"I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday" is one of the greatest lines ever delivered. Kris Kristofferson wrote that, but Janis owned that.
Thx for this. My father was in a band, he sang this song. He died when I was 5, I don't remember much but apparently this was my favourite song he sang because when he took out his guitar I would say Bobby Gee Daddy. And I would give up all my tomorrow's for one yesterday. RIP Dad.
She was actually clean when she made this album and relapsed shortly after. One of my favorites. I would suggest Mercedes Benz. It's different but awesome.
My son asked me who this crazy woman ? ( 12 years old) I told him that this Janis Joplin, an amazing woman. My CD disappear from my truck ( he borrowed it) and has been hearing Janis from then. He’s been listening 60/ 70 s music for his years.
Not only is this an incredible song and singer, this is the ultimate rock/Country/Blues fusion. Steel Guitar and Hammond organ blending together with her incredible voice and energy!
Chris sure knows how to paint a picture. And Janis brought it to life! One of my favorite lines of all time "I'd trade all my tomorrows for one single yesterday" AWWWSUM
India, check out Kris Kristofferson's music. You will recognize him as an actor, but he is a great songwriter. He is part of the Highway Men, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson.
Chris Kristofferson was very close to JJ and he was crushed by her death. Unbeknownst to him she had recorded Bobby McGee for her new album (as a surprise for him) and he did not learn of it until after her death. For a long time he could not listen to her recording and he has said her death haunts him to this day. It's so regrettable how much drugs decimated the pioneers of Rock and Roll. I am reminded of the lyrics a Fred Eaglesmith song, "Fame doesn't take away the pain, it just pays the bills".
The album Pearl came out after Janis's death and was her best in terms of cohesion, though I like all her recordings, it just makes you think what a shame.
@@sacluvsBM Definitely better with a fuller meatier sound, Big Brother was a more psychedelic sound like Quicksilver Messenger Service or Jefferson Airplane but less talent than Quicksilver or JA
Janis Joplin was a founding member of the 27 Club. If you’ve never heard of that, look it up. Sadly it can be a hell of a price to pay for fame. I didn’t appreciate her music until I was much older. She had a one-of-a-kind voice.
I really enjoy watching your reactions to these classic songs and iconic artists. For me (who is very familiar with them) it's like living the experience of hearing it for the first time. Keep it up India!
Pearl was Janis' last album. It was released after she died. I was 10 when Janis died and Pearl was my first experience of Janis Joplin's extraordinary voice. There have been two truly great female blues singers in history. Billie Holiday was the first and Janis was the other. Check out the unaccompanied Oh Lord Won't You But Me a Mercedes Benz on Pearl.
Kristofferson is the old white guy who works with Blade! And it’s REDDing. Not Reeding. He’s on of the great losses to soul music. Check out his clips from the Monterey Pop Festival.
My favorite song by Janis Joplin is called........ " Call on Me"........ from her boxed set album called " Box of Pearls"....( NOT the Alternate take version)........I guarantee you will love this song India......It's so slow and soulful.
I am really glad to see that you are introducing yourself to a lot of classic music. I'd also like to thank you for reacquainting me with the music of my youth. Songs I grew up with but have not heard for ages. Keep on chooglin'.
I worked a job where my boss and I started at 5.30 in the morning and she loved to put Janis on the stereo while we got things ready. And I remember thinking: "Man, this is just too much intensity at this hour of the morning." I ended up buying her a Janis Joplin toy figure for her birthday.
Janis was around long enough to make an impression on us Jr.'s &Seniors and as abruptly as she appeared, she left us, WAY TOO SOON! We thought she had an unrequited love for Jimi, so for her to die so soon after his passing wasn't a shock! Both are surely missed. This song definately was one of her more memorable tunes, especially after she says New Orleans, the song takes a life of it's own! We loved her for voice, her unadulterated style of dress, and her rambunctious nature that said, "lets just all have a GOOD TIME while we're here!
There was a girl in Seattle by the name of Duffy Bishop who sounded exactly like Joplin. She was very popular at the Seattle clubs in the 80s. I doubt anyone could tell whether they were listening to Janice or Duffy.
hippies , free spirits, it was the days of peace and love and power to the people and in hers and to many others cases LSD and heroin and speed god rest her soul
So I'm home sick today and have been binge watching your vids. I love how you are so open to different eras and genres of music. Louis Armstrong once said there's only two kinds of music...the good kind and the bad kind (and he played the good kind). Keep doing what you're doing!
Was never a fan of Janis’s before but I’ve just listened to this properly for the first time and have to say it’s awesome, I do have a favorite of her’s so much so I bought it on iTunes “Call on me” love it 💕
I think most people would be surprised to learn that Tonya Harding could sing this song beautifully. Used to hang out at a bar in PDX called Mollie McGee's and heard her sing it there on karaoke night.
This is a song I used to sing with my friend, Tiffani, when we were young. We'd belt it out at the top of our lungs. SO many memories. Janis had The Passion.
This is through and through my song. Whatever i do, where ever I go, it somehow always stays with me. It’s so much more than I can describe. When I told my mom (she grew up with this), she admitted it’s always been her favorite back then as well..... 😊. Like mother, like doughter.
Many young people in the late 60s to early 70s, for no other reason but experience, would hitchhike across the country, it was called "truckin." It was a life adventure. There are a lot of songs from this era about it.
Back in the day we hitchhiked everywhere. I certainly didn't think of myself as a drifter. But you never knew how far the next ride would take you, who you meet on the road, how long you would be with them, and the new relationship could be intense, smooth, or irritating. Good times!
Always a song for me & my man- Zachary. ( aka Gator) And , yes, a song for women or men. Its very meaningful. Written by Kris Kristofferson. About a woman. But carried into a wonderful realm of ... me and you and your love and my love and everybody's love. No matter who you are. Or that person at that time. Janis covered a lot of territory in a very few short years. She sings for everybody. Thank you again for your appreciation of her work. ♥
India ... really? You don't know who Otis Redding was? Please, devote a couple of hours to his catalog. He was the biggest star on Stax. Otis was the man. Anyway, these iconic lines tear me up every time: "freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose" and "I'd trade all of my tomorrows for one single yesterday."
Yes , it was indeed on the Pearl album! That is one of my all time favorite albums,I played it to death. Country singer Roger Miller also did this song, but Janis blew it out of the park!!!
The 60's were the years of Hippies, Drifters, Hitchhikers... Teens and young people running away from the rigidity of their parents who experienced WWII.
