"Careless Love" [Live] Young Janis Joplin

Janis covers an Odetta classic. A similiar version is done by Bessie Smith. The Empress of The Blues and Odetta were some of Janis' biggest inspirations.

Lyrics:
Oh love, oh love, oh careless love,
Oh love, oh love, oh careless love.
Oh love, oh love, oh careless love,
Now now don't you see what your careless love has done.

Well you worried my mother till she died
And you caused my father to lose his mind.
Now damn you I'm goin' to shoot you, Lord, I'm gonna shoot you both right down,
I'm gonna spare no one of you child till you spin next dyin'.

Oh love, oh love, oh careless love.
Oh love, oh love, oh careless love.
Oh love, oh love, oh careless love
Oh Lord, don't you see what, what your careless love has done.
Oh yeah.

Careless love now don't know see how you follow me down,
Careless love, don't you see how you follow me down.
Well, you robbed me out of my silver, Lord, and out of my gold
Ever since you been a-ridin' by side.

Oh love, oh love, oh careless,
Oh love, yes oh love, oh careless love.
Oh love, I said love, oh careless love now
Don't you see what your careless love has done, yeah.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• careless
• love
• janisjoplin
• bessiesmith
• odetta

[ChrisOfZensChannel]

3 Pubes have forgotten the faces of their fathers!

[Hydasta]

two people carelessly clicked the dislike button

[TheFreddy93]

Impresionante...

[crsman001]

That the Janis i remember - cool enough 2 the max - ok so i'm not up 2 date with the slang - what ya expect out of a 71 yr old !!!

[kinglearsdaughter]

@kentucksoldiersson Odetta

[telebob]

I think this is Mike Allen playing twelve string....

[ledrotten]

It really does sound a lot like Blind Willie McTell playin that 12string,very astute observation there J ,l just love this performance buy Jan,she was the one an only an stole my heart years ago ,an when l discover somthing as wonderful as this tune ,it just melts my heart,she is still missed...

[MultiPinkme]

forever this Artist will live in my Heart...Thank you Janis for your beautiful music you left us with...Tammie

[BBiebigheiser]

What a shame she burnt herself out so fast. :(

[kooktocook]

Wow! Thanks for the post.

[kentucksoldiersson]

She's doing Bessie Smith....