Jonathan Richman - Now Is Better Than Before (Later) video free download

joseph Wallace

never gets old

Cyrus the Virus

That was absolutely brilliant! ='D

Lindsey Ilsley

  Once I thought it impossible to have a favourite musician as there were so many heroes to revere across so many genres. Then I heard Jonathan... nobody else in the world like him :-)

Rich Henderson

It's on the Rockin' & Romance album from 1985. It's been unavailable for years but Twin Tone Records seem to be offering custom burned CDs of it. (YouTube won't let me add link in the comments, but if you google 'jonathan richman rockin romance' you'll see it. Beautiful song, one of his very best I think.

Rico Caraco

is this on record anywhere it's quite lovely

Jeha Wee

He's just so honest i just love his songs, it's all about affection, fear not!!!

barrett5169

PLEASE can somebody send me a copy of this performance with better sound quality! I will love you forever...

mark palacee

Anybody know where I can get the guitar tabs for this song? THANKS!!!

finecrystal

ah! yes, I stand corrected.

Kutsen Burns

@finecrystal He's creating a subtle tremolo effect by blocking the path from the guitar's soundhole to the microphone with his cupped hand. You can hear it.

finecrystal

@astroboirap I think he's gotten used to playing electric with a whammy bar/tremelo and in switching to acoustic still makes the motion out of habit. probably. or it might just be an affectation. who knows?

astroboirap

whats with the hand thing during the solo

amylNRG

@extremelybusy123 Well, I'd forgotten this until you posted your comment, and that reminded me to look at it again. I was right in my earlier posting: the schtick gets old. It's like listening to those "comedy" records from the 1970s: the first time you hear them, you think, "hey, this is great", but the joke wears thin after you've heard it on every breakfast show for a week. As for Holland: I don't hate everything he likes, but I find his taste a pretty good indicator of pretentious wank.

amylNRG

Damnit, I was just starting to like Jonathan Richman. A web site encouraged me to click through to "Dancing in a Lesbian Bar", and I loved that, so I took a look at this. It's OK, though I suspect that his schtick gets old real fast. BUT, what really put me off is the discovery that Jools Fucking Holland, the wanker-king of pretension, likes him. No more Richman for me. And as for Holland: "Jazz Club", anyone?

sofyaani

I learnt alot from this great man

PhilP824

I knew I heard this guy from somewhere! He had a part in There's Something About Mary :)

Gardner Lepp

This song is from "Rockin 'n' Romance" which I have been unable to find at all on CD. I have it on vinyl, which is incredible. But I'd like to get it on my MP3 player. Jonathan is a genius.

flanissimo

only one dislike??? I"m surprised. I love his performances and his songs, but I'm surprised that there's only one dislike. Most of my friends dislike his stuff. But they're still my friends. And some of them'll come around to see his greatness. Others: not so much.

astroboirap

so honest and pure. he looks a bit like the skinny one from laurel and hardy though

Juan Díaz

@mypocketsausage But that's the thing. You have to belive till the end, most of all in the bad times. If it doesn't work in the end, bad luck, but you tried at least.

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