44. And her range! She starts in a sultry baritone and soars to an alto. The melody, backing vocals, and lyrics are just perfecting. I think I'm in love ...
THELXP - back at ya. Napolitano and Mankey still play together with a lot of their team members. Maybe I'm just a pervert jerk, but dammit if couldn't one day make love to her. Not pornographic like. Just a beautiful moment. On the off chance Joanette reads these YouTube pages... just look me up, toots!! Seriously! No one is getting any younger. I'm joeygouda (NOT JONNY) on Skype and I'm Jonnygouda on facebook.
This song has always gave me a lost feeling... like a dark loneliness. I guess i can really connect with both people she sings about.. not as me feeling that way but the way she sings it, like its a dream and I'm in it.
This was always one of my favourite Concrete Blonde songs... but there were a lot of favourites from their portfolio. My Ukrainan wife had never heard of them before I introduced her to them. Now she is hooked.
Have loved Concrete Blonde since the early 80s... On July 13, 2010, Shout! Factory released a remastered 20th anniversary edition of Bloodletting, compiled without blessings, input, or involvement from the band, it features six bonus tracks: "I Want You," "Little Wing," the French extended version of "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)," and live versions of "Roses Grow," "The Sky Is A Poisonous Garden," and "Tomorrow, Wendy."
This is my fav song on Bloodletting.... hmmmmm Why oh Why did they not become bigger ... not alot of people i talk too even know of there exsistance yet i find them to be probally one of the best ever... Bloodletting IMO is one of the BEST albums ever made every single song is so good i never tire of it after all these years
Johnette is my favorite female vocalist of all time...definitely agree that they never got the credit they deserve. I can listen to Bloodletting over and over again without ever getting tired of it.
This song or group never got the real credit they deserved. Johnette Napolitano is one of the greatest female vocalists I've ever listened too and I've heard a lot.
@THELXP I SO agree! CB was awesome and I remember very clearly when their albums would be released. I always loved to hear there music and still listen to them to this day.
@THELXP The great thing is, not only are their lives shows still as good (if not better...Bloodletting 20 Years Later ROCKED), but real fans can enjoy them in more intimate settings. Catch 22 really, but yeah, talent and brains seem to pass people by quite often.
@THELXP sometimes the more talented, different and unique they are, the less people pay attention as they cant get to understand this music, just a few ones i guess
@deussolinvictus It's one of those timeless songs;not faddish or dated.And haunting.I love this band.Got to see them live.once.years back.Not the greatest venue but they transcended it.
I saw her at the Roxy with the heads
zombiechaz 6 days ago
I used to smoke bananna peels to this song
bigdsears 1 week ago
@bigdsears That just conjures up so many images and memories. LMAO. Thank you for making my day
kirtansoul 2 days ago
one of the most fantastic voices of our times
suburbanx1 1 week ago
Remarkable singer - first rate band!
FilthyMcNastiest 3 weeks ago
love this band and this song she is such a great singer
DRAGONFLYANGEL66 3 weeks ago
This is just a beautiful touching song. The voice gives shivers. Please take me back to the time of real creative music.
synapticflow 4 weeks ago
I had this CD. I bought it when it first hit the shelves. I loved every song on it and I probebly played it well over a thousand times. Her voice is timeless and so is she.
olivethegreat1 4 weeks ago
It was something to party back in these days...very special days.
mcsteeley 1 month ago
I love the guitar solos by James Mankey. The only other hauntingly beautiful solos like that (that I can think of off the top of my head right now) would be David Gilmour's. I certain love blazing fast technicians like Eddie Van Halen or Yngwie Malmsteen, but I enjoy solos like this way more -- they just have more "soul" to them. :D
adwatts1966 1 month ago
I saw the heads at the Roxy with Johnette on lead vocals awesome show
zombiechaz 1 month ago
MY girl just showed me this beautiful song a couple days ago, god have I been missing out <3
kfx700991 2 months ago
i had this CD
GENIUS99999992345678 2 months ago
Que buena canción!! la primera vez q los vi, fue en VH1, y desde ahi soy un fanatico de su musica.
arthurindos 2 months ago
I think i'll have a cold-one and listen to this song...
bigdsears 2 months ago
this song has a wistful ..lonely soul ..that will live forever...I know i will listen ..when it comes to visit
devangeli 3 months ago
Fuckin' beautiful, this song.
s9re8g65sdg4 3 months ago
Anyone know the story behind this song?
jimmyjimmyjimmyjames 3 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Concrete Blonde
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I love this song
BlanchetteBianca 3 months ago
Hash73 but I like that music, too..
I don't care what anyone likes or doesn't like or what's mainstream or not, if its good, it will find its way to me..
I can like both concrete blonde and Madonna :)
lunazulaivarsson 3 months ago 2
I thought Tori Amos was quiet good as well Hacker.
boogs2007 4 months ago
Sing it Hacker 73 you are on point, 100% correct! Poor mass bastards listen to MIDIed computerized garbage. These current hacks don't play, arrange, any of their music. Back in High school our song leaders lip synched to music, did not make them accopmplished musicians. Apple downloaders, music corps are idiots who put out crap! Pure talented musicans are few and far between, not corp made Taylor Swift playing four chords, or Gaga not even playing four chords, using Bowie era shock value as art
nel21410mt 4 months ago
So sad..
SeeliaVachon 4 months ago
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balbus2 5 months ago
brilliant
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balbus2 5 months ago
keeps the likes at 420!!!!
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balbus2 5 months ago
damn, i used to drink so hard listening to this album - this and "dream of life" by patti smith. i still hit the suds from time to time (like tonite!) but i'm not trying to drink myself to death anymore. but this song will always sound like 7 vodka tonics to me...
originaltbyrd 5 months ago
Love her voice ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Joey is good too.
chavitacanta 5 months ago
One of my favorites eveeeeer
chavitacanta 5 months ago
ya 80's !!!!
2006xr650r 6 months ago
@2006xr650r this song is from '90.
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@2006xr650r Sorry I don't know why I felt it necessary to say that. I'm just bored.
LeviticusRex 5 months ago
one of my fav female artists of all time, what a voice, such sadness and emotion. if you love this check out the version of tomorrow wendy with andy prieboy on piano.
gypsycolombo 6 months ago
It would be nice if Vevo would turn the volume up beyond a whisper.
msstammy 6 months ago 2
what a song...I just love it
ziggistar 6 months ago
Amazing voice. Don't even know what else to say beyond that, but she puts most to shame. Velvet covered steel, gorgeous and deadly cuts in the emotional sense.
AerowsX 8 months ago
i had this album back when i was drinking hard, years ago. this and patti smith's dream of life. i was hurting over a woman i had lost, lost to never come back again and i would come home from work and open that bottle and put this on and go away into a land of pain. there is no better music for drownding in self-pity than this record.
popstone1 8 months ago 20
@popstone1 I'll drink to that
bigdsears 5 months ago
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Johnette Napolitano --- the Best, Unique and Most Gifted Singer Ever. I love her! And she is soooo cute... her skin is sooo soft... I love her joy, her hair, her face. Her face changes always better. Chameleon. Angel. DELICIOUS! Johnette is a MIRACLE, pure magic! I never heard a song so soft, light, positive, as "paradise is home". That's heaven!
Hacker73 4 months ago
@popstone1 I get it completely, popstone1.
I am where you were then - right at this moment..... Exact same situation.. doing the same....
I hope this song healed you.
midjune94 4 months ago
@popstone1 Fuck, dude. Now, I can understand why people commit suicide.
katadantesux 3 months ago
The Voice! This is a voice, the attitude is rock, what happened to all this great music?
I mean what do they listen to now GAGA>? Poor youth they are being cheated.
Concrete Blond at the Rainbow room, on Sunset..She is better live then recorded..
the emotion of her singing is haunting..mesmorizing.
Sadly the art of live performance seems to be lost.
nel21410mt 8 months ago 14
@nel21410mt I love Johnette, but don't dis Gaga. She is very brave, too. JN may have paved the way, and I'd love to hear Gaga even *attempt* to do a JN song, but she isn't exactly afraid to put herself out there.
AerowsX 8 months ago
Why do the greatest bands have to be SO under-rated and so under-appreciated? Simple: the Industrial "Music" SHITSTEM is ruled by PERVERT PSICHOPATICS who only want sell ROTTEN UGLY SHIT FAKES such as Madonna and Gaga and they want made us all a bunch of billions of MOROMS with NO sense of good taste for so good things and REAL TALENTED ARTISTS such as Concrete Blonde, Public Image, Bolshoi, Alphaville, Irene Cara, Sinead O'Connor, Kim Carnes, Sandra, Laura Branigan, Randy Bush, Suzi Quatro...
Hacker73 4 months ago 2
@nel21410mt I am 13 years old. GNR, Old school Green Day, Concrete Blonde, Queen, Stevie Nicks, Nirvana, Ozzy, Bob Marley, and AC/DC are my favorite bands. Don't group us all together, please.
SaintJaded 3 months ago
@SaintJaded check out chapel grove, There's no age limit to liking good music. You get a thumbs up from CG. \m/
ChapelGroveBand 2 months ago
@nel21410mt
Well, this is for people who appreciate musicianship, performance, and grown-up lyrics and mentalities.
What we have now is music for 10-year-olds who think the latest karaoke, pantomime, Whitney Houston wannabe from American Idol. the Voice, or the "X" Factor is talented.
That's not meant as a cheap shot at Houston, she did her thing first. But even she didn't do what you see going-on here. This is on another level; the 'Blonde actually - make - this music.
SuperAmin1950 2 weeks ago
Thumbs up if you camed here because of Adam Gontier's V Log :)
Gnation94 8 months ago
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Gnation94 8 months ago
i jus want to fuhk her ,,i love her so much....lol..jk
29jr00 8 months ago
Even when I was 14, listening to this song for the first time, I understood the desperation in Johnette's voice. And now that I'm older and "wiser", well, I still get it.
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Tiani14 8 months ago
Napolitano's voice is just so full of character. "Smoky" is a cliche but it seems apt in her case. Her voice is almost, but not quite, on the verge of cracking (see :45, :46, 1:02). Check out her punctuating screams at 1:23, 3:30, and 3:44. And her range! She starts in a sultry baritone and soars to an alto. The melody, backing vocals, and lyrics are just perfecting. I think I'm in love ...
hallowrrrld 9 months ago 2
THELXP - back at ya. Napolitano and Mankey still play together with a lot of their team members. Maybe I'm just a pervert jerk, but dammit if couldn't one day make love to her. Not pornographic like. Just a beautiful moment. On the off chance Joanette reads these YouTube pages... just look me up, toots!! Seriously! No one is getting any younger. I'm joeygouda (NOT JONNY) on Skype and I'm Jonnygouda on facebook.
I'm just sayin' hon. We could have fun.
jonnygouda1 9 months ago
J'ai vu ce band à la Brick a Montréal...cétait vraiment vraiment hot. Une voix enchanteresse...
coolerman2004 9 months ago
Great song. Love the guitar solo on this song.
warmlion 9 months ago
It's ALL about Johnette Napolitano, Siouxsie Sioux, and Bjork. The absolute BEST female vocalists. ::sighs:: I adore Concrete Blonde. <3
GutterDoll138 9 months ago 3
There are times her voice reminds me of a female chris isaac
mzondi1970 10 months ago 4
Somethnig has to be said about a quaity 3 piece band. Reminds of faith no more..so talented and so underrated.
mzondi1970 10 months ago 2
Very nostalgic song 4 me. It takes me back 2 way simpler times. James Mankey is one of the world's most underrated guitar players!
bardeuxfan 10 months ago
One of my fav Concrete Blonde! Thanks!
MTCatman 10 months ago 2
why would someone dislike this?
mrbootlegproductions 10 months ago
LUV IT
bravoindiaone 10 months ago
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This song has always gave me a lost feeling... like a dark loneliness. I guess i can really connect with both people she sings about.. not as me feeling that way but the way she sings it, like its a dream and I'm in it.
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This was always one of my favourite Concrete Blonde songs... but there were a lot of favourites from their portfolio. My Ukrainan wife had never heard of them before I introduced her to them. Now she is hooked.
rcvanau 10 months ago
Epic goodness. :)
TheTodd1977 11 months ago 2
Luv the Sexxy sound and the Nasty look
NBenjie 11 months ago
facial expression @ 3:20-3:24 is priceless.
MophineChild 11 months ago
CB is one of the most underrated bands in history.
sdstedman 11 months ago
@sdstedman Absolutely! This is absolutely timeless.
duerandaggi 11 months ago
good stuff and has for years been good
gentry11000 11 months ago
...and the dawn will come and kiss away every tear thats ever fallen from your eyes...
stoutbear 11 months ago
@stoutbear Behind those eyes I wonder.
EasilyDistLOOKABIRDY 10 months ago
What an incredible voice!Now along comes Adele who sounds like she could be her daughter if she sang in the same venue!
jrbatte98 1 year ago 2
Her voice is mesmerizing.
TheTexasrangersfan 1 year ago
love this !!!
bolmsp 1 year ago
This is seriously my favorite song from Concrete Blonde.
FashionZombies27 1 year ago 2
I'm too old to have idols, but she is mine! Johnette fkn rocks!!!
tonya2zen 1 year ago
they were here in Lima ...Amazing thats all i can say Greetings from Peru
teloneroloco 1 year ago
One of my favorite bands of all time!!!!
devlinjoe10 1 year ago
I love this song, Johnette Napoitano rocks!!!!!!
Nightbirdrocks 1 year ago 2
We need to finish the capitalism and live this life too.
vaschena 1 year ago
Best Caroline Song I know, I have always loved this tune. Love the video too....
karolinewarren 1 year ago
it's hard to watch this video with justin bieber looking at me in that ridiculous emi bg. i wonder if he's ever even heard of concrete blonde.
cpallos 1 year ago 3
magical
vaschena 1 year ago
They were good. Love her voice and Mankey's guitar playing.
Jkbox1 1 year ago
Haunting tone. Very spacey. Great song. Love it.
StarVoyager9 1 year ago
On this song, with Johnette singing at such a low register, I thought for the longest time that it was a male singer doing Caroline!
djargus 1 year ago
May I go on record as saying that Johnette is postively gorgeous in every sense?
pharoah418 1 year ago 3
THAT.
musicalspunk 1 year ago
absolutely beautiful voice
TheRoseLaRose 1 year ago
nice song..5******
disorder65 1 year ago
Deserving of more praise than I can offer, a few off kilter songs, not for the common crowd. But so many good ones.
Thanos82 1 year ago
one of timeless piecess....<3
narona 1 year ago
My God...was there anyone ever that could expose and heal your soul like she does? Napolitano rules what is real and raw. I thank her for it.
Meroveous01 1 year ago 14
soundtrack to my adolescene...thnk god this was our outlet..Concrete Blonde is forever my #1
74luckyjenna 1 year ago 2
Back in the day when Vanilla Ice had 8x the video budget than these talented kids! L.A. music is truly: Land of the greed, home of the depraived
RockMogul 1 year ago
@RockMogul you said a mouthful!!
LBjim 1 year ago
First time I ever heard dis band I like this song :).....
kyklaface 1 year ago
this is one of my fav songs i can relate to the poetry in the trunk ty 4 posting this :)
bolmsp 1 year ago
always loved Concrete Blonde also.
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Have loved Concrete Blonde since the early 80s... On July 13, 2010, Shout! Factory released a remastered 20th anniversary edition of Bloodletting, compiled without blessings, input, or involvement from the band, it features six bonus tracks: "I Want You," "Little Wing," the French extended version of "Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)," and live versions of "Roses Grow," "The Sky Is A Poisonous Garden," and "Tomorrow, Wendy."
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simila66 1 year ago
THIS GUITAR PLAYER IS ONE ASS KICKIN MOTHERFUCKER......
mthrnatrsson1 1 year ago
where are they now?////
lolyat 1 year ago
you all forgot to mention how good this guitarrist is. really nice solo and playing as a whole.
ricardoctcramos 1 year ago
This is my fav song on Bloodletting.... hmmmmm Why oh Why did they not become bigger ... not alot of people i talk too even know of there exsistance yet i find them to be probally one of the best ever... Bloodletting IMO is one of the BEST albums ever made every single song is so good i never tire of it after all these years
wandaslice 1 year ago
can you imagine that voice in you ear...?
talos1964 1 year ago 2
love this band!!!! Check out my country originals....sign me emi!!!! adding another this week!
weidow1 1 year ago
Johnette is my favorite female vocalist of all time...definitely agree that they never got the credit they deserve. I can listen to Bloodletting over and over again without ever getting tired of it.
TheMulletedAvenger 1 year ago
they rock, love them
sydthesquid12238 1 year ago
Concrete Blonde has a special place in my youth back in high school. I saw them live @ Ameoba records i Hollywood. Best show of my life.
MrChales17 1 year ago
Where did this band go? I see a tribute to Johnette N. further down, is she lost for all time? Her voice and music may be ours forever but....
TheEleleth 1 year ago
@TheEleleth no! she is very much around! has new music...plays a lot...get her "scarred" cd...is in australia right now...google her....
CyndyNeg 1 year ago
@CyndyNeg Oo!Fabulous,thank you,got to check it out!
darkfey1963 1 year ago
Just one of the many reasons "Bloodletting" is so awesome. What a haunting song. The remastered version that just came out is great!
vidgrave 1 year ago 2
Amy Lee needs to take some instruction from her!
beaker729 1 year ago 2
great band!
michellemanske 1 year ago
She is fucking good - I like.
ange8961 1 year ago
I'm friends with her niece. They actually kinda look alike in some ways
mestrella89 1 year ago
This song or group never got the real credit they deserved. Johnette Napolitano is one of the greatest female vocalists I've ever listened too and I've heard a lot.
THELXP 1 year ago 120
@THELXP I SO agree! CB was awesome and I remember very clearly when their albums would be released. I always loved to hear there music and still listen to them to this day.
bluenail03 1 year ago
@THELXP Well said, I totally agree.
dragasoni 1 year ago
@THELXP The great thing is, not only are their lives shows still as good (if not better...Bloodletting 20 Years Later ROCKED), but real fans can enjoy them in more intimate settings. Catch 22 really, but yeah, talent and brains seem to pass people by quite often.
BishiBanger 1 year ago
@THELXP
Not to mention that she's one of the hands-down best and most underrated lyricists and songwriters.
litmus0001 10 months ago
@THELXP sometimes the more talented, different and unique they are, the less people pay attention as they cant get to understand this music, just a few ones i guess
Alexaty5 10 months ago
HIPSTERS BACK OFF
jk this one is too good for any labels to ruin it for me
OMGitsaBLAST 1 year ago
My favorite song!!!!!!!!!!!!
xgrrrl111 1 year ago
I truly, truly love this song and never tire of hearing it.
deussolinvictus 1 year ago 51
@deussolinvictus It's one of those timeless songs;not faddish or dated.And haunting.I love this band.Got to see them live.once.years back.Not the greatest venue but they transcended it.
darkfey1963 1 year ago
Fell in love with this tune the first time I heard it. Johnette's vocals are hauntingly awesome on this tune.
gnute9 1 year ago
This song always reminds me of my sister, there's no one like Jonnette to put it in words, Hope to see this wonderful talent in Houston soon!
tanya77449 1 year ago