We saw Rickie Lee Jones in Albany, NY a few years ago. It was a personal benchmark for us. My wife is extremely disabled with MS and in a wheelchair. I have been her caregiver 24/7 for the past 17 years. We were seated in the front row of a very small venue. Rickie Lee Jones finished her first set. She then stood to thank a thrilled audience. Then she turned to my wife and gave her the warmest broadest smile I have ever seen on anyone as if to say "Thank you for taking the trouble to come." It is a subtle point but one that demonstrates how some stars do shine very brightly for all of us. Rickie Lee Jones is one of those stars and of far more significance in this world than simply being an artist.

"Watching heartbeats go by...." - that line grabs me every single time.

One of the most inventive & imaginative albums ever produced.. RLJ sings poetry like no one else on Planet Earth ..

This song means the world to me. One of the most brilliant albums ever made.

One of the best songs ever.

Pure, Arguably the Greatest Singer Songwriter to come out of the U.S.A. RLJ

Alot of her music talked me off the ledge more than a few times.

Takes me back. Rickie Lee Jones is such a great storyteller

Storyteller of the century

Sometimes I wish I could live forever in those days. Early 80s. Madly in love, full of yearning and hope. Ricky Lee on the turn table, over and over and over.

Whole album is part of my childhood

It doesn't get any better than this xx

Song gets me every time. And Steve Gadd's drum fills are to die for.

…this album; ‘Pirates’. Is stunningly brilliant ❤

A true national treasure and an absolute original. I love everything about Rickie Lee.

A masterpiece

Loved meeting and interviewing her at XM radio

Omg I just discovered RLJ this early year and I was so moved by the weight of this song. She seemed to break an ice that few musicians can tackle. Thank you RLJ!

Watching heartbeats go by ...........wow ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 wow !

Ahhh, Rickie! Her vocals, especially here, conjure up so many images. This song could be a movie.

Look at her. There is none more beautiful xx

a jar full of sprinkles...a jar full of memories, this album

I was in high school and received this album through a record club by mistake, but proceeded to listen to it over and over.I still do.

This song is something that brings me to my soul every time I hear it.. Absolute magic..

With Rickie Lee, Bonnie Raitt, Joni, Joan, Janis, Grace Slick, Aretha, Gladys, The Supremes and so many more, my life has been greatly enriched by female artists. And yes, liked Alanis, Tracy Nelson, The Roches, Janis Ian and so many more.

One of the best albums ever!!

One of my fave songs ever. I remember where I was when I first heard it: with a Walkman on a Glasgow runway on my way to Cork to see a GF in September of '84. We barrelled down to takeoff as the drums came in at 2:30, then we soared as those heavenly harmonies came in. I truly was in heaven. I thought we were the only angel.

Pure magic! So blessed you've been part of my life since 1979. Thank you Rickie Lee!❤

Saw her in Nashville when her first album had just been released. Great performance and so unique.

❤ toute ma jeunesse merci beaucoup la pureté inégalée

When I listen to this it feels like a musical.

This song gets me every time.

I was introduced to RLJ by a a great friend who knew this artist, and my goodness, what a revelation. It was like, why didn't I know this artist? Anyway, there's nothing to add except, beautiful, poetic, brilliance by RLJ xx

Been so many years...ty RLJ brought me back.

This is the ultimate love song

Her 1st Album and Pirates are probably my two favorite recordings by an american female artist. She is right up there with Tom Waits.

A love that never stopped

Oh my god what a song.

Loved you for a life time and loving your online shows x

Absolute, uncorrupted power.

Adam Savage sent me here!!! Amazing song! Very Janice like vibes!

Loved it since it came out. Hard to go back sometimes. Funny how time gets away. Great song!

Wonderful artist and will always love her work. Interviewed her at XM

Using words to describe music like this falls short. Listening and responding on an emotional level works for me...

It has so much emotional impact and I don't remember where or when I first heard it. It must be intimately connected with some significant life event or some meaningful era, but I just can't place it, and it's prompting more tears than I could have expected. 😢

magic...

I say this was no game of chicken You were aiming your best friend That you wear like a switchblade on a chain around your neck I think you picked this up in Mexico from your dad Now its daddy on the booze And Brando on the ice Now it's Dean in the doorway With one more way he can't play this scene twice So you drug her down every drag of this forbidden fit of love And you told her to stand tall whet you kissed her But that's not where you were thinking... How could a Natalie Wood not get sucked into a scene so custom tucked? How now look who shows up In the same place In this case I think it's better To face it - We belong together We belong together Once Johnny the King made a spit ring And all the skid kids saw a very, very proud man And he entwine her in his finger And she lay there like a baby in his hand And climb upon the rooftop docks lookin' out on the crosstown seas And he wraps his jacket across her shoulders And he falls and hugs and holds her on his knees But a sailor just takes a broad down to the dark end of the fair To turn her into a tattoo That will whisper Into the back of Johnny's black hair And now Johnny the King walks these streets without her in the rain Lookin' for a leather jacket And a girl who wrote her name forever A promise that - We belong together We belong together Shall we weigh along these streets Young lions on the lam? Are the signs you hid deep in your heart All left on neon for them? Who are foolish Who are victim Of the sailors and the ducky boys who would Move into your eyes and lips and Every tear That falls down on the neighborhood now I said "Bird, we just gotta tell them" And they turn and ignore us And the only heroes we got left Are written right before us And the only angel who sees us now Watches through each other's eyes And I can hear him In every footstep's passing sigh He goes crazy these nights Watching heartbeats go by... And they wisper - We belong together We belong together

God, I love this song.

Wonderful, amazing, woman

One of my favorite songs and albums of all time.

Yes. I agree ..this song helped me realize how to sing with my own unique voice and embrace it and try not to be shy in public. Rickie..thank you BUT MOST OF ALL.. I really APPRECIATE YOU.. An ARTIST EXTRAORDINAIRE. How is your daughter? Love, Lisa

We bong together. Sends a chill of joy down the spine. Great song! Have never seen her live 😠

Great singer got to meet her after a concert in ftlauderdale. Signed a poster and posed for picture😍

Just love this

They actually used it for a very intense scene in that 80's show Thirty Something. Hell, I don't even remember the scene so much as being knocked out that they were using one of my favorite RLJ songs in the series. I may be wrong about the song- it may have been - It Must Be Love from the Magazine LP.

Adam Savage sent me here. Not something i normally listen too but I'd listen to this song again. It was nice and calming

la première personne qui m'a fait aimé la musique

the dog said, "there is a place where loveliness lives and she knows where it is." ~ tenderbastard

Magnificent x

She opened me, musical,... And still does...

Steve Gadd !

Defines romance for me since it struck me with seventeen.

The Best!

I was invited to open for Rickie at the Avalon theatre where I live, and had to work on a hot rubber roof by myself in 100 degree weather. I'll always adore her

takes me back...

I will always love you Sally Ann!

STILL.

Doug Stanhope and Tom Rhodes brought me here. I'm glad they did.

The Boss

Adam Savage sent me!

Amen

Takes me straight back to my final year at university.

Sentita a novembre 2017 a Roma Grandiosa

da good times~? ? wtf happened ? ? no mo "touchie~ feely"? ? we ain't rollin wit dat~ are we ?

♥️

There are two urban anthems that are in a category of their own: Born to Run, and this.

happy birthday best 🎹🌸

Why doesn’t KZfaq list all of the personnel on this album, the musicians here were very important in the making of this project!

Just subbed your channel. Should have sooner. If this is really your official Chanel. I just want to thank you for your music 🙂. Many endless hours listening enjoyment throughout my life Thank you

Shout out to Sal Bernardi.....from his black vinyl pen in nj....

This kind of vibe is truly cross cultural - back & forth cross the boundaries of decadent & lean times...the echoes of a little adversity mixed with bittersweet youth..... Amazing that it happened to get recorded in the hedonistic macho world of those times. You just didn't sing & play - U charmed & sauntered right through some certain chaos. Many helpers must have assisted.....I'm a bit sorry I wasn't one of them.

Once upon a time she was the was the'box-texter'

Got to meet her in S.F. Golden Gate Park out door festival 🌉🌉⛵🎙️💖🌉🌉 easy talk to & casual my Girl Rikki Lee 💃🎹🎹🎙️🎹🎹🎩🌉🌉

I died😂😂

🌹🌹♥️♥️🌹⭐️💋

Used to know someone who liked her many moons ago

Here "The Ducky Boys" get a mention get a Mention from the great RLJ.

Steve Guttenburg's fan sent me here

Here from Adam savage

She makes womens whistory sometimes for this man.

I’m just here because of Adam savage 🤓,.. good song tho 👌

What the hell is this song about?