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Rickie Lee Jones — On Saturday Afternoons in 1963
Album: Rickie Lee Jones
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Released: 1979
Length: 2:23
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The most as you'll ever go
Is back where you used to know
If grown-ups could laugh this slow
Where as you watch the hour snow
Years may go by

So hold on to your special friend
Here, you'll need something to keep her in :
"Now you stay inside this foolish grin ... "
Though any day your secrets end
Then again
Years may go by

You saved your own special friend
'Cuz here you need something to hide her in
And you stay inside that foolish grin
When everyday now secrets end
Oh and then again
Years may go by.
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 tinypriest wrote:
The child-like scene that she describes is made both personal and universal -- all of it so well executed.
 
Rickie Lee Jones was 9 in 1963.  Reading the lyrics it looks like how I might picture a sentimental time around age 9.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
ahhh...her classic album

when she was with tom waits?
Posted 2 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Wonderful song I remember from my teens off of that amazing little LP. The subtlety and sensitivity of this song is so finely spun it's almost unreal. The oboe somewhere out of nowhere is inspired. The child-like scene that she describes is made both personal and universal -- all of it so well executed.
Posted 3 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
Yes something besides chuckies in love, gave this a nine
Posted 3 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
Heartbreaking joy and loss and eternity ... plink!!!
Posted 4 years ago by Matt_Maurer    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:

I agree!  {#High-five} They haven't been submitted yet, or they were rejected.  If you want them in play, submit them! Both are amazing, wonderful songs by RLJ.  I used to come home from my graveyard shift, too exhausted to do anything more than put that cassette into my player and fall asleep in the recliner in my living room listening to her music.  I could sleep with no dreams, and it was exactly what I needed at the time. I will always love Rickie Lee Jones - she fit into my life like Jackson Browne, Dan Fogelberg, America, and Joni Mitchell. And she still fits.

 
Nice comments.
I remember playing this album when some friends were over drinking, playing darts, having a good time. It was about 1982. As the album played it got quieter and quieter and pretty soon everyone was just listening, caught in the mood of the music. When it stopped we all had to snap out of it and get back to goofing off.
Powerful stuff.

Posted 13 years ago by bronorb    [ Reply ]
Wow. My dad had that tape and I don't think I've heard this song in 30 years!

Even prettier now! Thanks for the memories.
Posted 13 years ago by traveyes    [ Reply ]
 hallogallo wrote:

Awesome album. 

Can't believe "Night Train" and "Weasel and the White Boys Cool" aren't in rotation ...

 
I agree!  {#High-five} They haven't been submitted yet, or they were rejected.  If you want them in play, submit them! Both are amazing, wonderful songs by RLJ.  I used to come home from my graveyard shift, too exhausted to do anything more than put that cassette into my player and fall asleep in the recliner in my living room listening to her music.  I could sleep with no dreams, and it was exactly what I needed at the time. I will always love Rickie Lee Jones - she fit into my life like Jackson Browne, Dan Fogelberg, America, and Joni Mitchell. And she still fits.

Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Yep, me again. I'm sitting here, dealing with so many weird things - and here's this song, and I'm smiling, and crying.  Rickie Lee Jones is an amazing catalyst for anyone who needs to cry, or laugh...
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Beautiful.

 So much for fucking magic ukelelis, it helps if you have some talent.
Posted 13 years ago by Wittgenstein    [ Reply ]
 Mandible wrote:

I'd love to hear more from her. I'm not familiar with this artist!!!!


 
I could tell you stories, but they'd probably be about me, with Rickie Lee Jones as a backdrop... (the music would be astonishingly great. The stories? Um, not so much.) {#Sunny}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Okay. I know I said it's a 10. But I guess I need a separate scale, because I'm sitting here in tears, remembering when I first heard this song, and all the subsequent listenings, each with its own set of circumstances.

She can still bring me to tears, or make me feel like dressing in black and be-bopping down the street. This song will always and ever be 10.
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Up to 10. Rickie Lee Jones is my icon.{#Sunny}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
I posted about this song in May, 2008 - and still, almost all positive comments. The song holds more truth for me now than it did in 2008. Life continues to happen, whether we're ready for it or not, and RLJ's song points that out in the most poignant of ways.  I still rank her music up there in my top five:  Jackson Browne, Dan Fogelberg, Joni Mitchell, Warren Zevon, and RLJ.

My Friday just got better.  Thanks, Bill and Rebecca! {#Chillpill}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
This is a favourite of mine. Nice to hear it here, Bill.
Posted 14 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
 houston wrote:
31 years after this was released this is the first time it worked for me.
 

I am glad that it is "working" for you now. I am sorry that you have missed decades of enjoyment.
Posted 14 years ago by Peace_tode    [ Reply ]
Yes ... I thought I recognized her ... really beautiful song and rendition by RLJ {#Sunny}
Posted 14 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
Love the oboe.

Love the whole thing.
Posted 14 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Embarrassing that it took til finding RP to finally understand her greatness. Thank you, Bill.

Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
This is a very good track from a truly great album. Chuckee was a hit and the cheesiest from the lp. But damn, the every single cut on the album holds it's own and weathers very very well. Even Chuckee now. But way more than half of the tunes are simply breathtakingly beautiful and amazing. And the way RLJ uses her voice as an ensemble instrument at times reveals her talent beyond normal measures.
Posted 14 years ago by Peace_tode    [ Reply ]
 houston wrote:
31 years after this was released this is the first time it worked for me.
 
same here.

Posted 14 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
Puts me to sleep.  Good for bed time.
Posted 14 years ago by Guyeeno    [ Reply ]
31 years after this was released this is the first time it worked for me.
Posted 14 years ago by houston    [ Reply ]
Beautiful song that I've never heard before.  I'm pleased to know she did more than "Chuck E's in love."  Thanks RP!
Posted 14 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
lovely and appropriate song on my 24th wedding anniversary... "years may go by..." 

Posted 14 years ago by sfearll    [ Reply ]

I'd love to hear more from her. I'm not familiar with this artist!!!!


Posted 14 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
 Tana wrote:

It's a great album, as are all of her albums, AND to me this is one of RLJ's best songs ever.

 
i agree. However Satellites and Stewart's coat is a very very close 2nd and 3rd.


Posted 14 years ago by rickhoran    [ Reply ]
 Shimmer wrote:
What a great album. This isn't even one of the best songs.
 
It's a great album, as are all of her albums, AND to me this is one of RLJ's best songs ever.

Posted 15 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]

Awesome album. 

Can't believe "Night Train" and "Weasel and the White Boys Cool" aren't in rotation ...



Posted 15 years ago by hallogallo    [ Reply ]
Love RLJ, night train is one of my favorites by her
Posted 15 years ago by inmanart    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
Nice song from a great album, but Pirates is still my fave.
 

That's a tough choice. They are both beautiful albums.

Posted 15 years ago by bronorb    [ Reply ]
this is one of my faves from a wonderful album...
thanks Bill & Rebecca....
Posted 15 years ago by EleventhMan    [ Reply ]
Nice song from a great album, but Pirates is still my fave.
Posted 15 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
Pirates still makes the rounds on my turntable quite often, two fine albums.
Posted 15 years ago by oldman    [ Reply ]
how would anyone know this song written 30 years ago (unless they were there) - TIMELESS . . .
Posted 15 years ago by ttburger3    [ Reply ]
What a great album. This isn't even one of the best songs.
Posted 15 years ago by Shimmer    [ Reply ]
this song is giving me shivers - I cannot believe I've never heard it before.
Posted 15 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
 Tim_in_N_FL wrote:
I cannot believe I've never heard this LP from start-to-finish.  This is a lovely song...
Now on my must purchase list.{#Cheers}
 

Do yourself a favor and buy the disc. This woman uses her voice as an instrument to serve the songs as much as singing lyrics. "Last Chance Texaco", Danny's All Star Joint", oh hell, ALL of it!! You won't be disappointed.
Posted 15 years ago by Peace_tode    [ Reply ]
 Tim_in_N_FL wrote:
I cannot believe I've never heard this LP from start-to-finish.  This is a lovely song...
Now on my must purchase list.{#Cheers}
 
It's a must-purchase AND a desert island disc for me. Dear Rickie.


Posted 15 years ago by Tana    [ Reply ]
I cannot believe I've never heard this LP from start-to-finish.  This is a lovely song...
Now on my must purchase list.{#Cheers}
Posted 15 years ago by Tim_in_N_FL    [ Reply ]

Thanks for this one on a Monday morning......


Posted 15 years ago by timandalisa    [ Reply ]
Special friends are few and far between. Don't let years go by without them. This album is locked away in my vinyl treasure trove so it's wonderful to hear it here.

Posted 16 years ago by vaiodon    [ Reply ]
I still have this on vinyl.  And I was born in 1969.

Thanks mom :)
Posted 16 years ago by DigitalJer    [ Reply ]
First time hearing this.  Thanks RP.  Beautiful
Posted 16 years ago by anotherlistener    [ Reply ]
Looking back, a masterpiece album
Posted 16 years ago by steeler    [ Reply ]
Wow, I haven't heard this in SO LONG, love it love it love it always......
Posted 16 years ago by PurplePrincess    [ Reply ]
This may sound crazy, especially after reading all the positiv feedback for song and RLJ, but I've never heard this song!  It nice.
Posted 16 years ago by sickels    [ Reply ]
Gets me every time. Bravo Bravo
Posted 16 years ago by MiketheKnife    [ Reply ]
I've read all the comments on this song (one of my absolute favorites - the other is "Must Be Love"), and not a one was negative. Warms my heart to know there are so many RLJ fans - there was a time when I thought I was the only one. Just bought "Dutchess of Coolsville," and I heartily recommend it. Lots of B-sides, unreleased songs, and alternate versions. It's a fun, introspective, and sometimes surprising collection. As far as I'm concerned, Rickie Lee Jones can do no wrong. Uh, unless she starts getting into Vanilla Ice covers...
Posted 16 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Most of this album is on my regular playlist. My personal favorite is Night Train. A masterpiece.
Posted 16 years ago by birdland    [ Reply ]
Years may go by ... SIGH.
Posted 16 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
I'm happy now...
Posted 16 years ago by cathenley    [ Reply ]
More of RLJ, and while your at it, more of the prototype for this genre....early Joni.
Posted 16 years ago by DesertJack    [ Reply ]
Thanks, have not listen to this since my cassette of it broke years ago...need to get CD... ahhh College days.... when I was a radio DJ..thanks RP
Posted 16 years ago by silverghost57    [ Reply ]
Depends on which Saturday afternoon in 1963 you're talking about. I was either around or I wasn't. Admittedly, I would have been around in a diminished capacity. Mainly pooping or sucking teat.
Posted 16 years ago by CafeRacer    [ Reply ]
sfearll wrote:
this album played almost continually throughout my senior year in high school... aaahh, the 8-track tape! thanks for playing such a sweet gem, Bill!
I must be your age, but I never made it to senior year. . .
Posted 16 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
this album played almost continually throughout my senior year in high school... aaahh, the 8-track tape! thanks for playing such a sweet gem, Bill!
Posted 16 years ago by sfearll    [ Reply ]
Antigone wrote:
Ahhh, I always thought this was such a lovely song! Haven't heard it since I don't know when. Thanks RP!
Quoting myself here ... but I just love this song ... the piano, the strings, the oboe, the aching voice.
Posted 16 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
Three times and your out poor girl, how I wish it were not so? More Rickie Lee Jones I say, and to make my point quite clear I'll say it again More Rickie Lee Jones , get that? Please?
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Excellent, thanks RP!
Posted 19 years ago by stratrjb    [ Reply ]
Thank you for adding this one RP! What a beautiful song.
Posted 19 years ago by ankhara99    [ Reply ]
One of her best songs off of her absolute best CD. Haven't heard this in a long time. She can still make me cry. (That's a good thing!)
Posted 19 years ago by Pyro    [ Reply ]
Such beautiful sentiment in her songs. Perhaps on the soft side for me, but a refreshing change nonetheless.
Posted 19 years ago by thekid    [ Reply ]
Loved this song back in the 70's, still love it. The album is a little dated, but still a great one. I still listen every once in a while. I don't like to listen to it too often, because I want it to be able to evoke the same memories and emotions which I'm afraid that will stop if I listed to it too much.
Posted 19 years ago by TeddiB    [ Reply ]
Ahhh, I always thought this was such a lovely song! Haven't heard it since I don't know when. Thanks RP!
Posted 19 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
I really like this song even though it makes me cry. One of the few.
Posted 19 years ago by yogaboat    [ Reply ]