# Rickie Lee Jones - one of the best music videos I have ever seen **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickie-lee-jones-one-of-the-best-music-videos-i-have-ever-seen/849508 "2020-03-14T23:00:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickie-lee-jones-one-of-the-best-music-videos-i-have-ever-seen/849508/1 "2020-03-14T23:00:51Z")
Coolsville/Young Blood/Chuck E’s in Love. 12 minutes of absolute brilliance. Seeing Rickie at the mic in her red beret, makes me feel like a teenager in love again. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IKhD2mDzP-w/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgOChAMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDn2Ai4RLop08B6Oz9Q4NiI5czMCA "Rickie Lee Jones - Coolsville 1979 Trilogy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKhD2mDzP-w) ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickie-lee-jones-one-of-the-best-music-videos-i-have-ever-seen/849508/2 "2020-03-14T23:03:22Z")
We was Coolsville. Now it’s just J&B and me. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickie-lee-jones-one-of-the-best-music-videos-i-have-ever-seen/849508/3 "2020-03-14T23:18:46Z")
I thought she was even sultrier in this [old Mamorex tape commercial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIHSgqJVgfE) with Tom Waits and Ella. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickie-lee-jones-one-of-the-best-music-videos-i-have-ever-seen/849508/4 "2020-03-15T00:37:35Z")
Wow, I was just thinking about her today. Her flame was bright and short, it seems. ---
**Author:** ![tripthicket](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripthicket/32/297_2.png) [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickie-lee-jones-one-of-the-best-music-videos-i-have-ever-seen/849508/5 "2020-03-15T01:02:45Z")
She’s always been a favorite of mine. Even so, the first two parts of that video are new to me, so thanks for that. It’s a shame, really; with the ability to (hopefully) find, in this day and age, all of the recorded works of a given musician (video and otherwise) online, there just never seems to be enough time. There’s always something else that needs doing getting in the way. ☹ On a lighter note, yeah, I too am in love all over again with that amazing woman. ---
**Author:** ![Tilt-A-Whirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@Tilt-A-Whirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tilt-A-Whirl)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickie-lee-jones-one-of-the-best-music-videos-i-have-ever-seen/849508/6 "2020-03-15T06:06:36Z")
I’ve loved that album for decades, and had never seen this video. It’s absolutely perfect. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![tuesdayweld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@tuesdayweld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tuesdayweld)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickie-lee-jones-one-of-the-best-music-videos-i-have-ever-seen/849508/7 "2020-03-17T03:22:29Z")
They don’t make 'em like they used to. Pirates was the backdrop to many years of my life - love Rickie. Thanks for posting the video link! ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickie-lee-jones-one-of-the-best-music-videos-i-have-ever-seen/849508/8 "2020-03-17T03:27:42Z")
There’s a sick song on _Pirates_ called [Woody And Dutch On The Slow Train To Peking](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQEjRY1P-WU) - I swear it sounds like something Vulfpeck could have recorded two weeks ago. I’ve read that Donald Fagen of Steely Dan was involved in the production of this album, and indeed the [title track](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl6YWgumUBc) has Steely Dan written all over it. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickie-lee-jones-one-of-the-best-music-videos-i-have-ever-seen/849508/9 "2020-03-17T15:56:39Z")
Wow, that is so good ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickie-lee-jones-one-of-the-best-music-videos-i-have-ever-seen/849508/10 "2020-03-21T06:45:20Z")
The greatest Rickie Lee Jones song, live in 1979. Solo acoustic. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5BnMU7J7dAw/hqdefault.jpg "Rickie Lee Jones 1979 The Last Chance Texaco") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BnMU7J7dAw) ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rickie-lee-jones-one-of-the-best-music-videos-i-have-ever-seen/849508/11 "2020-03-29T04:00:23Z")
I have searched and searched, this is the only live concert video I can find from that time. Not good video and audio quality. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OPHMKSOeifU/hqdefault.jpg "Rickie Lee Jones - Old Grey Whistle Test, London 1979 (5 songs, Live)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPHMKSOeifU)